Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1916 — Page 1

ilumc XIII. Number 6.

|AS AFFIDAVITS Bnerican Consul Garrilf at ■Alexandria Has the Affidavits of American survivors french Steamer Chased Into Port by Submersible Again. — (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 7, —(Special to the Democrat) —The Vienna foreign Sice in a reply to inquiries of Amissador Penfield said it had no report a the sinking of Jhe Persia. This as told Penfield Tuesday evening le state department announced today. American consul Garrelf, Alexandria, Egypt, today cabled the state detriment he had an affidavit from (tarles H. Grant, an American and kenty other survivors ot the Persia, king the vessel was sunk without Anting and that no submarine was fen. 'The officers and crew of the Persia hied for England before affidavits mid b eobtained. It is thought possible at the department of state that tey wish to confer with the British imiralty before making any sworn atements. Long consideration by the president id his cabinet today of the situation ■eated by the sinking of the Persia ft tin' matter standing where it had sen, dependent upon Information om Austria for the solution. Abs. >lute lack of knowlege upon hleh to base a conclusion was resmß>le. The senate foreign relations >mn it tee facing the same absence of ett adjourned without attempting to Knss the issue. Scrtain of the cabinet officers shows impatience at the turn affairs have ken. One talked of broken promisland aserted the situation called for Complete round-up on the whole ques>n but was unwilling to say what rm he thought the round-up should ke. Marseilles, Jan. 7,— (Special to the; lily Democrat) —The French steam- ' Meinam raced into Marseilles today ter eluding a submersible which purled her through the Mediterranean, he submarine fired at least one hunted shells after the fleeing steamer >t none of them struck. The MeiIm is a sister ship of the Camak Hch arrived in Marseilles after a rilling chase by a submarine. London, Jan. 7,— (Special to Daily imocrat)— The whole Dardennelles ilure may be the subject of an offi- > 11 inquiry it was reported today as result of General Hamilton’s report neral Stopford, mentioned by GenM Hamilton, has demanded that ! war office make an immediate infctigation of the Suvla bay failure, te Pall Mall Gazette announced. ■Washington, D. C. Jan. 7 —(Special ■ Daily Democrat) —The Lusitania fee may be settled any hour. The illy difference between this country |d Germany in the matter, it became gown today, is the question of phrasing Ambassador Bernstorff was to infer with Secretary Lansing today. Settlement of the Lusitania incident ■regarded by state department offifei:- as of vital importance at this jpe. as satisfactory action in the case Btild leave practically no subject of ontroversy between the two nations. D. C.. Jan. 7 (BulleIn — Ambassador Bernstorff after a Keen-minute conference with SecreSTy Lansing, in which the Lusitania ase was discussed, said on leaving, hat he might speak to the secretary n that subject once more. It is genrally bejieved the differences have eon disposed of. — |New York, Jan. 7,— (Special to Daily ■mocrat)— When 177 passengers of he abandoned Greek liner Thessalonm. together .with the crew, landed Ire today from the steamship, Patris bey told a vivd story of their sufferKs at sea and of a mutiny aboard .bip when all but three of the ves >el’s complement turned against the laptain. | A BOX SOCIAL ■There will be a box social at the Hosier school house, district No. < french township, Friday evening, Jan lary 7, two miles north and one-hal nile west of Linn Grove. Everybody nvited. | MARY A. LAUGHLIN, Teacher.

