Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1911 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUB DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail,, 25 cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New j York World, died suddenly Sunday of heart trouble, while aboard his private yacht. Porn in Hungary he came to this country in 1863, a poor lad, and worked himself up to a position envied ! by every newspaper man of the land. He was a great writer and his opinions have had much to do with the as- ■ fairs of this country for several decades past. He was sixty-four years old and bad been in poor health for; some years. His first newspaper work was done in St. Louis. He gave a mil-. lion dollars to Columbia College to es-| tablish and maintain a school of jour- ? palism. " ’ 1 ... * The department of agriculture frequently issues a small pamphlet, telling of the outcome of suits filed by the department against violators of J the pure food laws. One of these pamphlets, No. 1103, tells of a New York concern having plead guilty to using arsenic in the manufacture of a food product known as "Light Shade Egg Color." Tne food poisoning firm was fined $25. Pamphlet No. 1100 tells of a concern pleading guilty to foisting upon the public a food product consisting in part of "dirt and eggshells" and “a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal substance." This manufacturer was fined $lO. Now that these staggering blows have been struck, is it not likely that other food dopers will cease administering arsenic and “putrid animal matter’’ in food products? Yes, it. >s —not: At this time when all of us are pulling together so nicely for a better town, a stronger community, we wish to call attention to one sure way of aiding the cause, one that always calls for the respect of the stranger and will do more for the city than anything we know ot and that, is that you boost homo industries and business. Never knock. You will be surprised how one person—you —can change an impression, if when you hear your hotel, your newspaper, your schools and churches, your business houses and your factories spoken of, you say "we Special ! Cravenette | -a medium gray Tweed with narrow black strap effect: sleeves and yoke lined to center of back: convertable collar and lapel: regular pock ets:a ver/ handsome coat, and just the coat you need these damp chilly days. Price $12.00 Light weight Tan gum coat 50 or 54 in. length—ss.oo THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

have the best.” The world loves and admires the person who stands up for ■ his community and they detest just as much as possible the "piker,” the L knocker, the pessimist, who is always tipping off tho stranger as to some ; fault, if you are a citizen of this city or county, boost. It will advance the price of your property a hundred per cent, in a few years—and it don’t cost 1 a cent. The proprietor of the business -talked about will hear rs the good things you have said, and you have thereby made a friend that will stick .to you. When we have all got clear I around on the subject we will be united together so closely that the world will have to take notice. Remember if j it’s a Decatur industry, it has to be i right. SAID SHE LIED Margaret Carson, Chief Witness Against Blind James Dugan I ” ON THE STAND TODAY ~And Said She Fabricated l Story of Attempted Rape —He Was Discharged. — i ! lilitiu James Dugan, the musician, - i ! who has been in jail since September , 23rd, charged wiiu assault and battery with intent to commit rape on his fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, Margar- : et Carson, of Muncie, who accompanied him from town to town, caring for him, while he played for money at various places during the fair, and whose trial was called this morning, was discharged by the jury, upon instruction of the court, as the chief witness against him, the Carson girl stated that all she iiad said about him heretofore, upon which the case was based, was a lie. This caused great surprise in the court, and as the jury had been empanelled, the court instructed them to retire and bring in a verdh ■ for the defendant, finding him not guilty, which tney did? and he. was discharged The blind man and his stepdaughter left on the noon train their home in Muncie. It will be rembered that the alleged crime of which he was charged was committed upon the night of September 21st The man and the girl had been playing here during the fair, and in the evening went to the Deßolt house for their lodging, taking one room P 3 the man u-id he was accustomed to Have the girl with him to care for him. as he was helpless from blindness. During the night other roomers said they heard a disturbance and the expostulations of the girl, and the case was given over to the night policeman. Upon investigation, the case was brought against the man and he was lodged in jail. The girl this morning said that instead of being fifteen years of age, as she had said 1 before, she is nineteen, and that al! | she had told the prosecuting attorney, the marshal and the mayor heretofore about Dugan’s attempted assault upon ! her, was a lie. The girl has been in . Muncie since Dugan’s incarceration, and it is the opinion of all who heard 1 the case that the story’ she told todayon the stand is a fabrication and that she had been advised by her folks at home to tell that she had falsified before tn order to clear Dugan. The case had been set for one day last week, but the girl failed to appear In couit upon subpoena, and the judge instructed the sheriff to go to Muncie for her, and reset the case for today. She arrived Saturday night with the sheriff. DOINGS IN SOCIETY ! j Miss Pansy Bell Will Give Shower For Lucile Hale Tomorrow. I - HALLOWE’EN PARTIES .Will be in Order—Annual j Thank Offering Social Thursday Evening. SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. i - Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. L. A. Graham. Sewing Club —Mrs. A. R. Bell. Bachelor Maids—Anna Clark. I Needlecraft—Agnes Gillig. Rose Polly—Esther Heckman.

