Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 13.

A NEW DEVICE David Bainter Has Invented a New Article Known as a Sewer Trap. ONE IS NOW IN USE To Prevent Foul Air From Arising to the Streets™ Awaits Patent. In all probability Decatur, through some of its energetic citizens, will have another patent to her credit, and from present appearance there seems to be nothing in the way that would prevent us from obtaining It. It la something that will be of benefit to everyone in this or any other city, and no one will hesitate to say that it is an article we can make use of. It is known as a sewer trap, to prevent the four air from coming to the street, and the designer of the same Is David Bainter, who on former occasions has demonstrated his skill in this line. It is made of galvanized iron and is made in such a shape as to fit tightly over the man hole leading to the sewer. Its bottom, which is fastened on a hinge, is regulated by weights on the side so when the waiter has passed through these weights will close up the trap and prevent the stench and unhealthy odors, which arise from the sewer, from coming to the streets. One of these traps has already been placed at the sewer just . at the rear of the Boston store, and It has been giving the desired results in a satisfactory manner, and where any one can see it. This would no doubt prove to be very healthful in many wave and prevent much discomfort in passing, as well as sickness, from the foul odor which arises from these places. One has been sent to the patent office at Washington and word has been received that there was I nothing in the way which would prevent Mr. Bainter from going ahead

HARRY (METZGER WAS TIRED OF LIFE

Young Jewish Lad Had Contemplated Taking Life When Relieved BY KIND FRIENDS Just in Time—Found by Mr. and Mrs. George Bright Along Wayside. The pitiful tale of Harry Metzger. I the Jewish young man, nineteen years' I of age, who was befriended by Adams I county residents, is told further by f Martin Beery of Monroe street, who* | met the lad at the home of his niece, b Mrs. George Brigat west of the city,' | where he has been cared for since | Tuesday. Mr. Beery says the lad is a very fine boy and he speaks in the K highest terms of him. The boy it will r be remembered, was thrown out of emit ployment in New York city and start- | ed to walk to St. Lonls, where he has I relatives. He was too proud to beg, ■ and having no work of any kind and I no money, he suffered many hardships | along the way, reaching this city in 1 an exhausted condition and collapsed ■ In the case here where he was given ■ his supper. The young man, Mr. Beery ■ said, in his long walk from Toledo to k this city, met his first friend In the ■ person of Glen Falk of this city, who |- kindly cared for him, arranged for his I supper at the case and otherwise arB ranging for his comfort during his stay V here over night. The next day the boy ■ started to continue his walk intendB lug to go from here to Bluffton. When ■near the Election school house west of ■.this city however, he collapsed and gfell along the wayside, where he lay ■until Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Bright, re■turning from the Beery church seri vices, noticed him lying i£ere. They k got out of their rig and assisted, him | in taking him to their home where he I? has been given the best of care. Mr. |K Beery stated that the young man In his sick and disheartened conI'dition, was weary of life, and stated

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in the manufacture of the article. He is now waiting to see whether or not he can obtain a patent on it. He expects to begin the manufacture of the new article in a short time, but he has not defcided in what manner he will place them on the market. He has been trying to work out this problem for over a year and has, finally been successful in his undertaking. He is located at the Tom Leonard tin shop on Monroe street, where he can be found by any one who is interested. ATTENDS BANQUET. Swell Affaid at Anthony Hotel in Fort Wayne Tonight. Otto Wemhoff, local agent for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance compapy, left on the noon car for Fort Wayne, and this evening will attend a banquet of the National Association of Life Insurance Underwriters, given by the agents of the various companies represented at Fort Wayne. A lecture of pointers to those present will be given by Henry Powell of Louisville, Ky., the president of the association, and will be one of the principal events of the evening. There will be other speakers of prominence and the program will be one of rare occasion. All agents from the Fort Wayne district and surrounding towns will be present and plaes will be laid for fifty guests. JUDGE HELLER HOLDS COURT. Gives Custody of Child to Mr. Walker at Portland Dr. William H. Walker has been awarded the custody of his daughter Queenie Walker, modifying the order originally made at the trial of his suit for divorce from Bertha G. Walker, several months ago. At that time the care of the child was given to the mother, with an order that the father contribute 12 per month for her support. The evidence in the case was completed at a night session Thursday by Special Judge D. D. Heiler. The child is said to be now with her mother, who a few weeks ago joined the child’s grandmother in Kansas City.—Portland CommercialReview.

