Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1910 — Page 3

b ® ® be given Tht femny besides the Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gregg of Chicago. Rev. .nd Mr.. B. E. Parker and Children or Hartford City, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson and a children and Mr. anij Mrs. D.. E. V Smith and children, and Miss Lucile Hale Jv * ■ ’ ’ 1 ' ' ~ Mias Naomi Butler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butler, was completely Tuesday evening. A few of her school friends were there to remind he* of her tenth birthday. At 5:30 all were invited to the dining room, where an elaborate supper I awaited them. The house was beau- * tifully decorated, happy evidence of the significance of the occasion. The evening was spent In games, songs, . readings and music. The following were in attendance: Misses Naomi Butler, Hallie Leonard, Florence Mann, Zelma Fuhrman, Leia Lewton, ..Mildred Mann, Esther Fuhrman, Bernice Leonard, Mabel Hoagland, Ireta Butler, Mr. Clyde Butler and the Misses Velma Butler, Mallonee and ■ - — The Banner Boys’ Sunday school class at the Christian church held a social and business meeting last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ?? John Barnett, those present being Ralph Smith, Ralph and Joe Ramey, Harry Barnett, Paul Dawson, Ellas Letchtenstelger and Rev .and Mrs. J. M. Dawson. The class arranged to raise their apportionment of money for the bulfdlng of a basement to the -church, which will be used as a Sunday school room, and will do this, In part, by selling candy and postals of the picture of the church. During the evening delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Barnett and a most delightful social time was spent Elmer Datwechter will entertain the class In two weeks. ' v One of the most pleasant gatherings enjoyed hy the Ladies’ Aid society of the Salem church for some time was liie-session of Thursday, when they ’ were entertained the entire day at the . home of Mrs. Henry Meyers, on Eleventh stret Dinner and supper were served by Mrs. Meyers, and she proved herself a very chiming enter- | talner. The time was spent In quilting and was much enjoyed by those who attended. The guests included Kate Alfather, Mandy Helm, Jewel Light, Bell Knavel, Huth Worklnger, Eva Moller, Nellie Cramer, Emma Meyers, Lulu Winters and Lulu Summers. A business session was connected with the day’s work and much good was accomplished for the benefit of the church. — : Mrs. O. P. Schug planned a heat surprise for her husband in celebration of their first yeddlng annlversarjjr. - While Mr. Schug, who is the ticket agent at the traction office, was f preparing to go home for supper, a - number of the other employees and friends slipped out before Mm apd were watting at the Schug home to him. At 6 o’clock a delicious supper was set forth by Mrs. Schug, of which all partook with much pleasure, the evening following being one of much enjoyment. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann, Edwin Fledderjohann, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter, Vesta; ? Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Henry; Misses Stella Schug and Flo Beery of Berne. Rev. Herman Cook, a missionary to > Japan, who gave a talk at the German " Reformed church in this city, on his work and that Island, was the guest of hona| at a dinner party given by Mrs. Chns Vogt. Rev. Cook was formerly from Knoxville, Ohio, and was a school mate of the Fledderjohanns of this city, having many other acquaintances here also. Other guests at. the dinner were W. JH. and Edwin Fledderjohann, H. W. ’iKorspeter and Rev. Hessert. Rev. Cook left Thursday afternoon for Garrett, where he will speak. He expects to return to his labors in Japan falL ■- ■ 3 “The Volunteers,’’ comprising the members of the Sunday school class of the German Reformed church, taught by Mrs. C. Vogt, and which was organised November 19th, according to the new movement, held their first social and devotional meeting last evening at the home of Mrs. C. Vogt. The class will meet once a month and they expect.to take up the Study of fl A very happy birthday surprise party was given Thursday evening ft>r|

I Rilv flrfvigriA/i who went out by contributing to the good time. I A very enjoyable five o’clock luncheon of Thursday evening was given by Mrs. S. D. Beavers, guests being Mrs. F. E. France of Muskogee, Okla., and Miss Harriet Wertzberger of Marlon, who are at home for the holiday season; Mrs. Julia Moses and the Misses Annette Moses and Laura Alban. Twenty were in attendance at the social given Thursday afternoon by the Ladies’ Aid society of the Baptist church at the home of Mrs. Ehle and ' a very good time was enjoyed. The . ladies. Worked on articles to be used by the children In their Christmas • exercises, after which refreshments • were served. ■ New York, -J?. Y„ Dec. 16—(Spatial to Dally Democrat)—“No one should ’ discredit me until he knows what I enL dured the two and a half years of Arc- ’ tic experience—until he hungers with me, freezes with me, shudders with me ’ in the specter-ridden Arctic night and grows mad with me in the glaring, ( burning, long and cracking Arctic day. Not until then can he understand my mental condition at the time and appreciate just how I feel now and what I believe to be true.” , I In these words does Dr. Frederick . A. Cook, in the first installment of “his • own story’’ In the January number of . Hampton’s Magazine, Issued today, lay ; the groundwork for his defense, not of , his north pole discovery claim, which i he now admits to be without merit, but . of his honesty in believing that he aoi cvomplished this mervelous feat All through the story Cook refers to the terrible physical and mental strain he underwent and to the possibility, i if not probability, that the hardships ’ he endured affected his mind so that I he was in no condition to make sclen- > tifically correct observations as to his : movements. He explains how he got in “bad” at > the outset In these words: “Returning from a life, savage fit Its drain on body and mind, I was tossed to the zenith of worldly honor on a., wave of 1 a world-madness which i startled me. In the ebb of that wave I was plunged into the depths of sus- > picion and discredit, a victim ofc my own folly and the sufferer from a i storm of adverse circumstances.” i After reciting a chapter of hardships, and privations that will probably move to pity many an adverse criti ic, Cook says: “When I recall the many hairbreadth escapes from death, the hazards we took, and fee! again that physical and mental suffering, I wonder whether any living man would do this.were he Mpmeditatlng a He.” “If I did not believe in myself, honestly and sincerely, if I felt convinced ; of my claim when I reached Copenhagen and later New York,” the explorer says, “is it just to cpllme the world’s most intrepid fakir, a commop deliberate swindler? Unconsciously I may have made statements which I myself now question. This is inexcusable. But most emphatically and positively I am pot a thief; most certainly there was ho plan to hoax tte world to my own financial profit. Dr.' Cook says that he has been accused of being a colossal liar and yet that many lies have been told on him. He cites ’the gum ; drop story as a sample. He says he took no gum drops with him and never heard the story until he got to New York. Cook says that the trip was not undertaken for scientific attainment. ’Tt was a personal conquest, in which I expected only the return due a pathfinder.” .7,7; - O— ■ Laura A. Van Camp vs. Laura A. Van Camp, executrix, claim, $1,473.30, sumbltted and claim allowed In the sum off 1.495.10 and costs to be paid out of assets o testate. Old Adams County Bank vs. Decatur Filler Co., petition by receiver for authority to sue claim against Paragon Cooperage Co. In Allen' superior or circuit court. Authority granted to sue. Three cases are set for trial next week, Hyman Goldstlne vs. Motor Transfer Co., 11500 damages, on Monday; Sarah L. .Guyselman vs. Ft. Wayne Outfitter Co., tresspass and damages, SI,OOO, for Thursday, and Charles J. Schug et al. vs. Sarah J. Passon et al., to set aside final report, on Wednesday. ' » ——— Real estate transfers: t Arnold Aschelman to Milo Sales, tract In Hartford tp., >100; Joseph Rich to Milo Sales, 63 acres, Hartford tp., 16000; Julius C. Schug to Berne Hardware Co., pt lots 93, 3, 22,, Berne ——ilj I DEMOCRAT WANT ADS’ PAY BIG

