Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1916 — Page 1

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VILLA JSCJPED Army Men Certain Villa Has Escaped into Durango State Far South. CANNOT PURSUE HIM Because Sufficient Number of Troops and Transportation is Lacking. » (United Press Service) Ran Antonio, Tex., April s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Army headquarters today laid plans for a broader scale of operations ift the hunt for Pancho Villa. Failure to locate the bandit in the region now being combed for him will require absolutely new plans, it was ,-tated. Three days’ time should determine the future status of the man-hunt. Prevented from going southward because of insufficient troops to adequately protect the American lines of communication, and hampered by transportation facilities, the United States forces are engaged in a final combing of the Guerrero district. The district has been fairly combed already, but there is a possibility that Villa has been secreted by sympathizers. Army officers here believe he is now beyond the boundaries of Du- i rango state According to Major Barum, Funs-; ton’s chief of staff, a continuation cf the chase into the region south of Chihuahua City will require the use of railroads for transportation of supplies. Army headquarters has been advised that Washington authorities are pushing the federal government's. reque.t far permission to use the Mexicali, railway lines. Up to the prese.it only seven carloads of forage have i lieu shipped from Juarez over the I KcxXar. Northwestern. This is less than one day’s feed for 6,000 soldiers. Washington, D. C„ April s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Carranza’’ desire that the protocol be-, ing considered by himself and the j state department shall provide against future expeditions into Mexicon on as large a scale as at present in pursuit of Villa. His suggestion is one thing, it is understood, that is delaying the agreement. Washington. April s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—To meet the serious shortage of trariejiortatioii facilities in Mexico, secretary of War Baker to- j day ordered at General Funston's ro-j quest, four additional companies of auto trucks, 108 in all, and two tank trucks for carrying gasoline. San Antonio, April s—(Special to fiftily Democrat)— Admitting that Villa has escaped to the south, General Funston early today declared the bandit chief probably is headed for the Parralo district with “very few" American troops in pursuit. Funston asserted it is impossible to send a considerable body of soldiers farther south because of the necessity of protecting the line of communication. The present available force has been strained to meet this requirement. Hope of an early successful ending of the great man hunt apparently has been abandoned at army headquarters General Funston and members of his staff exhibit a pronounced air of pessimism. Villa’s escape from the Guerrero dis inct was due to mis-information given the army officials by the bandits friends and sympathizers, according to staff officers here. IS GETTING ALONG WELL. Mrs. J. C. Grandstaff, wife of Dr. Grandstaff of Preble, who was operI ated upon last Friday at the LutherInn hospital. Fort Wayne, for gangrenous appendicitis, is getting along nicely. She was very bad Sunday, but has been better since Monday, according to word from the Grand- ; staff home this afternoon. Dr. Grandstaff will call on her again tomorrow. FATHER SEIMETZ SICK. The hundreds of people who flock- ; ed to the St. Mary’s Catholic church last evening were greatly disapponited when Father Kroeger announced that the pastor, Father Seimetz. had i a severe attack of tonsilitis and as a result would be unable to deliver the J regular Tuesday night sermon. The ” Way of the Cross and benediction was held instead.

