Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 99.

ROYAL RECEPTION s s Given Guests by the Ladies’ ~ Shakespeare Club at the Close of TWENTY-NINTH YEAR ” — , '> • 11 Party Given at John Niblick - I V Home Characterized by j < Brilliance. 1 Tuesday evening was the annual 1 guest night for the Ladies' Shakespeare club which tendered a royal reception to sixty-five guests at the f home of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, corner of Jefferson and Tnird streeis. The event marked the closing of the twenty-ninth years’ study for this club, which enters upon its thirtieth year with prospects of even a brighter cne, and with the knowledge of hav- ' ing contributed much to the social and educational culture of many ladies of the city during the past three decades. ( White and yellow, the club colors, lent themselves most artistically in the decoration scheme and especially harmoniously to the reception room, with its walls of green and gold, and its white wood work. Wide fluted crepe paper st.atners were wound loosely about the large white columns that guarded the open stairway and i the archway and were inerlaced with the wJiite grill work of the arch. From the ceiling to the center of the chandelier fell streamers in white and gold, and ended in the golden hoods tiiat shaded the bulbs. The library end parlor were given over alone to flowers, pink and white and lavendar sweet peas filling the vases on the library table, and pink roses, in the parlor. In the diningroom, the yellow and white crepe paper was again called into use. Large fluted streamers in both coloWs were crossed over th£ chandelier in the center, and the center light of the chandelier, was shaded’ with a large yellow hood, decorated with white ribbons. The smaller lights were shaded with yellow. As the guests entered, they were received in the reception room, by the ladies Ct the chib, and were then met after descending the stairway from the dressing room, by Mrs. Hooper and Mrs. Moltz, who presented to each a badge, of white ribbon bearing in gold letters, the name ot the club. These were given as favors and were wore during the evening. A very delightful program was given. This was opened by’ Mr. John Niblick, who play -, eu on the A. A 'base Vistano, the Valse Caprice by Newaid. The address welcoming all, was given by Mrs. Emma Daniels, and then came vocal music by Miss Marie Patterson, ( with Miss Edith Smith, pianist, acccmnanvina. Two numbers were detenueieu, being ‘Summer Rain” by Willsay, and Buck’s "Merry , Brown Thrush.” No one but the program committee knew of the next pleasing coming event, and all were surprised when an honorary member of the club, Mrs. I Jennie Fuhrman, of Marion, Ohio, de- ! trended the stairway, dressed as Joi siah Alien's wife, and impersonating I that most renowned individual, who .s | most cleverly interpreted by Mrs. , f Fuhrman, in her true way. Iler story I : was of her trip through Australia, and | as this country and its people have I been studied during the past season,; ■ v club ii of more than gen- ( c 1 I!) ’ — .'.in Folks,” and B llis Mr. Niblick reW de ‘" rhe 1 -'’ Hope, ' by 1.. »| chalk. A “picture show”® then annount ■ ed. While al! the company was benw seated in the parlor for this, Mr. N'b- '■ lick played a “Madame Sherry” strain, I and when all were seated, the P>c-l tures were thrown on a large canvas . < stretched at one end of the room. M*.l . and Mrs. U. M Hensley were in ' charge of this, and a most delightful | “ and unique entertainment was accord- , ed. The picture of Shakespeare was ' first shown, and then scenes from the < countries studied during the past season—Egypt and other countries of Afr'ca, as well as of Australia. At intervals, much to the surprise of both guests and members, some very familiar pictures were thrown upon the i canvas, which were finally recognized 1 as old-fashioned pictures of the mem- 1 bers of the party which had been se- 1 cured, unknown to them, to show at I this time Among the number wi’»

