Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1916 — Page 1

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SENATE FIRMLY BACKS WILSOITSNEW POLICIES IN WILD DISORDER SENATE AFFIRMS WILSON’S POLICIES BY OVERWHELMING VOTE OF 68 TO 14.

(United Press Service) Washington, March 3,—(Special to I Daily Democrat I—The Senate today formally gave notice to the world that it stood behind President Wlison in liia negotiations with' Germany. By a vote cf 68 to 14 the senate voted down a substitute resolution introduced by Senator Gore. By the single roll call the Senate swept aside al! amendments and resolutions hampering the President. By motion they were all included. Amid dramatic scenes unparalleled since the United States declared war on Spain the Senate tabled Gore’s resolution as requested by the president. It was just ten minutes and forty seconds from the time the fight on the resolution began until vice-president Marshall announced the vote. When Senator Stone's name was call ed he tried to explain the absence of Senator Salsbury. "I object to any remarks!” shouted Senator Borah. “If this Senate is to be gagged, the while Senate will lie gagged!" There was a moment of uproar and 1 then Stone shouted loudly—“I vote Aye!” By the single record roll-call the i sen' te swept aside note only the Gore re-c'iiticn but all amendments and, su!:s JtutJuns. It dinched decisively i t' - ’ -hole question in favor of the ad-1 B r’in' 'ra’ion. All resolutions were laid on the table. The clouds hovering over the intert national situation were swept away and following similar action which, will be quickly taken in the house the, way will be cleared for the senate ce-j partment to resume its negotiations, with Germany for a settlement of the Lusitania matter. The edministration leaders were ruthless today in giving the death blow to the opposition to the president. After the vote on Gore's resolution Senator Stone tried to call up that of *'enator Jones, declaring that before sending an ultimatum to any foreign ”<.wer the president should consult the •enate. But Jones defeated this plan by withdrawing his resolution and said he would introduce it again. The vote for the president including. as it did, those of Senators Stone and Gore, was the resuit of the amendment Gore offered. Senators considered this would practically amount to notice to Germany that war would be declared by the United States anon the killing of a single American by a submarine attacking a merchantman without warning. Gore's surprising and unexplained eleventh hour move in offering w.iat was practically a new resolution and an ultimatum to the central powe s caused several Senators to change their votes. Those who voted against tabling the resolutions, thereby voting to take the international situation out of the| hands of the president, were Borait. Chamberlain, Clapp Cummins. Fall. Gallinger, Gronna, Jones. LaFollette, McCumber, Norris, O'Gorman. Sherman and Works. Senator Kern vot d to uphold the President. Senator Gore voted against his own resolution in order that he might move to reconsider. There were several congressmen who held the view that by todays action the senate gave the president fu.l power in foreign negotiations even up to the point of war. Senator James called up Gore s resolution. Gore offered an amendment asking that the sinking of an armed ship by a German submarine should be deemed cause for war with Germany. The vote itself, came with practically no debate but pent HP oratory burst forth a little later when the Senate, theoretically, were discussing a water power bill. Most of it was a statement of doubt as to exactly what the senate had done in its vote. Republican senators bi - terly commented qn the fact t.iat the Senate had been gagged, ami kO opportunity given to vote on the merits

