Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1916 — Page 1

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BE NO QUIBBLING I »— - White House Asserts There Will be no Mincing of Words in Settlement * OF LUSITANIA CASE German Quarters Admit no Compromise on Our Part is Necessary. (United Press Service) Washington Feb, 7, —(Special to Dally Democrat) —A sensational turn was given the controversy between the United States and Germany today when Secretary Lansing declared that under secretary Zimmerman of the German foreign office had made an “utterly false’ statement if he had said, as quoted by a news agency dispatch, that the United States "had made new demands'* in the Lusitania case. In conectlon with the Secretary’s announcement was another significant episode. z Lansing declared that the United States had neither increased nor reduced its demands regarding the Lusitania. The flat declaration, coming from the Secretary of state that the United States had not reduced Its demands is believed to bode 111 for German hopes that the president and secretary might decide to meet compromise offers half way. At the same time, however, it was announced in German quarters that the tentative proposal by Germany for closing up the Lucitanla negotiations embodied so complete concessions of the disputed points that any compromise on the part of the United States practically was unnecessary. In effect it was said, the German memorandum contained a paragraph tit President Wilson’s declaration In his last Lusitania note that "however jutslflable the sinking of the Lusitania might be as an act of reprisal against an alleged illegal act of an •nemy it was not justifiable where it endangered the lives of neutrals." Washington Feb. 7, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary Lansing declared today, that statements attributed to under secreary Zimmerman of the German foreign office are false. The Zimmerman statement to which be refers was that the United States had increased its demand In the Lusitania case. Lansing’s statement follows: "This government has not increased its demands in the Lusitania case as set forth in the notes of May 13, June 9 and July 31st. I doubt very much if Dr. Zimmerman ever made such a statement as he must know it is utterly false.” le became known today that President Wilson has not gone over the memorandum submitted to Secretary Lansing Friday by Ambassador Von Bernstorf!. He talked briefly with the aecreary by telephone, however, and had a general understanding of the German suggestions. It Is understood that he expects Lansing to have u e whole matter definitely in shape cr detective action by this government following their conference today. The only expression obtainable from the white house preceedlng the conference was that there "would be no quibbling over words and has been none.” >BOO,OOO APPROPRIATED FOR SHIPYARDS REPAIRS (United Press Service) Washington, Feb. 7, —(Special to the Dally Democrat) —After three hours of tumultous debate in the house this afternoon on preparedness, the first skirmish of this session, a resolution was passed aproprlatlng six hundred thousand dollars to Increase battleship* building facilities at the New York and Mare Island navy yards. A roll call was not demanded so there was no test of the opposition to preparedness legislation. Os the amount apropriated five hundred thousand dollars goes to the Mare Island yard and one hundred thousand dollars to the New York yards for new ways for the new dreadnaughts authorized last year. Fiery debate marked the first skirmish on preparedness. Volumes of oratory pro and anti on the whole national defense problem were opened. Veterans and new members joined ’n the wordy war. Speaker Clark left his chair to mix in and former speaker Cannon tok part.

