Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 36.

AMERICA WILL NOT PROTEST Authorities Will Not Protest Against Teuton Naval Policy. ENGLISH SEEING RED French Unable to Recapture Lost Trenches in Vimy and Sommes. » (United Press Service) . Washington, Feb. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States, it was said on highest official outhority today cannot protest the announced sea policy of the Teuton powers 10 sink armed merchantmen without warning. That this government, believeing the Teutonic nations to be within their rights in this respect, will shortly issue a warning to all its nations not to travel on beligerent ships that carry guns of any kind, seemed certain. This position must be taken, many officials declared today, if American attitude is to continue to be logically followed out. Tfie American attitude regarding arming of merchantmen, it became known for the first time today, was clearly set forth in the informal suggestions ft recently made to the 'Entente allies concerning the “abseice of conditions now, which in earlier times was the excuse for the arming of mercliantmen." These reasons were the presence of privateers and pira.es on the high seas. Feb. 11,—(Special to Daily Dc indent) —New issues as grave as these revolving about the sinking of tfco Lusitania may arise between the H-tjn’.ted States and the central powers, KSfehicialz here declared today, as a re- *• suit of the German's anouncement that all enemy armed merchantmen will be tieated as warships and torpedoed without warning after February 29. London, Feb. 11,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Violent French counterattacks northwest of Vimy and south ttf the Somme have failed to recapture any more cf the positions taken by thd Germans, the Berlin war office announced this afternoon. || The official statement issued at Paris claims no further gains in last nights heavy fighting, reporting merely no important measures on the western front. “Northwest of Vimy the French after several hours of artillery preparation tried four times to take back their ast trenches," said the German war office, ‘all these attacks failed. Also south of the Somme, the French were unable to take back any part of the lost positions.” — o SPELLING MATCH RULES. For High School and Business Men’s f Contest in Spelling. The spelling match will be conducted !;y a spelling master who will pronounce words alternately, to one side and then to the other. Any speller missing a word drops out, and the word passes to the other side to the next speller in turn. Capital letters and hyphens need not be designated in spelling. A repetition or correction will not be allowed after a word has been spelled through. No credits will be given for a misunderstood word, but the word will be repronounced. It will not be required that a word be pronounced either before or after spelling. The book used will be the High School Speller, beginning at the tirst and going through to the end. o ELWOOD ADJUDGED WET ' ' % (United Press Service) Anderson, Ind., Feb. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The county corn missloners of Madison county today declared Elwood wet, following a re :oant which showed at the recent elec tion the wets won by a majority ol eight. Contested official returns show ed that the drys won by a majority of seventeen. The drys decided to tp peal to' the circuit court. Elwood has thirteen saloons. s Or BANKS TO REMAIN OPEN The banks in this city will remair open tomorrow. It is Lincolns birth day and is usually observed as a holi day but since it falls on Saturday thii year the local banking houses have tie cided to remain open to aecommodati those who wish to transact business.

