Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1916 — Page 1

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MONTENEGRINS RESUME WAR Little Kingdom Rejects the Peace Ollers of Austria and Will Fight. OFFICIAL STATEMENT To Rome from Montenegrin King Leaves Little Room for Doubt. f (United Tress Service) BULLETIN. Rome. Jan. 20,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Montenegrins have resumed hostilities against Austria, according to an official statement given out here today. The Montenegrin minister today officially informed the Italian foreign office that King Nicholas and the Montenegrin government have refused all the Austrian peace terms. The message, sent here by the Montenegrin prime minister, said that the fighting had been resumed on all fronts. King Nicholas and the Mon tenegrin princess are with the troops. Halifax. Nova Scotia, Jan. 20, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Leaking and in distress the British steamer Pollentia early today sent out calls for help. She is about seventy miles off Cape Race. She reported her rumps unable to stop the inflow o! water. London, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Teutonic forces gathered along the Greek frontier are fall iaj fpk an 1 preparing to defend thefts-Ives against attacks by the Al--I‘CS. the Salonika corespondent of the Px’’.y Mail telegraphed today. The EtSgar’ans a-» destroying bridges and the Germans and Austrians are withdrawing infanttry and cavalry from Monastir, he reported., London. Jan. 20—(Special to Daily Deutoi i i' —Announcement of the government s policy toward the proposition Kat a blockade be established about the entire German coast probably ijril! be made next week. Sir Edward Grey, British foreign minister, told commons this afternoon that the whole situation with regard to Amegjcan trade statistics and foreign policy will be discussed in parliament next week. The foreign secretary gave no indications as to how far Great Britain is prepared to go to prevent ships from reaching Germany. fee did complain, however, that London newspaper articles, purporting to show that the present blockade is a farce and does not stop shipments to Germany are grossly unfair. Washington, D. C., Jan. 20 —(Bulletin)—United States Consul Edward Higgins at Stuttgart is persona non grata to Germany, this government has learned through informal channels. (Consul Higgins will leave his post at Stuttgart within the next month. Higgins was recently reported to have violated the spirit of this country's neutrality, the Cologne Ga- ’ zette editorially denouncing him and dcnpnding his recan. The state department in continuance with the president asked Ambassador Gerard to investigate the alleged pro-Brit-ish utterances by Higgins. He will apply for leave and it will be granted BULLETIN. Rotterdam, Jan 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The untimatum addressed to the Greek government by thre Allies was delivered last Monday and expired yesterday, the Sofit correspondent of the vossische Zeitung wired today. The answer by King Ccnstantine is not yet known. This correspondent corroborated dispatches from bther sources reaching Berlin. He declared the Anglo-French note demanded that all the German, Austrian Bulgarian and Turkish diplomats and wnsuls be handed their passports. If . reece ignores or refuses to accede to ,e request, the So"a dispatch said, >e Allies gave warning that they 'uld take steps to protect their in- .< rests. ' — o A CHICKEN DINNER. The July section of the Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society will give a chicken dinner Friday from 11 to 1 o’clock in the old laundry building, first door south of the Frisinger office. A good dinner will be served and the public is invited.

