Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1912 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume I. Number 87.

PYTHIAN SISTERS Miss Iva Leverton, District Deputy Grand Chief. Here i to Arrange for THE DISTRICT MEET Wednesday, May I—Twenty Temples Will Send Representatives. [ For the first time aipce fifteen years I ago. the Eureka Temple of Pythian S Sisters, this city, will have the pleas I ure of entertaining the Py'hian Sis-! I ters of the Sixth district in their an-1 | nual convention. This will be held I in Decatur Wednesday, May Ist, and I I many hundred visitors from the ewen-1 | ty temples or the district are expect-! I ed. Miss Iva Leverton, of Huntington,' » who is district deputy grand chief, I I was in the city Tuesday afternoon in I I conference with the local committees. ■ I completing arrangements for this! I event. B The morning will be given over to ' I the reception of tne visitors and their ’ 1 registration at the Pythian home, and , r after dinner the cof'entiA will open I with a secret ssss ... At ' four o’clock there will open s s-ga-’eli ill jg | this, and which will 1 nounceu i. R ter. At 7 o’clock am .• secret ses- | sion will be in order .'he local tern- ■ pie will open and clos _■ the lodge, and | will do the balloting. The exemplifi- ■ ■ cation of initiation of local candi- ■ dates will be done by the Hermione K Temple, No. 13, of Huntington. At ■ this time reports will also be heard ■ from the various district officers and ■ the committees. A collection will also ■be taken it some lime during the eon-! ■vention for the orphans' home, in ■the afternoon session, the following ■ district officers will have charge of ■ the work: i District Deputy Grand Chief—-Mi-s ■ Iva Leverton, of Huntington. 1 ■ District Secretary—Mrs. Ip dia T Shamp. Decatur. ■ District Treasurer —Mrs. Lydia Ei- ■ Past Chief —Mrs. Alice Hart. M K Huntington, wife of William P Harf, grand chancellor of the K. of P. E. S. —Mrs. Clemenza Brown of l’niondale. E. J. —Miss Clara Banter, of Roll. Manager—Musa McDurman, Penn-,-ilie. C-isistant Managers—Mrs. Julia Keller, of Montpelier; Mrs. Cora Zeh- | ring. Ossian; Mrs. Iva Jones, Tocsin. Protector —Mrs. Elizabeth Foreman, R Berne. Guard —Mrs. Amanda Wagner, j South Whitley. Many of the state officers will also ' be present at the convention and give | talks and assist in the instruction. . i Among those who will be here are: ■ Grand Chief Mrs. Lida Roser of Ricn- ; L mond, Grand .Mistress of Records and I Seals Mrs Cora Hood of Ossian: fl Grand Mistress of Finance Mrs Tli- ■ lie Fleming, Warren: Grand Junior *1 Miss Laura Smith ■>. Marion; (Miss I Smith is also deputy grand chief of "I District No. 7); Grand Outer Guard R Mrs. Edna Black. Fort Wayne Grand ■ Chancellor William P. Har* of Hunt.-. I ington, of the K. of P. who attended B th® recent K. of P, convention l.eid I here, will also attend the Pythian SisB ters’ convention. While the ladies are not eligible I to the Knights of Pythias order, the' I Pythian Sisters receive the knights, into membership in their orders, and B the total Pythian Sister membership i of this district includes 875 Knights H and 1,385 Pythian Siste-s. These find homes among the twenty Pythian SisLI ters’ temples in the following cities. B of the sixth Pythian district: t’oluinB City- Huntington. Portland. Blulf- ■ ton, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Am " ■ Pennville, Ossian, Roll, Monroevill e W Churubusco, South Bend. Warren. '> in I Buren, Berne. Geneva, Tocsin, Mor.t- ■ nelier, Unicndale. Miss Leverton has also announced rB the various committees for that day. Reception Committee- All the men:f ■ berg of Eureka Temple, Decatur. Registration—Mrs. Jessie Burdg, B Mrs. Fred Linn. Mrs. James Bain, Mrs. ■ J.-F. Lachot. Decatur: Mrs. Charles K True. Poe; Sarah Jane Briggs, Gen - V va; Miss Hester Dimit, Van Buren. H Resolutions Hanna Reiff. ■ Bluffton; Mrs. Lulu B. Kelsey. An Kdrews; Mrs. Clara Smuck. Ft. Wayne;

