Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 217.

AN UGLY COLOR TO WARCLOUBS Tension Felt at Washington Regarding Relations With Germany and Austria. NOTE DISAPPOINTING Another Has Been Delivered to Garard —Bernstorff and Dumba Confer. Washington, D. C„ Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Not since the European war began have America’s relation with the Teutonic allies been more unpleasant than they are today. The Arabic note not only failed to fill expectations, but the officials said they greatly qualified by inference, the kaiser’s assurance that lie would respect American rights and question of the extent which Captain Von Patten, military attache to Germany’s Washington embassy, was involved in the Archbald incident is being discussed. ' (By Carl W. Ackerman) Berlin, byway of the Hague, Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A message from Germany for official delivery to Ambassador Garard delivered a second note on the submarine question at 9 o’clock last night. The contents had not been given out at eleven o’clock this morning. Its subject is a mystery. It was stated on good authority that it does not contern the sinking, of the Hesperian. One report was that it wa3 a later note regarding the Arabic. The first Arabic note was given to the German papers this afternoon but no comments were made. (By Stewart.) Washington D. (i.. Sept. 10, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A new crisis in Americas relation with two great allied powers, Austria and Germany was reached today. The issues upon which the United States future course in world politics bung were: Ist. The demands of this nation upon Austria for Ambassador Dumba’s recall. 2nd. Germany’s unsatisfactory and disappointing note on the Arabic incident. Officials admitted that the two disputes were linked. Germany is involved in the circumstances leading to the Dumba situation. Austrias support of Germany in any diplomatic disagreement over the Arabic is taken for granted. An open break with Austria and the retirement of Amaba3sailor Pennfield from Vienna was deemed probable if Austria supports Dumba’s scheme of a general strik? of the Austria-Hungary subjects in the American war supply plants. New York, N. Y., Sept. 10 —(Spec- 1 ial to Daily Democrat) —Ambassador Bemstorff and Austrian Consul Dumba held a legthy conference in Dumba's suite at the St. Regis hotel today while attaches of the hotel were busy telling that the Austrian had left. The two men were still in earnnest conversation when they emerged from the elevator. Bemstorff strode quickly out of the lobby after an energetic parting hand-shake. Neither would answer any question put by newspaper men. Ixmdon, Sept. 10, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thirty seven persons were killed in the Zepplin raids on London Tuesday and Wednesday nights it was officially announced this morning. Four persons have died as a result of Injuries. Several others are in a critical condition and the total will probably be well above forty. Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 10— (Spec- ’ ial to Dally Democrat)— General Elizondo, stationed at Montamoras, has Ixfbn implicated in the crossing of Mexican soldiers to the American side and transferred to Mexico City by order of General Carranza, it became known today. CHAPLIN REEL AND COMEDIES Manager Parent of the Crystal announces for tonight ofle of the best bills of the week. Charlie Chap.in the man with the “walk” will appear in "Mabel’s Married Life" a scream from start to finish. There will also he two other reels "Truth Stronger Than Fiction" a biograph drama and the other a “Hazard of Helen, entitled “The Broken Train.” These three reels will ail he shown for a slim jitney.

