Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1912 — Page 1

■ Volume X. Number 97.

■TWO FATALITIES Bin Morocco Tornado Strike I Sorrow to Hearts of Dowling Family. Ideate toll is heavy ■According to Reports Re •" ceived This Afternoon from Sections Swept. Wi" Dowling c: tile Citizens' Tele-■tb-ne lompany, son of Tho..ias l»j'■ilig ' : SCUth of the city, was (■■i:i!>!y this morning when he picked a morning paper and noticed ®a;nong (lie list of thirty two kiiied ii. ifMjhc swept southern and ■■tortile!l) illinoG and into Indiana just ■ betore sunset Sunday evening, the Hkfcines of three of his relatives. They ills uncle, Charles Smart, aged ■fort .-three, tit ■ husbanu o. Thomas BjDowling's sister; his two children, ■fcassie Smart, aged sixteen, and her months-old s ster. o'' Morocco. Xe«Lsjon county, Indiana. Nine were kill- ■ fed at Morrocco. and six thought to be n fatally injured and a halt-hundred otiiI *rs badly bruit d. Following the list Os dead the article says; j FWlien the storm struck Morocco ma:., houses were unroofed and outbuildings were clown over. When the hoiti' began to show signs of giving jiray before the onslaught of the <ton.i. Mrs. Charles Smart rushed fa>to the cellar, closely followed by her daughter, who was carrying the six-monthc old baoy. When the I jdrl has descended several steps the R Mouse was lifted from its foundation I and turned O"er, crushing her and the baby to death. The father was only jt > few steps behind them, but he esCaped with slight injuries and the mother was unharmed " HL As the article reported later that Mr. Smart escaped with slight injuries, it was thought here that the Charles Smart reported killed may be Ms eighteen-yeer-old son, John, the names having been cot-founded. A ? ■egram was immediately sent to another uncle at Morocco to confirmthe story. The Dowling family were residents of Morocco until coming here in July, three years ago. A tornado also struck that, city three years ago, killing two people. Later: The telegram received at noon today from relatives in Morocco by William Dowling, stated that only the two daughters of the Smart family—Cassie and her infant sister—l were killed. Their father, Charles Smart, was injured, but not fatally i g. s.nd w ; ’l in al! probability live. The ' K funeral will he held tomomw mornSfl ing at 10 o'clock and Will jowiing Eg will be in attendance. t _ .T'vn ♦'>” in jMlaua irotu t.i- tori.-iuo \M:b h swept MMjpta section 01 the country late Suni|jl%flßj was raised to ten when Charles J V,„-<Jce died "om the injures he receiv ■Q Sever, other members of the Rice n Bmily were killed outright in the torSunday night. In addition to SB. this two other persons were killed Five seriously injured loand phy-b ians sa> that while they have a 'air chance to recover iorm of them may die. |OB|s!.. Louis, Me., Apr:’ 22- (Special to ajMajjaily Democrat) • r.-'v ..-n t;:ty a:-! JBaHßxty persons were killed by the two which swept ti-rough Ind'-' ■Bat• l and Illinois and left a down smail ■MBwns in ruins according '> i«-,>orr3 here this at'e noon Ri’poi's flHylfcect ived from Benton, near Bush. 111.. Bfefeaid that between twenty and thirty SSEkad been killed. Three .v.-e report. 1 HHMted a t Campus, 111., today. Murpl'-ys-■Hnoro and Benton said'that il.ree himhave been injured in that section. ■■KA special mountain train , .m'".i : ..t;Mfcree injured at Murphysboro. Throe the persons enroute to this city ■Bled on the way. Six were killed at rTßfflpiurphysville. seven at Willettsville tJdaMprid eight died between Bush and Wen - ■ _ _

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WILL OBSERVE MOTHERS’ DAY. — Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, has issued a letter to the teachers of the state, asking that they observe Moth- < day, May 1(1, by giving a part of the day to teaching the children something about the sacrifice mothers make to help their children through school and to make them manly men and womanly women. The plan of observing the day annually was introduced last year. Following the annual Arbor day proclamation of the governor, Mr. Greathouse has issued the annual Arbor day proclamation from his department. April 26th is the date selected for observing the day this spring, when the observation will be confined to city and town schools, as virtually til the country schools have been dismissed. The country schools observed Arbor day exercises in the fall. WHOLESALE WORK Was Done by Robber in Vicinity of Peterson Friday