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NO EXPERT ALONG. (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson has decided it is unnecessary for him to take a representative of the army and navy with him on his prepar’dness trip. It had been suggested that it would be advantageous to have expert on military affairs to give first hand views on the country's needs for the building up its defenses. This plan, however, after being considered, has been discarded, it became known today. Probably the only persons accompanying president Wilson will be Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Grayson, the white house physician. Tentative plans for the trip out lined today Mid not mention Indiana. fumiljHay Mrs. Edward Schwartz Well Known Former Adams County Woman Dead. A PARALYTIC STROKE Proved Fatal—Funeral Will be Held Friday Afternoon at Vera Cruz. The Bluffton News says: “Mrs. Maria Schwartz, wife of Edward Schwartz, died at 5:20 Tuesday evening at her home on the old Bachelor farm, a mile and one-quarter south of Bluffton. Her death was due to paralysis and she had been very low for the past week. Her relatives had been informed several days ago that there was no chance for her recovery and she had been growing steadily weaker for at least a week and sank quietly away last evening after lying in a coma for several days. "Mrs. Schwartz was born on November 5, 1845, in Wayne county. 0.. the daughter of John and; Kate (Mosure) Sutler. She moved to Indiana with her parents in girlhood and was married to Edward Schwartz at Vera Cruz, fifty years ago last March. Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz made their home in Adams county until twelve years ago, when they came to Bluffton and after a residence here of seven months moved to their present home south of Bluffton. “Mr. Schwartz survives with the following children: Emma, wife of Christ Schotla, of Leon, Ind.; Sarah, wife of Albert Meyer, of Harrison township, this county; Miss Kiltie Schwartz, at home; Isabel!, wife of Ben Garber of Linn Grove; Mary, wife of Herb Watson of Fort Wayne; and Adam Schwartz, of Harrison township, this county. Four children died in infancy. “Two sisters also survive, namely: Mrs. Mary Hartman of Bluffton, and Mrs. Sallie Romie of Berne. “Mrs. Schwartz was a member of the Christian Apostolic church and the funeral service will be held on iCotittuneo on Pace 4.i GET SCHOLARSHIP Decatur High School Graduate Girl May be One of Number. THE TRI KAPPAS Os State Offer Normal Summer Course With All Expenses Paid. Are you a high school graduate girl? And do you want to take a summer normal course? If you Ao just let the Tri Kappa girls know about it and you may be one of the fortunate ones to whom a scholarship will be given. This will entitle you to the summer course at the state university, with all expenses paid. Applicants should send in their names before January 27 to Mrs. Avon Burk, 358 South First street. The Tri Kappas over the state are to give a certain number of scholarships and the Decatur Tri Kappas are working to the end that a girl from this city may receive one. A large number of deserving young I gjrls, who desire a normal course, but | who would be unable to get it otheri wise, have been sent to the state uni(Continued on Page 4.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 20, 1916.

HAD A FINE TIME Will Engle Proves an Excellent Host to Christian Brotherhood. HAD A DISCUSSION Os Methods of Bettering Class—Booster Committee Was Appointed. It was a fine meeting that the Christian Brotherhood had last evening at the home of Will Engle on Line street. The Brotherhood president, J. E. Anderson, presided and the meeting opened with a prayer by the Rev. Benjamin Borton. Au interesting discussion was taken up, relative to the method of bettering the class and making it grow. Dr. Weaver led the discussion and it was participated in by all the members of the class. The class gained many pointers and they decided upon appointing a "booster” committee that special efforts toward the growth of the class might be taken. This committee which will have the co-opera-tion of all the members, comprises Dr. Burt Mangold, C. F. Davison and J. J. Magley. It was decided that the public meeting, to which other brotherhoods of the city will be invited, will be postponed until after the several revivals have closed. It was therefor decided that the next meeting, the third Wednesday in February, will be held at the Dr. Burt Mangold home. Dr. Mangold. P. G. Williams and Frank Kern are members of the committee on arrangements. During the social period last night, a most appetizing luncheon was served by Mr. and Mrs. Engle, assisted by their two little daughters. A. J. Haney of North Baltimore, O„ was a guest besides the class members. — o MUST_DISTRICT State Chairman Korbly Asks This be Done at I Once in Counties. IT IS IMPORTANT e Apportionment of Delegates to State Convention Depends Upon This. Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Another letter has been sent to all democratic committeemen by State Chairman Bernard Korbly, urging that steps be taken at once to have the election commissioners in each county decide upon the appointment of delegates to the state convention, the names of the nominees having to be filed twenty days preceding March 7. Chairman Korbly’s letter follows: "A few days since I called your attention to the necessity of the immediate appointing by you of a member of the primary election commissioners to represent our party and to make preparations for holding the primary, and suggested that you make this appointment at once. ™ “In this connection there is another matter I want to call your attention to. It will be one of the duties of the board of election commissioners to apportion the number of delegates that our party is entitled to elect in your county to come to the state convention. These delegates i must be named by petition, at least . twenty days before the date of the primary, -nd nominations must be i made from the district as fixed by the board of election commissioners, under Section 32 of the primary election law. This commission, therefore, should at once meet and apportion the number of delegates over the county, by wards and townships. The committee appointed by Governor Ralston to construe the primary election law will recommend that the apportionment of the county for delegates be made by wards and townships, and not by precincts. “See that your county board of election commissioners meets at once and makes the apportionment. The apportionment for the delegates to our convention will be based on the vote cast for Senator Shively at the last

election In your county, which you can get from the returns in the clerk’s office. “Please report to me the apportionment as soon as it is made, showing in your report the number of delegates in your county and the number from each district, as apportioned by the board of election commissioners.” MASONIC BALL TOMORROW The second Masonic ball will be given at their new asembly room tomorrow evening and a good time is assured. For this occasion a special orchestra has been secured from Fort Wayne and some special musical numbers will be given. Those who attend this event are assured of a most delightful evening. Tickets can be obtained now from any mehmber of the house committee. injWOTTall Mrs. Harvey Harruff Slips on Ice on Way Home from Church. HIP IS INJURED Third Injury Sustained in Little More Than a Y r ear —Painfully Hurt. Mrs. Harvey Harruff, of Fourth street, slipped last evening while enroute home from the Evangelical church and suffered an injury to the right hip. The accident happened near the Mrs. Jessie Deam residence on Adams street. The sidewalk is lower at one point than the curb, allowing the settling of water. This was frozen over and the ice hidden ■ under a fall of fresh snow, rendered • walking treacherous, and it was at this place that Mrs. Harruff fell. In little more than a year she has suffered three painful accidents. The first was a fall down stairs when her ' heel was broken. Later she fell in ! the house and had her arm broken. The injury to the hip is such that that it cannot be told whether the bonei is fractured or not. Harold Kirsch, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kirsch fell on the ice last evening and broke some of the ligaments of the knee. M/sj. W. A. Kuebler was among the number who suffered falls on account of the ice this morning. Her right wrist was injured but no bones were broken. a REPORTS COAL STOLEN. Mrs. John Johns reports that on several occasions coal has been taken from her bins at the rear of their home. DRIVER SQUEALS And Tells All He Knows Abouth Trip of Death Car in August. WIFE HIRES THUGS To Kill Dr. Mohr —She Agreed to Pay Five Thousand Dollars. (United Press* Service) Providence, H. 1., Jan. 20, (Special to Daily Democrat)— Returning to the stand today in the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr and her two negro co-de-fendants, George Healis, chauffeur of the death car in which Dr. Mohr was killed, told the Complete story of the plot in which he declared the physician’s widow offered* the blacks five thousand dollars to slay her husband. ‘We were to have killed Dr. Mohr on Saturday night, but I lost my nerve and threw in all the speed the automobile had,’ said Healis. “On Friday night, August 27th, I went to Mrs. Mohr's home with Brown,” Healis continued. “Mrs. Mohr asked Brown, 'How is everything?’ and he said, ‘O K.’ Brown said he knew the road and Mrs. Mohr said Brown would get two thousand dollar's, Fellman one thousand and I would get two thousand dollars.”