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J of Gore’s measure. The senate rules require an immediate vote and no discussion on such a motion. The vote went througli as per schedule but the storm burst i later. Borah temed the senators action "degredation". Sherman called t," cowardice, evasion, cringing.’ The actual vote came on Gore’s substitute resolution. President Wilson received word of the senate's action while the cabinet was in sesion. All of the officials expressed satisfaction over the result and believe it is a forcast of what the house will do later. That today's vote was not final ae-, tlon was strongly intimated by many senators. It seemed certain that in case of a threatened outbreak with Germany, the senate will again fight for congressional action. Gore threw the administration's plan into chaos by offering his substitution just before the vote. He said this was done that congress might declare whether the United States might go to war if Americans are killed by I the new German campaign. He declared this was the vital question before the nation, subordinating proper,I als to warn Americans off armed vzs- ; seis. THEY DENY THE HONOR — j Noah Pusey of North Hartford and Clayton H. Schafer of this city, whose names appear upon the progressive I ballots as candidates for delegates to I the state convention say they are not I candidates and do not want to be so ■ classed. Mr. Pusey states positively i that he refused to allow’ his name to be so used. The names were certified to the county clerk in the regu-i lar form which does not require the 1 consent of the candidate who has a chance to withdraw until five days before election which time has now elap-’ sed. Tilts statement is made in fairpess to those men. SMALL ROOF FIRE Fire, from a defective chimney, caused a five dollar loss to Henry G. Gunset this morning, when a hole five feet across was burned in the roof of his house. 223 North Seventh street at 9:30 o'clock. GOES TO® ANA W. H. Stevens of Geneva to Move to Montana This Month. HAS 320-ACRE FARM Will do General Farming— Has Been Resident of County for Years. W. H. Stevens, of Geneva, formerly a Decatur boy, will leave Geneva on ! the 28th of this month for Fort Benton, Montana, seventeen miles from 1 where he has filed on a three hundred and twenty ocre ranch, and where he 1 will make his future home. 1 He has been a section foreman for the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail- • road at Geneva for about two years, t going there from this city, where he I learned the railroad business under ' John Logan and Levi Poling. He has mad,e good at railroading, but on a visit to Montana in October >' he saw some good land and filed upon ■ lt - i While his farm is seventeen miles from any town, he will not be handit caped on that account. The land he o lias selected is good farming land and - excellent range. He will do general e farming. He is a son of Aaron Stevens of 9 this city.

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PLAN LAST DANCE i Moose Decide to Hold One l More Dance Next Monday Night. j LAST BEFORE LENT [Public is Invited to Attend —Special Music Arranged For. The last dance before lent will be held Monday night at the Moose hall, - it was determined last night, at a 1 meeting of the executive committee of tile Moose, who are in charge of he dances. The dance next Monday night, the , seventh of the series planned by the or,der, will be the last this season. It ' will be the last one before Easter. | The dancing class will be held, but . will commence study at seven fifteen o'clock. Tiie dance proper will commence at eight-thirty o'clock. Nearly sixty couples were on the floor last night and the dancing class was as large as at former events of this kind. Special music has been provided for the last dance of the season, and the patrons will he sure of an excellent evening's entertainment. 1 PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT The men of the Presbyterian church have charge of the services Sunday night at which the following program will be given: Song—Con gregaticn. Prayer—Mr. Wilson Lee. Scripture Reading—Mr. David Wagoner. Collection. Music by Men's quartette. Talk —Mr. J. C. Sutton. Solo —Mr. Harvey Everett. | Talk —Mr. Dore B. Erwin. Song—Congregation. Benediction. — _ 0 THE COURT NEWS » — New Suit Filed—Sale of James Wagner Farm Will he Held in i PARTITION CASE Guardian and Administrator Qualify—Cases Set for Trial. The case of Marcellus E. Hutton, vs. Joel Ellenberger et al was left off the trial calendar. I D. B. Erwin and F. M. Cottell, attorneys for John F. Deßolt filed a suit against Preston Pyle, for possession. The case of David Walters vs. Isaac Weil, es al was est for trial’fer April 3. In the case of Julius Haugk vs. J. A. Fristoe appearance was entered byLutz for the defendant, who is ruled to answer. Rudolph Kaeser qualified as administrator of the estate of Jocob Kaeser, giving $3,000 bond. Christian C. Beer qualified as guardianof Lorene Schenbeck et al. He gave $2,000 bond. In the partition case of Michael Miller, executor of the James Wagner estate vs. Mary C. Andrews, et al, the real estate was found to be indivisible and a decree of partition tried. The real estate was ordered sold after due notice, and Michael Miller was appointed commissioner his bond to be ' $20,000. The part of the estate due ■ Nicholas Wagoner is found to be sub- ! ject to a first lien of Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Sons, of $171.60 and a second lien of D. Schmidt of $36.46. His part ' of the estate is, however, subject to a S6OO exemption before these liens are 1 to be considered. s Real estate transfers: Edwin As- ■ folder and wife to Abraham Beer, lot > 321, Geneva, $100; Byron Whittredge I and wife to Frank P. Halberstadt, 10 1 acres of Blue Creek township, $900; James Bain and wife to Frank X. f Stippich, real estate in Root township, $10,000; Frank P. Haberstadt to By-

