Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 130.

editors meeting Arrived at Laporte TodayGovernor to be Endorsed For President. A MEMPHIS LYNCHNIG Medero Leaves For Mexico City—Ohio Legislators to be Prosecuted. (United Press Service.) Laporte, Ind., June 2— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Democratic editors arrived here this morning from South Bend. The mid-summer meeting opened this afternoon with an address by Governor Marshall In which he discussed the new constitution in a fair and square manner. Resolutions are being prepared by the committee endorsing Governor Marshall for president and their adoption is believed certain. Memphis, Tenn., June 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fifty mounted men overpowered the deputy sheriff here today and lynched Pat Crowe, a negro, who had assaulted Mrs. H. L. Whitsington. wife of a wealthy cotton planter. El Paso, Texas, June 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Cheered by five thousand American residents, Francisco Medero left here today for Mexico City. There were no formal ceremonies. Several hundred troops accompanied him, but aside from these there were no guests, excepting twenty intimate friends and the newspaper boys on the train. His itinerary Is not known. Columbus. Ohio, June 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The prosecution of the Ohio legislators will proceed as planned, notwithstanding the acquittal of Representative Nye, said Prosecutor Turner today. There are still three indictments against Nye. o AUGUST HAS NO HOLIDAY. A 1911 calendar which has all the holidays marked, both religious and secular, patriotic and popular, reveals the rather remarkable fact that there is only one month in the year without a holiday of Importance, says one interested therein. Some have as many as five that are remembered in some part or parts of the country. August is the month that has no holiday. It happens, however, that this is a favorite summer vacation month, which tends to equalize things. The longest unbroken in the year is from July 4th to September 4th, which is Labor day. January had two, including McKinley’s birthday; February had four, counting groundhog day; March recognized Ash Wednesday and St. Patrick’s day; April had five, mostly church holidays; May has Mother’s day. Peace day and Memorial day; June recognized Flag day and the first day of summer; July has the Fourth of July; September has Labor day and the Jewish New Year; October has Yom Kipper. Discovery day and Hallowe'en; Novembr has election day and Thanksgiving, and December closes with the biggest and best day of the year. Cl WILL OPEN OFFICE HERE. F. W. Finkhousen to Establish Himself as Doctor of Chiropractic . F. W. Finkhousen. doctor of Chiropractice, will open an office in this city at once. He graduated from the school of Chiropractics at Grand Rapids tt ednesday evening of this week and came immediately here to locate. His is a new science, in which disease is treated by adjusting the vertabrae and his first case was the curing of his father, who had been given up to die from a complication of ailments. Mr. Finkhousen is no stranger here as his parents live just across the Ohio line, his brother being the cashier of the Bank of Wren. He is an excellent young man and believes he will be able to build up a good practice in this city. He will lease rooms today and at once begin preparing them. His official announcement will appear in a few- days. Frank Wechter and family of Blue Creek township were heretoday on business. Mr. Wechter is trustee of Blue Creek township.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

