Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1915 — Page 4

DA ILY DEMOC RAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofflce in Decatur, ndiana, as second-class matter. Mr. Davis, a North Carolina citizen, aged eighty-four, and the father of forty-two children, is to wed a young lady and grandpa is being condemned on every hand. Well, he couldn't marry without the consent of the young lady. • Congressman Adair has again introduced a bill in congress asking that the acts regulating commerce and preventing newspapers from exchanging advertising space for mileage, be changed to permit this exchange of business. This is the day. Some time between this and nine o’clock tonight, President Wilson is to wed the beautiful and accomplished Mrs. Galt. The people of the United States wish the president and his bride all the Joys possible. May they live long and prosper. The first copy of the Muncie Post, a new democratic newspaper in Delaware county, has reached our exchange desk. It is a bright looking -paper, with George Dale managing editor, and looks like a winner. It is filled with editorial news, items of interest to the thousands of democrats of the Eighth district, and is well patronized by advertisers. It will be published weekly. Letters of congratulations from many leading democrats of Indiana are contained in the first issue. The Clover Leaf is to spend a couple of hundred thousand dollars for improvements at once. If you need any further evidence of the times take notice of the fact that the total auto licenses issued this year to date by Secretary of State Homer Cook number 96,915. People don’t buy automobiles in this reckless fashion when times are hard. Did you ever stop to figure that the people of Indiana spent about $100,000,000 the past year for automobiles? If you did, you are probably not among those who are crying about times. Cecil Cole went to Fort Wayne today.

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..wmmMtAmilllllllUlUg I DOINGS IN SOCIETY I WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. ■‘Lest we forget”—here is what James Russell Lowell says In “The Vision of Sir Launfal:” “Not what we give but what we share For the gift without the giver Is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three— Himself, his hungry neighbor and me.” It was Mrs. Otto Reppert instead of Mrs. Otto Kirsch who was elected president of the Helping Hand society of the Reformed church. The Good Times club of the Rebekahs had its annual Christmas party and gift exchange last evening at the home of Miss Sue Mayer. The Christmas decorations of bells and southern smilax and green and red streamers prevailed and made the setting a cheery one. The girls gave the evening over to their usual sewing for a while and then had games. The gift exchange took place informally, the exchange of name slips designating with whom the exchange was to be made, having been accomplished several weeks ago. The two-course luncheon was tempting and nicely arranged and was served by the Misses Ruth and Naomi Mayer. The Eastern Star initnated four candidates last evening—Mrs. Emma Daniel, Mrs. A. D. Suttles, Misses Della Selemeyer and Irene Myers. Mrs. Alva Elston of Angola and Miss Emma Egly of Geneva, two visitors who were present, complimented the chapter upon their excellent work. Miss Leah Hensley presided at the piano very nicely during the evening. After the initiation refreshments were served in the dining room and carnations were given' the candidates as favors. The intiation was the first that took place in the new Masonic home. The Mite society met in the Methodist church parlors yesterday, with a good attendance and a good collection of $10.39. After the following program was given, refreshments were served: Piano duet, Dolores Ballenger and Alice Lenhart; reading, Velma Stephenson; duet, Mrs. C. L. Walters and Mrs. James Rice . Mrs. F. W. Downs had a very good paper on “The Finest of the Fine Arts” for the Historical club at the home of Mrs. Amos Gillig yesterday afternoon and the talks in the discussion that followed, were also interesting. There will be no meeting next week, the guest day having been set for December 31. The socials given at the Election school by the schools taught by Misses Clara Boknecht and Ruth Leyse last evening were most successful. The attendance was good and the twenty boxes of luncheon, beautifully decorated, sold for “the proverbial high dollar” under the importuning of Auctioneer Fred Schurger. In the popular ’ girl contest, Miss Susie Weldy won the prize, a lovely ivory clock. In the rush of entertainment, the popular ■ man contest was forgotten and the prize which was already bought, was

