Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1916 — Page 1

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GAVE NO IORDER r Lansing Denies 3 hat ■Gave Edwards Order to Inquire about protection Placard on Body »f Executed Villa I leader Warns Peop - ft I (United Press ftr . Washington, Jan. 17,- special to Daily Democrat i A gen'l Passport and Insurances of s Jet " ere given byl&rranza m migt*i< authorities at Juarez to C. «. W- n and the ■ of Amerii .ms who' r e murdered by Villa bandits a * a «°> the state department a»M e(1 thls at ’ ternoon. In addition ’ thousand , Carranza troops <-ere>R to Cusi * to' protect the An® and other who wenttc mining district near by to reOperations. Watson carried >6 rsonal passi i tol oiior of Cliiporfeissucd bv huahua. ftt Today’s mes-oigl, lier " lt,) a statement by Secrfa ™ng, cleared up the cor.fu idnurdmg a reported request by Id Edwards at El Paso to the C® ° fflcials for „„ tv Hie American assurance - ot sa..» ,rty consul Ed»tated he did this at the requesf state department. Secretary ■ denied undepartment had fed horn, but admitted Edward®'’* misund-r---stood the messagfSthe state department sent V 3rd. This menage the s' refused . <.< :■ public.® euß '• ■‘Washinrt'n. ■-(Special to I Ttitiv Dcriocrat 1W R *' ‘ ronl ConSLu Edwards at ■today saying 3 asked Caficials for protection of Arne ieshe Cusi minfc. tag territory a® directed by i the state deyarfdo so. resulted in Secretar® denying lie lad given Edw®an order. I In the messafhne Edwards •said he had r mtn ' that lie had ■uar.mtees o. Sfel Carranza’s pr«” 'nt ”i--->cens January ■re iving th|Mord from '■<’•> ti:!te to take such at £1 I Jaß eci; ’’ to Daily of Genf ' ral Roodri-juez. ,'illry leader, war p]aXloniiu®n today mine yard Os the ■toms house. The grow:® was meant t rrsik' ’hat «he government J -deter.ni'fh m '-.-der of Americr >« .. Sners. A pim ■ * -.i leader's bo® that all ene--3® tales of th- debrnment would • mao’. a lilt® Wa'shing^B' lll - 11 ' tai tO Dail® S””ator Core. . democrat, tltaon introduced a President WilscJto eißgreement with the Cari 't fnr ” IC re ’ storationW «<’ x ieo. It was . eent to the at ions committee wi out Underlthe a neutral zone would bftfg the northern border of M >int policing by •• the Mcxicm ed States govis restored. Then ffeer would bo withdrawnftft El 'ft l '' ’’Peciat to Daily remo<fl®.'e of General Villa’s »hf rminate Americans ftdlfour Americans, heavjlj ai enroute to the mountains Junta. Mexico, * ” today.gto It. P. Kramer. Two <«th s sons. Roy and Bart ftan e previously reperfe® tn in a leg durinftalist bandits. The / ' cons shot .trough the bandits »n 4 for h '-1P- Dr. i ter to have dragged hiins® tains. GOOD. I -X S d rv Ice) ' wfthl Jan. 17 I Special The Indiana was upheld • » tod ’-®*' court, which ap- . ■ prrnftd of $12,000 recovfcn®Lialia by Charlo.* • • Stillwe.

