Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 92.

I REPORTS I CONFIRMED Official News Received Proves that Nearly 1,500 People Drowned. MILL-FATED TITANIC

it iMEiCISB®" Arlantic-T?resident Taft Sends Relief Boats. j ‘ ■E i 1 '.#W " * s |S| New York, N. ¥., April 16- (Special! s ■Bl to Dailv Democrat) —Here for the ■ 1 * ■RI safety of the 1,432 unaccounted fori] Bffi| passengers and men of the crew of , jgjgj the White Star liner Titanic, which i ( §EI lies two miles itnil-r the waters of the' t ng I atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland, I ( , I as a result of a collision with an ice-! j | berg, practically disappeared this aft- , I ernoofi The waters had been coinbed ■ » by the wireless all day, but the only: | authoritative news regarding the sur- 1 1 vivors was received from the Carpa- . I thia, which officially notified the: [ “White Star line offices here that 866 1 persons, mostly women and children, 1 ' t had been saved. It was accepted ev-. Kl ery where from the very start today that Captain C. J. Smith, admiral of I | the White Star fleet went down with . ' ft his ship. He had been a navigator I for more than twenty year? .-nd was ft a master of the ocean ships. Up until I noon today no word had come rega fife ing Archibald Hutt, military aide to President Taft; William Stead the ■ British journalist, and the other disI tinguished men on board the ill-fated ■ liner. ' It is believed that they have ~rWgone to an ocean grave. Vincent Asson of John .Tacob Astor, whose' [young wife was saved, and Herbert flfe-Strauss, son of Isidore Strauss, calle ! 'k? President F ar.klin to learn ■■ 1:' pcssib.e the fate of their fathers. have no news," said Franklin, ■“arid we are forced to believe that all the rescued are on board the Car ft pathia We are not even certain that ■Khhe.list of the survivors we have fjK ■ f eived is wholly accurate " Vice Pre S' ft Franklin this afternoon said that ■ the Carpathia would arrive here late ■ Thursday or early Friday. He said the Olympic was standing aside the acene of the wreck for possible BurvivE acting as a wireless relay station to Cape rad*. This. howeve-, ■ he carefully explained was only a conJecture. One chance of hope that was iW i flung to by the White Star officials was that the steamer had drifted thirimM ty-four miles from the place where she QftM-struck the iceberg, to its sinking ■■fe place There vas a chance "tat som Os the life-boats am! jachts that were HpKlowe. -d i.>ay !::.ve drifted away from ■wthose picked ::p by the Carpathia. j ■Hft (United Press Service.) HE New York. N V., \pril (Special ( ■to Daily Democrat i Because of the Lsi«Boohfl!ct:n- nth. .a! nd unofficial re-; ■poke it «aim. oroide to say at noon ■today just what i'h- e- o' saved, Kfend lost was in the wreck of the, Star liner Titanib as a result head-on collision with an i<'--t , ■■berg. The lutes. ,\ -t ;ved from ft, Btho Carpathia n. ci- '•!(• -m tEESrescued persons on ■ 1 :.'< ; .H*ll the others wei< '.os' tie d.-a'lt li-’ MSB would react) 1,1- 'i tie' 1.0..d0n flees of tlio .omp.m.. .•ejdwreceh ed that 2. l' ■ HHHon board the strip when it These were ladefinite figures In- r-!.-Rfontreal remo'ed ' no more of the and ; >* SpOßiers had been removed by th • V. ||iiHginlan The action o' < i, t.< n < |9||gß bell of the Virgin:.m ' • pF J* his Montreal offices by wi'< !■--■- ■• , ■*•>"’■ We arrived tpo In'" '■• :■ ■ m EnKfc any one We are pro. e. ding to i ;■ MMmooL"*- This was accredited .v H ■main offices, find that the oill' H ■ ■ r.Mrßsaved were those tak< n up I ' the 1 ■ pathia. Vice president Franl 'in ■ White Star line was apni.rentlv ■fled by the news of today Only om > ( he show courage This was wm-nj Kho was told that it was generally ■ ' I ; Bited that the comi an- had wltbl ■bi □ Bits news of the or sniiicc ■•! ■ the wireless* yestei day until s could be assured That Is an abs'> W lun lie and those who make that ‘ ■ tnent lied." he said. We did not 11 Km aiit that the Titanic was wrecked vn

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til we were absolutely certain that it was a fact. We are now doing all we can to find out who was saved and who was lost." Relatives and friends of the ship's passengers went to the 1 local offices tqday and also to the Ixmdon offices according to telegrams received, mainly seeking information. Aou told ub yesterday that all were saved," was the message given. ‘‘Why . did you lie to us? All could be 1 now." Washington, D. C., ..prii 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Tait this afternoon directed several revenue cutters to proceed immediately to tin' Carpathia and render Jhrir T'u ’■ ' "■ ;,| i (i i. ..;. !■ ’' J

The Titanic was the largi best passenger boat ever built, owned by the White Star line at a cost of ( over ten million dollars. It was 882 ■ 1 feet long and had room for 5,000 passengers. It was supposed to be un- * sinkable and was in charge of Captain 1 E. J. Smith, bravest and most profl- ' cient of all seamen. Sheiwas on her maiden trip, returning from Southampton and was due in New York ' this evening. The boat was so built that it had been announced that she : ‘ could be cut squarely in two and neither portion sink. The passenger * list shows 1,310 and the crew, 860. 1 COURT HOUSE NEWS ■ „ 1 1 D. E. Smith Appointed Special Judge in Joshua Bright Estate. I THE TWO EXECUTORS Qualified. Today—NuergeTaber Quiet Title Decree Entered Today. Hftnry Nuerge vs. Philip Taber at 1 1 al., quiet title. Decree of quiet title ' in lands in plaintiff. Costs agains. I plaintiff. Al! the defendants default-1 ed. D. E. Smith, commissioner in the \nderson partition case, filed bond which court approved. Appraisement of real estate also filed. George 11. Bright and Nelson M.! Abbott qualified as executors of the I Joshua Bright estate, giving |4,000 i bond. As Judge Merryman is dis-1 qualified to act herein by reason of having been counsel in the cause, David E. Smith is appointed special judge to hear and determine all matters in the cause. Real estate transfers: Peter O. Duncan et al. to John R. Bowlin, realty in Kirkland tp„ $2160; John S.! Hocker et al to Jesteen Hocker, lots 6 and 7, Monroe, $340; Alice A. Veter- ' son et al. to John Scheimann. lot 538, Decatur, $510; Uiwrence Watson et al. to Jacob Haudeshell, lot 285, Go- . neva, $600; Jacob Haudeshell to Wil- ’ Ham Drew, lot 285, Geneva, $600; UnI Ited States to Charles Davis, patent de.-d to 40 acres, Union tp Charles Welgmann of Frcidhetm is preparing to take out his final naturalization papers. Mr. Welgmann Is a native of Germany and has oue brother living there, whom he has not seen since he left there about forty years ago. He will probably go to | Germany this summer to visit witn him. A notice received by County Clerk Bleeke the first of the month, from i the naturalization department at Washington, D. C., Instructs that after April 15th, on account of the death iof William grand duke of Luxembourg, the renunciation of allegiance of all ; subjects whdhi are issued imturaliza- ' tlon papers, should be made to "Marie, ' grand dutchess of Lumebbourg." , TT — "i POISONED BY ORANGE. Mivi Veda Hens'.<y is confined to I tier lii'tno today w.th it very severe ' and itniiHusl esse of poisoning result Ing from eating an orange on Monday | evening Very soon after eating the fruit. Miss Hensley complained of r. > painful and severe smarting of the I lipa This morning her Ups were swollen tn three times their natural j size and her entire body was hovered ' with poison blotches, some as large as a half-dollar coin It is thought .o, have resulted from a preservative used on the oranges.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 16, 1912.

