Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1916 — Page 1

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THE PRIMARY LAW EXPLAINED. ’ 11 In Brief Summary by At-i, torney General —Ques- 1 tions and Answers. ’ • f READ THEM OVER' 1 If You Are Interested in Im- ' < portant Law Which is < < Now in Effect. t i M (By Willis S Thompson) ( Indianapolis, Jan. 29—Simplifying f the primary law to the briefest and i plainest possible summary. Attorney I General Stotsenburg, by request, has ‘ prepared an analysis for publication. ( based upon the primary law itself in • conjunction with tie interpretation placed thereon by the commission of laywers named by the governor, and to which the three state central committees have agreed. In preparing the summary, some similar articles which have appeared in newspapers have been drawn upon and revised and added to. The summary follows: The primary election will be held March 7, the polls being open in all precincts from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. All parties casting not less than ten pel" cent of the total vote in the last preceding election will participate. < This will include the democratic, progressive and republican parties, each party having its own ballot. Democratic ballots will be on white paper, republican on pink paper and progressives on yellow paper. Will candidates be required to pay a fee to have the name placed on the ' tickot? No, the supreme court hav- 1 ing decided that this part of the law ■ requiring a fee is unconstitutional. All expenses of the primary election will be paid from the county treasury the aame as in general elections. For what offices are nominations to be made in this primary? Preferential votes will be for president, Vice president, United States senator auu governor; deciding votes will be for congressman, joint senator, representatives, district and county ticket. flow will members of the election boards be selected? The election board will consist of one inspector, two Jutfges, two clerks, two sheriffs and a poll book holder for each political party. The political party that cast the largest vote in the county at the last preceding general election for secretary of state shall be entitled to name the inspector, the party that cast the next highest vote to name one of the judges in each precinct, and so on in rotation with three political parties until all the officers are named. Each party will name a poll bopk holder and challenger if desired? Election officials will be paid $3 a day each by the county, poll book holders being paid by the political party they serve. Will all candidates be nominated by the primary? Candiates for state offices will be nominated by the state convention as always, excepting only in case of governor and United States senator, when these nominations have £en made by a majority vote in the primary. Delegates to the state convention will be selected by the primary. B How many delegates to the state convention will each party be entitled to? One delegate for each 200 votes and an additional delegate for each fraction of 100 or more votes for each county. To determine the number of delegates to which each county is entitled the democrats use the vote cast for Senator Benjamin F. Shively, the republicans the vote for Ed Jackson as candidate for secretary of state and the progressives the vote of Albert J. Beveridge. The election commissioners apportion the delegates to the units in each county. Who are the election commissioners?* The board of election commissioners is composed of the county clerk, and two others to be appointed by him, one of whom shall be taken from each of the two political parties casting the highest number of votes in the county at the last general election, who will be nominated by the county chairmen of the said parties. Will there be any township conventions this year? No. There is no necessity for them under the new law. Road supervisors will not be nominated at this primary. How will precinct committeemen be selected? They will be elected in the primary the same as public officers. They must meet at a place in the county seat to be fixed by the re-

