Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 46.

A GOOD ENDING Knights of Pythias Convention Was Not the Failure Predicted in » THE EARLY MORNING ~ i m -Nearly Four Hundred At- | tended—-Closing Session a Grand Success. j, “Well begun" may be “half done," but there is something also in a good j ending, do think the sixth district gKnignts of Pythias, wno closed their -annual convention here Wednesday gjbVening in a glorious way that more made up for any disappointment anticipated Wednesday morning when g the weather man sent snow and wind to mar the day. In spite of the small crowds that came in the early part of •the day, great numbers came on the I Jaoon and late afternoon trains, so that the total number was swelled to from three to four hundred for the evening sessions. H The exemplification of the rank of knight on five candidates by the Ossian team, from 6:30 to 8 o’clock closed the evening secret session ahd the Ossian team was highly complimented for the excellent work done. The candidates were E. S. Christen, Glen Holsapple, Frank. Chronister and J. Jamieson, of this city, and a candidate from Bluffton. The open session, at 8 o'clock, presided over by the district deputy, A. R. Huyette, of Bluffton, was well atended, in spite of the inclement weather and those who ventured forth were well repaid. A thirty minutes’ vuiicert by the Bluffton orchestra opened the session, and the orchestra received many deserved fine bouquets (figuratively speaking) for their excellent playing, .fudge R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne, who is one of the attorneys in the Dillon murder case at : Lag range, could not be here to give g*he welcome address scheduled, and ■s bis place was filled by D. F. Quinn, K who greeted the assembly in a royally ..good way, that left no doubt of their welcome. W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, who was to have given the response, : was also prevented from attending, and this was given by the Rev. A. S. Elzey of Ossian, in a well-worded I speech. The chief address of the evening was given by Grand Chancellor W. P. Hart of Huntington, who gave an address of an hour’s length on the Knights of Pythias of Indiana, an address that was of great interest to all. More music was rendered bj’ the Bluffton orchestra, and also by the high school quartet, including Dr. J. Q. Neptune, E. E. Rice, J. C. Tritch ■' and D. A. Baumgartner, and also a K vocal solo by Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. g With the close of the program, which was much enjoyed, the meeting ad journed and all mingled socially until the late trains that conveyed the .visjSltine delegations to their homes. Nearly all the trains were late. Bluffton and the other lodges that, came in ••©ver the Clover Leaf were not able to ■Mare until midnight, and those from . the south over the G. R. & I. could not go until this morning, and the festivities at the K. of P. home extended throughout the night. K There were plenty of amusements, however —cards, pool, etc., and the tjhie did not hang heavy. Later in the evening the Pythian Sjkstors announced the winner of a sUssing contest they conducted dur the day, that of guessing th.- name a doll baby they bad. Johfi M. Qaither of New Albany, grand vice Aancellor, who Is a confirmed or ■jjsiironic” bachelor, was proudly mijgjgfrnnced the winner, he having guess the name "Kekionga." Mr. Gaithbfiwas very proud of his honor, and ®Bted that this was the first baby he had ever named, and bore off the Mhor with great distinction. Some Os the benedicts, however, think he ha i a stand-in with the name-guards of the doll. Bjn the afternoon session, a coinnut |Hbe on resolutions was appointed, and Comprised one member from each tc ;nty. The committee included D. B Erwin, from Adams; Mr. Bain, from Blackford; Mr. Mulligan, from Jay. Sjln‘l A. 8. Elzey, from Wells. The drafted thanked the officials for their presence; that the next district ■Convention be not held in winter: “..Pr.'.ised the efficient work of District U>eputy Huyette; thanked the Ossian for the excellent degree work; ■

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thanked the bands for their music, and extended thanks to the local lodge and Pythian Sisters for their excellent entertainment. All of the fourteen lodges of the district, except one, was represented at the meeting and the convention is declared a most excellent one in spite , ot all the difficulties that were placed in the way. All praise is given the worthy local order who did so much to make the day pleasant in the face of the great difficulties. The place of the next meeting will not be decided until next fall, this to be named by the new district deputy who will be appointed at that time. i REAL BEAR STORY V Decatur Folk at Cardwell, Mo., Eat Real Bear Meat —Enjoy it Immensely. THOUGHT IT BEEF .