Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 135.

FALSE ECONOMY Is Poor Sanitation in School Houses Says Dr. J. N. Hurty. PREVENT ILLNESS By Good Sanitation and Reduce the School Tax—A Good Plea. Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the I state board of health, issues the fol• lowing statement on the extravagance of having unsanitary school houses: Os course al! unsanitary conditions bring heavy expense in the form of sickness, ill health, disease and death. The loss of efficiency which attends sickness Is very great. Indiana loses greatly from ''sickness-inefficiency." The people of Indiana spend over |5,-1 000,000 annually for doctors and over, 13,000.000 for medicines, and the doctors are preaching prevention to them all the time. Yet, the people wink at the ounce of prevention and keep up the awful pound expenditure for cure. This is a curious situation. When Moses would preserve his people from preventable sickness, he did not talk about the sorrow, weakness, suffering and loss, which preventable sickness brines and thus try to lead them to self preservation: but instead he appealed to their religion and so he began his sanitary commands with: 'Thus saith the Ixird." This cannot be done nowadays, and the only appeal left is to common sense and self preservation. But this does not avail as one thinks it should. The forces which 1 prevent this appeal from bringing practical results are —irremovable ignorance with its accompanying conceit. apathy, procrastination, and the-' clntch-of-the-dollar with its attendant ideas of false economy. As avarice, ignorance, apathy, procrastination are all sins, it is not strange to find them to be the cause of the sin of unsanitary conditions. Os all unsanitary sins, the unsanitary school house is the worst. This is true, because little defenseless children are injured. The school house which is not thoroughly ventilated with ample ventilating ducts, or, which is not thoroughly and properly lighted, or, which is not evenly warmed or kept clean, or which does not have an ample supply of pure water, or which has abominable outhouses, is a sin. It marks the community in which it exists as ignorant, cruel and extravagant. Yet, such school houses are all over our, state But what shall be said of those I who oppose building sanitary school houses? We certainly cannot pre nounce them wise and practical, for, they propose to continue conditions | which cost like sin. conditions which j bring ill health, disease and even death, upon little children. The said conditions also bring inefficiency upon j K teacher and pupils and the taxpayers do not get the value of their money. In sanitary school houses, efficiency is so increased that pupils need go, only three years to accomplish as, much as is done in four years in unsanitary school houses. This is a saving of 25 per cent, not to speak of the saving of doctors' bills, medicine and ; nurses' bills. The person who stands against building a new’ sanitary i school house, saying “the people are already taxed to death." is to be pit-. led—for he wants to send good money | after bad, and he does not understand true economy. And let it here be said—the trustee whose only idea of economy is to spend less than his predecessor is a dangerous man. His should be bow much more good he Can do even if he is compelled to spend more money. It is estimated by the state board, of health that—our failure to always surround school children with all of the conditions'of health and efficiency, results in a loss of not less than |2,000,000 annually. In other words, give every school child a chance for his “white-ally of health." and our annual school tax can be reduced >2,000,000. We hope the business men of the state will take hold of this matter and help secure this great saving. — o * BAND MEETING TONIGHT. All members of the City band are requested to be at the band room tonight at 8 p. m. sharp. Business of importance to be considered in addition to the regular practice. Come.

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IT’B STRAWBERRY SEASON. Talking about the decadence of strawberry growing in this county, one cannot have seen the fine crop being raised by W. A. Fonner, north of Monmouth and still think so. Mr. Fonstated today that he had picked thirty gallons of the fruit today, and from samples'tested by a reporter for this paper, they are exceedingly delicious —and such fine large berries that but ten or twelve would make a good sized strawberry short cake. JOHN NKERR DEAD Prominent Farmer of Monroe Township Succumbed to Bright’s Disease LATE LAST NIGHT Had Been Seriously 11l Only 48 Hours—Funeral Held Saturday. Ailing for morethan a year with Bright's disease,'which, however, assumed a most sertous phase only during the last forty-eight hours, John N. Kerr, one of the prominent farmers of Monroe township, died Wednesday night at 10 o’clock at his home three and one-half miles northeast of Berne. Complicated with the Bright's disease was an abscess. Two days ago Mr. Kerr complained of a pain in one side of his face, and this was later found to be an abscess and lanced, his death occurring soon afterward, the serious phase of his illness extending only over forty-eight hours. Miss Kauffman, a trained nurse from Fort Wayne was called to attend the ill man during his last days. Mr. Ken - , to whom was allotted only fifty-six years, four months and fifteen days of this life, was born in Crawford county, Ohio, but in 1865, with his parents, David H. Kern and wife, settled in Monroe township, this county, his entire life being practically ! spent there, where he became a most influential and prominent man of affairs. He is survived by his wife and three children —John R., who is married, and Lulu and Dessie Kdrr, who reside at home. One son has preceded the father in death. He also leaves three brothers, but no sisters. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock, standard time, from the home. The service will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias lodge, No. 389, Berne.

