Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 210.

INmE_SERVIA Austro-German Troops Invade Servian Territory from Several Points. BULGARIA EXPECTS Declaration of War by Russia and Will Declare War on Servia Today. London, Oct. 7, - (Special to Daily Democrat) —The long expected drive through the Balkans to Constantinople j has begun. Austro-German troops ill large force have crossed the Danube, have and Drina, the three rivers that form Servias northwestern frontier. This ‘morning's Berlin ofiicial statement claimed that the crossings were effected at several points and that the AustroGermans have obtained a firm footing on the Serbian soil. No word has come from Sofia this afternoon hut* it is believed possible that Bulgarian troops have already crossed the eastern frontier of Serbia, striking for the Nish-Salonika railway. The Greek minister to Sofia reported only two days ago that Bulgaria would invade Serbia when the Austro-German ■ drive began. No formal declaration I of war has come from Sofia but dis-1 patches from there this afternoon declare that Bulgaria expects to he nt war within a few hours. Coincident with the beginning of the great Austro-German offensive in the Balkans, the allies have renewed their onslaught in the west with great fury. The German war office this afternoon admitted that the rush French infantry drove the German.; from the intrenched Tahure heights in the Champaign region but denies ether successes were only temporary. Baris reports the repulse of heavy German counter attacks against the* newly wo nground with ths Germans suffering enormous losses. I Berlin, Oct. 7,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Great and overwhelming’ victories for the central empire and the speedy end of the war will follow the Bulgarian entrance into the conflict, .it is believed in military circles here today. Berln, Oct. 7, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The Bulgarian entrance into the war will not be long delayed, the Bulgarian government organ informed the Bulgarian people today. Berlin, Oct. 7,—(Special to Daily Democrat) Bulgaria expects a declaration of war from the allies today, said a Sofia dispatch received here today. POLICE-COURT Owen Grim, was arestfjd by Patrolman Joe Reynolds, on a charge of intoxication, Wednesday night. Grim it s said was in a badly soused condition, and he was sent in for safe keeping. He will have his hearing I. sere the mayor this afternoon. Owen Grim who was arrested last n’’ght by Officer Joel Reynolds on a charge of public intoxication was arraigned before Squire G. F. Kintz this afternoon was found guilty and given a fine of one- dollar and cost amounting in all to nine dollars. Grim recured a bailer and was released. The trial was held in Squire Kintz's offke in the Morrison block.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

DRUGGISTS AGREE I The agreement between the four local druggists. In which they conve- • nant to close their respective stores . at eight o'clock each evening, excelling Saturday evening, during the winter months, has been signed, and will go into effect on next Monday. The agreement will continue in effort until warm sprint weather brings the opening of the fountains. o OCTOBER SESSION OVER The board of commissioners concluded their work last evening and adjourned. The John T. Lose macadam read was acee] t-cu. The petitions for the refunding c.f taxes of Orlatvio Myers and Schaub & Dowling were dismissed. WSS RILEY BAY Shakespeare Club Honors Hoosier Poet With Riley Program — AT DUGAN HOME Afternoon Tea Given on i Celebration of the Poet’s Birth Anniversary. “Riley Day" m honor of our Hoo'sier poet, whose birthday anniversary ' falls today, was fittingly observed I yesterday by the Shakespeare club ! with an afternoon tea at the home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Each member invited two guests and the assembly numbered a hundred. The October woods yielded a supi ply of beautiful flowers —the golden cd, which embodies the club color, yellow—beautiful oak leaves and dais.es. and these with ferns and with roses and hydrangeas, banked the cans of the Dugan home, making it unusually pretty. The open fires added that, cheeriness which is so grate--1 i’ul in these cool October days, although thq weather was at its best yesterday. The Riley program was an excellent ano. Mrs. Dugan, chairman of the en- ' tertainment committee, opened with a talk and read a clever bit of verse.' , ‘And Yet,” which pertained to the opening of the club activities after the summer vacation. Miss Gertrude Moses gave a piano number and Mrs. Emma Daniel gave a talk on Riley. ■She told of his early life, his characteristics and many other tilings of interest. Miss Marie Patterson sang and Mrs. Charles Knapp gave two readings from Riley. A group of Riley songs, being several of his tuneful poems set to music, were sung, by Mrs. Will Schrock. The tea was served in the dining room. Pouring from the urn on the . dining table were Mrs. J. S. Boyers and Mrs. Dan Sprang. Dainty sandwiches and cakes were served with the tea. Favors were white ribbons bearing Riley's name, pinned on each guest by Mrs. D. D. Heller, with a button pin bearing Riley's picture. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Dr. Cook and daughter, Justine; Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Adams, of Bluffton, and Mrs. Richard Day oU.Scranton. Pa.; I Mrs. O. P. Edwards. Leipsic, Ohio; Miss Rose Dunathan, Ven Wert, Ohio; ' Mrs. Milo McKinney. The committee in charge of the en-' tertainment comprised Mrs. C. A. Du- 1 gan, chairman; Mrs. D. D. Heller, I Mrs. Dan Sprang, Mrs. D. E. Smith. Mrs. J. H. Heller. Mrs. J. S. Boyers, j Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Mrs. Emma Daniel.! The Shakespeare club will begin its I regular study next week.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, October 7, 1915.