—— The Joke is Still Going the Rounds and FinallyReached Friends Here. W ord has uee l . received from Cardwell, Mo., concerning a practical joke in which Decatur folk figured prominently. E. A. Vail, brother of J. W. Vail, came into Cardwell recently and related the killing of a huge bear in the near vicinity. He brought with him a alrge piece of the meat and requested that Mrs. .1. W. Vail prepare it for dinner. Upon inquiry by Mrs. Daniel Railing, Mrs. Vail's mother, she was told that the meat was “beef." Nothing further was said. During the meal time Mrs. Vail put a real brown piece of the meat on her plate. He proceeded to enjoy the palatable piece of “beef,” and stated tha.t it was "fine.” Not satisfied with the joke as perpetrated tnus far, she asked her son, Tom. whether he enjoyed it, and he heartily agreed with his grandfather as to the quality of the “beef.” Some one asked Tom whether he knew what kind of meat it was. This question was suggestive to Mr. Railing and. to quote from the letter received, he "began to wrick up his ears and when told that a was the flesh from a bear, his eyes almost popped out of his head." The fact that Mr. Railing has always contended that he never has had the least appreciation of wild meat makes the joke intensely practical and quite amusing to his friends. J The letter states further that Mr. and Mrs. Railing will be home soon. MISS WINCH POLICE MATRON. Miss Fannie Winch, 2026 Maumee avenue, until recently an attendant at the state girls' school at Indianapolis, was named as police matron by the board of public safety last evening, and will assume the duties of the office when the city council passes the ordinance creating the position •md making an appropriation to provide for a salary of $60.00 per month. The appointment of Miss V, inch was recommended by a petition signed by twenty women of the city who have been active in the movement to save young girls, and five prominent business men, and according to a statute passed by the state legislature last year, the council must establish the office of police matron when a demand thus signed is made. The duties of the police matron as defined by the~ z statute. are that she shall, under the direction of the city court, investigate and report to the judge upon the past histories, conditions of living, character, moral and habits of all women and girls awaiting trial and shall exercise supervision of such women and girls not in actual custody until , the disposition of the charges against . them. Her office will be that now , occupied by Judge Mungovan as a . consultation room—Fort Wayne Jouri nal-Gazette. Miss Winch is well known here where she has relatives. I MEMBER OF COMMITTEE. John M. Frisltijer Named by State ( Chairman Sims. John M. Frisinger of Decatur has ? been named by Chairman Fred A. s Sims as the Eighth district member ; of the state executive committee. Adt visory to the state committee in all ; things political, one member of this t organization is named from each con--1 gressional district—Portland Com- ; mercial Review.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, February 22, 1912.

SUGAR SAMPLES! Arrive from St. Louis—Are There With the Goods— A Fine Product. BILL MOYLAN HERE Will Superintend the Brick Work—Union Township Meeting Postponed. Four twenty-five pound bags of sug ar made at the St. Louis, Michigan, factory, have arrived here and were distributed today by Mr. E. M. Wagner, one each being left at each of the printing offices and each of the banks. The sugar is the real stuff and is exhibited that our people may see the splendid brand of granulated “sw’eet goods" manufactured by this 1 company. The same grade will be made here next fall. i William Moylan of Toledo has arrived here and will have charge of the brick wotk on the new factory build ings. He is a brother of Tom Moylan, the foreman. Tom Burns, who has been here several weeks and knows everybody in this locality was busy -yesterday introducing “Bill” to the young people up town The boys are all right, good fellows and all are very popular in Decatur. Burns says it makes Moylan mad if you call him anything but “Bill," so be careful. The meeting announced for Otto Bleeke's home in Union township; Wednesday afternoon, had to be call- j ed off on account of the roads being ; impassable. It was impossible for the i men to get out from here and but I few farmers could have made the trip. ■ The meeting will be held at some la-' ter date. — Work at the site was again sus-1 pended today on account of the heavy | drifts. It will likely be several days i before the grounds will be fit to al-I low the men to resume their work,' but it will begin just as soon as possi- j ble. CHANGED IS RIGHT i • Great is the Change to Have Taken Place During the Past Century. IT'S DIFFERENT NOW i I You May Not Have Noticed it, But It’s so—Just the Opposite. I " Os course yen inay nut have noticed it —i n fact you may not even remember that far back—but there has been vast changes in the past century. For instance, and just byway of’comparison, here is a little table, telling of the few changed conditions; 100 YEARS AGO. , ' Girls did not marry until they knew . how to make bread. Three-fourths of our books came from across the Atlantic. A horseman who galloped on a . street paid a line of four shillings. Anyone who criticized the preacher was fined. Dry goods was known as woman s stuff aud men's stuff. i Peruvian bark and whiskey was alI ways prescribed for a cold. NOW. • | Girls marry first, and then never learn to make bread. Three-fourths of our books come i from the state of Indiana. An automobile speeder gives the policeman a ride and goes free. j Any preacher criticizing a congregation is fired. , s Women's stuff is called dry goods and men's sluff, wet goods. Whiskey for a cold and Peruvian bark for the Peruvians. MONROE IjECTURE. I Dr. Culp will give his great lecture 3 at Monroe Friday night. His address - deals with the great, questions of the - hour. “American Knots, Split and Unsplit,” and will be a great treat.

