Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 298.

FORD WIRELESS Henry Ford Sends Message to Every European Ruler Today. STOP YOUR FIGHTING And Let Negotiations Proceed—Austria’s Reply is Awaited. (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 13,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—How Germany will i advise Austria to answer the Ancona! note made public today, the sharpest communication that the United States has sent to any beligerent, was the big question considered by officials. On the answer depends whether long diplomatic negotiations must be endured and whether Austria will yield at all. New York, Dec. 13, —(Special to the -Daily Democrat) —Henry Ford today by wireless called upon the rulers of warring nations to declare an imme,diate truce and begin negotiations for ending the world war. The message went to every ruler in Europe. The message reads: We do earnestly entreat you and rulers of all other warring nations to declare an immediate truce. Let the armies stand where they are and then let negotiations proceed so that the soldiers may be delivered from another bitter winter in the trenches and sent back to their labors and firesides.” Athens, Dec. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Bulgarian advance guards have reached the Greek frontier at several points in their pursuit of the retreat of the Anglo-French troops. Their movements, according to Salonika dispatches this afternoon are bein gclosely watched by the Greek militia. No official statement is obtainable here as to what course the government intends to follow if the Bulgarians cross the border. The evacuation of Serbian territory by the allies proceeded rapidly throughout yesterday. It is believed here that the allied forces will withdraw entirely from Serbia before tonight. Aboard Peace Ship Oscar 11, Dec. 13, by wireless— (Special to Daily Democrat)— War has broken , out aboard the peace ship. Several delegates are preparing to quit the ship 1 at Christina and return to America, alleging that the extreme pacifist has insulted nine delegates who refused ; to sign a resolution condemning President Wilson’s preparedness program. While Ford signed the resolution he . desires the nine insurgents to remain . with the peace ship. In the row that J resulted some profanity was used. Washington, Dec. 13,—(Special; to ; Dally Democrat) —Secretary Lansing * this afternoon denied a report that | baron Zwiedinek Austrian charge hid asked for his passports. BULLETIN. Salonika, Dec. 13,— (Special to the Daily Democrat)-A satisfactory agreement was reached today by the Anglo French and Greek military authorities It calls for the free movement of the expeditionary forces between Salonika and the Greek front and the zone through which the allies are retreat ing. o— JAPAN INDIGNANT (United Press Service) Tokio, Japan, Dec. 13,— (Special to | Daily Democrat) —The Tokio press today in indignant articles denounced I Yuan Shi Kai’s acceptance of the Chinese throne. They declaration that he openly flouted the advice of Japan and urged that Japan make i proper representations. CONSCRIPTION! OUCH! (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Dec. 13 —(Spec ial to Daily Democrat)—A policy of conscription for the United States citizen array is proposed in a bill intro duced this afternoon by Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military affairs committee. MRS. BURROUGHS DEAD (United Press Service) Bluffton, Dec. 13,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. M. F. Burroughs, 62. mother of Herb Burroughs, manager of the Enterprise Drug Company at Decatur, died here Sunday night at 8:15. She has been sick for a year from a cancer.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I AN EVENING WEDDING ' Beautiful because of its simplicity I was the wedding or Mrs. Eva Deem: [to John Springer, at the home of tin 1 . bride’s parents on South Niblick St at nine o’clock Saturday night. Jus tice of the Peace Gabriel Kintz wat hustled from his warm fireside, an< conducted to the home where the wed ding party awaited him. He perform ,ed the marriage ceremony before a large gathering of friends and neigh hors. NOTICE. MASONS! The Eastern Star ladies who have given the Masons no rest until they provided a new home, will serve a free supper to every Mason that will come to the banquet hall at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening before the regular meeting. ILL SHORT TIME Herman Tettman Returns Today from Newark, 0. —Attended Funeral OF HIS SISTER Who Was Suddenly Stricken—Was Born and Reared Here. Herman Tettman returned to-: day from Newark, 0., where he was called last Wednesday by a message of the sudden death of his sister, Mrs. Anna Chilcote. Death was due either to heart trouble or the bursting, of a blood vessel of the brain. She had arisen in the morning and dressed, and after lacing her shoes, had gone to the bath room where she was stricken. A physician was summoned and she died a short time after being stricken. She was born in Decatur and lived here until in the 60’s when she went to Dayton, Ohio,. She has visited here on many occasions and is well known to many here. A co-incident is that she lay a corpse on the sam daye of the year as did her half-sister, who died last year. The following was taken from the ■ Newark Daily Advocate: Anna Tettman, born October 3, 1854 I