Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 257.

MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT TO HJSJOUNTRYMEN WONDERFUL ANO PROGRESSIVE IDEAS SUGGESTED BI MB. WILSON AT SHADOW LAWN TODAY—R S WILSON DAI.

The President’s address follows: My Fellow Citizens: Tills is called "Wilson Day” only 'because for six years, first as Governor of New Jersey and then as Brestdert of the United States. I have been permitted to lead first a great state and then a great national party along the ways of progress and of enlarged and regenerated life which our people "had so long sought and so long been held back from by the organized power of selfish interest, and because the great honor has fallen to me of being chosen once more spokesman and representative of the me- who mean to hold the country to these ways of peace, humanity and progress. It is of these forces that I shall speak and not of myself, why am merely their servant. What are these forces? Whence do they spring? What have they accomplished, and what is their programme and purpose for the future' It is; plain what they are. They are the forces of humane, righteous, and patriotic purpose which have sprung up in our day in the minds of those who' perceive the shortcomings of the law as it has hardened in America and who look forward with purpose and conviction* to a new age in which gov-| eminent shall be indeed the servant of liberty and not of privilege. These are men who perceive that American law has not kept pace with American sentiment: tWht our law has been holding ur rigid and immovable,, until class has begun, in free America, to be arrayed ajainst class; until what was legal has begun to play a more important part in our thoughts and determinations than what is human and right; and until America has begun to lag instead of lead in recon ciling what is with what ought to be. A new age had dawned upon us while those who were attempting to lead us were stumbling along with their heads over their shoulders, intent upon preserving the conditions of a day that is gone. America had changed and the whole world had changed. Our 'commerce and industry had grown to such a bulk that the domestic markets of which our former leaders were always so solictious were glutted and we were bound, unless we were to burst our jacket, to find a free outlet into the markets of the world. The time had come when our commerce needed freedom and would be throttled by flrther restraints. We had acquired foreign possessions, had been drawn into the politics of the world, had begun to play a part which could not be played by provincials but must be played by citizens of the great world of nations. And yet we had not altered our policy or our point of view. The great • European war has served at least to show us this one thing, that the world itself had changed; that it had become at once too big a world and too little a world to submit it ■ destinies to the hostile rivalries and ambitions now of this and again ol member of the great family of men; too compact, too intimate in its contacts, too universal in its ways of intercourse, to make it any longer possible to limit the effects of any nation’s action to a- single, separate sphere where the rest would be tin touched. An inevitable partnership of interests has been thrust upon the nations. They are neighbors and must accommodate their interests to one another, or else disturb the lives and embarrass the fortunes of men everyhere. No wonder that in such an age men in America should be ciie.l * awake and feel once more, as they felt them in the days when their great republic was set up, the compulsions of humanity and of justice! These are the freshening winds blowing out of the life of mankind everywhere, that have brought on a new day in American politics. We have looked once more very critically at our own laws and our own practices and have set about to square them