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TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY (United Press Service) Frankfort. Jan. 7,—Dan Cupid Isn't running true to form in Clinton county. Not only does he disregard the traditions of June, but he is slipping fast in popularity. The year 1915 with 215 marriages licenses was 32 short of 1914, and 1914 was 34 short of 1913. The past year showed fewer licenses than any one of the past five years. June bowed to December In number of brides. June drew 17 licenses while December holds the belt with the grand total of 30. o SCARLET FEVER CASE Miss Naomi Christen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Christen, is ill of scarlet fever, and the house is quarantined. With the exception of her mother the other members of the family are at die John Christen home. WHO IS THE MAN L • 1 Interest Manifest as to Whom Will Succeed Rev. J. A. Beatty as < M. E. DISTRICT SUPT. . . f Annual Methodist Conference to be Held in Fort Wayne in March. • With the approach of the annual North Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Ft. Wayne the last of March comes the question of a successor for Dr. J. A. Beatty, superintendent of the Fort Wayne district of the church. The Muncie district will also be open in the spring. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says: "Rev. W. W. Martin of Muncie, and Rev. D. H. Guild, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church here, are the two most talked of men for the positions. Should such be the outcome Rev. Martin will in all probability be placed on the Muncie district, and Rev. Guild here, leaving both men in the districts best known to them. Dr. Beatty has served the six years of his superintendentship and will necessarily be taken from the district this spring following out the laws of the church. His record has been an enviable one, and he will leave a place hard to fill.” ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE An extra force of clerks will augment the regular staff tomorrow at the Bernstein store, and well it may, for a big rush is 'anticipated for the bargains that will be offered at the annual clearance sale will start tomorrow. The sale will continue the remainder of the month. BUYS INTEREST T - --- Raymond Kohne Purchases Interest of Louis Rice in Drug Store. A THIRD , INTEREST Mr. Callow Retains Twothirds Interest — Well Known Young Man. Raymond Kohne, a highly esteemed and popular young man of the city, has purchased Louis Rice's third interest in the Callow & Rice drug store, the deal being closed this morning. Horace Callow retains the two-thirds’ interest. This is one of the established drug stores of the city, being a successor to the Nachtrieb store. Mr. Kohne is perhaps the youngest proprietor in the city, being but twenty years of age. He is, however, quite experienced, entering the drug store immediately upo his graduation four years ago from the St. Joseph high school, and has been a faithful and efficient clerk during his association there. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Kohne of Jefferson street and will make good in his new enterprise. Mr. Rice has not yet decided upon hfs future plans and has no announce- . ment to make to the public at present.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening,

EPWORTH HERALD r "■< Is Subect of the Epworth League Program for Sunday Evening. AT THE M. E. CHURCH Miss Flora Fledderjohann, Leader, Will be Assisted by Many. The Epworth League of the Methodist church will observe Epworth Herald Day Sunday evening, with a special program bearing upon the paper which is the official organ of the society. Miss Flora Fledderjohann will be leader and the program as follows, will be from 6 to 7: Song Service. Four Prayers. Bible Reference —Isa. 52:7. Scripture Lesson —Doris DeVoss. “The Beatitude of the Bringer of Good News” —C. L. Walters. ( Piano Solo —Delores Ballenger. Solo, "O Zion Haste” —Cecil Andrews. “A Plain Statement —Why We Hold This Meeting”—Miss Etta Mallonee. “The Speed That Makes for Safety” —Chalmer Porter. “What I Get Out of the Herald” — One-minute testimonies by the members of the League cabinet. Address, “An Unusual Use of the Epworth Herald”—Miss Cravens. Address, "Why Our Chapter Should Have an Epworth Herald Cabinet” — Mr. Penrose. “Take a Ride With Me” —Walter Krick. “Speeding Up the Speedometer”— Leader. “How to Use Your Paper—Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Closing Song. Benediction. o SALE OFBONDS For Six Macadam Roads in Adams County Announced for January 20. ONE IS HELD BACK Because of Insufficient Funds —Total of Bond Sale Will be $36,800. George E. Kinzle, treasurer of Adams county, has announced his first sale of macadam road bonds to be held on Thursday, January 20, up to 3 o'clock, at which time will be offered a total of $36,800 worth of bonds. Said bonds will be Issued of twenty bonds each, dated January 15, 1916, the first one becoming due May 15, 1917, and each six months thereafter, bearing interest at the rate of 4% per cent and are non-taxable. The bonds' will be issued In the following amounts: Frank Hisey road, Jefferson $ 6,160.00 Jas, Foreman, Blue Creek.. 4,320.00 Ben Miller, Wabash 3,680.00 I. G. Kerr, Monroe 7,120.00 John J. Hirschy, Monroe.... 3,920.00 Henry Scheumann, Preble.. 11,600.00 Said bonds have been Issued in strict compliance with the laws of the state and after regular proceedings before the board of commissioners. It is believed there will be a considerable demand for the bonds this year. Transcripts will be on file at the auditor’s office. The bonds of the Bollenbacher road were ordered sold, but the amount of money on hands was not sufficient to meet the contract price, so the bonds cannot be sold at this time. RECEIVE DONATION. The Anti-Tuberculosis society today received a donation of $10.25 from the Knights of Pythias of Geneva. This is given them instead of the lodge buying Red Crqss seals as the local society thus retains the full amount given instead of a per cent of the sum received. ——o— — NOTICE. The Comrades of Sam Henry Post are requested to assemble at their post hall, promptly, at one o’clock, Saturi day, to attend the funeral of Comrade ■ Wetter, in a body. B. W. SHOLTY, S. M.