that had he not been befriended just then, he would have written a letter to put in his pocket, and then if he had been able to do even that much would have crawled to thft nearest railroad and thrown himself under the wheels of a passing train to end a life of misery. The boy was born in Jerusalem, and when but eleven years of age, was forced from home into the world. He went to Germany, thence came to New York City, where he was employed. He is well educated and speaks six languages. He spoke several times at the Beery church services, and is well liked by all. He says he has never begged, or taken anything that he has not honestly earned, and in response to aid tendered him by the Brights and others I to enable him to reach St. Louis, stati ed he would take no money unless they ■ would promise to accept reimbursement from him when he reached St. ' Louis and secured employment again. The boy is prepai ing to write a five hundred page book of his life upon reaching St Louis and promised to send a book to Mrs. Bright when written. The boy it Is said has great artistic skill and can readily draw with a pencil, a speaking likeness of anyone, He visited the Election school of which Frank Mills is the teacher, and entertained the school in an admirable way, among other things, with his good drawing of blackboard pictures. Money Was Raised. Sufficient money was raised by Geo. Bright to whose home Harry Metzger was taken the first of last week after being found on the road in a helpless condition, to purchase him a ticket to St. Louis, where he was bound for, and where he will stop with his uncle. Besides his fare of $9.15 a purse of $7.15 was also turned over to him so he would have a little to subsist on 1 upon his arrival at that city. Mr. Bright and Ed Zimmerman, who were ' the main workers in soliciting this ■ sum of money, wish to thank those ■ who contributed to this cause, which ’ was a worthy one. Mr. Bright, who i cared for him for several days, is also > to be thanked for the kindness shown . him. He was sent over the Clover i Leaf this morning and after nine ■ weeks of “tough sledding” he will arl rive in St. Louis tonight.

WILL HAVE HOME Indiana Democratic Club Completing Arrangements to Buy House. AT THE CAPITAL Realty Company Organized to Close Up a $70,000 Deal Soon, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indiana is to have a real Democratic club house, according to the plans now maturing here. For more than fifteen years the Indiana Democratic club has kept up active existence under very unfavorable circumstances, and now with the democrats in power in the state, conditions are to be made first-class. The Indiana Democratic Realty company has been formed with an imposing list of directors who are actively behind the club house proposition. This company has obtained an option on a beautiful three-tsory brick house facing University park, in the heart of the city and club house district. The price named in the option is $60,000 and the additional SIO,OOO of the captial stock of $70,000 wHI be used in remodeling the home for club pur•poses. When completed it will be one of the best equipped club properties in the state. This realty company will hold the title to the property, which will be rented to the Indiana Democratic club for a rental sufficient to pay interest on the preferred stock in the company, taxes, repairs, etc. Gradually the club will take up the stock in the realty company and thus eventually own the club house. Following is the list of the directors of the realty company: Governor Marshall, Thomas Taggart, L. Ert Slack, Stephen B. Fleming, Frank Fishback, treasurer Marion county; Jacob F. Hoke, jr„ president of Indiana Democratic club; - Elliott R. Hooten, retiring prosecuting attorney of Marion county; Judge Charles R. Remster, Marion county circuit court; John E. Hollett and Frank E. Gavin. Fred B. Johnson is secretary of the committee in charge of stock subscriptions.