UANCE CRAZE Vlodcrn Dances Exit from Scheme of Milwaukecs Amusement Program. WILL SKATE NOW Completion of Costly Sea Walls Makes Smooth Ice Possible. (I’nited Press Service) Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 7, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Exit the modern dam e craze from the scheme of things in Milwaukee. By the time the ice lias frozen early this winter, the Pigeon Walk and all other forms of dance floor acrobats will be lost and forgotten in a craze for ice skating. Milwaukee is going to have the biggest open air ice skating rink hl the middle west. When the long protecting seawall that makes Milwaukee harbor one of the finest in the world was completed, it was thought that the water within the protected area would freeze very smoothly but the first winter proved that such was Pot the case. The ice wa» too rough for skating. Now, however, a second protection wall has been erected within the outer sea wall and the strip of water between the shore of Lake Michigan and the second wall will freeze to a glassy surface. Plans are already under way to utilize this great strip of water from McKinley beach to the head of Mason street as a municipal skating rink. It will be be mere than a mile and a half long and a quarter of a mile wide. ' The demise of the dance lias already been noted in cases and hails where the nightly throngs were wont to swirl in close embrace. One nig case that maintained a dance floor has done away with dancing for lack of patronage. Like New' York city, the people here intend to go in strong for ice skating to take the place of the trot and canter.

CORN SELECTION For Seed —County Agent A. J. Hutchins Meets Farmers at School House ON LAST EVENING At District 6, in Kirkland Township—Talked on Seed Corn Selection. The farmers of the. vicinity of the school district number six. Kirkland township, are right up to snuff. Thirty two of them attended an enthusiastic meeting last evening at the schoolhouse of that district, when County Agent A. J. Hutchins gave a demonstration of the selection of seed corn. A shock of corn fodder was brought bodily into the schoolhouse, and MrHutchins gave a talk, bearing upon the scientific selection of the corn ' to be used for seed. The demonstration was such an excellent one that the farmers invited him to meet witli them more informally in a corn field, and he accepted the invitation. He will go out next ■ Monday and the talk and deraonstra ' tion will be carried further. I Trustee G. M. T. Houck was one of the interested ones in securing the 1 meeting for last evening. i -o SECURES S3OO HAUL Huntington, Oct. 6, —A short, neat-ly-dressed man sauntered into the , Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction station here tonight, and with a revolver, forced J. C. Colches--1 ser, the agent, to give up about S3OO. 1 Fifteen feet away were the employes 'of the restaurant, sepa- ' rated front the waiting room by a 'screen only. The police have been ' unable to find trace of the robber .tf[ter he left the station. J Sheriff Ed Green was notified early this morning to watch for the thief. ’ An excellent description was furnished.