Night. PAID MANY VISITS in That Vicinity Besides That at Carper Home— Got Some Money. Since the story of the robbery of the Philip Carper home, west of this city, Saturday morning between 1 and 2 o’clock, was published, with the tracking of the robber, and the arrest of a suspicious-acting man, who was followed down the Clover Leaf railroad into this city, Saturday morning by Mr. Carper, but who proved to be the wrong fellow, it has developed that the robbery at the Carper home was but one of a big chain perpetrated in that vicinity after midnight that same night. The one at the Carper home v. as probably the last cne, the fellow giving up h:s work when he saw that lie was pursued. His work seems to be that of a burglar of considerable training and with remarkable skill. The first house that he probably entered in that vicinity was that of Cash Andrews, two miles south of Peterson. He got nothing there, however, as his movements were heard by Mrs. An drews who, thinking that one of her children was up, called to them to ask. The intruder knowing that the family was awake, then struck a match to light his way out of the house, and left. The bacK door aid a window were found open. This was ten minutes till twelve o’clock. The burglar then went directly across the road to the home of John Cline, a resident of the Jesse Byerly farm. There he got $8 58, ransacking the entire lower part of the house. He yas very quiet there because his movements were not heard, and the first that was known of his visit, was when Mrs. Cline awoke and noticed that the lamp which they burn all night had been changed from its place on a chair nearb»and been removed to the kitchen table. She up to see why the change had been made and noticed the house turned topsy turvey and the kitchen door open. The home of George Mer*in, about a mile and a half south of Peterson was the next visited There he got in his v ork also without being beard, and his unwelcome call was not noticed until the next morning, when Mr. Martin's son-in-law, Ed Miller, formerly of this city, who now lives at the Martin home, got up and found his trousers missing. These were later found in the kitchen minus about seven dollars and a knife which had been in the pockets. The burglar also broke into the Charles Andrews home on the John Baker farm, but it is thought got nothing. He also -;ot nothing at the Al Straub home in Peterson which he also ransacked. Mr. Straub heard the noise made by the early morning caller bnt did not investigate as he thought that the boys 01-tb.e family had gotten up. The,

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HUBBARD TALKS ■■ ll——•— Addressed Wholesale Grocers’ Association at Indianapolis Friday. GREAT SUGAR STATE He Claimed Indiana Could Furnish Half of Country's Consumption. Indianapolis, Ind , April 22—Indiana, as a sugar-producing state, was praised at the meeting of the Indiana Wholesale Grocers' association at the! Claypool hotel last week by F. H. Hub-1 bard of Decatur, Ind., who declared that this state is capable of producing one-half the sugar required by the United States. Mr. Hubbard said the proof of Indiana's ability to produce sugar beets lies in the fact that it is t.n exceptional corn-producing state, and that any soli that produces an abundance of corn is capable of producing sugar beets in a like quantity. “There is enough land in Indiana on which sugar beets can be raised in abundance to support 166 sugar factories,’’ said Mr. Hubbard. "The soil of Indiana is such that it could produce otae-half of the entire sugar consumption of the United States.’’ Mr. Hubbard told the grocers that beet sugar culture has been ieglected in Indiana, and that it now Is only in its infancy. He is a representative of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, which Is building a beet sugar factory near Decatur. The factory will be in operation about October 1, Mr. Hubbard said. The first year of its operation about 40,000 barrels of sugar will be produced. Mr. Hutoard said, and the factory will have a capacity of about 65,000 barrels a year, and will operate only about four months out of each year. COURT HOUSE NEWS The Case Against Will Ward and McClish Set for Today Was Continued. JUDGE J. J. MORAN Assumed Jurisdiction —Case is Dismissed—Very Few Entries Today. David E. Smith, appointed special judge in the Joshua Bright estate, assumed jurisdiction. Charles C. Miller, administrator of the James C. Miller estate, filed inventory, which was approved. Realty transfers: U. S. patent deed, to Daniel Green, two for 80 acres each, in Monroe tp.; Matilda A. Morgan to Elnora M. Elev, realty in Blue Creek tp., quit claim deed, SI.OO. / All those having mortgages on thenproperty, and wishing to reduce their ttx.'