Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 188.

I DICK GUIDES THEM I Dick Townsend. Former DcI catur Man. Leads the IlliI nois Hotel I I MEN'S ASSOCIATION I ; Interesting Account of MeetI ing Sent Us by Our I Friend, Dick. K ■ -The World." an Illinois Hotel ■8 man’s journal, in its monthly edition |B mr July, contained the photograph of Eg Hick Townsend, formerly of this city, Bai ; nd an interesting account of the EJ semi annual banquet of the Illinois hMI Commercial Hotel association, of Kfl which he is the state president, which " as held at t,le Great Northern Hotel ■■ in Chicago on Thursday, July 27th. The following is taken from “The ■ World: ” Mg After roll call and the presentation S I of badges to each member present, 1 j President John C. Roth made a brief || address of welcome to the members I I ftorn out of the city and turned the meeting over to President Townsend Eg "Next President Townsend appoint Bgl ed a committee to draw resolutions o„ ■3 the death of John Hohn and the KS following were named: John Willi, BOihairman; A. B. LaParle, John Mi creery, W. H. VanValkenburg. John ||9 (’. Roth. HM The secretary read the minutes of BSB the last annual meeting at Alton ami ffiH made a report of his stewardship MH since taking the office March 11th. ■■ • oth of which reports were unaniBH mously accepted. |H| "Harold J. Bohn, who was ap- ■■ ' • inted acting secretary-! t eas::: I ■■ President Townsend to till the vaIHeancy caused by the death of the la'.MM.' ihn J. Bohn, reported a balance <m ■■ hand of 1904.83. Thirty-four new PH members have been se< urc-d. making M:< total membership of eighty-sevim GM hotels. jH| 'Next followed a discussion on the B~jM new ten-hour law for women in Illis£■ nois and on hotel legislation in gen--B|Heral. which was taken part in by I ■ Messrs. Towne. Horton, Rate. MeI •■Hugh. Teich, Townsend and other.I : w "Senator Olson was introdm ed and | ■i:.ade an interesting talk on hotel | ■legislation, receiving the warm apESpiause of ail present. On motion of IjßMr. McCreery, Senator Olson was t-m I ■riered the unanimous thanks of the | ■association for his work in the legisI Mature. Messrs. Beifeld. Mallory, I Hoberg, Friedly, Hayes and others I ■continued a discussion of the ways I Hand means for combatting unjust legI Htslation. On motion of Mr. McCreery I Hthe legislative committee was antliorI Hired to expend such money as is neet Hessary and as is in the treasury to I Hprepare a bill for introduction at the I ■next session, the committee to sei ure | Hthe co-operation of a committee from | Hthe traveling men's associations. On 1 ■motion of Mr. Beifeld, the committee | Hwas instructed to have a case brought I Hto test the constitutionality of the | Hten-hour law, and, if necessary, to I ■levy one year’s dues on the member- | Hship to pay the expenses. I "On motion of Mr. Beifeld. seconded | Hby Mr. Roth, a committee on mem- | Hbership was appointed to secure all I ■eligible hotel men in the state not I H.vet in the association. Committee I ■appointed; Beifeld, Mallory, Towne, | ■Northam, Oberg. ! I "In the afternoon the delegates and | Hladies were taken in automobiles I ■through the beauttful park and boulei Hvard systems encircling the city. [ ■There was a brief stop at the South | Bshore Country club, where refresh- , ■meats were served. The trip ended « Kat the Bismarck Garden, where a I H’beefsteak supper’ and a delightful j ■musical program were enjoyed. Fol- ? Blowing is the menu: | Koiives Celery Radishes | B Consomme with Marrow Dumpling (■German Cucumber Salad | Richelieu Potatoes I Porterhouse Steak I with Mushrooms I Ice Cream I Cheese I Coffee I I “In the evening the party broke up I ar nl; o small groups and sought divertI ■sement in accordance with individual J Many attended the mill■■ary tournament on the lake front, [Mahers shot the shoots and looped the I Hfcops at the amusement parks, while I others spent the evening at the a ■heater* ■