FIRST CASES IN STRIKE. (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Three ' machinists of the Bowser plant who went on trial today charged with assaulting Roy Thompson, a strike breaker, of Indianapolis, was the first local court case growing out of the Fort Wayne street car strike. Joseph HaiYner, John Waldo and Leslie Libley were the three defendants. They are charged with having stopped Thompson’s street car and kicked Thompson insenI sible. They have been out on SSOO bond. This was the day named by the city attorney when the new ordinance directed against the street car company should go into effect. The new ordinance, passed since the strike started, provides that the company shall not employ men to run its cars who have had less than fourteen days' local experience. The ordinance is directed at the strike breakers, many of whom have been imported from various Indiana cities. IHE COURT NEWS The Andrews Damage Case Against Klopfenstein to Come to Trial. MAY BEGIN FRIDAY

Will. Schrock Qualifies as Administrator of Estate of Nettie Schrock. Attorneys Shafer Peterson, C. L. Walters and L. C. DeVoss, went to Portland this morning to try the case J of Ella Andrews, widow of Wade Andrews against Jeff Klopfenstein, for $5,000 damages. Another case was on before the judge and a jury and this was not completed until noon today.’ It was thought that the issues in .he' Andrews case would be made this afternoon and the same gotten ready for trial by tomorrow morning. Special Judge Theodore Shockney of Winchester will try the case. The casej was venued to Jay county from here. William P. Schrock was granted letters of administration on the estate i of his mother, the late Mrs. Nettie. I His bond was SI,OOO. The report of the inheritance tax ’ appraiser in the estate of Samuel Doak * was filed and November 1 the day fixed for the hearing thereof. Notice was ordered given to interesterd parties. The inventory filed by E. Burt Lenhart, guardian of William Jackson, was approved. Joseph D. Winteregg, guardian of Gust Mutter, filed inventory which court approved. Real estate transfers: James M. Boyer et al to Henry S. Michaud, lot 731, Decatur. $2,000; H. S. Michaud to Samuel K. Christy, lot 731 Decatur, I $2,000. HALLOW’EEN SOCIAL

Ben Hurs will give a Hallow’een social this evening at their hall. All are invited to come. Bring plenty of pennies in your pocket. A good program and a general good time is offered. The following menu will be served: Bits of stone and a sorcess. Swamp fruit. A noise and a doctor’s charge. Skipper’s retreat. For the love loom. A muscial nut.. Everlasting delight. Low shoe relative mixture. Adam’s ale. Chip off the old block. Come and bring your friend. All that will mask may. A prize will be given to best masked.—Contributed. BLIND TIGER CAUGHT (United Press Service) Bluffton. Oct. 7,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Elzey Starr, forty years o ld —a cripple who came here from Blackford county last February was arrested on a blind tiger charge and pleaded guilty in circuit this morning, ' getting a fifty dollar fine and costs with ninety days in jail suspended. The blind tiger was found at his home in the south part of town, his boy and another were found drunk and they admitted they got it there. The case was heard before special judge McGriff of Portland.

WILSONJENCAGED President Wilson is Engaged to Mrs. Norman R. Galt, Widow of A CAPITAL JEWELER Date of M odding not Fixed, But Will Probably be in December. (United Press Service) Washington, Oct. 7. (Special to (lie Daily Democrat) —President Wilson will leave tomorrow morning for New j York, acompanied by ids finance, Mrs. | Norman R. Galt, Mrs. Helen Woodrow Bones, Doctor Cary T. Grayson and secretary Tumulty, to attend a bouse party at the home of Colonel House. Official statements at the white house today said the wedding will be celebrated very quietly at the home of Mrs. GaU. President Wilson will marry within a short time, Mrs. Norman R. Galt, widow of a former prominent jeweler of Washington. “The announcement was made today of the engagement of Mrs. Norman Gale of this city and President Woodrow Wilson." No announcement of the date of he wedding was made, although it was stated at the white house that it wouid take place within a few months and would be private. She came into the White House cir- j I cle last fall as the close friend of Miss!; Margaret Wilson, daughter of the Pres-*, ident. and was then met bv the Presii dent. Mrs. Galt was Miss Wilson’s guest at Cornish during the present summer. She is a woman of charm- 1 ing personality and the friendship, , which early grew between her and the , President, quickly ripened into some- i thing warmer and deeper. The President's attention to Mrs. | Gale have been marked for some! weeks, but his opportunities to be with . her iiave been curtailed by the pres(Continued on Pago 4.) — —o I, RILEY SERENADE