IN LOS ANGELES F. B. Tague, Former Decatur Merchant, Engaged in Shoe Busness There. LIVES IN PASADENA Is Delighted With Califorri nia—Went There from 11 Seattle, Washington. .

F. B. Tague, the former enue Uli chant of this city, is now located a Los Angeles, Cal., where he opened a shoe store last February 21st, going there last September 21st, from Seattle, Wash., where he had been engaged in business since leaving Fort Wayne a year or so ago. While Mr. Tague is in business in Los Angeles, he and his family reside at Pasadena, the noted summer resort, located about seven miles from Los Angeles. Mr. Tague states that they reside in the land of orange blossoms, but from their windows they can see the snowcovered mountains in the distance. He would not exchange his home there for one in any other part of the world. On his residence lot are six orange trees, which have already yielded twenty bushels of oranges, and thirty-six rose bushes yield their fragrant odors from his yard. Every Sunday the family takes excursions to the beach or mountains, and life there is one of pleasure, combined with excellent business prospects. Mr. Tague states that his family is well and enjoying the best of health. The climate there is delightful, and since opening there in February he stated that he has never found it necessary to build a fire in the building. Mrs. Tague's sister, Miss Ada Springer, is with them. CASE DISMISSED — — Benjamin Corkwell, Motorman on Car in Kingsland Wreck. Will NOT BE PROSECUTED — I ! Grand Jury Case Has Been Dismissed—Corkwell is Still in Asylum. In circuit court today, upon motion I of the state's attorney, the indictI merit against Benjamin Corkwell,. charged with involuntary manslaugh-. ter. was dismissed. Corkwell was the | motorman in charge of the south-1 bound car in the traction wreck at I Kingsland on September 21, 1910, and I he and Conductor Del Wilson of the same care were indicted by a Wells county grand jury called Immediately after the wreck. Cor''well became In- j sane, lying unconst. us for a long time in the hospital, and is now In i the Easthaven asylum. The ease against Wilson was taken | to Jay county on change of venue. It I also will be dismissed without pros* | cution. Under the existing laws and i with public sentiment that the crew | did not wilfully cause the accident the! state's attorneys feel convictions on . the charges would be Impossible.— Bluffton News* PLAY WAS GOOD. The first performance of the one week's stand of tho Cornell-Price stock company at the opera house was witnessed Monday evening by a wellfilled house. "The Goldsn Gypsy." a comedy drama In four «'■'» w *» P ri ' m nted In a very c! ver manner and the large audience was well pleased with the excellent playing of each and all of the many taking part. Tonight they appear In ‘The Springbrook j Farm." and assure all those lovers of a piny with a plot following lite play j from start to finish, should not fall to ; attend this performance. An advnn- ’ tags given the people for today was that between the hours of 11 a m. I and 1 p. m. tickets were reserved lor I fifteen cents to any place In the house, .and something unusual to bo offered by a company of high class type, as la I the 4'ornsll-Prlcs.

MAY GO TO MONTANA. Or. Reuben Sprunger Sells Practice in Berne. Dr. Reuben Sprunger sold his veterinary practice to Dr. Clem Emick, of Linn Grove. Dr. Emick will move to Berne and Dr. Sprunger may move to Montana, where two of his brothers, Jerry and Elmer, and a brother-in-law, Prof. A. B. Winans, reside. — Berne Witness. Mrs. Sprunger was Miss Laura Fuhrman of near this city, and is a daughter of Henry Fuhrman, of north of (;iA city. j| w SL.

