Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 104.

THE SHIP ARRIVED Bodies of John Jacob Astor •< and Isidor Straus the Last Uncovered OF TITANIC DISASTER Reached Halifax at 9 This Morning—Many Remain Unidentified. i Halifax, N S , April 30—(Special to : Daily Democrat) —The bodies of John : Jacob Astor and Isidor Straus were the last to be removed from the cable i ship Mackay Bennett as the piles of corpses which were uncovered amid ship and called for immediate care. In the pocekt of Colonel Astor $2,500 cash I was found. None of the bodies bore | any bullet marks, according to the Mackay Bennett officials, but the condition of many of the bodies was horrit tying. Halifax, N. S., April 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The steamship Mackay Bennett, with one hundred and ninety bodies from the lost Titanic on board, docked here at 9:40 a. m. One hundred and sixteen bodies, according to a message from the ship f crew were in sucn a condition.to make ’ it impossible to bring them ashore, : a2.1l they were buried at sea. Two of; the bodies on board the boat were wo- ! men. Hundreds of curiosity seekers J ! gathered as near as authorities would permit to get a glimpse of the dead.' Within ten minutes after the Mackay : Bennett docked bodies wereremoved! at the rate of one a minute. The un- ■ identified bodies were piled amifl ship f uncovered and unembalmed. They I were taken off first. Only two. mourners were on the dock at the time the unloading begun, but many were outside the gates who had not been ■ given passes and were refused enI trance. All of the bodies were hurried in ambulances to the May Flow-' I er rink, where they were exhibited for i. view. Boston, Mass, April 39 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Cloudy weather, that threatened to culminate later in rain marked the opening of the polls in Massachusetts today for the state's first presidential preference primary. All interest centered in the contest between President Taft and Colonel Rosevelt for the republican national delegates. Independent political observers predicted Taft would get a majority of the <k'egates, but there was a strong feeling that Roosevelt would get a number of the district delegates. OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT. Members of the American Insurance Union will hold open house tonight, at w-hich time they will entertain their , friends at a public meeting. The or-' der, recently- organized here, is making rapid progress, and will soon be-1 come one of the strongest organizations in Decatur. They meet in the Yeomen hall each Tuesday night, and , the public is cordially invited to meet, with them tonight. Refreshments . will be served and a good social even-, ing spent. District Manager W. O. Rayburn of Fort Wayne is here Io attend tonight’s meeting. ■—II ■» —- - ■ V— ——— -»*— ■—“ WEDDING OF COUS'N. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein have received invitations - monucing the wedding of Mr. Bernstein's cousin, Miss Celia Oppenheim, to Mr. Harry Herman of Chicago, which will take place on Sunday next. Miss Oppenheim was an attendant at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein at Sou: Bend, which took place previous to their coming to this city. They will leave Saturday night for Chicago to be present at the ceremony. CLOSE PROMPTLY AT EIGHT. An agreement between the grocery firms will take effect on tomorrow when all groceries will close their doors promptly at 8 p. m., excepting Saturday evenings. Heretofore this law has ndt been strictly enforced, but with the signing up of this agreement every dealer will stand by his word, and which will be the custom for one year.

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COMING! The Great Sheppard, Mind Reader, