Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number, 94.

CARPATHIA NEARING _____ Heavy hdened Ship of Titanic’s Su. vivors Reaches New York Tonight. HEAVY. DENSE FOG Lowering Upon Scene of Arrival—Horrors Never Before Witnessed. ■, (Uni'.ed Press Serv.ce.) New York, N. Y., April 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A fog enshrouds the enttar.ee to the New York harbor this afternoon and it is threatened to become so dense that it will interfere with the lanC.-ng of the survivors of the wrecked Titanic. In case it becomes more dense it is possible that the sorrow ship Carpathia, with its cargo of human freight from the wrecked queen will be held off Sandy Hook until Friday morning. General Henry, surveyor oi the port, said this afternoon that the Carpathia would not dock before 1 o’clock tomorrow rooming. The \\ hite Star officials said that the ship probably would not dock before tomorrow morning on account of the fog. Meanwhile the full story of the horrifying scenes of the ocean trngedv is being withheld from the public, i The strange censorship has teen maintained ever since Sunday, when the giant liner carried her hundreds of passengers to the grave in the Atlantic. Wireless messages appealing for information were ignored. The senate sub-committee which left Washington this afternoon for this city to investigate the disaster, will make a full and complete investigation, according to Senator Smith, chairman. He is in receipt of Information which leads him to believe that all of the persons most desired as witnesses will leave the Carpathia and take passage for England immediately. He has advices that a ship sailing today was held by wirless orders until this morning. The officers and members of the Titantic

crew are to be t’ansferred to outgoing ships ijirectly from the Carpathia. Senator Smith is determined to prevent this if possible. Secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor, is in New York and will join the senate committee upon its arrival here and participate as an advisor in the inquiry. A message by wireless from Mrs. C. M. Hays, wife of the president of the Grank Trunk railroad sent to Montreal, positively stated that her husband did »not board the Carpathia. This confirmed the original that he was drowned when the Titanic went down. Mrs. Eleanor Smith, wife of th

v. iti, the ill-J ' J the follOWiUcH Btatem-m: at South Hampton, ErJ land hi- home: To my poo. fellowM Sufferers: Mj heart Is overflowing with grief for you. 1 am laden with | sorrow that you should be weighted ■ flown by this terrible burden which: has been thrust upon us. 1 pray that : God will be with us and comfort us j all.” I Dispatches from Halifax today, fol- 1 lowing the arrival of the steamer Pa.i- j sian led to he belief that the 1 itanie was ■proceedirtg at ahi T rate Oi s; e ■ when the wreck occurred. ( aptain . Hains and Wireless Operator Suther-. land of the Parisian said today that the light was clear, and therefore Cap- ■ tain Smith of the Titanic was undou.it- ; edly holding to his course and making | od time. It this is so, it would account for the -magnitude of the tragedy and that the Titanic had struck the iceberg a full blow, which shattered the entire forward structure. Cablegrams from South Hampton, England, says that the women and children of the members of the ere > storm°d the White Star cliees there, pleading for a list Os the survivors and crew. Many of the "’omen and children w r ere overcome as a result of the long and unavailing wait, and had to lie carried away to their homes. Out of the more than SOO members of the crew, only ISC are aboard the Carpathia and no list of the survivors has as yet been sent ashore. A throng CONTINTCT, ON PAGE TWO

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

"LEST WE FORGET." Don’t forget to file your mortgage exemptions witli the auditor some time during April. Remember tills I must be done each year in order to : receive the benefit of such exemption. Any person owing any sum secured I by mortgage upon real estate may nave the amount of such mortgage inj debtedness, not exceeding S7OO deluded from their assessed valuation for that, year, and if such ded’ Hon nas been made the remainder shall be the basis for the assessment Provided, that the deduction shall not be more than one-half the total assessed valuation. For example, if you owe , S7OO or more on real estate which debt is secured by mortgage, in order to get the full S7OO reduction in your net ! assessment, the valuation must be $1,400 or more. If the assessed valuaI tion is but S7OO you get a reduction lof exemption of s:>so and so on. Exemptions must be filed each year and during the months of March or April. HOSPITAL ROOM ’ I > > For Huntington’s Proposed New Hospital Donated by D. Lauferty > ■ ■ 7 1 | FOR THE CARING ' i i For Waring Glove Com5 pany’s Sick or Injured—- ( Commendable Act. ? ■ 1 , Huntington is in the midst of a - movement for the securing'of a hosr pital, which is being pushed along by 3 the several lodges, churches and othler organizations of that city. One tn- •' dividual has also contributed to the 3, cause by subscribing, he being David 1 Laufferty, connected with the Waring Glove company, of this city, which also 1 has a factory at Huntington. The ; Huntington Herald says: r ’Another boost was given the Hunt--3 ington hospital movement Wednesday 3 when David Lauferty, proprietor of ? the Waring glove factory, subscribed r SIOO for the furnishing of a room at 3 the new institution. Mr. Lauferty r donates the room that it may be used 3 in caring for employees of the local

