Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 305.

HAVE NO TROUBLE Count Tisza Assures America There Will be no Trouble OVER THE ANCONA Greeks Fire Upon French Detachment and Refuse to Retreat. (United Press Service) (By Karl Ackerman.) Berlin, Dec. 21,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—There will be no quarrel between Austria Hungary and the United States it Washing'on keeps cool. Count Stephen Tisza, next to emper- I or Franz Josef, the strongest man in the dual monarchy gave the United Press this assurance in an interview in the ministerial palace at Buda Pest. The niterivew was obtained in a course of a week's visit to Vienna and Buda Pest to ascertain the sent! ment regarding the Ancona negotiations. . “To think of trouble between Austria Hungary and the United States—sheer nonsense!” declared the "iron man” of the monarchy emphatically. Count Tisza had just returned from a conference with the emperor at Vienna regarding the Ancona note. 1 Berlin via wireless, Dec. 21. — (Spec- t ial to Daily Democrat) —Greek gunners ' in Fort Karaburna dominating Hahini- 1 i ka opened fire upon a French detachment that failed to halt on the sent- < Tie’s call, according to despatches to- ( day to the Frankfurter Zeitung. The ( French fled. ( The Greeks continnued to hold the ( fort, the correspondent reported, in ( spite of repeated French requests that , it be turned over to the alies. The ( dispatch confirmed the reports from < English sources that the Greeks have ( withdrawn most of their troops from t Salonika. 1 (By Charles P. Stewart.) ( Christiana, Dec. 21,—(Special to the ( Daily Democrat)—Henry Ford, who in- ( sisted Monday that his illness was only slight, was in bed today and it was believed possible that his sickness may be serious. Urtil he is fully recovered the Ford peace party will re- , main at Christiana. In the past twenty-four hours Nor- , weigian public opinion has veered sharply in favor of Ford. The newspapers today described For ( i as a man of admirable personality, but contin- , ued to “josh” the delegates, particular- j ly criticising Madame Schwimmer, the ] Hungarian peace delegate. London, Dec. 21,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Herbert Asquith, the 1 wife of the Prime Minister today won her suit to prevent the Globe from continuing to make alleged libelous attacks upon her. Justice Petersen granted a restraining injunction. London. Dec. 21— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Premier Asquith today introduced in parliament the government bill calling to the colors one million additional troops bringing the number of British soldiers now in the service to about four million. At the same time the premier announced a change in the British general staff. Sir William Robertson, chief of staff in France, has been recalled to succeed Sir A. J. Murray, as chief of the general staff. Asquitli informed the commons, Murray, he stated, “is proceeding to an important command.” It was the general belief that the deposed chief of the geneial staff is about to leave for Egypt to take ■ charge of the British defenses there. k Another important statement of the | prime minister was that dealing with the withdrawal of the British troops from the Gallipoli peninsula. This course, he said, was advised by both | Lord Kitchener and General Munro after a careful investigation of the situation. Without giving figures as to | the totals he praised the recruiting ' campaign of Lord Derby. He declarj ed that one of its chief results was to afford a “strenuous exhibition of patriotism." He did not touch directly upon the conscription issue. NO WORD YET. The Julia Colchin family has not received any definite word when, the body of Dan Colchin, who dted yesterday at Wallace, Idaho, from pneumonia, will arrive in Decatur. It is thought that the funeral will not be held until after Christmas.

