Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1916 — Page 1

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THEY NfIMINJTE Convention Nominates Mr. Bush of Salem for Lieutenant Governor. TONER A DELEGATE Express Confidence in Bull Moose Delegate to National Convention. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April 6- —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Opposition to the election a( a former progressive as delegate at large to the republican na- j tional convention from Indiana melted into thin air this afternoon and E. C. Toner of Anderson was by acclamation made one of the big four”. The other three are Fred A. Sims, James A. Hemenway and Will H. Hays. Harry S. New and James Eli Wat; son were nominated by acclamation for the long and snort term for United States senator respectively. Folowing closely the endorsement of Charles Warren Fairbanks as Indiana's first choice for the candidate for president the election of Toner as delegate Indicated that the Fairbanks men relied upon the Instructions of the com vention to bind Toner to Fairbanks and ignored the fears expressed by some that he might stampede to 'he Colonel. Winfield T. Durbin, of Anderson, who issued a statement early today that he intended to try for election as delegate at large, withdrew from the race just before the convention assembled, leaving the way clear for Toner. James P. Goodrich, the primary nominee for governor, was assured by Wari'ii T. McCray and Quincy A. Meyers, his opponents at the primary that they v.-.-rr glad to make way for him. Edward Jackson was nominated by acclamation for secretary of state. New and Watson addressed the convention. Watson was whip of the house during Cannon’s regime. New has been national committeeman from Indiana and was one of the men in charge of the 1912-convention in Chicago. The first fight developed over the nomination of a candidate for lieutennant governor. Edward D. Bush of Salem was nominated for lieutennant governor cn the third ballot receiving 649 votes to 410- % cast for John M. Lewis of Seymour. * The nomination was made unanimous ( cn motion of Lewis. Ed Bush of Salem and John M. Lewis of Seymour ran neck and neck on the first ballot, closely followed by Joseph A. Minturn of Indianap-1 oils. The result of the first ballot was: Bush, 232%; Lewis, 233%; Thomas A. Moore, Greencastle, 154%; Minturn, 228%; William M. White of Crawfordsville, 138%, and Julius Freidman of East Chicago, 180%) The result of the second ballot for, lieutenant governor was: Bush,' SC4; Lewis, 290; Moore, 123; Min- ( turn. 235; White, 91; Friedman, 125. Blackford county went over to Bush on this ballot. After the second ballot White, Minturn and Friedman 9 withdrew in favor of Lewis. Indiana republican candidates for state office will go before the people ,n the next campaign asking election on a platform declaring for the budget for expenditures of state funds, a business-like administration, a limit to the tax rate, abolishment of unnecessary state departments, and simplification of the primary law. The report of the resolutions committee containing these planks and others, was adopted today by the republican state convention. The platform was adopted unanimously, imediately after the reading, >vhlch was frequently interupted by cheering. The greatest outburst was accorded ?harlc? Warren Fairbanks when the endorsing his candidacy for (resident was read. National policies espoused included i demand for an early enactment of a ‘genuine protective tariff,” a privately >wned and operated merchant marine, such preparedness as is necessary up>n land and sea to protect American ■itizens and property at home and .broad,” and a condemnation of Presllent Wilson’s Mexican policy. The platform does not specifically J, condemn the administration internaional policy, but under the heading * American Neutrality”, demanded the

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• rights of American citizens be firmly • upheld. " The platform does not mention woman suffrage, state wide prohibition or a constitutional convention. TO HAVE PARCELS SALE. The Do Your Best class of the United Brethren Sunday school will give a parcel post sale and penny social this evening at the old laundry j building. They will also have a fishing pond and penny social. The public Is invited. The parcels will sell | for ten cents each and the lunch will cost a penny for each item. . —— ~o— ■ THIRD RANK WORK Two candidates will be present to take the third rank work at the regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias • tonight. The team is urged to be pres,l ent at this time. Other important busi iness will come before the lodge also. ATIACHES REPORI American Attaches Report That Metal Found on Sussex is German. PIECE SENT HERE To Department of State— Lansing Closeted With President Wilson. (United Tress Service) Washington, April 6, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The American embassy attaches who were appointed to examine the pieces of metal found on the channel packet Sussex have reported their investigation shows the pieces were part of a German torpedo. The finding of the attaches were based on a comparison of themetai pieces with the structure oi a captured German torpedo in Paris. The report to the state department is the first positive information this government has received indicating