I • ron Whittredge 21 acre: of Blue Creak * township, $2600; Joseph W. Townsend " et al to Melvin W. Hobbs, 80 acres of Wabash township $.8,000. » RETURNS FROM KANSAS Mrs. Peter Gaffer lias returned from Liberal, Kansas, where she spent two months, accompanying her sister. Mrs. Lilly Mann to her home tiiere. Mrs. Gaffer, who went for the benefit cf ' i her health, cut her visit short on account of homesickness. She is. however, much Improved in health, alii though the time she. spent there was short. She found relief for asthma and for rheumatism, with which she was afflicted. Mrs. Gaffer also spent some time in Oklahoma and Texas with friends. Tn the southwest the ■ weather is warm and gardens are planted, hence the change to the colder weather here is quite a great one. BOARDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED To Conduct Primary Election in Adams County— Seven for Each Board. DIVIDED IN POLITICS Democrats and Republicans Each Get Three Members —Progressives One. The following is a complete list of officials named by the chairmen of the democrats, republican and progressive committees to serve on the election boards in the various precincts in Adams county, next Tuesday: East Union —Democrat: William Krueckeberg, inspector; Frank Mein- : tosh, clerk; Albert Knavel, sheriff. : Republicans: Howard Allison, judge; ' Rufus Ramsey, clerk; Chalmer Mil. 1 ler, sheriff. Progressives: None pre- ' sented. ' West Union —Democrats: Adam Bienz, inspector; Leo Ulman, clerk; I John Bleeke, sheriff. Republicans: Ross Harden, judge; Will Welty, clerk; Charles Bowers, sheriff. Progressives: Will Welty, judge. , East Root —Democrat: August Busick, inspector: Louis Hoile, Clerk; Ferdinand Lehrman, sheriff. Republicans: Charles Rabbit, judge; A. M. Baxter, clerk; Reuben Gilpen, sheriff. Progressives: John Hall, sheriff. West Root —Democrats: Charles Oet- 1 ting, inspector; Emerson Elzey, clerk; Alva Baker, sheriff. Republicans: D. M. Rice, Judge; Sherman Kunkle, ' clerk; Burr, sheriff. Progressives: S. P. Sheets, judge. North Preble —Democrats: Herman Resse, inspector; Ed Schuricht, clerk; Rudolph Buuek, sheriff. Republicans: Reed Caston, judge; Adolph Stopenhagen. clerk; August Conrad, sheriff. Progressives: None named. South Preble—Democrats: John Miller, inspector; Robert Jaebker, clerk; Peter Bowers, sheriff. Republicans: Fred Scheuler, judge; Theodore Ewell, clerk; Jacob Scheuler, sheriff. North Kirkland—Democrats: William Zimmerman, inspector; Daniel Sherry, clerk; James Ernst, sheriff. Republicans: Nathan Ehrman, judge; Frank Baker, clerk; August Yake. sheriff. Progressives: Fred Bracht, fudge. South Kirkland —Democrats: Jeff Crum, inspector; Amos K. Stoneburner. clerk; John Brown, sheriff. Republicans: Homer Andrews, judge; Charles Zimmerman, clerk. Progres- ' gives: J. Stoutenberry, judge. North Washington — Democrats: John F. Snow, inspector; Casper Miller, clerk; Nicholas Wagner, sheriff. Republicans: Isaac Everett, judge; Homer Roudenbush, clerk; Lew Johnson, sheriff. ' South Washington—Democrats: Ja--1 cob Omler, inspector; Albert Spuller, ' clerk; Joseph Peterson, sheriff. Re- ' publicans: J. I). Engle, judge; John t Hocker, clerk; J. N. Burkhead, judge. ' Progressives: Harve Lammiman, judge. North St. Mary's—Democrats: ElI zey W. Jackson, inspector; Amos W. Gulick, clerk; W. F. Hilton, sheriff. l Republicans: John Helm, Judge; Ed . Koosf clerk; Alfred Daniels, sheriff. Progressives: Walter Koos, judge. South St. Mary’s—Democrats: E. ■ W. France, inspector; William Hill, clerk; Charles Troutner, sheriff. Rei publicans: M. F. Aspy, judge; Frank ) Masters, clerk: Ray Place, sheriff. ; Progressives: Geo. I. Davis, judge. North Blue Creek —Democrats: E. ~ R. Merriman, inspector; Grover Ev(.Continued on Pago 5.) f

March 3, 1916.

