Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 110.

TROOPS CHASE BANDITS WHO INVADED TEXAS CONFERENCE EEfWEEN SCOTT AND OBREGON TC BE HELD-NO CHANCE FOR BREAK-MERMANS FIGHTING HARD ON WESTERN FRONT AND GAINING.

(United Press Service) 1 (By E. T. Conkle.) , El Faso, Texas, May B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the American ' troops in pursuit of the Glenn Springs raiders. Generals Scott and Obregon ! planned to meet today as scheduled ' and sign the international agreement ’ to solve the Mexican situation. Obre- 1 gon presented Carranza's approval on ’ Sunday and arrangements were made * for the final conference this afternoon. 1 Unofficial but definite statements ‘ from authentic sources said there was 1 little liklihood of a break in the inter- * national plan because of the Glenn • Springs outrage. Officials regarded • the raid as an incident of the Mexican situation and not as a dominating ( t factor. »f ■ I < Marathon. Texas. May B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two troops of the ' Sth cavalry and troop A of the 14th cavalry, the former from El Paso and the latter from Alpine, detrained here ] today and plunged into the desert on 1 an 85 mile march to Glen Springs, ti e < first log of the chase after the bandits who raided Glenn Springs. i Alpine, Texas, May B—(Special to ( Daily Democrat) —American troops to- ( day rushed through the desolate! stretches of the Big Bend country in I pursuit of Mexican bandits who killed | e three American soldiers and a ten I < year old boy and captured twoAmeri- ’ can citizens after a five hour battle i against a small detachment at (Heun l Springs, Texas 1 The Big Bend country was.in a white heat of rage today and throughout the district cattlemen and other residents were rallying to the cry for > vengence. An entire battalion order-j ed out by General Funston will detrain , immediately and sweep southward i over the desert to the border. |i Washington, May B—(Special to the. • Daily Democrat ) — Representations J have been made to the Carranza government regarding the Mexican raid , against the Big Bend country. A state , department message to General Carranza suggested that he do all in his power to prevent a reoccurance. Fur-' ther it was suggested a readjustment | of Carranza forces would be advisable j so that scattered bands could not again cross the Rio Grandes. The state department message as-. 1 Burned Carranza will do all he can to ( guard against fresh attacks. i BULLETIN. London, May 8, 2:55 p. m.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—White Star. Viter Cymric reported sinking by Lioyd’s. Berlin, May B—(Special to Daily, Democrat)—ln a renewal of the | drive on Verdun from the northwest.' German troops have captured the entire trench system on the northern slope of Hill No. 304, the war office announced this afternoon. The Germans took 1,320 prisoners. German lines have reached the summit, of the heights. London, May’s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—James M. Sullivan, former United States minister to Santo Domingo, who was arrested at Dublin in connection with the Irish rebellion, has b'een set free. The American em-| bassy received a letter from Sullivan j bringing word of his release. Hr sa.-i that he was arrested on suspicion cf being a rebel and was held in prison for eight days. * BULLETIN. Washington, May B—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—President Wilson will announce acceptance of the Ccr man reply to his submarine note late today. It is understood the presidents proposition will be outlined in a br ■ I

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note to Germany, to be made public this afternoon by Secretary Lansing. The note may already be on its way to Berlin. The President and Lansing ■ conferred last night on its contents and the fact that publication is being held up until this afternoon is believed due to the desire to give time for the note to reach Germany. The note, which is said to be a formal acknow-1 legement of the receipt of the German reply, will indicate plainly, it is declared. that this government, in accepting the new pledge by Germany considers herself in no way bound to certain conditions laid down in the German note. It may be stated on the highest authority that the president's position summed up briefly, is an acceptance of that part of the German reply which covers the new German order and rejection of everything else.” Washington, May B—(SpecialB—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —President Wilson will make no move in the direction of European peace at this time. The veiled suggestion that time for such a move be opportune, conveyed in tho German note, will not be dieeded 'it the white house. The United Press learned on highest authority today that acting on advices of the embassies at London and Paris the administration will make no move in the direction of peace proposals until the promised grand offensive of the allies shall have been made. (By Henry Woods.) Paris, May B—(SpecialB—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —French troops have recaptured a large part of the ground lost on both banks of the Meuse yesterday, in a most violent German attack, believed by French military critics to signal a forth great assault on Verdun. A successful French counter attack last night drove the Germans from the communicating trenches they had occupied in yesterday's heavy battling east of hill number 304 On the northwestern front of Verdun “THE VICTORY OF V.RTUE” One of the most powerful plays yet seen in Decatur will be shown tonight at the Crystal theater when “The Victory of Virtue” will be shown in five big powerful, surprising reels. A l marvel of photography, a strong story, ! a fundamental lesson, all are combined in this wonderful feature. It is the most wonderful photoplay fantasy | ever staged. Although the cost of securing this film has been exhorbant lor Mr. Parent, the price will be kept ' down to the lowest possible figure, ' five and ten cents. A ridiculously low price for a real feature presented by a cast of excellence under the direction of a master producer. See it tonight at the Crystal, just tonight only. SOMETHING SLIPPED. Decatur managed to secure seven points out of a possible ninety in the field meet held at Fort Wayne at the Centlivre park Saturday afternoon. Bluffton gathered in the honi ors with a total score of twenty-nine | points while Fort Wayne and Columbia City tied for the second place, with twenty-seven points each. Rains interfered with the program and a portion had to be called off. Decatur won points as follows: Gay took third in the 220-yard dash; time 25 1-5 j seconds; Ball cleared first in the runl|ning high jump, with a distance of ‘ five feet one inch; and Vizard took 5 third in the running broad jump, with 3 first place to an 18 foot, 214 inch f distance.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, May 8, 1916.

; BIRDS , Is Othmar Smith, Son oi 11 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith —-Spends Much Time |IX MAKING HOUSES ’For the Songsters—And '! They Have Flocked to the Homes He Made. i "Our feathered friends” form the . theme of much song and story, but little Othmar Smith, eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith of Fourth street, believes in making them closer friends and lias brought them to his own back yard which is just the finest place in the world, with its apple and cherry trees now in full ■ bloom. Othmar spends much of his spare time with his tool chest in the basement and with a bit of lumber and bark and rustic things he has fashioned many cunning little bird houses of many designs. These have been ■ put up about the barn and in the apple ' trees and on poles and in many places where the birds delight to live. They have responed to his silent invitation, also, for the houses are filled with cunning songsters who are just now busy nesting and sitting on the eggs, and remind one of that spring prelude of Lowell's in his “Vision of Sur Launfal.” “And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean, To'be some happy creature’s palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among she leaves, And lets his illumined being o'er run With the deluge of summer it receives, His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings;— He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, In the nice ear of nature, which song is the best?” Othmar spends much time in the nublic library looking over literature pertaining to birds and their habitation and many of the designs for the houses are gotten from magazines there. CHOSE_ RATION Results of Indiana Feeders’ Association Tests Are Interesting FOR ADAMS COUNTY Add a Little Cotton Seed Meal to Your Ration and Make Money. Results of the feeding tests conducted by Purdue University for one hundred and fifty days on seven selected herds of cattle, using a different feed for each lot, shows some widely dlf- ’ ferent profits. Lot number one, was fed shelled corn, (a limited ration) cottonseed