Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 250.

ITALY JOW IN European Chaotic Chase for Power and Victory— Fourth Declaration AGAINST THE BULGARS Russia Intimates That Its Government Will be Fifth—Fronts Quiet. (United Press Service) , London, Oct. 19. —(Special to bally Democrat)'-it. was stated here today that there lias been considerable difference concerning many of the gravest problems that havft been up for some time in the English cabin.tt. Sir carbons resignation as attorney general emphasized them so sharply that many look for the speedy fall of the whole administration. Announcement was made today that Premier Asquith was so ill as to necessitate several days for recovery. Os the genuiness of the Premiers illness no doubt was felt. It was recalled however that just such an anouncement was the forerunner of Delcasse's resignation, he being minister to France. On one hand it was staled, pressure was being brought to prevent a wholesale resignation by the ministers as this would necessitate a national election, and it was generally conceded that the present is no time for such a test. On the other side the assertion was widely made that an increasingly vigorous prosecution of the war alone can prevent such a development. Rome, Oct. 19, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Italy today declared war on Bulgaria. This made the fourth official declaration of war against the Bulgars. Italy was proceeded by Servia. England and France. Russia has announced that a state of war existed from the moment the Bulgars begin fighting the Servians, but a formal declaration of war has not yet been issued from Petrograd. London, Oct. 19,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Premier Asquith was ill today, necessitating a few days rest. The premier's doctor issued a bulletin saying that his patient was suffering from gastro-intestinal catarrh and must have several days complete repose, (London, Oct. 19— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Seen at the Hendon aviation grounds Claude Graham White aviator personally denied the repeated reports that the Britisli government recently shot him as a spy. BANDITS TERRORIZE TRAIN. (United Press Service) Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Sixty Mexicans, most of them dressed in the uniform of Carranza soldiers, wrecked and “shot up” a southbound passenger train near here on the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad last night, killing two and wounding four others. They escaped after robbing the passengers and looting the baggage car. The Mexicans afterward burned a three hundred foot bridge, and cut the telephone wires between the scene and this place to delay pursuit. Five hundred soldiers and civil ians are following the trail. The death of Corporal Mcßee and P. H. Kendall, engineer, was reported. The band removed the bolts and spikes from the rails. The train reached the scene about 10:30 o’clock. The rails were jerked from their places, r id the two forward cars went into the ditch. Before tile passengers recovercd from the shock five men entered (he first cat still on the track mid began shooting. Three United S ates soldiers near the door were the first victim*. Corporal Mcßee was instantly killed. Privates McCain r...d Wains were dragged out and shot. McCain was wounded in the adbomen and will die. Wallis was wounded In the left arm and his left hand was shot away. The Mexicans ran through the train shouting "Death to the gringoes!” “Kill the soldiers!” Passengers were told to hand over their valuables and were clubbed if (hey resisted. Several passengers were forced to remove their shoes and outer clothing. One swarthy bandit stooped and yanked the shoes from the bloody corpse of a soldier. Mexican passengers were not molested. The bandits were all armed with carbines of exactly ,the same pattern as those supplied to the constitutional soldiers.