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given to Auctioneer Schurger. There were candy and cake walks and last j but not least, the parcels post sale ..f Christmas gifts. Thirty-four dollars was the sum taken in. The affair was also a success socially. There was a jolly crowd of thirtyseven at the annual Christmas party of the “Do Your Best Class” at the home of Mrs. Frank Fisher last evening. Green and red paper and a Christmas tree whose candles were lighted during the evening, made the setting pretty and appropriate for Christmas. The exchange of gifts was in order at this time. The gifts were wrapped in white paper and placed in a covered basket. Strings leading to the gifts were drawn as they hung from the basket, the exchange being made in that way. Games were played and there were contests and fun for a Jolly good time. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. James Stonerook,. Arts Lenhart, Mrs. Jesse Beery, Mrs. Willis Reed in serving the two course luncheon which was very appetizing. Mrs. Chester Imler was chairman of the entertainment committee. GAS PLANT SaTe CONFIRMED Lima, Ohio, December 17 —Confirmation came yesterday in the rumored sale of the gas plant in sixteen Ohio and Indiana cities to a New York syndicate, of which 9. H. Geist is the head and who will succeed Samuel Murdock of Indianapolis, as president and general manager of the plants. All the gas plants and the natural gas distributing plants of the Ohio companies in the folowing cities are transferred: Fort Wayne, Logansport, Lafayette, Peru, Wabhsh, Lebanon, Frankfort, Decatur, Bluffton, in Indiana, and Lima, St. Mary’s Wapakoneta,* Criderville, Celina, Fort Recovery and Coldwater, in Ohio. The Indiana Lighting Company, the parent organization has more than $1,000,000 in stock, and the deal was made at SB7 the share, netting big profits to Murdock and his Lima associates. CANDIDATES. You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for commissioner. on the democratic ticket, third district of Adams county, subject to the decision of the primary election to be held March 7, 1916, 303t6 ROBERT SCHWARTJS. Please announce my name as a candidate for auditor of Adams county, on the democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the primary election to 1 be held March 7, 1916. : 303t6 JOHN MOSURE. . 0 RED CROSS NOTES. Lois Connell, Gladys Flanders and Fanny Heller were the young ladies who attended to the sale of the Red Cross Christmas seals at the postof- ’ flee today, having a booth there. ! There is a "friendly rivalry between r the Berne and Geneva schools in the - sale of Red Cross Christmas seals. . Watch the race! —o FORNAX MILLING CO. 1 Pays highest prices for good milling ■wheat. Want good hand sorted new r ear corn. Call and see them. 281tf 3 o 3 ' Democrat Want Ads Pay.

AUSTRIAN REPLY ON ANCONA NOTE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) incident in question the imperial and royal government is in principle ready to enter into an exchange of views in the affair with the government of the United States. It must, however, in the first place raise tne question why that government failed to give juridicial reasons for the demands set forth in its note with reference to the specific circumstances if the incriminating events upon which it itself lays stress and why, in lieu thereof it refuses to an exchange of correspondence which it has conducted with another government in other cases. The imperial and r°yft! government is the less able to follow the Washington cabinet and unusual path since it by no means possesses authentic knowledge of all the pertitent correspondence of the government of the United States nor is it if the opinion that such knowledge might be sufficient for it in the present case, which, in so far as it is informed, is an esential point of another nature than the case* or cases to which the government of the United States seems to allude. The imperial and royal government may therefore leave it to the Washington cabinet to formulate the particular points of law against which the commanding officer of the submarine is alleged to have offended on the occasion of the sinking of the Ancona. The government of the United States has also seen fit to refer to the attitude which the Berlin cabinet assumed in the above mentioned correspondence. The imperial and royal government finds in the much esteemed note no indication whatever of the