Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1916 — Page 1

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

Volume XIV. Number 102.

DEMAND OF WITHDRAWAL TO DE OBREGON'S MOVE HAS BEEN GIVEN DIPLOMATIC POWERS -SCOTT INTRUSTED WITH THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE QUESTION -EUROPE OOIET.

(United Press Service) (By E. T. Conkle) El Paso, Tex., April 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The withdrawal of the American expedition from Mexico will be one of the principal demands General Obregon will make in his coming conference with Chief of Staff Scott, the Carranza war minister’said" in a statement to the United Press in Jaurez today. That Villa was not dead, but was dn a grave condition from lack of medical attention to a wounded leg was Obregon’s statement. “The Carranza government is able to cope with the situation without outside assistance,” said Obregon. Obregon laughed when asked about I reports of a break with Carranza. He I said he had telegraphed to Mexito | City for instructions only this morn- i ing. , ! Obregon established in the Jaurez customs house. “I will demand withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico, in my conference with Generals Scott and Funston ” he said. "This will be one of rHr.einc! points I will try to e t '.' gc. The others I cannot discuss,' neither do I want to discuss the con-! ferrn o as 1 do not want to injure the' p-oseedure in any way. “I have telegraphed only this morn-, ing to Mexico City for instructions re-1 yarding the conference and until they! arrive I cannot say whether I will con-1 sent to holding meetings on American ■ soil. “The situation in Mexico is rapidly I becoming peaceful.j Not a single, bandit grotin of importance is left ini the state of Chihuahua. There are a few in the state of Durango and Coahuila ar.d they are now negotiating for surrender. “The Carranza government is able to cope with the situation without assistance. We have sufficient troops j and elements for this. purpose. Persecution of bands such aS Villa's must be done in a hunt and not by a large co’.-.mn as the bands are small and remain in the mountains. “Villa is not dead but is seriously wounded in the leg. Last reports were that Villa was in the mountain# in the vicinity of Guerrero. He may be headed for the Sonora border.” Washington. April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Obregon, it was learned officially today, has bee i vested .with both military and diplomatic power for the conference at Juarez. General Scott, however, is authorized only from a military standpoint through his instructions are such as to virtually make him a diplomatic representative. Carranza has made no new move in the withdrawal request, leaving the matter to General Obregon. Fl Paso Texas. April 28 (Special to Democrat)—Generals Obregon and Trevino arrived in Juarez toay with a big escort of Carranza troops coming by special train for the conference with Generals Scott and 1‘ unston. AIR RAIDS A FEATURE. Berlin, April 28,-(Special to Dally Democrat)— Three German aeroplanes yesterday dropped bombs upon the Russian battleship Slave, the admiralty announced this afternoon. That several hits were distinctly observed and that fire broke out was also announced. All the aeroplanes returned safely despite heavy shell fire. Constantinople. April 28-(Snecial to Daily Democrat (-Turkish troops completely annihilated four British cavalry squadrons about seven\ bun dren men, In an attack on the village of Quatia, twenty-five miles west oi the Suez canal, it was officially an pounced today. “Turkish troops at tacked the strongly fortified enern: position near Quatia. destroying th, larger part of the position and th, i whole camp,” said the official state I ment. “The enemy suffered hear