POLICE COURT NEWS. Wednesday night Frank Straub was arrested charged with the theft of a wheel belonging to a young son of Bert Johnson. The boy had stopped at the sales barns and Straub, who had been working there, is alleged to have taken the wheel. In the meantime the matter was brought to the attention of the officials and a warrant issued. Before the warrant was served the wheel was returned from whence it was taken. The arrest was made and Straub held In jail over night, but this morning the case was dismissed for want of any evidence of the Intention to steal. It is probable that Straub was in a hurry and mistook the wheel for one belonging to one of the employees of the barn, and was innocent of any Intention of stealing the wheel. This is the first time this young man has been arrested on any charge. At different times the officials have noticed the inability of certain persons to climb the stairs leading to the mayor's and justice’s offices and when the matter was brought to the attention of ’Squire Stone, who owns the bnilding, he determined to remedy the defect and today is erecting a hand-rail for the convenience of the public. 111 W """ Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker, Mrs. Fred Blosser, Mrs. Amos Y'oder and Miss Iris Robinson went to Fort Wayne this morning to call upon Louis Robinson of that place, who is very seriously ill. Mr. Riobinson was formerly a merchant of Hoagland, and some time ago went to Florida for the benefit of his failing health, but had to return without deriving any good from the trip. Since then he has been at Fort Wayne and the end is now looked for at any hour.

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PORTLAND NEXT Convention of Evangelical Y. P. A. of District to be at Portland »■"— Sil ■ FOR NEXT YEAR —— Ministerial and Laymen’s Convention Will be Held Separate. A lecture by the Rev. F. C. Berger of Cleveland, general secretary of the Yoifhg People's Alliance, officially closed the two days' joint district conference of the Ministers and Laymen and the Young People's societies of the Evangelical association. Rev. Berger will be one of the speakers during the annual state convention of the Indiana Sunday school association, which begins today in this city. A missionary conference was held Wednesday afternoon and addresses were delivered by the Rev. P. L. Browns of Waterloo: Rev. D. A. Cgley, Berne, Rev. E. E. Miller, Markle, and Miss Alice Niederhouser, Defiance, Ohio. The ladies of the congregation of the Crescent Avenue church served dinner and supper In the church parlors to all the visiting delegates. One of the important matters of the morning session resulted in the decision that hereafter the two associations will hold separate district conferences. The next meeting of the District Young People's Alliance will be held at Portland. The election of officers for the Ministers' and Uymen's association was held in the morning and resulted as follows: President, Rev. J. J. Wise, Fort Wayne; secretary, Ralph E. Browns. Waterloo; treasurer, Eli Haffner, Portland; evangelist committee, F.' H. Hersh, Julius Yost, William Mertz, L. A. Schmetzrled. and the church pastors of Kendallville, Portland. Van Wert, Huntington and Waterloo.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The Rev. D. O. Wise, pastor of the local Evangelical church, is conference president of the Y. P. A. Mapy representatives of the local Evangeli cal church attended the convention. . o