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ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Next Saturday Evening on the J. 3. Lower Lawn. A committee of the Union Chapel United Brethren church met Sunday and completed arrangements for the giving of an ice cream social, the same to take place on next Saturday even Ing on the Joseph S. Lower lawn, one and one-half miles northeast of the city. A stand will be conducted on the grounds, where eatables of picnic style will be found, in addition to the serving of ice cream. Those in charge have made preparations for a good time and expect a large crowd present. The proceeds will go toward the parsonage fund. The public Is invited. ANNIVERSARY DAY German Reformed Orphans’ Home of Fort Wayne Celebrates There. THE 28TH ANNUAL Mathias Kirsch is One of the Board — N umber From Here Attend. Today was a happy day for the I members of the German Reformed l Orphans’ home, Fort Wayne, it being the tsenty-eighth anniversary of its foundation in Fort Wayne, and an event which is annually celebrated T’"e festivities took place in the grova I just back of the building proper, the entire day being put in as one of pleasure, not only for those making their homes there, but for those connected with the institution in any way. I The appointed committees had all dri rangements completed early Wednesday, and the meeting of the board of directors took place in the afternoon. I The officers of the board, including I Mathias Kirsch of this city, who also ' took part tn the business sessions also ’held today are as follows: President, Rev. P. S. Kohler. St. Mary’s, Ohio: 1 secretary, Rev. H. H. Kattman, Berne, Ind.; treasurer, Rev. F. H. Diehm, 'Huntington, Ind.; directors—Rev. Vai Rettig, Buffalo, N. Y.; Rev. F. W. l.eieh, Akron, Ohio; Dr. P. Weinand, Broklyn, N. Y.; Elder Mathias Kirsch, ' Decatur, Ind.; Elder C. W. Pfarrer, New York; Elder Dr. Stueber, Lima. I Ohio; superintendents, Rev. B. Ruf ■ and F. B. Ruf; matron, Mrs. B. Ruf. A program of much interest and listened to by many, not only from 1 Fort Wayne, but from surrounding 1 towns, likewise, consisted, of the following numbers: . March to the park. Order of marchI ing: Electro-Technic band, board, ■ family, visitors. Overture —Music, band. Greeting—Rev. S. P. Kohler, president, St. Mary’s, Ohio. Song—Audience. Song—Choir. Scripture Reading—Rev. H. H. Kattman, secretary, Berne, Ind. Prayer—Rev. B. Leich, Akron, Ohio. Song by the children. Song by the boys. German Address—Rev. Dr. P. WelnI and, Brooklyn, N. Y. Music —Band. Hoop Drill and Song by little girls. English Address —Rev. F. H. Deihm, treasurer, Huntington, Ind. English Song—“ Come Let Us Sing” —Choir. German Song —‘‘Ich Blicke Voll Demut Und.” —Children. German Address—Rev. V. Rettig, Buffalo, N. Y. Addresses by visitors. Song—’’Man Lobet Dich”—Choir. Announcements. Benediction and Doxology. Those in attendance from here included Mathias Kirsch, who left Wednesday afternoon to take part in the business meeting; Mrs. Chris Vogt, Mrs. Otto Reppert and her guests, Mrs. Emma Bihlman and daughter of Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Frances Hoffman and Mrs. C. W. Shoaf, and Mr. and Mrs. Anton Zurchef and son, Fred, of Berne left to be in attendance and to enjoy the day with the large number present. Rev. B. R"f, superintendent of the home, is the father of Mrs. L. C. Hassert of this city.