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LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY % Tomorrow, February 12th is Llnr coin’s birthday, a holiday in the slate and nation. It will be appropriately observed in the schools of Indiana and many places of business, including '* the Decatur postoffice will be closed J. I). Stults, local agent for the Lincoln Life Insurance Company today presented us with a handsome picture of this famous American, also a pic- ) ture of the house in frliich he was born. They are displayed in the window at this office temporarily and late i er the picture will be framed ■’.nd placed on the walls of this office. MEETS SUNDAY O f ( i, Rev. George Johnson of J,’ Cleveland to Talk Here 1 Sunday. s ' » MEN ARE INVITED S t In Behalf of Laymen's Missionary Movement—lnterest Increasing. y ‘ Rev. George Johnson of Cleveland, ? Ohio, secretary-treasurer of the misb sionary society of the Evangelical ass sociation, will be the speaker at the 'men’s rally to be held at the Presbv- . jterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 b ' p. m. In his younger days Rev. Johnr son was a member of the Michigan , | conference. Then his church honored e him by electing him as a presiding eldg'er. For fifteen years he was the field , secretary of Northwestern college at I Napierville, 111. During the last eight y years he has been secretary and treasB urer of the General Missionary society f of the Evangelical association, with e offices at Cleveland. Ohio. He is an , able speaker and well posted on the missionary work, not only of his own { church, but also well informed on the B i whole missionary movement of today, j He was connected with the Layman’s Missionary convention held at Cleveland, Ohio, and also the one conducty ed this last week at Dayton, Ohio. .. The laymen of Adams county and T Decatur therefore will hear a man next B | Sunday who is vitally connected with v the Layman's movement. The following is a tentative program of the local meeting. Rev. Benjamin Borton, president o| the local 1 Ministerial association, will preside at 1 , the meeting: ! 'j Song Service directed by Dr. Fred ‘ I Patterson. | Reading of Scripture Lesson —Rev. ' j Floyd Rogers. ' Prayer—Rev. D. T. Stephenson. r Selection —Men’s Chorus, r Address —Rev. Geo. Johnson, o Closing Hymn. e Prayer and Hymn—Rev. L. W. e Stolte. Will BE READY S a Local Knights of Pythias e Will be Ready for Coun- ! ty Meeting e ; WITH A BIG CLASS n [i Four Took Second Last ‘ t ‘Night—Three Will Get it e Next Thursday. r e, ; e Four candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the second rank work of the Knights of Pythias, at the regular meeting of the lodge last night. Three other candidates, awaiting the 0 second degree work will be given it 1 " on next meeting night, Thursday Feby ruary 17. Thus, the entire class of s " Kekionga candidates will be brought up for the third degree work at the )f special county meeting to be held here on February 24th. ? At this time Berne and Geneva will p * come with a class of candidates >r 18 the third rank, and a special session of lodge will be held both in the afternoon and evening to confer the work on the class. From present figures n about thirty candidates will become h- full-fledged knights on this day. 11- The various committees are finishis ing up the details of the various feate- ures of the day’s activities, and fete ports from them will be made at the next meeting.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening,

THE RAGING MAIN 3 -t » Will he Sailed by Francis i ? Howard—Left Today and Will Soon Join J ) j HIS SHIP, FLORIDA * Was Married Last Week to Ethel Bunch —Wife to 1 Remain at Elwood. 1 Francis Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Howard, of Tenth street, left today for Great Lakes Station, 111., and in ten days he will be singing: “Dip, ! , boys, dip the oars, Bid faroxyll to the ■ dusky shores.” For Francis joint d the navy six months ago and will leave in ten days for New York, where his ship, “The Florida” is wiitIn. “Jack will come sailing home again” however, and wjiile “Sailing the rasing Main” his thoughts will be much in Elwood, where his wife, formerly Miss Ethel Bunch of this city, will bo waiting for him until liis four years’ term of enlistment expires. Howard, who enlisted six months ago, and has been at Great I,akcs station, got a short furlough and came home and last Friday, he and Miss Bunch went to Kalamazoo, Mich., where they were married, returning i here. Miss Bunch has made her home in this city, for some time, with her sister Mrs. Milton Kenworthy, being employed at the Waring Glove plant. Howard served for some time as a conductor on the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway. FIELD MEN HERE Holland-St. Louis Agricultural Experts Will Meet in City Tomorrow. HAVE THE CONTRACTS Mr. Hubbard Planning to Exhibit in Various Indiana Cities This Year. Fifteen men who work twelve month in the year instructing the farmers of this section how to raise two blades of grass where one used to grow and who.show those who wish to learn how they can get better returns from their farms will meet Saturday at the offices of the Holland-St. Louis (sugar company in this city. They are the field men for that company, and they are just concluding the campaign for acreage. It may surprise you t» loam that they are findjng it difficult, to quit taking acreage and by Saturday will have the amount anticii pated, 8,500 acres. The two other plants, Holland and St. Louis are also loaded up and want the local factory to take some of the acreage off their hands. Those who raised beets last year are more than satisfied with results and were glad to renew. The ' bonus delighted many farmers. Manager F. H. Hubbard has design- ! ed a unique exhibit for the various centennial celebrations over the state where they have been invited to show. It is in pedestal form, eight feet high and with four sides, each three feet wide. On each is shown a large ) picture, the inside and outside of the c plant located here, a beet field and - the picture of the field men. The ex- • hibit will be white and gilt with a silk 3 American flag at the top and in front I will be shown samples of raw and fini- ished beet sugar, cane sugar, molassf es'etc, with a jar in which is growing t a sugar beet. It will be a handsome i show and one we venture will attract ? much attention over the state of Indiana—advertising the fact that lleca--1 tur has the only factory of this Kind r in the state. At the conclusion of the f centenial celebrations the exhibit will '- be offered to the state and will ce k permanently exhibited In the state s house, if accepted. a n NOTICE. i- The men’s spelling class is hereby - called to meet ‘at the Decatur Herald !- office this evening to organize and e attend to other matters of important business. JOHN T. MYERS.

