Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1916 — Page 4

DAI L YD EM OCR Al Published Every Evening Evcep Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINQHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mail >2.50 Single Coplea 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Fostotnce in Decatur, ndlana, as second-class matter. Secretary Bryan resigned; Secretary Garrison quit; Villa threatened us with invasion; Vice President Marshall is writing verses; and through it all Wilson is still happy. It Adams county is to observe the Centennial we should be getting busy. It is important that we fix a date soJ that exhibits can be arranged and the program aided by securing the best speakers, the best shows and the best of everything. If you want it, say so now. 1 Senator Root is against the president and so declared himself in a speech before the republican state convention of New York yesterday. I and pray what else did you expect? He has been against every depiocrat living for a good many years and he I just can’t help it now, though he real-1 izes he is fighting for a lost cause. j The democratic candidates for I nomination in the Adams county primary are making a clean fight and the winners will be elected next fall by old fashioned majorities. The voters will select those men whom they deem best qualified to fill the places they ask and the verdict of the pri- [ mary will be the verdict of the voters next November. “We have picked a man for every I office to be filled in Indiana in 1916.1 and we have made sure bls name is on the primary ticket for March 7.” I That was the authorized announcement in the official organ of the re-1 publican state central machine, and given out by State Chairman Hays and Secretary Henley. machines—but what’s the use? ' ' Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes has announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Indiana. He has served several terms in the legislature, was once speaker of the house, is considered the best parliamentarian who has served in either branch of the legisla-1 ture for many years, has for years I been one of the active members of I the state board of agriculture, and he I would make an excellent presiding of-1 ficer in the state senate. ; A Bryan interview in the Washington Post yesterday says that the “boy I orator’’ will oppose the renomination I of President Wilson but will not bolt the convention. The peerless leader I will probably lose out in his fight, if I he makes one, which is very doubtful. Mr. Bryan recognizes the fact that the I president is popular with all the peo-1 pie of this nation, that he has made I

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y good, that the business world, the = advocates of peace, those who favor jt I ’ preparedness and those who do not, _ all have confidence tn Mr. Wilson and y wo do not believe Mr. Bryan or any <me else can prevent the renomination land re-election of this fearless, honest = and wise man. ■(announcements 0 0 FOR CONGRESSMAN. 9 I desire to announce my candidacy ' tor nomination on the congressional 1 ticket at the democratic primary, J March 7, 1916, and to say that I will ■ 1 appreciate the support that may be ’ given me. ' FRANK P. FOSTER, meh 7 Anderson, Ind. FOR CONGRESSMAN. 1 am a candidate for the democratic nomination for congressman. JACOB F. DENNY, Portland, Ind. i FOR SURVEYOR. Grover C. Baumgartner of Berne, Ind., authorizes us to announce his name as a candidate for surveyor of » Adams county, subject tp the decision ! of the voiers at the primary to be held March 7, 1916. mch6 1 FOR SURVEYOR. Please announce my name as a ( candidate for county surveyor of Adams county, subject to the decision of the county primary to be held Tuesday, March 7. ( mch-6 ORVAL HARRUFF. FOR SHERIFF. Please announce the name of Ed ‘ Green of Decatur, as a candidate for county sheriff, second term, subject to the decision of the democratic primary, March 7, 1916. ED GREEN. FOR AUDITOR. I You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for auditor of Adams county, subject to the decision of the democratic primary to be held March 7, 1916. MENNO S. LIECHTY, e Monroe, Ind. o FOR AUDITOR. Please announce my name as a candidate for auditor of Adams county, t: subject to the decision of the demo- n cratlc primary, March 7. r JOHN MOSURE. French Township. FOR AUDITOR. You are authorized to announce the 1 name of Ed L. Kintz of Decatur, as a !l ■ C andidate for the democratic nomination for auditor of Adams county, sub- 11 ject to the decision of the primary to be held March 7. ED. L. KINTZ, A t' FOR COMMISSIONER. Please announce my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for