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| MOST PENURIOUS MAN. I Rockford, 111., Feb. 7 —" When a guy goes with a girl and tries to show her a good time and spends all his , hard-earned money on her, and then she goes with another fellow, she ought to pay the other fellow for what he spent on her.” This is the philosophy of Charles Crase of Freeport, who made out a “cost system” for love-making and ■ presented the same to Miss Myrtle! McMinn, a local belle. The bill shows the following Indebtedness: Dear Friend Myrtle: I hope you a long and happy life and many of them, also for your new fellow. You got to stick to him and forget all about me. I never will bother you. I can’t think why you tore up my picture. Your amount to my debt is: I let you have 50 cents. I let you have 10 cents. I let you have 5 cents. I let you have sl. For trip to Lena. sl. Took you to circus, sl. For taking you to shows, >l.lO. And your birthday, 75 cents. Please pay me before I send an officer for it. 1 • OVER A CENTURY 1 ILJJL Mrs. Mary Roe, an Adams ‘ County Woman, Dead at 1 i Age of 103, Laid to Rest, i r . ( AT SPRING HILL I ——. i Death Occurred at Vicks- ’ burg, Mich.—Was 11l a 1 Day Over a Week. i Brought back to the county of her J long abiding the funeral of Mrs. Mary ( Roe, who would have been 103 years < old had she lived until next March 5, 1 was held yesterday from the Spring 1 Hill church near Berne. Mrs. Roe’s death occurred last Thursday, February 3, at the home cf her daughter, Mrs. Jude Harrison at 1 Vicksburg, Mich., and the body was brought to this county and taken to the homa of a son, Nathan Roe, near Berne, until the funeral. Death resulted from the infirmities of old age and Mrs. Roe was 111 only a week and a day. Shs had been In the best of health until her last short and fatal Illness. She had spant her summers , in this county and her winters tn Vicksburg for the past several years. Only last November she went back to i Vicksburg, making the long trip by automobile, without any ill results. She continued remarkably strong to the day of her death, and on the day that her demise occurred she had been sitting up two or three times. The deceased was the widow of Joel Roe. She leaves the following child- 1 (TjoutiaaM oa » 1 — —• | TRAINMEN KILLED wr'bi 1 <ll l Two Trainmen Are Killed ( When Engine Falls Into Wabash. ( BODIES NOT FOUND 1 I Fill Gave Way Beneath A I Big Four Passenger Train. —*— Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 7, —(Special to i Dally Democrat)—Two trainmen were killed when the engine and tender cf . a Big Four passenger train running between Vincennes and St. Francisville, Illinois, plunged Into the Wabash ■ at six o’clock a. m. today. The dead are: Frank Lancaster, engineer, of Vlni cennes. Ollie Hazelton, fireman of • Mount Carmel, Illinois. The bodies had not been recovered at ten o’clock -a. m. I The train, which consisted of only ) the engine tender and two coaches. ) was slowly approaching the St. Frant cisvllle bridge over a six hundred yard t fill, when the fill, which had beeh un- ■ dermlned by flood waters, caved In. s Men had been at work for days . strengthening the fill. 1 This Is a spur off the Terre Haute t division of the Big Four. Many traveling men were In the coaches. The engine lies In ten feet of water.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, February 7, 1916.

COPPERJHIEVES Decatur Not Only Place Where They Stole Wires After Cutting. ANOTHER ROBBERY Occurred Near Bryant When G. R. & I. Dispatching System is Cut. Decatur is not the only city where copper thieves, who cut and stole a part of the interurban and city wires, week before last, “got in” their work. The Fort Wayne News: “Copper thieves last night cut the wires of the dispatching system of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, taking a section of 410 feet from each of the two wires used In the telephone dispatching work, and carried away about seventy-five pounds of the valuable metal. The robbery occurred between Portland and Bryant, Ind. "Since the European war commenced copper has advanced more than 300 per cent In price, and Is now selling at about 30 cents a pound for wire instead of 13. as formerly. The metal is growing scarcer and the price Increases daily. Since this metal is so valuable and may be melted down so that there is little risk of discovery for the robbers, a great deal has been taken from the railroads lately. The 820 feet taken last night Is worth about S2O under the present schedule. Special Officer William Doehrmann, of the G. R. & 1., Is working on the case. Roads Into Chicago have been experiencing considerable trouble on account of the loss of wire lately, there appearing to be several gangs who go out equipped with the prunnlng shears used In trimming small limbs from trees and snip the wire from their fastenings. cboii srewaßos Are Epworth Leaguers of the Methodist Church—f Increase Talents. BY MANY FOLD Experience Meeting Reports How Invested—Losers to Give Banquet. The Epworth Leagues of the Decatur Methodist church are good stewards. They do not hide the talents given them away in napkins but use them and Increase them many fold. This was proven when a report of a contest Inaugurated three weeks ago was made last night at the meeting at the church. Three weeks ago the society was divided and Walter Krick made captain of the “red" side and Chalmer Porter captain of the "White" side. Each member was given twenty-five cents with instructions to invest it and make it earn the highest possible amount by the time of the close of the contest. Last night, the "red” side reported the largest sum earned and they will be banqueted next Friday evening by the White side, the losers. The banquet will be given in the Methodist church parlors. A meeting will be held this evening at the home of Miss Flora Fledderjohann when plans for the entertainment will be completed. The amount made by the "red” side Is not fully known, as not all had ieported, but they were so far ahead of the others that their winning was conceded. Mrs. Farr made the greatest Increase, her quarter giving returns us $4.25. This was made by candy making and crocheting. Miss Flora Fledderjohann was second, her quarter netting $3.25 by selling home made bread. Each told of his and her experience in Investing the quarter and the account was interesting. Some made pastry candies, crocheted, sewed and did work of various kinds, with the quarter as an Investment. The money will go toward the support of Dr. Ernsberger a missionary.

| ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES * The folowing declared their intentions of becoming candidates for nomination, filing such intentions after J the report was given in this paper on Saturday afternoon: For Democratic county treasur?r, William J. Archbold; for Democratic precinct committeemen — Decatur 1, B. —C. W. Yager; Berne A, E. K. Shal- ' ley; Wabash, Silas Sprunger; Berne B. Rudolph Schug; N. St. Marys. Richard Walker; N. Washington, Henry > Eiting; S. Washington, B. F. Breinsr; E. Union, Frank Mclntosh; W. Union; C. D. Spuller; W. Root, George Schiefersteln. Republican precinct committeeman--Monroe, Os win Sprunger; N. St. , Marys, E. W. Dailey. Republican delegates—Union, Root and Preble, P. G. Hooper; Hartford, William Anderson; Monroe, Kirkland, French, S. Blue Creek, Berne, Jeff E. Lehman.

WAS ILL A WEEK - • J ww — — Death Came This Morning to Mrs. George Scheiferstein, sr. OF ROOT TOWNSHIP Was Seventy-eight Years of Age—Funeral Will be Held Thursday. Elizabeth Schiefersteln, aged seven-ty-eight years, nine months and eight days, wife of George Schiefersteln, sr., prominent residents of Root township, died this morning at ten o'clock at her home a rnolth north of Monmouth. She had been ill a week of grip and Infirmities of old age. She was born April 30, 1830, at Salzbaten, Rheinprovlnce, Prussia, and came to America in 1857, settling in Allen county. She was there married to George Schiefersteln, October 31, 1858. To them were born eight children —seven boys and one daughter. The daughter and three sons have preceded her in death. The aged husband and the following children survive: Henry, Philip and George, of Root township; Fred of Fort Wayne. There are also thirteen grandchildren. A brother, Louis Braun, and many relatives, live in Ft. Wayne. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at one o’clock, sun time, from the residence, northwest of Monmouth, and at two o'clock from the St. John’s Lutheran church, where both English and German services will be conducted. The deceased was well and favorably known and was a most excellent lady. — o COUNTY "DADS” IN SESSION The February term of the county commissioners opened this morning and the day was devoted largely to going over the bills. Bids were received for a typewriter for the county clerks office, two being filed, Underwood SIOO and L. C. Smith, $89.10. ♦ i, ■ The commissioners annual report for the year 1915 was filed. The monthly report of W. J. Archbold »s county treasurer up to December 31 1915 was filed. The proof of posting of the notice to dellquent tax payers was filed as provided by law. Homer Faust was appointed as a viewer on the petition for a drain filed by Marion Andrews et al. The ditch is known as Borums Run. —_ ABOUT THE SICK. Gladys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whitrlght who was taken very sick Friday night of acute indigestion remains about the same having shown no Improvement. Mrs. Dan Niblick went to Vera Cruz to visit with her mother, Mrs. Michael Henneford, who has been ill of tne grip, resulting in an abscess forming In her head. Mrs. Charles Rainier returned to Fort Wayne this morning after a visit here with Mr. Rainier's father, C. T. Rainier, and family. Dr. Rainier Is very low. . Mrs. P. K. Kinney of Fort Wayne, , who has been 111 for over a year of a . complication of ailments, is some- , what better. The family formerly llv- [ ed here, ’ Thomas Moran, elghty-one, who was been confined to his bed the greater - part of last week, is better and is able to be up again.

MANYTAKESTAND Decide for Christianity After Hearing Pat Emmons, Converted Gambler AND SALOONKEEPER Os South Bend—Spoke at Evangelical Church Sunday at Three Services. Several have decided to take their stand for Christianity, the result of Pat Emmons, converted saloonkeeper and gambler of South Bend, speaking in this city, at the Evangelical church.