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HOOSIER HISTORY IN TABLOID. When, in 1820, the commission apl pointed to select a new capital, chose | the site for Indianapolis, it had little or nothing to recommend It except its central location. It was Indeed 1 viewed with contempt by other Indiana towns, several of which hail entertained the capital bee. A BrookVllle orator is reported to have characterized Indianapolis a “place hurled in miasmatic solitude and surrounded by a boundless contiguity of shade." ELDERLY COUPLE WEDS. Abraham Haines and Mrs. Isora D. Smcthurst, both of Montpelier, Ohio, were married yesterday at the court house at Hillsdale. Mich., by Justice ('. M. Weaver. The groom was sixtyeight and this was his fifth wedding and the bride was sixty-one and this was her second attempt at matrimony. MR. KUNXLE HERE District Chairman Boosting Governor’s Day at Bluffton Street Fair ON SEPTEMBER 23RD And Reminding Boys That Elwood Barbecue the 29th Will be Worth While. . - i W. A. Kunkle of Bluffton, district chairman, of the democratic party ami one of the livest members of the state committee, was here this morning, , looking after business, calling cn friends and incidentally telling the ' boys not to overlook the fact that Governor Ralston, the state officers and < their families will be guests of Bluffton on the 23rd, that being governors day at the street fair in that city. Mr. Kunkle, also reminded those j he met that the democratic district rally will occur at Elwood on the 29t'i and that a good sized delegation is expected from Adams county. Mr. Kunkle was at that p'.are yesterday and says the committee on arrangement are planning for the biggest day ■ in the history of Madison county. They are holding two meetings each day and are leaving nothing u%lone that will add to the comfort and pleasure of those who are their guests that day. Four beefs have been purchased for the barbecue, the speakers have accepted the invitation and it is to be an old-fashioned. Eighth district jublilee. 1 o ‘ WOULD SET LIMIT I 1 Postmaster General Recommends a Limit to Posti office Buildings. MINIMUM RECEIPTS Os $15,000 a Year Would Still Leave Decatur in the Building List. Postmaster General Burleson has sent a recommendation to the treasury department that postofflee buildings not be erected in any towns where the postofflee receipts are less than $15,000 per year, taking the ground that it is poor business to spend money for a costly building, where there is less business than $15,000 per annum, and holding that a suitable building can lie rented cheaper than the upkeep of a big government building. In Kentucky alone the recommendation, if adopted, would mean that only seven out of thirty-six buildings previously recommended, would be built. In Indiana cities that would not get buildings previously recommended would be Clinton, Linton, Mt. Vernon, North Vernon, Princei ton and Salem. The order would not ■ apply to Decatur, as postal receipts of i the Decatur office total approximately , SIB,OOO per annum. flower contest judges. I ’ Judges for the flower contest to be ’ closed tomorrow at the gas office at i 8 to 11 o’clock are Ed Moses, Mrs. D. D. Heller and Dr. W. E. Smith. *

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening,

WAS WITH CUSTER Daniel Kitson and Comrade Served Under Famous Major General Custer. COMRADE IS DEAD At North Manchester—Was Orderly on Custer’s Personal Staff'. Daniel Kitson of this city learns with regret of the death of Meassa Bussard of North Manchester, who was a member of the same regiment in which Mr. Kitson served under Major General George A. Custor, famous cavalry leader of the civil war and noted Indian fighter. Mr. Bussard was, for a time an orderly on the personal staff of Major General Custor. He served three years in the civil war in the Sevenih Indiana cavalry and la'er in the regular army, but was mustered out of the service before the battle of the Little Big Horn river in June, 1876, when General Custer and his entire command were killed by Chief Sitting Bull and his force of Sioux Indians. The hand of Pollaria at the Chautauqua recently, played “The Death of General Custer” and gave a very realistic tone production of the famous battle that was much appreciated, especially by those who iiad at any time been closely associated with the famous general as was Comrade Kitson. Mr. Kitson will probably be unable to go to attend the funeral of his comrade. THE COURT NEWS Small Boy Pleads Guilty to Petit Larceny—Given a Year at State Farm. ALSO A SI.OO FINE Civil, Criminal and Probate Matters Make Court Busy Place. John Small. 20, pleaded guilty this afternoon to petit larceny in the circuit court, and was given a fine of $1 and a year at the state penal farm. He was charged by Lewis C. Helm with stealing his Manson bicycle, valued at S2O. The case of John W. Meibers vs. W. H. Fledderjohann et al. was dismissed and the costs paid. The case of John Rupe et al. vs. M. C. Rupe et al., was set for trial for October 19. In the Ceeile M. Miller vs. Jesse J. Girod case appraisement of real estate was filed. Clyde Wolfe vs. Henry Steele. Demurrer by defendant to the complaint. Kirsch. Sellemeyer & Sons’ Company vs. Julius Haugk et al. Appearance by Peterson & Moran for the defendant. Haugk, and by Heller, Sutton & Heller for the Old Adams County bank. Rule to answer. The Schafer Hardware Company vs. Julius Haugk et al. Appearance by Peterson & Moran for the defendant, Haugk; and Heller. Sutton & Heller for Old Adams County Bank. Rule to answer, James’ M. Rice vs. The G. R. & I. railroad et al. Appearance by Olds for The New York, Chicago & St. Louis railway. Answer in three paragraphs. Rule to reply to the second and third paragraphs. In the estate of Peter Wetzel, report of the inheritance tax appraiser was made. It is found that there is due from Albert Wetzel, the sum of $44 and not from any other of the heirs. The inheritance tax appraiser was allowed the sum of sl2. Cora Wilder, administratrix of the Dwight Wilder estate, was authorized to sell personal property at private "tContinuej on Page 2.)