intentions with which the reference is made. Should, however, the government of the United States thereby have intended to express an opinion ■to the effect that a prejudice or whatever nature existed for the imperia! and royal government with respect to the juridical consideration of the affair in question, this government must in order to preclude possible misunderstanding, declares as a matter of course, it reserves to itself full freedom of maintaining its own legal views in the discussion of the case of the Ancona. In having the honor to have recourse to the kindness of his excellency the ambassador of the United States of America with the most respectful request to be good enough to communicate the foregoing to the American government and on this occasion to state that the imperial and royal government in no less degree than the American government and under all circumstances most sincerely deplores the fate of the innocent vicitms of the incident in question, the undersigned at the same time avails himself of this opportunity to renew the expression of his most distinguished consideration to his excellency the ambassador. Signed. BURIAN. PENFIELD. Washington, Dec. 18, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The American note replying to Austria’s unsatisfactory answer regarding the sinking of the Ancona, will be sent to Vienna before ’ night. 1 Secretary Lansing has prepared a 1 vigorous message. It will be passed , on by the president today and will be * cabled tonight according to announcej t plans. ' The note is now in the hands of 1 the president for final approval. It is authoritively stated the reply will be brief and does not permit of further quibbling. The situation between Austria and this government is characterized as “very grave.” The promptness with which this government has acted leaves no doubt that the request voiced in the Austrian note has been rejected. The reply was drawn by Secretary Lansing last night following a lengthy discussion by the cabinet yesterday and an agreement by the cabinet as to the message to be sent. The official text of the note from Austria, Secretary Lansing said, may be made public some time this after - noon. It will depend very much or the result of a-conference which he . will hold with Baron Zwiedinek, Aus trian charge, at the state departmeni about three o'clock today. New York, Dec. 18, —(Special to th< Daily Democrat)-r-Frederick Schleindt I a German clerk employed in the Na tional City Bank, the largest bankin! 0 institution in the country was arrest ed today charged with participating it the conspiracies alleged to have bee! directed against the allies. Schleind dis charged with having furnished tlu Kaiser's secret service agents here information about iinancial matter passing through the hands of the banl in connection with munitions purchae es and other transactions of the A lies. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADJ PAY BIG

WEDDING TONIGHT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and the gowns tn it represent her taste and character as interpreted by the handiwork of many modistes, from ( those of New York to popular Baltimore tailors and a modest Washington dressmaker. None of Mrs. Wilson’s new gowns are brilliant. They are run to soft green, rose color, mild yellow and dark blue. The sleeves of nearly all of them are long, after the more modish patterns. The necks of the evening gowns are without exception modest decollette. One of her costumes which is distinctive in its suggestion I of Bolling green, is of green duvetyn, a soft, velvety material which seems to blend silk and old fashioned chenille. It is trimmed in beaver. 1 The president’s bride has an aris- 1 tocratie foot, in perfect proportion 1 to her height and size. She generally purchases a3% A last. Her footwear is aKvays fastidious, but modest. There is always a marked absence of 1 brilliant buckles and sparkling heels. 