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| ’THE TURMOIL" ' At the Crystal on Thursday, April 6th the next Metro feniure picture will be "The Tumoil,’ a five part photo- } dramazatlon of Booth Tarkington’s famous novel of the same name, produced by the Columbia Pictures Corporation. Valli Valli, the talented stage and screen star, will be seen in the role of 'Mary Vertrees,’ while Le Guere, the noted juvenile actor, will essay the part of "Bibbs Sheridan”. The story is an unusually gripping , one, and the novel from which it is taken is one of the biggest selling books ever published In America. And there is an exceptional cast and the production is mounted on an elaborate scale. Edgar Jones directed this picture, and also directed Miss Valli in "The Woman Pays", the five part Metro production In which she was starred before "The Turmoil." POCAHONTAS NOTICE The Pocahontas degree staff will practice Thursday night and all are urged to be present by eight o'clock. WHI NOT FIGHT: German Chancellor in a Speech Gives Reasons Germany Won’t Fight. TELLS OF THE WAR And German’s Determination to Fight to Finish —Dutch War Scare. (DnttM Press Service) Berlin, April s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany has no intention of waging war on the United States either now or in the future. | This was one of chancellor Von Bethmann-Holweg’s statements this afternoon fn the Reichstag regarded as by all odds the most imi*ortant address he lias made since the beginning of the war. The chancellor killed all hopes in the minds of his hearers that the war ' may be brought to an early end. The Allies response to his offer to discuss ; peace terms was j demand that G rj man military power be crushed he said. "To the peace conditions only one answer is left and this wb.wer cur sword must give.” declared the chanI cellor.' "If our adversaries want to the slaughter of human I <■- ' ings and the devastation of Europe | theirs will be the guilt and we will | face it like men." The chancellor covered every con-; ceiveahle angle of the military and diplomatic situation. Amood his most striking declarations were these: "Germany contemplates no violation of the Monroe doctrine after the war cither by conquest of Canada or l:y obtaining a foothold in South America. Germany will continue to carry on her submarine warfare meeting England’s attempts to starve her out though with consideration for the rightl of neutrals. Germany will never willingly consent to the return of Poland and the conquered Russian provinces to the Czar at the conclusion of peace. Germany contemplates the formation after the war of a “new Belgium" in which the rights of the Flemish speaking residents who are of Germanic stock shall receive the fullest consideration. It is folly In view of the promising forecasts for the crops for the allies any longer to hold out hope of starving Germany into submission. Washington, April s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Confirmation of the press dispatches saying four Americans were aboard the torpedoed British steamer Berwindale reached the state department today in a message from the United States consul at Cork. The Hague, Holland, April 5, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Torpedoing of the Dutch schooner Elcina Helena while Holl nd is in the grip of a big war scare, caused great ex- . cltement here today. I News of the sinking of the schooner I In the North sea reached here early t today. A mesage to her owners said > there was no doubt that she had been j attacked by a submarine. The governi ment at once ordered an official inquiry.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 5,1916.

MR. PEARCY HERE Slate Inspector of Schools Visiting Commissioned High Schools Here. STARTS AT GENEVA Expects to Conclude Trip Over County and Reach Here This Afternoon. J. B. Pearcy, of the educational department, Indianapolis, state high school inspector arrived this morning and accompanied by Ed S. county superintendent of schools, is visiting each of the tour commissioned high schools of the county for the purjiose of the annual inspection, j They went from here to Geneva, from | there to Berne, then to Monroe and expect to arrive here in time to vjsit the Decatur schools, making the enI tire trip in one day. Mr. Pearcv is i one of the best known educational workers in the state and was formerly superintendent of schools at And tson. The Adams county high schools are all doing excellent work and it is believed the report of the state inspec- , tor will be a favorable one. HONEYWELL~AT HUNTINGTON. Before more than 2,500 persons the . Rev. I. E. Honeywell, ’who started a six weeks’ evangelistic campaign in Huntington hammered home in effective style Sunday night the need of a revival. Scores of persons could not get inside the big auditorium, so great was the interest in the opening I night of the service. Energetic, forceful, full of powers, the Rev. Honeywell soon had his audi- , ence spellbound and listening intent‘ly as he thundered home his points. ; —Huntington Press. WILL BE A DANCE. The regular Wednesday evening assembly dance will take place this ! evening at the Ma*onic hall. It was first announced that it would be postponed, but later, arrangements for having the same, as usual, were made. TO DEMONSTRATE Representative of Jamestown Firm Wants to Display Voting Machines IN ADAMS COUNTY Appeared Before Board of Commissioners —Are in Seventeen Counties. Mr. S. C. Hamilton, representing the Auto Registering Machine corporation of Jamestown, New York, is here tryi ing to interest the members of the board of commissioners, m installing voting machines in this county. He is asking permission to show the machines here for several weeks and has faith in his ability to convince the people here that a considerable saving could be made and to accept pay for the machine from the saving. If this were done, instead of six precincts in this city it is believed three and perhaps two would be sufficient while in Berne and Geneva but one machine would be necessary. There are machines in seventeen Indiana counties and all of these but four are using the machine which Mr. Hamilton would demonstrate here. The board took no action in the matter today but may do so later, though there is no inclination at this time to install the machines. However they teal that any information along this line is valuable for there is little doubt that eventually this mode of voting will be universal and perhaps required an-, der the law and this at no very distant date. SESSION CLOSED TODAY. The board of commissioners today concluded their April term. Viewers’ report on the Fred W. Heckman road was approved and the auditor ordered to advertise for bids to bereceived May 2. On the Curtis Fritzinger road, Henry Magley was appointed superintendent.

