Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 192.

ARMED INTERVENTION SERIOUSLYOBJECTED TO L ATIN-AMERICANS REFUSE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SUCH ACTION THAT UNITED STATES MAY MAKE IN MEXICAN SITUATION

FLEET Receives Orders to Sail for Southern Waters—Destination Not Known. PRESIDENT WILSON Arrives in Washington Today—Friday’s Cabinet Meeting Postponed. (United Press Service) (By Charles P. Stewart.) Washington, Aug. 12,—(Special to Daily Democrat)- President Wilson faced an involved Mexican scandie today. Gen. Carranza had defyed him. It was known the administration meant to answer this morning. Secretary lensing was the first of his advisors the president conferred with and the Carranza defiance was the first matter they took up. That the Carranza note was deemed highly objectionable was tacitly admitted. It Was realized that such an answer ns the administration wanted to make, likely to precipitate a situation that would render American intervention inevitable. The Latin-America powers refused to endorse intervention. Argentina went so far as to reply promptly and officially that the South American republic did not intend to interfer in Mexico affairs or to identify itself with any program having that in view. No doubt existed that the other conference held the same views. The United States must not only act alone if it intervenes but must act against the vigorous opposition of rhe country's which it called into its councils relative to the situation. Carranza did nothing to smooth the administrations way. Constantinople, Aug. 12,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Procalations declaring that Germany is preparing to send an army to fight wit hthe Turks at the Dardanells were circulated i from the Mosqus. The kaiser plans] a speedy ending of the Warsaw campaign, then a quick move through the Balkans. The Turkish German armies will then march against their enemies everywhere the proclamation said, throw into the sea the Christians who threaten Islam. Washington, Aug. 12, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson arrived in Washington today. This weeks regular Friday cabinet meeting was called off today. It was understood the president wanted to have personal conference with the department heads to have his plans fully cormulated before spreading them on the table. Secretary Lansing arrived from New York at midnight. This insured the presence of the cabinet “b’g three”—the secretary of state, war and navy, for immediate consulation. It was expected the three cabinet members either together or individually would be called to the white house today concerning the diplomatic, military and naval aspect of the Mexican aspect. Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 12,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Three banARs were killed in a running fight with soldiers and citizens on the border near Mercedes. Thirty-five of the bandits were driven across tile river where 100 others joined them. Real trouble is expected tonight in the attempt to recross the river. Galveston. Texas, Aug. 12, —(Special to Dally Democrat)—“lt is false that strangers are in eminent danger in Vera Cruz” Carranza today cabled his

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■ counsel here personally. Carranza declared that the constitutionalist government guaranteed lives and property to all individuals of whatever race. Washington, Aug. 12,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Carranza through his agency here authorized the publication today of a scathing arraignment of the I>atiji-American conference, the white house and financial interests on both sides of the border, written by Gen. Jara, consitutionalist. ■Washington, Aug. 12, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —That the entire Atlantic fleet will leave Newport for southern warters, August 29 was admitted at the navy department today. It was denied however that the voyage had anything to do with the Mexican situation. Had this been the explanation the fleet would go now. The cruise is customary at this season said officials, varitying the statement by records. About thirty vessels will be included. o AUSTRIAN SPY ARRESTED (United Press Service) Washington. Aug. 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An alleged Auxtrian spy was in the governments hands at Tallahassee Florida. Described in the warrant by CommissionMcCord as August, alias Rudolph alias Adolph Orbth, he was arrested yesterday accused of entering property under control of the U. S. government “ to obtain information concerning national defense to which he is not entitled."* Accordlg to officials who today admitted the arrest, the prisoner made drawings of military reservations and light houses at 1 lag Island and many other points. He was said to have been on the Florida west coast for three months stopping with a German family near Chaires and professing to be interested in Bee culture. The authorities asserted he had been in communication with the German government. TWENTY-THREE COUNTS (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Special Judge Eichorn of Bluffton today sustained all but five counts of the indictment which charges Thomas Taggart, democratic national committeeman, Mayor Bell, Chief of Police Parrott and over 100 others with conspiring to corrupt the Marion county elections. Twenty-three counts were sustained. The state selected to try Mayor Bell first and the date set for Sept. 7. The defense had filed motions for seperate trials. The defendant entered pleas of not guilty. Seven defendants previously had pleadcd guilty. — HOOSIER HISTORY IN TABLOID (Prepared for the United States by the Centenial department of the Indiana Historical Asociation.) Fire Hunting The Deer. In early days, a popular way of securing deer .neat was that called fire hunting. The hunter would start out in a canoe "with a pine knot or torch flaming from the bow of the boat; when the deer came down to the water’s edge to slake his thirst, the light would shine in his eyes and. startled, he would stan d immovably gazing at it while the rifle of the boat laid him low. . — THROWN FROM BUGGY This afternoon when Mark Stalter and wife of near Peterson were driving to Decatur their horse took fright at a mower that was in action cutting the weeds along the highway along side of the Schlrock farm pust east of the Peterson schol house and rearing up in the air threw both Mr. and Mrs. Stalter out of the buggy. Mr. Stalter was injured and a physician was called. It is not known how sei rious the injuries will be.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 12, 1915.