SPECIAL SESSION Os Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Will be Held Next Month. AT INDIANAPOLIS Commencing September 18, Lasting Five Days—Forty Going From Here. A large number of the Odd Fellows of this county are making arrangements to attend the meetings of the ‘ sovereign grand lodge which will be I held at Indianapolis the week of September 18-23, at which time represen tatives of all the lodges in the world will be present. Each day excursions will be run to the home at Greensburg, so that all may visit It if they wish. The champion degree staffs of the different districts will be there, giving the work at all hours of the day. The strongest feature will be the parade which will be given on Wed- ' nesday night. Over fifty thousand Odd Fellows will be in the line of march, over 25,000 torches will be used, besides large quantities of fireworks and colored lights. One hundred bands have been engaged for the parade and each lodge is urged to bring another along. Representatives from Australia started from home last month in order to arrive in Hine for | the week’s entertainment, ill- jevI eral from the Philippines a-> Japan ■ are on their way. Fifty thousand of the Indiana Odd i Fellows will be in the capital city ! that w’eek attending the meeting, and ! it will be one of the largest collections of members of a secret organization ever held. About forty are going from the lodge here. STRIKE STILL ON One Hundred Thousand Men Now Out and Food Famine is Feared. YOUNG THIEF CAUGHT Federal Grand Jury Started Alaskan Coal and Land Investigation. (United Press Service.) London. England, Aug. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —That all London will walk unless the big transportation strike be settled in forty-eight hours, is predicted, and a food famine is inevitable. It is believed that the total number of men now out will reach 120,000. Motor traffic is demoralized, and it is thought by tomorrow will be at a standstill. Thousands of tons of food are rottening on ships in the Thames. At Liverpool troops have been called out to quiet the strikers. Astoria, Oregon, Aug. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the Pacific northwest was celebrated here today with the opening of the Astoria exposition. In 1812 John Jacob Astor founded a trading post at Astoria. Today, with sixteen naval vessels in the harbor, Governor West formally opened the thirty days' celebration. President Taft is represented in the person of John Barre, director of general bureau of the Pan-Amer-ican republic. Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Claude Lindsey, aged twenty. Is being held here today, charged with the rifling of the United States mails, after being identified by Flagman O’Harren as the man who cut open the sack Monday night and escaped with the contents. Lindsey’s arrest was made last night at midnight Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat—The federal grand ■ Jury met here today to take up the. Alaskan coal land fraud cases. It Is* predicted that startling developments ’ will result from the investigation. I

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, August 10, 1911.

| CONCORD LUTHERAN PICNIC. To be Held August 23rd in Clark’s Grove, Near Monmouth. ' The Sunday school of the Concord Lutheran church of Root township has made arrangements for one of the largest Sunday school picnics of the season. This will be held Wednesday, August 23rd. in Clark's grove. 1 near Monmouth, this being near the | regular stop of the interurban, so that ' all who desire to attend may take advantage of reaching the place in this ’ -way. Twenty-one Sunday schools ! have been invited, including all those ■ of this city, and the day promises to be a big event. Music will be furI uished by the Decatur band, and this, ■ with the many other pleasures and t amusements, will provide a Jolly good . time. Every one should make it a , point to attend. i o I HAS CLOSED SHOP -I. F. B. Tague Locks His Shoe J Store and Departs For Places Unknown. I J CREDITORS CLAMOR i f Kneeland Shoe Company is Anxious About Two , Thousand Dollar Bill. 3 t r F. B. Tague, the shoe man, former- • ly of this city, but who since February 1 has been conducting a shoe store or in j the more fasnlonable phrase, a . "booterie,” on Calhoun street, Fort 1 Wayne, opposite the “Heidelberg," • has closed his shop and apparently ■ left for parts unknown to his credit- - ors. who, it is said, are clamoring I for his whereabouts, and the payment of their bills. I To one of his creditors, the Kneeland Shoe company, from whom he I purchased stock, it is said he is inI debted in the sum of $2,000. is | the statement of their traveling sales- !• man. a Mr. Miller, who often visits here, and who has been in H. Wayne for several days, looking up the matter, Mr. Miller telephoning several parties in this city relative to the information regarding Mr. Tague. After i holding the closing out sale, and then giving up the lease to the store room where now is conducted a millinery store, he removed the remainder of his stock left over from the sale, and which it is said amounted to about $1,500 —to a room across the street about a block away, where he sold his goods. The latter part of last week, or the first of this, it is said, he locked his store and gave the keys and books over to an attorney there, and stated I! that he was going west. His son, Glen Tague, was here last week and ! stated that he and his father were go1 ing to Portland, Oregon. Just where ■ 1 they are, however, is unknown to his ■ many creditors, and they are looking ' the matter up. A Fort Wayne lawyer called here and is looking up the mat1 ter relative to what may result in a ' case in court, 'out as yet no legal ac- ■ tion has been begun, and definite details are difficult to secure