«i:on, shoulu tile their exemptions wiiu the auditor before it is too late. This is practically the last week for so doing, as the time expires April 30. The last case against Will Ward ami Ode McClish, charged with conspiracy ♦o steal has been set for trial Monday, May 27th. Upon application made by Ward for defense as a poor person, Amos P. Beatty was appointed counsel for the e . .' -(suits, and all officers of court are instructed to perform all u>s.ssary services of their offices for him without charge. M. rj land Casualty Co. vs. Decatur Egg Case Co., contract, $4,316.82. Cause dismissed. Costs paid. The case of F. J Shepherd wMlscar

GET BUSY AT ONCE. Home City cottagca who contemplate improvements to their boat houses that cannot bo accomplished when the lake is at the high water mark, should get busy at once. The flood gates have been closed and the v-ater lias already risen four feet and another week will find it at normal mage. The water was lowered seven feet at the beginning of the winter months to protect the boat houses from damage hy ice, but the gates have been rebuilt upon a different plan and next winter the water will lie lowered only four feet. E. O. Wagnet, commercial agent as the Grand "Rapids & Indiana, who keeps In touch v itli matters concerning Rome City, says that Indications point to good fishing the coming summer.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. —o HIGHEST POINT In Ehb and Flow of the St. Mary’s River Flood Was Reached Here ON APRIL 2, 1904 Waters Came Within Ten Inches of Top of Abutment at Monroe Street. At present, when the old St. Mary's river bridge at Monroe street is being torn away for the new concrete steefstructure, there are manythings of Interest brought to mind regarding the old bridge and the still oldest river. The old abutments have withstood the ebb and flow of many a high flood, and William Blackburn, one of the oldest residents of the city, has a tabulated statement showing that the river was at its highest point April 2, 1904. When the floods were seen to be beyond the ordinary Mr. Blackburn began taking measurements, and at 8 o’clock that morning took the first. The water was just then seventeen and a half inches from the top of the northwest abutment, and by 5 o'clock that night, it was just ten inches below. The following shows the rapid rise according to the test taaen at intervals of several hours during the day: At 9:15, fifteen and one-half inches. At 10:00 a.m., fifteen inches. At 2:00 p. rn., eleven inches. At 5:00 p. m., ten inches. ONE STILL IN MARKET. — There is still one of the four propeit;es in the M. F Rice estate partition case, in the market. That is the Journal office building. The first bid was i placed by Henry Krick Saturday at $4,000, and before the day was over John S. Colchin increased the bid, which w as again raised by Mr. Krick, vho bid $4,200. If no more are received today before 3 o'clock, Mr. Krick will get it at this price. The first house on Seventh street, south of the Brushwiller & Baker grocery, was declared sold Saturday to Amos Yoder for $1,700. The sale began last Monday in the Peterson &■ Moran office by Commissioner Shafer Peterson, and l as been attracting much attention. PREACHES FIRST SERMONS Large Audience Greets the Rev. J. H. Rilling. Large audiences greeted the Rev. J. H. Rilling at the Evangelical church Sunday when he preached his first sermons as pastor of the local congregations, being transferred here from Rochester. Rev. Rilling is a man of earnest s and eloquence and his sermons were highly appreciate!. Among the numbers of special music, was a duet by the Misses Hope Hoffman and Eola Gentle. Rev. Rilling and son, Walter, arrived here last Fday, accompanying their househo goods and gill be joined this afternoon by Mrs. Rilling and daughter, Helen. ————-—-o PAY LAST RESPECTS. .Many friends and relatives this