[ON LAST LAP. Within a short time the final work on the double tracking ot the Erie railroad will be commenced, accord* “ Ing to an announcement made yes* , terday. A single track lap of thirtytwo miles, from Griffith to Lonax, is the only break in the double track from New York to Chicago and yasj terday the contract for the completion of the work was let. ’ Robert Grace, a contractor, of Cleve- . land, won the contract and will start on the work at once. It is expected that the grading will be finished this summer and by the next year the rails will have been placed. The ‘other double track work was completi/V about two years ago. o K. OF C. NOTICE, t , Meeting tonight. Entertainment, lunch and smoker. G. K. fl NEW COMPANY Bob Allison and Davis Foster Directors in American Aircraft Co. TO BUILD FACTORY To Manufacture and Repair Aeroplanes—Will be Located at Anderson. Davis J. Foster and Robert B. Allison, both former residents here and now living at Indianapolis and John Keefe are the directors in a new $50,000 stock company which was incorporated in the secretary of states office Saturday and it is new in business in Indiana as well as new in organization. It is known as the American Air Craft Company, their purpose being as stated in their application to manufacture, assemble and repair aeroplanes. Their plant will, the papers state, be located at Anderson, Ind. Details of the new concern have not been made public but it is presumed that a large factory will be built in that central Indiana city for the purose of manufacturing air craft. It is the first concern of its kind in the state, the pioneer in a business that will probably be a leading one in a few more years. Messrs. Foster and Allison are good business men and their friends hope this new venture will be a complete success. A FINEJECmER Is Charles A. Payne of Milwaukee, Who Arrived in the City Today. —z TO LECTURE TONIGHT Will be at Central School House Instead of at the Bosse Opera House. Charles A. Payne, of Milwaukee, ‘The World Traveler with a Genius I for Friendship” arrived in the city and , is ready to give his stereoptcon lecture ths evening, this being one of the high school lyceum numbers. Because it will be impossible to heat 1 the opera house comfortably for tonight, this lecture will bb given in the' assembly room of the high school, which can be shut off frota the other part of the schoolhouse, and the heat concentrated there. Mr. Payne will tell of the Yellowstone National Park and the grand canon of the Colorado river, and will have beautifully colored pictures for the stereopticon, to illustrate. An excellent evening’s entertainment is anticipated. DISMISS FOR SHORT WHILE School at the central building and the lower rooms of the library, was dismissed for awhile this morning, until sufficient'heat was gotten up to more comfortably heat the rooms. School was resumed this afternoon. FOR WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY Clarence Fledderjohann, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann, 16ft for » Pittsburg, where today he began workin the testing department.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 17, 1916.

AN ICE HARVEST Force of Men Busy Cuting Eight and One-half inch Ice AT STEELE’S LAGOON For the Conter Co—River Freezing, But Present Crop is Unfit. With the mercury hovering around the zero mark for the past forty-eight hours, the Conter Ice Cream Company are making ice at Steele’s park. The ice is eight and one half inches thick and is still freezing fast. Work was started Saturday in filling the two big houses, and continued steadily yesterday. With cold weather for another forty-eight hours the ice shortage expected next summer, will be a specter of the past. The ice coming from the lagoon, is clear and of good quality. Dozens of men are getting a few days work. The river, while frozen over, does not offer many possibilities for good ice. Dropping several feet from a high water mark since Saturday, it let the ice that had formed break up unconveniently. It is freezing at regular level today, though, and a crop may be cut from the river bed. ViCTIM OTAR Lena Blazer, Victim of'Jitney Wreck, Died Sunday Morning. AT THE HOSPITAL Jitney Was Struck by Car Driven by Motorman Floyd Luttman. Mrs. Lena May Blazer, aged thirtytwo years, of 1125 Polk street, who was injured Christmas even when a jitney bus in which she was a passenger, was struck by a Huffman car at the corner of Sherman and Huffman streets, died yesterday morning at 6 o’clock at St. Joseph’s hospital, where she had been confined ever since the accident. Mrs. Blazer suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries in the collision and it was very evident from the start that the accident would provefatal. Although an operation was performed with hopes of producing relief from the fracture of the skull after Mrs. Blazer removal to the hospital little improvement was shown in the patient’s condition at any time. Sue had been unconscious the greater part of the time, and her death had been expected almost hourly for several days. Mrs. Blazer’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Rosa Shaw, and Oscar Shust, driver of the i jitney, were also injured in the acciI dent, but have recovered. The deceased was the wife of Fred E. Blazer, formerly of Decatur and surviving besides the husband are two small children. The body has been 1 removed to the Peltier undertaking i parlors and will be sent today to Willshire, Ohio., Mrs. Blazer’s former home for burial. The car which struck the Shust jitney bus was Huffman city car No. 188 and was in charge of Motorman Floyd W. Luttman and Conductor W. E. McCarty. Following the accident Luttman was taken to the police headquarters and was later arrested on a charge of assault and battery. He was released under bond of S3OO furnished by the traction company. His case came up again Saturday morning of last week and was continued because of the condition of Mrs. Bla- , zer at that time. ( Luttman is the son of Mr. and. Mrs. Ed Luttman formerly of Decatur. IS GRANDPAP FALK John Falk this morning received a telegram from his son, Glen, who now . resides at New London, Missouri, of ■ the arrival of John Davis, on the sis- :• teenth, and today John Sr. admits he is stepping high and lively.