111 . Zj AChildWife I By EMILY B. PARKHURST • || Copyright, 1910, by American Press Association. The daughters of all good families in India must be married. It would be a public disgrace as well as a crime against the Hindoo religion for an Indian family of good rank to keep a daughter unmarried. Since it is difficult for their parents to find husbands for them the daughters are made I away with. Those of high birth, called rajpoots. are put to death by men especially employed to do so,. The British government having passed laws against these murders, the parents of those girls who have not found husbands have resorted to a method of marrying them in name, though not in fact There are a number of Brahmans, old and decrepid, called Kullan Brahmans, who go about with the object of hiring themselves out to go through the ceremony of the "seven steps” with young girls upon being paid for doing so. After marriage they leave the country and never see their young wives again. In Allahabad there lived one of these rajpoot men who had a daughter over twelve years old. In the next house lived another fam, fly, in which there was one son, aged eighteen. The two children had beed brought up together, and their childish friendship had grown into love. The parents of the youth were very. . proud of him and destined him to marry some girl who should be not , only of high caste, but whose parents would be able to bestow on her great wealth. 7 Ono evening after it was dark he was walking In the compound (gari den) about his father’s boose when he ’ heard a k>w call from the compound of the next bouse. Going to the fence, . he descried the erouehiag figure of his I Uliilhisiit, evidently suffering from "Wlnt is ifc dear gtriw he said. ’ aprtagtoc evee the fieaee amfi Wktag her ia his arnMk i ‘Tam tedfe* "Yaa Today a ma»~a hontble looldDc mas—to iha Mwo and talked with my father. I had been W to jo on an errand, doubtless that I should be away at the time and not hear what passed between my father and this man. But I had not yet goke. I have been suspecting that, not being married, I would soon bo made away With to some fashion, though father and mother have tried to keep the ; awful knowledge from me. So when I saw this frightful creature come to the house I concealed myself behind a bamboo screen and beard every word.” She gave way to her feeling and was unable to proceed. Her lover kissed her again and again, begging her to tell him wit “My father bargained with the man foe a hundred rupees to strangle me.” “When-whecor s Tomorrow night father is to take me out for a walk by the river, when this man is to come upon us suddenly as if to rob, Setae me and after he has killed me throw my body into the river.” The agony of the youth was equal to that of the girt. Botik knew that their separation and her death were not to be prevented. It would bd ot no avail for her to refuse to go to walk With her father or to try to any way to escape her fate. The, young man dare not disobey the commands of his parents. Should he fly with the girl the sleuths of the Indian police would follow and surety capture them. Tljey spent what time that remained for them together, not laying plans to prevent the calamity, but weeping in each other’s arms. At last the girl heard her mother calling her, and after one clinging embrace she ran into the house. The next afternoon an old man leaning heavily on his staff stopped at the house and asked for a bit of bread and a little wine, The girl, who was to die that night—knowing the secret, though her parents were not aware that she knew it—went to the cupboard by her father’s order and brought the refreshment “Is your daughter married?” asked the visitor. “No,” replied her father. “We have n» husband for her.” “But yea cannot keep a girt like that longer. Our religion fbriMds.” “No,” whispered the fattier; “we shall net keep her longer.” The look that accompanied the words was not lost on the old man. 4 “How touch will you give me to marry her?” “You are a KullanF *T am.” ' “I will gltfdly give you your price if it be not too much.” “What say you to a hundred ru“I will give, it gladly.” The girl was listening, and hope sprang up to her heart. She loitered near till she saw her father count out ’toe-money to the old man and‘then swooned. : When she came to herself she was told that she was to be married to the visitor. Death, which had been so near, seemed worse to her than living in separation from her lover, and she gladly went with her father and the old man that the ceremony should be performed. After it was ended the husband > went away, and it was understood that he was never to return. From that day the young lover was missed. Long after his love received from Mm the means to take her to America. He and the old bueband -—- — .. ■■■■»■■«