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TURN THE MONEY IN Tlie finance committee for the Municipal Christmas tree would appreciate it if the various churches and lodges who have subscribed money for this purpose will pay same to Mr. M. Kirsch at the People's Loan & Trust Company by Thursday of this week. Please do this and you will forever have the thanks and good will of the committee in charge. BUSINESS MEETING TONIGHT. • The Merchants’ association will ' meet this evening in regular session, postponed from last Tuesday. There are a number of important matters to be attended to and it is the desire that all who can, be present. The meeting will be at 8 o’clock at the library. PROBATE OF Will' t Os Amos Stauffer Accom- i plished in Court This Morning—Written ‘ ON JANUARY 19, 1909 ! i Life Estate in Property to J Wife—To the Children Equally at Her Death. r c The will of Amos Stauffer was pro- s bated in the circuit court today upon I a the testimony of one of the subscrib- t ing witnesses, Amos Zimmerman and n Daniel Liechty, to its execution, January 19, 1909. d Mr. Stauffer gives to his son, Amos t Stauffer, S2OO. The remainder of the c estate, after the payment of any li debts, is given to his wife, Ellen Stauf- b fer, for life. She may, after all the I children reach the age of twenty-one, d dispose of any of it, or change the in- 1< vestment, and may distribute to the L children, equally, any of the proceeds, to her best interest. After her death, ft is to be divided equally g among the children. I He asks that his son, Rufus, advise ’ his wife in the estate, and he asks that Rufus serve as executor. He qualified as executor, giving $3,000 ( bond. o — ROBES ARE MISSING. Two good robes are missing from the private garage of John Stewart on South Third street. The first was ( taken several weeks ago, and the second in the last ten days. It was not missed until Monday as the car had j not been used for ten days, and it is not known just when it disappeard. It seems that some party must have a key that fits the lock, as the building had not been left unlocked at any time. Mr. Stewart believes he knows who took the robes, and asks their return, and no questions will be ask- 1 ed. The lock on the garage has been I changed. r o THE PRESIDENT WALKS. (United Press Service) Hot Springs, Va„ Dec. 21,—(Special I to Daily Democrat)—The president i and Mrs. Wilson braved curious crowds j and went for a little walk here this , afternoon. The president was dressed < in a dark suit and his customary light , fedora and carried a cane. Mrs. Wil- | son wore a dark blue walking suit, ] Moviemen packed their cameras and t departed this afternoon when the pres- i Ident rejected their final plea lor “just one chance for a film.” o— PROGRAM AT CONCORD. Announcement is made that a fine Christmas program, entitled “The Light Divine,” will be given Friday ' night at the Concord Lutheran church in Root township. Everybody is invited to come. SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTICE. All members of the Beginners' class of the Methodist Sunday school, taught by Miss Nellie Blackburn, are requested to meet at the church after school, Wednesday afternoon. —o LEFT FOR FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale left last night for St. Cloud. Florida where they will spend the winter with the hope that the change in climate will benefit Mrs. Hale’s failing health. o— ! THE GOODFELLOW CLUB. ■ previously reported s l9 - 85 ■ J. L. Kocher 50 ■ Mrs. J. L. Kocher 50 I J. D. Dailey 50 Total $21.35

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, December 21, 1915.

ABE MANf BRIDES Good Times Club Runs a Close Second to Bernstein Store in BEING NEXT BEST To a Matrimonial Agency— Eight Weddings in Club in Little Over Year. Some time ago the Bernstein store lead off in the honors of being the next best thing to a matrimonial agency, ias so many of the clerks became brides. The Good Times club, a social organization of Rebekahs, organized a little over a year ago, is a close second in this particular. When the club was organized it was a ruling that only unmarried Rebekahs should become members. This ruling was broken, however, when in a short time, Effie Etlie Miller became a bride. Within a short time others follow’ed her example. and there are now more married, than unmarried members. If the ruling were not overruled, the club would soon be a thing of the past. It is predicted that with the advent of Leap Year, which is so near, the remainder of the club girls will become brides. Those who have no desire to enter the state pf matrimony are resigning from what is seemingly the hopeless fate of all who remain members. The wedding of Miss Inez Coverdale, which took place yesterday, is the eighth wedding in the cluib circles, in little more than a year. The list of brides follows: Effie Miller Brodbeck, Lucy McCrory Miller, Vera Hunsicker Davis, Marie Butler Tindall, Velma Buller Pbrter, Velma Butler Porter, Lena Butler Frank, Muriel Leonard Krick. Ineze Coverdale (Continued on PaWe 4.) gelwudgSent Oliver Highlen, Mail Clerk, Injured in the Preble Wreck on Erie GETS SUM OF $5,000 Jury Reached Verdict in the Wells Circuit Court at 3 Oclock Yesterday. After deliberating for three hours the jury in the damage suit of Oliver Highlen against the Chicago & Erie railroad company returned a verdict of $5,000 for the plaintiff at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Highlen’s complaint asked SIO,OOO. The young man is the son-in-law of Andy Miller, of Rockcreek township. The complaint alleges that Mr. Highlen suffered a curvature or the spine in the Erie wreck at Preble. May 18, 1913, when he was employed as a United States mail clerk. He says he is now unable to work and claims his injuries are permanent. —Bluffton News. TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY. (United Press Service) Decatur, Ind , Dec. 21—Verily, the path of a justice is hard! Now comes Tomps Niblick in a replevin suit against his wife demanding possession of the cook stove. Also four gallon and a two-gallon jar. The justice made Tomps pay his wife $5 for her interest in the cook stove, but he doesn’t get the four-gallon jar until she eats all the sauer kraut it contains. But he does get two pictures of his wife’s relatives because he paid for the frames. TAKES AGENCY FOR AUTO. W. F. Brittson, of Dallas, Texas, who has been here for several days, • will leave tomorrow for his home. The ' statement that Mrs. Brittson was with ' him was an error. Mr. Brittson has ‘ been attending to business at Chicago and Detroit and has closed a contract for the agency for the Mitchell automobile for twenty counties in Texas, 5 including Dallas and Fort Worth. Mr. 9 Brittson says that times were rather 9 bad in Dallas for a year or so but 0 things are picking up now and within -a few months they will be normal or 5 better.