IT’S JUSTAS EAST ITo Rear Twenty as One Says the Mother of Seventeen Children. . NEVER WHIP A CHILD She Says—Was Mother of Twenty-one — Five of ThenY are Dead. “Never whip a child. It it doesn’t behave, put it to bed.” This is the advice of Mrs. John Dill, of Kansas City, who is the mother of twenty-one children, seventeen of whom are living. In addition to rearr ing her own eight sons and’nine daughters, she is helping care sot two grand- > children. She has now offered to take 1 two little girls who are at the de--1 tention home in that city. Henry Smyth, a patrolman, was pass- . ing the Dill home at 56 South Fifth > street, Kansas side, when Mrs. Dill ■ called to him. "I see there are a couple of little ( girls over in the city who want a home, she said. “I thought if they bad to be . separated, I could prevent it by taking them and caring for them with my children.” “How many have you got?” Smyth asked. “Well, I’ve got seventeen, but . only ten are home, that is ten of mine, but my two grandchildren are here.” The patroleman was amazed. Mrs. . Dill noticed it. “Oh it's just as easy to raise twenty children as to raise one," she continued. I’ll take the two girls and give them just as good care as I give my own children. They might get a beti ter home. —” “No. they couldn’t one of the little Dill girls interrupted. NOW IN DENVER Charles Mulligan, Who Designed Adams County Soldiers’ Monument. ARRANGES EXHIBIT Os Sculpture to be Shown in Connection With National Convention. Charles J. Mulligan, of Chicago, the sculptor, who designed the Adams county soldiers' monument, is now iu Denver, Colorado, having gone there in advance to arrange for the exhibit of sculpture which will be shown in connection with the convention of the national assembly of monumental dealers, of which George Wemhoff of this city is president. Mr. Wemhoff, his mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and Miss Celeste Wemhoff will leave Chicago Sunday to attend the convention. Mr. Mulligan is highly honored by Denver citizens. The Denver press contain lengthy articles on interviews with him. He declares that the ideal type of American womanhood beauty, will come from the west, describing at length, his ideal of woman beauty. Mr. Mulligan went to Denver through the influence of Mr. Wemhoff, as a guest of the assembly. 1 The convention will be a most enjoyable one and the hospitable people 1 of Denver are preparing to expend $20,000 in the entertainment of the visitors. > —o CHAPLIN REEL TOMORROW r ■■ s ' Manager Parent of the Crystal theater announces for tomorrows program one of the famous Charlie Chaplin comedian reels entitled “Film Johnr nie”. This will be given in connection - with a three reel Essansy drama enI titled “Frauds.” Tonights program ; consists of a single reel feature entit- ; led "The Sort of a Girl Who Came t From Heaven" in which the noted ar- ■ tists Earle Williams and Anita Stew--1 art play the leading roles. Also t*n Essanay drama “The Tie That Binds. i and an episode of the “Hazzards of . Helen" entitled “The Race for a Cross ing.