I If you want to send your Christmas and New Year’s»greetings this year by telegraph you can send it and deliver It on a special holiday bl&nk surroundsd with red and green holly wreaths and beaded by U A Hol* Iday Greetings," Instead of on the scary yellow telegraph blank that" has come to be synonymous .with bad tidings and which In spite of the good message they may contain, send a first thrill of anxiety through the recipient. At least such is the arrangement made this year by the Western Union Telegraph company, according to a letter received from the superintendent by J. C. Patterson, the lochl agent of the company. All messages for the Christmas and New Year's, whether flay message or the special night letters, can be sent and received on these holiday cards, and are being made a special feature of the service. All you need to do is to tell the sending, operator that you want the special < holiday card, and he will head his message “Xmas,” and It will be given careful attention at the other end of tihe line, too. This will bp taken advantage of by many, many famlies, not only in this city, but In others connected with the Western Union, and Mr. Patterson will be a very busy man. He is also agent for the National Express company, and with the rush of the Christmas'season, when business piles up twice or treble the usual amount, Is keft hustling. He also echoes the cry of the express, postoffice and merchant—-Get your packages off early. o . _ The comfort and happiness and cheer that a good Christmas dinner carries with-it—and after all the highest and most sublime sentiments couldn't exist long without a foundation of even the most prosaic mealwill be carried out by the Decatur Elks this year as usual, to more than forty homes Os Decatur where otherwise there would not be much of the cheer that is supposed to belong by right of Inheritance to this glad time 1 of the year. Each basket will contain a chicken, a peck of potatoes, a quart of cranberries, a loaf of bread, a pound of coffee, a ten-cent cake and celery. i While the lodge has already the names of forty deserving families to whom the Christmas dinners will be acceptable, there may be mpre in need of their aid, and anyone knowing of a worthy, needy family will confer a favor upon the committee in charge of tEe distribution by giving their names before Monday evening to Milton Hower, Roy Archbold or D. E. Smith. The baskets will be put up by the groceries of Fred Mills and Hower & Hower and will be distributed on the Saturday preceding Christmas Sunday, ■ —;— -o 7*s. . SANTA CLAUB LETTER. S. 2nd St., Decatur, Ind., Dec. 12. Dearest Santa Claus: —I want you to bring me so many things, I don’t know what I want first. And yet, when I see so many little girls that hasn’t as' many toys as I have, I think not just right for me to ask so much. And so, I think it will make my Christmas a happier one if I know some other children are getting toys and candy, so they, too, can be happy. So this year, old Santa, I think it will be much nicer for me not to ask for your Christmas gifts, so you will have more presents for some little girls and boys that, perhaps, have no papa or mamnia, or aunties to give them nice Christmas cheer like I have. So, hoping you wilt not forget any one, I am Your loving friend, PORTIA THOMAS. RED MEN ELECTION. < ,Os Officers Took Place on Thursday ! < Evening. 1 The election of officers for the Red ’ Men took place 'Thursday evening, ; the following being the official list: < Prophet—Levi Poling. 1 SaChem—Frank Brlner. Senior Sagamore —William Helm. Junior Sagamore —George Kinzel. < C. of R.—A. P. Beatty. > K. of W.-AT. D. Hale. - J C. of W.—Jacob Eady. 1 Trustee—A. M. Henry. 1 o— — s The men’s class of the Evangelical t Sunday school, taught by Levi Bark- I ley, met at the Evangelical church Thursday evening and organized up- l on the world-wide > Adult Bible Class* i movement The men were enthu- ? Blastic over the new movement. and f so far ewenty-two men submitted c their names as charter members. The <3 charter will be left open for several r days yet, until other men have had t an opportunity to join as charter a members. The name chosen for the - class is “Men’s Aggressive Bible g Class.” Its motto is “Every Man Up.” Any man not regularly attend- a Ing any other Sunday school will be o welcomed to join this class. u The following officers were elect- C ed: ’ * v ■ President—U. S. Cress. '--’Vice President—B. A. Moore. d f "I’. •• •