at the ' present time. o ABLE TO LEAVE HOSPITAL. Mrs. Mary Colchin of Decatur, who was injured in an automobile accident in this city several weeks ago, was discharged from St. Joseph’s hospital Wednesday morning, nearly recovered from her injuries. She will visit with relatives in Fort Wayne before returning to her home. —Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. » ■ o ■ ■— WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP REPORT Lawrence Strickler, who farms the Joseph Helm land, south of this city,' in Washington township, has Just fin- 1 ished threshing his crop of oats, and from ten acres, reaped 640 bushels or an average of sixty-four bushels to the acre. He has a right to feel good over this record. TO ALL CONCERNED. With the immense amount of improvement going on at present in the city by the construction of sidewalks, : sewers, building and street improvethe city engineer is kept very *busy, and parties should have patience if he is not "Johnny on the Spot” at I all calls. CITY ENGINEER. ’

lABOUT THE SICK Veronica Anker is on Sick List With Attack of Typhoid Fever. MISS SHRANK BETTER i Howard Shackley is Slowly Improving From Several Weeks’ Illness. — Veronica, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker, who has been ill , the past week, has developed typhoid j ! fever. Christens, daughter of Mrs. Eliza ! beth Borne of Kirkland township, who J was operated upon Tuesday morning j at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, for appendicitis, is said to be getting along nicely. Esther Shrank is daily improving from her attack of typhoid fever and those caring for more than i pleased with the condition which she is at present showng. — Bernard Terveer was reported this morning as being considerably better and he was allowed for the first time to eat food to amount to much. The nurse, Miss Harschberger, is caring for him and after the elapse of a week o rten days he will be able to sit up lor a while at least. Cecil Miller, little daughter of Mr. , and Mrs. Jacob C. Miller, who has been bordering on what was thought to be typhoid fever, is some better, but still not what those in charge of her would wish. Howard Suackley is slowly improving from his several weeks' sick spell, but is still unable to be around and care for his business. H tS GOOD RESULTS I Spelling Contest Held During Past School Year Bears Fruit. | iIS ALREADY NOTICED i Decided Improvement in Spelling in Public Schools Through State. That the state spelling contest, held during the school year of 1910-11, and , in which Adams county pupils partici ipated with district honors, res jlted in a decided improvement in spelling !in the public schools throughout the state is substantiated in a bulletin just I issued by Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction. Besides containing all of the words pronounced in the spelling contest, which was won by Miss Ardella Saib of Jasper, the bulletin contained a list of the words most frequently misspelled in a series of tests, given in the schools of Wabash, Ind., by Miss Adelaide S. Baylor. In all the grades of those schools Miss Baylor found the following words most frequently mispelled: To, too, two, iron, write, together, beginning, surprise, seize, through, their, their, every, guide, sure, children, careful, already, certain, daily, believe, receive, enough, shoulder, weather, meant, tongue, thorough, fulfill, whether, village, principal, principle, straight, professor, language, descendant, privilege, government, grammar, governor, occurred, angle and boundary. ■ " ■■ 1 “O *-* AN EXCELLENT POSITION. With State Board Accountants Token Sy Min Kate Touhey. Miss Kate Touhey, formerly of this city, has accepted an excellent position with the state board of accoustants at Indianapolis. Miss Touhey is a sister of Jim and of Mrs. P. J. Hyland of this city. I.- ■————— Miss Gertrude Golden of Fort Wayne arrived In the city to be the guest of her cousin, Jeanette Kinney.

BLOODHOUNDS ON TRACK. Os the “Wild Woman" in Wells County—Has Appeared Again. Bluffton, Ind., Aug. 10 —Sheriff Carlisle received another call the latter part of last night to come to Jackson township with bloodhounds If he could secure them, to be used in tracing a “wild woman.’’ Charles Plummer, a farmer, made the call and he stated that he and three companions had got within six rods of the strange prowler who has stirred that section of the i country. Then the “wild woman" ran and escaped into a corn field. The trail was followed through a corn field and led into a woods where it was lost. This morning a close examination led to the belief that the "wild woman” is in reality a man. as the shoes worn Indicated a number 7 or 8. LIKE OTHER MEN . I I ■ — ■ I For Those Who Like to Pick a Flaw With What Newspaper Men Do. ; — HIS ADVICE IS GOOD Always Ready to Help Build Up a Good Thing, But Gets Most Knocks. 1 There are some people, strange as it may seem, who imagine that one of the chief delights of a newspaper man is to have something sensational happen in order that he may gratify a morbid desire to parade the shortcomings of humanity in the columns of his paper, says the Columbia City Post. It is hardly necessary to reply to such accusations. Newspaper men are like other men. They are of the same flesh and were roared amidst similar environments. Did you ever see an item in a newspaper encouraging people to indulge in lawlessness, immoral or corrupt practice? Did you ever see an article in a newspaper advising young boys and girls to heed not the teachings of their parents I and to follow their own sweet wills ' land desires? Did you ever see an a”-j tide in a newspaper telling young men and women that their parents ’ were old fogies, behind the times, out! of date, and too slow for. the rising generation. No, indeed. On