ANNOALJJPENING Presbyterian Ladies to Have Mite Box Opening on March 7. EVERYBODY WELCOME Program Arranged for the Day’s Celebration — Starts at 2:30. The annual mite box opening of the Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 7, at 2:30 sharp at the home of Mrs. L. A. Graham. assisted by Mrs. T. M. Reid and Mrs. A. M. Anker. The following program will be given, to which all i members, friends and the public are I cordially invited: Song. Devotional Exercises—Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Business Period. Instrumental Solo — Miss Gladys Myers. Song. Miss Kato Mcßeth, a sketch—Mrs. J. C. Hanna. Vocal Solo—Mrs. E. D. Engeler. Reading—Mrs. Charles Knapp. Instrumental Solo—Mrs. C. L. Wai-' ters. Mrs. Picket’s Mite Box—Miss Alban. > • Vocal Solo —Miss Hope Hoffman. Recitation —Margaret Belle Atz. Song—Mizpah. Offering. , 1 Social Hour. MEETS AT 8080. - < The agricultural meeting at Bobo . scheduled for tomorrow night has been changed to the afternoon and .to session will be held in the county agents office here tomorrow on that account. The change in time was nec- 1 essary because of conflicting meetings, . the Boho church T/PTng in the midst of their revival at this time. BIG HORSE SALE ] The Largest Sale in History of Local Barn Was Held ij Today. WERE 400 HORSES Listed on the Sales Sheet This Time—Two Dinners Served. One of largest horse sales ever held under the direction of the Decatur i Horse Sale company was held today I at the first strjet stables when nearly ' four hundred head of horses, of all descriptions, were offered and sold. ] During the week shipments of horses came in day and night over a’l of the railroads, and were unloaded by crews of men who led them to the barns. Sales were made prior to the sale day, and a car-load or so were > shipped out. Two church organizations provided , dinner for the three of four hundred buyers and spectators. The Union Chapel Ladies Aid had a chicken dinner in the old Smith Peterson property directly across the street from the sale barns, while the Evangelical ladies aid of this city had a similar din- [ ner in the old loundry building on [ 1 South Second street. Both dinners were well patronized. Horses sold at right prices, some low and some high, but a general average of fair prices was held throughout the sale. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKET? If You Haven't You Had Better Get One. Only four more days until the junior class play, so if you haven’t got a ticket, you had better get one. The juniors are all working hard and their efforts deserve your support. The play is an exceptionally good one, and you will surely regret if it you miss it. If you want to go and haven’t got a ticket yet, just let a junior know, and ycu will be taken care of. Don’t forget the date—March 7, 1915. Tickets will be reserved Monday morning at the Holthouse drug store, at 7:30.

| I HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINED ' i Manager William Parent ran a special show at eleven o’clock today to ‘ittertain the local high school. The 'school camo in a body and saw the 1 Tribune pictures which are being | shown al the Crystal all day today. | The pictures show a metropolitan newspaper office from the paper mills |to the newstands. Not an actor appears in the film. It shows the regular staff of the Tribune in one of the big stories of the year. The film comes in two reels, and several other reels will be shown as the regular show. o SON IS BORN The ten pound son born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Heckman cf near St. Johns has been named Carl Henry. HAS RESIGNEO Rev. Benjamin Borton Resigns as Pastor of the Christian Church. ' HERE THREE YEARS Has Been a Tireless and Faithful Worker—The Church Has Grown. At the regular official board meeting of the Christian church Wednesday evening, the pastor, Benjamin Borton, tendered his resignation to take effect May 29. The resignation caused much surprise and it was upon the pastor’s own motion that it be accepted that it was finally agreed upon. During the three years that he has served as pastor here, the congregation has enjoyed a most healthy growth in membership and otherwise, there being a net gain of twentythree members in the past year alone. During his pastorate also, the orchestra, under the leadership of Dr. Burt Mangold, was organized and this musical organization, which is a very popular one, is an honor to the city. Rev. Borton is teacher of the Men’s Bible class which is a large and continually growing one, and which has organized an enthusiastic Brotherhood with regular monthly meetings. Rev. Borton is also president of the ministerial association. His interest in affairs has not been confined wholly to his own congregation, but he has also taken an active interest in the betterment of civic conditions and an active part especially along temperance lines, and also in education. Mrs. Borton has also been an enthusiastic co-worker with her husband and there are many who regret to have the family leave. LEG IS CRUM Frank Bentz Suffered Painful Accident on Ed Myers Farm Today. STRUCK BY TREE Which He Felled—Right Leg Broken in Two Places and Knee Dislocated. Frank Bentz, 32, whose home is on the Joe Meyers farm about two miles west of this city, was painfully and seriously injured at two o’clock this afternoon. He and a young man named Gase had gone to the Ed Meyers farm south of this city to see Julius Schultz who lives there and who with Mr. Barnard was in the woods. Bentz went out to the woods and assisted them in cutting down a large tree, Frank himself doing the cutting. When the tree fell it bounded back and caught Mr. Bentz, crushing his right leg terribly. The leg was broken in two places below the knee, the knee deslocated and the leg badly cut and crushed. He was carried to the home of Mr. Schutz and Dr. D. D. Clark summoned to attend him. It is believed . he will recover but he will no douot . be confined to his bed for some time and may be crippled for life. .. . *