The general services at both the morning and evening hours were excellent and the meeting in the evening closed with a rousing testimonial service, the best that he had ever attended, Mr. Emmons said. Several young ladies, and a man and woman took their stand for Christianity during the closing service. The church was more than filled in the afternoon at the mass meeting for men. Seating accommodations were at a premium, even the primary chairs being pressed into use. Many churches w’ere represented and five pastors were also present. Mr. Emmons spoke on "What is Home With a Bottle of Booze?” and also “Steps Taken by a Young Man When He Goes Astray.” Mr. Emmons knows whereof he speaks and his address was a most convincing one. Music was furnished by the male quartet, which comprises Messrs. L. L. Baumgartner, Will Ruckman, Mr. Fuhrman and Simon Moore. Five young men responded and went forward to identify themselves with the Christian movement. in pougTcourt Reynolds Catches Clarence Stevens in Act of Stealing Belt. IS PETIT LARCENY Case Filed in Circuit Court —Clue Found to Copper Thieves. Charged with petit larceny, Clarence Stevens was arrested by Night Policeman Joel Reynolds at 1:45 o’clock Sunday morning, as he was in the act of removing a belt from a separator standing on Madison street, near the Schafer warehouse. The machine was the property of the Schafer Hardware company. Reynolds, walking his beat, saw a match flare. He walked east and caught Stevens taking the belt off the machine. Stevens had gone over the machine thoroughly and picked out the things he wanted. This morning the case was filed in circuit court, the charge being petit larceny. The value of the belt is estimated by the police to be about sixteen dollars. Efforts to find the thieves who cut the copper trolley wires near the power house have led to uncovering a valuable clue or two that will lead to arrests, It Is believed. o ARCHBOLD FILES DECLARATION County Clerk Will Hammell closed his office at four o’clock Saturday afternoon and that hour marked the closing of the time allowed for filing declarations as candidates. Fifteen minutes before that hour Harlow Mann appeared and presented the declaration of W. J. Archbold as a candidate for county treasurer. Mr. Arch' bold served one term as treasurer, was defeated for the nomination for his second term ■ and then ran as a candidate for 1 the same office on the Citizens ticket, ' made up of democrats, progressives ' and republicans. After Mr. Hammell had closed his office he had two appli- , cations from candidates who wanted r to run as committeemen, one demo--3 crat and one republican but he declined to reopen his office.

| AT UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. ' At the United Brethren church yesterday the services were very largely attended. Tlie Sunday school came In for its share of attendance. The morning service was of splendid interest. The Junior society at 2:00 p. m. is largely attended each Sabbath. The Christian Endeavor received four into its membership, and some special features on the program made the meeting of more than usual interest. At the evening service the house was crowded, even all available standing room. There was a choir of about forty-five voices occupying the platform. Five went forward to the altar, seeking a life with Christ. Three of the five were saved. The meeting continued until about 10 o’clock. Those who desired to leave earlier were permitted to do so, about half

the congregation leaving at 9 o’clock. The indications are that the meetings may be a duplication of the great revival held in that church a year ago. It is probable the meetings will continue each evening during this week, and perhaps longer. CASE CONTINUED Ft. Wayne Court Takes Case of Motorman Luttman Under Advisement. DEFENSE CONTENDS That Jitney in Which Blazer Woman Rode Turned in Way of Car. The Fort Wayne News says: “The city court today took under advisement the case against Floyd Luttman. charged with assault and battery and will give a decision on Thursday. Luttman was the motorman on the car which struck a jitney bus driven by Ernst Schust, on Huffman street Christmas eve, the death of Mrs. Lena Blazer resulting three weeks later. The defense contends that the jitney turned onto the car trucks directly in front of the car, and in this is upheld by the condition of the jitney, of which the left front and rear fenders and the left running board are broken. The rear of the car Is not damaged, at is would have been if the car had struck it from the rear as the driver claims. The entire morning was taken up by the case.” FALSE FIRE ALARM A fire alarm at nine-thirty o’clock this morning caused the department to make a run to the Fred Schafer home, comer of Fifth and Monroe streets, where steam, escaping from an empty supply tank gave indications that a fire was burning. No damage, whatever, was done to the home. __ BURNS ARE FATAL _ I ( Little Mary Elizabeth Reed, Aged 5, Daughter of Lee Reed, Died Sunday IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL Burned Two Weeks Ago— Father Manager of Adams Plant Here. The trip made by Lee Reed of Portland, manager of the S. H. Adams heading plant of this city, to Chicago with his little daughter, Mary Elizabeth Reed, aged five, who was terribly burned two weeks ago, when her clothing caught fire from an open grate at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Hobart Scott, at St. Mary’s, Ohio, proved unavailing. The little girl died early Sunday morning in the hospital in Chicago, where she was taken in the hope that specialists might save her life. The body, accompanied by the parents, and her grandfather, S. H. Adams, of Portland, was taken through this city today enroute to the home in Portland, where funeral services will be held Tuesday. MOVE TO MINNESOTA. Al and Charles Fritzinger and families will leave this week for Minnesota. They have leased an eighty- ■ acre dairy farm near Long Prairie and will make their home there. |