HORSE ENJOYS RUN. Horse Scared Near Heckman Mill and Winds Up on Ossian Road. Much excitement was caused Thursday in the north part of the city when a grey horse hitched to a brand new buggy took fright at something, while left standing near the Heckman mill, and all at once took a chase north for several blocks, and then cut over the G. R. & I. tracks and came back with the rig still attached. When near the crossing at the Decatur automobile works, it tqrned directly around and returned in the same direction, and then took a shoot up the Ossian road. No one was in the rig at the time, and it was not learned to whom the animal belonged. THE ALASKA FLOOD Death-Threatening Waters Make Annual Visit at Fairbanks. LEO MARTIN WRITES Decatur People All in Safety and Much Inconvenience Experienced. Frank Barthol is in receipt of a paper sent him by Leo Martin from Fairbanks, Alaska, which gives a lengthy account of a disastrous flood, which swept through that city and others nearby the forepart of May, when the I big ice-jams began to break, along with the melting snows, putting that cold country in a perilous condition for some days. These floods are annually expected at this time, but not for many years has there been such a hurrying and scurrying among the people residing in the central part of the city and business section as was experienced this spring. People living along the banks of the river made arrangements for leaving their homes as soon as the water began to rize, but when the heavy layers of ice let loose from their months of fastening, people living blocks away had to re-, pair to the loftiest parts of the city and remain there until the waters receded. Rubber boots were in great demand, and the supply in the city was exhausted long before half of the people had been accommodated. Much damage was done to buildings and other obstacles in the path of the water, and the different cities suffered heavy losses, and there were scarcely any whose cellars were not filled with water level to the floors. Many were rendered homeless, and those who left their homes at first and repaired to lower floors in hotels had to move again several times. Bridges along the path were swept away and broken into pieces by the heavy jams, and although the loss has not yet been accurately figured it will run up into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Decatur people in business at Fairbanks escaped without any damage, they being located on a higher level, but their basements and cellars were also filled to the top. It is considered the worst in the history of Fairbanks and for several days a good portion of the population of the city made their homes in boats and other safety vessels until things settled and were in the usual good running order.

DISTRICT CONVENTION. Os Woman’s Missionary Association to be Held Here. The programs for the Fort Wayne district Woman’s Missionary convention of the M. E. church, which will be held in the; Decatur Methodist church June 13th and 14th, will soon be ready for announcement. An interesting and instructive convention is assured. Mrs. John Niblick of this city is the district president. oQUARTERLY MEETING. The first quarterly meeting for the conference year of the -Methodist Episcopal church will be held Sunday and Monday, June 4th and sth. The Rev. J. A. Beatty, district superintendent, will preach Sunday morning and administer the holy communion. There will also be reception of members. The quarterly conference will beheld on Monday at 7:30. Reports ‘will be made by the various officers of the church.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, June 2, 1911.

TO VISIT EUROPE Miss Carrie Scherer Left Yesterday For New York City. ON TRIP ABROAD Visit Will Occupy More Than Two Months—One of Much Interest. Miss Carrie Scherer, a former student of this county, but who for the past thirty years has been teaching school at Omaha, Neb., arrived in the city last Saturday and later went to Monroe for a several days’ visit with her sister, Miss Elizabeth Scherer. On Thursday she left over the Erie for New York City, and on tomorrow noon will sail on a German steamer for Europe, and will make an extended visit across the waters. Her principal stopping places will be in Egypt, Jerusalem, and many other places of interest, which to the stranger afford many Interesting and entertaining sights. She will be absent about two months and a half, giving her ample time to cover much territory and to thoroughly enjoy the various trips which she will take in addition to the main cities where she will visit. This is her second trip abroad, she having made the trip tyo years ago, seeing many interesting sights, and since then she has always had a yearning idea to return. Besides being a trip for pleasure it will also be of much benefit to her in regard to her school work, and which is one of the main reasons for her making the trip.

THE TRI KAPPAS Invade Decatur Field—A Chapter to be Organized in This City. ON NEXT THURSDAY State Officials to be Here— Will be Twelve Charter Members. The only Greek-letter sorority in the city will be that which will be organized next Thursday evening by the Tri-Kappas. About six weeks ago the Decatur parties interested applied for a charter, and have now received word that the same had been granted, and that the state officials would arrive next Thursday afternoon to insti tute the chapter in this city. The organization will take place Thursday evening at the C. J. Lutz home, and prominent Tri-Kappas from surrounding towns will be visitors. The charter members will include the Misses Lucile Hale, Edna Hoffman, Frances Merryman, Frances Dugan, Madge Hite, Fanny Frisinger, Bessie Boyers, Leota Bailey, Helen Niblick, Jean Lutz, Frances Kunkel and Pansy Bell. Several of the girls will not arrive home from college until after the organization is effected and will be received later, but their names will be included in the charter. The meetings will be held at the homes. While many of the college girls belong to different sororities this will be the only one established in this city.