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tiring chairman, at one o’clock Satur- 1 day following their election, for the purpose of organizing. By what method can a candidate for any office or for committeemen get his name on the ticket? Candidates for governor and United States senator shall at least sixty days before the primary file a written request and petition contain.ng not less than 500 names with the secretary of state. Candidates for congress, general assembly, judge and prosecuting ney shall file a written declaration signed by them in the office of the secretary of state, not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days before the primary. Candidates for county offices shall make a written declaration regarding their politics and a request in writing and file the same with the circuit clerk not less than thirty days and not more than sixty days before the primary. Candidates for delegates to the state convention shall file with the clerk of the circuit court not less than thirty days before the primary their nominating petitions containnig the names of ten legal voters of the same political party, signed in ink and the residence of each (Continued on Page 5.) o EPWORTH LEAGUE Slecta Baltzell Will Lead Meeting at M. E.- Church Sunday Evening. ARRANGES PROGRAM “The Meeting of Discipleship” is the Subject for the Evening. Miss Electa Baltzell will lead the Epworth League Sunday evening at the Methodist church when the subject, "The Meaning of Discipleship." will be discussed. A very good program has been arranged, as follows: Scripture —Luke 14:33; John 12:26. Song, followed by prayer. “The Great Demand” —Harvey Everett. Instrumental Duet —Vera Hower. Gladys Meyer. “The Message of the ‘Greeks’—Mr. Barnhart. Vocal Solo—Cecil Andrews. Talk —Helen Kinzle. Announcements. Closing Song. THE COURT NEWS Four Steurys Arrested on Grand Jury Indictment Charged With Assault. ONE MORE WEEK Before February Term of Court Opens—Probate and Civil Matters. Peter, David, Daniel and Christ Steury of Monroe township were indicted by the grand jury and their ar rest was made yesterday afternoon at their home by Deputy Sheriff L. D. Ja cobs. They are. charged with assault, and battery upon Joel Steury, committed last December 24. Each of the four arrested gave the required S2OO bond. The three weeks’ vacation of the Adams circuit court will end a week from today and the February term opens Monday, February 7. The jury will be drawn next Monday. Inventory number one was filed in the Amos Stauffer estate. R. C. Parrish is attorney for Fred Schaub in a suit against Reuben Gilpen, on note, demand $25. A marriage license was issued at 3 o'clock this afternoon to Earl Reber, farmer, born December 11, 1887, ' son of Ezra Reber, to wed Cora Wild- ’ er, born Augus.t 29, 1888, daughter of Samuel Krill. Both have been married before, the groom’s first wife dying last March and the bride’s husband dying last July. — o CARD OF THANKS. John Magley and family extend i their thanks to all who assisted them i during the illness and at the time of - the death of their wife and mother, i and especially to Mr. and Mrs. John - Christen, for their kindness.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 29, 1916.

TO OPEN_OFFICE M. S. Licchty Will Conduct Real Estate Business at Monroe. IS FORMER BANKER Will Also Write Insurance and Handle Stocks and Bonds—Well Known. M. S. Liechty, former cashier of 1 the Monroe State bank, has opened 1 an office at Monroe and will deal in real estate, buying and selling farm and town property. He will also write i fire and accident and liability insurance and will handle stocks and bonds. He has had many years’ ex- 1 perience in business, is clever, hon- ' est. industrious and will soon estab- < lish a splendid business. As cashier of the Monroe bank he was in active < charge of affairs and built up the business of that institution until it stands today as one of the safe and < sound banking houses of this splendid county. He will conduct the as- < fairs of his private business in the same high class manner. Monroe is located in the center of the finest dis- | trict of farming land to be found in the middle west, and Mr. Liechty will soon be prepared to take care of the buyer or the seller on land in that • locality as well as elsewhere over this splendid county. —o— ARKANSAW FLOODED (United Press Service) Arkansaw City, Arkansaw, —(Spec- ■ ial to Daily Democrat) —Seven persons are known to be dead, hundreds are homeless and conditions generally are alarming along the Arkansaw, White and St. Francis rivers which promised today to attain the highest stages on record. WftSIWEVENT Eastern Star Chapter Inspected—Two Candidates Initiated and A BANQUET GIVEN For One Hundred People— Monroeville Chapter Visits Here. I One of the biggest events since the Masons and Eastern Stars have been at home in their lovely and commodious new quarters, in which visiting members of the orders have participated. was that of last evening whan the local Eastern Star chapter was inspected by the grand matron. Mrs. Florence Strout, of Bedford. A delegation of fifteen members from the Monroeville chapter came over and were guests of