A HABEAS CORPUS •- -1 Proceedings Filed in Jay County to Secure Release of Mrs. Karney. ON MURDER CHARGE Woman Held For Murder of Husband on Last Hallow’een Night. Mrs. Sallie Karney is in jail at Portland, charged with the murder of her husband on Hallow’een night. It will be remembered that at the time David Karney was killed in his little store southwest of Geneva, in Jay county, Mrs. Karney said that while she and her husband were in the store about 9 o’clock, two masked men came in and in a battle, for which no cause was assigned, Mr. Karney was killed. An investigation followed and Mrs. Karney was arrested last week. She has been held on the charge of murder, without bail, and Saturday her at- ■ torneys, Smith & Fleming, began habeas corpus proceedings to secure her release. Her neighbors sympathize with her and say they will raise the bond fixed by the court. Her life has been one of many hardships. She is crippled, her spine having been injured by abuse of her husband, it is said, and when arrested she said she was innocent,, but had suffered so much through trouble that nothing could make much difference. She is the mother of six children, one an eight-months-old babe, being with her 1 nthe Portland jail, while the other five are being cared for by relatives and friends. The sheriff has made her as comfortable as possible, giving her a room in the hospital department

Decatur, Ind. Monday Evening, January 16, 1911.

MOVING TO JONESBORO, ARK. C. Vogt Family Leaves Next Week to Join Him—City Engineer. The Chris Vogt family is preparing to move to Jonesboro, Ark., to join Mr. Vogt, who has been serving as city engineer at that place for several months. Mrs. Vogt is at present arranging for the packing of their household goods and they will leave next week forJonesboror to make that place their future home. Mrs. Vogt quite I recently spent a few days there and likes the place very much. The Vogts have been residents of Decatur for several years, and during that time have been identified with all the progressive movements of the city in general and especially in the church realm, and there are scores who heartily regret that they are going. COURT HOUSE NEWS Officers Return From Tipton County With Oliver Rayl in Charge. HE FURNISHED BOND Homer Watkins Granted a Divorce—His Wife Allowed SIOO Alimony. Deputy Sheriff John Merica, Marshal Peterson and Mr. Summers came home Sunday evening, having in charge Oliver P. Rayl, the young man wanted here on a charge of wife desertion and to answer to a divorce complaint. He was located Sunday at i the home of an uncle in Tipton coun- ; ty and accompanied the officers without resistance. He seems a very clever young chap and has his side of the story as is always the case in matters of this kind. He also seems to have plenty of friends, as he furnished a bond of SSOO, signed by five people, two of whom own farms in this county, and are said to be worth SO,OOO. He was enjoined from disposing of any of bis property. Homer Watkins was granted a divorce from his wife, Nellie Watkins, by Judge Merryman. The defendant was allowed SIOO alimony, and the plaintiff was prohibited from marrying for two years.

i Minnie Linn et al. vs. Lusetta HoffI man et al., partition, report of partial I distribution filed and approved. Marriage licenses: Edna Grim, 22, ’ to Alfred Deam, 23, engineer, Fort Wayne; Franklin G. Shire, 32, farmer Allen county, to Minnie E. Hindenlang, 18, Union township. IN A DOUBLE RUNAWAY Decatur Ladies Had Exciting Experience Yesterday Afternoon. Mrs. Dal Hower and Mrs. Grant Russell who visited yesterday at the John T. Baker home near the Beery church had an exciting double runaway experience while returning home about four o'clock In the afternoon. When near the Wetzel home, two miles west their horse became frightened at an automobile, and ran for a long disI tance before he could be checked. All went well then until they came to the Erie railroad crossing just west of the city, when a train pulled In from the west Just as they crossed the track the puffing of the train behind the horse set It going again and It started down the road at breakneck speed, helter skelter over bridges and everything that came in its way, with the frightened women and children clinging to the reins. It could not be i checked, however, but quite fortunately kept the road and the women reached home safe. Just a little swerve ' from the beaten track would have i turned the rig into the gutter or over an emkakment and would have meant serious, if not fatal, injury. o— FUNERAL OF REV. AULT. Mr. and Mrs. John Logan were at Willshire, Ohio, yesterday, where they attended tgc funeral of Mr. Logan’s uncle, the Rev. J. B. Ault. Rev. Ault was a minister in the Liberal United i Brethren church and resided In Will- ■ shire for twenty years or more. He I i was sixty-seven years of age, his i 1 death occurring Thursday. The Rev. i Roberts of 'Wren, Ohio, officiated at the funeral.