. -'s. Anna V h. ard, Van Buren. j i . Tess — M Mamie A. Brown, Co- ’ lu ’ bia City; Ws. Etta K. Ort, Chtru-' bu co; Mrs. rtha Krick, Monroe-, 'il Mrs. Lei.: McDougal, Van Bnr-j. en. O ' cers of tu» bi-al temple who win , have charge of the opening and dor ■ng t the session is a part o the c ■ effing i work are: Pas chief, Mi Myrtle Frucl e; most welleM chi. Mrs Sadie vlMiller; excellent Ella People®, I excelle. junior, .l>s, Grace HTe sicker; manager. Mrs. Phoebe V. 1 Hite; n -tresfi rif v. ore’s ana co’re- ’ sponden Mrs. i.f >i ,i Shamp; mistress of linani’C, M> . Lydia Ezxy, protector Mrs. 1 -sale Burdg; outer. sentinel, Irs. De i, cvroll. The lot 1 temple risking eiabor-j ate plans b the ivriainment of a large num, er of vs sitoi'a. ihe com pel 1 tion was 1 -Id lasi year May 3rd at. 1 Bluffton. _______ , < COURTHOUSENE M Henry F. Judd Grr nted Di • vorce fro-n Elizabeth Judd 1 ■ I * —He is to Pr y HER $l,)00 ALL'AONy! ___ j TvA New Cases or Uocket for of WWWIw By her attorneys, Petersen & M< ran, Elizabeth Judd, defender.; la the divorce suit bi uy.ht by (enry F I Judd, the well known ?reblr. t:".'. nstiiji' farmer, nnmver 1.. genera denial to the allegatic is of . ei= husbxr d’a j complaint. Tin- cause as then svPi-’ mitied, and r.e court granted t- J Mt’d Judd tae divorce for wkich Ae os ted. | M'. Judd. is. hov »or, ip pav his wife <I,OOO alimony <’tnl ths cot's of she c. se. The sum of $25 forth“ jefewd ant’s attorney’s fees, is o be taxed as costs of the as. Ms.J ~ d <,'l; Mrs. Elizabeth Hosier. She a r. If'. Judd were married March t. ’’fl’, E.id lived together until last February 15. Both had been rtarriej before. The final repori of Clara D. administratrix of t.ie iGiair. ':e ts estate, was allowed, and the advain-j ’st -as-ix discharged. William B. Dre i qualified ,ti; ro'.a.yj public for anothe four years. i The case of th ) State vs. l-M A arTobin. rape, is set far April 23n' , i Sarah Goodhear et al Susim T. | Kirk et al., partition. C aio'ion u'’| commissioner be s ordered to d»stri i ute proceeds of sale of laF.Js tt persons entitled to share them at- .iere-l fofore found. Fin 1 report at'.! listribution filed and allowed. C 111-11)' sioner ordered t) lay shs .a of rm w ,; and Adam Strake: to cterk M this court, who is orde rd tr» -» e ml said Daniel and A-xt... or their legal repress -itive <>r gu. -fl. Commissioner dis. rged. Realty transfers. William. B. Manley to Benjami 1 P T.eeplt Ic’ ii Decatur, s’soo; William W.’' -Mir ■ William S. Geeke, ‘lO acres, Root t;> sS'oou V. S A. to James D. Du! ! 160 acres Wu~ash tp, I'. S. deed' .’ 3. of A., to Theophilus Ch., ips, ho acres. Washington tp, c F. ’ patent deed. 1 Martin E, Kiefer, farm- ! er. and Ciara Wietfi ldt, tv -mt. -tl; ee, ere granted license in Allen county to wed. Mrs. Lave ne Church Ins filed 't against the ('lover eaf, : n court l Charleston, ill, for 1)15 for tic death of her hut -and wb. tut kill while employed as a switchm. n ’ the company. | THE CENSUS RETURM-. ’ Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwa-h ■ I right of the south part of the cl»i baby girl, weighing eight p- tnds. .. ADDRESSED BROTHER!-’DOO. Rev. R. L. Semans. pasfot of the Methodist church, gave r a vdd rt •« last evening to the Methodib Broth-' erhood at Kendallville. i