RUSH OF EASTBOUND FREIGHT. ■ OniIMTV MEET Newspaper readers have been told UuUli I I I’l LL I a great deal recently about the re- , 1 markable rush of freight on eastbound railroads. It has been a rec- Will be Held Sometime ord-breaking period, and some of the lines have been put to their wits’ end During Week of Februto meet the demands of shippers anx- , , lous to get provisions, machinery, and ‘* r y 11 Dy the raw materials to the seaboard. Ono of , the big trunk lines between Chlca- PV TUTAG go and New York—the Erie —which ixINHiHIo Ul lIiHl Ao has just completed its double tracking, nearly 1,000 new bridges and oth- z, er things, was far-sighted enough in It W ill Commemorate Anthe dull times of last year to have had . « rebuilt hundreds of cars and to have niversary of I<OUllding bought others which were ready when Order the rush came on. For this reason the Erie has been able to handle its immense freight traffic with a mini- Grand Chancellor Charles Remy has mum of delay, for it is an official fact requested that the several lodges of that the Erie, while doing the largest Knight of Pythias in each county hold months business in its history in Oc- a county meeting sometime during the tober, passing the $6,500,000 figure for week of February 14th. the first-time, is a long way from its Thjß be j n commeraora tion of capacity. The Erie’s gross business the anniversary ot the founding of the is now runlng at the rate of $72 ( 000,- )r( ] er 000 for this calendar year, whereas it ' . ... , .. , , , . , . . To this end committees from the is equipped to do business of SIOO,OOO.- , . . , „„„ ' x x « x , . lodges in Geneva, Berne and Decatur 000. The vast traffic, too, is being . , . , * , . , . .. , . , x, . have been appointed and they will handled more cheaply than ever be- , . j ore meet next Monday at Berne to perfect - - the arrangements for this county THE COURT NEWS— I WUII I lIkVVU old this year and it is proposed to Initiate a class of members at this meeting to be known as the Centennial Jury Reached Agreement in class. tv -sT-ii r* l c Already, each lodge has a number Barger-Miller Breach of of candidateß in waiting and no doul)t Promise Case a large class will be ready by this time. An effort will made to get together AT 2:35 O’CLOCK all the members of this order residing in the county. At this meeting many prominent Agreed to Disagree But members of the order outside of the county will be present but the object Were Returned to Room I will be to make it a purely county f - I Q 4 meeting. tor longer &taj. The arran gements will be given —' next week. Quite a ripple of excitement was Dore B. Erwin, F. V. Mills, and A. D- Suttles will represent the local manifest in the court room this att „ lodge at Berne. ernoon at 2:35 o clock, when, exactly o , five hours after the jury had retired ,o QI I F OTAQ fl Ki AKI deliberate in the Barger-xMiller $25,000 utAvUll Ul* bleach of promise case, they reported tliev had reached a decision. Judge Smith assembled the lawyers and Decatur Horse Sale Co. Oftliere were present Mr. Barger and ■ others interested, -when Judge Smith fcring Four Hundred opened the slip or paper on which it „ , was written that the jury had agreed Head Ot GOOCI Horses, to disagree. They were returned to . MANy Bm - ERS HER g Ralph Merriman wants a divorce front Bessie Merriman to whom he was married July 1912, and whom Horses Sold at Close Marhe' alleges abandoned him Novembci gj n Company Deserv1913. Slihple abandonment is charged. No children were bom to the ing of I OUI" Support, couple. Heller, Sutton & Heller are his attorneys. w)th Co] Ed McNab of Ashley> 0 „ Margaret J. Drake, administratrix as the auctioneer, with Dan W. Beery of the estate of Jacob Drake, was au ag ringnlaß ter, Ferdinand Litterer as thorized to accept the balance of the chief gj A i lr j n charge of the purchase money for real estate. The horses, and with the various other administratrix was allowed $l5O and we n known local horsemen assisting, the attorney, S2OO for settling the as- the first sale of the Decatur Horse tate. Sale company opened this morning, promptly at 10 o’clock, with four hunA marriage license was issued to dred head to offer and tho ]argegt Edra F. Snyder, teacher of Berne, born bun( . h of buyerg that ever attended I May 21, 1894, son of John Snyder, to aa opening sale. The horses were bid wed Shiloh Marie Michaud, milliner promptly and the sale was hurof Berne born January 18, 1896, daugh- r j ed as ra pidly as possible to permit ter of Apthony Michaud, the disposition of the entire bunch of But one hunter’s