* USE RED CROSS SEALS. + + + + The height of Christmas shop- + 4> ping Is at hand. + 4> You are now ready to wrap + 4- your presents. + 4> If you would get more pleas- + + ure from the gift you are sending •> + and make the recipient of your + 4- remembrance far happier—don’t + + fail to adorn each package and 44- each letter or card with a little + + Xmas Cheerer —the Red Cross 44- Seal. 44- The sales have been excellent. 4- + Let’s make a grand sweep during 4- + these last days before the hap- + 4 1 piest of days arrives. 44> Watch the thermometer each 44- day. 44> Buy Christmas Red Cross Seals. * 4 , 4 , 4 , 4-4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4- + WILL jE_ SANTA Children Between Four and Fourteen Years of Age to Get Treat. AT CHRISTMAS TIME Donations for Christmas Baskets Due Wednesday Afternoon. The general committee for the Municipal Christmas tree at their meeting last night determined to manage tlie treating of the children in such a manner that each child between tne ages of four and fourteen would receive a treat at tlie municipal Christmas tree on Christmas night. Eighteen hundred pink and white bags have been made and filled with a half pound of candy each. They will be hung from the tree and banked around the base until the time for giving comes. For the Christmas baskets donations will be received at the Gas office Wed-1 nesday afternoon. The baskets will be made up there and will be delivered before Christmas, not at the tree as some supposed. Santa Claus and perhaps an assistant or two will be at the tree. The children will receive their treats from Santa too. Work of erecting the tree was commenced this afternoon under the supervision of superintendent M. J. Mylott. The decorations will be in place in ample time for Christmas eve. o CANTATA CHRISTMAS NIGHT. Beulah Chapel, near Preble, will give a Christmas Cantata on Christmas night and you are invited to attend. The program has been well prepared and you will enjoy the occasion. Remember its Christmas night, Saturday evening, December 25th, at Beulah Chapel. CHRISTMAS EVE At Evangelical Church Will See Rendition of an Attractive Program. ON FRIDAY NIGHT Entitled “White Gift for the King”—Public is Cordially Invited. A new, attractive and appropriate Christmas program, entitled, "White Gift For the King,” will be rendered Friday evening at 7:30 at the Evangelical church. Whereever this program was given It was highly appreciated. The decorations, readings, and choice recitations, songs by the choir, solos, all beautifully, harmonize and center around the “King”, The Christmas Gift to the world. The simplicity and the genius of the whole plan is timely and appeals >o the people. Miss Pliebe A. Curtis, the author, rendered a fine service to the real purpose of Christmas in presenting this program. She believes that it is a time not only to receive but a time of giving of "Self-Service and I Substance.” The Sunday-school cordially invites the public, to attend.