at (Decatur, ,liyi., moved to Dayton, in) l(er, youth; and livoj there until she] rijaAied Harrry Hibbert, who will be! remembered as having built the court house,’ jail, the Hibbert & Schaus building, and numerous public build- 1 tags in different parts of the state.) Mr. Hibbert passed away in 1894, leav-, ing one son, Edward Hibbert. Later she was united in marriage to W. H. j Chilcoat, who passed away seven years ago. Mrs. Chilcoat spent the greater part of her life in Newark, where she has a legion of friends who mourn her sudden death. Her death, which occurred Wednesday morning at 7:25 o'clock at her home in West Second street, came as a great shock to all. as she had felt especially well up to the time of her death. There is one surviving child, Edward Hibbert, of Columbus, 0„ and one sister, Mrs. George Albert of Dayton, three brothers, John and Henry Tettman of Dayton, and Herman Tettman of Decatur Ind. Interment was made in the Hibbert family lot at Cedar Hill cemetery. . -—-o— — DRINKS red SEAL LYE (United Fr<xs Service) i Bluffton, Dec. 13,—(Special to the ■ Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Earhart, 55. of I Markle, died at six o’clock Sunday i morning, following her drinking a i quantity of Red Seal lye Saturday f noon. She has been in ill health for > several years and has threatened her lif e repeatedly. She found the lye on a porch and drank it before being discovered. She is survived by one brother and seven children. She formerly lived in Decatur and had many f relatives here. ______ IN DI A _ N A~WOM E"N ' TAKE)VOWS. 1 Notre Dame, Ind., Dec. 13-Six In- ' diana women were among the nineteen who became novices at the convent o St. Mary’s college here. The novice;' were clothed in the black habit, a step toward renunciation of the world f Bishop 11. J- Alerding conducted the services. The Indiana women’s names r are Blanche R. Burgess, Indianapolis: t Henrietta Teders, Avilla; Eleanors t Jacobowski, South Bend; Rose Hei r man, Decatur; Dorothy Heupel, La porte, and Margaret O’Hara, Tipton.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 13,1915.

TO CONTEST WILL IS _ 10 ’ Clarissa Carpenter and Ellsg. ■s worth Carter Ask That i. Mother’s Will tl- — BE SET ASIDE Estate Given to Son, Roy, e Except for S2OO to Clay a nssa Carpenter, n k r Objections to the probate of the will of the late Emily Carter were filed in the circuit court today by two of her , children, Clarissa Carpenter and Ells- ■ worth Carter, who did not share as fully in the provisions of the will as they think they should. They set out $ that Emily A. Carter died November 28, leaving an estate valued at about $3,000, and that each of them was entitled to one-third of the same, less any advancement that they might have received before. They allege , that she left all the estate to a son, ’ Roy Carter, except S2OO which Roy is directed to pay to Clarissa Carpenter. They allege that the testratrix was of unsound mind when the will was executed and that undue influence was exercised on her in the execution of the same, and ask that the will be not , probated. — o . C. B. L. OF I. TO MEET i The C. B. L. of I. will hold an im- . portant meeting Tuesday evening at the offices of John Starost, over the Winnes Shoe Store HALF INTEREST ) Barney Kalver Sells Half Interest to Maier Co. of Fort Wayne. 1 EFFECTIVE SATURDAY New Firm Will Continue in Business on West Monroe Street. .1 A business deal was closed 'Satur-' | ’i' I .• i day afternoon in which The Maier. Hide and Fur Company of west-Col-umbia street, Fort Wayne takes over 1 a half interest in the Kalver hide and . 1 junk yard on West Monroe street. I Barney Kalver" will retain a half interest and manage the entire business for the new firm. Mr. Kalver said this morning that but few chan.l ges were csontemplatej in the local i branch. I The Maier company is one of the 11 largest dealers in hides and fur ,n the middle states and a connection ) I with them is of value to the local in- | vestors. | The partnership assumed control [ 1 of the business last Saturday. WANTS TO CLEAN UP TOWN. r — (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13—(Special ’ to Daily Democrat)—Governor Ralston held a second conference with Thomas P. Patterson concerning conditions at Muncie and informed the man from Muncie that he would take r 1 up with Attorney General Stotsenberg 1 the question that whether a represen’’l tative of ’the attorney general’s office i can lawfully be assigned to the 1mMpeachment trial of Mayor Bunch in ' | Muncie. Governor Ralston repeated ’ i that he wished to see Muncie a law--111 abiding city. Muncie is dry and vio- ? lations of the liquor laws are the ones 0 ; referred to. Patterson told the govonior that Mr. Mann, the prosecuting £ attorney at Muncie, had been seen ’ playing cards behind a screen in a lawless place in the' day-time. Patter:son said that there were something !-' like sixty federal licenses held in n Muncie by cigar stores and places of if that sort where liqirft - is sold “notor's iously.” And you can go along the p street and in any class of places nam--I.' ed see the card games. There are e five, without question as notorious is 1 gambling houses in the heart of the s; city that ever ran in any city of the •a world. Patterson also said that the >1- prosecutor “is not attending to his a- duty, notwithstanding he knows of these licerfses.”