ii Entre Nous —Mir. H. S. Lachot. r! Wednesday. . 1 Concord Lutheran Aid —Mrs. Join. " I Houk. Shakespeare—Mrs. M. E. Brackett. Thursday. ■ j Mite Thank Uttering—Mrs. J. D ! Hale. , Evangelical Aid—Mrs. Eugene Run-1 . yon, Salem Aid—Mrs. Nellie Walters. Helping Hand —German Reformed ’ Church, Mrs. Anna Yahne, hostess. I Baptist Aid—Mrs. Jesse Van Hart. ■ Sina Cura —Frances Cole. Zion’s Lutheran Aid —School house. A crowd is not a company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, I and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there Is no love. —Bacon. The Ladies' Aid society of the Coni cord Lutheran church will be enter- - tained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. I John Houk of Seventh street, this 1 i city. — | Miss Agnes Gillig will entertain the Needlecraft club Tuesday evening at' a Hallowe’en party. The Epworth League of the Mt. Pleasant church will give a masquerade social at the home ot William Singleton Tuesday evening. October 31. Admission will be fifteen cents ■ for an unmasked person and ten cents for a masked. Refreshments 1 ; will be served and there will be games I of all kinds, making a jolly good time.' , Everybody come. Mrs. H. S. Lachot will entertain the Entre Nous club at a Hallowe'en par-! I tv tomorrow evening. I Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hower enter-, i tained yesterday at a dinner party,! Mr. and Mrs. James Ernst and children, Jennie, Catherine and Merlin, of near Peterson, T. H. Ernst and C. C j Ernst. A three-course dinner was, served. The Peterson guests made the trip by automobile. i Tuesday evening there will be a big doing' at the home of William Singleton on Route 1. A big srowd is lookled for and a price of ten cents will he charged those coming masked, and 15 cents for those not masked. Refreshments will also be served. I l All Is in readiness for their Hal low eel) dance to be given this even ing at the K. of C. Hall, when a large crowd is anticipated for the occasion. invitations to over a hundred have been issued for the evening o pleasure and the hall presents a ver* : attractive appearance for tonight. : Providing the weather man favors ■ them with favorable atmosphere, the I Knights of Columbus home will on< t I more be aglow from an early hour until late at night, with the many lovers ot this kind of amusement. John : Wemhoff and Vaue Weaver will furi 1 ntsh music for the evening The Pythian Sisters have put themselves to considerable inconvenience , for the occasion of this evening, when : they will entertain for their friends. ! , the Rebekah sisters. The occasion will be nothing but one continual . I round of pleasure and the hall, which lias become an attractive scene for | I the evening, speaks well as to the out- > I come of the affair. A large attendance ! . ; will be noted. Miss Pansy Bell has issued invitn-! , tions for a party Tuesday afternoon, 1 , the affair to be a shower for Miss Lu- I i cile Hale, whose wedding to Edward ' William Wilson will take piace November 30th. ——■ ■»■ . | Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell enter- > i tained at dinner Sunday, the affair , i being a very pleasant family reunion, ; i Gnesta were Mr. and Mrs. George i . > Maddy and babe of Jonesboro. Ark ' J Lee Martin of Fairbanks, Alaska; , .! Miss Rose Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. j Baker of Fort Wayne and Mr. Jacob j Martin. r A large party from this city, requiring five large taring cars, motored to Paulding, Ohio, Sunday, where they were entertained at the James Harkt less home, and during the day visited the large sugar plant at Paulding. The party included P. G. Hooper and wife, John Myers and wife, Ed AH and wife, D. N”. Beery and family, R. K iltfson and wife. J T Merrvman ; and wife, A. R. Bell, J. H. Heller, Charles Bell, D. N. Sprang, Dal Hower and wife. Dr. J. M. Miller and wife. Miss Margaret Colchin entertained a company of twelve Fort Wayne young ladies, her friends from the Ft Wayne knitting mills, Saturday even Irg at the homo of her parents, Mr and Mrs. John Colchin, on North Fife street, the evening passing delightful • ly with games and music, after which Miss Margaret was assisted by Mis* Roso Colchiq in serving tempting r» freshments. One of the party, MisI Hattie Peckham, remained over S' r day as Miss Colchin's guest, both be

