Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 138.

PRESIDENT WILSON RESTS CASE IN NOTE AMERICANS GIVEN ASSURANCE OF SAFE DEPARTURE FROM GERMANY IN EVENT OF ANY TROUBLE—BRYAN WILL MAKE DETAILED STATEMENT

Washington, D. C„ June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President Wilson will rest his cause In the Ger-man-American controvery on his note to be handed the Berlin ofjjcials late today. He believes the note will entirely justify his position. Consequently neither he or his friends will . answer Bryan's explanation of the reasons why Bryan resigned. (By Carl W. Ackerman, copyright 1915, by Unites Press) Berlin, June 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Americans here are generally apprehensive, anticipating a diplomatic break between Germany and the United States. Rumors have been spreading for several days that all should be ready to leave on twen-ty-four hours’ notice. “I learned that when Ambassador Gerard asked Foreign Secretary Von Jagow for informal assurances that in the event relations are severed that the entire embassy staff, all American doctors, Red Cross nurses, Polish relief commissioners, correspondents and the'r families, be permitted to leave on a special train, this assurance was smilingly given. Although government officials continue optimistic of adjustment. Americans say they are finding life in Berlin more unpleasant each day—especially following publication of a widely quoted article from The Fatherland, of New, York, claiming that the United States has a secret treaty with the allies." Washington. D. C„ June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Former Secretary Bryan today gave out his first definite and detailed statement concerning his future activities. Mr. Bryand will start immediately on a campaign of educaticn of the American people on the exact relations between this country and the warring nations, especially Germany. Tomorrow morning he will make another statement similtaneous with the publication of the president's note to Germany. Bryan will continue his efforts exclusively through newspapers for the present. “Remember, though,” he continued, “that the president and 1 are in hearty agreement in matters of principle.” Washington. D. C„ June 10 (Special to Daily Democrat)— Germany insists the William P. Frye case must go to a prize court. Through Ambas-| sador Gerard the state department today received the German reply to this! .■country's representation relative to • the sinking of the American sailing vessl with its wheat cargo consigned to England by. the raider Prinz Frederich. Germany dees not concede that the sinking of the Frye violated the treaty. Germany does, however, admit its liability for damage and adds that should the court prove unsatisfactory the government if necessa'.y would overrule the court to satisfy the United States. Berlin, June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Russian armies both in Galacia and father north along the Baltic have been heavily reinforc'd and are checking the Austro-German advance. A statement admitted that the Germans had been froced to retreat at several points. (By John Nevins.) Washington, Jutpe 10,— Special to Daily Democrat)—The German note which forced Secretary Bryan from 'he cabinet was expected to reach Berlin this afternoon and on the position the Kaiser and his advisors adopt towards it hinges peace or war. There is not a single individual tn touch with the inside situation here who believes that diplomatic relations could be broken off calmly. The recall of Ambassador Gerard would have to be followed by steps to maintain this country’s position and these steps would be of such a nature as to call

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-for action by Germany. The Berlin | - note concerning the William P. Frye - case reached the white house today ■ but it was not made public. It is ■ understood to insist that the case ■ of the American vessel sunk by the | German raider be referred to prize 1 I court. Bryan was mapping out his J future course today. Discussion as ■ to a permanent successor to Bryan! as secretary of state was confined chiefly to Robert Lansing, acting secretary, ana Secretary Lane. Athens. June 10. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —King Constantine has suffered another slight relapse. An official bulletin said that the king's condition “is less satisfactory”. London. June 10, —(Special to DailyDemocrat) —The small Grimsby trawler, Belocity has been, shelled and ■ sunk by a German submarine. The crew of the Velocity reached Hartle-1 pool today after spending 52 hours; as sea in a small boat. They were| half dead from exposure. The Velocity was sunk by five shells from e small gun mounted on the submarine. London, June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The British collier, Ernabolt, has been torpedoed and sunk! by a German submarine. BOWSER COMPANY ENJOINED. Indianapolis, Ind., June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The United States supreme court entered a decree enjoining S. F. Bowser of Ft. Wayne from attempting to monopolize tlie business of manufacturing self-meas-uring pumps for inflammable liquids. o— OBREGON LOST RIGHT ARM. Washington. D. C., June 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—That General Obregon had lost llis right arm in the fighting with Villistas at Leon was confirmed in dispatches today. HOME GUARDS. The children of the Home Guards of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon of this week at •’> o’clock at the home of Bernie Leonard, 116 North First street. —o MADE MANAGER E. H. Shoemaker Elected Local Manager of Ward Manufacturng Co. MEETING WAS HELD — Last Evenng—John Hessler 1 a Director—-M. Kirsch, Secretary-T reasurer. I 1 The directors of the Ward Manufacturing company held a business meeting last evening, when the vacancy occasioned by the resignation 3 of Locke Bracken, who has been a <!’■ e rector, manager and secretary, was a , filled. John Hessler was elected a dlrect tor. The position of local manager ’. was given to E. H. Shoemaker, who I has long been with the company and 6 is one of the best men thereof, quali--8 fied in every way to serve. The secre- >- tary and treasurership was given to M. e Kirsch, one of the directors. All the n men are very capable, and will fulfill s the duties of their offices in the very II best way.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, June 10, 1915.