BROTHER’S UNEXPECTED DEATH. | Harvey Smith Called to Wooster, 0., Wednesday Night. Harvey Smith of near this city, left I Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock for ; Wooster, Ohio, where he was called by a message received Wednesday noon, stating that his brother, Joseph Smith, of that place, had passed away. The news of his death was ' very unexpected to Mr. Smith, and he had not known that he was ill. The brother was about sixty-one years of age. The funeral was held this afternoon at 1 o'clock. COURTHOUSE NEWS Will Ward’s Trial Postponed—A New Case Filed on Dismissal of Old One. DIVORCE WAS GIVEN Alice Harmon—Agreed on One Thing, That He Called Her Names. When the case of the State vs. William Ward and Percy McClish, for conspiracv to commit grand larceny, was called in court this mornin, a motion to quash the indictment was filed, but this was overruled, and on arraignment. Ward pleaded not guil- . ty. An objection to going to trial toI day, on Washington's birthday, FebI ruary 22nd, which is a legal holiday, i was made, but this was also overrulI ed, The prosecutor, however, ended I the matter by filing a nolle proseqin, j and the case was dismissed, a new j j one being filed immediately in its • stead. It was learned that the name |of the defendant, McClish, is "Ode, ’ I instead of “Percy," as set out in the ] I first case, hence the dismissal of that i I one. The new ease filed therefore,' I was against Ward and "Ode" McClish. I llt is said that Percy McClish is the ; . name of the son of the defendant, I ; Ode McClish, the mistake being made iin confounding the two names. Me-! I Clish is said to be the “John Jones,” ; true name unknown,” who was indicted • with Gert Reynolds on a similar j charge, and McClish is said to be Rey- j nolds' father-in-law. Ward and Me-1 Clish are indicted for conspiracy to steal $5lO from Dan Cook, who, it is said was induced to join a lodge simij iar to that which Reynolds got Fritz | Koenig to enter on representing that ! the members were entitled to pay cerI tain sums of money which were to be j returned to them greatly increased, but which failed to make any return. I McClish is also a defendant in anoth ■ er indictment, in which he and Jack Mackey are accused of conspiracy to ! steal $515 from Edward Marschand. I Ward’s bond was fixed at SI,OOO, but ' at time of going to press he had not furnished this and was a guest of Sheriff Durkin. The famous divorce case of James c Harmon against Alice Harmon, which was tried some time ago, was ended today, when Judge Merry, man took his pen in hand and wrote a decree of divorce for Mrs. Harmon, on her cross-complaint, also giving her $25 alimony, the costs being taxed to. her hubby. The-judge stated that the case was a. very complicated one. that Mrs. Harmon denied all the allegations made in her husband s complaint against her. and be denied all against him in her cross-complaint, except that he had called her names, and as this was the only point on which they could agree, and as it seemed certain they could not live together, he decided to give her the divorce. Susie A. Hallock vs. Fred J. Hallock, divorce; default of defendant. Appearance by prosecuting attorney, who is ruled to answer. » The case of the State vs. Ralph and Jesse Andrews, for assault and battery, which was set for trial February 20th, is left off the trial calendar by agreement 3 State vs. George Baker, forgery, 1 nolle prosequi filed, cause dismissed without prejudice to the state and the defendant discharged. 3 State vs. Samuel Cook, wife dea serf Ion; cause continued on account ? of sickness of defendant. Mr. Cook - was injured about the face Monday CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

A SECUND TRIAL \ E. X. Ehinger Starts Today on Second Attempt to Get to Chicago. GONE THIRTY HOURS Got Only as Far as Crown Point and Return—Delayed by Snow Banks. Being thirty hours on the Erie railroad in trying to make an unsuccess ful trip to Chicago, and covering one hundred forty miles of the journey, to Crown Point, where he gave up and decided to return home, reaching here this morning, E. X. Ehinger, of the Old Adams County bank, not to be outdone, will attempt again this afternoon to reach his destination.Mr. Ehinger tried to leave Wednesday morning on the 3:20 train, but th|s was late and he did not get out until 7 o’clock in the morning, So blocked with snow was the way that not more than twenty miles an hour was made, and sometimes they were completely blocked. Reaching out of the windows the passengers were able to touch snow banks on either side. By the time Crowrt Point was reached, a distance of one hundred forty miles from here, Mr. Ehinger decided that it was useless to pursue his way furI therand got off there, telephoning the party he was to meet in Chicago, call- | ing off the meeting. He waited an hour I for a return train home, and boarded ! it. He did not reach here until 8 ! o’clock this morning, having been | gone thirty hours. He will go to Fort i Wayne this afternoon and take a I Pennsylvania train to Chicago, hoping ;to make the trip this time. Travel i since the snow storm of Wednesday ;is done under great difficulty, and I train crews are perhaps the hardest ! worked of any. The train bringing i Mr. Ehinger in this morning was i headed with two engines, both snowj covered.. The train was manned by j