i it was a German submarine that ati tacked the Sussex. The report made today is said to be , a preliminary one. Shortly after the report became known today Secretary Lansing asked for an appointment with President Wilson. He was expected to go to the white house sometime before noon. London, April 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —"First hand evidence” is j that the Germans “dope” their soldiers ’ with ether preliminary to their furI ious massed charges is claimen by the 1 i London Chronicle. The asertion has been made before, but not so positively and circumstantially. | “We do not know”, says the Chronicle, "how the ether is administered, through the mouth or by injection, but we find the bodies of their dead redolent of the drug. The German officers, too in these forlorn and desperate adventures take stimulants and drive on thier men to the slaughter with wild cries. | These are facts known to and authen- , ticated by our own military authorities. SOME SOAP. (United Press Service) New York, N. Y., April 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“I want a cake of the best toilet soap you have.” a shopper in one of the big New York department stores said to a saleswoman the other day; “how much is it, please?” “Two dollars and ninety cents,” was the staggering reply as the clerk brought forth from a case a small, daintily wrapped package; “and, you’re lucky to get this, for we’re not getting any more of them now.” It was a French soap, and the high price, it was said, was due to the exquisite perfume used in its manufacture. MATCH PRICES SOARING. (United Press Service) St. Paul, Minn., April 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rubbing sticks again may become the world's way of making fire. The price of matches is soaring. Soon boxes selling now for a penny may be bringing ten cents. This was the declaration today of T. E. Tucker, match manuufacturer of Chicago, who says that of the 37 chemicals used in making matches the majority are Imported from foreign countries, now at war, and cannot be gotten. April 6 was ushered in today with ; cold, raw blustery winter mixed with i a little snow.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, April G, 1916.

MfIDEACENTER Ft. Wayne Postoffice Made a Center for Distributing Supplies FOR SIX COUNTIES Os Northern Indiana—Adams County is One — Formerly Washington. Announcement was made yesterday by Assistant Postmaster W. J. Hess that the Fort Wayne postoffice had been made a distributing center for six counties of northern Indiana, comprising sixty postoffices, and hereafter all supplies, with the exception of stamps, will be furnished by the local office and not by the department at Washington. The counties which will hereafter he supplied from the Fort Wayne office are Adams, in the Eighth congressional district; Whitley, in the Twelfth congressional district; DeKalb, in *he Twelfth congressional district; Huntington, Eleventh congressional district and Wells, Eighth congressional district. Heretofore whenever the postoffires in these counties needed supplies application was made direct to Washington and it required sometimes a week before orders were filled. By the new arrangement, most any office in the Fort Wayne postoffice district can get supplies within 48 hours. The order to make’this office a distributing center was effective April 1, but announcement was not made until yesterday. Since the first of the month more than 50 orders have been received from the district postoffice.— Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. ELKS' INSTALLATION. Installation of the officers in the Elks’ lodge will take place tonight at their hall at eight o’clock. All the members are requested te bo present. The officers to be installed tonight were elected some two weeks ago. tobTheuThbe . , I Fort Wayne Presbyterian Missionary Convention to be Heid Here. CONVENTION CLOSES At Warsaw —Decatur Ladies Attended — Mrs. Hanna Treasurer. The 1917 convention of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary society of the Fort Wayne Presbytery will be held in this city. Such was the decision at the 1916 convention which has just closed a day and a half session at Warsaw. The conventions artheld about the middle of April, the exact date being undecided. About sev-enty-five delegates are expected. Mesdames S. D. Beavers, J. C. Hanna, Wilson Lee and T. M. Reid retu. ned last evening from Warsaw where they attended the meeting which was an excellent one. A feature of Tuesday evening’s program, was the talk of a missionary from South America, who told of the Presbyterian church’s missionary work there. The young people of Warsaw gave a pageant on mission work, and the choir, which is a fine one,' with training at Winona Lake, gave several selections. Mrs. J. C. Hanna, wife of the Decatur pastor was elected foreign Presyterian treasurer. BIGGS IS OFF. William Biggs, who has served as special police for the city for several months is relieved from duty He served a useful purpose in keeping a line on most aggressive criminal element of the city and has many convictions to his credit. His work was satisfactory but there being no further use for his services at this time, he was released by the administration.temporarily. K. OF~3. SPECIAL. MEETING. There has been a special meeting called for Friday after church. Members please take notice. K. G.