SOUTH SIDE MEAT MARKET. The proprietors of the South Side meat market on Winchester street opened Thursday with a good patronage, which is steadily increasing. They handle everything that is usually kept in a first-class butcher shop and ask the patronage of the public. 'Phone 420. 9 —— —■ MINISTERIAL MEETING. The ministerial association will hold its regular meeting Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, June sth, at the library. The Rev. Hessert will have the paper. The attendance of all the ministers of the city is desjred.

' happily' wedded. A quiet, but happy wedding took place at 9:30 o'clock Thursday evening. when Miss Vernota Hakes was united in marriage to Mr. Harvey C. Tlnkham* the ceremony being performed by 'Squire Stone at his residence. Both people are from the south part of the county and quite popular. The groom is the son of Lorenzo and Henry Tinkhara and the bride the daughter of Joseph and Irene Hakes. They will reside on a farm south of here. ABOUT THF SICK Mrs. J. W. Tyndall Improving—ls Able to Sit Up a While Each Day. MISS TERVEER GAINS Will Probably Come Home Next Week—Mrs. Bieberich Reported Better. Miss Velma Porter Is still unable to be at work at the Burdg millinery store, being still confined to her bed with an attack of liver trouble. Daniel Bieberich, who has been at the bedside of Mrs. Bleberlch at the Lutheran hospital, where on last Tuesday she underwent an operation for gall stones and appendicitis, returned this noon and stated that she was resting much easier, but still very weak. Mr. Bieberich will return in the morning to be at her bedside, it having been necessary for him to come home to attend to some business matters. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, who has been suffering from appendicitis for several days, is recovering. She is now able to sit up a half hour each day and the nurse in charge is much encouraged over her condition, stating that she thinks she will have recovered in a very few days. Miss Eva Acker went to Ft. Wayne this morning to call on her mother, Mrs. Irvin Acker, at the Hope hospital, where she was operated upon the first of the week for hernia. She is getting along fine, though it will be several days before the period in which complications are ' liable to arise, will be passed. Her son, L. W. Acker, of Chicago, and her daughter, Miss Minta Acker, returned last evening from the hospital, where they spent yesterday.

COURT HOUSE NEWS New Quiet Title Suit Filed by Attorney C. L. Walters Today. A VERY QUIET PLACE New Parties Entered in the Blue Creek Ditch Dredge Petition. Things were rather quiet in the court house today, the chief thing going on in the court room being the Blue Creek ditch trial. Amos J. Smith vs. Margaret Herring et al., is a new complaint to quiet title. C. L. Walters is the plaintiff’s attorney. In the case of George W. Gates et al., petition for a drain (commonly known as the Blue Creek ditch case) a petition to substitute as new parties as owners of real estate described In petition, Calvin Fuchs, et al., in place of the parties named in the petition. The following real estate transfers are reported: John Gerber ta Albert Moeschberger, 76 acres, French tp., $6200; Anna H. Beer to Mary Witwer et al., lots 106, 107, 108 and 266, Berne, $725, quit claim deed; John C. Moran commissioner, to Catherine Schneider, part of lot 28, Decatur, sl,835; Charles E. Hocker to Catherine M. Fuhrman, lots 12, 13, Monroe, S2OO.