the local order. The six o'clock banquet opened the festivities proper. Covers were laid for one hundred and roses and smilax tastefully used in the decora tions, made the tables, especially the one at which were the guests of hon or, the grand officers, very beautiful. The menu was an elaborate one and was served by a bevy of little girls, including the Misses Gladys Flanders, Ramona Smith, Fanny Heller. Helen Kinzle and Vivian Burk. The menu: Chicken Mashed Potatoes Gravy Escalloped Oysters Vegetable Salad Pickles Bread Butter Jelly Nuts Ice Cream Cake Coffee During the banquet toasts were given by Mrs. Strout, who talked on Masonry and the Eastern Star and its benefits, and also by the past grand matron, Mrs. Anna Robison of Winchester, who urged Masons to become members of the Eastern Star, also. The work was given two candidates, Mrs. Arthur Ford and Mrs. Hutchins, and at the close talks were given by members of the local chapter, and also by the patron and matron of the Monroeville chapter, N. H. Whittern and Mrs. Ethel Krick. Mrs. Emma Daniels, in behalf of ' the Ideal order, presented to the grand matron, Mrs. Strout, a dozen i roses and a silver spoon, while Mrs. J. S. Peterson, matron of the local

order, presented to the past grand matron, Mrs. Robison, of Winchester, a hand-tainted plate and to the grand organist, Mrs. Clara Anderson Hale, of Geneva, flowers, gifts from the Decatur members. Mrs. Strout came here from Roanoke and will go to Greenfield from Decatur. She was Grand Ruth while Mrs. J. S. Peterson of this city held the office of Grand Adah. She was Mrs. Peterson's guest over night. ONE ON TEDDY. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Before "Mother" Jones stampeded the miners’ convention the other day she told a good one on Colonel Roosevelt. The colonel was on a big wolf hunt out west, she said, and he needed some dogs. A farmer had the best : dogs in the state. “Get ’em for me,” said the colonel. 1 But the farmer wouldn't part with 1 them. "I'll get ’em,” said the colonel. “Do you know who I am?” the colonel asked the farmer. “Im T. Roosevelt, president of the United States ! of America.” “I don't give ad — if you are Book- 1 er T. Washington,” said the farmer, < “you don’t get my dogs.” After “Mother” Jones had the miners laughing she proceeded to spank 1 “her boys,” who had been fighting 1 each other for two days. o ABOUT THE SICK — John Bolinger, West Monroe Street, is in Critical Condition. MANY ARE ILL Benjamin F. Butler Getting Along Fine —Other Notes About Sick. A letter written Wednesday by Mrs. John Niblick, from West Palm Beach. Florida, received today, was written the day before the telegram was sent announcing that Mrs. Hattie Studebaker Obenauer was worse. However on Wednesday,, her fever was quite high and she was extremely weak. It is said that, except for the kidney trouble, the relapse she suffered, is as bad as her first illness. Mrs. Niblick has been there about five weeks, and will remain until her sister’s ebndition is better. Dr. Boyers who left yesterday morning early, is due to arrive there tonight. Benjamin F. Butler, of Root town ship, who was operated upon yesterday morning for the removal of the appendix, is resting easier now and itgetting along fine. Roy Wolford, rural mail carrier, living at Monmouth, who has been off duty a month or more, occasioned first by his some being quarantined when six children had scarlet fever, and later occasioned by his own illness ‘of grip and appendicitis, was able to be in town last evening, al though he is still unable to go to work. The condition of John Bolinger, oi west Monroe street, was reported this afternoon as being critical. He be came suddenly worse last night at nine o’clock and his physician has been with him almost constantly since that time. He has been bedfast over six weeks. ” SOME POLITICS (United Press Service) Chicago, Jan. 29,— (Special to the Daily Democrat) —How pals of New York gunmen have been imported to Chicago to terrorize a new police administration was told today in a signed confession by Eddie Mack, leader of the auto bandits who robbed the Washington Park National Bank on Thursday of over fifteen thousand dollars. "Is common knowledge,” Mack told the states attorney, “that a gang of guns and stick-ups have been imported from New York. The men behind the gang are politicians and policemen. — o— IS READY FOR BUSINESS W. G. Spencer who has had many years experience is again in the electric business, having opened a shop ’ at his property 311 N. Second street, i He is prepared to do your work and i will be glad to receive orders. Tele- . phone 474 and he will respond. Satl isfaction is guaranteed.