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with tlie actual conditions of our life and the life of the world. (•'our years ago there were two parties in tlie field whole programme was conceived under the influence of these great forces of progress and adjustment, tlie Democratic party and the Progressive party. This year there is but one, tlie Democratic tarty. In the presidential election of four years ago some fifteen million votes were cast. Os these nearly ten and a half millions were cast for the candidates of the two progressive parties, only three and a half millions foM the candidate of the Republican party, the party which lingered In the old ways and felt non? of the new impulse of a new day. More than two-thirds of the voters of the United States favored then, and favor now. a programme whose object is to serve the changing needs of humanity and progress. The Democratic party was entrusted with the task. These powerful forces of the new age were put under its direction. And under that direction what have they accomplished? They have put both the business and the life of the country upon a new footing. They have released the fin- , ancial credit, upon which commerce ‘ and production alike depend, from the control of small groups of financiers and hankers at the speculative centers. They have released tlie commerce and industry of the country from the domination of those who were building ui> their power by selfish and unfair methods of competion. They have supplied those who wished to conduct their business in conformity the spirit of the laws with friendly guidance and deliver'd them from a nervous fear of the courts. They have released our foreign trade from the shackles of a tariff contrived in the interest of special groups of favored producers, and have created a Tariff Commission intended to substitute public for private influences, facts for theories and pretensions, in all future legislation with regard to duties and restrictions on imports. They have made provision for the immediate and systematic development of our carrying trade on the seas. They have at last supplied the means by which tlie nation may be bound together, materially and spiritually, by a network of good roads upon which both commodities and sympathies may move freely from community to community. They, have put the farmer upon a footing of perfect equality with business men and men of all other callings in res-' pect of his access to commercial credit; have placed a great bureau of the Government at his service in seeking and finding his best markets: have protected him by the establishment! cf definte standards in the sale of his ( products, and have put the scientific j knowledge of the world at his disposal by practical demonstration at the expense of the Government upon the , farms themselves. They have eman-1 cipated the laborers of the country | from the unjustified restraints which I the courts had put upon them by mis taken applications of old law to new circumstances and conditions. They have released file children of the country in large part from hurtful labor; have sought to safeguard the lives and the health of our laborers in dangerous occupations; and have put agencies of the Government itself at the service of those who seek employment. And most of these things have been done within the brief limits of a single administration. And still the great works is not finished. It can never be rounded off and concluded so long as circumstances change and the fortunes and relations of men shift and alter. The question you have to decide one week from next Tuesday is whether it shall be prematurely interrupted, perhaps for a generation to come, and all the generous forces of the age and of the tUontinued on Page 2.)

HIGHLYJONORED Prof. M. F. Worthmann is • Elected Vice President of City Superintendents’ STATE ASSOCIATION A. L. Brentlinger Vice President Ward Principals—.l. R. Parrish Honored. Decatur teachers were highly honored at the state convention of school instructors which closed a sev-

eral days’ session at Indianapolis. The majority of the teachers returned last night from the convention. Prof. M. F. Worthnaan, superintendent of the city schools, was highly I honored in being elected vice presi- . dent of the state association of city , and town superintendents. Mr. I Worthmann remained to attend a meeting of that organization. Another teacher highly honored was A. L. Brentlinger. principal of the r West Ward. Mr. Brentlinger was elected vice president of the Ward Principals’ association of the state. The third to receive honors was J. R. Parrish, principal of the North Ward, | who was a member of the executive board from the Eighth congressional district. i The convention was a most excellent one. Good programs, both at the general and sectional sections, were j given.* BIOIGHFRALLY Will be Held in Decatur Thursday Night—Gov. Ralston is Speaker. ALSO GEORGE BITTLER I Big Old-fashioned Torchlight Procession —Bands and Drum Corps. i i Next Thursday night is to be the big democratic night of the 1916 campaign. Governor Samuel M. Ralston, one of the greatest executives who ever served the people of Indiana, who has given a great business administration and whose reputation as a public speaker is well known, will be one of the speakers. Another will be George Bittier, able and efficient young treasurer of the state, under whose administration the state has for the first time in more than fourscore years, wiped out the debt and now has a balance of more than two million dollars in bank. And there will be others. In addition to these features there will be a big torch-light procession with four or five bands and drum , corps and there will be delegations from every township. Get up your crowd. Come on horseback, in autos, on bicycles, on foot, any way to get here, and thbre be a place in the . big parade for you if you want in, and you do, of course. R. D. Myers will be marshal of the occasion and will line up the big parade. Committees are already at work putting up the Trills and urging ' the co-operation of the precinct wbrk--1 ers. Let’s make it a good one —a ! splendid close for this great camI paign. Watch for particulars. Committees Named. Finances —T. J. Durkin, chairman; H. M. DeVoss, Arthur Holthouse, J. O. Sellemeyer, Herman Ehinger. Delegations—P. L. Macklin, chairman; Roy Baker, C. W. Yager, Thos. Gallogly, Joseph W. Walker, J. A. Michaud, William Anderson, Orval Harruff. Parade—R. D. Myers, chairman; John S. Falk. Ed Green, Jesse Niblick, Fred Schurger, Burt Colchin. - ' — RALLY DAY NEXT SUNDAY. Next Sunday will be rally day at the St. John’s Reformed Sunday school at Vera Cruz. Biggest and best time of the year. Fine music, special exercises, splendid program morning and evening. All members of the school to be there “rain or shine.” Visitors invited. Come and enjoy the program. You may sit in the class with your friends.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, October 28, 1916.