TO GREAT BEYOND Was Spirit of Mrs. August Gallmeier Summoned Last Night. ILL ONLY A FEW DAYS Leaves Eight Days’ Old Son —Funeral Will be Held Monday Morning. After a very short illness, Louisa, wife of August Gallmeyer, a prominent resident of Preble township, living six miles north of this city, and a mile south of St. John’s, passed away at 9:15 o’clock Thursday night. The little son, born to her eight days ago, has also be?n in poor health, and it was thought could live but a short while. Mrs. Gallmeyer was thirtythree years of age last Christmas. She was born in Root township, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Berning, and her entire life has been spent in this county, where her every acquaintance grew to love her. She leaves the aged mother, the husband and three children —Freda, aged eleven; Martin, aged nine, and the infant son, eight days old. Henry and Charles Berning of Root township are her brothers, and she also leaves the following sisters: Mrs. Henry Buhlman, Mrs. Martin Koenemann, Mrs. Andrew Fuelling, Mrs. Henry Wietfeldt, Pauline and Tena Berning, the last two named being at home. Funeral services will be held Monday morning, the procession leaving the house at 10 o’clock sun time, for the St. John’s Lutheran church, where the Rev. H. C. Jaus will conduct the services. Burial in the St. John’s cemetery. SURPRIsf TURNED Tom Stoneburner’s Friends Break Him Into Married Life Last Night. THEY HAD MUCH FUN Tom Took it All in Good Faith and Wanted it Completed Right. Just as Tom Stoneburner took his friends by surprise when he returned on Wednesday and said that he had been married, they also, in turn, took him by surprise Thursday evening, when a number of his friends went to the barber shop anif wished to give him the initiatory work into married life. At first he offered resistance, but upon looking the crowd over, saw no use for “bucking," and turned himself over the the fun-makers (not for himself), but only to those who took part and the many on lookers. A large tin bucket was placed on his head, several tin cans tied to each foot, and with a rope about his waist and hands he was led through the .principal streets, w’herever they wished to take him. The parade attracted quite a bit of attention, but “Isse” took it all in good faith, and left his friends have their own way until they finished. He told them to go ahead with their work and finish it up Tight, and that he would get in his when they called on him for a shave or other tonsorial work. Although it was a little embarasslng he took it all in fun, but is mighty glad it Is all over. VACATION IN OKLAHOMA. Miss Rose Christen will enjoy a two weeks' vacation from duties at the First National bank, and with her sister, Mrs. Dolly Durkin and children, will leave Tuesday for Muskogee, Oklahoma, where they will visit with their sister, Mrs. F. E. France. o UNION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching service, 10:30 a. m. Let us not forget to come together in God’s house on the Sabbath day. “I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.’’

ATTEND CAMP MEETING. Mrs. William Sheler and Mrs. Frank Boyers left this morning for Anderson to attend the eleven days' meeting of the Church of God, which con venes there today. These gatherings are held each yeas and representatives from all over the world, Including India and Japan, will be present to take part. These meetings are held in open air and Anderson is especially fitted for the event, they having one of the largest open pavilions in the country, where all the meetings will be held. Addresses by able speakers and camp meetings will be the events of Interest, and much special benefit is always derived from these meetings. RECEIVE ~~NOTICE The New Egg Law Will be Enforced by Local Dealers Monday. TO BE PROSECUTED Will Any One be if He Violates the Law in Any Shape or Form. The following warning received this morning by H. Berling from H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, explaining fully the new egg la»v, which went into effect June Ist. Mr. Barnard stated in a letter that this “warning" was sent in order to inform farmers, hucksters and any grocery keepers of the present law: “The Indiana pure food law forbids the sale or offering for sale of eggs which are in any degree decomposed, putrid or rotten, by Paragraph 4 of section 2 of the law, which reads: “An article shall be deemed as adulterated: in the case of food: * * * If it contains in any proportion of filthy, decomposed, putrid or rotten animal * * * substance. “Section 4 makes it the duty of all peace and health officers to sieze eggs found to be unwholesome, and which are intended for sale or offered for sale. “Section 10 of the act provides * * * That any person, persons, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than $lO nor more than S3O; for the second offense, by a fine of not less than $25, nor more than $100; and for the third and subsequent offenses, by a fine of SIOO and imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days. “Inspectors of the food and drug department of the state board of health and all county, city and town health officers are instructed to enforce these provisions of the law. “Egg producers, dealers and shippers will take notice that ’the sale of bad eggs or of stale or storage eggs as fresh eggs is in violation of the latv and that prosecutions will be instituted wherever evidence of violations can be secured.” It will be seen from the above that any person buying or selling rotten eggs shall be prosecuted and therefore all buyers will be obliged to candle their eggs. Hucksters and grocery keepers will be obliged to “candle” and to mark their cases in buying so as to determine from whom the bad eggs came, in order to file prosecution . or to have their money refunded. The law’ will entail a great deal of labor at first, to be carried out, but in the end it will prove beneficial not only to the handler of eggs, but to the producer as - w’ell. INSRANCE FIRM DISSOLVES. The well known insurance firm of Galiogly & Peterson has dissolved partnership, the same taking effect today. Mr. Galiogly will continue the business at the old office, while Mr. Peterson will open an Insurance office in the Interurban block. Both are well known and their many friends wish them success in the future. The firm was organized a year ago, when Mr. Lower, the former member of the firm of Galiogly & Lower, became postmaster. They have enjoyed a splendid business. C. L. Meibers has gone to Rome City to visit at the Meit>ers cottage till Sunday.