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one ot Mrs. Niblick's mother, now 1| deceased, wife of the late Judge | Studaliaker, who organized the Sliakespeare club twenty-nine years ago. I She was in the center of a group, composed of the charter members of the J club. The picture was taken just a year after organization, and just after a dinner party given by Mrs. Studebaker for the club. All wore badges. Following tile picture show, partners for the supper were found by , matching parts of pictures. Supper J was served buffet style from the table in the large dining room. The polished surface of the table was covered ' ' with a handsome drawn-work lunch I < loth, and the centerpiece was a vase! CONTINVBI; ON PAGE TWO THE FIREMEN BALK On the Olympic Liner When j Saving Apparatus Was Inadequate. THE NATIONAL BANKS Called Upon to Give Statement of Their Business—lowa is for Taft. Washington, D. C„ April 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The early sensation of th? senate Titanic hearing today was a statement by Senator Smith, chairman of the investigating committee that an attempt had been made to shape the court of the investigation, and that no such interference would be longer tolerated. The statement was believed to have been aimed at J. fkruce Ismay, head of the White ; Star line, to which the ship belonged. Senator Smith exonerated the officers and crew oi the Titanic in his statement. The senate refused to put Is- 1 may on the witness stand as he re- ' <;nested, and called Fifth Officer H. J. Lowe, of the Titanic. Washington, D. C„ April 24—(Spec- i lai to Daily Democrat) —Lowe testified that he told J. Bruce Ismay ‘‘to get the hell out of here,” w’hen Ismay per- ’ sonally tried to supervise the loading of the life-boats. Lowe said at the time he did not know who Ismay was. ' New York, N. Y., April 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Cunard liner Mauratania was slightly damaged i early today when a strong edge tide ; swung her against the pier shed when sbe was leaving the dock on her regular trip to Liverpool. The bridge rail was twsteu and the pier damaged, but no one hurt. One hundred and fifty passengers who intended to set sail were passengers on the w rec keel Titanic. Southampton, Eng., April 24— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The Olympic, the sister ship of the lost Titanic, failed to leave her berth on time for her teturn trip to America today because one hundred of the firemen refused to ship on the vessel until the life-saving apparatus be augmented. They declared that the foityi'our collapsible life-boats which had been added to the sixteen, wooden boats carried by the Olympic, were unsafe and could not be handled quickly enough in case of an accident. They demanded that the metal boats be replaced with wooden b«, ’ he officers and crew fit v-.Av an agreement after cols lerable i» ?lay, ' and the liner got away. 'A v Mugton; D. C„ April 24—(Speci • ■ -TpA cc.uit j request iTWk»viii make a statement or their • •he close of their business on Thurs- j day, April 18th. i New York, N. Y„ April 24—(Special ; to Daily Democrat)—President White • cl’ the United Mine Workers of Amer- -: ica will leave here tonight for Indian-| apolis, where on tomorrow he w’ll 1 sign the wage agreement which has I been reached with the bituminous coal operators. He said today that the thances to reach an agreement with the anthracite coal operators were slight. Cedar Rapids. la., April 24 —(Spesial to Daily Democrat)—The indications in the republican state convm; tion here this afternoon were v‘ r, the four delegates at large to the ua- ( tnbnal republican convention would go CONTINUED PAGE TWO. |

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 24, 1912.

NEARLY FATAL Proved Runaway for Mrs. Charles Pennington— Thrown to Walk FROM THE WAGON Two Physicians Worked Two Hours to Restore Her —Others Injured. I Charles Pennington and family figI ured in a runaway about 8 o’clock I Tuesday evening in which Mrs. Pen- ' nington narrowly escaped fatal injury, and Mr. Pennington and his elev-en-year-old daughter. Esther, were painfully Injured. The nine-year-old son, Charles, .lumped, and escaped without a scratch. The family was riding -in the Schmitt butcher wagon, south on Second street. When in front of the Will Colchin store, one side of the shaft dropped, frightening the horse which ran, dragging the wagon after it, held by one shaft. Mr. Pennington slid out when the shaft dropped and clung to the horse, being dragged with it as far as Adams street, when he lost bis hold. At that point, the boy in the wagon jumped out, and was uninjured, but Mrs. Pennington and daughter were still in the rocking vehicle. In front of the J. F. Lachot home on Winchester street, Mrs. Pennington was thrown out, falling on her head and shoulder on the cement walk. She was badly bruised and skinned about the left eye and shoul- ! der, and two physicians were required ! to work with hei two hours, she be- , ing taken to the home of her father-in--1 law, Herbert Pennington, nearby. It ! was feared for a while that she could ■ ' not survive, but she was finally re- ' stored and will get along all right. No bones were broken, but the shock and fright as well as the bruises, rendered her condition serious for a • | while. At no time was she unconl scions, however. The daughter, Esth- - er, retained her place in the wagon -1 until in front of the Sam Hite grocery ; where she was thrown out, and was ?: badly skinned and bruised in the fall. • ! Mr. Pennington’s injuries were found i to consist of bruises on the left arm '• and the leg, the epidermis being peelr j ed away to a good extent. 1 j The horse continued its mad flight - : to the Erie railroad, where it was 1 . thrown and taken into custody.