three crews, all working with the ; highest-keyed energy. PNEUMONIA TOLL January of This Year Brings More Fatalities Than the Same Month in 1911. BIRTHS RATE LARGE Over 4,000 Births During Month, While Death Toll Only Reached 1,109. There were 1,109 deaths by various causes in Indiana in January, accord- . | ing to the monthly bulletin of the , j state board of health. Disease was I slightly less prevalent in January, 1912, than in the corresponding month last year. The death rates were respectively: 1912, 13.7; 1911, 14.2. The most prevalent cause was tonsiiitis. I' Pneumonia was sixth in area of prevalence; diphtheria, eighth; tvphold fever, seventh. There was less small- ! pox than in the same month last year, ninety two cases in five counties, with , no deaths. Tuberculosis wrought its usual havoc —359 deaths. Pneumonia caused 500 deaths; typhoid fever. 131 cases . in thirty four counties, with tweiits nine deaths; diphtheria, 225 cases in 41 counties, with 24 deaths; scarlet fever, 294 cases in 49 counties, with 7 deaths; poliomyelitis caused three i deaths; hydrophobia, 1, death in Cass 1 county. Births for January. 1912, numbered . 4,254;; rate 18.2. Lawrence county had the highest birth rate, 49.2, and Noble county the lowest, 8.7. o ■ 1 PUBLIC SALE IS POSTPONED, e —— The public sale of personal property advertised to occur next Tuesday ~! at the J. C. Moses farm, north of t' town, has been postponed on account sj of the bad weather. It will be held, V rain or shine, on Saturday March 2nd Be sure to remember the date.

REV. HESSERT TO SPEAK At Evangelical Church This Evening —Revival in Progress. The Rev. D. O. Wise, who is con ducting revival services at his church, t-he Evangelical, announces that the Rev. L. C. Hessert of the German Re formed church, will speak this even ing at 7:30. The public is cordially in vited. The revival will continue indefinitely. The las! quarterly services of the Evangelical church will b< held over the coming Sunday, fulle, announcement to be made later. DIED AT FT. WAYNE ■ Xte ■ — Charles Fahrenbach, Sick But Four Days With Pneumonia, is Dead. I I WELL KNOWN HERE II ‘ln Business Here at One Time—Also Followed I Trade as Baker. The sudden and unexpected death > I lof Charles Fahrenbach of Ft. Wayne, , j for many years a resident of this city, > coming here from Portland, engaging j in -he occupation of baking, and at i oue time in business, will come as ; ! a shock to his wide acquaintance of | friends, the death occurring at his I home, 1321 Main street, Fort Wayne, J Wednesday morning at 11:55. follow- | ing an illness of only four days with ; pneumonia While in this city he folI lowed his trade, and was employed by I Jacob Martin, Hunsicker Bros., and ! Frank Parrish, and was regarded as i'one of the best In his line. Many . years ago lie owned a half interest in the restaurant with Ed Martin, where Parrish & Lichtle now conduct business. Following his leaving here he moved his family to Fort Wayne, where he following a like occupation, to which he returned only a few years 1 ago. His last place of business known i here was at Geneva, going there from I this city. The Fort Wayne JournalGazette of this morning contained the following: “Charles Fahrenbach, aged thirtythree years and thirteen days, died at his home, 1321 West Main street, at 11:55 yesterday morning, after an illness from pneumonia, lasting four days. “Mr. Fahrenbach was born in Germany February 8, 1859, and came to j this country twenty-nine years ago, ■j coming almost immediately to Fort | Wayne, where he had since made his i home. On September 25, twenty-sev-en years ago, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Westerfield, the ceremony being performed at Decatur, Ind. Mr. Fahrenbach was one of the finest bakers in the city, and was for a long time, prior to his death, employed at the Geller bakery. He was a devout member of the St. Paul's Catholic church, and was also a member of St. Joseph’s school society of that church. “Mr. Fahrenbach is survived bj a ■ widow and nine children, all living at . home and who are as follows: Mrs. . Charles Niblick, Elizabeth, Joseph. SoI phia, Anna. Theresa, Mary, Marguer- ’ itc, and Philamena. He also leaves a 1 half-brother, Frank Heimann, of Cin cinnati, Ohio. Funeral services will > be conducted Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence and at - 9 o’clock at St. Paul's Catholic church. I I Burial will be made at the Catholic ■ | cemetery. AN OPPORTUNE HOLIDAY. George Washington's birthday an--1 uiversary came at an opportune time II for the rural mail carriers today, Wno s ■ were thus given a holiday by the gov ernment, which they would in all a probably Jiave been forced to t take anyhow, on account of the big a snow drifts. But one carrier was able e to make his complete route WeduesB day being Will Engie, who covered his 25% hiles / with d great difficulty, ploughing through v the snow banks, reaching the city at d 5:30 o’clock Wednesday evening. Henry Fuhrman was able to cover all hut six miles of his route, and returned here at 5:30, while Ray Christen, who made up the third one who had -. not reported at time of going to press v Wednesday afternoon, could not re f turn until 4 o’clock, having been able 11 to make only a part of the way. The I other nine, were able to make but a 1 little part of their trip, as stated Wednesday.