| VALLi VALLi HERE. I Thereare scores of interesting and intense situations In the big fivopari Metro wonderplay, "Tlw' Turmoil,’ , which will be seen here at the Crystal tonight. Valll Valli, tho noted star of “The Queen of the Movies,” and other stage successes, is seen In the stellar role in this elaborate photo dramatization of Booth Tarklng ton’s great novel of the same name. It is esaily the best role she has ever had in her successful career on the speaking stage or in the silent drama. I George La Guere, who has played the juvenile in half a score of stage successes, will be featured witli Miss Valli in this production. There is a strong supporting cast, which Includes Charles H. Prince, Ferd Tidmarsh and Peggy Hopkins. Edgar Jones, who directed Miss Valli in "The Woman Pays.” is also the director of this production. “The Turmoil” was produced by the Columbia Pictures corporation for release on the Metro program. CAFR4NZA SHIES ST MOMOOPS Craranza Through Mouthpiece Serves Notice on United States TO QUIT PURSUIT Funston Evidently Peeved —No Word from Washington on Situation. (United Press Service) El Paso, April 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Consul Garcia, chief Carranza official a'ong the border, today declared himself in :avor of the United States troops withdrawal from Mexico. There is no aouot here that Garcia’s views reflect these of the Carranza government Garcia btajc.d that further advance of the United States troops might precipitate trouble. “The American expedition has achieved its purpose of breaking Villa's strength and scattering his followers,” said Garcia. “It is not necessary to capture Villa to make the expedition a success. It would be useless to have thousands of men pursue him as it may take an indefinite time to capture him. Villa can be captured more easily by offering a big reward. There is no reason in my opinion for the American army to pursue the campaign further.” San Antonio, Tex.. April 6, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —“I can't read the minds of the men in Washington,” was General Funston’s sharp reply when asked today it there was any truth in tho reported probability of withdrawal of the American expedition in Mexico with its object unaccomplished. COURT HOUSE NEWS. The transcript and papers in the case of Carrie Driner vs. The Fort Wayne & Northern Traction Company from Allen county, were received in the circuit court here. Real estate transfers: Clyde Murphy to Wesley I. B. Wass, 5 acres, Union township, quit claim deed, $100; Fred Meyer to George Bergman, 20 aeres of Wabash township, $350; Andrew Bailey et al to Daniel J. Schwartz, 40 acres of Monroe township, $6,000. Mary Amacher was discharged as administratrix of the estate of Christ Amacher upon the approval of her final report. Tn the guardianship of John E Fetzer, of whom James O. Ball is sruardian a new bond was ordered and the same ordered filed within ten days. .MISS MCMULLEN VALEDICTORIAN. Miss Clara MqMillen, seventeen, daughter of Prof. William McMillen, is a graduate this year from the Fort Wayne high and manual training school and is valedictorian of her class. She has made the highest record in the school in a score of years, her average grade being 96.51. She made thirty-seven A's out of a possible thirty-eight, with an average of E-phls. Her father, Prof. William McMillen, who is a cousin of the late Dr. W. P. McMillen of this city, is head of the English department of the high school. Miss McMillen iis well known here, having often visited with her cousin, Mrs. Minnie OrvisO’Brien.

.FINE CONOITiaH •i . . »» Presbyterian Church Flour it ishing Both Materially >- and Spiritually. r. r ‘MEETING IS HELD e i. Reports from all Departs ments Heard—Dinner Served at Six O’clock. 1 The annual congregational meeting ct the Presbyterian church was held . last evening. J. C. Patterson who has i been moderator for the past year 1 presided until the election of his successor, D. B. Erwin who took over th< chair and presided during the succeed ing business meeting. Miss Laura Alban, who has already 1 served eight years as clerk of the Con- ) gre-gation, was re-elected for two nmrf years, and Charles D. Teenle was elect ed trustee for three years. , The reports from the various departments were heard. The church is out of debt; sums for the current year have been arranged for by the recent personal canvas; and there Is a balance of money on hand in tin various departments. The year has been a good one am' the church is in a flourishing condi lion, both materially and spiritually. Reports from the various depart ments were given by the following: from the session. Ed S. Moses; trust;.' Carl Pumphrey: deacons. J. C. Patter son; Christian Endeavor, Ireia Erwin Ladies Aid society. Miss Laura Alban missionary, Mrs. Fred Patterson; Sun day school. Supt. Clayton Shafer ami Paul Blackburn. Prior to the congregational business meeting, more than two hundred men women and children sat down to < fine supper at six o’clock, served by the ladles in the church parlors. The .upper consisted of roast pork, veal 'oaf. Sanrlwhuvwi, scalloped potatoes, pickles, cake, ice cream, coffee and other good things. PROBABUT-HERF Veteran Pitcher, Missing from Muncie, Searched for by Relatives. MAY HAVE BEEN HERE Man of His