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KNIGHT THE HERO Driver of Westcott is Praised For His Bravery on Tuesday. • TOOK LONG CHANCES To Keep From Striking Another Driver—Gave Up His Chances to Win. b • . j* i Indianapolis, Ind., June 2 —When the multitude of spectators on Memorial Day at the 500 mile race saw a human form drop from tne machination’s -seat of Jagersburger’s Case car, roll under tne rear wheels and then get up dazed, only to be confronted with the sight of onrushing speed demons, no one knew that youthful Harry Knight, who was to be the savior of the young mechanic’s life, was going to repeat what had occurred once before in his brief racing career. For this same Knight on the day before the Fairmount Park races in Philadelphia last year was confronted with a situation identical to that which developed at the greatest automobile race In the country held here Memorial day. In Philadelphia, during the trials, the driver of the Mercer car, in rounding a turn, threw a mechanic out of his seat into the path of young Knight’s car. Knight saved this man’s life by turning his car from the race course through a fence into a clean field. At Indianapolis, driving one of the prettiest races that has been witnessed in many a time, having gone 280 miles, 260 of which were without a tire change, making a record for such an event and then holding by a good margin a position near the top, Knight was coming down the stretch in his powerful Westcott racing car at the rate of 86 miles an hour. ’ This hero, despite his twenty-one jears and short experience in racing circles, was just getting warmed up to the possibilities that he had in the barking Westcott with the biggest motor that the Rtitenberg Engine Works ever built. He was coming down the grand stand stretch. Knight had told his youthful machination, John T. Glover, to “open the air,” he intended to see what was in the car. “For,” as he explains it,” “I had not as yet really opened the Westcott.” Jagenburger’s Case car broke a steering knuckle. The car had just left the pit after a miraculaus escape from injury. C. L. Anderson, Jagerburger's machination, leaped from the car, he says, in an effort to try and get to the back wheels to stop the car now beyond the control of his driver. Knight saw the car pull from the pit. He rememberd that he had passed two cars on the back stretch. Glover had just told him they were close behind him. Knight saw a cloud of smoke, then. dust. He knew something was wrong. When twenty feet ,fr6m Anderson he saw the human form on the track. A head bobbing in the air first caught Knight’s vision. He at once knew there was nothing for him to do but to sacrifice the greatest chance of his racing career in an effort to save human life. To think with Knight was to act. He locked the rear wheels of his car for a •kid to the pits. Knight said that the Fairmount Park incident loomed into his mind and his only thought was to successfully strike the pits without injuring any one. It has now’ developed that both Knight and Glover were sailing from the race track to the pits, both with prayers on their lips. Neither expected to leave the course alive. ELKS MEET TONIGHT. There will be a meeting of the Wlks this evening and as this is the only scheduled meeting. to be held this month arrangements for flag day, June 14th, will be made at this time. A good attendance is desired so that whatever work is wished to be carried out on that day arrangements can be completed therefor. , -o SALEM GROVE SOCIAL. The "Golden Gate” (colored) male quartet of Wren, Ohio, will give a free concert at the Salem Grove Saturday evening, June 3rd. Refreshments will be served on the ground, and a prize will be given to the most popular lady-