? glove factory in case of inujry or sick- ? ness. This ts the sixth room to be do- . nated and with the number of indus- - trial firms and fraternal societies who - have been approached and signified a 3 willingness to consider the matter, 1 the hospital association boosters have 3 every reason to be enthusiastic.”

The five others who have donated ■ rooms are the Elks' lodge, the St. f Mary's and Central Christian churchl es, the Knights of Pythias and Tri r Kappas. The committees for the hosL vital movement were appointed Tuesl day afternoon and starred on their i rounds of the city W sday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock ing remark- ' ll’llv ’’/pili pree rQS Er fl IF ' ' ' Kmmendable r flLo

BiDDIN® IS SPIRITED. After three days in which not a bid • was received on the M. F Rice house, ; on Seventh street, south of the Brusii- ; wilier & ’Baker grocery, the spell was j broken by Charles Elzey, who placed a bid of $1,500. .A new bidder on the ' second house, south, formerly the Lell ■ Segur property, also appeared today 1 in the person of John Smith, who bid ; $2,225, over those of A. Yoder for $2,i 100 and B. Shrank of $2,200, as placed I Wednesday. Bids on this prior to Wednesday were as follows; April 15, B. Shrank, $1,900; April 16, A. Yoder, $2,000; Ben Shrank, $2,010. he bidding on the property at the corner of Monroe and Seventh streets, whi-h includes the two business buildings and the Henry Koenemann house, also became more spirited, the bids rising rapidly They now stand: April 15, John Baker, $4,400; Amos Yoder, sl,GOO; April 16, R C. Parrish, $4,725: Amos Yoder, $4,800: April 17, R C. 1 Parrish, $4,825; Amos Yoler, si>,ooo. DAILY census. [• - > A baby boy was born Wednesday ev- ' cuing to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dow--3 ling, south of the city. Mother and ; babe today were reported as doing well.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, April 18, 1912.

A GRAVE CHARGE' I Warren Wilkinson Facing a Court Martial Trial for Deserting THE U. S. ARMY Subpoenas Served on Decatur Parties for Depositions for His Defense. Warren Wilkinson, the Decatur youth, who has been through a number of minor escapades, and who last summer enlisted in the IT. S. army, where his friends hoped he would be kept straight by the exceedingly strict discipline, is facing a more serious charge, (hat of deserting the United States army, and a number of Decatur people will ne called upon as witnesses in his defense. Postmaster W. A. Lower was this morning serving subpoenas in the case, among those subpoenaed being Judge Merryman, Ralliegh Parrish, Eli Myers and the boy’s mother, Mrs. Minerva Wilkenson. They were called to appear April 19th, at 1:15 o’clock in the afternoon at the postoffice in this city, before Captain Edward Calvert, of the Ninth cavalry, who is detailed to take their depositions for use before the general court martial of the United States, convened at Fort Slocum, N. Y., in behalf of the defense. James B. Henry is judge advocate of the court martial. The subpoenaes were issued by authority of the United States war department, and as the proceedings are very rare in this city, the matter is of great interest.

ENTERS BUSINESS C. U. Dorwin and Jerry Swank Buy Grocery and Meat Market at Geneva. OF SAMUEL TEEPLE Mr. Teeple Coming to Decatur to Reside—Purchased J. F. Snow Residence.