|J TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS. I j Getting Ready To Begin Their Annual I Work. County Assessor William Frazier is ! lining up the work preliminary to the j township assessors beginning their annual work about March first. Mr. Frazier issues the call that all township assessors come to town Wedn ;s---day, Mardi first, to receive their sup- | plies and to get instructions relative to the work. MRS. RUCKMAN SERIOUS. Mrs. G. ,W. Ruekman of Root township, who has been seriously 111 of cancers for nearly a year, Is worse, and small hopes for her recovery are entertained. A week ago, while visiting a neighbor, she was taken suddenly ill and could not be moved until yesterday, when an ambulance was i secured and she was moved to her | home. HAS NO EFFECT ON CONGRESS Chairman Hay Says Garrison’s Resignation Will Have No Effect. ON CONGRESS WORK Continental Army Plan is Definitely and Finally on the Shelf. (United Press Service) Washington, Feb. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The president this afternoon issued a formal order designating Major Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, to act as secretary of war, for a period not to exceed thirty days, or until a successor shall have been appointed aad qualified. A new secretary of war will be named within the next twenty-four hours to take up the difficult task of reconciling the preparedness views of himself, the president, the army and congress. It was made known at the white house that the successor to Lindsey M. Garrison whose sudden resignation startled the nation, would be appointed immediately. Guesses among names already prominently mentioned were declared wild, but it was hinted it would a man of nationally acknowleged ability. In the meanwhile it is very certain congress will go tbrodgh with thy program that caused Garrison to quit. New York, N. Y. Feb. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Makijig his first statement as to his future plans, since his resignation as secretary of war, Lindsey M. Garrison today declared he had retired from politics and that he couid not conceive of his taking the stump against President Wilson. “Get it out of your head that there is anything political in my action,” he said. “I am out of politics; I am not a candidate for the governorship of New Jersey and would not accept the governorship if I were handed a certificate of election. (Continued oxr Page 5.) WINSOHIOBRIDE Henry S. Rodenbeck Married Mrs. Mollie Catherine Haiston. i IN OHIO YESTERDAY 5 l “ * Came to Groom’s Farm Here to Live—Are Well Known People. ' Henry S. Rodenbeck, a prominent Union township farmer, was married Thurhday at Wapakoneta. His bride 1 is Mrs, Mollie Catherine Haiston, age . 37 years, a spinner at the wollen mills | in St. Mary’s. . Following the ceremony, which was > quietly performed at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Huckmeyer, they came to the groom’s farm northeast of Decatur where they r expect to make their future home. 1 Mrs. Rodenbeck is the mother of two 1 small boys, and has resided with her t parents a mile west of St. Marys for some time.

February 11, 1916.