license has been so algo djd tho prjceg paid isued thus far this month, Samuel the an j ma ] Si an d the season’s sucNussbaum being the applicant. cesg depen( i a i ar gely from now on Sheriff KanehUlUg Rapids, Mich., whether or not the buyers can secure arrived here today to conduct William horses at a pr.ee equal to that obtainNash who was arrested here at the able. The horse company .s a great ’ *l, thing for this community and is deS. H. Hall home on i r een Berv ing of the support of the farmers on the charge of pa erm y. . gto( . k man Tbey fumjah a t O p Big Rapids, he having agree ose c mar k e t tor your horses each year, but the case by marrying the girl. [hey cannot pay mo re than the market price. Here’s hoping the season is a profitable one for everybody conThe Evangelical Ladies’ social at cerlie( j the home of the Rev. afid Mrs. J. 11. o Rilling last evening was characteri- DICKEY PLEADS GUILTY zed by an attendance of seventy-five (United Press Service) and more than ten dollars were re- Terre Haute, Jan. 7,—(Special to celved in the offering. A fine pro- Daily Democrat) —Bert Dickey, wno gram was given, in which Miss Mel- was arrested yesterday in Evansville vena Butler gave a piano solo; Misses as the man who received about eignt Bereneta Reynolds and Melvena But- thousand dollars of the nine thousand ler, a piano duet; Clelland Bail gave dollars stolen at the Lattas Creek coal two readings; Miss Ruth Patterson mine, pleaded guilty today in circuit two songs; and Miss Jestine Hocker and was sentenced to serve from erne a piano solo, all of which were much to fourteen years at the state reformaappreciated. The social hour was a tory. Officials have recovered about very pleasing one. one thousand doiiars of the money o found in a jug by Dickey. There is something wrong with the fellow who isn't heartily and sincere- Williams and McPherson have openly in favor or trading at home or else ed up a garage on the Blue Creek Val- ■ he hasn’t given the matter any thought ley farm eight miles south ot town and > Trade at home and keep the money report that business is coming along where you have a chance of getting nicely. They are doing general repair . it back again. work and keep two men busy.

JxTnuary 7, 1916.

NEW POSTMASTERS (United Pres* Service) Washington, Jan. 7, —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—President Wilson today sent to the Senate the following nominations for Indiana postmasters: Muncie, Frank B. Halmbaugh; Anderson, John A. Fraley; Ell wood, Herbert F. Carpenter; Claypool, Otto A. Minear; English, Guy Longest; Montecallo, James P. Simons; Royal Center, Joseph T. Kistler; Valparlaso, John T. Scott. ' - —-o CINCINNATI HAS BIG FIRE. (United Press Service) Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 7 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Fourteen carloads of express valued at $150,000, were destroyed In a fire at the Adams Express company depot today. The loss to the building and fixtures was estimated at an additional $70,000. More than $300,000 in paper money, believed to have been lost, was saved. THE LINE UP Decatur Plans Hard Games With Liberty Center Bunch. AT PORTER HALL Liberty Center So Far is Carrying Away All the Honors. Two games of basket ball have been aranged for tonight, between the Decatur high school teams and the two teams from Liberty Center. Inasmuch as Liberty Center has carried away all honors during the present season the games hold out the promise of being hard fought, and therefore interesting. Decatur’s line-up for the feature game, between the first teams is: Snyder and Gehrig forwards, Ball center, Gay yid Macy guards. The line-up for the second team playing the opening game is Baltzell and Stephenson guards, Burdge, center, Knapp and Linn forwards with Rilling substitute. The time of starting the games has been changed to seven-thirty o’clock. Be prompt. CLORE FILES PETITION (United r-tess Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 7, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Leonard B. Clore's petition as a democratic candidate for governor opposing John A. M. Adair, was filed with the secretary of state this afternoon. It bore two thousand names all of which had been signed in the past twelve hours. There was no eleventh hour rush to file petitions. The time for filing expires at 5:00 p. m. today. Clore's was the only one filed today, up to a late hour this afternoon. whYMmw Is Subject of Young People’s Society of United Brethren Church ■ ■ ON SUNDAY EVENING Public Invited to Attend the Service —Special Program. “■Why