DECATUR BAND i Reorganized Last Evening and Will Soon be Ready to Give Concerts. | DURING THE SUMMER I Louis Gehrig is New Leader ‘ i _ T —Sixteen Pieces Now i Comprise the Band. 5 - The city band held a business meeti ing Tuesday evening at which time > they reorganized and laid out plans for the coining summer. They also decided .hat th?y would give street - ccncorh; last year, and as soon as ii ey van get ir. p oper shape will ■ : r-3. P r h<_- pi!’ ' • “■>« ryWut their prfHices during aven- I ings. Friday night has been set for ’ their regular meeting evening, and on 1 this coming Friday more plans will be adopted for future work. The new organization is a strong one, being I composed of sixteen pieces, and the members have musical ability to furnish music in whatever way or occasion called upon. The election of officers also took place as follows: Louis - Gehrig, leader: Dr. Mangold secretary and treasurer; William T, Biggs, busir ’ s manager, and Omei Butler, press manager. KNIGHTS OF K NG ARTHUR. lhe Knights of King AXiLor will meet tonight and every member is I urged to be present. MERLIN.

MOTHER GETS CHILDREN. Mis. Louthan Remarries and Asks for Custody of Her Children. An entry was made on the circuit court docket today by Judge Sturgis which relieves Adams county from the providing of a home for two small children, and at the same time returns the children to their mother, Mrs. Ellen V. Clymer. The order made today modifies an order that was entered on record at the February term, when Ellen V. Louthan was granted a divorce from Howard T. Louthan. At that time the small of the litigants were placed in the hands of the board of children's guardians of Adams county. Since that time Mrs. Louthan was married again and is now Mrs. Clymer. Her I petition for the custody of her chil-1 dren received the favorable action shown today.—Fluffton News. COURT HOUSE NEWS Earl Reber Being Tried in Court Today for Assault and Battery. THE JAIL IS EMPTY For First in Sixteen Months —Another Couple Gets Marriage License. At time of going to press, Prosecut-

ing Attorney R. C. Parrish, for the state, and L. (‘ DeVoss, for the detense, were arguing the case of the State vs. Eart Reber, on the charge oi assault and battery, preferred by his wife, Margaret Reber. The case was taken to the circuit court from the court of Justice J. H. Stone, where it was tied, following the alleged assault and battery February 17th. The trial was begun this morning before Judge Merryman and a jury and by noon all the evidence was in, i tnere being two witnesses for the state | and three for the defense. The Rej bers who have not been living together, were refused a divorce recently, and Mrs. Reber had the custody of the two children, Celia, aged three, and Doris, aged eighteen months, for seven months, from August to February, during which timethey lived with her ! father. Mrs. Reber says that on February 17th, she came with Celia to this city, and went to the prosecutor's office in the interurban building, car--11 rying the child in her arms. Mollie | Cook was also along. Reber, who had ! been staying with his parents, came through the hall, and grabbed the ’ child from her, she says, swearing at her and “jamming” her against the wall as he took the child. Reber claimed that he did not swear or push her. Reber then took the child to his parents’ home. The case will probably go to the jury by 3 o’clock. > For the first time since Sheriff Durkin’s incumbency ,a period of sixteen . I months, the jail is without a prisoner. j James Coverdale, the last one, was released today. Sheriff Durkin received from the sheriff of Alien county, a notice of a fifty-dollar reward being offered for .- the apprehension of thethief taking ea horse and spring wagon, Containing s thirty chicekns, five hams and o two shoulders, etc. from Fort Wayne t Tuesday evening. 8 11 Martha E. Ahr vs. Ft Wayne <> ■ V-.r!- ./field Railway Co., application • to answer abuolute te fit.’ d ? k — M the Alexander Bolds W >, a petition was filed by Rosina | i xandsey, for order respecting collec ] tion of rents. Licensed to wed: Blanche Wonten, born September 11, 1890, daughtartif William Worden, to wed Cliff O. Biown, bom September 15, 1887 farmer, of Detroit, Mich , son of Abraham Brown. The case of the State vs. Edward Tobin was left off thetrial calendar by reason of the absence of the de- ” f endant. State vs. Warren Hamrick, assault and battery, set for today, was left off trial calendar, because, as stated to CONTlNtrro trn PAGE TWO.

LAST LONG REST t £ Funeral of Silas Kizer, Hart- k ford Township Pioneer, Will be Held t c THURSDAY MORNING t 1 At Linn Grove Evangelical ! Church—Long Illness i from Creeping Paralysis. The funeral of Silas Kizer, th Vtli z known and highly este tnad I’. * township pioneer, whose red Monday afternoon “ - o'clock will be held Thursday tr> \iing at 10 o’clock at the Evangelic I church at Linn Grove. The Rev. I 1 ell of Lima, Ohio, a Christian Wilis’ g will conduct the services, and w\ I be assisted by the Rev. Hill, the Ev ngeilcal pastor. Mr. Kizer’s death was i Sue to creeping paralysis, which hi-. 1_ assumed a more serious phase t last two months. A trained nur> e was in attendance and the best < re was given him, but he gradually zrew weaker and during the last fe- days of his life, he was unconsciu s nnd every minute it was thought nrld he his last. His son, B. F. vizor, deputy county school superin. .dent, was here Monday morning. .? it left at noon upon word that his fathi i was sinking rapidly.