r SCENES FROM OATMAN CAMP Attorney Schafer Peterson has rc ceived three splendid photograph from his son C. S. Peterson, showini . Oatman, Arizona, the new minim camp which has created such a furon during the past few months. Th< camp grew from 2500 December Ist t< 4,000 January 10th, showing its re markable growth. The pictures an . panoramic, one showing the camj from a distance, another the business district, and another the famous Timet e mine, owned by Toledo parties anc which is making them rich beyond dreams. The pictures were brought to this office where they have been studied by a number of people. ■ MONTENEGRO SURRENDERS Tiny Kingdom Gives Up ! Overwhelming Fight for Life. UNCONDITIONAL TERMS First Break in Ranks of the Allies—King Nicholas Flees. (United Press Service! Berlin, via Saville, Jan. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first break in the ranks ot the allies occurred today. Crushed and threatened with complete disaster at the hands of the Austrian invaders. Montenegro sued for peace and has agreed to an unconditional surrender of the remnants of her army. Official announcement of this fact was made in the Hungarian parliament by Count Tisza. The niws was received with great rejoicing in Budapest and in Berlin when it was telegraphed here. Count Tisza announced that peace negotiations will begin at once. It is understood here that King Nicholas will leave his country with other members of the royal family and go to Italy. In all probability an Austrian will be named to the throne of the tiny kingdom that has withstood invading armies for decades. Vienna, Jan. 17, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Italy has abandoned all plans for participating in the Balkan (Continued on Page 4.) o MORE PRIZES Additional Awards for Corn Show Winners Made Public Today. SEVERAL PIGS GIVEN For Firsts in the Different Events—Adolph Schamerloh’s Exhibit. Prizes continue to xpour in for the different events in the corn show to be held here January 20, 21, 22. A special prize for the class to be announced at the opening of the 1 show, is $2 in trade at the Willshire I Hardware company, Dale Cowan, ’ manager, and Edward Rice, has as a 1 special in the boys’ events, a full- ■ blooded White Rock cockerel. Another special prize to be offered ? is a Chester White pig for the best yellow ear of corn selected from a ten- - ear entry. The pig is given by Geo. J Ineichen of Geneva. A Hampsire 1 pig is being given for the best single - white ear, from a ten-ear entry, by - C. S. Mumma and company. An additional award has been adi ded to the first prize in the boys’ yel--3 low corn contest. Charlie Voglewede is to give a pair of Top Notch 3 arctics to the boy winning this event. The other part of the prize is an ! Eastman kodak by the Holthouse Drug company. Adolph Schamerloh said this morning that he plants Reid’s Yellow Dent corn, and that his corn has a medium small cob, deep grains, and the ears are very well shaped. It is not a real early corn, but matures well in an or--1 dinary year. He likes it best because •' | it has.a great many roots and a good f I strong stalk. It has yielded as high - as one hundred bushels to the acre s’’for him, and he will have ten ears of I it at the corn show for exhibition. * Q'

~ MEET WEDNESDAY 18 lg 'k Christian Brotherhood to •e >e Meet With Will Engle at e . Home on Line Street. e I A GOOD PROGRAM -8 Orchestra Wil! Play anc ,f There Will be an Intern ing Class Discussion. The Christian Brotherhood is anti- . cipating a fine meeting Wednesday . evening, instead of the regular TuesI day evening, at the home of Will Engle on Line street, plans having been changed for the union Brotherhood j meeting to have been held at the church this month. The program committee comprising Benjamin Borton, C. F. Davison and J. J. Magley has arranged the following excellent program which will be , given Wednesday. The Christian church orchestra has been secured to play. b Music —Orchestra. ' Opening Song. Prayer. Music —Orchestra, solos, etc. Discussion, ‘‘What Can We Do to Help Our Class Grow and Develop?”— Leader Dr. C. R. Weaver. ( Business Period. Social Hour. Adjournment. i NrSTfIITERIAD __ Well Known Farmer and Minister of the Gospel Died Last Night SOUTH OF MONROE I I Os Bright’s Disease—Was Seventy-nine Years Old —Funeral Wednesday. Noah Stalter, a well known farmer and minister of the gospel, long a resident of this county, died last night at 11:30 o’clock at his home, a mile and a half west and a half mile south of Monroe. Death was due to Bright’s disease and he had been ailing tor some time. Mr. Stalter was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stalter. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, May 30, 1836, but many years of his life were spent in this county. At death, he was seventy-nine years, seven months and sixteen days of age. His first wife died in August 1904, and the following children, born to 1 them are living: Mrs. Ezra Reber southwest of the city; George, and Enoch Stalter and Dora McLaughlin, Elkhart; Destimona Wolfe and Will Stalter of southwest of this city, j In March, 1906, he was married , Mrs. Eteline Valentine, the widow surviving. s There are two sisters living, they > being Mrs. Sarah Hilyard, Huntington > Mrs. Mary Allen, Uniondale. Four brothers and two sisters are deceased. i They are Abraham. Christ, Isaac and ■ George, Mrs. McClellan and Mrs. John McKean. . The funeral will be held Wednesday. The procession will leave the house at nine o’clock for the Beery church, where services will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock. Interipent in the Beery 1 cemetery. WANTS RATE HEARING. (UnlteO r-ress Service) Washington, Jan.. 17, —(Special to ' Daily Democrat) —A petition for a re--1 hearing in the western rate case was ■ filed with the interstate commerce 1 comnftssion today by the Nebraska ? state railway commission which asks for a revision of passenger rates in ' Northern Kansas, north Missouri, portions of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa and Nebraska. s , ■> MISSIONARY ADDRESS f e Mrs. S. C. Fulmer of Indianapolis, d will give an address on Home and h Foreign Missions at the Baptist church e Tuesday at 2:30 p. m.. All ladies are >f urged to be present as Mrs. Fulmer has a message of interest to all.

WATCH NEXT TUESDAY. George Kleine’s latest feature, ‘‘Stop Thief," which opens at the Crystal theater on Tuesday, is found--0 ed on the Cohan & Harris stage play, by Carlyle Moore. More than five hundred American cities have seen “Stop Thief” in its stage form and will welcome the filmed version, which reports say is even funnier than its To insure the best results, George Kleine used the stage cast in making the picture. Mary Ryan, who created the role of the light-fiingered maid, is seen in the lead, with Harry Mestayer opposite in his familiar part of her sweetheart, Jack Doogan. "Stop Thief” was one of the greatest laugh-producing properties on the American stage and the film version ; with its greater latitude of setting and action, will undoubtedly prove one of the most popular film comedies. Five and ten cents, five big reels. i _______ INTERESVWARMS 1 In Attendance to the Evan- > gelistic Meetings at the Baptist Church. THEME “ONE THING’’ ' Mrs. S. C. Folmer, of Indianapolis to Talk Tuesday Afternoon. Choosing as his subject for this evening’s sermon, "One Thing”, Rev. F. G. Rogers of the Baptist church invites every man women and child in the city to attend the evangelistic service tonight. The church is comfortable, and one need not fear cold drafts, or uncomforatbly hot quarters, if you come. And the attendance is good, too, said one member of the church this mornin. Another point of interest for tonight meeting will be that Mrs. S. C. Folmer of Indianapolis, in charge of the mission work of the denomination in this state, will be present. She will not speak tonight, but a meeting is being arranged for tomorrow afternoon, at which time Mrs. Folmer will tell the local people about the mission work. It is thought the meeting will commence at 2:30 o’clock promtly, and everyone is invited to come. o CHURCHJFFICERS Annual Selection at the St. Mary’s Church Was Made Sunday. ONLY ONE CHANGE Ushers Are Appointed for Y ear Past Year Was a Most Successful One. The anpual election of officers of the St. Mary’s Catholic church was held Sunday mornling Immediately after high mass. Only one change, that of electing Clayson Carroll as one of the three collectors was made. Father Seimez also appointed four ushers who will act in that capacity during the coming year. These ushers will take the place of the orderman. They are Raymond Hartings, Norbert Holthouse, Arthur Klenhenz, and George Baker. The officers elected yesterday are, Ben Smith Treasurer; C. S. Niblick, Secretary; Henry Bremerkamp, i John Moran and Clayson Carroll col- . lectors. The affairs of the congrei gation have been going along very j successfully. o NOT HERE YET ! _____ i Word received by the Adams County - Creamery Company today is to the es- , feet that the family of William A. Klepper, one of the new owners, is ill at Lafayette and that It will be impossible for him to come here as planned today. Mr. E. L. Martin, the manager I is also out of the city, hence no move i has been made toward closing up any > options now held by the company for ■ the erection of the new creamery building.