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ROMANCE BROKEN p Aeroplane Romance of Birdboy Art Smith and 1 His Bride, Aimee 4 FALLS WITH A CRASH On Hard Divorce Rocks— Aviator Institutes Divorce Proceedings. , Apparently out of a clear sky, with no hint of a cloud given to even the parents and nearest friends of the young couple, in Fort Wayne, came the news yesterday that Birdboy Art Smith, of Fort Wayne, well known in this city, where he has many relatives and friends, who has been in San Francisco, Cal., for some time, instructed Attorney Harry I. Stafford to institute proceedings for a divorce. This was done just on the eve of his departure for Japan. In response to a telegram sent him by his parents he sent the following answer at 1:59 o’clock last night: “Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith. Ft. Wayne, Ind.: “I sail for Japan today. Am indeed very sorry this trouble has come. Do not worry and do not intervene, as it will be useless. This shatters the basis of happiness for me. Have mailed you check. Letter follows with details. A world of love to you. “ART.” A San Francisco dispatch says: San Francisco, Mar. 2 —On his departure for Japan today, where he will fly before the emperor. Art Smith, idol of the millions of Americans, who each day watched his fight from the exposition, filed suit for divorce from Aimee Cour-Smith, the boy aviator's girl wife, and made public letters alleged to have been written by her and other sensational evidence. Just as the Chiyo Maru, on which Smith sailed with his helpers, was about to pull away from the dock, the aviator dicharged Billie Kyle, his chief mechanician, who he said had just confessed that he had been on friendly terms with Mrs. Smith during her visit here last year. The boy aviator’s crashing fall out of his heaven of matrimonial bliss was brought about by a stack of letters alleged to have been received here by friends of Mrs. Smith, in which her affairs with other men are mentioned. In his divorce complaint, filed secretly today, he charges her with cruelty, declaring that her actions for the last two years have been such as to undermine his health. The aviator blames Paul Cooley for the breaking up of his home. Cooley was employed at the exposition with a cinematograph concern and took some moving pictures of the aviator, thus becoming acquainted with Mrs. Smith. He is a widower, thirty-four years old and is now employed in Chicago with an artificial limb company. Here he is known to his friends as “Beau-Brummel.” Mrs. Aimee Cour-Smith, wife of Art Smith, world’s most noted aviator, arrived in Fort Wayne New Year’s day from tile west for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Alexander Cour, 918 Harmar street. She intended to remain here until the first of this month when she was to have returned to California, to join her husband in his trip to Japan. She left Fort Wayne at 3:30 o’clock Thursday morning over the Pennsylvania for Chicago, with Mrs. William A. Bright, jr„ 711 East Wayne street, telling her parents that they were going to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bishop, 1848 West Van Buren street, an uncle and aunt of Mrs. Bright. It was rumotied last night that Mrs. Cour-Smith intended to meet Paul Cooley there. Bright Surprised. William Bright, jr. when interview1 ed last night had not received word i from his wife, and said that he had ! not even a suspicion of any contemplated divorce proceedings on tho ‘ part of Art Smith, with whom Bright. 1 had chummed since a boy, having helped him build his first biplanes. He said that his wife, who is a close ' friend of Mrs. Smith, had never men--1 tioned such a thing to him, and that 1 he did not believe she knew anything 1 of it. He said he had never heard of ’ Paul Cooley, nor had his wife’s chum 1 ever spoken of the Chicago man in ‘ his presence. Reports from Chicago early last I night that Mrs. Cour-Smith had startt ed back to Fort Wayne sent telegraph > messengers. local newspaper men and (Continued on Page i.)