WAS BORN HERE ■ I I Native of Decatur, Frederick Hoffer, Passed Awav ’ < in Fort Wayne. ( t HAS RELATIVES HERE 1 t Was Cousin of John, God- ( i frey and Albright Chris- < ten of This City. Frederick Hoffer, aged sixty-six years, whose death occurred in Fort t Wayne Wednesday of apoplexy, was j born in this county, and was a cousin t of John Christen and the late Godfrey , and Albright Christen of this city. f The Fort Wayne Sentinel says: t “Frederick Hoffer, a’ged sixty-six { years, died very suddenly Wednesday t afternoon at the Hope hospital, where ( he had been removed several hours before after suffering a stroke of ap- i oplexy. The deceased was employed | by the city forestry department and * when he returned to his duties after lunch he seemed to be in the best of health. 1 "Mr. Hoffer was born in Decatur, but came to Fort Wayne with his parents when he was yet a very small boy. He learned the moulder’s trade at the Kerr Murray plant and continued with the company until it dis- , solved. Since that time he has been ‘ in the employ of the forestry department. "Surviving he leaves four sisters: Mrs. John Robb and Mrs. Louis Wasserback, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Mary Schimp of New Haven, and another sister residing in California. Henry Hoffer of Cincinnati is a brother. The deceased was a member of the Fort Wayne lodge of Elks. , “The body will be held at the Getz & Cahill parlors until Friday noon, when it will be taken to the Elks’ home. Funeral services there Friday i afternoon.” WORLD INFIRE President Wilson in Pittsburg Speech, Warns the Nation. HE HAS SOME WORRIES And Explains That Preparedness for Peace is the Duty of the People. (United Press Service) Memorial Hall, Pittsburg, Penna., Jan. 29, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —“The world is on fire. Sparks are likely to fall anywhere. The inflamed passion is abroad.” With these words President Wilson impressed on a great throng gathered to hear him this afternoon the need of national preparedness for defense. “If all could see the dispatches I read every hour of the day, they would see how difficult it has been for me to . maintain peace. “We are in the midst of a world v e j.annot alter, and therefole as your responsible servant I must tell you that the dangers are grave and costly.” The president’s words had a marked effect on an audience of more than six thousand. “We are dependent on other nations for the movement of our commerce, while those nations are at war. And where there is contact there is danger of friction. When nations are at war they are apt to be stedfast in their convictions though they be but for the moment.” The president said he came as the people’s servant and representative to report to them on public and said the subject upon which he spoke demanded frank council with the people he represented. ‘We waftt merely an army sufficient to preserve peace,” he said, "I believe that I am proposing a very business-like thing. Along with industrial and vocational education it is perfectly feasible to instruct the young men of this country to use arms.” The president warned the people that “new circumstances have arisen ' for which the country must prepare j and asked all to tend to business. To prepare, not for war, not for aggression, but for national defense. (Continued on Cage 4.)

MAY TAKE NEW POSITION. Harold Henneford, who is now an instructor in German in the Lewis and (’lark high school, of Spokane. Washington, has received an offer of a bettor position, at an increase in salary in the schools of Los Angeles, California, according to a clipping received by his sister, Mrs. Frank McFarren of this city. The item in the Spokane paper says that Mr. Henneford probably will accept the post-. tion tendered him. He is a son of I Mrs. Michael Henneford of Vera' Cruz.—Bluffton News. Mr. Hetrtieford is a brother of Mrs. Dan Niblick of this city and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henneford of Vera Cruz. n TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY. (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Nancy Kinder prosecuted her husband under the new “lazy husband” act. But , when she testified that last summer she drove him from the house and that he slept on the roof until the rain drove him down again he won the court’s sympathy. Judge Fritsch discharged Kinder. AT U, CHURCH Miss Marie Hays Announces Splendid Program for Christian Endeavor. SOME GOOD TALKS On “Great Foreign Missionaries” Will be Given— Musical Numbers. With Miss Marie Hays leader, the Christian Endeavor at the United Brethren church tomorrow evening, with the subject, “Great Foreign Missionaries,” promises to be a fine one. The service begins at 6:15 and the program follows: Song. Song. Scripture—ll Cor. 8:16-23. Prayer. Song. Biographical Sketches of Foreign Missionaries. D ue t—Mrs. Bertha Hakey and Mrs. Mattie Fisher. Biigraphical Sketches of Foreign Missionaries. Talk —Foreign Missionaries of Bible Times. Instrumental Solo —Mary Aurand. Questions on Lesson. Solo —Lawrence Biggs. Everybody is cordially invited. MIUEBSjUNCUU In Selection of Louis D. Brandeis as Associate Justice. RESOLUTIONS PASSED At This Morning’s Session of the United Mine Workers' Meeting. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29 —(Special 'to Daily Democrat)—Fourteen hundred delegates to the convention of the United Mine Workers of x America here today unanimously endorsed the appointment of Louis D. Brandeis as associate justice of the United States supreme court, declaring him the “one true friend of the toiling masses of America.” The miners adopted a resolution which declared that "favored and special interests” had urged the appointment of William Howard Taft, bht that President Wilson had ignored these powerful influences and had appointed a “fearless champion of la- ! bor.” r FT. WAYNE MAN DROWNED. Arkansaw City, Ark., Jan. 29 — ’ (Special to Daily Democrat)—F. H. ’ Fuller, an oil salesman of Ft. Wayne, was drowned when he tried to ford 3 the Catron river. Reports from Wat--1 son tell of the drowning of a family 3 of six when a section of the levee ’ broke. Water eighteen feet high rush- ■ ed through, carrying houses and barns with it. The water was seventeen feet deep in the town today.