commissioner of the Third district, h Adams county, Indiana, subject to the a decision of the primary, March 7, v 1916. ROBERT SCHWARTZ. FOR COMMISSIONER. You are authorized to announce my c | name as a candidate for commission- t I er of the Third district, Adams counI fy, Indiana, subject to the decision of •he democratic primary to be held a March 7, 1916. JOS. M. PEELE. (1 i p FOR COMMISSIONER. Please announce my name as a can- , lidate for commissioner of Adams . I ounty, from the first district, subject to the decision of the democratic priI mary election to be held March 7. DAVID J. DILLING. C I t FOR COMMISSIONER. s Please annourfee my name as a 1 candidate for commissioner of the ] Third district, subject to the decis- ; ion of the primary to be held March771. 1 BART BOICE, j Wabash Township. ( FOR CORONER You are authorized to announce my , I name as a candidate coroner of t I Adams county, subject to the decis- I I ion of the democratic primary to be 1 held March 7, 1916. I DR. D. D. CLARK. FOR TREASURER. Piease announce the name of George <1 E. Kinzle as a candidate for county I reasurer, subject to the decision of I the voters at the democratic primary ■ I to be held March 7, 1916. GEORGE E. KINZLE. , FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I Please announce my name as a can--31 didate for representative from Adams [) I county, subject to the decision of the [democratic primary to be held March U 7th. R. C. PARRISH. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. 0 Joseph W. Walker of Geneva hercQ I by announces his name as a candidate I r or representative from Adams counI tv, subject to the decision of the dem--0 I ocratlc primary to be held March 7th. JOSEPH W. WALKER. | FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY M I Please announce my name as a can--1 didate for Prosecuting attorney of I the 26th judicial circuit, of Adams I County, subject to the decision of the •voters at the primary to be held on

March 7th, 1916. J. FRED FRUCIITE, FOR JOINT SENATOR. I desire to submit my name to the voters of Adams Blackford and Wells counties as a candidate on the democratic ticket for Joint senator for these counties, at the primary election March 7, 1916. 1 Nike Jh is opportunity of also announcing that if elected it will be my policy to carry out every promise set forth in the democratic platform adopted at the ■tate convention and to abide by the decision of every democratic caucus and uphold the policies adopted by such caucuses. Representing no special class or interests, but expecting, if nominated and elected, to represent all the interests of all the people in this district, I sincerely ask your consideration. , HARVEY B. SARK. DOINGS IN SOCIETY | • ttt *“*? * ’ \ WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Loyal Men’s Class —Dr. Burt Mangold. Wednesday Five Hundred —Mrs. Ed Coffee. Shakespeare. Afternoon Club-(evening) Mrs. John Gerard. Reformed Aid —Mrs. Lewis Gehrig. Thursday. Evangelical Social—Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Euterpean—Miss Fan Hite. Baptist “Guest Day”—Mrs. Harve Shroll. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Harve Shroll. Friday. Civic Improvement—Library. Historical —Mrs.. Fannie Peterson. Christian Aid—Mrs. G. E. Mouijt. Evangelical Chicken Dinner —Old Laundry Building. One better not to know so much than to know so much that ain’t so. —Josh Billings. »"' — ’ Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mann entertained at dinnqf Sunday for the families of John Amspaugh. Eli Amspaugh. • Earl Martin, Ross Mallonee. — The Loyal Men’s Class of the Chris- ■ tian church will hold their regular meeting this evening at the home of Dr. Burt Mangold. The Missts Celese Wemhoff and ] Rose Tonnelier were prize winners at the Bachelor Maids card party and luncheon last evening when Miss Rose Confer entertained. Miss Rose Voglewede has invited the club to be her I guests next week. The Lenten season opens Wednesday March 7, being shix weeks before Easter. Easter this year, is Sunday, April 23. The chicken dinner given on Friday, 1 horse sale day, by ttie Evangelical Ladies Aid in the old laundry building, will be the usual delicious one. The public is invited to come. The Historical club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Fannie Peterson. With crocheting and embroidering and conversation the hours of yesterday afternoon passed pleasantly and all too quickly for the forty-five ladies of the Pythian Sisters’ Needle club when Mesd&mes Emerson Beavers, Fred Fruchte, Ed France and Charles Yager entertained. The luncheon was served in the dining room and place cards bore George Washington’s nicture. The