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 10, 1912.

GASOLINE GUTTER River of Gasoline Flowed on Monroe Street When Liniger Ru . . Team RAN OVER TANK At Brushwiller & Baker’s Store Last Evening—Excitement Prevailed. Tlie gutters at the corner of Seventh and .Monroe streets, flowed with gasoline Tuesday evening at 5:15 o’clock when the runaway team driven by Ben Liniger, living four and a half miles west of the city, smashed the gasoline station at the Brushwiller & Baker grocery corner, liberating about seventy-five gallons of the fluid. Th> streets ran gasoline rivers for a short while until evaporation dried up the flood. The air was filled with the odor which was borne on the wings of the wind for several blocks, and it would have been disastrous to have carried a lighted match in that vi- inty. Mr. Liniger and young son ware driving along Monroe street with their .vagon and team enroute home. When arriving at about Sixth street the horses frightAed and ran, and Mr. Liniger it would be impossible to attempted to check flight by turning '

, gk" • ~ ; into the curb When they reached the front of the Brushwfller & Baker g.ucery the wagon scraped against the gasoline station in such away that 1 the red wooden tank was upset into ] the street, the wagon running over the upper part and crushing it into splinters. The tank hydrant was wisted and the gasoline freed. Just beyond the tank is a telephone pole ■ and tho horses ran into this and were 1 stopped at once, but not until the i tongue of the wagon had been snapped cff. Mr. Liniger and son were unhurt, and the only damage done was to the wagon tongue and the gasoline tank, with the loss of he fluid. Mr. Liniger, with the aid of kind friends who witnessed the accident, unhitched the horses, and the wagon was fastened to Howard Shackley’s l.»r>ce wagon which happened to no 1 near and taken to the smithy where airs were made. Mr. Liniger kind- ] 1 called at the Brushwiller & Baker 1 1*/ire and stated that he would inaae *, nd the damage and loss to the gaso;ue tank and contents. ANNIVERSARY MEET , 1 he Local Odd Fellows Will Hold an Anniversary | Meeting Soon. A BIG PROGRAM I Is Being Arranged for the ‘ /'tternoon and Evening —lnvitations Out. T1 e local subordinate lodge of Odd Fellcws are arranging for the complet‘‘ n if a till day s pleasure on the twen y-second of this month, which nlghf will be given over to the celebrati ,r of the founding of the order ninety th ,- ee years ago. In uie afternoon the initiatory degree will be given to a class of six candidates and folicwfn,- tha» the other three degrees Win t<' conferred upon seven candidates. In th« evening a /emi-public meet it f, will be held at which the Odd Fellow",, their families and invited friend; will be present. A big prot 'm i. f musical numbers is being arrange' and a speaker will be engaged cu thi evening The Rebekah lodge Is working acV eiy 'ward the completion of the r ogrtn and it 1h conservatively I though' that this anniversary meet;in wti surpass any heretofore carout by this order. The active r ir'gt’t tent of the affair is under th din ttion of the district deputy, /■" rles .elm. who is ably assisted by a immilee from each lodge. J.'orgt Handera made a business . tjp to 1 ort Wayne yesterday.