FIND FOR PRE 1 Jury in Case Against Grand 1 Rapids & Indiana Railway Finds ; AGAINST RAILWAY Case Heard at Portland by Judge D. E. Smith— Verdict for S2OO. After deliberating all night and until 7:40 o'clock Wednesday morning the jury in the damage suit of Orel . H. Pyle against the G. R. & I. railroad company, agreed on a verdict favoring the plaintiff and allowing him judgment for S2OO. The twelve men ! also answered a large list of interrogI atories propounded by the defendant , company. The Pyle judgment makes . a total of $350 that has been render- ; ed against the G. R. & I. comi>any (or ;an accident that happened on the night of June 18, 1914, when Pyle’s team and wagon was struck at the North Meridian street crossing in this city while enroute to his home seven and a half miles northwest of Portland. One of the horses driven by him and belonging to George W. Resur was killed in the accident, the other was badly injured, the harness was torn and the wagon completely demolished. Pyle suffered a dislocated thumb in his efforts to jump i from the wagon when he saw the pay train on the defendant company’s line I bearing down upon him, and also sufI sered other minor bruises. Resur I brought suit against the company and I was given judgment for $l5O for the loss of his horse. The Resur case was tried before Judge J. J. Moran and the Pyle suit was submitted before Judge D. E. Smith of Decatur. Judge J. F. Denny was originally counsel for the plaintiffs in the two suits.—Portland Sun. o WILL BE GOOD 1 St. Peter’s Lutheran Choir, Assisted by Prof. Dorn, Will Give Program. ON TWO EVENINGS Sunday Evening There Will Also be an Ice Cream Social Therewith. Prof. P. W. Dorn, teacher at the St. Peter's Lutheran school in Root township, and director of the St. Peter's Lutheran choir, has been assisting them in drilling for months for a I splendid program which will be given two evenings. The first presentation will be Friday evening of this week at tiie school house. The second w.'ll be on Sunday evening. The Sunday evening service will begin quite early and an ice cream social will be held in connection with the program. The same will also be given at the school house, and on the lawn. The program consists of dialogues, music, both vocal and instrumental, and will . he up to the usual high standard of entertainment given by this congregation. Tickets for the entertainment will be sold at the door for fifteen cents. Everybody is cordially Invited to come. , o CHILDREN’S DAY. 1 Sunday is Children’s day at the Evangelical church under the aus--1 pices of the Sunday school. After the ‘ Sunday school session which will be--3 gin at 9:15 sharp, the junior department will give a program. This will be enjoyed by both young and old. At 7:30 the adult department will renr ner a musical program in the interest 5 of Children’s day. An offering will be i taken in the Sunday school, and at ■ that time a contest will be on as to ■- the highest offering in the different classes. Let the teachers and schole ars bring flowers. A cordial invi.a---1 tion to the public to attend these y | special services. I S. C. CRAMER, Supt.