ing entertained ay at Bailey home east of the , Misses Ocee Co n iuii | Frances and Agne: Ccff- 4a..;i< , Harting and Marg net Ga entertained at the Hotc Grab I l three miles south of tow n S i. ner was prepared by Che; ■ga e I 1 Gallogly and Agnes CclTe“ Men j Curried Yowl, fried chicken, mashe. potatoes and gravy, potato s £ :lr. I, Lie oysters, cake, fruit, coffee and hot chocolate, progressive eats belli;, played in which Margaret Gatlogiy won the first prize. The afternoon was spent in making taffy, popping j corn and playing games. The Presbyterian Missionary society will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. L. A. Graham on Fourth street. Mrs. T. M. Reid will give the paper, subject, “The Morman,” while the round table will be "The Situation in Persia," conducted by Miss Laura Alban. There will be special music by Miss Edna Hoffman. A good attendance is especially requested for this meeting. The Mite society of the Methodist > church will hold its annual thank offering social Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. J. D. Hale. The program in full will he announced later. , Every one is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Peoples entertained Mr. and Mrs C. D. Lewton and daughter, Eloise: Mr. and Mrs. Wid | Dorwin and Mr. and Mrs John Stewart and son, Meredith, at a 6 o’clock dinner Sunday evening. The entire evening was spent at the Peoples I home, the time being delightfully I spent in music, games and sociability. I A very delightful masquerade stir-! prise party was given Friday evening ' for Urcile Amspaugh, who was very I much surprised by the large party of masqueraders, who proved to be the following' Fanny Heller. Gladys Flanders, Esther Bowers, Louva Stoneburner. Ramona Smith, Vivian Burk,, Zelma McQueen, Lulu Bess, Helen Diller, Myrtle Coppock, Martha Heckman, j Luella Bultemeier, Marie Boese, Eli/. ;' abeth Miller, Rachel Leavell, IretaJ Miller. Lucile Buhler, Girene Gregory, I Helen Sweringet, Marcia Helm. Anita , Sweringe”, Naomi Van Camp, Helen ' Meyers and Naomi Meyer There were ! I two concerts in which Ixiuva Stone-, httrner und Girene Gregory won the |1 prizes. Refreshments were served i' and the party remained until a late I hour

9 Did You — Ever travel in a stage Coach? There were a lot of them in the country when Round Oaks esme on earth. The Stage-coach has gone, but the Round Oak is still here better than ever- up with the I times. You cannot buy any-' thing so good, so dependable and satisfactory. It heats three times more i air in one hour than any other three-flue constructed stove made. THIS IS SO. LAMAN & LEE Sellers of Good Goods T? 1n Q n pi' nn* d farmer's business J? 1 lid TiloftenneedsalittleexfVio ■farmrw tra financial backing if it Lilt; IdllixCl i s t 0 g row an j prosper. That is one reason why he should have a strong and willing bank behind him. It is an important function of this bank to give temporary assistance to farmers who seek it of ns, and who have demonstrated their ability to repay obligations when due. The best way to establish a credit here is to carry an account with us, and we cordially invite not only the farmer but everv one who wants to gam ground financially to do so. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA Capital SIOOOOO Surplus S2OOOO Resources SB4OOOO P. W. Smith, President W. A. Kuebler V. President C. A. Dugan, Cashier F. W. Jaebher Asst. Cashier •

| IREE DAYS I I an- “ | -- ’ j I Are Left For You To Take Advantage Os Our Big DOLLAR SAVING SALE : : i robably no sale of past years : has ever equalled this in money ; saving, furniture bargains which : | are being offered to you here. r With only three days more to : I make you selection at the low prices, don’t you believe you should act at once. [ MEYER, SCHERER 4 BEAVERS

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