“ RIGHT ON THE JOB. ■ Speaking of the district Methodist Episcopal conference which dosed Monday evening at Wayne Street j church, Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne News says: Several enterprising newspapers of surrounding towns had representatives here yesterday to get the assignments as soon as they were made public. They were disappointed in the fact that the reading came so l late in the afternoon. Among the papers represented were the Decatur Daily Democrat, the Bluffton Banner > and the Bluffton News." IN SELF (United r-ress Servlre) Elwood. Ind.. April s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Al! Elwood children under sixteen years of age are liable to arrest if they are seen on 1 tl’ie street at night after the curfew’ : whistle blows. The enforcement of the curfew ordinance was ordered by Chief of Tolice Parson as a measure of self defense, for a number of Elwood children have become amateur cracksmen and are setting the police a fast pace. . o WANT AJARKET Woman’s Civic Improvement Society Asks for Use of Street in BUSINESS DISTRICT For the Farmers for Sale of Farm Produce One Day in the Week. A “market” for Decatur may soon be an established thing. The women of the civic improve-, ment society appeared at the council meeting last night and asked Mayor Christen to grant them the use of a street for one day in the week whereon farmers might bring their wagons with produce for sale on the general market plan. The matter was referred to the committee on public improvement and action will be reported soon. While the plans for the market have not yet been formulated, in completeness, either Court street or Madison street from Second street west, are considered desirable by the women for the market area. The idea of establishing a market was conceived by Mrs. C. V. Connell and the suggestion taken up by I the society. The need of securing fresh vegetables and other farm produce, from the town woman's standpoint; the ready market for the convenient sale of the same, from the farmer’s standpoint, and the business it would bring to the city in general, by the bringing to the business district of both town and country people, are conceded as points in favor of its establishment. If the idea “takes hold” readily and warrants it, a second or third market day in the W’eek may also be ■asked later. The society also asked for clean-up week, the first of May, and also presented the plant of taking over the old cemetery for the purpose of a park, these matters also being delegated to committees. FINE EASTER SHOE WINDOW. The display windows of the Peoples & Gerke shoe store are resplendent in their new Easter decorations. In one window, tall stalks of pink flowered flowers outline the mirror backgrounds against which the latest spring footwear is displayed. In the other similar flowers in purple are used. Pots of Easter flowers stand in the center of the space, and in each shoe is a lovely rose. The 1 display is very attractive and appropriate for spring and the Eastertide. Alva Nichols was the window dresser. —a • SPECIAL MEETING. A special meting of the Ben Hurs degree staff is announced for Thursday evening the same to commence at seven-thirty o’clock. At this time every member of tlie degree staff is expected to be present and to arrive on time, that the work may be practiced fully for the presentation of the degree on the succeeding meeting night. o —. YES. ITS A GiRL. Decatur business men who spent y6s- . terday in Monroe noticed Dr. Rr.yl . stepping high and lively and invest!- • gation brought forth that he was the I proud dady of an eight pound girl that arrived yesterday morning.