loss] The survivors fled hastily toward the canal. “On Tuesday an enemy air squadron. composed of nine aeroplanes, came to avenge the defeat, raided Quatia and dropped about seventy | bombs upon a hospital where the Geneva Red Cross flag flew.” BULLETIN London, April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A German submarine was sunk off the east coast of England yesterday, the admiralty announced this afternoon. The crew of 18 surrendered. « » London, April iß—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The British battleship i Russell, struck a mine and sank in l I the Mediterranean yesterday the ad- | miralty admitted this afternoon. Os , the crew of about 750, 124 officers and , men are believed to have perished. I London, April 28 —(Special to Dally; Democrat) —The British steamer Industry was sunk by a submarine in the Atlantic, the admiralty announced this afternoon. The crew was left in open boats, but was rescued by the steamer Finland. — I Marsailles, April 28—(Special to tr.e i Dally Democrat)—A third convoy of ' Russian troops was landed here todav. j The third Russian contingent marched ; through the streets to thf accompany- ! ment of bands and was escorted by French troops to a camp just outside I the city, joining the second contingent : landed a few' days before, which had , not yet moved forward to the west- ' ern front. (By William G. Shepard) The Hague. April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Positive assurance have reached the American embassy in Berlin that there will be no diplomatic rupture between Germany and the United States growing out of the present crisis, it was learned today from reliable sources. The embassy attaches last Saturday quietly began packing their personal effects. On Wednesday assurances of a nature as yet unrevealed caused them to abandon their preparations for leaving Berlin. The American colony in Berlin re- > ceived word yesterday that there is no possibility at least cf an early break. This information received in ■ messages to a leading Dutch firm last t night. One message said that the cris- - is apparently had passed, but if 'or - some unseen reason a break should i come it certainly would not be before ■ May 5. No reason was given In the > message for fixing positively this da'e. ’I London, April 28—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—General Sir John 1 Maxwell, hero of the Egyptian war of j* 1882, arived in Ireland today and as--1 sumed immediate command of the 1 troops which will suppress the reb 1- ? lion. B < His point of landing is a secret, us are all other details concerning the progress of the rebellion in the past 24 hours. y Both the press and the public admit 9 that the Irish rebellion confronts Eng e land with the gravest crisis since the began. t j _ d | The fact that the British censoi *' passed this expression is indicative o d the seriousness of the Irish situation. REFUSES NEW TRIAL. il , q (United Press Service) Indianapolis. April 28—(Special t< 1 Daily Democrat)—The appelate cour I today refused to grant a new trial V )f the Union Traction' Company whicl u- appealed a verdict of the Wells coup. t-' court giving Daniel Hiatt of Gran iy County damages for the death of ~1 ie wife in a traction wreck between Mar ie ion and Jonesboro in September 1913 e* The case was venued from Grant ry I Wells county.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, April 28, 1916.

FEEOERHC MEET ' Indiana Cattle Feeders to | Meet at Lafayette Next 1 Saturday. jSOME HERE 'Are Planning to Go—Get in touch With County Agent for Particulars. The annual meeting of* the Indiana Cattle Feeders’ association has been called for Saturday May 6 commencing at ten o’clock at Lafayette, Indiana, at which time the experimental . cattle will be there f6r inspection of the men interested and to hear a report of cost of production. The cattle ■ will be ready for market on the day of the convention. | County agent A. J Hutchins has had several requests from farmers that i I would like to go, and if more wants l Ito go they should get in touch with . him, and arrangements can be made ! for a crowd of Adams county boosters 1 to visit this educational meeting. The following rations are being fed to these] experimental herds: | Lot 1. Shelled corn (limited.) cot-1 | tonseed meal 2 1-2 pounds daily per 1000 pounds live yeight, clover hay, corn silage 1 Lot 2 Shelled com, cotton seed' meal 2 1-2 pounds daily per 1000 ■ pounds live weight, clever hal. Lot 3. Shelled corn, cottonseedj i mean 2 1-2 pounds daily per 1000 pounds live weight, alfalfa hay. Lot 4. Shelled corn, cottonseed meal 2 1-2 pounds daily per 1000 pound live weight, clover hay, corn silage. Lot 5. Shelled corn, cottonseed I meal 2 1-2 pounds daily per 100 pound live weight, cane feeding molasses, 1 clover hay, corn silage , Lot 6 Shelled corn, Champion mol-; asses feed, clover bay, corn silage. I . I Lot 7. Shelled corn, ' cottonseed I I meal 2 1-2 rounds flstly p»r 1000 pound . live weight, alfalfa hay. corn silage. The association will have the pleas- . uie of hearing Mr. Rex Beresford, secretary of the lowa Beef Producers. I Association speak on Making Beef, ■ Mr. Beresford will have semething of i interest for all cattle feeders WRNOERS “'AWAY r ■ I - ...»■• X i Cornelius Hurrle, Past Eighty Years, Can’t be Beaten as Walker. i I—l—- — LEFT LAST MONDAY !■ iFor Marion and Wound Up Last Night at Willshire I Fi —Melchi Finds Him. a t i- Cornelius Hurrle of Dunkirk, l ast r i eighty years old. wanted to go to MarI I ion for a visit and left the home of his e | son Charles F. Hurrle without notifye ■ ing them. He started the wrong way. That was Monday. He was found at e Willshire last night hy the son who , traced him, when it was found he was a 5 . lost. G The old man had walked from Dun- ]. kirk to Bluffton, from Bluffton to this city and leaving here yesterday after--8 noon got as for as Willshire. Police e I over the north half of Indiana have been on the look-out for him. Melchi made a trip of possible news sources ■’n Decatur and found trace of the old \ man yesterday afternoon. The night police were also on the wacth for him. The old man was penniless when he , r left home. The son arrived here by automobile I shortly after being notified by Melchi. MATTIE SCHLAGEL MOVES Mrs Mattle Schlagel, a resident cf to the south part of the city for the past rt few months has decided to move tc to Lima Ohio and has packed her goods h and shipped them She has gone ty ahead of the goods to find a suitable nt house to put them in. She was recent is ly arrested on a charge of keeping s r- house of ill fame, and Prosecutoi 3. Fruchte gave her the choice of rnov io ing out of town and staying out or c, facing the court on May 4th.