/ COURT HOUSE NEWS I A marriage license was Issued thi» afternoon to Jacob Daniel Wendel bom July 29, 1888, son of Phillip Wen C del to wed Goldie Ann Pearson, borr August 24, 1898, daughter of Jonr Pearson. The couple were married at the clerks office by- Justice of the Peace Burt Lenhart. Sheriff Ed Green went to Hartford • township this afternoon to secure George Snyder, recently released . from East Haven on parole. Snydet t is again showing symptoms of insan Ity and he was re-coiumitted to the asylum. o FINDING HOMES *• For Children of Mrs. Bill J t Burns, a Former Decatur Woman. I- ' NOW AT PORTLAND e IMrs. Burns and Daughter go as Nurse—Were at i Infirmary. The Portland Sun says of Mrs. Bill • Burns, a former Decatur woman: 3 By the time the trial of the suit in- » situated by Probation Officer Isaac ’’ Hahn against Sylvia Pearl Burns, seeking the custody of her three 1 children, is called in court on Monday I of next week, it is probable that homes > will have been found for each of the children and the mother as well. Mrs. ■ Burns and her oldest daughter left here Monday morning for Winchester. They will be given a home with a fam- ’ ily by the name of Mills. Mr. Mills is a blind man, who visits Portland frequently soliciting alms. His wife is sick at this time and in need of the care of a nurse, and Mills, while in the city, hear,j of the predicament of the Burns family. Consent of Judge Denney of the juvenile court was obtained for the release of the woman and child. Mills is the owner of some three or four rental properties at Winchester. Mrs. George Lake, of near New Mt. Pleasant, is said to want the second daughter of Mrs. Burns, who is aged nine years and is offering a comfortable home. A daughter of Mrs. Lake died three years ago. No place has yet been secured for the six year old boy, but one is under consideration and may result in his being furnished a home also in which case the family would not be widely separated. Mrs. Burns and her three children have been inmates of the county infirmary for some time. Her husband, William Burns is an inmate’of the in diana Penal farm. The children are by a former husband. She has diverse suit pending in the circuit court. City Marshal Tieben has been instumental in finding homes for the chldren. EIECTIONJODAY Stockholders of the Tocsin Bank Held Their Annual Meeting Today. ELECTED DIRECTORS Officers Will Also be Chosen—C. S. Niblick One of the Directors. The annual meeting of the stock1 holders of the Tocsin state bank at Tocsin, Indiana was held today and directors of that flourishing and high standing financial institution were • elected for aother year. Thq directi ors will in turn choose the officers ini eluding a president, vice-president and ■ cashier. It is nowever very doubtful i if any change in the present board will be made. The present officers of i the institution are T. J. Sewards, presi- • dent, J. W. Wasson, vice-president, and > Frank Garton, cashier. C. S. Niblick ■ president of the Old Adams County - bank of this city is one of the directi ors of the institution. Tho Tocl’.n ' bank is one of the sound and prosperT ous banks of the state and with its ( capital stock of SIO,OOO a good dividend is declared each year.