IS POSTPONED Ora Switzer's Hearing Delayed—Merica Sisters Were Released FROM THE JAIL Switzer’s Wife May be Jealous of Him—Officers Investigating Case. Celina, Ohio, Jan. 19—The hearing in the case of W. A. Switzer, held under a charge of first degree murder, and set for Wednesday, is to be postponed ten days for further investigation. Meanwhile the Merica sisters have been released from jail and have agreed to return upon their own recognizance. When arraigned Switzer plead not guilty to the charge under which he was arrested. Mrs. Ora Switzer, daughter of Frank Merica, one of the Merica girls held for several days at Celina, Ohio, was in Hartford City for a short time Monday evening. She was released Monday at Celina and came to Muncie and Montpelier to deny stories about her alleged connection with the murder of David Beery, at Celina, in 1912. While in Montpelier, the ■woman I stated she and her mother, now in ' Portland, were to go back to Celina Wednesday for the purpose of testifying in the hearing of Ora Switzer, her former husband, who is held on a | charge of first degree murder there. Her sister, Mrs. Switzer said, had a'so been released and is in Portland. According to word from Montpelier Mrs. Switzer intimated she thought her husband was guilty of a connec- ; tion with Beery’s murder, although I she would not say so. She is said to have declared her husband has been sweet with another woman at Celina. —Hartford City News. mOrjsdead Craig Miller, Veteran Decatur Druggist, Died Wednesday Morning AT MARION, INDIANA At National Military Home —Spent Greater Part of Life in Decatur. Dr. J. S. Coverdale received a letter today from Major Ed P. Miller, telling of the death of Craig Miller, a veteran Decatur druggist, which occurred Wednesday morning at 5:30 o’clock in the hospital department of the national military home at Marion, where he had been an inmate. He was taken to the hospital department the day before in a very bad condition, his heart especially being very bad, and death soon ensued. Mr. Miller stated that the funeral arrangements had not yet been made, but if the burial took place from the home, it would probably be Friday afternoon. The deceased was a mem her of the Decatur Masons and a committee from here will probably attend the funeral. Mr. Miller was about fifty-two years of age. His early days were spent here and he was graduated from the Decatur high school in the class of 1883. He became a druggist and was associated here in that business for many years. He was a clerk and also a partner of the late A. R. Pearce, that firm being succeeded by Mr. Miller and Page Blackburn, who were in business for some time, Mr. Blackburn later continuing alone. When the Spanish-American war broke out. Mr. Miller enlisted and served in the war. On his return he took up the drug business in other places, and lately had been serving as a druggist about Marion. His mother was living, at last reports here two years ago, and he also has a brother, Samuel, older than himself, who lives at Marion. o HAS NEW STENOGRAPHER. Miss Lopise Masengarb, of Joneseo, 111,, has taken a position as stenographer for Attorney L. C. DeVoss. Miss Masengarb, is a sister of Mrs. Paul Reinking and has been here with her sister some time.

VILLA DEFIES ARMY. (United Preus Service) El Paso, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—From Francisco Villa’s stronghold in the Mexican mountains came today a deflt to the Carranza government order proclaiming the bandit chief’s life forfeited on sight. “Come and get me,” was the substance of his challenge that filtered through to the picked Carranza soldiers hunting Villa. Leaders in the man-hunt expect Villa to put up a desperate fight. They hardly hope to take him alive. The proclamation authorizing anyone to shoot Villa on sight was a formality. He is unapproachable except by his trusted followers. o DIED ATJVIARION Geo. Roop Receives Word of Death of Brother, William Roop AT SOLDIERS’ HOME At Age of Seventy-two— Was a Civil War Veteran —Burial Monday. George Roop received a telegram this morning apprizing him of the death of his brother, William Roop, aged 72, which occurred this morning at the soldiers’ home at Marion, where he was an inmate. The message was very unexpected. A letter had been received last week from William, in which he spoke of having neuralgia in the side of his face, but nothing serious was spoke of and the death message today was the first word received since then. The deceased spent his early days here. He enlisted in Company C of the 47th Indiana regiment and spent four years in the civil war, being wounded severely when he was shot through the leg. Mr. Roop was a college graduate, had a fine education, and taught school for a number of years. After the war he went west and he was the first man who transported wood by a railroad up Pike’s peak to the miners. He was never married. He leaves two brothers and a sister—George, of this city; Dan, .of Pleasant Mills, and Mrs. Jane Roop Winans, who lives in New Mexico. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the soldiers’ home. George will attend the funeral. A letter received later today by Mr. Roop from hospital authorities, stated that his brother was taken tb the hospital yesterday suffering from bronchial-pneumonia, and that it was not expected that he would survive the day. This letter written before his death was not received until after the telegram this morning, announcing the death. exact Tecords Os Meals Eaten in Jails by Prisoners Must be Kept by the Sheriffs. NEW RESTRICTIONS Received by Sheriffs from State Board—Elaborate Bookkeeping. Under a new ruling by the state board of accounts which has been sent out to all the sheriffs in the state, the bookkeeping in that office in the future will be an elaborate affair, compared with records kept in the past. Fees can be collected only for the meals which are eaten by prisoners. In order to keep this so that the books may be audited it is necessary to make an entry as to the exact hour at which the prisoner was put in jail and another entry at the time at which the prisoner is released. All sheriffs have been asked to provide themselves with new blanks, a copy of which has been furnished them, so that the work may be made more simple. In some of the largest offices of the state the amount of bookkeeping which will be necessary will make the addition of a bookkeeper necessary.