BLUFFTON WINS MATCH In the tennis tournment held yesterday afternoon when several me nbers of the Tennis Camps'club competed with two Bluffton teams on the clubs court, in the south part of tho city, the local boys received a bad drubbing. The first contest was played between Hite and Mongold and Tangeman and Huett and resulted in the visitors taking two out of three sets. The second contest was played with Weaver and Engeler pitted against Tangeman and Huett with the same result. The third contest ed between Hite and Mangold anl and Swain and Cummins and the local boys gave up when the visitors marked np two love sets to their credit. Another tournment will be held in this city on July 5. ID INCORPORATE Cardmon Land Company is Organized to Take Over Large Tract of Land IN THE SOUTHWEST Preliminary Steps for Closing Bankruptcy Proceedings of Allison Co. Articles of incorporation for the Cardmon Land company, under the law’s of the state of Indiana were signed today. The incorporators are F. M. Schirmeyer, L. G. Ellinghatn* and L. C. Waring, members of the board of directors of the Old Adams County bank, and H. A. Keplinger and H. R. Freeman, directors of the First National Bank of Fort Wayne, these two banks being the largest creditors of. the Allison Real Estate company, whose affairs are now being closed up by the trustees, F. M. Schirmeyer, E. X. Ehinger and C. H. Worden, and this new company was organized preliminary to closing the bankruptcy proceedings for the Allison, company. The trustees were named four years I ago and at that time took over 5,500 acres of land, located in Craighead county, Arkansas. Originally this was all timber land, but much of the timber has now been taken off, the land is being drained and is considered as fine farming land as can be found in the great southwest, lying as it does in the very heart of the valley of the St. Frances river. The land sells for from $25 to S4O per acre and some of these days will be worth many times that amount, no doubt. The trustees have sold 1,500 acres, leaving on hands about 4;000 acres, which under present arrangements will be offered for sale at public auction on June 17. The part then remaining unsold at two-thirds the appraised valuation will be taken over by the Cardmon company. It 5s not the intention of that company to hold the land, but they will do their best to dispose of it as rapidly as possible. The organization of this holding company was necessary to close the business in the bankruptcy proceedings. The land is rich and fertile and when drained and cared for is farming Idnd unexcelled anywhere. The land is located midway between Cardwell and Monett and the name of the new corporation is a combination of the first syllable of those two towns on the Missouri-Ar-kansas line. The corporation will be organized at a meeting of the members to be held soon. The report of the trustees of the Allison companies is nearing completion and is perhaps the most voluminous report ever prepared in this city, covering many pages of typewritten manuscript and showing each transaction in detail. The cause will be closed up during the next few weeks it is likely. _ oCHEMIST MAKES EXAMINATION Indianapolis, June 10, —Special to Daily Democrat)—R. P- Noble, the chemist who has been examining the viscera or Ed. Breascher, seeking to learn whether the coroner-under-taker of Owen county died of strychnine poisoning, received word today i of James McClure, acting coroner, : of Owen, asking that his report be i made to the coroner only. The report probably will be made known • within a short time. Should it be • determined that Brescher killed hiroi self, public opinion would indict him as the one who conducted the Owen county poison plot.