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RLYNOLDS GUILTY Says the Jury, of Conspiracy to Steal—-A Prison Term Now STARES HIM IN FACE Judge Delays Sentence for j Thirty Days—New Trial May be Asked. «■ —l.. ; It took the jury but four hours Wednesday evening to return a verdict at 8:45 o’clock, finding Gert Reynolds ! guilty of conspiracy to steal, as charg.‘ed in the indictment against him. . j The case was concluded Wednesday ‘ I afternoon at 4:45 o’clock. It is said | the jury stood eleven to one for this b , verdict from the very beginning, and ; but very little time was needed to win j over the other juror, whose objection I was not relative to the guilt of the defendant, but to the term of punish- ! ment, this however, not being a point 1 lying in the hands of the jury The , | punishment, according to law, is a j term of from two to fourteen years ' • in the penitentiary. ' i Judge Merryman has not yet passed 1 sentence on this verdict, thirty days t j being allowed by law for the filing of ;! a motion for a new trial, and other f! matters relative thereto, and judg- ; i ment will probably be delayed until , the expiration of that time. Reynolds’ - attorney, L. C. DeVoss, tried to secure i a reprieve of sentence for the remainder of this term, but the judge held that thirty days was the limit. At I noon, Reynolds had not yet secured i bondsmen and was remanded to jail. The jury was excused until next Wed- ; nesday, or until furthur notice, should 1 they be needed before that time. V). THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY , i Ashton Stevens, in the New York ’ Journal, had this to say on its first i production of the now famous play, “Paid in Full:” “‘Paid in Full,' the newest American play, by the newest ■ American dramatist, Eugene Walter, held an audience breathless during many moments of its production at the Astor theater last night. It is a straight-going play. The only thrill is humor, and most of this welcome ! quality springs naturally from the structure of the play and the disposition of the characters. Here are a play and performance absolutely rep resentative of contemporary drama and American acting, and it is mj’ ' opinion that the managers, the C. S. . Primrose company, will be paid in i full.” “Paid in Full" will be seen at ': the Bosse opera house on Tuesday night, February 27th. FOR DRIVERS TO REMEMBER. ' ‘ Provide your horse with a large. ’ warm blanket for such times as he is ■ | standing still and exposed to the cold. Don’t neglect the shoeing. It is ' v'ii' cn a slippery pavement. i' Don't ever use the whip simply be t j cause you have it. It is a very poor driver who makes a blow’ the starting signal. ■; Give the horse an occasional full ’ day's rest, It will add to his value and capacity for work. 1 j Always be kind to your horse. It ' pays. t j If you are a good driver, your horse ■ i will snow it. e BAKERY EXCHANGE. I The Eastern Star ladies wish to call 1 ‘! the attention of the public to their e i bakery exchange which they will conn duet on next Saturday at the office us the Indiana Lighting company during I J the afternoon period At that time ojthe ladies will have for sale all kinds of home-made baked goods, including “ : pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, etc. ’ Patronize the ladies, who will thank D ; you in return. i — 1 RELIEF IN SIGHT, t (United Press Service.) I Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 22 —(Spec- ! ial to Daily Democrat) —The govern- . ment. bureau here today promised reII lief from the blizzard and snow ’ I storms which have held Indiana in its ; grip for the last thirty-six hours. Fair ' tonight and Friday, with gradually ■ rising temperature, is the weather i prediction. Traffic operation on the ■ i steam and interurban lines was im- | proved today.