ARE GOING AHEAD Definite Action Being Planned by Decatur Postoffice Employees FOR SUNDAY CLOSING Will Doubtless be Effected —Will Send Out Postals to Patrons. That the matter of the Sunday closing of the local postofflee will soon be brought to issue, seems quite probable, as the local postoffice employees are taking very practical steps to that end. Hearing of the successful campaign for the Sunday closing made by the Detroit postofflee recently, the local employees wrote to the postmaster there for pointers on how to begin the campaign. A reply has been received, together with a copy of the postal card which was sent out to each patron, asking for his signature. The majority of the patrons favoring the Sunday closing secures the measure, and it is said that in Detroit there were but twenty-eight who did not favor it. The card given out read as follows: "Postmaster—Sir: Whereas, I do not believe that the Sunday mail is a necessity, I respectfully petition you that the local postoffice be closed on Sunday and that Sunday work be dispensed with as far as possible.” A blank is left for the signature of the patron. It is thought that these cards will be given out to the patrons of the local office, and if a majority of favorable signatures are received, petition will be made to the postmaster general for such. This will do away with about a half day’s Sunday work for the local employees. It is said that the ministerial associition will also take up the matter. It is thought the greater majority of the patrons will be in favor of giving the boys of Uncle Sam their rest on the first dav of the week along with the others. In fact the experience of other cities shows that about one out of every ten is opposed to the measure. - — o - — —■ Mrs. M. E. Butcher of Bryant, who has been visiting at Butler, Pa., changBen Knapke made a business trip to Wayne.

NEW DIRECTORIES I Citizens’ Telephone Company Issues New Book For Their Patrons. OVER 600 NAMES Also Rural Lines and Toll Stations for Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The presses at this office have been busy for a week past turning out a new seventy-page directory for the Citizens’ Telephone company, which will be delivered today, and which will this week be distributed to the patrons of the 'telephone company. The list gives the names, and numbers of the ’phones and shows that there are about 600 in Decatur. The highest number is that of the Western Union Telegraph company, which uses the same, 4321, all over the country. The book also contains the list of farm ’phones, which, by the way, has grown considerable since the last directory was issued eighteen months ago; also the toll lines with the stations reached in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. The cover selected for the directory is a handsome one and the book will compare favorably, we believe, with that of any company in towns of this size. In the front of the book will be found the rules of the local exchange which will be rigidly enforced. Call by number, not by name, after you get your new book. Remember that the girl has more trouble to the square inch than any other person in town, and you should make her work as easy as possible.

ACCEPTS EDITORSHIP Cousin of John Kiracofe of This City Editor of Huntington Paper. Hugh Butler, who has for many years been the managing editor of the Huntington Herald, both morning and evening editions, has tendered his resignation to the board of directors and he has been released from the management of the paper. C. H. Kira-’ cofe Jr., has been elected to the vacancy. Mr. Butler has been one of the most successful newspaper men In northern Indiana and lias put the the editions qf the Herald way up among the best country dailies in the Middle West. His successor has had long experience In the business and was for many years city editor of the Herald , later becoming busines manager of that paper. Horace has the proverbial "nose for news” and is one of the most likeable fellows in the business. If the Herald does not continue to grow in prosperity and influence it will not be owing to any lack of effort on the part of its pew boss, —Waren Tribune. Mr. Kiracofe is & cousin of John Kiracofe of the Smith & Bell office of this city and is highly spoken of as a newspaper man and his successs is assured him in his new position as editor. o - ■.. J. FRED LOST HIS PURSE J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, lost his pocket-book the other day. The purse contained SB. After an extended search Mr. France found the purse in his office on a chair where he had been sitting. L. G. Ellingham, secretary of state, and H. L. Confer, deputy secretary of state, are suspected by Mr. France of having had a part in what Mr. France now believes to be a joke. Mr. Ellingham and Mr. Confer took a keen interest in his apparent misfortune. Capt. Balzer of the State House police department was sent down to the clerk’s office to act as a body guard whenever Mr. France left his office. —Kendallville Sun. Mrs. Malinda Fronefield returned this afternoon to her home in Fort Wayne after attending to business here.