( BAND BOYS’ PRACTICE. The Decatur band, recently .organized, will meet Thursday evening for practice. All members should bring their instruments with them, but it is not necessary to bring the music, as a large assortment of new selections have been secured and these will be practiced. The meeting will be held in the Portr hall, which has been used as the basket ball room by the high school athletic club. DUSKY DAUGHTERS Os Pocahontas Will Hold District Council in This City Thursday. A HEAP BIG TIME Is Being Arranged—Ten Counties Will Send Representatives. A big delegation of Daughters of Pocahontas from ten counties of the district will invade the city Thursday when they hold their district council. Many of the state officers will be present, as well as those of the district, and the convention will be a great I event. The convention will be called to order at I:3o'o’clock p. m.. At 3:30 o'clock there will be a great -ouncli.

- ■ of which will be interesting to the | members of this order. Mrs. Jeso.e j E. Burdg of this city, who is distr; . Pocahontas, as well as great keeper of wampum, will preside at the district council. An elaborate order of entertainment is arranged by the local council for the many visitors expected. The counties represented in this district are Allen, Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington. Jay, Lagrange. Randolph, Wells and Wabash. GETS A SHOCK Will Keller Attemtped to Trim Electric Light— Current Had Not BEEN TURNED OFF Shocked and Thrown Four Feet—Dazed but not In-jured-Narrow Escape. Will Keller, in the employ of the city as electric light trimmer, got an electric shoe? this morning of sufficient force to throw him four or five feet, dazing, but not seriously injuring | him, and be considers his escape a very lucky one. The accident happened about 7 o'clock this morning just . as Mr. Keller was preparing to. take ■ out the carbon in the street light at the Schlickman feed yard corner. T.te city current is always supposed to be turned off while this trimming is in progress, but this morning such was not the case, and when Mi. Keller caught hold of the carbon, the electric current gave him such a shock that he was thrown several feet. He, was badly lazed, but after repairing to the' city office recovered in a short ’ while sufficiently to resume his work, but not before he telephoned to the headquarters to shut off the current. ENUMERATORS BEGIN WORK. Count of Children’s Noses Must be Made in Twenty Days. I The various school enumerators ■ over the county began work today, I and mast complete the job within twenty days. As the state school funds apportionment is made in ratio > to the number of school children, it ’ it well to remember that the more • school children we can gather up to • enlist the more money will be paid ■ into our coffers to help swell the • school fund It is therefore to the , best interest of all the heads of fam- ’ Hies that they report afl children of school age. Do not miss arfy. Those taking the enumeration in this city i are Omer Butler, Otto Wemhoff and Jacob Buhler.

CHURCH UNITY Was Urged in Sermon of the Rev. Tormohlen of Portland Friends’ Church. IN MONROE ADDRESS ' Tells Why Christians of Today Cannot Pray Down the Power of God. Monroe, Ind., April 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—“Where there is no vision, the people Perish,” Prov 29:18. This was the theme of Rev. F. H. Tormohlen, pastor of the Friends' church at Portland, Ind., at the M. E, church, Monroe, Monday evening. Rev. Tormohlen is an able and eloquent speaker and held his audience spell-bound throughout his address, and the people of Monroe and vicinity were highly pleased and benefitted by having heard this noted speaekr. The thought that he wished to portray was that the Christian people of today should live that they might ha\e heavenly visions of the Christian duties to their God. their church and their fellow man; and so live that their lives might be a beacon light to those out of Christ, and lead them to the foot of the cross wherethey might learn to know him, who gave up his life upon the cross for you and me.