J | C .U. Dorwlii, who for fifteen years : had served the waterworks departi ; ment of the city, and who resigned ;- 1 last fall, Iras purchased an interest in ;- 1 a grocery and meat market at Gener i va, taking possession Wednesday. His ’-' partner is his brother-in-law, Jerry -1 Swank, of Geneva, the two purchasing

i F'son, the well known business! men of that place. The business is i an excellent one and the two new 1 proprietors will undoubtedly make a good success of their undertaking. Mr. Teeple has retired from active business life and will move to this city soon, having purchased the handsome residence of J. F. Snow, on North Second street. The new firm will be Swank & Dorwin.

REX THEATER. It will pay you well to go with the j celebrated traveler, John Ennor to- : night. He will take you through the royal forge, over Marshall pass into the grand canyon, the world s most wonderful spot, wending you through the petrified forest, midst the ruins of the old, old cliff dwellers of Arizona; so old one is left amazed at the world passed before our time. This is really one of the best pictorial scenic offerings of the week and you cannot afford to miss the new Rex tonight. GOOD SHOW AT BOSSE. The Cornell-Price Players continue to please their patrons at the opera house. Wednesday night they gave a fine performance of the melodrama, “Deserted at the Altar,” with fine specialties between the acts. Tonight they will present one of their best comedies, “When Reuben Comes to Town,” in which Happy Hal Price appears as “Reuben,” and Miss Maderia as “Kitty.” their favorite roles.

RETURN FROM PRESBYTERY. Rev. Glelser and <' J. Lutz have returned from Elkhart, where they attended the Fort Wayne presbytery. The address of Dr. John Ualcom Shaw oi the great Second Presbyterian church of Chicago is mentioned as being one of the best ever. S. H. Heyderburk, one of the home mission workers of the church, who lives at Avilla, was elected moderator for the coming year. The four delegates ro the general assembly at Louisville in May are Dr. Sol C. Dickey, superin-tendent-at Winona. Rev. N. C. Shirey, superintendent of Indianapolis division of the Anti-Saloon League, L A. K. Hackett, editor of the Fort Wayne Sentinel, and Steven Cooper of Howe, Ind. BETTER SUPPORT For Superannuated M. E. Ministers and Ministers’ Widows Will BE THE RESULT Os a Campaign About to be Inaugurated for Raising of Fund to $200,000. Methodists in this city are informed of the advance action taken by the North Indiana conference at Wabash looking toward better support for superannuated preachers and preachers widows. By tlie conference action Rev. J. W. McCain of Peru, general secretary of the Preachers’ Aid society, is to have to co-operate with him a commission of two preachers and three 1 laymen from each of the six districts of the conference. The purpose is to inaugurate a campaign covering, if necessary, the next three years, in which time it is believed the permanent fund of the society may be brought up to»a total of $200,000. The income from this fund will be distribi uted annually to those designated as conference claimants. A committee was appointed to name this commission. This committee consists of Rev. 11. N. Herick, D.

D., and Rev. W. D. Parr, D. D., of Kokomo, and Rev. G. B. Work of Warren. This committee named thirty other preachers who will be called to meet in Peru within the next few weeks to devise ways and means for carrying forward the work to a complete success It is believed that the membership of the church throughout the conference is ready to respond io a concerted movement of this character, and that the time is not far distant when the veteran Methodist preacher v . ’ t : assured comfort of body and ; . us mind in his closing days. ■«. , ■HMhfIMI

AUTO WENT DEAD. ' Congressman Adair Own Chauffeur, But Has Some Things to Learn. Washington. D. C., April 18 —Representative Adair’s automobile is a source of much gratification to friends who are invited to participate in the delights of afternoon automobiling. Mr. Adair prefers to be his own chauffeur, although he admits that he does not know as much about driving a machine as a professor in an automobile college. Recently Representatives Adair and Barnhart and their wives started out for a drive into the country. At the corner of Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, just where the street car tracks cross and where there is always a congestion of traffic, the car “went dead.” The two representatives w’ere in a plight. Neither knew what was the matter. The street car service on the busiest line in the city was halted and the passengers in the long string of cars began to show considerable impatience. The embarassed and disgusted solons were made the butt of gibes and taunts.. The situation became delicate. Finally they chucked off their coats and by hard effort pushed the “dead” car over to the curbing and street car traffic was resumed. Just then a boy who did not appear to be over ten years old edged his way through the crowd on the sidewalk, gave the crank a single twist I and the car moved off like a charm.