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I QUARANTINE LIFTED. The government quarantine covering the state of Indiana. Michigan and Vir ginla lias been lifted, according to • information given out by D. F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, today. Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Pensylvania are still under quarantone. The Indiana quarantine affected shippers to eastern markets and caused some inconvenience during the past • year. o NOTHING MORE ROMANTIC. ' George H. Vance and Miss Lolo Lemme “grew up together” in Chicago. They liked each other as lad and lassie, and when they grew older they liked each other still better, and then the little god of love did the rest. What more romantic, thought they, titan to be wedded at Pine lake, where the birds sing and the whispering breezes tell of love's sweet content.—The LaPorte (Ind.) Argus. -- — o A HAPPY EVENT ■ Was Celebration of Fiftyfourth Anniversary of Wedding of MR. AND MRS. V. S. BELL At Craigville—Children and Their Families Are Present. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bell of Craigville were very happy Sunday when they entertained a big party of friends and relatives in honor of the fiftyfourth anniversary of their wedding, which took pla'ce at Xenia, Ohio, on October 17, 1861. Their betrothal was made at Columbus, one of the growing cities of Ohio, at that time, but the young couple went to Xenia for the wedding, which was a big event in the social life of that little city. The bride was Miss Sarah Alexander and Mr. Bell met her when he came from Pennsylvania to the “western country” to work for her father. After their marriage they moved to Adams county and made their home for years just across the Wells-Ad-ams county line. In later years they moved to Craigville where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. Bell have the love and affection of a wide circle of relatives and friends and the respect and esteem of the entire community. Their notable hospitality left nothing undone Sunday for the entertainment of the guests and that the event was one long to be remembered, goes without saying. The guests w-ere as follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bell and son, Harry, of Craigville; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Zerkle, their triplets, Esther, Ruth and Frances, daughter, Neva and son, Kenneth, from their home northeast of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parrish, their twins. Vince and Joe, their daughters. Wavy and Lucile, and their sons, Herman and Luzerne, of Travisville; Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Steele and their sons. Harold and Russell, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. George Everett, sons, Leonard and Chalmer, and daughters. Hele». Geraldine and Charlott, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Mills, sons. Robert and Charles, and daughter. Margaret, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bell, jr.. sons, Merl and True, and daughter, Mae, of New Haven; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bell and sons, Dwight and Brooks, and daughter,' Gretchen, who reside north of Craigville; Mr. and Mrs. JJerry Myers of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weilman and son, Luzerne, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Zerkle. daughter, Justine, and son, Wayne, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith and sons. Lawrence and Clarence, of Decatur; Frank Drake, of Decatur, and William J. J. Bell, who makes his home at Craigville with his parents. BAR HAVEN NOV. sth. I Announcement was made this morn- , ing that November fifth was the date • selected by the Ben Hurs upon which . they will present “Bar Haven" a three L - act comedy drama, whose plot is siti uateti at Bar Haven Maine, a pictur- [ esque New England villiage, long nott cd for its production of leaders in 1 the “banks” fisherman. The story . leads up to, and centers around the . heroine, who finally comes into her - own. The selection of the cast has s not been quite finished, and anonunce--1 ment of their names is promise'’ in the near future.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, October 19, 1915.

TWO WERE HURT Horse Scaring, Tears Rig to Pieces, Throwing Children Out and Under. DISLOCATED SHOULDER Most Severe Injury—Jim A. * Hendricks Rescues Children from Peril.

Millard McCain 14, dislocated shoul- . der, Alta McCain with cuts on the head are the injuries sustained in a runaway near Monroe Monday morning in which Mrs McCain and four child- ' ren were the principals. Mrs. McCain was driving the children to school, when just in front of the Jim A. Hendricks home the horse frightened and made a lunge. Tearing the front wheels from under the buggy, and itself from the shafts, the horse ran down the road. The mother and three children were throwp out of the rig, which then fell on the. boy. dislocating his shoulder. Jim A. Hendricks arrived on the scene about this time and lifted off the buggy and rushed the lad to Dr. Rayl's office where the shoulder was set. Later in the afternoon he took the lad to Bluffton where an X-ray examination was made of the shoulder in Dr. Metz's office to determine if the shoulder had been properly set. The girl lias severe cuts over the face and head, and the mother and youngest child, escaped injury. It is not known what scared the horse. o NEWERAFARMING County Agents and Progressive Farmers Gather at Lafayette Today. WILL BE INSTRUCTED By Extension Department —Two Day Session—A. J. Hutchins Attends. LaFayette, Ind., Oct. 19, —The leaders of the commonly called “new era” I in farming, the county agricultural | agents and the officers of farmers’ in-, stitute organizations, gathered here to-. day for a two-day conference with the Extension staff of Purdue University, the former to tell their troubles and the latter to give advice. Practically every member of Indiana’s large though recently recruittej army of country’ agents was present. The visitors were to hear a number of experts on farm subjects. Among the speakers were: Pres. H. J. Waters of Kansas Agricultural college: Dr. J. C. Whitten, University of Missouri: and L. H. Goddard, U. S. Department of Agricultural Schedules will be arranged for farmers’ institutes at tomorrow’s meeting. County Agent A. J. Hutchins of this county is in attendance. ' TO DISTRICT MEETING. Several automobile loads of Odd Fellows from the local lodge went to Bluffton this afternoon to be in attendance at the district meeting which is being held there today. At least two more loads of members will go over for the evening service, leaving here at six o'clock. Those who will be in attendance at the meeting are: M. I. Scherer, Daniel Sprang,' Millard F. Cowan, L. E. Summers, Homer H. Knodle, Dr. J. M. Miller, A. M. Roop, Ed S. Christen, M. S. Venis, Owen Davis. Anton Krunemacher, John W. Merriman. John McCrory and Ralph i McCrory. o buy tract of timber. Ed Warner of Fort Wayne, timber ' buyer for Harper, Hayslip & Bell of ' this city, and Mr. Hayslip yesterday i closed the contract for one of the ' largest and best pieces of timber land i in Wells county. The tract contains ' about fifty acres of the finest timber i in this section of the state. Cutters ■ will start to work just as soon as pos- > sible, and the logs will be hauled to the mill just north of the city.