Linn. ne ladi hold a pastry sale, 'here wii read, pies, cakes and other dell homemade baked goods. Thot ho cannot attend may telephone the. orders and the ladies will deliver the goods. PURE FOOD MEN C. L. Hutchins and Dr. J. M. Miller Inspect Slaughter Houses and ALL THE DAIRIES Yesterday—Mr. Hutchins Also Visits Food and Drug Dealers. C .1. Hutchins of Winchester, pure food and drug inspector, has been in the city since Monday, on official duty. With Dr. J. M. Miller, county health ' officer, they visited all the slaughter i houses and rairies Monday, and where I I things were not up to the standard gave directions for a correction of the j faults. Where conditions are not as i t hey should be the proprietors arc I given a certain time to bring their j placet! of business up to the standards : I of the pure food commission, and il i I not done then, the law will take mat- , ters into its hands. Mr. Hutchins is I 1 also visiting the various food business 1 j houses of the city, as well as the drug ; ! stores. Mr. Willets who paid the last ■ ■ pure food inspection visit here Janu j ary 23rd, has been transferred to the i weights and seals department. EPWORTH LEAGUES Will Hold Sub-district Convention in Monroe April Twenty-fourth. A GOOD PROGRAM j Arranged for Occasion — Rev. Semans and J. C. Tritch Speakers. The Adams County Epworth League ' association will hold a sub-district convention at Monroe April 24th, for which the following Interesting program has been prepared: Afternoon—2:3o O'clock. Song—Congregation. Devotional- Rev. Crafts. Music —Orchestra. v Offering. Address 8. V. Johnson. Music—Orchestra. Address Rev. Semans Benediction. Evening—7:oo O'clock. Song -Congrytatlotu Music —Mabel Hocker Address J. C, Tritch. Discussion. Music Frances Kessler «Address Rufus Fast. > Benediction. i CALLED MEETING. ■ There will be a called meeting of , the Odd Fellows on Thursday evening I of this week, beginning nt 7:30. at t which the presence of every member Is urgently requested.

A PLEASANT VISIT Rev. George Adams, Pastor of Methodist Church Many Years Ago VISITS HERE TODAY Enroute to Church at New York at John '’’ w— '/-w-

:,.■>. and »in Ueori ■■■. ims and daughter, Miss Josephine Adams, who have been guests of Judge Vesey and family at Fort .Wayne since Sunday, comprised an automobile party, wHh Mr. Vesey's mother and Miss Margaret Vesey, that came to this city this afternoon and were guests at the John Niblick home. The Rev. Adams will be remembered with much pleasure by many of the older residents of the city, as he served as pastor of the Methodist church here for several years, many years ago when the congregation worshiped in the old church on the site of the present opera house. He has since been pastor of one of the large churches in New York City, but a year ago was obliged to resign on account of ill health. He then went to San Francisco, Cal., with his family, where his health has become restored and he Is now on his way to New York to again take charge of the work and they will leave Wednesday for New York City. Rev. Adams is well acquainted also with the HenryKrick family, Mrs. Victoria Hill, and others of the ones of the who were identified with the church here during his pastorate. Since leaving here as pastor, the Rev. Adams has returned to on several occasions and renewed his acquaintanceship. READY FOR WORK Mr. George to be in Charge of New Monroe Street I i Bridge Here for Work. I WITH FIVE MEN i Busy Unloading Cars of | Tools and Will Tear Down Old Bridge. Mr. Irb George, of the Burle Construction company, with a force of five men, arrived in the city Monday from Kanard, just west ot New Castle, and wil lat once commence the unloading of their five cars of matrial sent here for the construction of the new con- | Crete Monroe street bridge to span the St. Mary's river. He will convey all of his tools to a point just east of the bridge ana after closing off the passage from either direction will begin the work of removing the old structure. Just how long this will take. Mr. George says depends uffon present conditions, and as soon as this is gotten out of the way the work for the new one will be commenced Mr. George will be In charge of the entire work and expects to have same completed some tlhie in August, according to his contract. This, when completed, will be one o( the finest structures of Its kind, and one which the city and county enn well feel proud of. - - AT THE STAR TONIGHT. “'The Battle of the Two Red Men." Star theater this evening will be a great production of the real stunt, ns shewn from the films which arrived this morning in two reels. The battle wan between tho Xlouv and the Cheyenne Indians, taken In the state of California last December, nnd is considered tho best of the Indian battle* secured by tho Bison company. During this battle. Black Engle, the chief of the Slut, Is killed by his enemies and his Indian aqtiaw eaptur•d nnd Imprisoned, During the taking of thia film, so rough and wild, wan the scene at which one of the men taking part waa really killed, when he fell from hla horse nnd trampled by a horse of his companion. The admission for tonight Is only five cents.