Had Mr. Kizer live’ until July 24, iie would have been s iiy-two years of age. He was born c-i Champaign county, Ohio, July 24. 1.840, and the sime year came with is parents to this county, where h " lived the remainder of his long u« <d useful life. For forty-three yeari resided on the farm on which his ! eatli occurred, this being a mile south Ldnn Grove. He was married in ' ting manhood to Miss Lylia A. Hur -.r, the widowsurviving. He also le. les the following children: Charle Kizer of LaGrange; Peter D., Ji' les and B. F. Kizer: Mrs. Chloe rt '..e’s of Huntington: Mrs. Ada Y >at£, Hartford City. Four children p ’eeeded him in death. Two grand liidren, Benjamin F. Kizer, jr., au < ties Rittgers. also survive, beside? the following brothers and sistersi Mrs. Caroline Haughton, Geneva; M‘ s. Anna Cronin, Selma; Martin and J isepli Kizer, of Geneva. A brother, I’rank, died two years ago. PRICE FOR WHEAT! Daily IncreasF.r u Has Not Reached Top * notch Price from Repor s Made. FLOUR ALSO GOES UP Highest it H .s Been for Years—Sbr rt ige of the Wheat Orc ■> Cause. ; For the past Jv days the wheat ■ market which has n aclted the highest [ point, since the ’.xjh ing of the ” Acai . corner by Millions.Wik-d-f. 4 P’ ten of Chicago, four i r fi -J. when it was forcer usa : el. The preset' raid •> i and the daily a•• «>d quotaLons iur a week or iw ? ?vit is caused from the shortage . ’,e r ~..- . the rue-.U . , n ••<! ;iio larger «’it '■** war —Si! r T* pace with the in< prlre ol wheat. A tw.-. . ve-pound s.; which so'd for ■ vi-eight cents, is now being disjh of by the local 1 dealers at se'. .a < ee cents. A fiftypound sack sell ? ’or $1.35 took a jump of ten ce no-v selling for $1 45, while ab: r advanced eighty cents, from s■'.? $5.60. From reports to be had t the present time the market win ’ ’each a bighe r figure, the crop fre in a rather pool thrmi' ?. ; rae state, and if this be true, f .. : rance of flour :s sure to come. Martin L. Sis. ’’ierue, who was in the city this ig on business, left at noon tfiv ' his home.

ELDERS SISTERS. j Manager Will Parent of the Crystal has been successful in securing some high class vaudeville to be shown Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. The famous Elders Sister, well known in vaudeville, as mas-! ters of the art of dancing, will ’’) >'/ here, giving the buck and wing ‘or 1 the waltz clog, and a galaxy of new! songs. These 1 layers are abo'© thstandard of the usual picture b ase players and have brxsn tercet 1 to retrench owing to tl”i except v .ally poor, season this pa't wfiyter The admission fee wil’ fli ea- a ten cents and the lovc' f, >jt' «©od. .ancing should not miss ihc-se pc’ .mances. BRKE HAPPINESS Came to Mrs. Effie Springer When She Married James W oods—She WANTS A DIVORCE Married L,ast January and Says He Has Been Drunk Ever Since. After less than three brief—or rather, long—months of married life, Mrs. Effie Springer Woods, has again decided that single blessedness is preferable to married “cursedness,” and this morning, through her attorney, L. C. DeVoss, filed a suit in the Adams circuit court, asking for a divorce from James Woods. The couple ware married January 27, 1912, and lived together until April 16. Mrs. Woods alleges that he is an habitual drunkard, and that he has been drunk continuously since they were married. When he is in this condition, she says, he curses her and calls her vile names, too indecent and vulgar to set out In the complaint. Several occasions, while they lived together and because of his intoxication the defendant vomited over the dining room and kitchen and on their bed spreads. She says she had no knowledge of the defendant’s drunken habits until after she married him. She alleges that on the said sixteenth day of April, he told her to take her things and get out, and that he would rot live with her longer. Not only would lie curse her, she alleges, but did so in the presence of her children had by a former marriage, saying to her: “Take your young uns and leave,” describing “young uns” with an “adjective, beginning with “d.‘ She J asks a divorce. SSOO alimony and her name changed to Effie M. Springer, which it was at the time of her marriage. — . — ..c.,.