repast was a delicious one served from the following menu: Roast beef garnished with jelly; hot rolls, pickles, cottage cheese; peaches with whipped cream, cake and coffee. Mrs. Heimberger of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Frank Masters of Pleasant Mills were cut of town guests. At the meeting of the Tri Kappas with Miss Frances Cole last evening they decided to give a charity ball March 3at the Masonic hail. Special music wilb be arranged for and a grand ball is expected. MJ ——_ . LOOK OUT KIDS! The students of the high school had belter spend plenty of time cn their .spelling lessons. Dozens of the spellring books hace mysteriously found their way into the hands of staid and respectable business men and most every where you go you see a book surrept iously concealed as you walk in. The business men are preparing for the slaughter they will inflict on the best spellers in the school on tiie evening of the 25th. Much time and preparation is being given the spelling lessons by the business men chosen to represent the great city of Decatur, and each night a meeting is held at which the lessons are combed thoroughly. Tha the spelling match will be one of the most interesting events of the season and that the match will be one of the most widely attended events of the is generally con- , ceded. The admission is ten cents. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS 1 PAY BIG

THE COURT NEWS 3 s Hoffman Case Venued to r Jay Comity—Two Guardians Are Appointed. t \ THE JURY TO REPORT 3 > Next Tuesday—Two Marriage Licenses Are Issued—Court News. A marriage license was issued to Leo j engerich, farmer, born October 28, 1885, sou of John Lengerich, to'wed , I lary Heiamnn, born December 9, 1888 1 daughter of Joseph Heimann. Real estate transfers: Daniel Kamps ! ct al vs. Joseph Zehr, lot 191, $2,000; Trustees M. R. E. cemetery Association to Ransom Smith, lot 266, $18; Morton E. Andrews to John M. Whicker, 60 acres of Washington township, $9,375. August Gallmeyer was appointed guardian of Frieda and Martin Gallr.ieyer, giving S4OO bond. Sophia Berning qualified as guardian of Paulina Bernipg. Her bond is S6OO. The jury will report for duty next Tuesday, February 22. The case of the State on the Relation of The Erie Stone Company vs. J. Leonard Sisk et al., was reset for ' April 5. The case of Waldo Brushwiller et al. vs. Emma Meyer was dismissed j and costs paid. In the estate of Oswald Reppert, I the inheritance tax appraiser filed his report and the same was set for a hearing March 20. Notice was ordered to all interested parties. 1 A marriage license was issued to John Christener, of Monroe, born July 6, 1890. soirof Christian Christener, to marry Della James, t born January 17, 1893, daughter of f Perry James. ( The case of William Helm vs. The 1 National Live* Stock Insurance Company is set for March 14. The case of Katherine Hoffman vs. The Mutual Life Insurance company has been venued to Jay county and twenty days given to perfect the change. RUSSIA AD VANCES Grand Duke’s Army Takes Strongest Turkish Fortress Erzerum. FREE TO CAPITAL Allies Now Have Free Road to Constantinople—l6o,000 Prisoners. Washington, Feb. 16,.—1 Special to ! ' Daily Democrat) —United States will say or ro regarding the German intention to sink armed merchant- , men after March first, is not likely to be finally determined until Col. E. M. House, returns from Europe, it was directly intimated today. Toronto, Canada. Feb. 16,—(Special, to Daily Democrat)—One man was killed and two were seriously injurec and the building occupied by the American Club was destroyed by tife following an explosion in tiie club rooms early today. The fire was declared to have been of incidentary ore gin. followed a heavy explosion. wl)i?I shook the entire building. P. I. Hur;; ton, of Dallas, Texas, a guost, was tropped in his room and perished. London, Feb. 16, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Unconfirmed dispatches from Petrograd this afternoon report that the Turkish fortress of Erzerum has been captured by tTTe Grand Dukct Rusian army. A later dispatch from Petrograd said the -report of the capture of the fortress had been confirm ed. This was tjie bulwark that stopped the invading Russians in all erevicus arms than the capture of Proamyl. The fort was said to have a garrison of 160,060. TO GIVE CHARITY DANCE The Tri-Kappas have announced a , Charity Ball to be given at the Mason- [ ic asembly room, on tiie evening of ! Marell 3rd. There will be special music and file event >t is expected will be one of the deligh. LI ones of the season. The funds derived will be used • in charity work by the club. * o_ Democrat Want Ads Pay.

