Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1917 — Page 1

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NAVY 111 ACTION Russian Squadron Destroyed Forty Sailing Vessels on January Sixth. ALL HEAVILY LOADED With Munitions Bound for Constantinople—Sixtythree Prisoners. Press Service) > ' , London. Jan. 13 -(Special (o Daily Democrat)—The Russian naval Equadron raided the Anatolian coast on January sixth and sank forty Turkish sailing vessels bound for Constantinople with heavy cargoes according to an announcement attributed to the Petro-1 grad naval staff by the Central News today. Sixty three prisoners were cap-1 lured. Amsterdam, Jan. 13—(Special to ■ Daily Democrat)- The allies propose! to crush Germany and enslave Earope, Its now made clear but as they i have in thirty months of bloody war | failed to conquer the centra] powers | BO will their future efforts fail. Kaiser Wilhelm summed up his belief of the entente powers position in a proclamation issued to the German people today. In it lie declares his people “were ready for all sacrifices” and asserted his confidence in “full victory over all enemies.” Berlin, via Saville, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—British forces gained a footing in one place north

of the Ancre following a number of. attacks, the German official statement said today. “North of the Ancre the English launched new attacks against Serre’ the statement announced. "The greatest part of them were repulsed.” Berlin Via Saville, Jan 13 —(Specia to Daily Democrat) —Storming and capture cf a Roumanian town with its Russian garrison of four hundred soldiersfi a number of other Russians being drowned in attempting to escape across the Sereth was reported in todays official statement. Washington, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)- The wireless report that Ambassador Gerard had said at a recent banquet. that relatives between Germany and America were never, better since ’.he war started tha nat present, is substantially correct. according to work from Germany to the state department today. - *” REOPEN LEAK PROBE (United Press Service) Washington. Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Complete reopening of the house note leak probe was decided upon today at a meeting of the rules committee. The committee announced it would supoena in addition to Thomas W. Lawson, Donald McDonald, who is alleged to have given information to Lawson and perhaps a half dozen or dozen other witnesses. Power to require Lawson and other, witnesses- to answer all ques ticns was given to the rules committee by the house immediately after the decision was reached by the committee to re-open the leak investigation and make it broader than ever.

PERSHING TO WITHDRAW. (United Press Service) (By J. T. Yoder) Washington. Jan. 13— (Special to. Daily Democrat)—The administration, plans to strip the border of ils militia guard before March first. Such action will be taken after General Pershings column is withdrawn. Pbrshings withdrawal is slated for an early date. Announcement of this * plan will be made Monday at the final | American-Mexican peace commission meeting in New York. Another sfpp in the changed policy toward Mexico [ will be sending of Ambassador Fiet-j cher to Mexico City. HAD TOES MASHED Tom Durkin, the garage man, had| the ends of three toes of his right foot crushed this morning between the spoke of the Clint Patterson auto and the draw bar of the stearing gear. Mr. Durkin was assisting in turning the auto in the garage and the driver did not notice that his foot was between the two pieces, until too late. A physician was necessary to dress the injured members.

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CO-WORKERS’ NOTICE, Every members of the Co Workers' class are requested to meet at the church Sunday at 2:15 p. in. Ar nuigements have been made (o take < very member of the class to Monroeville for the men's meeting in the aft ornoon and also for the regular service In the evening. We will leave at 2:30 p. m., promptly and you are urged to bo on time. MEL J. BUTLER, Pres. K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday, January 15. regular meetI ing. Something of interest to all of us will come before the meeting. The lecturer has arranged a program that will both entertain and instruct. You will miss a profitable evening if you fail to attend this meeting. G. K. PLANS AN ALIBI Weldon IL Wells, Held at Huntington for Murder, to Establish an Alihi. — • TALKS TO THE POLICE Charged by Columbus, 0., Police With Murder of Mona Simon. (United press Service) Huntington, Jan. IS—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Weldon H. Wells, held here awaiting the arrival of Columbus Ohio authorities, who have charged him with the murder of Mona Simon in a hotel at Columbus is confident he will be able to prove his innocence by establishing an alibi, he told police today. Wells said that he left the Columbus hotel where he registered under an assumed name on Tuesday, going to Indianapolis. The police believe the Sinxm girl was murdered Thursday night. WJien Wells was arested he had an Indianapolis hotel key in'his pocket. Chief Baker said that, he would not question Wells any further today pending the arival of the Columbus I authorities.