Build Wandered Into Sheriff’s Office Here—As Stranger. Chief of Police W. A. Mellvaine of Muncie has requested Chief Lenz io cause a search to be made for George E. Pitcher,an aged veteran of the civil war, who weak and feeble both in mind and body, is missing from his home in that city. He left Muncie on March 29, and since then no one has seen oi heard of hint. The missing veteran is described as six feet in height, wearing a gray mustache, and carrying a small alligator skin bag and a cane, it is believed he came in the direction of Fort Wayne when he left Muncie. — Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. This is believed by Sheriff Green to be the man who wandered into bis office the latter part of March or the. first of April. He ' came in without saying a word, looked at the Adams county map and went out. He also visited the clerk's office, where he acted peculiar and carried on a rather disconnected conversation. He was of the build described, and seemed rather feeble. He, however, carried no cane noi bag when here. CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this way to express our thanks to the neighbors, friends, church societies, high school and lodges for favors and for the many floral offerings during the sickness and passing away of our dear daughter and sister. MR. AND MRS. HENRY SCHULTZ AND CHILDREN. ——o ; MOVING TO FORT WAYNE j Ferdinand Reinking of Union townI ship has purchased property in Fort - Wayne and will move to that city next week.

I N STRAUB-SMITH FIGHT 1 Sheriff Ed Green was called to Hu river banks In the vicinity of the nort! mill last evening at 5:30 o'clock by t ’• telephone mestig“ that a firht was rag Ing there between ll.e Straub am Smith forces. The phone inessag; ■ame from ’ Sim" Straub. Sheriff Ec Green went and was Jnformed thal Frank Straub bad been pul “down am ■j out" and lie found him so intoxicated that it was necessary to haul hint tr jail. He had, however, been cut about the head by a whiskey bottle by Frank Smith, the junk dealer. Smith had left before Mr. Green arrived. Sheriff Green filed an affidavit against Straub this morning charging him with public intoxication. The hearing will be before the mayor late today or this evening. Other affida(i vits may be filed if an investigation s of the fight determines its usefullness. GO so Minnesota Ex-County Clerk Bleeke Disposes of Residence in This City. WILL GO WEST t To Alexandria, Minnesota, for Health—Reinkings Also May Go. A real estate deal of considerable nagnitude was made yesterday' when ex-County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke sold his residence on Fourth street to Murray' Scherer, the well known undertaker. The consideration was $4,0G0. 1 This is one of the fine residences of the city, and was erected by Dr. Dick Neptune, who first occupied it. The leal was made through the Erwin & Michaud real estate company. Mr. Bleeke and family have occupied the > tame during their residence in town ■ while Mr. Bleeke was county clerk. I he having purchased the property on moving to this city. Mr. Scherer and family will occupy the same. May Move West. Mr. Bleeke and family will probably leave in three or four weeks for Alexandria. Minnesota, where they will probably make their home. Mr. Bleeke wishes to go to that state for his health, as he believes the climate will be beneficial for his lungs, which lave been bothering him somewhat, he having had the pneumonia twice in the past few years. He has not ' decided upon his future work there. The Bleokes will probably be accom•lanied by' their brother-in-law. Gust Reinking, and two daughters and his sister-in-law, Miss Martha Koldewey, who has been keeping house for the leinkjngs. she also being a sister of Mrs. Bleeke. The Reinking home here was recently sold to James Bain. Alexandria is a town of about the size of Decatur. Mr. Bleeke lias been > through that district twice and likes rhe prospects there. SURE, ABE KNEW! f United Press 3ervine) St. Paul. Minn., April 6—(Special to Daily Democrat).— When public health officials called at/ the little clothing store of Abe Hermanovitz,. in the heart of the Seventh street ghetto, they had a hard time making the proprietor understand that they ■ame to investigate reports of an offensive odor from his store. They told him as best .they could. He couldn’t understand. Finally one of them blurted out: “There’s something rotten here." “Sure!" answered Abe, the light of understanding 1 flashing in his eyes, “it’s beez’ness!” ■ ABOUT THE SICK. Festus Rhoten, who has been confined to his home by sickness for several days, is suffering from appendicitis. but it is hoped that he will pull through without an operation. His body has been placed in ice for the past two days, and his condition today is such as to give strong hope s that the attack will be scattered without an operation.—Bluffton News. I Mr. Rhoten is well known here, being , general manager of the Morris string 3 of five and ten cent stores. PLACING FOUNDATION. ! Workmen are busy pouring the foundation for the new twenty-five thausand dollar creamery building which will be erected in the south part of the 1- city facing Winchester street. The t brick work will be comenced as soon t as the foundation concrete settles sufficiently to hold up the wall.