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THE COURT NEWS ■ I “Sheriff” John Coffee Plead Guilty to Petit Larceny Charge. GIVEN NINETY DAYS At State Penal Farm—February Term of Court Opened Today. The February term of the Adams circuit court opened this morning. A three weeks' vacation has just closed.

John Coffee, sixty-three, better known as "Sheriff" John Coffee, who was arrested a short time ago on a grand jury indictment charging petit larceny, appeared in court this morning, pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs and given ninety days at the state penal farm. Coffee was charged with stealing $1.40 worth of corn from George Martin last May. It is said that when the corn began going down in the crib, Mr. Martin drove nails into the ends of the remaining corn and when this w r as sold the guilty party could be easily ascertained. Peter, Daniel, David and Christ Steury, charged by the grand jury with assault and battery on a Steury boy, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. It is said the charge grew out of their attempting to keep one of the Steury boys from attending a church other than that of their own religious belief. L. C. DeVoss, special judge, sat in the Blue Creek ditch case this morning. A petition to construe the specifications was filed by the contractor. Fred C. Morgan. Appearance to the petition and for the superintendent of construction was entered by Peterson & Moran. D. B. Erwin and C. J. Lutz appeared for the petitioners for the drain. The case was set for trial for February 23. A United States attorney will be here Wednesday to hear the naturalization cases. The report of the clerk in issuing letters of administration on the estate of Nelson D. Hook was approved. Inventory number one was filed and approved. Inventories in the estate of Susannah Ritter, Philip Erwin and Amos Stauffer were approved. In the estate of Dwight Wilder, report of sale of hay was approved. In the estate of Mary J. Magner, report of sale of real estate was approved; deed ordered, reported and approved. The final settlement in the Sylvester Garner estate was approved and the administratrix discharged. The clerk was ordered to make a distribution of funds in his hands. In the estate of Jacob J. Runkel, sale of real estate was approved, deed ordered, reported and approved. E. B. Lenhart, guardian of William Jackson, was, upon petition, authorized to borrow SSOO to pay debts of ward. Additional bond was filed and approved. Inventory number one in the guardianship of Pauline Garman et al was filed. Frederick Yake, guardian of Washington Wolfe, an infirm person, filed final report. Miss Rose Voglewede, assistant to County Recorder A. A. Augsburger, was off duty today on account of having the grip. Real estate transfers: Otis Earl Shifferly et al. to William Hart, 40 acres, St. Mary's tp., quit claim deed, 1; William Hart to Otis E. Shifferly, 40 acres, St. Mary’s tp., quit claim deed, $1; Henry L. Warner et al. to Lemuel W. Frank, 8.66 acres, Washington tp., $1450. Sheriff Ed Green will leave tomorrow for Putnamville with John Coff-?e who will enter upon a ninety days’ service. A decree of quiet title for Anna Lullemann against Christian Conrad was rendered and the clerk was ordered to make a transcript for record. S, Peterson was appointed guardian ad litem of minor defendants. State ex rel. Rufus W. Glendenning et al. vs. Hartford Township Trustee I Peter Fox et al. Appearance by Luta (Continued on page 2)