Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 260.

DEUTSCHLAND IN Super Submarine Freighter Deutschland Slips Into s Harbor DURING LAST NIGHT Submarine Issue Looms Up as Menace as Official Reports Come in. (United Preßs Service) BULLETIN. Washington, Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The situation growing out of the sinking of the steamer Marina by a German submarine today loomed up as an issue fraught with the most serious possibilities since the torpedoeing of the Sussex. New London. Conn., Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Safe from Atlantic perils after buffeting in rough gales the German sub-sea freighter Deutschland docked here early today on her second American voyage. Twenty-one days out from Bremen she arrived shortly after midnight with her crew of twenty five healthy, and her cargo intact. * During the forenoon her crew remanied aboard the submarine, many of them sleeping while Captain '/>enig, conferred with officials of file Eastern Forwarding company. No time will be lost in unloading her precious cargo said to include valuable drugs and rare medicines shut off from America by the war. Her whole cargo is said to be valued at around one million dollars and she will take back nickel and rubber In equal value to use in h<*pitals and in munitions. In addition she is understood to carry diplomatic mail eir Ambassador Bernstorff.

Cork, Ireland, Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)" Depositions from fifteen American survivors stating tiiat the steamer Marina was torpedoed without warning with probable loss of several American lives were taken here today by United States consul Frost and will be forwarded to the state department at Washington. The Americans arrived here with fifteen other survivors of the Marinas crew. They reported five Americans missing and are believed to have perished. Washington. Nov. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Secretary of state Lansing today vigorously denied that the campaign will have any effect pn the department action in the Marina case or that there has been any change in the submarine policy <;f either the president of the department. Lansing said he made this statement after it was called To his attention that such a suggestion had been made. He authorized the following statement: “The question has been called to my attention as to whether there has been any change in policy in regards tp submarine warfare since the sinking of the Sussex on the part of the president or the department. I can say emphatically that there has been no change in any particular. TOO PROUD TO FIGHT. Too proud to take what he cannot give, Too proud to kill that he may live, Too proud to fight, if a better way Will bring to his brothers the light of a day When never a man will raise his hand 'Gainst weaker brother, but staunch will stand For the honor and right of his native land; For the right to live, not the right to kill; To follow his own. not another’s will; To help the oppressedu to use his might To keep his land from war's black night; Too proud, too brave, too true to fight— God help him and keep him safe in His sight Till he’s taught the w r orld by right, not might, That the bravest and truest and noblest of men Have watched and have waited again and again To be ready to see and to know the time when They can win, without fighting, their own fellow men. MAUDE STEINITAUER WOLF. In “Washington Post,” Oct. 29. T 6.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

SECRET LOVE The lite of a film actor Is all very fine when "the going Is good," hut there are times when it comes closer to punishment than labor to enact the scenes motion picture directors call for in some instances, in one of the scenes of “Secret Love" to be presented at the Crystal theater tonight lids condition obtains to a degree that must have njfide the original work of enacting one of the incidents painful as well as hazardous. Upon the top of a rock, apparently about fifty feet high, two men fight, fall, wrestle and roll about in a desperate encounter. If one recalls how painful it is to snip a piece of skin from some part of the liody when it conies suddenly in contact with some jagged object, imagination may go farther in trying to realize the physical pain that would follow the con tact of almost every part of the legs, arms and body in a struggle of most realistic qualities on top of the rock. Five thousand feet; five and t-n cents. THE COURT NEWS Lynn Shoemaker is Fined SIOO and Costs—Has Stayed the Docket. A MARRIAGE LICENSE Issued to Oliver T. Hendricks and Miss Maria Walton of Monroe.

Lynn Shoemaker, taken Into custody in Indianapolis, appeared in the circuit court here this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of drawing a flve-dollar check on the Oid Adams County bank, ip which he had no funds to back the check. He was fined SIOO and costs. The check was made payable to George Tester. Shoemaker arranged to stay the docket and was given his freedom. His father, E. H. Shoemaker, of Indianapolis. accompanied him here. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Oliver T. Hendricks, well knuowir retired merchant of Monroe, born May 3. 1844. and Miss Maria Walton, born March 2, 1852, daughter of William Walton. F. S. Armantrout, assignee of the Jacob A. Coolman grocery, was authorized to sell the grocery stock at public sale for cash, after thirty days' publication. , The case of the International Har- , vester company vs. Harry E. Williams. was dismissed and costs paid. ’ — I In the divorce case of Miranda ( Niblick vs. Charles B. Niblick, ap-, pearanee by Erwin was entered for the defendant.