CRUISER IS AGROUND (United Press Service) Eureka, California, Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States cruiser Milwaukee which has been engaged here in an effort to mill the submarine D-3 off the sand bar on which she recently drifted, went aground today in a'dense fog. Life savers reported that she was in the first line of breakers. The life-saving crew was rushed to the scene preparatory to taking off the Milwaukee crew should her position prove dangerous. _n COL. DAVENPORT DEAD (United Press Service) Bluffton, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Col. L. C. Davenport, of this city, thirty-third degree Mason, and interested in drug stores at Bluffton, Decatur and Huntington, once a member of Governor Durbins staff, and sixty-four years of age, died here I today. Col Davenport, was also inter- : ested in various telephone companies ! over northern Indiana.

DIAZ HOLDS VERA CRUZ CUntird Press Service) Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Practically the entire state of Vera Cruz is controlled by revolutionists and Felix Diaz is rcceiving all the ammunition he wants from this country, it being first sent to south American ports for transshipment. This was reported today by passengers ariving from Vera Cruz. o WANT MORE MONEY (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 13 —(Special to| Daily Democrat)—The Indiana library commission will apk the legislature for an appropriation of an additional $5,000 to carry on its work, Secretary Henry N. Samborn announced today. He said that the annual appropriation of $12,000 had proved inadequate s o carry on the work. MORE~PEACE "NEGOTIATIONS (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The next move of the United States toward continuing peace negotiations is in the process of formation today. President Wilson has begun laying the ground work for further negotiations.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 13, 1917.

STEPS ARE TAKEN For Building of New Hartford Township School— Suit is Filed BY TRUSTEE FOX Asking Court to Appraise Four Acres of Land for School Site. Active steps toward the building of the new schoolhouse in Hartford township, which has so been a matter of contention between forces,! were taken in the filing of a suit in the circuit court, in which the trustee Peter Fox, asks court to appraise and assess the value of four acres of land in that township, to be used for the purpose of building a schoolhouse! thereon. Defendants in the suit are Elizabeth C. Anderson and others. The land lx-| longing to them, which is asked to be i appraised, is more fully described as follows: “Commencing at a point on the east side of the right of way of the Bluffton, Geneva Al- Celina Traction company, twenty-five feet east of the' southwest corner of section fourteen, township twentyfive, north range thirteen east, in Adams county, Indiana, thence running east thirty-two rods, thence parallel with the west line of j said section, twenty rods, thence west parallel with the west line of said section, thirty-two rods, thence south parallel with the mest line of said j section twenty rods to the place of beginning, containing four acres.” Clark J. Lutz and Dore B. Erwin j are attorneys for Trustee Fox.

THEY WON GAME Decatur High Schoo Boys Win an Exciting Game From Fort Wayne. SCORE WAS 27 TO 19 Girls’ Gave Fort Wayne Score of 43 to Decatur’s Four Points. The boys team of the Decatur high school proved their contentions to basket ball ability last night in defeating Port Wayne to the tune of 27 to 19. The first half of the game gave Decatur three lead over the visitors and Roy Kalver leading the Decatur rooters did not allow the home boys to lag any in their playing. In the girls game something went wrong with the engine for Ft. Wayne J came through with forty-three scores ; while Decatur had four. Professor Worthmann umpired the boys game. The line up was: Decatur, Ft. Wayne. Gerhig F Dannecker j Snyder F Berghoff Ball C Fergle Gay G Lindermuth Roop G.. Morris-Randall

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE (United Press Service) New York, Jan. 13 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Reports of heavy loss of life as the result of explosion of tons of powder, destroying the town of Haskell, N. J., were heard today. One report stated that twenty seven were killed. One of the Du Pont companys doctors declared he I counted eleven dead. The explosion | shook four states and lit the midnight | sky with a glare visible for hundred ■ of miles. Officials declared there was, an organized plot behind the explosions in munitions plant. o ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Miller, Tom Perkins and daughters, Olive and Stella, motored to Tocsin today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Charles Stogd.'ll, whose death resulted after a week’s illness of pneumonia. She was 'orraerly Miss Lulu Gossard, was twentyeight years old and is survived by the husband and two little children. She was a niece of Mr. Perkins and I a consin of the Millers.