RALLY DAY TOMORROW. At United Brethren Church—A Good • Program. Don’t forget the rally day services at the United Brethren Sunday school tomorrow morning. The opening exercises will begin at 9.15. will be, followed by a study of the lesson, and then you will want to be there to see the primary classes march up from the basement rooms. A short program, appropriate to rally day. will be rendered by the little folks. Everybody will be made welcome, and if you are not attending Sunday school at any of the other churches we want you there. Come and help us make it a banner day in attendance. How about your neighbor and and your neighbor children? Speak to them this evening and get them to come with you. Remember, everybody is always welcome. We shall expect you to be a booster. ROSS C. HAYS. Superintendent. THE COURT NEWS Hazel Galloway Emery is Given Divorce from Peter Emery. DECREE IS GRANTED Vera Hockenberry Appears to Fight Divorce Case —Wants Allowance. Hazel Galloway Emery is once more a free woman. She was granted a divorce this morning, from Pete: Emery, and given a judgment fur alimony, in the sum of SIOO James E. Hockenberry vs. Vera Hockenberry. Appearance by DeVoss for the defendant. Application for allowance was made by the lefendat.t. The motion of Contractors Wheat and Sisk for a new trial was overruled and judgment on the verdict of the jury was rendered, giving The' Erie Stone Company. $8237.94. The defendant contractors apirealed to the supreme court, their bond, being placed at SIO,OOO. They are given thirty days to file bond and ninety days to file bill of exceptions.

Mary E. Burgan et al vs Arthur L. Sharpe, et al. Motion in writing to set aside default. William K. Noble vs. Daniel W. Beery, et al. Appearance by Frucnte Peterson & Moran for the defendant. Rule against the defendants is absolute in five days. Real estate transfers: Noa'h Luginbill et al to Jacob W. Baumgartner, lots 487-480, Berne, $250;-Isaac Lehman et al to Martin Layman Smith lot 456 Berne, $l7O. Hooper & Lenhart for John P. and Lydia Steiner have filed a suit for quiet title, against E. Nichols. The case of Harry Isler by his next friend, Sarah Stout vs. J. Lowenstein et al, from Bluffton, came up yesterday and was dismissed as to Gene Kyle. Judgment for $106.05 and costs was rendered against Jacob and Harry Lowenstein. Ernest W. Busche has recorded the name of his 120 acre farm in Washington township, as “Shady Lav n Farm.” A marriage license was issued to Michael Zehr. carpenter of Berne, born October 8, 1844, son of John Zehr. to wed Rosina Gerber, born on March 19, 1842 daughter of Abraham Musser. Each has been married once before, the marriages being dissolved by death. ATTEND INITIATION Ora Newhard, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, Lewis Adler, Charles Burdg, John Falk and R. D. Myers attended tAe Scottish Rite banquet and fourteenth degree work in Fort Wayne last evening. THE CENSUS REPORT A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kessler of near Monroe early this morning. A boy was also born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lengerich of Washington township last evening. NEW REPAIR MAN Wesley McDonald, of Geneva, has taken the position as repair man at the Winnes shoe store. He takes the posit ion made vacant by the deatn of George Roop.