Licensed to marry: Sylvester LaFountain, barber , born October 24, 1895, son of John LaFountain, to wed Gertrude Snyder, born February 9. 1897, daughter of Ulysses Snyder. I William Frazier was appointed inheritance tax appraiser of the John P. Baker estate. I Dan Sprang, administrator of the George M. Roop estate, filed inven-' tory number one. A private sale of personal property' for cash without notice, was authorized. Report is to be made within thirty days. In the John M. Kaehr guardianship, inventory number one was filed. Caroline Gilliom has brought suit for divorce from Daniel A. Gilliom. to whom she was married November 6,, 1912, and with whom she lived until October 25. She also asks for the restoration of her former name, Caro-; line Haughton. She charges that for more than the past two years he has failed to provide reasonable support for her. D. B. Erwin is her attorney. Victory Bixler, "nee Lord,” and her attorneyls Clark J. Lutz and Shafer Peterson have filed suit against Frank B. Lord, on judgment, rendered January 1897, and attorneys lien. The demand is S6OO. Real estate transfers: D. B. Erwin, commissioner to Frank C. Wetchter, 79 acres of Jefferson towsnhjp, $8,900 Abraham J. Habegger, et al to Katherine Lehman, 50 acres of Monroe township, quiet claim deed, sl.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, November 1, 1916.

BALLOTS READY Nearly Ten Thousand Tickets Ready for Voters of Old Adams County. TUESDAY'S ELECTION Democrats and Republicans Have Complete Ticket— Others Only Part. The ballots for the county ticket to be voted upon next Tuesday were printed at this office Tuesday under the direction of the election commissioners, John C. Moran and John S. Peterson and County Clerk Will Hammel!. The number printed were 7,804, which is a half more than the vote cast in each precinct at the previous election, and besides which 2.000 extras were printed to safeguard any accident which might destroy a part of the tickets between this and election day. The ballots will be taken out by the various inspectors for the thirty-three precincts next Saturday as is provided by law. The democratic ticket includes Jacob F. Denney for congress, J. F. Fruchte, prosecuting attorney; Abram Simmons, joint senator; J. W. Walker, representative; John S. Mosure, auditor; George E. Kinzle, treasurer; Ed Green, sheriff; D. D. Clark, coroner; Orval Harruff, surveyor; leommihsfoner, first district. 1). J. Dilling; third district, Robert Schwartz.

The republican ticket is: Albert i H. Vestal, for congress; E. B. Adams, prosecuting attorney; Guy Mahorney, joint senator; A. M. Bowen, representative; Harry Fritzinger, Auditor; William Arnold, treasurer; Reuben Lord, shefiff; H. O. Jones, coroner; .O. A. Potter, surveyor; commissioners, Samuel Fuhrman, first district, and John Brown, third district. 1 The only names appearing on the progressive ticket are Carl W. Thompson, for congressman and Phillip B. Thomas, for representative. The prohibition ticket is headed by Fred S. Hurlburt, for congress, and for the same office William D. Whitney is the only candidate whose name appears on the socialist ticket. The verdict will be rendered next Tuesday. A SILVER JUBILEE

Bleeke Lutheran Congregai tion Will Celebrate 25th i Anniversary I . OF ITS NEW CHURCH — Next Sunday—Eight Congregations Invited to Join | Them in Service. 1 The Bleeke Lutheran congregation, (northeast of the city, will, on next Sunday, celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its present church building, with appropriate ceremony. j Preaching both morning and afternoon will be in order. Rev. Preuss of Preble will preach in the morning and Rev. Hinz of this city, in the afternoon. Eight congregations have been invited to join with them in the celebration and the public is also iu- | vted. Rev. Hoffman is the present pastor. The congregation which is seventy- , five years old, is one of the leading ’ ones of the county. TRACTION MONTHLY REPORT. General Freight and Passenger Agent Homer Ruhl today sent to Manager S. W. Greenland, his monthly ' report for the Fort Wayne & Deca- , tur Traction company, as follows for October: Number trains operated 404 Number trains on time 374 , Number trains late 30 , Percentage of trains on time.... 92. G ) Percentage of trains late 7.4 - Out of the 7.4 per cent of trains be>l ing late 3.4 per cent was due to trafI fie being heavy.