OERNECOUFLE . Nicholas Jenny and Mrs. ’ Clara Darr Sheets Married at Berne. i I ——. i MARRIAGE LICENSE i Was Secured Here Tuesday —Bride Was Milliner Many Years. _____ Yesterday afternoon at o’clock occurred the wedding of Mrs. Clara i Della Sheets to Nicholas Jenny. The! marriage ceremony was |>erform- 1 [ ed by Rev. J. F. Lehman at his home. | The couple had motored to Decatur |in the afternoon to secure the marriage license and immediately upon their return they were married. They will make their home in the Hilty addition in the house Mr. Jenny recently purchased from N. G. Funkhauser. Mr. and Mrs. Jenny are both well known here. Mrs. Jenny has been a life long resident of this couniy. She was born near Decatur. Her. father’s name was Darr. For the past twenty-five years she has been in the millinery business here in Berne. Mr. Jenny is a native of Switzerland. He was born in Bern, the capital of that beautiful country. Twentythree years ago he came to America. He is a wagon maker by trade. For the past fifteen years he has been working at this trade above the Abe Hocker blacksmith shop here in Berne. Prior to that he worked at Andyville and South Bend. Last evening at 9:30 o’clock a number of their friends got together and gave the couple an old-fashioned “belling.” Mr. and Mrs. Jenny took it al! good naturedly. I The friends of the couple wish them well in their wedded life.— Berne Witness. — o — IN CHAUTAUQUA Milton Yager, DePauw Student. Lands Good Contract With Chautauqua AS FLUTE SOLOIST With Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra —Leaves Wednesday on Tour. Milton Yager, who is a student at DePauw’ university, where he has just completed his junior year and will he a senior next year, has returned for a short visit with his father, ex-Coun-ty Treasurer Charles W. Yager and family. The visit will be a short one, I however, as he has landed a good contract at flute soloist with the Kalama-1 zoo Symphony orchestra and will make the tour with the Lincoln Chautauqua company. He leaves next Wednesday to join his company. The Chautauqua opens at Kalamazoo, Mich., and will close about the middle of September in Lincoln park, Chicago. Mr. Yager is quite a musician by nature, as well as training, and for tiie past year has been flute solist in the DePauw university orchestra, where his playing has gained him much favor. He is a graduate of the Decatur high school, and is making good in his university career. He is majoring in literature. Mr. Yager has been an assistant in ! the office of his father while he was treasurer, and is well known over > the county as well as in this city. He i has also played in local orchestras ; during his residence in this city. ; O TABERNACLE ENLARGED. ’ Frances Stephenson, John Stults, , Kenyon Walters and Alex Sutton mo- > tored to Ossian last evening to at- - tend the tabernacle services. The i big tabernacle Is more than filled ev--3 ery evening. To accommodate the - still greater crowds, one side of the 1 tabernacle Is being torn out today i and the building enlarged to seat 250 more.

■ NEW MANAGER FOR SPEEDWAY. 1 Indianapolis, Ind., June 10 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Theodore I’. Myers, known to racing fans all over , the country as “Pop," has been made genera) manager of the Indianapolis motor speedway, following a career of service with that Institution embracing the last four seasons. Myers has for sometime been fulfilling the duties of management for the speedway, i without, however, receiving public recognition for his work. This has now been given him by official action • of the board of directors, Newby, Fisher, Wheeler and Allison. Carl G. Fisher, president of the speedw.nv, will continue in active control of the speedway’s affairs, but expects to throw more responsibility on Myers’ shoulders. His outside interests de mands so much of his time that rslief i was imperative. THE COURT NEWS Five Thousand Dollar Damage Case Against Indiana Lighting Co. ON TRIAL HERE From Fort Wayne—lnjuries Resulted in Death of Employe. The greater part of the morning was spent in getting a jury to hear the ease of Sylvester D. Zeis, administrator of the estate of Martin Steele, against The Indiana Lighting Co., sent here from Fort Wayne. This is for $5,000 damages, growing out o! the death of Steele, which occurred December, 1913, a short time after in juries sustained while employed by the lighting company. Steele was employed for twenty years or raqrr by the company, up until August 1$ 1913, when he became injured. A! , the office of the company in Fori Wayne was a pit maintained for I valves, pipes, etc.. Steele fell intc I this pit, which it is alleged had beer 'negligently left uncovered, and whicl fact Steele was unable to see be cause of the dimly lighted room Three ribs were broken, his sid< bruised and internal injuries sustain ed, as a consequence of which hr died on aforesaid date. His widow Priscilla Steele, was dependent upon him for support. The trial begat about noon. Many witnesses from Fl Wayne are here. In the case of Joseph McPharrer va The Lake Erie & Western railroad a remittitur for 500 was entered I; the plaintiff. The motion Lora new trial, argued yesterday, was overruled exceptions taken and sixty days given to file same. Judgment on the vet diet of the jury for $2,000 with inter est from the date of rendition, was (Continued on Page- 2.) —o CHURCHBENEFIT Ice Cream Social Will be Given at Honduras Saturday, June 19. EVERYBODY INVITE! Profits Will Go Toward the Church —A Jolly Good Time is Assured. John W. Parrish, one of the lead ing citizens of Adams county, and a man who pushes things for the bene ■ fit of the community, has just an . nounced that there will be a big ice i cream social at Honduras, the thriving little settlement southwest of De catur cn Saturday evening. June 19 A cordial invitation is ext<»ndo<l t n »v erybody to come. The proceeds de , rived from the social will go to - the church. Besides having all the .. ice cream and cake that a person can b dispose of there will also be a big aue- •• tion sale on cake alone. Everythin? e possible will be done to make the e crowd happy. In case it rains Satury day, the social will be postponed unfl til a week from Saturday. Come, everybody.