ROTARY GOVERNOR COMING Avon Burk, president of the Decatur Rotary Club tills morning received a letter from the Hon. Frank P. Manly of Indianapolis, Governor of the Eighth pistrict Rotary Club’s, slating that he would be pleased to accept the invitation extended him bv the local club through Mr. Burk to visit Decatur. Governor Manly stated i that he would lie here within the next I two weeks and that he would use his i best efforts in trying to link the T»v-j jcatur Rotary Chili wttli the National' i organization. His visit is being looked forward to with much interest by the members of the club. Plans for the Rotary banquet and entertainment to be given January 30th in honor of the members wives or sweethearts are well under way and the event promises to he a very pleasant one. THEACfUATTRUTH A Plea to Teach School Children Actual Truth About Alcohol. ITS DEADLY EFFECTS Statements That Frighten Boys do Not Educate Them. — (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 13 —(Special , to Daily Democrat) —A plea to teach | school children only the actual truth regarding the effects of alcohol and tobacco on the body, was made by Dr. H. H. Mitchell of the state board of health in an interview with the United Press today. "The evil effects of such things were greatly exaggerated a few years ago," said Dr. Mitchell. “It was said that one drop of nicotine would kill I a dog and so it was implied that man might drop dead anytime from a single cigarette. Many text books were filled with extravagant statements of the ravages of alcohol and tobacco. “These statements were calculated to frighten the boy from their use. But the consumption of both alcohol and tobacco has been on the increase during the last decade. Boys should be taught that there are plenty of reasons why he should leave both . alone even though a few experiences . with them does not mean their ruina-' tion.” ■ o CITY EDITORS MEET (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 13—(Special to| ( Daily Democrat) — The midwinter; meeting of the Indiana City Editors'; 1 association opened al the Claypool 1 I hotel and will continue until tomorrow. Charles A. Brookwaiter, for ( , mer mayor of Indianapolis and a, print- ( er, will be the main speaker at the ( banquet to be held tonight. Other , speakers will be Miss Helen Ernestin- ( off, Indianapolis and Marion Swandner Logansport. The business meeting of the organization will be held tomorrow.

IN NEW_CHURCH Basement of New Evangelical Church Completed so That Services MAY BE HELI) THERE Sunday’s Services Will be There—Have Met in Old Laundry Building. The work on the basement of the new Evangeycal church has been completed and tomorrow, all the services of the congregation will be held there- ' in. I Work will be pushed rapidly on the church building proper, and the i dedication may take place about the I middle of February, although this cannot be definitely determined now. The congregation has been conduct- : ing services in the old laundry building, during the erection of the new building and much interest will center in the services in the new, even though it is only partially completed.

EAT MACARONI Dr. Barnard Says Macaroni and Spaghetti for Nutritious Foods. COMBINE WITH CHEESE Both Flesh Builders and With Addition of Heat producers is Ideal. (United P-ress Serviced (By Dr. IL E. Barnard. Pure Food and Drug Commissioner for Indian t. Indianapolis, Jan. 13—(Special lo Daily Democrat) —Macaroni is usually served by the housewife ns a side dish. Our cooks have not yet learned lo use the hard wheat dishes which form the Italian staff of life. They do not realize that macaroni and spaghetti and the other dried flour pastes arc the lean meat of the wheat. That is, they are rich in gluten and furnish the necessary protein in a cheap and very acceptable form. The lean meat is not a balanc-d food. It builds flesh and produces energy, but it does not burn like fats, starches and sugars, to form heat io warm the body. Macaroni is a flesh builder and nourishes and as well, contains the ratio of flesh forming heat producing constituents is raised and we have an admirably balanced food. The actual dry food content of a steak costs about $1.25 a pound. I Macaroni and spaghetti combined! with cheese is as good a food ami costs from ten to twenty cents a j pound. More macaroni and less meat | saves money.