THE PEACH CROP In Ohio Will be a ‘‘Lemon’’ Says the Latest Bulletin as Usual. PROLONGED COLD Has Nipped all Peach Prospects There. Says Same Old Annual -Cry. According to reports from all parts the Lake Erie fruit belt, there will be practically no peaches this season in northern Ohio. After making a careful inspection of the trees, growers And the buds killed to such an extent that they will be surprised if some of the largest orchards bear a single bushel. Fruit growers say that in the past winters during which l thetemperature ranged as low as 14 degrees below zero for a short time were followed by good crops. Last winter, however, it was steady, prolonged cold that did the damage. Reports from Oak Harbor, La . Carne, Gypsum and other growing centers in the peach belt, indicate that conditions are pretty much the same all along the southern shore of the lake. This is the second rumor to be sent out so far this spring, concerning the ‘‘killing’’ of the peach crop. At it will be several months before time to figure on canning the luscius peaches there is not much cause for worry now. Then, too, Michigan furnishes the bulk of northern and eastern Indiana’s peaches and, as a rule, when the time arrives, so do the peaches.

DATE NOT FIXED For County Common School Commencement—Will be Determined WITHIN TWO WEEKS Two More Examinations— One Next Saturday—The Other May 18th. Deputy County School Superintendent B. F. Kizer stated today that no date had yet been fixed for the county school commencement, but that the date would probably be named withtwo weeks. No arrange .;:is have been secured either, fc rho orathe day. this to be announced j ■>!.„;• i e Ferris m .......

HF Mg' » number who will pass the two yet to be held. Another will be he’d at Geneva Saturday of this week, and one in this city, May 18th. It is expected that the class this year will be one of the largest in the county to pass at one time from the common schools. A. R. Fluyette. Wells county superintenden of schools, announced Wednesday that their commencement would be held Thursday afternoon, May 23, in the opera house and Prof. Myron W. King, president of the Kings school of oratory of Pittsburg, Pa., has been secured to deliver tho class address. Prof. King appeared in this city in one of the lecture courses several years ago. _ -—<i —. ■ J. BAUMGARTNER SALE. Frank Mosure of near Vera Cruz was in the city this morning and as commissioner, today received bids for the purchase of eighty acres of Jacob Baumgartner, located in Monroe township. The sale is a private one. William Schug of Berne placed a bid at $4,000. EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION. The sub-district Epworth League convention will be held at Monroe next Sunday, April 21st, instead of the 24th, as erroneously stated.

ANNIVERSARY MEET. Next Monday afternoon is to be a gala day with the Odd Fellow® of the j county In that the celebtai’ •>> of their I ninety-thlrd aumiemary which right fui.. comes on the I’fith, will be bell on that day. The day’s program w*ll commence in the afternoon at 1 o’clock and will consist of degree work by the local team. All four degrees of the order will be given and will occupy the lodge the entire afternoon. A dispensation has been granted which allows candidates to receive all degrees on this date. Geneva will ar in the afternoon with a large delegation and will continue over for the evening session when a semi-pub-lic meeting will be held. Odd Fellow-:, their immediate families, invited guests, and Rebekahs will be presen:. An address by Rev. Beall of Willshire will be a feature, and a musical pro- j gram will also be rendered. about The sick Mrs. A. P. Beatty Recovered Sufficiently to Appear at the Table WITH THE FAMILY Milton Werling Recovering from Inujry Received by Kick from Horse. The ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scheiferstein of Root township is quite sick with typhoid fever. Mrs. A. P. Beatty is so much improved that she is now able to take her meals with other members of the family and her improvement is daily continued. I Miss Shilling, a trained nurse from the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, who has been caring for Mrs. A. J. Lewton, and new babe, in Root township, left this morning for Fort Wayne, he: attendance being no longer necessary. Milton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Werling of Preble, who was lately operated upon, such being necessary after being kicked by a horse, is doing nicely and will soon be enjoying his former good health. Emanuel Hart, of Union township, near the township line, was Wednesday taken to Van Wert, Ohio, and later underwent an operation at the Dr. File's hospital for eye trouble. Dr. W H. Perry was the operating physiI cian.