MANY AT HOSPITAL Patients from all over the country are at the Decatur hospital taking treatment for cancer from the Drs. a. D. and C. S. Clark. Those who arej there today are Frank Nomnl and Otto Smeltzer of Delphos; J. C McQuv-n of Payne, Ohio; and Fred Sealfrand of Hesse Castle. ’ They are getting along real well. i JOHN HUNTER DEAD John H Hunter, brother of Mrs. >Elias Crist, uncle of Mrs. Penn Roblison and Homer H. Knodle, this city, died at Bluffton, at 4:20 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held from the Mcßride Chapel at. Bluffton Saturday morning at ten o’clock. THECftFNEWS Says Express Company Failed to Get Horses Through for Sale. I SUES FOR SI,OOO Fred Morgan Wants Money i for Work Done—Erie ■ Stone Company Trial. Peterson & Moran, attorneys for ’ David Peachey, filed a damage suit , against The Adams Express Company ' for SI,OOO. He alleges that the company’s agent at Berne failed to get him a car in time to ship twenty-nine horses to Lanchester, Penna, where he had advertised a sale for April 10. He was obliged to sell the horses at ' other market, at much less than the profit he would have made otherwise. One horse, that remained unsold, he ! states is sick, and he is also losing be- ! cause of that. In the Kink-Buck mast or partition 1 case, J. C. Sutton, commissioner, filed bond which was approved. The case of Julius Haugk vs. James N. Fristoe, is set for trial for June C The Elyria Iron & Steel Company v: : The Ward Fence Company. Appeari ance by Walters for the defendant. | who is ruled to answer. Attorneys Henderson and J. .T. M *rryman, for Fred C. Morgan, contrac tor for the construction of the Blue ’ Creek drain, have filed a suit against Phil C. Macklin, superintendent of con struction of said drain. Morgan asks for an order from court on Macklin to issue certificates of acceptance and to pay him the eighty per cent amount ! which he claims is due according to the contract for the work. He states that Macklin refuses to acept the rlghl pay or to tell wherein, if at all, 'the work is not done according to contract. that he might fulfill the terms thereof. He states that the contract price is $34,000 and that the benefits therefrom are $70,000 and that Mack t lin has the funds in his possession to pay same, but refuses to do so. A motion for a change of venue from the ’ county was made. In the estate of Burt Parr, sale bill was filed and approved. t ? In the estate of Charles Krueckeberg, inheritance tax appraiser filed 3 report and the hearing was set for May 20. s Ferdinand Yakc qualified as administrator of the estate of Washing- ' ton Wolfe, and filed inventory nume' her one. which was approved. e Robert E. Speicher, guardian of . j Ruth E. Speicher et al., filed inven- ' fory, wjiich was approved. s d Ferdinand Yake was discharged as t guardian of Washington Wolfe, on 1. the approval of his final report. ; A jury is hearing the case of The State on the Relation of The Erie e Stono Company vs. J. Leonard Sisk, *' et al, on contract for furnishing stone from macadam reads. f Real estate transfers: Fred Mlnt, ger et al to Frank L. Ford, real estale o in Wabash GOLDBLATT LEAVES, e e J. W. Goldblatt, the Cincinnati horse t- man w T ho was injured in an automobile a smash-up, which also injured Fred >r Kriegel of Celina. Ohio, seriously thrse v- weeks ago, is so far recovered that he ~,f will leave this afternon for his home in Cincinnati Ohio