J I BODY BROUGHT TO GENEVA. I A committee representing the H. P. O. E. of this city, and consisting of Frank Gass, Charles Ernst, Otto g Green and Curley Jacobs, drove to Geneva yesterday afternoon, where they attended the burial of Clem Kennedy, who was asphyxiated in his rooms at Syracuse, N. Y„ two weeks ago. It was his request that he be buried at Geneva and the lodge ) at Syracuse, where he belonged, saw that the request was granted. The body was held awaiting word from S his family in California. Mr. Miles S. Hencle of Syracuse accompanied the remains to Geneva. The body was interred in the Collins cemetery near Ceylon yesterday afternoon. Services were conducted at Syracuse, s but none at Geneva. Judge D. E. Smith, an old friend of the deceased, also attended the burial, o .— ~ o : A SHURT SESSION i was Held This Morning by Board of Commissioners r , —Looking at Roads. \ AND NEW BRIDGES f ■» , L. W. Franks & Son Must Complete Schamerloh Road by September 22. f Tlie board of commissioners are busy going over the reads and bridges this week and at a short session held , this morning before they started out, they transacted some business. The following roads have been inspected ! by the hoard and duly accepted: Albert Harlow, Bunner, and Albert Reppert. The boar ( j also accepted the Jones Culvert. Trustee Aughenbaugh filed a report of aid furnished poor people in the township and same was granted. Taxes to the amount of $4.10 were refunded to Eli W. Steele An order was issued for the ehang ing of the floor and for extras on the John Schurger bridge. The auditor was ordered to immediately notify L. W. Franks & Son and their bondsmen, that work on the Schamerloh road is not proceeding ac- ! cording to contract and that unless the work is not completed by September 22nd, the hoard will take steps as necessary r to declare said contract forfiled and will proceed to collect such damages as are provided in the con- . tract. Phil L. Macklln, superintendent of the George W. Zimmerman ditch filed his report showing the completion of , said ditch which was approved. A sum not exceeding $23.00 for extras on the Harrison street road was granted. MISSION SERVICE I Annual Missionary Service Will be Held Sunday at Reformed Church. VISITING MINISTERS Will be Present — Rev. Hoermann of Lima, Rev. Engelmann of Magley. I. y Sunday will be a big day for the ’ members of Zion's Reformed church, r P They will celebrate their annual missionary service. Appropriate music ( and inspiring missionary addresses s will he delivered at all the services. L Rev. Tilimann Hoertaann of Lima, 0., l- will be the principal speaker. He II will deliver addresses touching the various phases of the missionary work of the Reformed church. The Rev. s . Englemann and his congregation from e Magley will be in attendance at the n services. Rev. Englemann will dee liver a German address in the afterr non on “Our Indian Mission Among the Winnebagoes at Black River, Wis.” e Services will Ik? held morning, aftd ernoon and evening. Members, e friends and strangers are cordially ” iuvited.

September 10, 1915.