BARK IS SPLIT . i ' Matrimonial Bark of Hezckiah Lambert and Wife Strikes Rocks ON NEW YEAR’S DAY The Wife Wants a Divorce and Five Hundred Dollars Alimony. i Another once fond couple, whose lot IJ has been cast together for a quarter of ; a century, have had their bark of mat- ’ rlmony wrecked on the rocks of adversity and the wife today has filed a suit asking the court to complete tho splitting of the ties that hind. Mrs. Luella Lambert wants a divorce from Hezekiah Lambert. Attorney L. C. DeVoss is her lawyer. She says they were married in Van Wert in 1891 and lived together until New Year’s day this year, when r>y reason of Hezekiah's cruel and inhuman treatment of her she was forced to leave him. For a number of years she says, he has been a habitual dunkard being intoxicated the greater part of the time: She says that while he was intoxicated he was very filthy, befouling the beds and floors of the home, not even excepting the kitchen part of the house. She says. th|t in the presence of others, he called her vile names, whereas, in fact, she had been a good and faithful wife, keeping wholly sacred her marriage vows. She alleges that beesadse of his actions, she has lost all love for him. She wants SSOO alimony. IS NINETY-THREE Clark Brothers, Civil War Veteran, is Ninety-three Years Old Today. A FAMILY REUNION And Dinner Party This Evening — Celebrates the Anniversary. Clark Brothers, probably the oldest civil war veteran in the county, is ninety-three years old today. Mr. Brothers, who has long been a resident of the county, and for several years of this city, resides with his daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Burns, of Madison street. This evening at five o’clock at their home a dinner party will be given. The gathering will be particularly enjoyable as it will be a sort of family reunion. All his children, except a son, Harvey Brothers, of Minneapolis, will be present, he being prevented on account of having recently undergone an operation. A nephew, John Brothers, and daughter, Mary, of New Castle, Pa., are also here, their arrival coming as a pleasant surprise to the family. Others present from a distance are Mr. and Mrs. E. Brothers. Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. George Siebold, Hamlet; Mrs. Laura Stewart and sons, Lynn and Clarence, and Miss Tracy Stevens of Wren, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burns of Fort Wayne, grandparents of Miss Mabel Burns, were also here. A goose dinner was served, Mr. Brothers being very fond of goose. Mr. Brothers, although quite aged, has been very active and enjoyed good health, although he is not feeling ‘at par, just now. About two weeks ago he had a fall down the cellar steps and he has not fully recovered. While in the civil war. in the battle of Champion Hills, May 12, 1*862, Ms. Brothers was shot through the body, the bullet entering the lungs, and he still suffers from that. Added to that is a touch of the grip, which came upon him yesterday. All of Mr. Brother’s friends extend their very best wishes to him on this memeorable anniversary with the wish, paramount that very many more will fall to his lot, BEN BUTLER BETTER i Jlen Butler, a prominent farmer >ivs ing northwest of Decatur, who was r operated upon two weeks ago-for appendicitis, is growing better each day > and his early complete recovery is r looked for. He has been sick about r three weeks, and will have to remain Indoors for. at least another fortnight. # >

r YEOMEN ARE THANKFUL. The Yeomen lodge has concluded Its first indoor fair and it was a splendid success, socially as well as finan- . dally. The hundreds who attended I enjoyed the unique entertainment anil J it is likely that a similar event will be given in the future. The lodge is thankful to all those who helped them make the event a success and to the public for their liberal patronage. MURRAY SCHERER SICK. M. J. Scherer was forced to go home ‘ yesterday afternoon from his business and attempt to cure a severe case of grip.' This morning he was reported better, but must remain indoors at least today. ABOUT THE BONDS ! Auditors Receive Letters from State Board of Accounts. I i RELATES TO BONDS i Os Trustees and Township Poor Funds—Method of Their Handling. . In a letter to county auditors the state board of accounts says that although the 1915 legislature passed an act, provided that, before a township ! trustee enters upon his office, he shall , file a bond of not less than the maxi- , mum amount of money that may come . into his hands, such act will not permit a township trustee to reduce a bond that he may have signed prior to | the taking effect of the act. The act I refers to the filing of original bonds for such officers only, the board says. The board, also has written a letter to each auditor on the methods 1 of handling the poor funds in the various counties, as follows: “To all County Auditors: “There seems