meal, corn silage and clover hay. The • selling price was $8.60 a hundred, giv- [ ''ng a profit per steer of $9.26 or in- . eluding the profit from the pork that followed the steers $14.63. Lot two was fed shelled corn, cotton seed meal and clover hay, sold at $8.65, profit per steer $3.97 with pork $9.55. ■ Lot three .shelled corn, cotton se°d i meal alfalfa hay. sold at $8.65 profit t per steer $4.09 with pork $10.59 Lot four were given, shelled corn. - cotton seed meal, corn silage and J clover hay. sold at $8.70 profit per - steer $7.60 with the pork $13.61. ’ Lot five was fed shelled corn, cotton ’ seed meal, molasses corn silage and 1 clover hay. .Sold at $8.75 a hundred- '' weight. Profit per steer $7.48 with ! the pork $11.52. ’ Lot six was fed shelled corn, chain { pion molasses feed, corn silage and { clover hay. Sold at $8.60 per hundred j pounds. Profit per steer $3.16 will: 1 the pork $9.24. Ix>t number seven, were fed shellac

k coni, cotton su'd meal corn ,-ilage and i alfalfa hay. They were sold at $8.75 a hundred weight. Profit per steer $12.10 with the pork $17.61. r Ixit number seven showed the greatest profit and witli the addition of cotton seed meal to rations, as fed ’n this locality, a bigger profit can be made by Adams county farmers. The feeding tests were held under the direction of the University exp“r’« j for the Indiana Cattle Feedrs Association, three hundred and fifty of , whom were present at the meeting ■* Saturday. County Agent A. J. Hutchins will use the figures-of the contest to good advantage in this county during the present feeding season. DELEGATES~°REG!STERED e “ (United Press Service) it Indianapolis, May B—(Special to the ,1 Daily Democrat)--Registration of dele-i gates for the National Conference cf n Correction and Charties opened today. ' The registration was in charge of Miss ! Edna G. Henry, chairman of the mem-1 benship committee. Miss Henry r.n-i g nounced today that fifty counties organized to send delegates. 3 MOTHER IS DEAD 3 —— I Win. Page Receives Telegram That Wife’s Mother Passed Away 1 r AT ALBION, INDIANA Mrs. B, F. Edsall Succumbs —Mrs. Page Had Been With Her Some Time. , William Page, manager of the Morris five and ten cent store, this niorn- , ing received a telegram that Iris wife's . mother, Mrs. B. F. Edsall. aged sixtynine, passed away last midnight at - her home at Albion. She had been critically ill for several days, of pn-u-I monia, following an attack of the grip and com pleat lons > When her condition became serious, Mr. anil Mrs. Page and son, left a i week ago to be at her bedside, Mrs. Page remaining with her since that . time. > The funeral will be held Wednesday . afternoon at two o’clock, and Mr. Page > and son, Errol, will leave tomorrow i morning on the 8:30 car to be witli the family and to attend the funeral. The deceased leaves five daughters I and two sons. SLIDE INTO °HOMEPLATE. We are to the last lap of the cami paign to raise $3lO, with which to purchase two "American Slides” for tlie children of Decatur. We need just about SIOO and we hope it will be forthcoming this week. The effort has attracted attention over the state and it simply can't fall down now. If you haven't given, do it now. If you have, be a booster and get your friends to give a dollar to two. [ Help in this work. The fund: As published $204.50 Frank Wemhoff 1.00 Miss Kathleen Haefling 1.00 Miss Helen Haefling 1.00 Miss Portia Thomas 1.00 Total $208.50 1- a, i ■ . ■■ O— —— ! EMPLOYEES LOST. I (United Press Service) >. Indianapolis, May B—(SpecialB—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Indianapolis street (1 car employees today said they had lost (1 one of their most effective weapons e in case of a strike through the opinion r- of Judge B. Ewbank of circuit court i- in declaring void the city ordinance it requiring tJiat conductors and motarman must receive thirty days instruct- tions from a man who has been in the it service here one year, k Judge Ewbank has let down the bars to strike breakers,” complained one (I labor leader. lt CHANGE IN FREIGHT CARS. i. A change in the Fort Wayne and d Springfield interurban freight sche4- , r !ufe will go into effect tomorrow, | Tuesday, May 9. Instead of the n l freight car leaving Decatur at 7:55 it ’ will leave here at 7 promptly. Re- ' turning from Fort Wayne it will leave that city at 12:00 o'clock, the usual II time. SISTER IS DYING. < Joe Bentz left this morning for ’’ Marion, where he was called by a h that his sister. Mrs. Lillian (Alexander, is dying. She has been d ill of cancer.