WILL SPEAK HFRE Mrs. McCrea, Indianapolis, Former Synodical Missionary President will speak Tuesday! At the Presbyterian Church —Everybody is Invited to Hear Her. A special meeting will be held at ' the Presbyterian church. Tuesday aii ternoon at 2:30 o’clock, under the ausi pices of the missionary society. Mrs. , McCrea, of Indianapolis, former synoi dical president of the missionuary soI 1 ' ciety, is making a speaking tour of ' the churches of the Fort Wayne Presbytery, and her date for the Decatur church, is next Tuesday. Mrs. McCrea is A good speaker and will have a subject of interest to ev-l erybody. An invitations has been extended to the members of the societies of all the other churches in the city. Every I member of the Presbyterian missioni ary society, and their friends, are ini vited to come. RECOMMENDTAION GIVEN For Lawrence Bosse As A Patient At | Easthaven Hospital.

Upon application of the father, F. Bosse, an inquest was held upon Lawrence Bosse, aged 24, and lie will be recommended as a patient for Easthaven hospital, Richmond. The inquest was held by Justice G. F. Kintz and Drs. J. M. Miller, D. D. and C. b. Clark The boy is restless, sleepless and inclined to run away from home, showing an attitude of mind, wholly different from his normal one He in said to be intemperate in Hie smoking of cigarettes. The verdict will probably be filed in the county clerk's office this evening. ~WANTS~TO SWAP (United Press Service) Philadelphia, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Freedom in exchange for evidence and testimony that will send Harry K. Thaw, now recovering from self inflicted wounds in this city, back to Matteawan or prison is the swap the district attorneys office in New York will offer Oliver A. Brower and Waiter O'Byrne it was learned on good authority today.

OPERATED ON YESTERDAY. J. N. Bulkhead, the well know auctioneer and farmer, yesterday accompanied his daughter, Miss JUmlma, lo Fort Wayne, where the latteWwas taken to a hospital' and operated on for appendicitis. The operation was performed al 11 o'clock and Thelma was resting easy when her father'left last evening, she having recovered from lite anaesthetic and it was believed the operation was a success. o WILL APPEAL MATTER Henry Kiting and oilier remonstrators to the construction of the Catherine Kiting road, which the county commissioners ordered'established on last Saturday, will appeal the same to the circuit court. Bond will be filed today. 1). B. Erwin is attorney for the appellants. THE COURT NEWS Butcher Contended He Was Not Eligible for Election as Justice. JUDGE E. E. M’GRIFF Rules That He Was—The Business College Case is Continued.

An action of Judge McGriff of the Jay circuit court this morning,* sustaining Hip demurrer to the answer of Adam C. Butcher,, in the case against [ him by Jesse Steele, for possession of j the attendance office, means that the, case will be tried on the complaint. I Mr. Butchei in his answer, contended; I that while he was elected justice of the peace of Kirkland township, tie was ineligible to that office, because he had not resided in the township. I long enough, if his answer had be -n > upheld., that would have eliminated’'' the allegation of Mr. Steele’s complaint, that Buecher was ineligible to hold the attendance office, because his term as justice of the peace had not j expired. His attorney. Mr. Hamilton j and Steele’s attorney, D. B. Erwin, were at Portland yesterday, where a demurrer to the answer was argu.-d. Judge McGriff passed upon it this morning, holding that Butcher was eligible to the election of justice of the peace. The case was sent to the Jay circuit court on change of venue from the Adams circuit court. The case of The International Busi- ! r.ess ('ol)ege vs. Henry A. Wiese, set ' for January 12, has been continued. t In the .lime Pontius vs. Ellis C. Pontius divorce case, costs in the amount of $5.55 were ordered retaxed to the plaintiff. In the assignment of Jacob A. Coolman. report of sale of personal property was filed and approved. Charles S. Niblick was appointed trustee of the fund bequeathed by j John B. Holthouse to Mary C. McMahon.