Secretary—Orval Harruff. Treasurer—H. A. Fuhrman. 1, 1 0 Chicago, 111., Dec. 16—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Over 45,000 striking garment workers, strike breakers, police and union leaders are today -busily engaged tn a plan of peace, through the mediation of President Taft, Colonel ROosevelt or John Mitchell, secretary of the National ■Civic Federation. While definite action in the matter will not be taken until a mass meeting is held next week, whlph will' be attended by President Gompers the sentiment Is growing among the workers and~the!r leaders that only the entrance of a national figure will end tfin war, and Colonel Roosevelt Is generally favored as the person who has the time and qualifications needed. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 15- 2 - (Special to Dally Democrat)—The legislative committee of the United Mine Workers of Indiana met today to consider matters that will be submitted to the next legislature. The most important measure will be a bill requiring operators to pay the shot flrers. A year ago the Illinois miners secured such a law and this was the apple to pickle as a name, Miss Neto, — GO TO GREEN COUNTY. Frank Gil pen and Family Will Leave Last of Week For New Home. Frank Gilpen, one of the prominent farmers living a little south of Monroe, will leave the latter part of the week for their future home in Green county, about eighty miles south of Indianapolis, Mr. Gilpen having purchased a farm of one hundred and forty acres in that county. Mr. Gilpen and family have been nearly life-long residents of Adams county and every one of thair friends is loath to have them go. Mr. Gilpen called at the office today and asked that his Dally Democrat be sent to his address in Green county, beginning Monday, that he may keep in touch with his old home here. He recently sold his farm in this county. ■■■ o — Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Preferring apple to Pickle as a name, Miss Nettie Pickle - today was married to Amos Apple. Both young people were joked considerably by their friends who inquired of the bridegroom, where he secured his ability to make a pickle out of aii apple. Apple demonstrated his ability to do so and then some of his male friends made so bold as to euggnst that he get “pickled” in honor of the occasion. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Creeping down stairs from net bed last night the three-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mabie Johnson, tried to send a note to Santa Clads through the chimney of the kitchen stove. Her dress caught fire and the little tot was so badly burned that she is dying today. Her mother heard the screams and rushed to her side and extinguished the flames, but it was too late. Logansport, Ind., Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Knocked from a bale of hay in a freight car in which he stood, William Lincoln had his neck broken and died instantly. He was a prosperous farmer and was loading a car of hay. The engine hit the car and Lincoln was hurled headlong. Columbus, Ind., Dec. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — speechless for several result of tuberculosis, Mrs. NOe Hook, twenty-three, wife of Albert Hook,-a farmer living south of here, last night regained her voice, called her relatives to the bedside, bade them good-bye in a firm strong voice and then died. She had been ill and the physicians said she would never be able to speak aloud again. ■ o —' Washington, D. C., Dec. 16 —The democratic members of the house of representatives from Indiana pulled themselves together yesterday in a final effort to endorse Champ Clark for speaker. It was a “lopg pull, a strong pull and a pull together,” and the result was that something snapped. V After the atmosphere, which had been made blue by the pointed remarks of several members of the delegation, had cleared somewhat it was found that at last the delegation had done’ something. Ten members had decided to endorse Champ Clark, one member had declared with emphasis to go on record formally at this time and .one member-elect —Finley H. Gray —is still to be heard from by the delegation here. Th eten members who decided to go ahead and indorse Clark, regardless of the fact that the delegation is not united were Representatives Boehne, Cullop, Cox, Dixon, Moss, Adair, Morrison, Rauch, Cline and Barnhart. The one member who declined to do any indorsing at this time, assert-