1 Many of her hats, the president’s bride trimmed herself. WHO SAID JOKE? As a result of a joke Harmon Sheets attempted to play on I. O. 1 Holmes, 533 East Wayne street, the latter is worth $937.50 that he never knew he had. At least that is the information brought back from Mishawaka yesterday by Attorney Frank A. Emrick, who is counsel for Holmes. Holmes holds 1,250 shares of stock in the Parsons Mining company of New which were given to him by Harmon Sheets, who found the certiflcates in a room in the Seidel block some months ago when he maintained headquarters there. Holmes was the janitor in the building. For a Christmas present. Sheets offered the stock to Holmes to repay him for an alleged favor Holmes did for Sheets. A short time ago, the stock certificates were turned over to Emerick, who wrote the company’s headquarters in Mishawak for information. The company then wrote Holmes asking that a transferal of the stock be made so the books could be straightened up and Emerick was sent to Mishawaka Wednesday to investigate, after having Sheets sign a power of attorney. Mr. Emrick found that the shares are worth seventy-five cents each at the present time and that they are likely to increase, as men who have been to the mines bring back the information that the concern is sure to develop into a big thing. One man in Mishawaka has bought $3,700 worth of stock and another purchased 5.000 shares. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Holmes formerly lived at Curryville, from which place he moved to Fort Wayne three years ago. He has several relatives in Decatur. G — COURT HOUSE NEWS Attorney C. J. Lutz for S. F. Bowser &. Company, incorporated, has filed a suit against Christ Reusser, on contract, demand, S2OO. A marriage license was issued today ’ to Edwin Beer, born February 28, ! 1888, son of Isaac Beer, to wed Dula Moeschberger, born June 26, 1894, daughter of Peter Moeschberger. A- - case of Samuel T. Niblick vs. , Jesse Niblick to recover money paid I out. is ordered left off the trial calj endar. It was set tor December 15, I but was postponed on account of the illness of an important witness. f BRIDGE COLLAPSES. t I (United Press Servicej Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18 —(Special r to Daily Democrat) —Seven persons were killed and twelve injured today when the North Division street bridge caved in beneath the weight of a 8 crowded trolley car which plunged I int othe river, laden with its human II freight. y DR. BpRNHAM’S SAN-YAK it e Acts as a Living Antiseptic In the Stomach and Intestines. 11 San-Yak prevents salt poisoning, y that serious illness from which so r- many persons of sedentary habits n and advanced age suffer. e San-Yak prevents clogging of the s- colon and caecum; hence its great it value in destroying germs from undigested animal food which are a factor in the true cause of poisonous decompositions of the bowels, causing appendicitis, rheumatism, typhoid, dysa‘ entery and arterio sclerosis or hardened arteries. ’*■ Heart trouble is developed through in self poisoning from the kidneys and >a bowels. To maintain health all :lt > such poisoning must bo checked, and le you can do so with the use of San- «. Yak. rs Take San-Yak; it is the greatest ik medicine yet known for man, woman s- or child. SI.OO per bottle. d- Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk drug store, Decatur, Ind. — o S DEMOCRAT WANT ADS 1 PAY BIG I

AT THE CHURCHES CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Bible school, 9:15 a. m. Preaching at 10:15 a. m.; subject, Blessings Through Christ.” Communion at 10:50 a. m. 2:30 p. m., Junior Endeavor. 6:00 p. m., Senior Endeavor; Miss Agnes Gillig, leader. Evening worship at 7:00 o’clock. All are welcome to these services. BENJAMIN BORTON Pastor. ZION REFORMED CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., M. Kirsch, superintendent. German service. 10:30 a. m.; theme, “Jesus, Seligmacher.” Christian Endeavor services, 6:15 p. m.; theme, “How the Prophecy of the Angels’ Christmas Song May Come True.” Leader, Lydia Beineke. English service, 7:00 p. m; theme, “Preparedness.” The nature of the services will be preparatory for the Christmas celebration and Christmas Communion. A cordial invitation is extended to all. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. o— — PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Being the Sabbath before Christmas, the services will all point toward the Babe of Bethlehem. 9:15, Sabbath school. 10:30, morning worship. Sermon subject, “Lessons from the Manger Cradle.” • 6:00, Christian Endeavor. "How the Prophecy of the Angels’ Song May Come True.” Luke 2:8-20. 7:00, evening worship. Sermon subject, “Wonderful.” There is a special invitation to all to be present on this Christmas Sabbath. In the rush of business, there is danger of forgetting the occasion of our Christmas. JAY C. HANNA, Minister. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:15, Sunday school; Clarence E. Bell, superintendent. 10:30, morning worship; theme, “Jesus.” 6:15, Young People’s service. 7:00, evening worship; theme, "God’s Show-window.” 