RED CROSS SEALS. ■ "I camo across some ladies this morning,” said Mrs. C. V. Connell, president of the Adams County As- . sociation for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, “who said they would dispense with all other Christmas seals and stickers and greetings this year and use only the Red Cross Christmas steals,” They appreciate , the good work they are helping do j and it may be an incentive to others also. Buy the Red Cross seals and help in the fight against tuberculosis. o — A BOX SOCIAL. A joint box social will be given next Friday evening by the schools taught by the Misses Ruth Leyse and Clara Boknecht. The social will be given 1 at Miss Leyse’s school, two miles 1 south of Peterson. Everybody is cordially invited. H SERIOUS CASE I Wash Burrell Underwent Serious Operation at Hope Hospital AT TEN O’CLOCK TODAY For Complication of Ailments—Chances for Recovery Are Doubtful. George Washington Burrell, for years driver of the bus in this city, went to Fort Wayne to the Hope hospital Sunday and this morning at ten o’clock underwent an operation for a complication of ailments. The ordeal was performed by Dr. D. D. Clark of this city, his local physician,! and Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne. His case is quite serious one andi orginated from liver trouble causing a shriveling of the bowels, several feat of which were found so badly shriveled and scarcely larger than a human finger. The appendix which was also found to be bad and bound by adhes-j ions, was removed. Mr. Burrell who is fifty-six years' of age, is in a serious condition, and although he may recover to a certain extent, and live for some time, the chances for his recovery, are against him.. Til MEET TUESDAY Old Stockholders of the Interurban Will Meet Again on Tuesday. IN MAYOR’S OFFICE To Determine Issue—s4o,000 is Needed Said Worden Saturday. Tuesday morning commencing at ten o’clock another meeting of the former stockholders of the Fort Wayne & i Springfield railway company will be held in the city in the mayor's offices. At this time a continuance of the deliberations for the repurchase of the road will be begun. A larger number of the old stockholders will be present i at this second meeting, and it is | thought by those in charge that some agreement will be reached. From Fort Wayne, Saturday night, came the news that Worden, in an interview there gave out that $40,000 would be required to swing the deal, but local parties profess ignorance of this increase in price. The local stock holders, in fact have been trying to raise only $30,000. INFANT DEAD Funeral services for the day-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. John Havlinlck of the north part of the city were held Saturday afternoon from the home. The babe lived but a few hours after birth. The father is employed at the Holland St. Louis Sugar Company. MRS. MYERS HOME. Mrs. Henry Myers who underwent . a serious operation about a month ago , at the St. Joseph’s hospital Fort i Wayne was brought home this aftert noon. Dr. H. E. Keller and Mr. Myers accompanied her home.