to be quite a good deal of confusion in some counties of the slate in the method of handling the poor funds. It is not the intent of the law that the township trustee shall handle any of the poor funds, but that all poor claims should be filed by the parties furnishing the goods and sup plies, or rendering such temporary as sistance, together with the order given by the trustee for such assistance. These claims must be sworn to by the persons providing the assistance, and properly itemized, showing the goods furnished or assistance rendered, the date of such service and the recipient thereof. These orders are not nego tiable.” o — MOLLIE FANCHER DEAD. (United Press Service? New York, Feb. 11, —(Special to the Daily Democrat)--Mollie Faneher, famous invalid of Brooklyn, who had been bedridden for fifty years is dead.-Mis Faneher died at her home last night, it was learned today. MADE WILD DASH Standard Oil Comnanv’s Horses Run Down Postoffice Aliev With GASOLINE WAGON Upset on Monroe Street — Drivers Delivering at Holthouse Garage. The big sorrel team of horses hitch- , ed to the Standard Oil company’s gasoline wagon made a wild dash this morning dow ( n the postoffice alley l starting back of the Holthouse Fire- , proof garage and ending their lively , little sprint at the alley crossing on Monroe street when they upset the j wagon containing about three hun--3 dred gallons of gasoline. At the time a of the runaway, the local Standard I Oil agent, Roy Miller, and assistant, True Miller, were busily engaged delivering oil to the Holthouse garage. For some reason the horses took fright and started on their alley dash, ’ south. No one was on the wagon at 8 the time of the runaway. The wagon ’■ which is made mostly of steel, was y not damaged in tjie least, and within 9 a few minutes It was again set on its t wheels and the daily round to Uncle n John’s customers was resumed. Not t. a drop of gasoline was spilled. %

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.jQUITSJHE RACE J Mayor R. 0. Johnson. Gary, Quits Republican Race for Governorship. CAN’T STAND EXPENSE .j Says Even Oliver P. Morton Could Not Have Won Under Primary Law. R. O. Johnson, mayor of Gary, and former Adams county citizen, who has been one of the active candidates for the republican nomination for governor, yesterday quit the race, declaring that he could not keep up with tho terrible expense necessary to make a proper organization in Indiana under the primary law. His statement as sent to various newspapers over the state, follows: “After a most careful consideration of the subject, during which I have consulted my friends and earnest supporters from all over the state, it has seemed wise to me to withdraw my candidacy for the republican nomination for the governorship at the primaries in March, 1916. “The reasons for that step at this stage of the contest are few but vital. The development of the primary system in Indiana has shown that unless a candidate has large resources upon which he can draw to carry the legitimate expenses of a state wide campaign, he cannot hope for success. It - - f-i R. O. JOHNSON has become plain to me the legitimate expenses of an effective campaign during the closing month now before me are entlfely beyond my resources. With opposing candidates thoroughly organizing the state at a very large cost, it seems vain to me to hope for victory under these circumstances. “Without undue criticism to primary system as it is working out in Indiana, I am firmly convinced that even Oliver P. Morton, Indiana’s greatest governor, could not have been nominated had Indiana had the direct primary system in 1860. “During the time that I have been In the field as a candidate 1 have received such offers of support as to convince me that 1 could have xvon tho nomination if I had been able to conduct a thoroughly organized campaign to reach the individual voters of the state. As much labor in organization and publicity has developed upon each of the candidates for United States senator and governor as ordinarily falls upon the state central committee during a campaign with all the county and local organizations to aid it. “Lake county and the Tenth district have given me such support that I can but express my gratefulness to them. Whoever may he nominated is entitled to my fullest and most cordial support and it is hardly necessary for me to state that after the primaries are over, I will be with the party nominees, fully bent upon the redemption of Indiana after eight years of democratic misrule.” IN BED TWO YEARS. Mike Zozacs, who for two years , farmed the Jacob Atz place north of the citv, has moved to South Bend, going north on the 3:22 train over the i G. R. & I. yesterday. He took with , him his mother, who has been confini ed to her bed for two ydars with paralysis. She has not left her bed in that time. She was brought to Decatur on a cot and placed on the train.