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BEN HURS WILL MOVE. Will Move Quarters Next Week to Yeomen Hall. ’ The Ben Hurs will hold an important meeting Friday evening when I they will arrange to move their head- • j quarters to the Yeomen hall. The change is made necessary by the fact that the Eikc have leased the Ben Hur ha.ll and will have the entire iwo rooms in the Morrison building for themselves exclusively. The Ben Hurs will probably move next week. t I _r>~ : i WILL HOLD OPEN MtSTING. The American Insurance Union he'd | tn nesting ’.neeiing meeting Tuesit<> ■ •’ u” ■■■ |V.:. Yeomen hall. The , 1,/, a.s . r : <>u ■ .1 probabl -’ lease the r hail from tL- ■« • neu r om- ug’ht in n each week They are ■;rr»a«r’ng i he’d nil SpCii ili-feii”!’ on LleXi. TuiS i d.“v - - . .-•tp-'p their fiends will l.e /.•■/. d C; Jbjfl i':v .1; |l and the affair will be .. C. B. L. OF I. DANCE. < At a meeting of he C. li. I- of L Tuesday evening arrangemen's ’.vert i completed for the giving of another < dance on next Tuesday evening, to everybodv is invited. The u eetlng of Tuesday evening was a goo,d one and a ling" attendance was cn hand to transect the business ques- ■ qi up lot disposal. HOLD PASTRY SALE. The Presbyterian Westminister Guild aunounes a pastry sale at the gas office Saturday morning.

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FIRST ’\SPLJioN Loan Company’s and Methods Investigated by State. A SPLENDID SHOWING The State Auditor Recommends it to the People of This Community. Indiana has r state building and loan department, under a recent law passed by the legislature, the duties being to examine the various loan associations of the Mate, in much tiie same manner -s is done with the banks. The old German Building Loan Fund & Savings association of this city was recently examined by one of the inspectors for the first time, and the following letter received this morning by the secretary, Mr. F. M. Schirmeyer, speaks volumes for itself: Indianapolis, Ind., April 23, 12. Mr. F. M. Schirmeyer, secretary German Building Loan Fund & Savings Association: vMy Dear Sir: —We have examined • the report of the examination of the books of your association, which was t made recently by State Building and , Loan Examiner Hon. Isaac Dunn, and he reports as follows: “I found this association with a sud . and complete set of books: all accounts accurately audited and same . verified. The cash on hand April 1. [ 1912, while seemingly large has been reduced by the retirement of “paid up I stock’’ since that period to nominally L $3,005.00 at date of this report, but the amount charged in this report $lO,819.06, April 1,1912, was found correct } and verified at bank. All loans and - discounts were found to agree in amount charged herein, and with all i papers pertaining to the same pouch- . ed together in one package and safe- . ly protected in fireproof vault. The j. secretary is a competent one and the j board of directors are all good busij ness men and seeminglj’ progressive, and success awaits their future efforts j J if carried out as outlined.” j Your methods ;ire pr-. kive, hot:j j est and economical. Safety is the proposition of parar : importance t among the people au i the same j system of examination :v- provided 3 tor banks and trust con:; •nies, which 1 we now have under our new building ! and loan law (generally conceded *o e be the best building and loan law in r the United States), and under your excellent management, we regard your asociation as safe and sound in every

particular. Your association pays three times as much interest as the postal savings bank and there is no need of or room for the postal savings bank in competition with your association. Your securities are good and your officers are well and favorably known and are among the most responsible citizens of the city of Decatur. Building and loan associations ‘n their very nature are semi-philanthro-pic and have a two-fold purpose; to encourage the saving of money and to promote the ownership of homes. Such associations are the greatest known factors for the making of contented and law-abiding citizens and taxpayers. It will be a pleasure to render to your association the most cordial assistance that is possible for this department to grant. Yours very truly, W. H. C>'RKIEN, tudito f St | By G. ii. Hendren, Chief .■> I State Building it Loan Department. r- O—nindsy sEnviCFS — -■ — 1 ng services a’ Salem Evangelical hurch, east of city. Sunday evening, April 28th, preachng at Calvary Evangelical church, ?ast of city. This being the first services of the ear a good attendance is desired. R. R. JONES, Pastor POLICE COURT NEW#. Mayor Teeple made a trip to Bluffron Tuesday in ths niterests of his client in the divorce case of Ellen V. '.outhan vs. Howard T. Louthan. He as successful in having the custody of the children given to Mrs. Louthan.