"SPRING WEDDING r i Flowers and Sunshine > Characterize Wedding of Sophia Christianer AND MR. FRED ZELT r| : Solemnized in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church—2oo r at the Dinner. More than two hundred wedding guests extended their felicitations to the newly married couple Mr. and Mis. , 1 Fred Zelt at the home of the bride's j parents, Mr. and Mrs. William ChrisI tianer north of the city last evening, | when they responded to invitations to the wedding dinner and reception. The i wedding of the popular young people, Miss Sophia Christianer and Fred Zelt was solemnized at two o’clock yesterday afternoon at St. Peter's German Lutheran church by the Rev. Dornseif i and it was a beautiful May wedding. A wealth of flowers contributed to the decorations of the church and home, and the bridal party, also was I a very beautiful one. The bride wore a gown of white messaline satin, with a handkerchief veil and carried brides Her maids, sisters of the bride and groom. 1 Eda Christianer and Fredia Zelt. wore crepe de chine, one nile green and the other light pink, and carried pink car- ! nations. Two little flowers girls, Lydia Christianer and Geraldine Hobrock were pretty in white silk crepe de chine and carried baskets of swansonia. The groom was attended by Arthur Zelt and Martin Ostenneier. The wedding dinner at the Chris-, tianer home was served at five o’clock and was a sumptuous one. The home decorations were beautiful, the dining room decoration being carried out in pink and white; the living room in , blue and the parlors in white and green. The ffmipTd will live In Allen county,' he groom being a well known young armer residing five miles south of Ft. ! Wayne. The bride is a lovely young lady of this county. ANOTHER FORD SOLD A new Ford runabout was delivered to George Reber of Kirkland township this morning by the Kalver-Noble garage. TO GIVE OPERETTA “Sylvia,” Eighteenth Century Operetta, Will be Given by C. L. of C. THURSDAY, MAY 25TH Very Diligent Cast Has Practiced for Weeks — Tickets Now Selling. On Thursday evening, May 25th. “Sylvia” an eightenth century operetta will be given at the Bosse opera house in this city under the auspices of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Since the latter part of March the | cast has been diligently practicing I and it is almost an assured fact thatj they will be rewarded for their assiduous and industrious work by making the operetta the most successful of any home talent play ever given n this city. The cast is being directed under the talented and able hand of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, president of the C. L. C. “Sylvia" is an eighteenth century operetta and in order to make the stage and cast conform with the special scenery and costumes have been ordered for the sljow. There will be eleven in the cast proper and about twenty or more in chorus including about a dozen pretty and dainty girls Tickets are now selling for thirty-five cents each, so in order to insure yourself a seat buy one at once. FALLS FROM SWING. Gerald, agen ten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mylott, fell from a swing . in the school yard Sunday afternoon t while playing there, and broke a little i bone of his right wrist. He is getting i along all right and wanted to go to school today.

[ LATE POLICE CALL. 11 Late Saturday night the police were called to quell a light, at the “Bee! Hive" in the south part of the city.* ! near the Erie railroad station. When tlie coppers got there the figlit had i 'evidently finished and the participants I 'had patched up their martial ditficul-1 . ties, because little information could' be gained from tlie principles. South I 1 end residents were entertained for a i few minutes, however. ( o I SURE THEY DID. i Wai Wemhoff and bride arrived home Saturday evening and the city firemen found It out. So, later in the 'evening they burnished up tlie auto J truck, go their gang together and, drove down to Mr. Wemhoff’s home' 1 where they— presented him witli a dandy morris chair as a wedding pres- ' ent. Chief Wemhoff made a neat lit- ‘ tie speech of thanks and gave the ( boys a box of cigars. "It was raining just a little too hard to give ’em a , ride,” sand one of the firemen today. L I TO LftFfiYETTE I ----- ■ Local Delegates of Knights ' of Columbus Are Attend- 1 l ing Convention. ! i TWO DAYS’ SESSION ! — Dyonis Schmitt State Warden—Home for Home- j less to he Discussed. v ’! i Lafayette, Ind., May B—(SpecialB—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —Three hundred d 'le- 1 * gates to the state convention of the ’ Knights of Columbus in session here. f began considering today a real home , for homeless and friendless delinquent * boys, a home in which they will not only be cared for until they reach an age at which they can shift for them- - selves, but a place to which they ran ■ return and “put their feet under the < table” in later years. 