THEY MAY MANAGE TO COMPROMISE

Senators Proctor and Fleming Will be Urged to Agree on Points. IN LIQUOR BILLS Lobbyists Are Having Hard Time to Keep Their Bank Accounts Up. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Things are looking up. Two bills are now before the legislature, both looking toward the regulation of the saloon and the liquor traffic. Both measures are regarded as stringent and in many instances bordering upon the radical. One of the bills was introduced by Senator Proctor, who is known over the state ’ as an orator and who took a promi- ' nent part in many local option campaigns and is regarded as a liberal — or rather was regarded as a liberal. The other bill was written by the association of Indiana Brewers and is fathered in the legislature by Senator Fleming, president of this association. This should be pleasing to the temperance advocates of the state, j When two liberal men, one of them engaged in a business that depends upon the saloon and the other one recognized as a force in behalf of the lib- ’ oral ideas and tendencies of the times, and we find them each outdoing the ! other in restricting and regulating the very thing they have been for, then it can surely be said that wo are growing temperate and of course better. The Indianapolis News and the other Indianapolis newspapers have treated both these bills fairly and have complimented both senators for their sincerity in behalf of the things they want to remedy by the enactment ino law of the bills they have introduced. But there is a scrap on between Senaators Proctor and Fleming for the free right-of-way, and each is jealous of the other. About the greatest differ- ' ence between the bills is the license ' fee, which is designated in the Proctor bill as one thousand dollars. In the

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IN THE CHURCHES Rev. Powell Preached Farewell Sermon Last Evening—Revival Opens. THE NEW PASTOR Will be Here Tomorrow— Revival Services at Other Churches Begin. The last services of the Rev. Sherman Powell as pastor of the local M. E. church were conducted Sunday, the pastor delivering a most excellent sermon in the morning, and in the evening his farewell sermon, and opening the revival, which will be in progress several weeks. The Rev. Powell left this morning for Greencastle to make preliminary arrangements for the work in the new field, and will return here at the end of the week, remaining over Sunday. The revival service this evening will be led by Morris Hay. The pastor, the Rev. Chester W, Church, of Fort Wayne, wfeo wJH serve out the unexpired term of the Rev. Powell, will arrive tomorrow and Wil} at once take up the revival and the regular church work. The revival service also began at the Evangelical church Sunday and a highly Interesting and profitable evangelistic campaign will be in evidence. The Rev. Maas of Berne will be here this week to assist the RevWise and his congregation in the revival. NO MONEY ORDERS AFTER 5:30. Patrons of the local postoffice should bear in mind that while the stamp and general delivery departments are open until 7 o’clock the money department closes at 5:30 o'clock, at which time the money order books are balanced. Those desiring money orders should therefore not call after 5:30 unless they wish disappointment.

Fleming bill the license is graduated from two to six hundred dollars. In the former bill the number of saloons is limited to one for every thousand population, and in the latter it is one to every five hundred people. There is a disposition now among some of the leaders pf the majority party to get the two senators together on a compromise and settlement of their differences, and this is really the hope now. If they are in earnest, and it is the general belief that they are. they will be invited to get down to an adjustment of the little differences that are between them and not permit the There will likely be something doing they are both so strongly contending. There will likely be something doing on the subject of regulation before many days are permitted to pass by. The legislature has begun its third week of the session. They adjourned Friday until Monday, and this will continue to be the order of the session until they begin to get anxious to conclude all the important legislation desired. This industrious turn of the mind will not come until the latter part of the session, and even at that there will not be many Saturdays that the legislative members will be found on the job. Committees are now doing their work and this will bring out several bills about which there will be many a lively scrap upon the floors of the house and senate. They had a little bit of turmoil in the senate Friday, when an attempt was made*to pass a bill to elect county superintendents by the popular vote of the people. The bill was indefinitely postponed, but the introduction of the bill brought forth the first oratory of the session. The lobbyists are looking hurt at what appears to be a not too fruitful session. The first day they were thick and apparently full of Inspiration, but that look of alertness has disappeared, and in its stead has come the look of doubt and misgiving, and among some of them prosperity is not knocking at both the front and the back doors at the same time. If something does not happen within the next few days, several familiar faces will be minus around the legislative halls. CONTIMJWD ON 1 AOB FOUR