FRANK LORD DEAD Well Known Adams County Veteran Resident Died at Ft. Wayne Today. AT DAUGHTER’S HOME Was Enroute to Canada When He Became 111— Was 76 Years Old. T 1 Frank Lord, seventy-six, veteran resident of the county, died this morning at five o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Sam Potts, in Fort Wayne, where he had been six weeks. Mr. Lord had bought a tract of land in Canada, and spent some time there. He had returned here, to his home south of this city, but was preparing to go back six weeks ago, when he unexpectedly became so ill, that he could get no farther than Ft. Wayne. He was a sufferer fras asthma. which resulted in dropsy and blood poisoning, permeating the entire system. Mr. Lord, is survived by the following children., Maggie, wife of Dr. Zeigler, Monmouth: Mrs. Capitola Clark, south of tihs city; Burt Lord, Fort Wayne; Frank, who lives in the west, a daughter Florence, wife ( of Frank McConnell, is deceased. Brothers and sisters are Martin, Monmouth; William, Marion; Mrs. Mary Christen, this city; Mrs. Mina (Continued on Pags C! PLAT WAS "fTNE Sweet Lesson of the Play, “That Girl,” Brought Tears to the Eyes OF VERY MANY Successful Presentation at M. E. Church—Proceeds for Missions.

To the Queen Esther Circle, their superintendent, Mrs. O. L. Vance, and assistant superintendent, Mrs. John T. Myers, and to Mrs. F. F. Thornburg and W. F. Beery, who directed the play, is due the credit for the presentation of one of the most successful missionary plays ever given in the lecture room of the M. E. church. The play was entitled “That Girl." and told in a graceful and pleasing, as well as deeply impressive way, the story of the sweet influence of a Christian orphan girl, in winning over a society woman and her family, to the Christian life. Members of the cast were Florence Myers, Chalmer Porter, Ruth Parrish, Charles Thornburg, Lloyd Beery, Ireta Butler, Richard Myers, Martha Sellemeyer, Josephine Myers, Gertrude Kinzle, Fanny Heller, Gladys Flanders, Ramona Smith, Hallie Leonard. Mabel Hower. Bernice Beery. Esther Butler, Milton Swearengen Charlie Downs, James Downs. Harriet Myers, Edna Swearenger, Mildred Butler. The players took their parts exceptionally well, and the excellent acting. together with the impressive lesson of the play, brought tears to the eyes of many. The stage settings were also fine. Between the first two acts Charles Thornburg played a violin solo, and between the second and third acts, Miss Celia Andrews, pianist, played. The music was exceptionally good. The proceeds of the play, which will amount to nearly forty-five dollars, will pay the society’s apportionment for the support of a missionary. The play will be repeated on Wednesday evening, next week, which is Queen Esther night of the missionary convention. An offering will be taken, but no admission fee will be charged. CHARITY BOARD BUSY A hard working organization is the Adams county board of charities ot six members. There are one hundred children under their supervision, these to be cared for and placed in good homes. There is no salary connected with the work, the only thing being paid, being necessary expenses in traveling, etc.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS (United Press Service) New York, Oct. 28 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Contributions Io the republican campaign fund total $1,667,575 to date it was announced at the republican nattonal committees headquarters today. A statement from the democratic national committee last night announced contributions of $1,006,283. Expenditures to date in the campaign to elect Hughes total $1,578,934. The campaign funds this year have come from more than 22,000 contributions while four years ago only a little more than 2,000 names were on the list. AGED COUPLI? MARRIED Michael Zehr, aged seventy-two. well known carpenter of Berne and Rosina Gerber, aged seventy four, a well known Berne lady, were here this afternoon and secured a marriage license. WILSON'LEASING Woodrow’ Wilson Leads in Over Hundred Thousand Straw Vote. INDIANA FOR HUGHES Eleven States Not Reported Yet—Wilson Has Electoral College. Os 117,336 votes cast in the Rexall straw vote, conducted for twelve days throughout the United States Woodrow Wilson leads by 11,084 votes, with a total of 64.200, while Charles E. Hughes got 53.136. Os the electoral vote Hughes gets 220 and Wilson 256, he leading by thirty-six in the electoral college. The vote stated is for October 26 at 12 o’clock noon. States not reporting are Arizona. California, Colorado, Idaho. Montana, Nevada. New Mexico. Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming These states are so far removed from Boston that results have not reached the main office in time for the first report. The majority of the states show a decided Wilson trend. Indiana’s vote is Wilson 3,365 and Hughes 3,993. A straw vote was taken at the Hol-land-St. Louis sugar plant this afternoon and resulted in the following: Hughes, 58; Wilson, 45; Debs 1. and Hanly, 2.