ILL SHORT TIME Dan Lanigan. Husband of Miss Bessie Hale. Formerly of This City DIED MONDAY NIGHT At Bluffton—He Was a Well Known Business and Lodge Man. Bluffton, Ind., Dec. 21 —Following an illness lasting onlF forty-eight i I hours, Dan Lanigan, aged forty-two j years, exalted ruler of the Bluffton ' 1 lodge of Elks, former city councilman, j and one of the erty’s most popular business men. husband of Miss Bessie Hale,.formerly of Decatur, died at 8:30 o’clock Monday night at his home here. Death was due to an internal hemorrhage, suffering Saturday evening while in the Elks’ club rooms, and which cut off the blood supply from the abdominal organs. An exploratory incision yesterday afternoon showed that gangrene had ■ attacked the entire intestinal tract as a result. Mr. Lanigan had not regained consciousness after being stricken. For twenty years Mr. Lanigan had lived in Bluffton, coming here from Peru, where he was born. Ten years he was in the grocery and meat business, and ten years conducted a restaurant and at the time of his death was associated with Fred Plessinger in the management of the Club restaurant. The widow 7 , formerly Miss Bessie Hale, two brothers, William of 1 Chicago, and George, of Peru, survive. Mr. Lanigan was a member of the Bluffton lodge Knights of Pythias. The news of Mr. Lanigan's illness and death occasioned universal sorrow, as he was known and beloved by Bluffton people in all walks of life. The fnneral of Dan Lanigan will he held at 2 o’clock afternoon. TO HIS CHILDREN Is Left Estate of the Late Charles Krueckeberg of Union Township. WILL IS PROBATED Gives Farms to Two Sons —Money to Others—Personal Estate Divided. After providing for the payment of I any debts and expenses, the late j • Charles Krueckeberg directs that the residue of his personal estate be divided equally among his children— Frederick. Sophia, Wilhelmina, Ernest and Charles. The will was executed December 4. 1915, and was witnessed by Theodore Thieme and Dore B. Erwin. The same was probated yesterday afternoon in court. Provision for the disposition of real estate is also to be made. To his son. Frederick, he gives 74.20 acres in Union township, being the farm on which he now lives. He is to pay to Sophia Thieme, within one year and without interest the sum of SIOO. To the son, Ernest Krueckeberg, he gives the 74 acre farm on which lie lives. He is to pay to Wilhelmina Thieme the sum of SIOO and to Charles H. Krueckeberg, the sum of S2OO, in , one year without interest. He asks that the son, Frederick, serve as executor, who accordingly took out letters of administration, giving SI,OOO bond. christma's MASSES As usual special and impressive services will be held at the St. Mary’s church on Christmas day. A solemn high mass will be held at five o’clock in the morning witli Rev. Father Knapke of Carthagenia, 0., officiating. Low mass will be held at seven-thirty and the regular high mass at nine-thirty. Tlie early Christmas mass is one of the most beautiful devotions held in the church during the year. A number of people outside of the church circle always attend. o MISS NIBLICK ILL. Miss Amelia Niblick Is said to be quite ill of an attack of the grip and asthma.

1 GET YOUR DIME READY 1 Tlie newsboys for the Daily Democrat will make tlie weekly collection , Friday evening tills week, as no (in ier will Ixi printed on Saturday. Christmas day. Be sure to have your dime ready for the boy and remember that he will appreciate a good collection this week more than any other week in the entire year. WINTER IS HERE Winter is now here, having officially begun today. December tlie twentyfirst. Also the longest night of tlie year is close at hand. Tlie thermometer at six o’eslock this morning is said by eye-witnesses to liave registered fourteen degrees above. This is only hearsay to the writer. But true, nevI er-theless. OPEN TOMORROW First and Second Bluffton Teams Will be Attraction at Porters Hall. IN BASKET BALL Much Interest Being Manifested by the Fans—Root for the Home Team. The basket ball season in Decatur will open tomorrow night and who do you suppose the openers are —no one but Bluffton, with whom we have contested for so many years, in base ball, in basket ball, in foot ball, in about; everything in the way of sports. Tlie I first and second teams from that cen-1 ter point on the (’. B. & C. will ar-1 rive here tomorrow evening and rhe j big battle occurs at Porter’s hall, the 1 first game between the second teams starting at 7:15 and the main bout be-| tween the first teams at 8:10. It is I needless to tell you to be there, and to , put off everythink else, even including the Christmas shopping so that you can boost for the home team. The iocal boys have been practicing hard, and it is believed they can put up a j good battle against our friends from Bluffton. RECTOR’S CABARET HERE. Everybody throughout the country lias heard of Rector’s famous restaurant. New York's smartest place of refreshment, but the tall prices charged and the general expensiveness of tlie place lias kept away thousands who would have liked to visit it. Not less I famous is the wonderful cabaret show of the world known resort. Now, how ever, that William Fox has made his great production of Henry Guy Carle ton's drama, “A Gilded Fool," starring William Farnum, who is supported by an all star American cast, every man, woman and child, the country over, will have an opportunity to participate in the Rector Revels. One scene in "The Gilded Fool” shows him him in his smart restaurant with a party of gay friends. Corks pop, eyes flash and diamonds gleam on tlie smartest creations of Paris and New York, mingle with the black and white of the men’s evening garb. It is a scene of care-free gayety that typifies the very smartest aspect of New York's millionaire night life. Five reels of this special and three more for good measure at the Crystal to- ( night. Five and ten cents. -n MRS. SELLEMEYER IN HOSPITAL. Miss Esther Sellemeyer will arrive home tomorrow from Tiffin, Ohio, where she is a student at Heidelberg , college. She will call on her mother at the St. Joseph hospital. Mrs. Selemeyer was taken there yesterday, being a sufferer from blood poisoning, which developed from a slight scratch in her left hand. Clothing stores close. All the clothing stores of the city will be closed all day Christmas. Open until 10 o’clock on Friday night. Following the Christmas holidays the stores will close every night excepting Saturday night at six o’clock for the balance of the winter. Vance & Hite. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Myers-Dailey Co. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. MERCHANTS MEET TONIGHT. The regular meeting of the Retail Merchants' association will be held at the library at 8 o’clock this evening and every member is requested to be present.