AGAIN TONIGHT The Great Laßelle Will Give Second Per/>rmance at Opera House. HUNDREDS SAW HIM Last Evening—Had Crowd Bewildered With His Marvelous Tricks. The hundreds of people who packed the Bosse opera house last evening sat for two hours in wild-eyed amazement and were completely bewildered over the marvelous and magical stunts pulled off by the Great I.a Delle the world 1 known magician in one of the most en 1 tertaining slight cf hand performances over staged in this city. The groat LaDclle who has traveled from coast [ to coast mystifying thousands of people with his unheard of tricks was certainly- at his best last evening. Every now slight of hand stunt was at his fingers tips and many of his own ideas were thrown in. The show wcis put on under the auspices of the Decatur city band and so great were the demands for a second performance bv LaDefle that the band boys finally persuaded him to perform again tonight. The performance will take up at eight o’clock and the tickets are now selling for 25 and 35 cents. The great LoDelle will start on a tour around the near by towns within a short time and will give performances under the auspices of the lodges and churches. He will no doubt please hundreds of people with his marvelous tricks. A party of about 20 people came from Fort Wayne to see LaDelle last . evening w-hile the Elks lodge of this city attended in a body BEGIN BAKING TODAY. I The Miller & Brodbeck firm, suc--cssors to the W. R. Smith restaur- i mt and bakery, has completed the repairs on the bake oven, and the remodeling of the restaurant, and today the firm baker. Irvin Miller, be;an baking. The new firm is get-' ing along well and is welcoming its aid patrons, with the assurance of :ood will. TO REMOVE LEG Curley Rademacker Taker to St. Joseph Hospital for Operation FIRST OF WEEK For Removal of Left Leg— Bursted Blood Vessels Prevents Circulation. Curley Rademacker, a former Decaur business man. a resident of Fort Wayne for the past few years, was: aken to the St. Joseph hospital last wetting, where on Sunday or Monday; ie will be operated upon for the re-' noval of his left leg. Mr. Rademacker has been ill for | rome time, and being an extremely; arge man. and heavy on his feet, hap buffered from a bursting of a greater number of the blood vessels in his feet. This has prevented the circulation of blood in the members, bringing on complications, and the imputation of the limb was found iceessary. A son-in-law, Arthur Mangold, who vent to Fort Wayne last evening, rc- 1 urned home . this morning. A. Bister. Mrs. John Gerard, also went to •■’ort Wayne this morning to call on ier brother. CLEAN-UP WEEK. Remember that clean up week begins May first, and have your garbage ready at the back of the lot, for the • city wagons that will come around to ■ < art it. away. This will take place, if the weather is favorable. If not, there will probably be a delay. But get your garbage ready. ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS 1 Beginning with Monday, May Ist, :■ the Morris Five and Ten Cent store e will remain open until eight o’clock on o Monday and Thursday evenings. Pat rons lake notice and give us a call.

SET ON THE CENTENNIAL BOOSTERS BAND WABBN MINI PLANS SUGGESTED FOR ADAMS COUNTI'S CEIEBMTION Os INDIANA'S BIRTHYEAR-THE WAYS AND MEANS.

SOCIALJLOSINO Shakespeare Club Closes Thirty-third Year With a Social Affair. • AT J. W. TYNDALL HOME Observes Tercentenary of Shakespeare’s Death— Miss Baldwin Reads. The tercentenary of the death of Shakespeare, which is April 23, fell on Sunday this year, hence the Decs tur Ladies’ Shakespeare club docid cd to give tiieir closing social oi their season last evening, as a date that is very close to the usual observance date. The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, which is ver* beautiful in its elegant .simplicity, with its large connecting rooms wa> a lovely setting for the party and easily accommodated the eighty-fivc members of the company. Spring Dowers worn the decora tions. Easter lilies in the club col ors, white and gold, guarded the fire place; bowls of carnations in the Ftv ing room; warm red geraniums in the sun parlor; and brass bowls filled with lovely red and yellow tulips from the Roy Archbold flower gardens; added the touch of spring time [ to the atmosphere. • Mrs. H. R. Moltz, chairman of the entertainment commitee, with her i able staff of assistants, arranged for ithe appropriate entertainment, which ! was given over into the hands of I Miss Bessie Baldwin, from Ft. Wayne. 1 Miss Kathryn Egly of Berne sang I a group of songs, “The Rose’s Cup,’ ; iand "Chanson Trovencale.” Mist I Baldwin, reader, gave a short sketch | of the life of Shakespeare and of« the Bacon controversy, and followed , with readings from several of the ’ plays—Hamlet, As You Like It, Ro- j ■meo and Juliet, Macbeth, and also, gave a portrayal of Portia. The vocal duets, "Come With Me.” , and "The Venetian Boat Song,” by Miss Egly and Mrs. W- P- Schrock closed the program, which was I charming and instructive as well. The club colors of yellow and white ! were carried out in the ice cream ami ! cake, and the coffee, with which yel-1 low and white rose buds were given ;as favors. Mrs. F. H. Hubbard was , chairman of the refreshment commit-1 ! tee. i Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of .Leipsic, Ohio; Mrs. Del Locke, Kokomo; Miss Bessie Baldwin, Miss' Margie Hanna, Fort Wayne; Miss Kathryn Egly, Berne; Mrs. Jennie ' Furman, Marion, Ohio, were out-of-town guests. The local club is entering upon its thirty-fourth year and the club books outlining the study- for the new year were given out last evening. Several new members are noted. Miss Leah Hensley takes the place of.Mrs. D. T. Stephenson, who has gone to Muncie, and Mrs. J. C Hanna and Mrs. F. F. Thornburg .are new associate members. The club membership for the season just dosing comprises: Mes- ! dames J. S. Boyers, S. D. Beavers, .sane Crabbs, Helen Blossom. (’. A. Dugan, Emma Daniel, Jessie Deoni, ’ J. H. Heller, D. D. Heller. I’. G. Hoop- - 1! er, D. M. Hensley, F. H. Hubbard. ■ W. A. Lower, H. R. Moltz. John Nib 1 lick, J! C. Patterson, T. M. Reid. Dan Sprang, 1). E. Smith, C. C. Schafer, A. D. Suttles, J. C. Sutton, J. W. Tyndall, and D. T. Stephenson. The entertainment this year, with e the interpretative readings from the n;works which the club has studied t, was a new departure, and a very sue- "( Continued on Page 4.) *