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THE COURT NEWS r _ . C. A. Dugan Granted Let1 ters of Administration on S. N. Dorwin Estate. I 'I THE VACATION BEGINS Closing Day of November Term of Court Saw Much Business Attended to. Mrs. Fannie D. Dugan relinguished her right to serve as administratrix ot the estate of her late mother, Mrs. Samantha N. Dorwin and requested that her husband, C. A. Dugan serve as administrator. He qualified as such today, giving $70,000 bond. Robert L. Boyers et al to William J. Hunt, 80 acres of Blue Creek township, $11,400. Sheriff Ed Green left today for Putamville with Frank Nolan who will serve 120 days at the state penal farm for breaking into the jail cellar and stealing hard cider from the vinegar barrel. Saturday, the closing day of the November term of court, was quite a busy one. The following matters from the closing day’s docket, were not reported Saturday. The case of Tom Gallogley vs. W. L. Ross, Clover Leaf Receiver, was reset for February 15. Mary Engel Gerke, by her guardian vs. The Citizens’ Bank of Spencerv'l’e Ohio, proof of service on all parties defendant except Martha E. Ahr Clem, who has appeared. Rule vs. Martha E. Ahr Clem to answer. All defendants except Martha E. Ahr Clem and The Citizens' Bank default. A divorce was granted E. Collins Ford from Cecil Ford. The custody of the child, Arlington Ford, was given to the grandparents, Aaron and Ruthey Irel and, until further order, the plaintiff and defendant to have the privilege of visiting the child at reasonable times and places. In the matter of the Archie Hardison, et al. drain, Separate demurr jr by the G. R & I. railroad. The claim of Julius Heidemann »s. Julius Heidemann, administrator of Clem Heidemann estate, was allowed in the sum of $1061.30, and is to be paid out of the assets of the estate. R. C. Parrish appeared for the estate. The petition of Elias L. Sheets, et al for drain, was dismissed without prejudice and costs paid. A similar petition was filed again by Peterson & Moran, and a cost bond filed. A marriage license was granted this morning to Otto M. Moyer, farmer, born January 15, 1895, son of Benjamin B. Moyer, to wed Goldie Lucinda Bears, born January 19, 1897, daughter of Burt Bears. In the Henry Gallmeyer estate, Frazier was appointed Inheritance tax appraiser. In the matter of the drain petition of Adam Beberstein et al, the regular drainage commissioner, Noah Beberstein, is disqualified to serve, on account of relationship to parties to be assessed. G. W. Gentis is therefore appointed to serve as drainage commissioner. They were to meet January 20 at the office of Joel Liddy *n Berne, and qualify and proceed with their work and to report on or before February 14. Tri State Loan and Trust Company, guardian, vs. Hallie Reicherd. ordered filed and published. In the Daniel Kauffman estate, distribution was reported and the administrator discharged. The shares :f certain heirs, whose names were tet out, were ordered paid into the hands of the clerk of the court. H. B. Heller, administrator of the Harry Rosenthal estate, was discharged, upon the approval of his final report. Showing was made that $935.13 belonging to their heirs, was paid to the court clerk. • The final report of Ida Cecelia Salisbury, administratrix of the estate of Cecelia Ehinger, was approved and the administratrix discharged. No inheritance tax was found due. In the estate of Oswald Reppert, (Continued "on Page 4.) t