r-T-F IT'Ing that such a step is premature, waa representative Korbly. The ten members who desired to go on record both as to the speakership and the mariner of selecting the standing comAittee got together and drafted and appended their signatures to resolutions which declare as follows: J. That they favor Champ Clark for speaker. 2. That they stand for the selection of the standing committees -by the house instead of by the speaker. 3. That they stand for the right of the minority to name the republican members of ths standing committees In the next congress. ■■nil. Q w >!>-■>■■»■ i ■ , i a i Suggestive of Christmas in every feature of the decorations, the souvenirs and the entertainment, and therefore doubly happy ana enjoyable, was the entertainment of the Menu-ate ’club girls Wednesday afternoon and evening by Miss Jean Lutz at her beautiful home south of the city.-. The afternoon was devoted to sewing, which was laid aside at 6 o’clock for the tempting luncheon served in the dining room. Red and green, the Christmas colors, furnished the keynote of the decoration scheme, and was carried out in a tasteful way by the green and red bells suspended everywhere. At each plate lighted candles in green and re dtwlnkled merrily and favors were little glass, tinseled covered baskets, filled with dainty bon bons. The delicious supper was served in three courses. The delightful time was carried further into the even-, hig, with piano music and conversation and other amusements. The Misses Zoa Miller and Sylvia Eaton were guests other than the following club members, who were present: Lucile Hale, Pansy Bell, Madge Hite, Frances Merryman, Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer and Mrs. M. A. Frlsinger. at the home of Mrs. D. E. Smith. The dosing lesson was “The Future of China,” with an interesting paper by the hostess, each member speaking on sub-topics. At the next week’s meeting, which will be with Mrs. Chalmer Shafer, in the place of Mrs. Naehtrleb, who is now a resident of Hudson, Mich., will begin a six weeks’ study of oriental life. The first paper will be “The Magi or Parsee Religion.” Mr. and Mrs. John Falk bf North Second street entertained today at a family dinner party and reunion of the Falk family in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Callow and family, who leave next Wednesday for their future home at West Plains, Mo. Guests in- ' eluded, besides the Callow family, Mr, and Mrs. D. N. Erwin and son, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Will Falk and family and Mrs. Joel Falk. ————— o 1 Indianapolis, Ind.* Dec. 15 —The democratic. members of the house to session here yesterday, called on Governor Marshall before they began their deliberations, and received the advice from him that they should not allow any man to dictate what their duty was either in caucus or on the floor of the house. He made a strong plea for the keeping of the pledges made to the party platform, and the pledge that John W. Kern should be sent to the United States senate. An open ballot for the speaker of the house was recommended by th© governor. Before the representatives visited .the governor they met at the DeUison hotel and organized. Charles Leib of Rockport was chosen chairman of the conference and John J. Keegan was chosen secretary. The representatives then went to the statehouse. “I am not quite ready to deliver my usual message,” said the governor, smiling. “I will confess to you that I have not a word of it ready yet. You don’t need any advice from me. You would resent any suggestion on my part to control your deliberations. And you are big enough and strong enough to resent any attempt of any other man to tell you what your duty is. You were selected as legislators because the people believed to your honesty, ability and integrity. C “No one has any right to dictate what you shall do in caucus or generail assembly. I think we are all agreed upon one thing, and that is that the only way in which a party can be strong with the people is to stand by its pledges. It is a traitor if it does not stand by its policies.” One of the pledges which the governor named was that John W. Kern was to be chosen as United States senator. He advised 'the legislators to observe the most rigid economy, as the state is on th'e verge of bankruptcy. *Tf It is thought that the only thing to do is to ’fam our hands down, into the public treasury, and if the party pledges are not fulfilled, the party win pass out of power as quickly as it came into power,” he said. In the employment of doorkeepers and other help Governor Marshall advised the representatives to consider efficiency above everything else, and he thought there should be economy along that line. He called attention to the fact that the last democratic house had employed twenty-two doorkeepers, which he thought cost too much.