AUTO TURNS TURTLE. As Professor Champer, H. O. Davis and Gordon Vizard were returning to Pleasant Mills from Decatur last evening in a car driven by H. O. Davis, their car turned turtle near the Frisinger bridge and threw the occupants out, smashing the windshield and demolishing the top and spilling the supplies intended for the Epworth League social at Pleasant Mills last evening. Professor Champer received a bruised arm and shoulder. Gordon Vizard received some minor bruises but all feel thankful that they were not hurt more severely. The Hallowe'en social at Pleasant Mills was a success. Many masks were worn and the society wishes to thank the public for their liberal patronage. WILL BERLING ILL. Will Berling, of Bluffton is ill with typhoid fever. A nurse from a Fort Wayne hospital was secured to care for him today. His condition is serious. MUCH CARE TAKEN Methods Used in Safeguarding State Ballots to be Used Here. FIFTY MEN NEEDED lo Bundle, Assort, Count and Certify the Ballots at Indianapolis.

(United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three sample national ballots, three copies of the election laws, three blue pencils and the number of ballots required for each precinct, which must be counted three times, constitute the contents of packages of ballots sent to the ninety-two clerks over the state. Three ropes are tied around each package and three seals are put on, fastening the ropes to the paper. This is the process that the ballots to be used at the election November 7 are put through before, they are handed to the voter. Fifty men were employed tn the basement of the state capitol, counting, binding, sealing, labeling and distributing the ballots. It took several motor trucks to carry the ballots from the capitol to the trains. E. F. Donnell, clerk of the state election board, had personal supervision of the distribution of the ballots. The election board is composed of Governor Ralston, Mr. O'Donnell. and two members of the leading political parties—W. H. Thompson for the .republicans, and Reginald Sullivan for the democrats. ALL SAINTS DAY Today the feast of All Saints is being observed in the Catholic churches throughout the country. All Saints Day is one of the holy days of obligations and services were held in tne St. Mary's church in this city at five, seven-thirty and nine-thirty. Tomorrow is all Souls Day, but not a holy day of obligation.

GIVE A SURPRISE Oliver T. Hendricks and Mariah Walton, Monroe, Get Marriage License. WAS ISSUED HERE Today—Well Known Couple Married —Have Relatives Here. Monroe residents will he given a pleasant little surprise in the marriage of Oliver T. Hendricks, one of the prominent retired merchants of that town, * The couple were here this afternoon and secured a marriage license. The couple are both well known in this city. Miss Walton is an aunt of Walton Johnson and Mrs. C. E. Hocker of this city. She was a sister-in-law of the groom, his first wife having been her elder sister. Miss Walton made her home with the family for some time.

ODDS ON WILSON Betting in Ohio All Favors President —Tex Rickard Offers $250,000. ODDS TEN TO EIGHT With Few Takers—Hughes’ Visit But Adds Strength to Wilson. The coming of Candidate Hughes, and the big meeting that the Republicans held Monday night, has not endangered the chances of President Wilson carrying the state next Tu >sday, in the minds of those who are inclined to wager their money on the result. In fact better odds are being offered Tuesday than before the meeting. From New York comes word that "Jack" Hammond acting as a commissioner for friends, lias been making the rounds of the big hotels with $lO,000 in real money that Wilson carries Ohio He is offering to wager the SIO,OOO against $9,000. Tex Richard, widely known as a mine owner and prize fight promoter, has something like $250,000 that he is willing to wage at odds of $lO. to S.B that Wilson will carry the Buckeye State. Very little of this money has been placed. In all it is estimated that almost a half million dollars is being offered on Wilson carrying Ohio, and that very little of it has been placed. Columbus brokers reported business as good from a Democratic standpoint, and indicated that they had plenty of money to wager on Wilson carrying the state, and the el ( tian of both Cox and Pomerene. Chari >s Morris, publicity manager for the democratic state committee, has not been able to place SSOOO which ho wants to wager for friends on the election of Governor Cox. From Cincinnati comes the report that one wager of S2OOO to SSOOO on Wilson carrying Hamilton county was.covered, and that more money was offered on Hughes carying that county, at the same odds. Cleveland reports many bets on the size of Wilson’s majority in Cuyahoga county, ranging from 15,000 to 30,000. —Columbus, (Ohio) Dispatch.