7:30, Wednesday evening, is our mid-week prayer meeting. Let our people lend every assistance to the Municipal Christmas tree and Christmas baskets. May this be a very Merry Christmas to all the people of our city. A hearty welcome to all who worship with the First Baptist church. FLOYD G. ROGERS, Minister. o FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. 9:00 a. m„ Sunday school. 10:15 a. m„ morning worship; sermon by the pastor; theme, “The Ultimate Kingdom.” 1:30 p. m., Junior League. 6:00 p. m., Epworth League; Miss Esther Butler, leader. 7:00 p. m., evening worship; theme, for the sermon, "The Indwelling Christ.” The choir will sing at the morning service, "The Holy Babe of Bethlehem,” by Danks. At all of the servives special music will be rendered by the choir and Christmas hymns will be hung. A cordial invitation is exeuded to all. D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. o EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday school at 9:15 a. m., S. C. Cramer, Supt. Preaching at 10:15 a. m. and 7:00 r. m. At 10:15 in connection with the Sunday School a short sermon will be

MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS EXERCISE! MMMM—^——— CHRISTMAS DAY—S O’CLOCK, P. M. Selections Decatur City L.md > Address... .C. E. Bell, Chairman General Committee Address, “The Spirit of Christinas”•••■ , ... 4 Judge David E. Smith ’ Songs, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing ' > s ; Men s Chorus ’ “America” Mens Chorus Song, “Silent Night”. To be sung by entire gathering, led by City Ban< 1 Distribution of presents to the children of the entire city, including also all chilr dren affiliated with any and all of the city ‘ churches. I- ' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, at 7:30 P. M. Thft exercise is to be held in honor of the old pc<>h pie of the city and vicinity. . „ ■ j Selections Decatur City Bam [1 Address, “Message of Good Cheer to the Old d People”.. C. J. Lutz ~ Music to be arranged for. !t FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, at 7:00 P. M. n Selections Decatur City Band Address, “The New Year” , g Father Seimetz, of the Catholic Chun i Music—Combined Chorus made of Choirs ol the , City Churches. ’ — i

preached on "Christ’s Glftt* World.” No other service hi ti lo ° lug. ne Y. P. A. at 6:15, Hazel Schnlti Fern Hoenisen leaders, aihi Mid-week service Wednesday ing at 7:00. y c ’ e * Friday evening a fine Christmas n gram will be rendered, entitled -wv Gifts For the King.” This i, Decatur people and highly ap precl . * whereever rendered. J ’ H o RILUNG, Pastor 8. MARY’S CHURCK Low mass, 7:30. High mass, 9:30. Christian doctrine, 2.00. Vespers and benediction, 2-30 REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, pag tor ZION LUTHERAN English communion service, Sund morning at 9:30 o'clock. A collection will be taken at this service for the benefit of the church work. w The board meets Wednesday even in «’ A - W. HINZ, Pastor. UNITED BRETHREN~C BURCH. | Sunday school, 9:15 a. m.; r os . Hays, superintendent. Preaching, 10:30 a. m. Practice for Christmas in the after--1 noon. Christian Endeavor at 7:00, during the preaching hour. , Proper meeting, Wednesday even - ing at 7:00; Jessie Swartz, leader. Choir practice, Friday evening; Mrs John Gage, director. Mrs. Harman will speak at the Union Chapel church at 10:45 a. m. . F. H. HARMAN, Pastor — 0 ' MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 25 Monday, December 20, 7:30 p. m. Decatur Chapter, No. 112, R. a. M. Special called convocation. Work in • Mark Master's and Past Master's degrees. Tuesday, December 21, 7:30 p. m. > Decatur Lodge, No. 571, F. &A. M. Work Entered Apprentice degree. Wednesday, December 22, 7:30 p. m. Decatur Lodge, No. 571, F. & A. M. - Work in Fellow Craft’s degree. 3 Thursday, December 23, 7:30 p. m. 3 Decatur Chapter, No. 112, R. A. M. 3 Special called convocation. Work in 3 M. E. Master’s degree. t o EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM Miss Esther Butler, leader. The folowing is the program for Epworth League Sunday evening: Song. Prayer. Topic—“ The Christmas son cf world peace.”—Luke 2, 8 to 20. Violin Solo —Miss Thelma Williams. s Talk —E. B. Lenhart. Instrumental Solo—Jirene Gregory. ” Short Talk —Miss Doris DeVoss, ? Miss Edith Swearinger and Miss Laura Stanley. g ’ Reading—Miss Martha Tucker, Song. ’ Roll 'Call. s Song ’ David's Prayer, s This being the Roll Call meeting, t is. desired that as many as can. be present. ■ ’till S2OOO ID JoOOO YEARLI • eawlMlltkWlfcwtOmp aIBRJt SfWStAL HEiLllfi Anyone C. B Lt DIPLOMA GRAHT3D I- “ Write Today for Free EkL r:s Bo™ e Peoria. Dkte , I — -