QUIET WEDDING Was That Which United the Lives of Zeak Evans and Miss Ethel Stetler. I QUIET WEDDING TRIP To Farm of Sister Will Continue Through Week— Bellers Outwitted. Wednesday afternon at 3 o’clock a quiet wedding was neld in which the lives of Zeak Evans and Miss Ethel Stetler were united. The wedding occurred at the home of the groom s father on Mercer street, only a few of the closest friends being present to witness the ceremony. Mr. Evans is the son of Mr. Steven Evans, and is a blacksmith by trade, working at the Mougey shop on Jefferson street. The young lady is the daughter of Homer and Emma Stettler and formerly resided in Pleasant Mills. This morning the young couple left for Monroe, where friends will meet them and conduct them to the farm of Mr. Evans’ sister, where they will -spend the remaining days of the week, returning here Saturday evening. The couple will go to housekeeping at once. Wednesday night friends of the young couple searched in vain for traces of them, being equipped with noise-making utensils of every description, but as one of the party said, /‘He must have seen them coming. They were unable to locate them and had to console themselves with promises of what would happen next Saturday night upon the arrival of the newly married couple upon their return trip. o —— Stella Thomas of Monroe, who was hare this morning, returned at noon to her home.

Thursday Evening, June 8. 1911.

CHIEF ENGINEER HERE. William J. Battln of Lafayette, su perlntendent of plants for the Indiana Lighting company, was in the city Wednesday evening going over the grounds of the local plant and making an inspection of the gas holder and | other fixtures of the company. H ■ seemed well pleased with the condi tion of the plant and remarked that the local offices was in as good condi tion as any of their offices in tire di: [ ferent cities. He was accompanied by i Earl Martin, also of Lafayette, who it I to make a blue print of all the gamains of the city so that the company can have a better and more complete view of the outlay and a better understanding to go ahead with the work of the company. Just now they are do ing a fine business and expect to interst many more customers in this line before the summer months are over. A June wedding Joining Lives of Miss Lizzie Knapp and Thomas Edward Miller. SOLEMNIZED TODAY At Noon at Home of Bride’s Parens, Mr. and Mrs. > Henry Knapp. One of the very prettiest and happiest of the weddings of June was solemnized at 12 o’clock today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp on Nortn intra street, when their daughter, Miss Lizzie, became the wife j of Thomas Edward Miller, the day being more particularly happy, because it was also the birthday anniversary of the bride. The wedding ceremony took place in one corner of the parlor, which was tastefully decorated I with spring garden flowers, which are now in their most glorious beauty and I profusion, the bridal party proceeding to this place to the strains of Men- ' delssohn's wedding march played by i the bride's sister, Miss Alice Knapp. I The Rev. L. C. Hessert, pastor of the. i German Reformed church, of which | Miss Knapp has been an active member in all departments, officiated. The bride, who is a very pretty young lady, was becomingly gowned in a frock of white embroidery and wore a long tulle veil, caught to her hair with orange blossoms —these blossoms being worn by her mother at her own wedding. She carried a bouquet of white bride's roses. Her maid was her sister, Miss Bertha Knapp, who was gowned in a lovely dress of pink silk, with flowers in her hair. The groom’s attendant was Mr. Fred Ashbaucher. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served, covers being laid for the twenty-five guests, including the immediate members of the families and intimate friends, who witnessed the ceremony. The newly married couple left this afternoon for Warsaw, where they will visit the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miller. Upon their return here next week they will be at home on North Sixth street, their home having been prepared by them in advance. Out-of-town guests at the wedding were the bride's brother, Charles Knapp, of Chicago; Mrs. Jacob Hllkene and daughter, Helen, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Robert Hines of Indianapolis. Miss Knapp is a young lady of unexcelled worth, and the groom is one of the excellent young business men of the city, having been employed for some time as a salesman for the Henry' Knapp hardware store. ■■ - —o 8080 M. E. CHILDREN'S DAY. The Bobo M. E. Sunday school has arranged for a very good Children's Day program for Sunday evening. June 11th, to which the public is cordially invited. — ■ v> EVANGELICAL CHOIR. The members of the Evangelical choir will meet at the church at 7:30 tomorrow evening to practice for the Children's Day program to be rendered June 18th. Charles Knapp of Chicago, Miss Faye Smith and Mr. and Mrs. O. Godfrey Bell motored to Portland Wednesday afternoon and ware guests of Mr. Dickes and family at gupper.

IN GREAT DEMAND I—. Are the Services of Dr. Ferris, Who Gives the Lecture Saturday. TO THE GRADUATES Has a Style All His Own and Never Fails to Please Audiences. Dr. W. N. Ferris is a great man and the people of this locality jtila be so glad to have this man here again that they should pack the school yaid of the Central building Saturday morning. when he appears. The noted lecturer is thus described in the greetings of his advance circular: "In this age of rag time music, ragtime oratory, rag-time education, ragtime religion, rag-time polities, ragtime life insu.ance. rag-time banking, and rag-time divorce, fame is the reward of the successful advertiser. "Woodbridge N. Ferris Isn't famous, he isn’t a great orator, he isn’t apes simist, nor is he an optimist. He has been a schoolmaster for one-third of s Fentury—in fact, he has had a lot of fun trying to awaken young people to a realization of some of their best possibilities. Byway of special diversion he has always been a democrat. He has been a candidate for mayor of Big Rapids, a candidate for superintendent of public instruction, a candidate for congress, a candidate for governor of Michigan. Owing to a scarcity of democrats he has never been allowed to render his country any special service. His humor is accidental; his irony and sarcasm are inherited; his practical sense is the result of his educational, religious and political knock-downs. In education, relfgion, and politics, Mr. Ferris is a radical. During the past twenty-five years he has given one thousand lectures in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, lowa, Nebraska. Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Strange as it may seem, all of his available time for the | platform is in demand." RED MEN ELECT Officers to Fill Vacancies Caused by Promotion of Older Officers. MEMBERSHIP IS 200 And Great Efforts Are Being Made to Get Clean-cut Young Men Enrolled. A large number of Red Men were present at the lodge quarters Wednesday night, at which time the Red Men elected officers for the coming term. The degree was also conferred on several candidates and a social time enjqyed. Delegates were elected to attend the great council to be held in Indianapolis next month and the proposition to have a home for the order was also discussed. The officers elected for the coming term were: Prophet, B. F. Breiner; sachem, Richard Helm: senior, George Kinzle; junior, Andrew Moyer; representatives, Fred Blosser and Herbert Breiner: trustee, James Bain. This order has made great strides In the last year toward becoming larger, there being very few evenings on which there was no degree conferred. Every member of the lodge is giving every effort to securing more members this year because of the proposed improvements, and also to make the order the largest, In numbers, in ,the city. Great success has crowned the efforts of the past term, and now the membership is hovering close to the two hundred mark. The principles of the order appeal to the working man, the clerk, or in fact any man who labors for a daily wage, and this class of men is rapidly seeing the advantages of an affiliation with an order and are being enrolled.

BUYS FARM. Henry C. Bittner of Union township, a prominent farmer of this county, Ims disposed of his twenty-acre farm to Jacob H. Baker. Mr. Bittner will still have possession of his country home until some time in August, when he will make different arrangements as to what he will do in the future. Mr. Baker, tiie new owner, who owns a farm of eighty acres, will rent the property just purchased, and will still reside upon his old place, where he has resided for years. THE NONROE NEWS Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors Will Observe Memorial Day, THE LADIES’ AID Will Give Social—Children’s Day—Lights and Water Are Wanted. Monroe, Ind., June B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —All members of the Modern woodmen and Royal Neighbor lodge are requested to meet at their hall promptly at 1 o’clock next Sunday afternoon to attend the Woodmen memorial services to be held at the Monroe M. E. church at 1:30 (standard tlme.T SarfiTOH will be delivered by Rev. J. C. Crafts of the local church. Let every member turn out to honor the memory of their departed brothers; Visiting Woodmen and Royal Neighbors are cordially invited to join in these services.