the other i hand, you have some columns of good I advice to the young and old in the | newspapers. You have seen columns .of warnings to young and old. You I have seen warnings to fathers and mothers heeded not and you have seen warnings which adults heeded not. Were newspaper men the monsters some distorted minds picture them to be there certainly would be displayed the danger signal in their columns at all times. There would be no warnings published admonishing the people to keep out of mischief. :Rather would they encourage wrongdoing in order to gratify the desire to expose the offenders. The truth Is the newspapers have not been severe enough in their exposures. There are in every community numerous individuals who carry on transactions under cover of darkness who are free to condemn the paper for giving publicity to crimes against society and the law of the state. These are fellows who cry out against publicity, and not that they are against it through fear that their time may come sooner or later. So all this paper has to say concerning its policy on the publicity question is if you don’t want to get into the newspapers as a horrible ex- : ample, be good. ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. Extensive improvements are at present being made at the Sacred Heart academy of Fort Wayne, in order to accommodate the large number of atudents regularly attending, that accommodations for otbera bad to be made. A four-story addition is at present being built and w<bich increases the capacity to double its present size. A number of students of thia city have been attending, and the best of musical knowledge has been received by them. A BABY BOY. A baby boy is the latest arrival in the city, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fbos. The home never appeared brighter, and all are doing well.

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ONE MORE STEP * 11, - u ■ Work For the Extension of the Traction Line South Going on Steadily. WILL REPORT SOON Company Will Build Depots at Berne and Geneva From Present Plans. A very snort aajourned meeting of the stockholders of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company was held this afternoon, and an adjournment taken until in a few days when the committee recently appointed to look after the securing of the right-of-way south to Portland and funds for depots at the various stations along the way of the proposed route between here and that city will make report. The outloqk at present is very encouraging and at each of the towns along the proposed route, meetings were held with a very enthusiastic turn-out. Committees in each town were appointed to look after the desired requirements and everything seems very favorable to the early extension of the line. The Portland Sun says: » The committee, named on Thursday night of last week at the mass meeting held in this city to take up the right-of-way for the extension of the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line to this city from Decatur, was on Wednesday placed in posession of all descriptions of-land it will be necessary to acquire for right- ofway purposes. Failure to commence to secure the required descriptions has delayed action to this time, but on Thursday members of the committee expect to begin work in earnest. It was possible, it was stated, at about non Wednesday, that some action might be taken yet that day. The committee is composed of John F. LaFbllette. A. A. Adair, John W. Holmes, Dr. C. W. Mackey, George H. Smith, E. M. Haynes and Frank White, and all have held themselves .in read ness every day this week, I willing to jump into the work of se- ! curing the right-of-way and assure I the extension of the line to this city. John Koenig, president of the line, was in the city Tuesday and is anxious to leave the first of next week for Cleveland, Ohio, where arrangements have already been made with the Cleveland Trust company to finance the extension of the line as soon as the matter of securing the right-of-way privileges is out of the way. Before he makes the trip to Cleveland it will be necessary, he says, that all preliminary arrangements including the right-of-way, be closed up. On Tuesday President Koenig, accompanied by C. W. McLaughlin of this city, a Mr. Graham, and the general passenger and ticket agent of the line from Decatur, drove to Bryant in an automobile. They found the business men of Bryant enthusiastic over the prospects of securing the extension of the line through that place, and all wao were interviewed are reported as giving out the information that they were ready to assist in any manner possible. At both Berne and Geneva $3,500 depots will be erected by the company If the extension of the line is completed according to plans at present proposed. At Bryant a $2,500 atructure for use as a depot and headquarters for the company in that city Is promised and it was relative to this that the trip to Bryant was made Tuesday. In this city the matter of the establishment of a depot has not been considered, but the local committee, named to look after the right-of-way, has not been asked to take up this matter, the task assigned to them being to look after the right-of-way from the Jay- and Adams county line, south to this city. It Is not figured that the local commitu»e will experience much difficulty in getting the right-of-way privileges. As an indictation of the interest being taken by the landowners toward the extension of the line, in comparison with the feeling prevalent four years ago when an attempt was made to secure the right-of-way, the committee cites two cases. Four years ago two parties owning land which will be affected by the line in case It was extended, wanted SI,OOO each Jor the right-of-way over their land. Now they CONTINUED ON FAGE TWO