Join the Church?” is the apt subject selected by the Young People’s society of the United Brethren church for their subject lesson for next Sunday evening’s study. The meeting will begin promptly at six o’clock and a large attendance of the* members, is desired. Oren Gllpen will be the leader for the service and he will be assisted by a corps of helpers that will make the meeting one of interest. The program selected for the occasion is: Song. Prayer. . Lesson—Read by Mr. Stomrohk. Reasons Why We Should Join the Church—Rev. Harman. Instrumental Solo —Mrs. Georgia Gage. Questions. Duet —Misses Ball and Lenhart. Bible References. Song—Men’s Quartet. You are cordially invited to come.

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MILLIONJOLLARS Worth of Revenue Stamps Stolen in St. Paul Last Night. A CLEAN GET AWAY Made by Thieves—Believed Same Gang That Worked Indiana. St. Paul, Minn., Jan 7, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Robbers last night broke into the office of the internal revenue department in the old federal building and blew the safe, escaping with one million dollars in revenue stamps, which are negotiable, and about four thousand dollars in currency. The stamps, weighing between three and four hundred pounds were taken away in an automobile. Indianapolis, Jan. 7, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Officials of the internal revenue department at the federal building here expressed the belief today that the robbers who stole the revenue stamps in St. Paul belong to the same gang which robbed the stamp deputy of Evansville of stamps worth $15,000 recently. They said they believed federal agents would soon round up the gang. The loot stolen at Evansville has not been recovered. the officials said. ABUNDANCE OF FRESH FACTS. First Aid to Happiness and Prosperity in the New Year. Among first aids to a happy and prosperous New Year there is always The World Almanac. This standard reference book, fresh from the presses and bearing the year 1916, is now available to purchasers. A peep into the book shows that it comes to the public, bringing, according to its annual custom, not only the election returns, crop reports, business figures, sporting records and other statements and statistics covering the transactions of the year just passed, but the abundance of fresh facts and features necessary to keeping up with a world that moves. The great w r ar in Europe receives attention in a summary of events and a chronological table. At another extreme of public interest, the development of the motion picture business is considered. There are two pages about woman's suffrage achievements and the recent vote. The substance is given of the constitution rejected at the New York polls last November. And among the other and unnumbered subjects of special attention are these: Widowed mothers’ pensions; political platforms, congressional committees, state legislation in the United States, peace movements, the Lincoln highway from New York to San Francisco and the Dixie highway from the lakes to the gulf, war relief societies, armed strength of the world, manufacture of munitions and explosives, 1915 state census, diplomats dismissed from the United States, national reading circle, public, society and school libraries In the United States; workmen’s compensation laws, Gary school system, health laws in New York City, the automobile industry, naval advisory board, public school system in New York City, unemployed in New York City. As to things not to be found in this Almanac, it seems almost likely that there are not any such things. Anyway, one must go out of his way to discover them. CASE TO JURY. (United Press Service) New York, N. Y„ Jan. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The case of the eleven New Haven directors charged with conspiracy to monopolize transportation routes in New England, went to the jury this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The court room was crowded for the final session. The court held that it was necessary for a conviction that proof be established that the defendants conspired to monopolize transportation in New England to the prejudice and injury of competitors and the public. RECESS APPOINTMENTS (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 7,—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The recess appointment of George E. Downey of Indiana as judge of the court of claims was announced today. The recess appointment of Samuel Alschuler, of Chicago as United States circuit judge of the seventh district was also announced.