HAS A BIG LEAD Wilson Has a Big Lead in Popular Vote in Rexall Straw Voting. GAINS OHIO TODAY Voting in Indiana, Ohio, New York and Lllinois Very Close. 9 With Wilson leading with a popu lar vote of 240,330 votes and Hughes coming along with a mere 171,559, the interest in the Rexall straw vote is gaining each day. Os the electoral vote Wilson is given 281 while Hughes gets 250. Two hundred and sixty-six are necessary for election. Indiana gives Hughes 10,605 popuular votes and Wilson 9,798; Illinois gives Hughes 15,957 and Wilson 12,819; New York gives Hughes 25,205 and Wilson 24,794, and Ohio gives a slight lead to Wilson with a vote of 10,216, while Hughes gets only 10,037. This vote is for October 30th, up to noon. o — CHIROPRACTIC LECTURE. The “Science of Chiropractic and Its Application." Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, at the Knights of Pythias home, Prof. N. C. Ross. D. C„ M. C„ of Fort Wayne will lecture on the "Science of Chiropractic” and its application in relation to the human body. This lecture is to be purely educational and will be of great value to the public, as Doctor Ross is an able speaker and knows whereof he talks, having been a teacher and practitioner of the science for a number of years. No admission will be charged, and at the close of the lecture an opportunity will be given to ask questions i on the science.

HORSE AND BUGGY GONE Earl Landis, prominent Kirkland township farmer, reported to Sheriff Green that his horse and buggy which he bad left hitched on Madison street last evening, while he attended to business are missing. The horse was a dappled gray, weight about 1300 pounds, hitched to a Union City buggy, with red running gears. SON IS BORN Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Boyers are in receipt of a telegram from their son. Dr. Luther Royers and wife of Berkeley. Cal, announcing the birth of a nine pound boy. James, at eleven o’clock Monday, the thirteenth. 'This 1s the third child, the brother nnd sister being Morgan and Virginia. All are doing nicely. E V A N G E Lie AL~ CHURCH. At 7:30 this evening is the time for the mid week service. It will he held in the old laundry building. It is encouraging to see the good attendance. Let others come. John Rex will speak. The public is cordially invited to attend. ARE INSESSION Methodist Woman’s Home Missionary Society Now in Convention. MANY ARE HERE From North Indiana Conference—Young People to Hold Rally. The annual Ninth Indiana conference convention of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the M. E. church, opened this afternoon at one o’clock in the Decatur Methodist church with a good attendance that increases hour by hour, with the !n---coming of each train. This evening beginning at seven o’clock will be the young people’s rally, with Mrs. Naftzger presiding Special music, a debate; the repetition of the missionary play, "That Girl", will be features of the evening. A missionary tea will be given after the afternoon's session. The convention will close Friday noon. The program for tomorrow is: Thursday Morning—9:oo. Devotions —Mrs. T. A. Hall, Auburn Minutes.

Election of Officers; Delegates. Report of Treasurer—Mrs. J. W. Vail. Decatur. Report of Corresponding Secretary Miss Olla Davis, Middletown. How We Have Helped to Build Up North Indiana Conference — Fort Wayne district, Mrs. Fred V. Mills. Decatur; Goshen District, Mrs. Elwood Starbuck. Goshen; Logansport District, Mrs. Norman Badgley, Arcadia; Muncie District, Mrs. J. W. Wagner, Anderson; Richmond District, Miss Laura Bertsch, Centerville; Wabash District, Mrs. S. J. Dillon, LaFontaine. Convention Song. Executive Matters. Special Music —Mrs. C. A. Breece, Bluffton. Announcements. Benediction. Thursday Afternoon—l:3o. Holy Communion, conducted by district superintendent. Rev. W. W. Martin, assisted by our pastor host. Rev. Fred Thornburg, and visiting ministers. Special Music, Duet—Mrs. Naftzger, Miss Davis. Bureaus in Which We Are Greatly Interested—-"Porto Rico” (by letter), Mrs. J. C. Murray; “North Carolina,” Mrs. A. B. Cline; “Florida,” Mrs. L. H. Bunyan. Convention Song. Practical Home Missionary Talks — Miss Addie Benedict, deaconess and field secretary for Kansas City Training School; Miss Olivia G. Dunlap, National Field Secretary. Special Music -Ladies’ Quartet. Children's Hour —Mrs. Anna Vance Announcements. Benediction. Auto Ride —Courtesy of Decatur Auxiliary. Thursday Night—-7:00. Devotions —Mrs. F. P. Morris, Markle. Music —Decatur Choir. Address —By one of our National Workers. Offering. Special Music—Ladies' Quartet. Benediction. |