" IF" ■ ] that the Christian people of couid not pray down the power of God upon themselves and their children as they did in the days of old, and answered by saying that it was because of the lack of that heavenly vision of Christ and bis power to save. He asked the question, why it was and urging that the Christian churches be so united, that their efforts might be united in one common cause and that, the saving of precious. AftI er Rev. Totmohlen had concluded Re - . | Crafts, pastor of the Monroe church, ■ spoke for a few minutes, pleading for unity and recommending that Monroe should erect a new Friends’ church and that there should be unity between them for the advancement of the cause of Christ Rev. Tormohlen was here with a view of establishing a class in Monroe and erecting a new church, and he met with encouargement on all hands, and will return here again next week and probably speak again at the church on Tuesday evening. HYPNOTIST DEAD Galvania, Who Entertained Many Here Some Years Ago, Killed in Texas. ONE OF THE BEST Driven Out of Bluffton Some Time Ago and is Well Known in Vicinity. Galvania, the famous hypnotist, who visited here some four or five years ago, made a w eek's stay here and gave daiiy performances at the Bosse opera house, has, according to inform vtion received, been killed in Texas, through some accident. The particulars of the manner in which his death occurred, were not learned, but the wonder-worker will be remembered by many as he was considered to be one of the best on the road and brought out his power in this line more enter- ' tainingly than any other v '.io visited i I tlie city. He also made the wild drive , through tne s’reets blind-folded and located th„ nidden treasure which was ■ placed in some unknown corner and > otherwise drew large audiences 1 through his skill in this line. He was > well known all around here, being s driven out of Bluffton, and hiding un- - d. r a wagon bridge, until assisted by f officers, went to Fort Wayne, wWr>' ? he secured a car and left the city. , — 1 H. R. Moltz was a business visitor in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon.

CUT EYE-BALL. Louis Weis, sr., Met With Painful Ac-1 cident at Work Tuesday. Louis Weis, sr., one of the faithful employees of the city, in cleaning ; I streets, met with a very painful accident while at work Tuesday morning, which, perhaps, may mean the loss of his left eye. He was helping to dig a trench on Elm street, and was using a pick at the time, when he struck a bottle, parts of which flew into his eye, cutting the eye-ball deeply, and medical attention was neces-, sary. The eye is causing him considerable pain, and frequently the blood flows from the injury and at present the physician is unable to state whether the sight can he saved or not. Mr. Weis stated that perhaps he will have to go to Fort Wayne to consult a specialist relative to the injured member. NOT LIKE HUBBYS Do Dodge City Ladies Vote —Their Vote Last Friday Put in a DEMOCRATIC MAYOR City Had Been Republican —Mrs. Came Blackburn GwinjA Votes.

Ax got to the city polls last Friday, they disproved the assertion that a “woman's vote would not amount to anything; that she would vote just like her husband, anyhow.” They elected H. B. Bell, a democrat, for mayor, when the city had been republican foe many years. For many, that was their first vote, but they proved themselves master hands, and over 500 women of the 614 registered voted. Only six or eight women lost their vote because of improper marking or by signing their names to the ballot. Mrs. M. M. Gwinner, formerly Miss Carrie | Blackburn, of this city, was among the voters. Her father, William : Blackburn, the well known Washing-■ ton township assessor, received a paper this morning, telling of the interesting election in which the ladies are given a place. He was personally ae-; quainted with Mr. Bell, whom he met I while visiting there. Mr. Bell has 1 also served as sheriff of ills county. ] Mr. Hoover, the retiring mayor, has] served three one-year and three twoyear terms as mayor. “CORNELL-PRICE PLAYERS.” “The Cornell-Price Players” will ■ open a week's engagement at the Bosse on Monday. April 15th, with the i beautiful four-act comedy drama, “The i Golden Gypsy,” a play pretty in its j simplicity of plot, with a pretty love ] story running all the way through, | unique and thrilling climaxes and good line of comedy that will keep you laughing from the rise of the first act curtain, until the fall of the last act curtain. Tne company is heade 1 by the clever co-stars, “Happy” Hal Price, a comedian of the laugh-making ability, and Mitts Florence Maderia, a vivacious little ingenue oLnatural, refined ability. The “Players" are composed of ladies and gentlemen if .ability, who have been carefully selected and clean, snappy performances are assured, with rattling good vaudeville between the acts. The “slogan” of this company is, “somethinu doing all the time.” Careful attention i . has been paid to the costuming and staging of each and every play. Monday night each and every lady will b? admitted free with every 30-eent paid ticket, if purchased at the reserved seat sale before 6 p. m. on Monday. , Popular prices will prevail—lo, 20 and 30 cents. I o 1 SPRAINED WRIST. 1 A. R. Bell today was quite busy an- ; swering the many questions put to i him relative to his arm which he car- ; rie sin a sling. Tuesday while crank- . Ing his automobile the crank flew up ■ and strtick him on the arm just \bove • the hand, spraining his wrist, which Is very painful Troubles of automobile owners are frequent ones, and this is one of the first experienced by Mr. Bell.