BUT FEW CHANGES I. In State Tax Board Adjourns After Changing Values of But Five Counties. ’ SLIGHT INCREASES d Were Made in These Coune ties on Account of Much Lower Assessment. i (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, Aug. 12—The state tax board adjourned its annual summer I session Saturday, it is doubtful if there has ever been a time in the history of the state when a state tax board met and made so few changes in the figures sent in x by the county boards of review. > In eighty-seven of the ninty-two counties of the state there was not one penny of increase made in the - values placed upon farm lands. Tn all these eighty-seven counties the figures stand just as returned by the county boards and it is upon the valuations made by these local boards of review that taxes will be collected 1 in eaoh of these counties. The only counties in which changes - were made by the state board were ; Martin, Davies, Orange, Vermillion, , and Jefferson. Tn these counties the > local boards had made the appraisals r on farms less per acre than in 1911, ; when the last previous assessment > had been returned. The members of . the state board did not believe any t farm lauds in Indiana were worth less . in 1915 than they were in 1911, espe- . dally since most of the county boards i had made slight increases. So the I state board is dealing with the five > counties mentioned, simply restored ■ the figures of 1911, which amounted > to an increase of about five percent ■ in the assessments made by the five ■ county boards. INITIATE_ CLASS Moose Lodge Gave Degree Work to Twelve Candidates Last Evening. IS NOW THE LARGEST Fraternal Organization in City—New Fixtures are Installed. One of the most enthusiastic meet-1 ing since their organization, was held by the Moose lodge when they initia-1 ted a class of twelve last evening at their new lodge rooms over the Bowers Realty company office. Although but little over a year old, the Moose enjoy the distinction of having the greatest number of active members of any fraternal organization in the city. The local degree team put on the initiatory work last evening, and from all reports their work was satisfactory to the highest degree as can be vouched for by the candidates. Following the initiation, Professor Paul Withause of Berne entertained the members with a delightful musical concert and a delicious luncheon was served. The lodge has installed a complete outfit of new furniture and the rooms present a most pleasing appearance. — o —— FOUR KILLED IN WRECK (United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Four persons were killed instantly and fifty injured fifteen of them seriously at 2:30 A. M. today when the Mount Sterling, Knights of Pythias B. & O. excursion train returning from an outing at Cedar Point was crashed into by a freight train at Orient station fourteen miles southwest of here. The accident occurred in a blinding rainstorm. Orient, a village of a few hundred population was practically converted into an emergency hospital. B. & O. officials are investigating. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shelly and three children and Mrs. Shelly, Mrs. I. B. King, Mrs. W. A. Davis of Grass Lake Michigan motored here yesterday and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smalley.

) VOLCANOES ARE ACTIVE r (United Press Service) Naples, Aug. 12,—(Special to Dail; Democrat) —Vesuvius, Mt. Etna, anc Stromboll, three of the worlds greatesi volcanoes have suddenly became aettvf and are belching forth great clouds ol saeam and smoke. Streams of lava are pouring down the eastern slopes of Mt. Etna threatening the destruc tion of Sicilian villages. The whole > population of Naples and of Messina and other Cicilian cities is in a state of terror. • o HAITIAN PRESIDENT ELECTED (United Press Service) Port Au Prince, Aug. 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The president of the National assembly, General Dartigunave, was today elected president c of the Haitian republic, receiving a r majority of all votes cast by the ass sembly. There was no disorder. , o COMES TO GRIEF 1 Perfect Woman Hunter Has Physical Beauty Marred by Train AT HARTFORD CITY Was Enroute to Chicago to Investigate Several “Favorable Prespects.” It is not seldom that one hears of a never-satisfied woman searching for a perfect man, but to hear of a neversatisfied man wasting his promising years in a wild chase for an ideal woman is usually considered something rare. But Hartford City claims 'o be the home of such a fellow, and here is the sad story they have given out about that queer man: Acil Alexander, he who longs for the perfect girl in marriage and who has sought her in many cities of this and neighboring states, has come to grief. His personal beauty is marred, perhaps forever. Ana to think that such a prosaic thing, as a freight train should rid the romantic Acii of one of iris greatest assets. Acil owns a farm near. Union City, and has been hankering for a lifemate ,to settle down upon the farm with him and raise crops and children. He lias very particular ideas about the kind of girl that should be acceptable. She must have dark hair and lots of it, brown eyes, rosy cheeks and one chin. She must be just so tall and ne taller and no shorter (Acil knows the exact measurements) and she I must have small feet and a lovin’ disposition. With all the pretty dark-eyed girls in