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PLANNING FOR RALSTONPARADE Governor and Treasurer of State Will Ride at Head of Big Procession ON THURSDAY NIGHT Torches Have Been Spotted and Other Arrangements Made—Big Delegations. It requires more than ordinary effort to give a torch-light procession ami old-fashioned rally this year. Owing to the scarcity of material for the manufacture of Are works of any kind it is almost impossible to obtain such goods. The committee in charge of this part of the rally. J. O. Sellemeyer and Dr. S. P. Hoffman, have devoted several days to locating the badly-wanted torches and finally located a sufficient bunch of them at Coldwater. Mich. Roy Baker was sent to that place on the midnight train and is expected to arrive here today some time with the 1.000 lighters that will make the big parade a success. The other committees for the big rally are working every minute and indications are that the event will be a hummer. Governor Ralston will arrive at Bluffton at six o’clock Thursday evening and will be met there with an automobile and brought here in time to head the parade. Mr. Bittier will arrive during the afternoon and will also take part in the celebration. Phil Macklin has received word from nearly every township in the county that they will send large delegations. The bands from Geneva, Berne. Hoagland and Decatur and several drum corps will be in the parade. The following committees, chosen from the speakers’ list, have been appointed in addition to those announced: To Meet Governor Ralston —Judge I). E. Smith, chairman, and C. J. Lutz. J. F. Snow. D. N. Erwin. D. D. Coffee, Joseph W. Walker. J. T. Kelly and Dr. S. P. Hoffman. To Meet Treasurer of State George Bittier —John W. Tyndall, chairman; J. C. Moran. R. C. Parrish. Dore B. Erwin, Jesse Kelly, J. Fred Fruchte, Lawrence Spuller, C. W. Hohnhaus. R. D. Myers, in charge of the parade. was out of town today and the

exact line of march cannot be announced until tomorrow. It is thought the parade will form on First street, marching south to. Adams and then down Second street, but this has not been determined definitely. The event will be a success if the weather is at all favorable. Big delegations are coming from the south of the county, from Hoagland. Willshire, Bluffton and other places. Besides the torches thirty pounds of red, white and blue fire have been secured and there will be numerous features that you will want to see. The Decoration Committee. John T. Myers has been named as chairman of the decoration committee the other members being Dick Bocln Otto Green, L. D. Jacobs, Edgar Gerber, Joe Linn and Joe Hunter. They are requested to meet at the court room at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon to’ decorate that room for the night meeting. Thirty Autos From Berne Word received this afternoon is that not less than thirty autos will be here from Berne and vicinity ’or the big parade. Besides these a number from other places over the county have reported. ANNABELLE SEWING CLUB The little Annabelle Sewing club of six girls had a merry Hallowe'en party at the home of Miss Lois Peterson last evening. The girls masked, three to represent boys and three girls and the “boys” called for the girls and were their escourts during the evening. Masked, they marched before the judges, Misses Rackstraw' and Hoover who decided that Margaret Kinzle, dressed as a “grandpa” was tiie best and she was given the prize. Following a clothesline to various places, found prizes hidden at the ends of the line. In a bean contest. Dorothy Durkin won the prize. There w'ere various other stunts and refreshments of apples, parched corn, pop corn and candies were seasonable. The girls include Dorothy Durkin, Mildred Liddy. Mildred Leonard, Gertrude and Margaret Kinzle and Lois Peterson.