Real estate transfers: Trustee of Linn Grove church Io Amos D. Buckmaster, lot 13, Linn Grove, $150; Albert Hlrschey et al to Christian Luginbill. lot 91 Berne. $1,000; Clark U •Beusser to Sam Nussbaum, 80 acres of Monroe township. $15,000 Jacob Edward Spangler to Charles Kiess, 2 acres of Preble township, $200; Chas. Kiess to Jacob Edward Spangler. 2 acres of Preble township, $200; Emma O. Miller to Bertha Krener, 1 acre of Wabash township. $575. RETURNS FROM CONVENTION. Charlie Voglewede returned from the annual convention of the National Shoe Retailers of the United States held at Cincinnati. This is the first | time the convention lias been held outside of New York City and he reports that it w’as the best one ever | held, both from an educational stand point and in attendance. A. C. McGowan, who sells over two millions of dollars worth of shoes for John Wannamaker, of Philadelphia; John O’Connor, of O'Connor and Goldberg. Chicago; A. J. Hart of New York, Joseph Strassberger, of Washington. I D. C., were some of the many big ■ men in the trade that addressed the convention. . Mr. E. LaVine. representing Alaska, gave an interesting talk on the making of leather out of skins of sharke and had some of the finished product on exhibition. The next convention will probably be held in Chicago.

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ELECTION IS HELD Morrises Reorganize—Fred C. Bell Secretary and General Manager OF ONE ORGANIZATION Is a Director in the OtherWill Rebuild the Franklin Store. Meetings of stockholders and dir. ectors of hoth the John A. Morris Company, wholesalers, and the Morris Five and Ten eent Stores Company, retailers, were held at the home offices here on Thursday, a>d organizations for the ensuing year were completed. The Morris Five and Ten Cent Stores Company elected officers and directors as follows: President Geo. Morris; vice-president, John A. Morris; secretary and treasurer. Harry A. McFarren; general manager, Festus Rhoten: Ray Brown, general buyer; and Fred ('. Bell and William Morris, completing the hoard of directors. Tlte J. A. Morris Company organized as follows; President, John A. Mor-

ris; vice-president, George S. Morris; secretary .and general manager, Fred C. Bell; treasurer. Cliff Larrime. The three first-named, with 11. A. McFarren, Ray Brown, Festus Rhoten, and William Morris compose the Itoard of directors. J. A. Morris said today that the company had a very prosperous and satisfactory year in the 1916 business, and that the outlook is good for 1917. The retail company now is operating seventeen stores, in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Their Franklin store, which was burned a few months ago, will be reopened March 1, in a new building completed by the company. The splendid success and growth of this company is well known to all Bluffton citizens. It was started in this city with one small retail store some years ago.—Bluffton News. INTOLERANCE °AT MAJEStTc. “Intolerance,” D. W. Griffith’s colossal spectacle and his first and only production since "The Birth of a Nation.” will be the attraction at the Majestic theater, Fort Wayne, for three days, commencing Monday evening, January 15, and twice daily. 2:15 and 8:15. “Intolerance” traces a universal theme through the various periods of the race’s history. Ancient, sacred, medieval and modern time are included in its scope. There are four separate stories, each witli its own set of characters. The modern story is laid in a western American city of the present time. It shows the baneful workings of intolerance upon the victims of so-call-ed uplifters who are financially sup-

ported by a self-seeking philanthropist. The thrill of the story does not obscure its plea for personal liberty. The story of the sacred time is laid in Judea A. D. 27. Jerusalem is the scene of the intolerance of the Roman law which finds Its victims in the Man of Men. the great exemplar of intolerance of all ages, who expiates upon the cross the penalty to be paid by “those who do not believe as we believe.” In this medieval time the scourge of intolerance was sweeping over France which after suffering four civil wars within a decade was the victim of the horrors of the massacre of 1572 perpetrated by Catherine de Medici, the arch exponent of the law, “We Must Destroy or be Destroyed.” The ancient story depicts the destruction of the greatest civilization in antiquity - -the treason growing out of the intolerance of Babylon's High Priest of Bel. who, to suppress the growing' worship of other gods betrays his king, Belshazzar, and opens the gates of the capital to the conquering Cyrus and his mighty hosts. Even this limited resume show’s that words cannot give an adequate idea of the massive sweep of this stupenduous production. One must see its wonders to have any conception of its mighty thrill and irresistible charm. The interpretive musical score is rendered by a large symphony orchestra of twenty-five musicians. o BLUFFTON VS. CENTRAL. Bluffton will play for Central college’s scalp at the Berne basket ball i hall January 15. Both teams are fast and a very snappy game is preI dieted.