Price, Two Cents.

laninvestigation And How it is Made by Geo. Untruthful Stout of the Indianapolis Star. A DREAM OF FIGURES I Man With a Broncho Pencil Writes as he Would Like to Have it Show. Indianapolis, Ind., April 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Driven to desperation by the outburst of public censure, the Shank-Kealing-Wallace ‘ machine issued orders to the IndianI apolis Star this week to begin a camI paign of viilification, misrepresentation and abuse directed at Governor Mai shall and the state house democi at s. George Stout, the local political author. with the shifty eyes and the gambling gait, began the campaign with an attack upon the credit of the state of Indiana. This daring young Horace Greely put on his sleuthing hat, which he wears pulled down over his left eye when bent on the business of his master, and walked to the state house one day this week. “Good morning, Lew,” chirped Stout, as he entered the secretary of A state's office. ‘‘Good morning, George," Mr Ellingham.

■ . qj- tlie sleuiii. "He just went into his office," said Mr. Elliugham. Having assured himself that the auditor was at work and he could be seen at any time, the daring literary crusader shambled over to the state treasurer's office. “Good morning, Mr. Volmer,” piped Stout. “Good morning, sir,” said the treas urer. “Have you seen the auditor?” asked the correspondent. “Just went into his office,” said Mr. Vollmer. “'Morniu',” said Stout. “’Mornin,'” assented the treasurer. Again the state house corridors resounded with the swishing of the re- ■ porter's feet as he marched upon the auditor’s office. “Good morning, Mr. O’Brien,” said Stout. “Good morning,” said the auditor. “What do you do for the spring fever?” breezed Stout. “Work,”, said the auditor. , “Mornin'.,” said Stout. “Good morning," laughed Mr. O'Brien. At last the day’s work was ended. The sweeping investigation of the state's finances had been completed, i On the way back to the Star’s sancI turn of purity, Stout evolved the story • that the state of Indiana must be | bankrupt. Not knowing or caring tflat I misrepresentation of the figures he | obtained while working in the after- | noon might impair the credit of the state, he slashed into all the intricacies of state finance to meet the order of his boss to lay the foundation for the coming campaign. It was a trifle early to raise the old cry of extravagance but the job had to be done and the result of his labor has become the laughing stock of his own party. “CASEY JONES." The selecting of titles for plays is the most difficult part of the theatrical business. Many splendid plays have been financially unsuccessful on account of having titles which did not I appeal to the public. Oliver Lnbadle let “Casey Jones” lay for two years al f er it was completed, before he bit upon an apt title which has been largely responsible for lite success of the offering. The plot of “Casey Jones” would suggest the following titles: “Is Marriage a Failure?” “Winning a Husband.” “A Bargain Husband,” "The Boy from Harvard?" “Seif Sacrifice," "The Spinster and the Lawyer," Too Much Married," and “In Love With His Wife.” The titles indicate the broad scope of the plot, it is an up-to-date comedy drama, In three acts and is considered somewhat “unusual,” combining heart Init jst with lots of clean fun and a plot which it Is a joy to fathom until the last lines have been spoken. “Casey . ones,” with the original company, will be seen at the Bosse opera house on Saturday. May 3rd