Indiana it was a strange fact that Acil couldn't find the girl that met all requirements. And he tried, too! At first he advertised at space rates a«d replies came by the score. He obtained a lot of photographs, some of which represented the originals as pretty nearly up to the mark; and on every one of these Acil duly made a call, only to find that there was something lacking or something added in each case that spoiled the girl’s chance of a lifetime. But Acil perservered, and after a while he did not have to spend bis money for space in the newspapers. He was "discovered" and provided good copy for hungry reporters. His fame spread rapidly and the letters ana photographs began to arrive by hundreds. Still Acil stuck to his task and he has been busy for nearly three years chasing down elusive clews. It was at Hartford City that Acil met with misfortune. He was waiting for a train for Chicago and was shuffling a deck of cards. Suddenly one of the photos, that of a particularly charming Chicago girl whom Acil intended to look up, fell to the track. Acil, so Intent on getting the picture that he forgot momentarily, his own safety, stooped to pick up the picture, when along came a freight train, backing up, and t° re a gash in his face. o Miss Ruth Suttles of Cranesville. Penna, who has been visiting with her sister, Grace, in Colorado, stopped off here and was a guest of the C. L. Walters family over night. She left here today for Berne to visit before I returning home. |

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TRACTION LINE : COES TO BIDDER a Ft. Wayne & Springfield is c . Sold to Mrs. Dirkson and Mrs. Gerke. a e THE BID WAS $78,000.00 4 Jas. H. Haberly and Chas. f H. Worden, Ft. Wayne, t Other Bidders. i . For the fiftli time since the road was placed in the hands of Receiver ’ French Quinn, the property of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban company was offered for sale at public auction at the east door of the court , house In this city today. The first three times that the road was offered for sale passed without a bid being offered. The fourth time result'd more favorably however, and a little compettitive building was indulged in between R. L. Romey, a real estate dealer of Fort Wayne, and Charles Dirkson and John Koenig, represnting Mesdames Lisetta Dirkson and (Tara Koenig. This resulted in the sale of tile property to Mesdames Dirkson and Koenig for the sum of $85,000. Under etrms of sale, the purchasers were compelled to give a certified check for SI,OOO as showing their good faith and which also constituted the first payment. The balance, or $54.000 falling due and to be paid within a time limit of sixty days. At the expiration of the sixty days, the purchasers had failed to comply with these requirements and appeared before Judge Hartford, who was appointed special judge, and petitioned so ran extension of time. An extension of two weeks was granted them with the provision that they pay the sum of $5,000 by that time and agree to pay the balance Within thirty days. For the second time the purchasers failed to comply with the requirements and on July 16, the court declared their check fortified, the road re-ordered for sale on August 12th. Folowing the order, Fred A. Dolph representing Eastern capitalists, presented the CQurt with an offer of $130,000, he agreeing to pay to the receiver tiie sum of $5,000 ami agreeing to pay the balance within ninety days. To this, offer, Messrs. Dirkson and Koenig, representing the creditors of the company, objected, asking for a public sale in order that the old stock holders might be given an equal chance, and to this request the court acquiesed. On July 31, the stockholders held a meeting and drew up articles for incorporation changing the name of the road to the Fort Wayne, Decatur, & Souehern R. R. Company. The incorporation was for SIO,OOO but a clause was inserted allowing tor the increase of capital stock. The new company included all of the old directors anl stockholders. At 2:15 o'clock Receiver Quinn read the order of the court for the sale of the road and at 2:40 o’clock the lirst bid was made by Charles H. Worden, president of the First National bank, Fort Wayne, the bid amounting to $50,000. A few minutes later. James H. Haberly. president of the Old National bank. Fort Wayne, raised the bid to $55,000 and continued to raise Worden’s bids until the $65,000 mark was reached. This bid remained the highest until 3 :40 o clo-k when Martin Gerke, representing Mesdames Lizette Dirkson and Emma Gerke entered the field and raised the bid to $66,000. From that time competitive bidding between Mr. Gerke and J. H. Haberly continued until the bid reached $71,150 by Mr. Dirkson. At this point Charles Worden renewed ills activity and bid $71,500. With three bidders in the ring, competition grew more lively and Lie amount jumped up from one to five hundred dollars at a bid. At 3:55 Mr. Gerke put in a bid at $74,100 and a minute later raised it to $78,000. Messrs. Worden and Haberly then withdred from the crowd surrounding Receiver Quinn and at four o’clock the sale was announced at $78,000 to Mesdames Lizette Dirkson and Emma Gerke, subject to confirmation by the court. Although no plans have been formulated for publicity, it was an nounced that eventually the newly organized Fort Wayne, Decatur & SouthI ern company would assume the con(Continued on Page 2.)