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RIOT IN JAUREZ 1 r - r Riots Break Out Upon Change of Control of > Border City. c RACES CALLED OFF And Americans Warned to Stay North of the Rio 1 Grande. 1 (United Press Service) Jaurez, Mexico, Dec. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Rioting today fol1 lowed change of control from Villista to the Carranzista government. The Villa garrison started the trouble when it was learned there was no pay in sight lor them. I No casualties had resulted early this afternoon from desultory firing. Looting was feared. Mexican officers at the international bridge warned American race track followers to remain away today. Fearing an attack on the track many, horses were taken across to El Paso for safe keeping. Today’s card will ho run tomorrow in case quiet is restored. o SPAIN IS ARMING. Orders Reaching a Total of Twenty Million Dollars is placed and Delivery Immediately Desired. (United Press Service) New York, Dec. 21, —(Special to the Daily Democrat)- —Spain may enter the American market to buy twenty million dollars worth of munitions of war ■ and machinery to complete the equipment of Spanish munitions plants. Francisco Salas. Spanish consul geni era! in New York admitted to the Unlt'cd Press today that.a committee of I five military officers has been in tlie »United States since last February en- ' gaging In rounding up huge orders I of military supplies . Four hundred million cartridges and shells already have been ordered for I earliest possible delivery, he said. Many rifles and field guns of various types will be required but no orders have yet been placed for arms because American manufacturers have boosted prices to an exhorbitant figure in their trade with tlie beligerent governments. it was reported that Spain may be preparing to enter tlie war on tlie side of the Teutonic allies for tlie purpose of retaking Gibralter from tlie British and annexing Portugal to tlie Spanish kingdom. Rumors indicated the possibility that the war may spread from the south, eastern to the southwestern Europe if Spain is allowed to receive the supplies she ordered in the United States. LEAGUE PEACE CERTAIN (United Press Service) Cincinnati. Dec. 21—(Special to tlie Daily Democrat) -John K. Tener, president of tlie National League, previous to the formal peace conference between organized baseball and the Federal League held here today said. ‘ It has been agreed by both organized baseball and the Federal League that when the peace arrangements here are concluded the Federal anti trust suit pending in the. federal court in Chicago will he withdrawn.” Tener said the peace plan will be perfected before tho 1 magnates adjourn here. FEAR RIVER FLOOD. (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Dec. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Ohio river reached the forty foot stage today. I The river was rising slower, however, land the river men said the outlook was encouraging. Although the opinion of the rivermen is that the river will not go over forty-three feet, families on the Kentucky side were moving out. Should this stage be reached five hundred people between Newburg and Shawneetown. 111., would be homeless. A forty-three foot stage would also submerge Scuffletown, Kentucky. ANOTHER EXPLOSION. (United Press Service) New York. N. Y„ Dec. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—One man was killed and eleven injured, some probably fatally, as a result of an explosion today which wreaked the Dextrine building of the Corn Products Refining plant at Shadyside, New Jersey. Fire followed the explosion said to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. Tho blast came without warning and the walls of tho plant were blown outward. The damage la estimated at SIOO,OOO.