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WAS SPLENDID SCHOOL EVENT I Ninth Annual Commencement of Common Schools Held at Monroe. A BIG CLASS Os One Hundred Sixty-sev-en Receive Diplomas Today—Fine Lecture. Monroe. Ind., June 10—(Special tc Daily Democrat) —A fairer day could not have dawned than today for the great county school event of the year —the ninth annual commencement — held at Monroe. Therefore, tiie arrangements to have tiie exercises in the Haggard grove, at the rear of the school house, were carried out nicely. Special seats accommodated the big crowd and every nook and corner of the county, with its scores of schools, was represented, hundreds of relatives and friends of the one hundred and sixty-seven graduates attending. It was an inspiring scene when the class met prior house, where they organized, according to districts and townships. The ones making tiie highest average in each township had the honor of leading their divisions, and carried the banners. The march was made to the commencement grounds, where the.graduates were given seats on the large platform erected. This was gaily decorated with flags and bunting and the class colors, yellow and emerald green. The program opened promptly at the hour. Music was rendered by the orchestra from Decatur and was very good. The invocation was given by the Rev. Phillips, and the class address a mast'-ily one, with many good things for the pupils who enter a now era of life, and also for the older ones of the audience, was given by the Rev. T. H. Kuhn, of Indianapolis. This is the Rev. Kuhn’s second address to Adams county graduates, and the fact that he was recalled is sufficient proof of his popularly. After more music by the orchestra, the diplomas were presented by County School Superintendent E. S. Christen, who prefaced the same with a few words of welcome, good cheer and advice. The benediction given by the Rev. Pearson dismissed the congregation. The visit to the exhibit of manual training, agricultural and domestic science work, done by the students of the various schools during the past Year, was an interesting one, and shows that the students are rap,idly grasning the new work, which is practically in its infancy. Dinner was served at noon by the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church and was a very fine one. The following are the township trustees who took an active part in the work of the schools the past year, and also at the commencement today; Union, Adam Bienz; Root. Phil Schieferstein; Preble, John Miller; Kirkland, Geo. M. T. Houck; .Washington. Ed L. Augenhaugh; St. Mary’s, Edwin W. France; Blue Creek. Chas. J. Jones; Monroe, John Eicher; French. Joseph L. Graber; Hartford, Peter Fox; Wabash, Albert Harlow; Jefferson, Job L. Yaney; Decatur, John Falk; Berne. J. F. Lehman; Geneva, S. W. Hale. Diplomas were given the following students for completing the common school work, and are therefore entitled to enter any high school in the state: Union Township—Mabello F. Bailey, Grace E. Bailey, Marjorie E. Gleckler, Marie Leßrun, Lelah F. Chapman, Kenneth Shafer, Xariffa M. Barkley, Lillian Lehrman, Luetta M. i Chapman, Adrian Schnepp, Florence Worden. Root— Royal H. Van Camp, Mario Weidler, Josephine Wilson, Hugo - Boerger, Dollie Brandyberry, Velma Walters. Lawrence Thearld Johnson. , Preble— Clyde Elzey, Reeva Ceaser, Freada Koltcr, Elmer Repport, Mabel ■ Cleo Smoly, r=-l M«y HMmri-% , Francis M. Grandstaff, Louis Manns, : Francis Bauer. i Kirkland—Otto Pfister. Viola Bowman, Glennis Byerly, Alice Stone- ■ burner, Eva Butcher, Ralph Yager, Lester Pease, Herman Barger. Ide'la - Sherack. Noah Henschen, Alice Nor- - ris. George. Yaney, Walter Crum. Washington - Philip B. Carper, Fran(Contlnued on -’age 2.)