MR. CHRONISTER SICK. — City Councilman Ike Chronister, who for a week past, has been confined to his bed with sciatic rheumatism, was little improved today, when called upon by Civil Engineer G. F. Kintz, and is still suffering greatly from the ailment, from which he has been endeavoring to rid himself since its first showing. Whether or not he will be able to attend the regular session of the council tonight depends upon his condition then, and his presence will be greatly missed, should he be unable to do so. __o injuAl knee again.

-.IL’ JavuGuc- vvaa Lcinvi to Rensselaei this morning by the injury of her son, Arthur, who is a student in the academy there. A year ago he slipped and fell while there, injuring his knee, and on account of that was obliged to take a six months’ vacation. He never fully recovered from that injury and Monday suffered an accident, injuring it again. His two years’ course there would have been completed in June, and it is hoped this last accident will not interfere in any way with his studies. TO RESIDE IN WEST Ms. Laure Van Camp Will Leave Saturday for Denver, Colorado. WILL BE MARRIED I Latter Part of Month to E. Henry Tonell, Minneapolis Grain Dealer. P Mrs. Laure Van Camp and daughter, Edwina, will leave Saturday for an extended visit in the south and southwest. They will not return to this city to reside, as Mrs. Van Camp's mar- | riage will take place the latter part of i this month to Mr. E. Henry Tonell, a prominent retired grain dealer of 1 Minneapoi.s, and they will go to North : Dakota to make their home on the! groom's ranch. Mrs. Van Camp and I daughter will leave here Saturday for ■ Chicago, wnc.e tney will visit with a ■ | friend, a Mrs. Miller, and from there! I will gc co Denver, Colo., to visit with! Mrs. Van Camp's sister, Mrs. Corinne Hennesy, where the wedding will take place. The party will then go to Min-1 neapolis, where they w;ii be the guests of George Tonell and family before I going to Los Angeles, Cal., for a further visit with Mrs. Van Camp's niece, Mrs. Dr. Curtis Barnard. After enjoy-' ing the delights of a trip through sun-! ny California, the newly married couple will then go to North Dakota, I where Mr. Tonell has a ranch lying ■ between Minot and Dogden, where ' they wNI reside. Mrs. Van Camp is the widow of the late A. Van Camp, and during her residence here has held a high place in the esteem of all Decatur people, being prominent in the church and so-, cial circles of the city Mr Tonell Is a man of refinement and quality, with ! whom Mrs. Van Camp has long been | acquainted, having known him and the j members of his family many years. | During a visit at the lakes last summerr they met again and renewed their acquaintance which ripened into] a warmer friendship and regard, which will culminate In their inarri- 1 ! age. The many Decatur friends of Mrs.' Van Camp will regret <hat she is about I to leave permanently, but she Bxlll go > with the sincere good wishes of all. i Mrs. Van Camp's elder daughter,; I Miss Beatrice, who Is now visiting' I with# tho Oscar Pullman family, at i Urbana, will leave Wednesday for ’ Northwestern college, Naplerville, 111., » to attend Ute graduation exercises. • he.' fiance, George Pullman, a minis- » terfal student, being one of the gradu- • ates. Mlhs Beatrice, who has been a . student there, will resume her stud- >. h this spring, anti expects to comi pletc the course In two more years, and will not return to this city. i A. I. U. MEETING. t The American Insurance Union will meet In regular session tonight at the Ben Hur hall. All members are requested to be present.