The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church of this place will give an ice cream social on the Keller lot in Monroe on Saturday evening. June i 17th. Everybody is cordially invited to come and assist the ladies in making the occasion one of the best ever held here. Proceeds to be applied for the benefit of the church. Don’t forget the time and place, and be on hand early and stay late. This is a worthy cause and should be well patronized by our people. Next Sunday is Children’s Day at Monroe and elaborate preparations have been made for the event. This will be the best and most entertaining ever held here. A fine program has been arranged, consisting of instrumental and vocal music, songs by the little tots, duets, drills, tableaux, recitations, etc. The entertainment will’ commence promptly at 7 o’clock. No doubt there will be no space left so/ standing room as this annual entertainment has always been a great drawing card. A deal was closed here Tuesday, whereby J. J. Somers, the well known real estate man, purchased the residence property owned by Menno Liechty, cashier of the Monroe State bank. Mr. Liechty informs us that he will erect a modern and handsome house in the near future. Charles Merryman has purchased the John Stump lot adjoining his home. Work on the new school building is progressing nicely. The cellar has been dug, and work commenced on the laying of the foundation, and within a short time you will see the walls rising at a rapid rate. Mr. Everly, the contractor, understands the work thoroughly and everything thus far seems to move like clock work. Prof. Rufus East, superintendent of the Monroe high school last year, and who will again act in the same capacity this year, arrived here from his home at Bloomington last Saturday “to see how the new school building was progressing." He remained over Sunday visiting his many friends that he made while here last season. The Badder-Bahner business block is nearing completion, as are also the Lewellen home, the Reckard home and the Joe Whistler home. The latter has been thoroughly remodeled and overhauled and will be quite a handsome home when completed. Dennis Brandyberry and family will occupy part of the ’Whistler home. Now that Monroe has undergone a thorough cleaning-up, with all lawns CONTINUMJ ON PAGE TWO.

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TO MAKE CHANGES In Library Basement —Number of Improvements to be Made This Summer. THE BOARD MET Mrs. E. J. Bailey Appointed to Vice Presidency—The Year’s Work. The meeting of the ibrary board this week was quite an 1 portant one, the work of the year being gone over, the reports showing a most successful period. Mrs. E. J. Bailey, who was appointed by court a member of the library board, succeeding Mrs. L. G. Ellingham upon her resignation and removal to Indianapolis, was elected to succeed her in office as vice president of the board, the other officers keeping their offices without change, as follows: President, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrifion; secretary, H. B. Heller; treasurer, E. X. Ehinger. Other members of the board are Mrs. C. D. Lewton, M. Kirsch and T. C. Corbett. Among the new plans made, were those for a number of improvements at the library, including changes in the basement. The furnace arrangement is located on the south side of the library and it is necessary to haul the coal across the lawn at thg rear to send it down a chllte to this part' of the basement. Tbe new plans will include the enrargement of the basement, extending the excavation to the north half so that the coal supply can be gotten in from the alley at the side. The improvements will be made this summer. TRI KAPPAS TO ORGANIZE At Lutz Home Tonight—Miss Norwood, State Official, Here. Miss Norwood of Lebanon, one of the State Officials of the Tri-Kappa sorority, arrived this afternoon and this evening will institute a Tri-Kappa chapter in this city. The institution will take place this evening at the C. J. Lutz home, six members of the twelve who will constitute the chapter to be received this evening. They are the Misses Madge Hite, Lucile Male, Jean Lutz, Pansy Bell, Leota Bailey and Florence Kunkel. Six more who will be received later are out of the city and will »e taken in later. They are Edna Hoffman, Frances Merryman. Frances Dugan, Fannie Frisinger, Helen Niblick and Bessie Boyers. t ■ ■ TO PREPARE PROGRAM. For the District Epworth League Convention. Miss Etta Mallonee of this city, secretary of the district Epworth League association, will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow* to meet with the other members of the cabinet for the purpose of arranging the program for the district convention to be held at Portland June 27th. —oFATHER FLAHERTY'S NAMESDAY Today being the feast day of St. William and the namesday of Rev. Father Flaherty, the school children of the St. Joseph school presented him with several useful presents. A beautiful watch fob, with the name of Rev. William Flaherty neatly engraved thereon, was presented by one of the rooms, a traveling bag by another, and a purse, mace up by several of the others. In return for the kind feeling shown toward him he granted them a half day free from school work. - ... a—- — PLAY CELINA. Sunday, the eleventh, the city base ball team will go to Celina for a game to be played there on that date and are making arrangements to put up a stiff game for that occasion. The usual line-up has been decided upon, and the team is trying hard to put itself into good shape to defeat Shelr opponents. . ' ■— -o — — Emma Terveer, who was brought home yesterday from Fort W ayne, was resting quite well today and outside of being tired from the journey, will get along all right. She is feeling much more settled since her arrival here and it is believed she will improve much more rapidly here than if at the hospital.