VILLA IS BUSY (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas, Oct. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Villa with a large part of his force today is marching upon Santa Rosalie about eighty mile southwest of Chihuahua City astir cutting tlie Mexican Central railway line yesterday, hindering pursuit, according advices to American authorities here. COMMITTEE REPORTS (United Pness Service) Washington, Oct. 28— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The democratic congressional campaign committee today reported so the clerk of the house of representatives expenditures and “obligations" of $41,383 and contributions of $25,646; TO INVESTIGATE. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C.. Oct. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The interstate commerce commission today instituted a nation-wide Investigation into the car shortage situation, and issued a call to all carriers to furnish complete information as to the condition on their lines. ILL OF TYPHOID Oliver Walters, living four miles east of Decatur is ill of typhoid fever. His condition is grave but his recovery assured. Leland Franks who is ill at bis home in the west part of the city, shows no improvement. He has all the symptoms of typhoid fever. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the death of our father J. Henry Meyer and also to those who donated their automobiles for the funeral procession, THE CHILDREN. Dr. George R. Grose, president of DePauw university, will preach in the M. E. church tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock. You will miss a rare treat if you do not hear him.

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NEW JDFFENSIVE Rome Dispatches Indicate Great Russian Offensive is Starting TO RELIEVE PRESSURE On Roumanian Front — Austro-German Losses Estimated at 800,000. (United bresa Service) London, Oct. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tlie wireless news agency today gave out a Rome dllspatch asserting that news from Germany sources indicate the beginning of a tremendious new Russian offensive in Poland and Galacia. This report is not confirmed from any other source but if true is believed marks the beginning of the allies attempt to relieve the pressure in Roumania. Another wireless message fron Rome said that Bucharest estimated Austro-German losses in Transylvania at eight hundred thousand. (United Press Service) London, Oct. 28—(Special to Daily Continuing their six-day retreat in Dobrudja the Russo-Roumanians are showing signs of demoralization under Mackensen's swift pursuit, the German war office declared today. The pursuing armies have brought in five hundred enemy stragglers, cut off from the main force, several munitions columns and quantities of baggage. The defeated forces are offering little resistance and apparently are retreating in haste. On the Transylvania front Germans are making fierce attacks at several points, the Russian war office announced today. Bitter fighting on both the Somme and Verdun fronts last night, according to the war office reports. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., Oct. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The British blacklist note explaining that government’s position in issuing the list was delivered to the state department today from the American embassy at London. Secretary Lansing announced. (United Press Service) London, Oct. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nine Norwegian vessels have been sunk by German submarines within twenty-four hours, said a Christiana dispatch today. In the campaign directed against Norwegian shipping as a protest against Norway’s decree refusing submarines admission to her waters. The Chris- ' tiana newspapers are urging the government to stand firm and not to be coerced by threats.

MISS SIEBOLD RECOVERING. Mrs. James McConnell returned to Marion today after a week's visit with Dr. Elizabeth Burns. She assisted Dr. Burns care for the latter’s niece, Lucile Siebold, who was injured a few weeks ago in an automobile accident while returning from Chicago to Hamlet, where she is a teacher of domestic science in the schools. An X-ray examination a week ago revealed the fact that her hip is fractured at the point where it is joined to the spine. She is getting along nicely, however. Miss Siebold was brought here a week ago. GEO. ROBERTS PRESIDENT. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 28 —(Special to Daily DemocratlTjje nominating committee’s report, selecting F. A. Hite of South Bend. Ind., for president of the Indiana Teachers’ association was rejected by the teachers at the closing session of the annual convention today. George Roberts of Purdue university was chosen president in place of White. The teachers rejected Hite’s nomination because he was not a member of the association and did not attend the convention. BANDITS ROB TRAIN. (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas. Oct. 28 —(Special to Daily Dmocrat) — Four passengers were killed and many wounded when Villista bandits tired on a train near Monterey, arrivals at Jaurez stated today. The engineer of the train speeded up when he saw the bandits approaching and firing followed. Another train ahead had been stopped and the passengers robbed. Mr. and Mrs. Isaai\Everett went to Fort Wayne today.