ANNIVERSARY DAY Is Being Celebrated Today by the St. Mary’s Lodge of This City IN THE LODGE HALL Degree Work Conferred in Afternoon and Social Session This Evening. The annual anniversary meeting of the subordinat * lodge of Odd Fellows | Is in session this afternoon at the lodge hall. The meeting opened at 1 o'clock and the initiation of a class of candidates waa had. This, was followed by the giving of the three degrees in the order. The work was done by the local team which is fast coming to the front as one of the best teams :n the district. Especially the second degree was well praised, as the team is making a specialty in this degree. This evening there will be a semipublic meeting, at which invited guests will be present besides the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and their immediate friends, rhe program to be rendered as follows: Opening Selection—Methodist Sunday School Orchestra. Vocal Solo —Miss Cecil Andrews. Selection —Orchestra. Address —Rev. Beall of Willshire. Instrumental Duet —Misses Florine Edwards and Inez Coverdale. Early History of St. Mary’s Lodge— P.. D. Patterson, fifty-two years an Odd Fellow. Selection —Orchestra. Banquet. ■ Following the banquet there will be a social hour and games. Prizes will be given to the winners and a very good time is expected to be had by those attending. ATTEND FUNERAL Death of Sister, Mrs. Amanda Humiston, Called Mrs. W. J. Myers TO CLEVELAND, OHIO Left Today Noon—Mrs. Humiston Was Born and T» .1 : _ A J Z~> _ JX.Cd.ICU 111 ZlUdiliSi C'J. Mrs. W. I. Myers left today noon for Cleveland, Ohio, where she was called by the death of her sister, Mrs. Amanda Humiston, formerly Miss Amanda Hunter, of this county. Mrs. Humiston had been ill several months from nervous prosti tition and complications and haa been a patient three months at the Dalrymple hospital there, where her death occurred Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Myers visited with her sister last fail. She was ill at that time and growing gradually worse from week to week, her death was not expected at this time. Mrs. Humiston was fifty-seven yeais of age. She was a daughter of George Hunter of this county and was born on the Hunter homestead north of this citv, and will be remembered by many oi’ the older residents of the city and county. She was the widow of Charles Humiston, and leaves three children: Clarence, Harry and Leia, all of Cleveland. Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Ella Mercer o" Ashland, Ohio, are the only surviving members of the Hunter family. Two brothers, Theodore and the Rev. James Hunter, of Atlantic City, died about five years ago. Mrs. Humiston’s funeral will be hel I tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home oi the son, Harry. o- —_f - -

POSTAL SAVINGS BONDS. A notice similar to that of January Ist was receive! today by Postmaster | W. A. Lower from headquarters, relative to postal tavlngs bonds to be lasted July first. No applications for the bonds have been received heretofore, bnt there will doubtless be many when the excellence of the other is appreciated. Applications must be rereiveu on or before June Ist, from depositors of the postal savings system, who may exchange the whole or a part of theic-alepoelts lor the Unite<’ States registered or coupon bond :, in denominations of S2O, SIOO and $•>00, bearing interest from July Ist, al the rate of two and one-half per cent annually, redeemable at the pleasure of the U. S. after one year. These are exempt from all taxes. Further Information H'garding this maybe obtained at the postofflee. A BUILDING BOOM Bids Opened for New Houses 1 to be Erected by Decatur People This Year. i A NEW LIBRARY i Will be Built at RockfordMann & Christen Secure Several Good Jobs. Bids were opened Saturday for a modern double house on Fifth street, I to be erected by E. X. Ehinger, just south of his residence. It is to be a strictly up-to-date property and when complete will represent an in- > ’.estment of over $5,000, the building I alone costing complete about $4,500. r There were six bidders for the job, all r local contractors, and th£ firm of Mann & Christen were the low ones. Each apartment of the house will consist of seven rooms and a I ath, with electric lights, furnace and all mod--1 ern conveniences. The contract will probably be let within a few days. . Mann & Christen have also secured the contract for the building of a ne .