HOOSIER HISTORY IN TABLOID. (United Press Service’ Wayne county was one of the whig strongholds in the state. The Quaker element was strong, and with the rise of the slavery question as a political issue, many of the Quakers became abolitionists, bringing bitter feeling between them and the whigs. Henry Clay, candidate for president, addressed a monster meeting in Richmond in October, 1844. Just before he began his speech a committee of abolitionists presented a petition to him concerning his freeing his own slaves. It angered Clay and for an hour he flayed the abolitions!* with sarcasm and abuse, ending by telling them to go home and mind their own business. The speech was widely circulated among the abolitionists and was the cause of Clay's losing New York and the presidency. After the election the abolition papers announced, “We are at home, Mr. Clay.” u

TAGGART GAGE WAS DISMISSES Because of a Lack of Evidence According to Prosecutor Rucker. i OTHER CONTINUANCES i Cases of “Bud” Gibson and Ernest Roeder Were Continued Until Dec. 1. , Indianapolis, Oct. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Thomas Taggart, . democratic national committeeman, will not stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to corrupt the 1914 election of Marion county. The case against him was dismissed in the criminal court on the motion of the state, for the reason that conclusive evidence against Taggart is lacking, said prosecutor Rucker. Taggart was indicted with Mayor Joseph E. Bell, Chief of police Perrott and one hundred and twenty-five others. Mayor Bell was recently acquitted by a jury- Other cases pending were continued by Special Judge Eochorn to December first, because the court is congested. No action was taken in the cases of James (Bud) Gibson and Ernest Reader confessed conspirators, their cases beiing continued. When Rucker asked for a continuance in the other cases Judge Einhorn said: "There seems to be several cases in I which the same action as that just taken by the state should be taken, and it seems wise to give the state * time to look over its evidence before proceeding.” ATTEND_WEDDING Rev. Father Kroeger Goes to Logansport to Officiate at the Wedding OF HIS COUSIN < Miss Edith Kroeger and Jos. Kennedy—Aunt and Uncle Also Attend. Rev. Father Kroeger, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church; Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Harris and children, George and Matilda, left this morning for Logansport. They go to attend ' the wedding of a relatives. Miss Edith ’ Kroeger, of Logansport, and Mr. Joseph Kennedy, of Peru. The wedding will take place tomorrow morning at the St. Bridget’s Catholic church. Father Kroeger, who is a cousin of the bride, will perform the ceremony. Mrs. Harris is an aunt of the bride. The newly married couple will make their home in Peru. — —o ATTEND GREAT COUNCIL , John Ix>gan left last night for Indian- ' apolis He goes as a delegate from , thb local Red Men’s council to the I state council. —o W. R. G. MEETING s At the regular meeting of the W. R. - C. at the hall Thursday evening, the > I report from the district convention J will be given.

FOR THE PASTOR Is Surprise Given—Rev. H. C. Powell Remembered on Birthday. BY THE CONGREGATION Bountiful Supper Spread— Presented With Handsome Office Chair. Saturday evening, Oct. 16. mebres and friends of the Bobo M. E. church gathered at the parsonage and reminded their pastor, Rev. H. C. Powell, of his thirty-seventh birthday. A bountiful supper was spread and all

did ample justice to the good things to eat. The pastor was presented | with a beautiful oak office chair, which was a complete surprise. The evening was spent in music, singing and two guessing contests in which Miss Wilma Dailey won the first ’ prize, and Mrs. Mary Colter, second. Those present were: B. S. Colter, wife and children, Donald and Louise; Orlando Springer and daughters, Mabie and Maud; Mr. and Mrs. Kit Cowan. Mr. and Mrs. John Troutner , and son, and Miss May Troutner; Mrs. Mary Falk, Miss Wilma Dailey, Harvey Ward, Forest Bunner, Gladys | Bunner, Cleo Bunner, E. W. Dailey, Oro Gilpin. Bertha Bunner, Jesse Daniels, G. A. Bunner. Ella Sheline, Lucy Bunner. Ed Koos, Kergie Hobbs, Isaac Rash. Philip Rash, Luther Funk, Lizzie Dailey, and Mrs. H. C. Powell and , children, Cecil, Gertrude, Christopher, Frank and Andra. Al! left at a late hour, wishing Rev. Powell many happy returns of the day.—Contributed. WANTS MOREPAY Chicago & Erie Railroad Wants an Increased Rate for Hauling Beets. ASKS FOR VACATION f Os an Order of Suspension Effective Until March— Hearing Soon. Hearing of the petition of the Chicago & Erie railroad for an increase of rates for carrying beets from seven points of origin in Ohio and sixteen points in Indiana will probably i be held within tlage next thirty days. I before the interstate commerce commission, if the petition to annul the suspension of the rate now in effect is sonsidered at all. The railroad company alleges that the rate now in force is insufficient , to bear the cost of the traffic! and some time ago filed a claim for a higher rate with the commission. Diekema & Collin of Holland, Mich., attorneys for the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, succeeded in securing an order of suspension effective until March 12, 1916. Now the railroad wants the suspension removed so that the higher rate will be effective. F. H. Hubbard, manager of the sugar company, believes that the sugar . company will win in the final hearing. , CONCERT BY LADIES’ CHORUS Next Sunday evening at 7:30 the ladies chorus of Berne will give -j i concert at the Evangelical church. i Lovers of good singing will be pleased to hear of this announcement. 1 During the summer season this pou- i lar chorus were greeted by a full house at South Bend. Elkhart, Oakwood Park, and at other places, receiving at each place a hearty and cordial invitation to return. A full program will be published published later in the week. There will no charges for admission but a good silver offering will be taken. A cordial invitation to the public to attend the feast. The chorus has eighteen numbers. ATTEND CONVENTION Mrs. Morris Hay left Monday for Hartford City to attend the District Convention of the W. R. C. She goes aS district conductor, also delegate i from our local corps. i Mrs. J. E. Hower of this city is also ttiending, but not as a delegate.

| TODAY'S HOOSIER ODDITY. I (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Few housewives , In Indianapolis know that every foot of gas they use is scrubbed before they burn it. When the gas company discovered a quantity of napthalene in the gas it installed a "scrubber.” costing about *25,000. to wash the foreign substance out. Napthalene is harmless and burns under ordinary conditions, but when in cold weather the gas is chilled, napthalene crystalizes, damaging the gas. oATTEND HESSE CASSEL SEVICES. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Knapke, Mrs. Beecher Meibers and Mrs. ('. Deining er went to Hesse Cassel last evening to hear a part of the forty hours' devotion service. The Rev. Otmar Knapp, brother of Ben Knapp, is assisting in the service. SPIT LOVE AWAY William Daugherty Chewed Tobacco and Spit on the Floor and HIS WIFE LEFT Now She Wants a Divorce —Well Known Geneva Elderly Couple. William S. Daugherty, a well known elderly man of Geneva, may not be exactly "tobacco spitting his life away" as is tne cnarge made of tobacco chewers, by a well known tobacco cure company, but he seems to have “tobacco spit" away the love of his wife, Lydia Dauugherty, who is plain tiff in a divorce case filed in the Ad ams circuit court this morning. Mrs. Daugherty recites that they were married January 18. 1907. and lived together until August 30. 1910. He evidently did not come up to her expectations as a husband, for she says he was guilty, before their separation. of using profane and obscene language in their home, was dirty and filthy about the house, and would not keep himself clean. Moreover, she says he chewed tobacco and spit in the house on the floor, and she was compelled to leave him and set up housekeeping for herself. She says he failed to make any reasonable support for her during the last two years, although he was able to do so. having an income of S4OO a year, and owned real estate and personal property and had a life estate in real estate, val ued at SI,OOO. She says she was com pelled to purchase groceries with her own money, her spouse saying that bread and water were plenty good enough for them. Since her separation. she says she has been compelled to work out by the week doing house work to support herself. She asks for a divorce and alimony of SSOO. She also filed a petition ask ing for money with which to prosecute this cause. L. C. DeVoss is the plaintiff’s attorney. oK. OF P. DISTRICT MEET. Robert A. Brown, grand keeper of records and seal for the Indiana grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, is sending to all lodges in the state the announcement of dates for the district meetings. His first official circular since his election at the recent session names most of the district meetings for dates before the holidays. His purpose it> to increase interest in the winter work of the lodges. The sixth, district, which is composed of Wells, Blackford. Adams and Jay counties, will hold its district meeting at Pennville on November 16th. T. J. Cartwright of Pennville, has been appointed as district deputy. Y. P. A. MEETING The Young Peoples' Alliance of the Evangelical church will meet this evening at 8:00 o'clock at the home of Rev. Rilling for its regular monthly business and social meeting. The program promises to be extra good, the main feature being an illustrated lecture by Chas. Hocker, on the sub ject‘“My trip to the Exposition". Let all friends and members of the Alliance be present to enjoy the evening. O. L. BURGENER. D. C. PrjJß. ELZEY SELLS STORE. A. S. Elzey has disposed of a hardware store at Ossian to three brothers, Carl, Otto and Forest Wilson.

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BUBBLE BURSTS 1 ——— 1 i Beulah Youse Warren Returns from Honeymoon to Find Husband’s Riches OPIUM FIEND’S DREAM Bride is Daughter of Nelson Youse of This City— Has Relatives Here, f Finding that her husband of only a few days was a millionaire only in his mind, his story of riches the beautiful dream of an opium fiend, and that he was wanted by officers in Ft. Wayne for uttering fraudulent check. Beulah Youse Warren, seventeen years old, daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Youse of Fort Wayne, and of Nelson I Youse of Decatur, with her husband. Charles Luther Warren, thirty-three, had a most ignominous return from their honeymoon to Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Youse keeps a boarding house in Fort Wayne, and Beulah, her 1 daughter, who is well known here, worked in a store. Warren appeared on the scene, seemed to be very 1 wealthy, giving out a check for SIOO,000 to Beulah; buying expensive gifts for her and her mother; arranging for the purchase of a home for their occupancy on their return from their honeymoon, and finally, with Mrs. Youse. leaving with Beulah for Michigan City, where they were married last Friday. Mrs. Youse returned home last week and expected them to , join her Sunday in Fort Wayne to continue plans for opening a fashionable boarding house in the Cressler home which Warren said he was going to purchase and for which he had engaged considerable furniture. They went to Valparaiso, and it was there the officers found them, and brought them to Fort Wayne yesterday. They insisted, however, that they had intended to return to Fort Wayne without official procedure. Beulah insists that her husband is all right and that she will stand by him until she is shown good cause why she should not. Beulah was engaged to a young Purdue university student, who os working his way through coMege, and who is said to have threatened to shoot Warren, when he learned of her marriage to Warren. Warren protests his innocence of any wrong doing and alleges he can make good all checks he issued. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says: To a newspaper man last evening: Warren dictated the story of his life. “I was born at Convoy. 0.," he said, “and am now thirty-three years old. When I was eight years of age my parents moved to a farm, known as the May place, two miles south of Monroeville, this county, and we lived there until I was eleven. William May, one of the best known men in the eastern part of the county, was an uncle of mine. Then we went back to Convoy and stayed three years, when we moved to McCoy burg, Jasper county. I grew up there and after finishing school, attended Valpariaso university where I learned to be a mechanical draftsman. Then I located at Detroit for a time but seven years ago established an office at Toledo. Several years ago 1 had a sick spell and the doctor gave me morphine. That was the start of my experience with drugs. Two years ago I switched to opium and had been eating an average of a pound of the stuff a week when my nerves broke and I came here on a vacation. I was introduced to Beulah on the street one evening after she got off work —a former Monroeville woman brought us together—and when ; I mer her 1 fell in love with her and resolved to quit dope. I told her what I had been doing and she said she would help me break the awful habit. 5 I also quit chewing tobacco, which was - not a filthy habit with me because I f always swallowed the juice. I had i known old lady Youse for fifteen years ' and she remembered me when I came . home that night with Beulah. I en--1 gaged room and board and stayed there three weeks. I don’t blame that young fellow Carmichael down at Purdue university for being sore because Beulah married me. She sent him most of the money she earned working in a store. “After I left here the first time I went to Pontiac, Mich., and sold a farm that I owned near there for $5,(Continued on 1 age *37)