1 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO : w as" :ngtcn Township Married. Twenty-five years ago today the! snow cast its thick flakes in abundance over the city of. Decatur, according to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kintz of Washington township, who stated that it was their wedding day, and how it came for them to remember it so well, I Although it snowed in a much easier I style, this morning the anniversary j was observed in the same wav. Mr. | and Mrs. Kintz did not celebrate their ; anniversary to any great extent, but j were the recipients of many congratulations from their friends and rel tives. They were married in Ohio, i coming to this place shortly after-I ward to live. o WILLIAM DROEGE FUNERAL. The funeral of William Droege of ! Root township, whose death occurred ' Tuesday night after a long illness | from hardening of the liter, will be held Saturday afternoon, the procession leaving the house at 1 o’clock for the St. John's Lutheran church. The date was deferred until word from the daughter, Mrs. Charles Schroeder, of Friona, Texas, could be received. This came this morning and stated that they would not be able to come, so the funeral was set for Saturday. Miss Gladess Bowers went to Union City this afternoon to attend a leap year ball given this evening by Roy Patchell.

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COURTHOUSE NEWS Hamrick C ’ms Brandt and Bilderhack Blucxed Highway With FENCES AND GATES Trial Held Today—Defense Claims it Was Private Lane—Court Notes. The case of Miles W. Hamrick vs. Maria Brandt and Frederick Bilderback, to abate nuisance, and asking I damages and an injunction, was on . I rial today in the circuit court before '.Judge Merryman. The plaintiff claims J that Maria Brandt, owner of land in Blue Creek township, which was then tenanted by Fred Bilderhack, who is also named defendant in the complaint, obstructed a highway by building fences beyond the limit, placed gates in it, and allowed hogs to wallow, and make hog wallows in the road and otherwise making things objectionable to those who used the highway. The road, it is said, runs through Mrs. Brand’t lands and the defendants, it is said, claim it a private lane instead of a public highway. During the proceedings this morning the defendants filed a request for special findings of facts and I conclusions of law. A motion was also i filed by the plaintiff for leave to ' amend description of lands described ' in the complaint, which was sustain- ' cd and the description corrected according to the motion. Objection to the motion was made r>y the defendant which was overruled aud excepted to. Heller, Sutton & Helle' appear for I the plaintiff and L. C. DeVoss and C. J. Lutz for the defendants. | John Tonner qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the es- ’ tate of Jacob Tonner. — I Realty transfers- John R. Porter et al. to Clyde Craner, lot 224, Geneva, $900; Charles H. Worden et al. to Mary Kleinhenz, lot 29, Decatur, $1700; U. S. to Ezra Brandyberry, 40 acres, Monroe tp., patent deed. Only a portion of the evidence was ' heard Wednesday in the Chicago & ! Erie railroad case for reassessment of ; benefits derived from the Mercer aven|ue brick paving. The case will be j concluded later. I County Auditor H. S. Michaud has received from State Treasurer Vollmer, a statement showing the amount owing by the county to the state for clothing furnished to inmates of be-

i nevolent and reformative institutions sent from the county. The total sum lis $185.72. Os th!? $74.25 goes to in- ' Indiana a ami s!<•> J>7 ‘ that payimmigi.e made before the j Jun< s t lemest. In the partition case of Clara Anderson et al. vs. Catherine Andrews et al., Commissioner David E. Smith i reported sale ot the real estate here- ' in, tract of 5 acres sold to Clyde S. i Weist for S7OO. Report approvedsale confirmed, deed ordered, reported ; and. approved. OVERRUN WITH COONS. J. Smith is in receipt of an interj es.. g letter from a timber man, E. I Joe Mason, of Jonesboro, Ark., a I brother of John Mason, formerly of I this city. Mr. Mason gives a little | idea of the results of the flood there, j when he ends his letter by saying ! that Jonesboro is flooded with 2,500 I “coons," or negroes—flood refugees | who have nockedthere -to-escape the high walers of the suiTOunding country. He stated that their visit is not pleasant, but entertaining, and it is quite likely that they will have to endure them for a month longer. SILAS KIZER WORSE. Deputy County School Superintendent Kizer, wife and son left today noon for Linn Grove, in response to a message that his father, Siiaz Kizer, who has been very low following a paralytic stroke of a month ago, was much worse. Mr. Kizer also suffered a stroke about six or seven years ago.