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PASTOR HONORED .11' l , a | Rev. J. 11. Rilling Made d 1 J Treasurer of Conference Missionary Society. ‘,i I 1 CONFERENCE OPENS °i it 'j At Huntingburg—Bishop Serger Presiding—Continues Through Week. 9 1 Huntingburg, Ind., April s—The sixty-fourth session of the Indiana a , , conference of the Evangelical asaociaI t.ion opened here tills afternoon with I an address by Bishop L. H. Seager Los Naperville, 111., and will continue ! through the week. The Indiana con- ! ference extends into eastern Illinois J and western Ohio. It also has charge of three congregations in Louisville, Ky. Bishop Seager was elected to the episcopal office at the general conference at Los Angeles, Cal., last Oci tober and this is his first conference. The delegates greeted him ; with enthusiasm. The Huntingburg 'Emmanuel church, in which the ses- ' sions are held, presented the bishop with a gavel carved from the wood of the first pulpit of the church in use seventy-five years ago. The I}ev. A. B. Haist, pastor of the local ; church, made an address of welcome ■ to the delegates, at the same time presenting the gavel to the bishop. The Rev. Carl Hauser, manager of the publishing house of the church at . Cleveland, Ohio, addressed the delegates. saying that during the last year the house had done business • amounting to $297,500. The Rev. A. A. Knepper, secretary 'of the missionary society, reported that the conference had raised SB.922.62 for mission churches within . the bounds of the conference during . the year. The following officers for the missionary society were elected: Presi ident, the Rev. E. W. Praetorious, I Elkhart; vice president, the Rev. J. O. Mosier, South Bend: secretary, the Rev. A. A. Knepper. Urbana; treas- . urer, the Rev. J. H. Rilling, Decatur; ■ delegate to board of missions, the Rev. E. W. Pratetorious; alternate, the Rev. J. W. Wise, Indianapolis. At the organization of the confer- . ence the Rev. J. H. Evans of Kandallville was appointed secretary and he selected the Rev. L. J. Erhardt of Marshall, 111., and Rev. A. B Haist of Huntingburg as his assistants. The examination of junior preachers was conducted yesterday under the direction of the board of examiners The Rev. J. O. Mosier of South Bend is president of the board and Prof. G. B. Kimmell of Napierville, 111., is the secretary. The board is comprised of the following ministers: the Rev. B. O. Koenig, Louisville, Ky.; the Rev. I. H. Grismer, Bremen; the Bev. D. O. Wise, Mt. Carmel, Ill.; the Rev. D. E. Zechiel, Louisville, Ky.; the Rev. W. W. Sun- \ dermnnn, Indianapolis; the Rev. E. Q. Laudeman, Fort Wayne; the Rev. E. W. Praetorious, Elkhart; the Rev. J. J. Wise, Indianapolis; the Rev. C. H. Burgener. Syracuse; the Rev. F. S. Erne, Avilla; the Rev. L. P. Browns. Wabash; the Rev. F. L. Snyder. Huntington; the Rev. C. B. Geist, Terre Haute; the Rev. A. B. Haist, Huntingburg. The Rev. M. W. Sundermann delivered his lecture. “God’s Eye is on America,” at the preliminary session yesterday afternoon. Last night Bishop Seager lectured on “The Pioneer Preacher.” PLANNING TO GO. — I The city firemen at a regular business meeting held in the city hall last night furthered the arrangements for attending the convention of the ■ j Northeastern, Volunteer Firemen's I association which will be held in Berne .: the latter part of June. The local ‘ firemen are planning to attend in a i body, and are arranging for substi- ( tute firemen to serve the day they are - gone. It was not determined wheth- • j ed to ask for the auto truck for that ;' day or not. If it is taken ample ar- ; rangements will be made for the city’s protection for that day. TEARING UP BRICK. Street commissioner Isaac Chronis- - ter is tearing up a large space of brick i on Fouth street at the junction of Ad- ? ams in an effort to repair a sewer that 3 overflows every rain. The use of tho i street is impeded as it is torn up n- - tirely across. It will be several dav? before it is opened to traffic.