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COUNTY CORN SHOWSTARTS Over Two Hundred Exhibits Entered for Sweepstake Prize Offer. IS BIG EXHIBITION Fred Kell of Huntertown Judge of the Corn—Lots of Interest. Adams county’s first corn show threw open its’ doors to the public this morning for the first time, with exhibits of every strain of corn grown within the borders of the county. Farmer-exhibitors were present in great numbers to start the show off nicely, and visitors became noticeable as early as nine o’clock. A. J. Hutchins, county agent, having tho show in charge, spent most of Wednesday preparing the room. On one side he arranged long tables for the exhibition of the corn, while just across the room stood the prizes that are to be awarded. In most Instances the prizes were looked over first, and then the attention of the public was centered in attempting to guess the corn that would take sweepstakes. Most of the farmers were intent on winning the incubator or the corn plow, as they offered practical worth to him. Fred Kell of Huntertown was selected as the judge of the corn exhibits and he arrived early this morning to begin work of awarding the prizes. All entries are by numbers. The exceptional number of entries that began to arrive this morning and the excessive bad weather induced the officials to hold open the time of entry until 12 o’clock instead of closing at nine as previously announced. Several assistants were necessary to arrange the exhibit, and it really did not begin until noon today. O£ course interested farmers and citizens that would like to be farmers were there early to look over the corn. At ten o’clock our county agent estimated that over two hundred exhibits would be entered by noon, and was enthusiastic over the outlook for the first corn show ever held here. The show is open to the public, is free, and will be open three days. A record breaking crowd is expected tomorrow, owing to the horse sale, which will bring the farmers to town a little earlier in order to attend the show. o “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” At the Majestic Theater, Ft. Wayne, All Next Week. The attraction at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne, Ind., for me week beginning Monday night, January 24, will be D. W. Griffith’s mighty spectacle, “The Birth of a Nation.” After that there will be two performances daily throughout the week. This is the same production that has broken all theatrical records in New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg. St. Louis and Kansas City. Nearly five million people have seen this wonderful production. Mr. Griffith consumed eight months in making this picture. He employed 18,000 people and 3,000 horses and the total cost of the work reached the enormous sum of half a million dollars. The story is one of romance and adventure linked to the most vital periods of American history. It records its facts with the rapidity ot lightning. Love and conflict are its basic themes and in its details it is stupendous beyond belief. Linked with the drama is an operatic score which carries recurrent themes with every vital scene and character in the epic. This wonderful score which is sychronized to tho drama is in itself an incomparable work of art. A symphony orchestra of thirty travels with the attraction and there are two carloads of stage settings and effects. In this wonderful spectacle are shown the great battlefields of the civil war, the surrender at Appomattox, the assassination of President Lincoln in Ford's theater, and the thrilling story of how the Ku Klux Klan saved the south from the baneful horrors of reconstruction. Mail orders accompanied by remittances will receive careful attention. The night prices range from 25 cents to $2.00 and the best seats at the daily matinees are 25 cents, 50 cents and SI.OO.