Price, Two Cento.

A centennial celebration? Why, certainly, Adams c.ounty should have one.” “Adjoining counties are having them. We are just as progressive.” “I will never live to see another centennial, nor will my children, probably. Let’s have it.” "Nobody knows when Shakespeare was born, so they celebrate the anniversary of his death, instead. We all know when Indiana was born. Let's not wait to celebrate her death!” * * « * These and many other expressions both at and after the meeting of tho centennial boosters at the court house last evening, shows the sentiment in favor of Adams county celebrating tlie one hundredth birth year of the state of Indiana. They all want it. But just what form it will take, and when it will ake place, arc yet open questions. A great advance toward the objective point was made, the gathering being an enthusiastic one. and each mcetng sees a step forward. Representaives from lodges, churches, and varimr organizations were present and oak part in the general discussion, lowever, many other attractions for he evening, made the attendance mailer than otherwise would havo been. County Superintendent Ed S. Chriseii, who was appointed county cenennial chairman by the state commission, was obliged to be at the Monroe high school commencement, and French Quinn was given the leadership, later moving that Dan Niblick be chairman for the evening, which was carried. i A symposium in which those present expressed their ideas relative to the celebration was extremely interesting. The keynote that is decidedly predominant at this time is financing the < elebration. The business men are strongly against making the celebration a bus- ■ iaess affair. They advocate that it ■ be a patriotic observance —not a city ’or business affair, but one in which I the whole county take part. Not ' only will more patriotic enthusiasm |be aroused, but the .burden will be I more generally distributed. | Some one suggested September, ; when the busy season is over, as the ’ fitting time for the celebration, but this was not decided upon. Relative to the form of celebration. John T. Myers suggested a week, ■like the home-coming four years ago, with its special program for each I day—the auto parade, horse day, etc. F. M. Schirmeyer also spoke of the sentiment favorable to the celebrajtion; the fact that this year is also ' the eightieth anniversary of the laying out of the town of Decatur; and spoke of the plan of celebration tak--len by the home-coming four years ago in which he took an active part. Such a celebration, he stated, required money, that there should be not less than $2,500 to begin with. * » » * Kirkland Township Trustee G. M. ' T. Houck struck a favorable keynote ■ when he favored the observance and 1 stated that a very good time could be had for little money, also. He > told of the picnics which they enjoy- ’ 1 ed,, the social gathering connected therewith, the speeches, the music i and all. “We don’t spend much ■-'money on the picnics, but we havo a i- mighty good time, and all take part, s. I Why can’t this celebration be like 1.1 those? If I want to see a state ceni. I will have to see this one. I ’• i will never have the chance of seeing I. another.” j. * » » » n The matter of organization and furr, I iher discussion of plans was left open i-; until another meeting, the time to be left to the county chairman, E. S. h Christen. e Cutting Down Expenses. d The matter of cutting down ex- - penses. or rather the co-operative — (Continued on Page 5.)