Price, Two Cents.

PROGRAM READY For Pythian Sisters’ Sixth District Convention Held Here May First. A GREAT DAY For Pythianism — Many State and District Officials Will Attend.

The program for the annual district convention of the Pythian Sisters of the Sixth district to be held here May Ist, has been completed, and that is being anticipated with much pleasure by the hundreds of Pythian Sisters of the district. The morning will be given over to the reception of the delegates and visitors at the Pythian Home, the registration and lunch. The convention proper will be called to order at 1 o’clock, when a secret session will be held. At 4 o'clock there will be a public session and another secret session at 7 o’clock. Tha program follows: Afternoon Session—l:oo O'clock. Convention Called to Order—lva M. Leverton, D. D. G. C. Song—“ Onward, Christian Soldier ” Prayer—Rev. Goodwin, Decatur. Welcome Address —Mrs. Orpha Erwin, Decatur. Response—Mrs. Clemie Haegler, Bluffton. Music —Lulu Bassett, Ft. Wayne. Roll Call of Officers and Committees Reading of Minutes of Last Convention. Roil Call of Temples and Reports of Delegates. Music —Double Quartet, Tocsin. Common Mistakes in Parliamentary Law—Mrs. Laura Smith, G. J.. Marion. Reading—Mrs. Emma Wilson, Fort Wayne, Music —Miss 110 Elzey, Ossian. "And He said" —Mrs. Elizabeth Callihan Snyder, Geneva. Things Worth While—Mrs. Tillie Fleming, Warren. Display Drill —Crystal Temple, Columbia City. Why I Joined the Pythian Sisters \ land My First Impressions—Various i Members of the Convention. i Reading—Mrs. Alice Schumaker, CoI lumbia City. Good of the Order—Supreme and ■ Grand Officers. Miscellaneous Business. Public Session 4:00 O’clock. Musical Selection —Dr. Fred Patter- | son. Piano Duet —Mrs. Myrtle Fruclite I and Miss Luc;,' Fruchte. Vocal Duet —Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Mies Hope Hoffman. Address —Wm. F. Hart, Grand Chancellor. Vocal Solo —"The Rose and the I Lark” —Julian Edwards—Miss Marie Allison. Address—Mrs. Lida T. Roser, , Grand Chief. Music —K. of P. Quartet. Reading—"Mercides” -- Thos. Dailey Aldrifge—Miss Faye Smith. Vocal Selection —Miss Esther and Della Sellemeyer; (a) serenade, “Sing, ; Smile, Slumber —Govnor; (b) "Sunshine — Carrier Jacobs-Bond — Mrs. Fiances lu-''o" Graham, Geneva. Piano Solo—Mrs. Clark J. Lutz. Six O’clock Dinner. Evening Session (Secret) —7 O'clock. Convention Called to Order—lva M. Leverton, D. D. G. C. Opening Temple in Ritualistic ! Form and Balloting. Form and Balloting—Eureka Temple, i Decatur. Exemplification of Initiation—Her- ! mione Temple, Huntington. Exemplification of Initiation—Eden Temple, Portland. Remarks on Work—Mrs. Lida T. Ro- . ser. Grand Chief. Orphans’ Homo Fund Collection. Answering of Inquiries Grand Chief. Reports of Committees. Report, of District Treasurer—Mrs. Lydia L. Elzey. Reading nf Minutes—Mrs. Lydia Shami, Secretary. Miscellaneous Business. Closing In Form Eureka Temjsle. "God be With You Till We Meet Again.'' Dr. J. W. Vlzzard, the rioaHcnt Mills bhyHlclan nnd well known politician, was here today to Hocure his new automobile. Its a dandy and the doctor will bo able to got around the county In good shape