THE DELEGATES Democrats, Republicans and Progressives File Their Declarations WITH COUNTY CLERK As Candidates to State Convention —Contests in But Two Districts. This was the last Say for candidates as delegates to the democratic, republican and progressive state conventions to file their declarations with the county clerk. The law provides no manner in which the delegation can be filled other than by proxy of those elected. The candidates as filed areas follows: Republicans. For district composed of First and Second wards, Decatur, and North Washington, Samuel Butler and Avon Burk, this being the only contest. The other delegates will be Jeff Lehman. Berne; R. O. Elston, St. Mary’s; S. H. Teeple, Geneva, and P. G. Hooper, Decatur. Democrats. Union and St. Mary's—J. W Vizard. Root —Fred Schurger. Preble —William Jaebker. Kirkland and French —Rolla Houck. Washington and Decatur —Judge D. E. Smith. Washington Outside DecaturThompson Noll. Decatur, First Ward—J. H. Heller. Decatur, Second Ward —Amos GilligDecatur, Third Ward —C. S. Niblick. ' Blue Creek and Jefferson —George Bubmeyer. Monroe —C. G. Beer. Berne —-William Baumgartner. Hartford—T. J. McKean and William Anderson; only contest. Wabash —Ralph Pontius. Geneva —Charles N. Brown. Progressives. At 2:30 this afternoon. L. A. Graham. progressive county chairman, fried the declarations for delegates to the progressive state convention, as follows: First District —Clayton H. Schafer. , Second District —Charles H. Lam mistan. Third District —Noah Pusey. —, MILLIONS IN FIRE — Over Five Million Dollars’ Loss in Two Fires Last Night. TWO VESSELS BURN First Believed a Bomb Plot But Crossed Wires the Cause. ' New York, Feb. 16. —(Special to tiie i Daily Democrat) —A $4,000,000 fire virtually destroyed two steamers and damaged other vessels at the New .York dock company's pier In Brooklyn early today. It was brought under control after hours of hard fighting by engine crews and fire togs. AH but one of the twenty coolies Qtissing shortly after the fire broke out have been accounted for. The captain of the Bolton Castle and a sea man aboard the Pacific, the two vesels burned, had thrilling escapes from death. The two steamers were reported to be loading with war supplies for Russian or English ports. This report gave rise to rumors of a bomb pl >t. Another report, however, said that a short circuit of electric wires started the blaze. Fall River, Mass., Feb. 16,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—After an all night fight against a $1,500,090 fire which swept the business district of this city ‘he combined apparatus of three cities checked the blaze early today. Starting from an explosion in the basement of a department store the flames claimed every building in the square, including the Lenox hotel, and just missing the City Hail and the St. Marys Cathedral. TWO PETITIONS (CONTINUED FROM PAQg ONE) Deodor Co. 225 H. Dellinger 4^o J. D. McFarland io 62 John W. Coffee 301 j MEN—Our illustrated catalogue exI plains how we teach the barber trade in a few weeks, mailed free,— Molar Barber College, Indianapolis . Ind.

ARE MAKING GOOD Great Majority of Paroled Prisoners Make GoodReport to Governor OF PAROLE SYSTEM ■ ■— Earnings Will be ShownParole Saves Much Expense to State. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16-What becomes of the prisoners who are permitted to depart from the Indiana prisons through the prisoners termed "paroled” prisoners? The question is answered in the report of the state board of charities. Most of the prisoners who have profited by the law during the last eighteen and onehalf years have made good. Only about one in nine paroled prisoners hase failed. I'hese facts will be presented to Governor Ralston soon. Instead of being a burden on the state these prisoners who have been given leniency through the law. have made good with such vengeance that they have earned a total of $2 620.528.70. or have produced that much for the country. They have paid out in expenses $2,143,423.41. They have a total balance in the banks and in investments which amount to $477,205.36 or an average saving for each of $51.10. It is Impossible to estimate what saving it would represent had each of these prisoners been compelled to' remain in prison as a ward of the state. The indeterminate sentence law provides opportunities for men over sixteen and women over eighteen who 1 have been convicted of felony witli the exceptions of treason, murder in the first degree or child rape and - those convicted a third time. There have been 9.388 prisoners . paroled from the state prison, the reformatory and the woman's prison, through this law. The reformatory paroled 5.547 and 3,410 have made good reports. One thousand, five hun dred and sixty-three placed on the delinquent list as having violated their 1 parole. Os this number 761 have 1 been apprehended and returned to ‘ prison. The state prison records pre- I sent another story of the same nature ' There have been 3,527 prisoners fa- 1

G. S. BURKHEAD & SC i PRACTICAL HORSESHOERS I Special Attention Given To Lame, Interfering And Forging Horses. * General Blacksmithing and Wood Work. a Cor. Ist. & Madison St. " The Old Clemens Stand. J

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vored through thia law and ujm J made good. Os the 790 deiim,3 667 have been returned. ■ The parole law did not. fectlve at the woman’s prison* 1899 and since that time 2«4 have enjoyed its privileges. (? number 44 of that number were The board and many other interested in the wards of the are highly gratified with the ? of the laws as shown by thia There were many ases” when the law first we M " effect hut those who insisted thg law be passed have felt u through the results. ABOUT THE John A Mumma a prominent f e of Union township, suffered a painful accident yesterday gf lws He was working at the Lambert J assisting in cutting logs, when o t them rolled on one of his feet j, crushing the foot. He suffered t during the night, but it is beh> ’ that he will get along all right» out losing the foot or experien any complications. Postmaster J. W. Bosse is fined to his -bed ou account o( » lack of rheumatism, being uiub walk without much pain. Miss Bertha Schultz is restlsj ter again. Miss Clara Ehlerding is ill der the care of a physician. Word from West Palm Beadi is that Mrs. Hattie Studebakers auer is better and it was though would be able to sit up in bed day or two with support. Mrs liek may return home in a so if her sister continues to imp TO AUTOMOBILE SCHOO; Clarence Dirkin, fifteen, sous Sheriff and Mrs. T. J. Durkin, k noon today over the Erie for K. City where he goes for the b of his health. While there he < .1 so attend the Sweeny Autoa | school, learning thoroughly thei of automobiles and other detai ; nected with its care and handling •! was accompanied to Chicago fc a Durkin and Marshal t'eph Mefc ( o ] WOMEN NOT TO VOTE (United Press Service) Springfield, 111., Feb. 16. iSpe J Daily Democrat) —The supreme I ruled today that Illinois woae .tot vote for national delegates i j 5 ternates. The court also decide J > women cannot vote for centra , tnitteemeu and precinct conitmu y