Indianapolis Orchestra and Musik Verin Serenade the Hoosier Poet AT 12:01 O’CLOCK Poet, Admits Having the Time of His Life—Baskets of Flowers. (United Press Service) Indjanapolfs, Oct. 7.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Lockerbie street was the tirst spot in the whole wide world today to know- that James Whitcomb Riley's birthday had arrived. At 12:01 a. m. the little street echoed from end to end with the strains oi “Love's old sweet song." played by the brass quartet of the Indianapolis orchestra. Riley’s dreams must ha .-e enfolded the melody at first, for the Hoosier poet was not at once awakened. When the fact that he was being serenaded dawned on him he appeared at a window and wanted the party to wait until he passed the cigars. "No you go back to sleep.” and they let the little lane in quiet once more, but they left members of he Musik Verin, sang several german folk songs and Riley admitted he was having the time of his life. The party left a big basket of flowers at his door and twined about the basket were ribbons that bore incribed in letters of gold “From the Indianapolis orchestra and the Music Verin,, JBrothers in Song, to James Whitcomb Riley, who has made song glorious, October <th, 1915. Twelve-one a. tn.” o— DAVID GESSINGER FUNERAL. The funeral of David Gessinger of Tenth street was held this morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Methodist church. The Rev. I). T. Stephenson officiated. o IS RECOVERING W. L. Gunder who was seriously hurt Saturday evening when kicked by a horse, is recovering gradually. He is still bedfast, however, being able to sit up in bed only when supported.

I A DIGNINFIED FAMILY * Having engaged in a prize fight the sou of a family, who aro strong on dignity, has to leave home. He fails , in love with a mountain girl. Later his brother meets the girl while on u vacation, and after proposing throws her over at his father's command because she is illiterate. The girl at once goes to school, and after acquiring a social polish takes care to meet the faithless city you> i. Site accepts his renewed proposal, but gets revenge by announcing her engagement to his brother at the dinner he had arranged for the purpose of announcing his, Improbable but inter esting. In the cast are Huth Stonehouse. Grant Foreman ami Eugene Acker. There will also be the usual Charlie I Chaplin reel in addition to the three j reels of "A dignified Family." OTHERS How Edward Lee McLain Returned to Community Part of His Wealth. NEW SCHOOL HOUSE Donated With Complete Equipment—Dedicated by Great Men. Men work and strive and labor to ( gain riches and power and influence and then what—they die and the heirs ’ quarrel and scrap and go to court to divide the wealth thus accumulated by the years of toil and the genius cf tiie man who had the fat bank account. It is said that there are but three generations from shirt sleeves back to shirt sleeves and it is about the truth. But every now and again we find men who feel differently about these matters and for them we hare always the greatest respect. Van Wert has had two or three men who dispersed their wealth that the people of that community might enjoy the benefits thereof during future gener ations. Mr. Eckhart of Auburn who died recently did much for Auburn.