..HERE IN AUGUST d „ >t e Redpath Chautauqua Will g <i Open August 19 or 21 is „ Announcement d "OF THE MANAGER. r — r Giver Behymer — Julia Claussen, Grand Opera , Contralto, Coming. 3 The 1916 Redqpath Chautauqua for 1 Decatur will be held in August. The “ f great seven day stand in this city will open Saturday, August 19 or Monday, August 21, there being no Ftwltty sessions. Oliver E. Behymer, of Chicago, who , is manager of the seven day circuit Redpath chautauque, was in the city yesterday on business relating there-1 • to, and made the above announcement of tho date. He also stated that they will be fully prepared in case of rain this year having all new tents and being equip- 1 ped fully to cope with rain-trouble. The headliner feature of the Chautauqua this year, taking the place cf Alice Nellssen. is Judia Claussen, the Sweedish contralto of Chicago grand opera, who will be here in the last | 1 night of the Chautauqua. She is the highest salaried one of the Chautauqua company. She travels with two directors. Another featured member of the staff is Allen D. Albert, international president of Rotarians of the World. He is editor of the Minneapolis Tribune and will speak on “Forces that Make Cities.’ He will be here on the fourth day. The Chautauqua will open with “The < Killarney Girls" for the afternoon ses- 1 sion. There are Irish singers and 1 please all. Tn the evening of the first 1 day, William R. Bennett a dramatic ' orator of power, will speak. The program promises to be the 1 .-.icsi entwtainimc of the seqles of 1 Chautauqua. The Chautauqua is sene- ' duled for the latter part of this month at Jacksonville, Fla. Rev. Roy L. Smith, who was mana- ( ger of the Decatur Chautauqua last ( year, is now pastor of a church jn . Chicago. 1 NAOEI/ASWEL And Abusive to Her—Also an Habitual Drunkaid, Says MRS. DOLLIE HALEY I Asks for Divorce —Wants i < Name Dollie Ault Re- I < stored. •* t Dollie Haley has applied for a divorce from Nade Haley. She states that they own real estate jointly, but ( that he owns no personal estate. She ■ asks for alimony and the restoration 1 E of her former name, Dollie Ault. She was the wife of the late Martin Ault, ; and was married to Haley December ( 14, 1914. They lived together until ( last March 25. She says that ever < since their marriage Haley has been 8 guilty of habitual drunkenness and ; that he was cruel and abusive in his a treatment of her. There are no child- t ren from this marriage. Peterson & \ Moran are Mrs. Haley’s attorneys. i o ( TO REPEAT PLAY. Kimsey School Will Give “Brookdale Farm” At Berne. I Tho Kimsey School, which presented > “Brookdale Farm” so admirably at their schoolhouse last Saturday, has decided to give the play in the Berne Auditorium next Saturday night, April 8. This will will be given under the direction of J. Vai Fauflree, of Convoy l Ohio, who has had twenty-eight years I experience in dramatic work and has . the power of bringing out the best . that is in one. “Be, sure to go early if you wafit to get a seat” said one this morning in an interview, BUY A FORD, j I- The Daeatur Insurance Agency has e purchased a new Ford runabout with ,t which to take care of their extensile farm insurance business.

’ NEW SIGN PAINTER. Decatur has a new sign painter. A M Roop, a well known young man <i i this city lias branched out in that line of business and already several good samples of his work adorn local show windows and stores. He did an exceptionally good window curd for the Lee Hardware Company advertisinr the Buick car. It is a pictorial carl and shows a thorough knowlege of display values. He is finishing up i several signs for Christ Bucher, the First street tinner, and several other jobs are in course of completion. Mr. Roop has graduated from one of t'te largest sign painting schools in tn> country. LOCATE IN FORT WAYNE. Mrs. N. G. Marx and children went |to Fort Wayne this morning where they will make their home, having decided to locate there. Mr. Marx i a horse dealer. The family are refugees from Belgium and have made their home at the Murray House in this city, until they could locate here. MANY CONTRACTS Councilmen Awarded Coal, Oil and Street Contracts Last Evening. SMOKELESS FUEL CO. Will Furnish 5,000 Tons of Coal—Clean-up Week May I—A City Park. From the minutes compiled from Tuesday evening’s session of the city council ample evidence will be contained in the clerk’s books to show that it was one of the busiest business affairs of the year. Every councilman answered to the roll call and within a few minutes were set head and feet down to business and for two solid hours their utmost attention was needed. After the.regular business session an executive session was held. Mrs. J. AV. Tyndall spoke in behalf of the Ladies’ Civic Improvement so-ciety.-asking for the co-operation of the council and the city in setting the first week in May as a general clean-up week in Decatur. The mat ter was referred to the street and sewer committee, with power to act. Mrs. C. V. Connell then presented ideas on establishing a public market place at once for the farmers. Upon motion the matter was referred to the board of public improve ments. Mrs. Tyndall also spoke on taking further steps in the matter of appointing a committee to look after the plan of beautifying the old cemeetery grounds on Winchester street and turn the same into a municipal park. The mayor was empowered to appoint a committee composed of the councilmen, who, with the Ladies’ Civic Improvement society and a committee of business men would try ' to come to a definite understanding relative to the park plan. It is hoped that a park can be established this spring, or at least this summer. Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Miss Anna Winnes and Mrs. E. B. Adams wei -ift) resent, representing the Civic Improvement society. The proofs of publication, giving notice to bidders that the common council would receive bids forthe 1 construction and improvement of Oak and Marshall streets were filed and placed on record. The bids were then opened. T T pon motion the awarding of the same was postponed until the executive session. The bids ' were those of Eli Meyer, L. AV. Frank ? & Son and Michael Miller. The coun-' cil awarded the contract for the improvement of Russel! and Oak streets with sidewalk and curb to Michael Miller. Eli Meyer, with his bid of $5,369.47, was the lowest bidder on the Marshall street improvement against L. W. Frank & Son's bid of $5,578.02, and that of Michael Miller’s at $5,376.32. At present it is thought that Marshall street will be improved with tarvia. but if the majority of property owners petition for a brick improvement the council will grant the brick street. Myer’s bid was for tarvia only. The next meeting will decide on what kind of an improvement will be made. . After the proofs of publication had been filed giving notice to bidders to file their.bids for the city’s yearly supply of coal and oil, and for hauling the coal from the railroad tracks to the waterworks plant, a motion was made to open the coal proposals. (Contluuea on Page 4)

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KUNKLE CHOSEN f . 6 ' Well Known Bluffton Man V Elected for Third Term as District Chairman i ; FOR OLD EIGHTH ... . H. B. Heller is Secretary— Resolutions Endorse Mr. Taggart for Senator. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION. Chairman—W. A. Kunkle. Bluffton. Vice Chairman — Thomas McCul- : lough, Anderson. I Secretary—Henry B. "’"ller, DecaItur. i Treasurer— D. W. Callahan. Win- . cheater. I —- W. A. Kunkle was yesterday unani- . niously elected district chairman of the Eighth congressional district at 'ihe meeting of the county chairmen held at Bluffton. The meeting was attended also by a number of prominent democrats from over the district and these and the chairmen together with a number of county officers and leading democratic workers of Wells county were guests at a dinner given at the Bliss hotel at one I o'clock. Following the delicious banket the meeting was called to order by Mr. i Kunkle and he was immediately re- ■ elected, for his third term, as chair- ; man. Thomas McCullough of the An- | derson Bulletin, was chosen as vice I chairman, Henry B. Heller as secretary and D. W. Callahan of the Winchester Democrat as treasurer. Spee lies were made by Judge Denny of Portland, candidate for congress; Dale J. Crittenberger of An-dq.-so.i, state auditor, and one of the wheel horses of the district; Judge Smith of Decatur and others. It was an enthusiastic meeting and each speaker predicted a great victory i' xt Nov-mber. Abram Simmons, candidate for joint senator, offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: “We, the democratic county chairman of the Eighth congressional district of Indiana, in meeting assembled for the purpose of electing a district chairman and other officers necessary to a complete democratic organization, within and for such district, declare anew our confidence in the great democratic party, and call the attention of the voters to the fact that the party has fulfilled and redeemed all its platform promises, and has kept the faith with the public, and we therefore declare that it should be refined in power in the district, state and nation, so that the honest and conscientious administration of governmental affairs’ may be assured. “We express without reserve our unbounded appreciation of the clean, honest and able national administration as conducted by President AVood- ' row AVilson, aided by a democratic senate and house of representatives, and we take great pride in the noble work done by the democratic sena- ■ tors and congressmen from Indiana. They have all been faithful public , servants. We commend in the highest terms our "eat governor, Honorable Samuel M. Ralston, for his splendid state 1 administration, and for his good, 1 sound and mature judgment in the ’ choosing of men to fill high and responsible offices. We mention the appointment of Honorable Thomas Taggart as United States senator and of the Honorable Evan B. Stotsen--1 burg as attorney general of Indiana, , and we declare that in both instances no more fit and proper appointments I could have been made. “Recognizing the unanimous senti- ' ment in the Eighth congressional dis- ' | trict in favor of the Honorable Thom;as Taggart as the party’s candidate for United States senator to fill the tj unexpired term of the late Senator ; Benjamin F. Shively, we demand of s, him that be accept the nomination - ] for that high office at the hands of - tlie next democratic state convention, r “All of our state officers have done 1 their duty well, and to them all we ! tender our thanks for their efforts in - freeing the state of Indiana from pub--1 lie debt and placing the affairs of the state upon a sound business ba--1 sis. ) “We knew the Honorable John A. ■ M. Adair, our ‘candidate for govern- ; or for he hails from the Eighth con- ) gressional district, and we assure the s voters of Indiana that he is entitled . to their votes for the high office to (Continued on Page 4.)