GOT COLD FEET ____ ) 1 Did Person Who Made Way \ 1 With Peter Habegger l , Horse at Berne. t A QUEER CASE I i [Similar to Several of Past Few Weeks—Found Far Away. Berne, Ind. Sept. 9 —A horse and buggy belonging to Mrs. Peter H. H.ibegger, north of Herne disappeared in a very strange way Monday night. ! Her daughters had gone to visit at Jacob Habegger’s about a mile south of their home, and bail tied the horse outside. When they came out to go home they found the horse gone. They hunted high and low, but to no avail. The horse and rig had vanished completely. Tlie search was kept up practically all night, an ( i in tlie morning word was sent to Monroe asking them to be on the look-out fer any report ol a strayed horse. No clue was found until about noon when word was received that a horse had been found out east about a mile north of Salem. Upon investigation it was found that this was tlie hor3e that Mrs. Habegger had lost. Neither the horse nor the rig had been injured or damaged in any way whatever, an ] when found, the horse was trailing a broken hitching strap. It appeared the horse might have broken loose and wandered off. The way the horse appeared in a different neighborhood from where it was stolen is very similar to other disappearances of horses the past few weeks in this locality, when the young man who stole one was (-aught. SHRIEK JN COURT Is Hoard from Ida Lord as Her Children Are Given Into Custody OF HER HUSBAND Enos Lord—Keeps Up Her Shrieks as She is Borne Home in Jitney Bus. The Fort Wayne Sentinel tells further of the divorce troubles of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Lord of that city, formerly of Decatur: “Mrs. Ida Lord, whose husband got a divorce a few weeks ago and later got an order giving him legal custody of six minor children, staged a sensational scene in the superior court Wednesday afternoon when Judge Yaple told her she must surrender the children to her husband. She had been brought in on habeas corpus proceedings begun by the husband and had five of them with her. When Judge Yaple told her she could no longer keep the children she set up a shriek ing and to her wailing voice the children joined their shriller sorrow. Lord took the children with hint and Mrs. Lord kept up her wailing for half an hour. As she was borne in a jitney bus homeward her cries and moans filled the down-town streets. One child not in court, is now with relatives near Delphos, Ohio. “In his petition Lord states that he is the father of Petty Lord, aged 19, a dependent mute dwarf; Edith, 13; Bernice, 11; Marcella, 9; David, 7, and Imogene, 5. He sets out that August 7 last, he was granted a divorce from Ida Lord, and given the custody of the minor children and that on September 7 he was appointed guardian of Petty and Edith Lord, ida Lord, lie complained, had deprived each of the children of their liberty and kept them out of the custody of the petitioner, and Ip tlie case of Petty and Edith violated the court’s order on September 7. Mrs. Lord is represented as having no means to support the children and as being by reason of her improper habits an unfit person to have the custody of them. W. E. Clapham appeared for the petitioner.” NOTICE. The ladies of the W. R. C. are requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall Saturday, the lltli, at 2 o’clock. COMMITTEE.

■ FAVOR SINGLE TAX SYSTEM. (I’nlteil Press Service) Evansville. Ind., Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The three "Big B's" of this city have come out for r the single tax. They are Walter E. Blount, president of the Evansville Business Men’s association; John W. Boehne, former mayor and congressman, and Mayor Boesse. Boehne, in announcing his stand, said lie was | willing to he called a crank. Blount had said in public meetings that anyone who favored tlie single tax and ■ mentioned a constitutional convention as means to get it was considered a crank. “Go to it," whispered Boehne, “I’ll he a crank with you." Bosse, who lias opposed a constitutional convention, said he would favor one if convinced that by that means only can the single tax lie obtained. Blount explained lie favored a modified single tax. “It’s a 'three tax’ system on lands, Incomes and inheritances,” he said. W.C.T.U. PRUGRAM Meeting Announced for Monday Instead of Regular day, Tuesday. A GOOD TOPIC Under Leadership of Mrs. Emma Daniel, Will he Discussed. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, instead of Tuesday, wife Mrs. Davis Flanders at her home. 315 South Third street. She will he assisted by Mrs. Mary Congleton. The devotionals will be lead by Mu. Jane Crabbs, while Mrs Emma L. Daniel will he leader of the study, the topic being “State and National Prohibition.” The remainder of the program follows : “Twentieth Century Red Man Fights Mrs. Robt. Case; “Plea for Prohibition from the Negro”—Mrs. B. F. Rice, “A Plea from a Saloon Keeper’s : Daughter”—Mrs. Rev. Bqrton; “Ozar ji of Russia on Alcohol”—Mrs. Rev. i Stephenson. j i Tlie delegates to the state eonvc:i-j tion will he elected at this meeting. t Mrs. Krick, treasurer, desires that all! j members of tlie local union who have* not paid their dues, come prepared i , to do so at this time. All flower mission record cards are , to he returned to Mrs. John Burk at i this meeting also. , The social hour will close the ipecU' ing. , CONTRACT IS LETi t To A. J. Moser & Company 1 of Berne for Steam Heati ing Plant for the i MONMOUTH SCHOOL ' Their Bid of $1,399 Was the Lowest and Best—To be ( Installed by Oct. 1. Trustee Philip Schieferstein and his < advisory board of Root township, yen 1 terday let the contract fora fine new 1 direct-indirect steam heating plant 10 i be installed in tlie Monmouth school. ' by October first. The hid of A. J. Moser and Coniapny of Berne, for $1399, was tlie lowest and best ami they were awarded the contract. Tiie new school house at Monmouth was erected a few years ago and is a model needing hut little more than the heat ing plant to complete it. There were four bidders. They were: National Heating and Ventilating Company, Indianapolis, $1864.99. Hoosier Warming & Ventilating Company, Muncie, $1935; P. J. Hyland, Decatur, $1600; A. J. Moser Company, Berne, $1399. —, o NOT ALLOWED IN MAILS. The Decatur postoffice lias received in a bulletin notice that Salvador advices that bank notes, gold and silver coins (either used as money or orna- 1 meats), jewelry and other precious ar- ■ tides, will not be allowed to be im- 1 ported into that country in the regu- i lar mails. 1