leaving a V. M. C. A. and a beautiful park and a well equipped library as monuments— and he left more—he left sons and daughters who feel that what he did was right and will follow in his footsteps. One of the most interesting donations of this kind that has been called to our attention is that of Edward Lee McLain of Greenfield. Ohio. It is a city even smaller than this. Mr. McLain has accumulated a fortune with his manufacturing plant and he is one of the few wno realized that- the wise thing is to invest the money or at least a part of it now. He did and he did it wisely. H< has built and equipped a modern high school building at cost of $.'’.00,000, it contains laboratories, gas plant, museum, shops for the boys, library, gym nasium. auditorium, c lub rooms, stud) apartments and commercial room. The building was dedicated recently and . among those who paid tribute to the splendid deed were Governor Willis. ; Hon. P. P. Claxton commissioner of the bureau of education at Washing [ ton, Dr. Herbert Welch, Prof. J. T. 1 Quarles of Cornell university and W. B. Ittner. architect of St. Louis, if was a most remarkable event. Here in Decatur we would be delighted to have tile .gymnasium. We wonder ; f Mr. McLain is appreciated in his home' town. We believe he is and we know , he ought to be. o STILL TAKING MOVIE Lots of excitement and interest Imr, been shown in the production of the “Miss Decatur" movie play that has been in progress in this city during the past few days. Yesterday the greater part of the play was taken. In the morning the movie couple Miss Leona Bosse and Mr. Raymond Hartings were snapped at the beautiful C. C. Schafer home and a tennis party on the Schafer courts was also taken. The beautiful surroundings of the Schafer home gave the picture a realistic. effect. This morning a picture of a Ford pulling up a hill was taken. o EASTERN STAR METING. The regular business meeting and initiation of the Eastern Star will be held Friday evening at the hall. It is requested that every member be present.

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OORE IkJRWIN Elected Member of Judiciary Committee of the Knights of Pythias AT INDIANAPOLIS MEET Local Delegates Returned Home Today With Report —Doings of Body. Dore B. Erwin, for several years a member of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, was again made a member of the judiciary committee of that body by the newly elected grand chancellor, Charles F. Remy. A proposed consitutional amendment to increase the initiation fee of the Knights of Pythias lodge from $lO to S2O was not approved yesterday by the Indiana Grand lodge at the closing session of its annual convention in the Indiana Pythian building. The proposed increase was considered at tiie meeting of the supreme lodge at Winnipeg, Canada, last year, and was submitted to the Grand Lodges to be voted on before the convening of the next supreme lodge at Portland, Oregon. The Indiana Grand Midge's five representatives to the supreme lodge meeting were instructed yesterday to vote against the proposed amendment. A constitutional change providing that ail financial officers of subordinate lodges shall be placed under a blank-, el bond, the cost of which is to be paid by the grand lodge, was adopted. It was also decided that the masters of finance of the various lodges shall be paid not less than 3 per cent of the dues and assessments collected by them and that they shall report annually to the Grand Lodge on the financial condition of their respective lodges. The question of voting on the proposal to establish a tuberculosis sanitarium at a point in the southwestern part of the United States, which was considered at the last convention of the supreme lodge, was left entirely with the five local representatives. / Harry Wade, who yesterday turned/ over tiie office of keeper of reconjX and seal to his successor, Robert/ A. Brown, was presented with a /andsome victrola by the memberyof the Grand Lodge at the close of yesterday's session. / The convention, accordnig to officers and delegates, most successful ever held in ty ■ state. After the closing session Jast night many of the visitors departed for thier homes, while a fudv remained until todaj / n THg/pERFECT MAN. The sa-ialled perfect man in Illinois in Charles Saunders, eighty-six, and lie claims to be without a single physical defect and he accounts for it by these facts: He never drank in his life. He never whipped any of his five i hikiren.

He never spoke a cross word to his •wife. lie never called on any woman but his wife. lie always went to bed at or before 9 o'clock. lie never had a fight. lie attended church regularly. He always ate simplest of foods. Hr reads without glasses and is a familiar figure at the ball games. There are two points in this program that are not generally considered, and these are, he never whipped his children, or spoke a cross word to his wife. These are real sanitary regulations, the violation of which will shorten a man's days. If you want to live to a ripe old age, don't whip your I children or scold your wife.—Exchange. INDIANA DEMOCRACY. (United Press Service) Early democracy in Indiana was rock-bed. founded upon Jeffersonian I and Jacksonian principles. It held that the federal government was strictly limited in its powers and that, internal improvements by national aid ' were unconstitutional. It gradually assumed a conservative position on the tariff question; empasized the power of the states, and the rights of the individual. After the slavery issue dominated it. the democracy espoused territorial expansion. Indiana was under democratic rule continuously for nearly a fifth of a century— 184:1-1861 —preceding the civil war.