- home for Miss Rose Christen on north First street, and will begin work on the same this week. It will be a sixroom, two-story, strictly modern house, and will cost about $2,500. i . - -- This firm of contractors, also had the low bid for the building of a Carnegie library at Rockford, Ohio, the figures belKg $9,100, and they will be given the contract as soon as the same has been approved by the Carnegie board at Hitsburg. there were twen-ty-two bidders for the job from all ever the country, and Mann & Christen are greatly pleased in securing ; the work. Rockford secured $7,500 a year ago, but all bids filed were in excess of that amount, and the matter was taken up with th? Carnegie trustees, who raised the fund to SIO,OOO. The announcement published Sat- ■ urday. a clipping from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, that Mann & Christen had not been awarded the contract lor the $15,000 church at Markle was an error. The contract was awarded : on Wednesday, a delay of a few hours being caused, as the bids were slightly higher than the trustees wished to go, but they finally decided to build, and ; tlie bid of the Decatur firm, which was the lowest, was accepted. They will begin work on the church on . \\ ednesday of this Week. o ASSIST IN INSTALLATION. i The Rev. W. H. Gleiser, pastor of , the local Presbyterian church, will . take part in the service installing ■ the Rev. Hunter as pastor at Columbia City May 16th. Rev. Gleiser's part ■ will be that of giving the charge to ■ the pastor, and ethers who will assist in the service are Rev. Montgomery ■ < Fort Wayne pnd Rfev. S. H. Heyderk of Avilla, the last named

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BODIES AFLOAT l ifty of Titanic’s Victims Were Picked up by Cable Ship Mackey Bennett. WILL BURY TONIGHT With Divine Services—Only Embalmed Bodies Can be Brought to Shore. <United Press Service.) Washington. D. C., April 22—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The surviving officers and crew of the lost liner Titanic here as witnesses in the senate , investigation of the disaster, were closely guarded by a detective, apparently hired by the White Star line. Washington, D. C., April 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Over six hours before the news was made public by the White Star line twenty life boats filled w'th passengers of the Titanic had been picked up by the Carpathia. This was admitted today by Vice President Franklin of the International Mercantile Marine company, the first witness before the senate investigating committee, 1 w New York, N*. Y., April 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Only fifty bodies ot the Titanic s victims were recovered, according to the following message received at the local offices of the White Star line from the cable ship Mackey Bennett today. The message read: “Heavy southwest squall has interfered with the operation. Fifty bodies recovered. All not embalmed will be buried at sea at 8 p. m„ with divme services. Can only bring embalmed bodies to port.” The message was dated Sunday and it is believed that already a number of the bodies of the Titanic's victims have been buried at s< a. Washington, D. C.. April 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Admitting that perhaps some one of the White Star offices at New York had given out t b e report on Monday that the Titanic's passengers were saved, Vice President Franklin of the line today disavowed responsibility in his testimony before the senate investigating committee today. Without he or any other of the officials of the company absent the reassuring telegram to Representative Hughes of West Virginia that the Titanic was proceeding to Halifax and all on board had been saved, he said they had none. He said one of the employees of the office might have sent the telegram. Baltimore. ?ud., April 22 —({Spec ial to Daily Democrat) —A Norfolk dispatch today said that the Cretan of the Merchants' Transport company was rammed by the steam- - '-oquois off Cape Hatteras, today. The Cretan was reported badly lamagedr but that the passengers ami crew were unhurt. 0 SIXTY-EIGHT TOOK EXAMS. B. F. Kizer, deputy county school superintendent announced that sixtyeight took the examination at Geneva Saturday for diplomas from the common schools. This was held in the high school building there and as one room was not large enough, two were used. Mr. Kizer had charge of one and A. L. Brentlinger the other. This wus the second examination held The first was held at Berne. The third will be held in this city May 18th. ■ o GOES TO CANADA. James Moses left Saturday afternoon for Warsaw, where he visited with his sister, Mrs M. R. Knouse, over Sunday. He was joined thereby Mr. and Mrs. John Moses of Chicago, going on with them to Chicago, thence to Watson, Canada, where he will join his son. Carl. Mrs. Muses will not go until later. .-j*' •• J’.