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JURY IS SWURN IN JELL TRIAL Divided as to Politics and Business—Accepted at 10 O’clock This Morning BY BOTH SIDES Prosecutor Rucker Makes Strong Remarks in His Opening Statement. Indianapolis, Sept. 10,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The jury for the trial or Mayor Joseph E. Bell on charges of conspiracy in the Marion county election, was completed and sworn in shortly before ten o’clock this morning. The jury is composed of six tartners, two carpenters, one contractor, one merchant, a former policeman a watch maker. Ti e jury is made up of six republicans, three democrats, one socialist, one progressive and one prohbitionist. The jurors are:George J Dryer, carpenter, republican. Joseph Watson, farmer, democrat. James Brady, former policeman, democrat. John B. Waggoner, carpenter, socialist. laiuis Lacy, farmer, progressive. Robert Whepnight, retired farmer, republican. Edward A. Dittrich, merchant, republican. Elmer C. Stokes, watch maker, progressive. Alvin Barnett, farmer, republican. Eugene Dressier, farmer, democre.*:. Silas Tyner, farmer, republican. Stanley M. Timberlake, contractor, republican. Prosecutor Rucker in his opening address to the jury branded Mayor Bell as the “fountain head of the conspiracy". The conspirators got their orders from the head of this city government’’ he said. “The conspirators did not do criminal acts because they wanted to he criminals but because they were ordered to do them by Mayor Bell in his office at the city hall.” Rucker asserted that no! one third th»> conspirators were named in tliomdTetment. “The chief aim .ofthe alleged conspiracy” according to the prosecutor was. .“To elect Edward A. Lyons jmmty treasurer and reelect criminal judge Markev. The anti machine democrats were frozen out and the primary by tin's machine which rolled over them like sod. This machine is rotten to its very core." He said “The clubs of policemen were used to drive the colored voters away from the polls and false registrations were allowed. The machine stole the primary and tried to steal the election. Bells first act was to appoint Fred Barrett county chairman, hut in spite of him the people triumphed at the polls.” DISCUSS TWILIGHT SLEEP. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lndiana physicians and hospitals arc not enthusiastic over •twilight sleep as a means to painless childbirth, if the opinion of Indianapolis physicians is an indication. However, the twilight sleep method is being used more frequently in Indiana hospitals than is generally believed, they indicated. Three obstetricians here were questioned. They said that probably every up-to-date hospital in the state has had its more or less successful twilight sleep case. They said that because application of the drug to the patient requires all of a physician’s time until the child is born, it would not in the opinion of many doctors ever he adopted generally. ACCEPTS NEW POSITION ,1. Bruce Patterson, telegraph editor and advertising manager of the Daily Democrat, who went to Cleveland, last Monday telegraphed this afternoon tiiat he had successfully passed the examination with the American Tobacco company and will enter their school ol' salesmanship. After a four weeks course he will become a traveling salesman l'or that company pronably in this territory. Bruce is a man of splendid qualities, pleasing personality and the ability to make good, as we predict he will.