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INVADE_GREECE Marines from Ships of Allies Invade Greece and Take Fort. WASHINGTON WORRIED Over the Situation of Affairs Between Germany and United States. Washington, Jan. 29, —(Special - o Daily Democrat) —The situation between the United States and Germany over the sinking of the Lucitania is graver today than at any time since negotiations with Germany began. This statement was made unreservedly today by a Washington official in position to know every phase of the matter. While Secretary today denied positively that anything that could be called an ultimatum has been sent to Germany or that a definite date had been given in which Germany is to announce her disavowal of the liners sinking, it became known that events of the past week hae served to bring the nations close to cue breaking point. Todays admission of the gravity of the situation is not based on any word from Tlerlin, it is said, but on an appreciation of the step taken when the president received Germanys last offer. Athens, Jan. 29, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—An expedition of marines from French, English, Russian and Italian warships at daybreak Friday occupied the Greek fort of Karabar over the protest of the Greek commander, according to Salonika dispatches today. The news caused a great excitement here because it mark ed the first appearance of Italian and Russian armed forces on Greek soil. It is the first land action in which armed forces of all the four Allied powers have participated since the beginning of the war. The fort is located on the peninsula at the eastern entrance of the Gulf of Salonika. London, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The London newspapers today listed the African liner Appam, now eight days over due with three hundred pasengers and crew, among the ships that have gone to sea never to return. Berlin, via Saville, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln the biggest German offensive on the western front in many months the Germans have captured nearly a mile of French trenches in the Artois region and have captured the village of Frise and one thousand yards of French trenches south of the river Somme, it was announced today. WAR FILMS COMING. On Wednesday, February 2, 'at the Crystal will be seen six thrilling reels of films taken by the Chicago Tribune’s correspondent along the German battle front, a feat that will permit everyone in this country to see the truth about this war and see for themselves the operations of the great Teutonic war machine in full action. For one and one-half hours one will be taken from Belgium. France Galacia, Poland. Russia, and over to the Austro-Italian battle fronts, the siege of Lemberg, of Perone, countless scenes of attack from the German and Austrian trenches, the monster thirty and forty-two centimeter guns belching their deadly half-ton shells, the monster howitzers, the deadly machine guns, sending death at the rate of 600 bullets a minute. But this is not all. One will also see that if Germany possesses a formidable army capable of doing an enormous damage to their enemies, they are also prepared to quickly take care of their wounded. How a temporary hospital is erected back of the firing lines and is in operation in less than one hour ' and is one of the most interesting ■ sights of the films. The transporta--1 tion of the wounded by rail, and scien- ’ title methods employed to bring them ’ back to health in perfect hospitals is also shown. In short, every phase of a nation at war is included in the Tribune’s pictures that will be shown - here Wednesday, February 2. for ten . and twenty eents, matinee and night, . at the Crystal. I McKINLEY DAY. Today carnations were in style. It , is McKinley day; the birthday of Will- . iani McKinley who was born January i 29th, 1843 and was the third presideit i of the United States to be assassinated.