1 This subject was designated as the 1 most important to come before this I convention, which started yesterday with a high mass at 10:30 a. m. The ( convention will end tomorrow night . with an elaborate ball. , Gary delegates came here claiming , credit for organizing the idea of the , home and asserting that a site near ] Gary would be chosen for it. Other , delegates, notably some from Indiana- , j iwlis. disputed Gary’s right to the idea . and said that several sites were being considered. I The school and home, which will be < erected at the cost of $90,000 had its < beginning in the mind of C. H. Mai- i oney six years ago, according to tlie ) Gary version. The plan has now been approved by every council in the state and the $90,000 fund has been raised. ‘ A commission also has been appointed including Rev. Father Thomas F. g Jansen of Gary and the site only remains to be selected. “Because the project originated in the St. Thomas council of Gary, a site near that city is to be selected,” i: said a Gary delegate. Under the plans for the organiza- a tion of such a school the members of s the state council expect to do away ® to a large extent with sentencing boys to reform schools. Grand Knight Marlin J. Mylott dele- 1 ' gate C. S. Niblick and State Warden « ‘ Dvnois Schmidt left this morning for 1 n Lafayette where they will attend the state convention of the Knights of Col- 1 umbus and do their share towards ( the movement of establishing a home i for the homeless. The convention ( will be a two days session, the second , day being given over to the election of officers. Dynois Schmidt is at present the state Warden. He was elected last year at the convention held at ■ South Bend. FIVE AND COSTS. Jake Grim, convicted of public intoxication, was fined five dollars and ' costs in Mayor Christen's court this ■ morning. Grim had been staying at the old court bouse on First street,! and in the melee Saturday night lost his coat. This is said to have caused II him to continue his spree Sunday. Ho ! ? I got into the alley and began cursing. 11 the occupants of the Tiouse. Later he I i 1 got on second street, where. Reynolds ?! picket’, him up. Grim will lay out the 3 fine, spending fifteen daysy at tlie county jail. |

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AWARD DAMAGES I I Jury Awards E. Collins Ford i Judgment for $5,750 Against Mr. Pontius. OUT BUT FEW HOURS Sensational Case for Alien- • ation of Wife’s Affeci tion Won by Plaintiff, i The case of E. Collins Ford vs. Homer Pontius, for $25,000 for alienation of the affection of his wife, was given to the jury at 9:35 this morning. Tlie case was begun last Thursday morning and the evidence completed Saturday, tlie arguments lining given in the afternoon. At two o'clock this afternoon a verdict was returned as follows: “We, the jury, find for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,750, and we further find for the plaintiff in the atattachment proceedings. We find that the attachment proceedings ought to be and are sustained - Albert Reppert, foreman.” Pearl McGill vs. Decatur Egg Case Company. Defendant ruled to answer absolute in five days. International Business College vs. Henry A. Wiese, cause continued. The ease of Rand McNally & Company vs. Leater Baade, et al. was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff. Mabel Pence vs. Sophia Widdie. Appearance by Colerick & Hogan for Bischoff. Rule to answer. Cause continued. The final report of William Anderson, guardian of David Miller of unsound mind, was approved and tlie guardian discharged. In the guardianship of William Jackson, a petition was filed by the Old Adams County Bank for order on the guardian E. Burt Lenhart, to pay notes. Appearance by Parrish for petitioners. Rule to answer. In the old case of the State vs. Horace Bryan, charged by forgery, a new affidavit was filed by the state. This is like that filed in the justice’s court, charging Bryan with passing and forging check for $23 to Frank Biberstein, for $23 purporting to have been made by Harry Meshberger, payable to Bryan. The new affidavit is filed according to the requirements of law in such cases and is like the old one. Hattie Gilpin, administratrix of the estate of Caleb Andrews, filed report of sale of real estate, which was approved; deed ordered, reported and approved. Real estate transfers: Newton C. Anderson et al. to David D. Clark et al., lot 89, Decatur, $4000; Julius Haugk et al. to Samuel K. Shackley, 34 acres. Blue Creek tp., S3OOO. STILL HELD UP. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C.. May B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Just us the senate judiciary committee, urged to action by a letter from President Wilson, prepared to ballot on the confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis as justice of the supreme court, two senators objected today. As a result action was again postponed indefinitely. Who the senators were, members of the committee would not say. But it was understood Senator Shields of Tennessee, who attended his first meeting of the committee in months, was the chief objector. It was learned that the president’s letter in which he urged quick action on Brandeis was received in a spirit of resentment by the committee. When the final break-up came friends of Brandeis failed even in getting an agreement to vote at any definite future date. I n TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. John Selking of Hoagland ..was was taken to the Lutheran hospital ’at Fort Wayne this morning, where >an X-ray of the kidneys was taken. I' will not be decided until Tuesday .whether or not an operation will be held. Dr. D. D. Clark accompanied him. BROWN A MEMBER (United Press Service) I Indianapolis, May B—(SpecialB—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Governor Ralston today reapponited Henry G. Brown of Lebannon as a member of the state j board of education.