FOR POULTRYMEN Arrangements Made foi Five Days’ Work at Puri due University. J ) 1 A SPECIAL CAR LOAI i From Decatur Will Attenc Short Course and Corn Show January 11. i i ■ i For the first time in the history o ■ Indiana there will be a meeting espe dally for poultrymen at the Purdut short course to be held at Lafayette J commencing January 11th. Practical ( ly every other agricultural organiza tion in the state holds meetings at this time and a special program lias been . prepared for the poultrymen. Theis will be five days work in this special branch of farming. County agent A. J. Hutchins is form ing a party to go to the short course from Adams county and it is practically certain that enough farmers from this county will go to make it possible to have a special car. The program arranged for the poultrymen at the short course is:Pres. Address—A. E. Martz, Arcadia, Ind. "Poultry for the Farmer” —Ed S. Hobart, Williamsport, Ind. “Poultry for the Fancier” —Frank E. Hering, South Bend, Ind. Demonstration —-Washing and Preparing Birds for show —J. F. Strasburger, Greensburg, Ind. Business session. CHRISTMAS MAIL Should be Sent Early in Order to Assure Timely Delivery. MAILS ARE HEAVY Santa Claus Letters Will be Turned Over to Charitable Institutions. ! ;• c ,• • } ■ • ?• i '“The slog , qn)''DbJyour , sh*dppiiig;car:' V i-. I i rift 11 i■ ily, holds good-With thejrtl3iling.de-'. partment of the-Decatur postofflqd. ‘ 'Packages for parcel post mail should be well wrapped and securely tied with heavy cord. “Bring your parcels in early and avoid the congestion of the mails at Christmas time,” (said Postmaster J. W. Bosse this morning as a gentle reminder. Already the mails are beginning to get heavier and will increase gradually until Christmas or after. The incoming mails showed a noticeable increase yesterday. Three letters for Santa Claus have already been received at the postoffice. Any charitable institutions I who wish to play “Santa” may have 1 the same by calling for them at the postoffice. o THE CLEMENCEAU CASE. “The Clemenceau Case” is, as Du1 mas himself said, “a work that I thrushes society with a living whip." | “In it," he continued, "I have tried to paint in the most vivid colors possible the lengths to which a woman of the pantherish nature of Iza will go when her instincts lead her. The character of Pierre Clemenceau is based upon real life. I have described in detail some scones for which I have been unjustly criticized, but my reason for doing so was to disclose the three vices which were to ruin first Pierre and then Iza, namely, Immodesty, Ingratitude and Sensuality. Iza, nt the beginning of the book, is a woman who, is; unfaithful in mind only, but nevertheless she is unfaithful. Each one of the pages that I have penned and you have read has detached itself from me as if it were a particle of the events which I have narrated. I have tried to show that there is a divine Being who punishes indulgence and rewards the good and the true. If I have succeeded in pointing out this in ‘The Clemenceau Case’ I shall have gained my end.” At the Crystal theater Tuesday matinee and night, five cents for children and ten cents for adults. This date only.

11 STORES ARE OPEN AT NIGHT I The four clothing stores in Decatur Vance & Hite, Holthouse. Schulte & Co., Myers-Dailey Co., and Teeple- ( j. Brandyberry .<■ Peterson will be open from now on till Christmas in the evenings to allow those who wish io do so to shop in the evenings.; After Christmas these stores will be closed at six o'clock each evening in the p. week excepting Saturday. TO PERFECT ORGANIZATION. j The Young People's Branch, an auxiliary of the W. C. T. U„ will meet at the home of Miss Beula Kinna this evening at 7:30 to perfect its organization and elect officers for same. AU those interested in this movement are urged to be present. An interesting program lias been arranged and Mr. e " | Albert Sellemeyer will furnish vic10 ( trola music. 8, G : THE COURT NEWS IS II 'i David Case Reset for January B—lssues in McGill « Damage Case. in e TWO MARRIAGES 1Rayl Registers Farm —Real Estate Transfers —The Court News. A marriage license was issued Sat- '■ urday afternoon to John Springer, la- ■ borer, born March 29. 1896, son of Henry F. Springer, to wed Susie Deems, born September 7, 1886, daughter of Amaziah Gravate. The groom was divorced in 1907 and the bride , last September 20. She paid the costs in her divorce case Saturday before securing the marriage license. The certificate of election of trustees as follows, for the Spring Hill Methodist Protestant church, was filed witli the county recorder: J. R. Kerr, trustee for three years: Orvil Tunkliani, 2 years; James Hirschy, 1 year. Real estate transfers: U. S. patent deed to J. Jacobs, 240 acres of Union township, $1; Orvil L. Ayers to Ezra ! Snyder, lot 6 Berne, $250. F. J. Rayl has registered his 79:25 acre farm in Monroe township, with ■the county recorder as "Algonquin karni.’’ ; It ' ■ 1 Peterson &’;Mdran, attorneys for V. Kl. Nussbaum & Cofnpany, have filed a suit, agaiilst The Decatur Hoop Company, demand S2OO. The plaintifi allages that the defendant drew checks on the Old Adams County 11 Bank payable to the Electrical Department of the Hannah-Brackenridge 1 Company, Fort Wayne. This company went into the hands of a receiver before the payment of the checks, and the checks were assignI ed to the plaintiff, as member of the firm. They were, however, indorsed by the receiver, and when presented to the bank, payment was refused. A marriage license was issued to David Nathaniel Whitacre farmer, of Salamonia, born March 17, 1888, son of Robert B. Whitacre, to wed Leah Lucile Foster, born June 26, 1895. The bride is a niece of Philip Harshbarger, a retired farmer, living near New Corydon. The case of the State vs. Homer j David has again been reset for trial. January 8 being the new date. It was first set for December 17 and then to December 14. In the damage case of Harry O. McGill vs. The Chicago & Erie railroad, leave was asked to file additional paragraph in three paragraphs. Objections by the plaintiff overruled; ex ceptions by plaintiff; answer filed. George Me Albany took out letters of administratortion upon the estate of Zoe McAlhany, giving $3,000 bond. Three cases were received here from Allen county on change of venue. They are entitled: ThePlau Manufacturing Company vs. The Fort Wayne 1 Electrical Manufacturing Company; , I Alva Miller vs. George M. Mong, et al. 1 ' Rand McNally Company vs. Baade — Wyneken Company, THE STORK’S STOP t A son was born yesterday to Mr. , I and Mrs. Harve Davis of Pleasant , I Mills. Mr. Davis is the rural mail car- , ricr out of Pleasant Mills. Tills is the , j third son in the family, which also In- 1 eludes four girls. 1

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WANTS ELECTION 1 National Chairman Mer* 3 Combs Asks for an Eleci tion FOR COMMITTEEMEN But the Indiana Direct Pri- » mary Law Provides Dis1 ferently. || (Unl*<"<l Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 13,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thomas Taggart. If he is to succeed himself next year as democratic national committeeman from Indiana, may be forced to go before the public as a primary election candidate. Taggart was elected four years ago by the state committee. ■ Various authorities here gave the above local application today to the order of national chairman McCombs in his call for the St. Ixiuis convention. McCombs called for primaries to elect delegates and national committeemen in eacli state. Bryan democrats here today recall Bryan’s fight for a dry national committeeman in lowa and predict that he might decide that Taggart not "dry” enough and oppose Taggart at such a primary that McCombs ordered. Attorney general Stotsberg today said that Indiana's direct primary law provides that delegates to a national convention shall be elected by the state convention and that no order of the national chairman could displace this law. He was not sure, however, whether the state committee would have to call a special primary to elect a national committeeman. LIST IS GROWING. The list of members In “The Good Fellowship” club which was organized Friday evening by Mrs. C. F. Davison, is increasing rapidly. Previously reported. $4.00. The members are: J. P. Thomas, Urbana, Ohio $ .25 Mrs. C. F. Davison 25 Mrs. C. A. Dugan 25 W. A. Kuebler 25 Mrs. Wilson Lee 25 Touhey Green 25 Oscar Lankenau 25 Miss Rose Christen 25 Mrs. Dillie Durkin < 25 A. C. liawrerice .35 G.'F. Mot Hit .<....:. .25 Dr. Cf. Weaver) .._ .•...! .?5 J. H. Heller ‘ ' .25 A. R. Holthowse J 25 Mrs. Rose Hubbard 25 C.’F. Davison 25 Dick Longshore 25 Norbert Holthouse 25 Herman Ehinger 25 Homer Knodle 25 S. F. Krill 25 S. F. Krill 25 Frank Wemhoff 25 U. S. Drummond 10 Madge Hite 25 J. S. Colchin 25 Friend 25 Friend 25 Friend 25 Bowers Realty Co 1.00 Friend 25 'Friend 50 W. D. Porter 50 Total $9.10 The money donated will be used in buying candy for the Municipal Christmas tree, o ROBERTS IN JAIL (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 13, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lucian Roberts, of Denver Colorado, who was arrested ny a deputy United States marshal in Fort Wayne was placed in jail here today to be held until ho is returned to Colorado for trial on a charge of using the malls to defraud. Roberts is said to be a representative of a loan company. It is charged he offered loans to farmers and that when ten percent of the loan had been collected in advance for security he disappeared. He was trailed by postal inspectors from Colorado to Fort Wayne. RAIL RATES INCREASE. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., Dec. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The interstate commerce commission permitted rate increases for live stock in central and eastern freight associations which includes Indiana. Some few of the increases asked by the railroads were declared justified. The larger number of rates were increased slightly but not up to the railroads’ demands. >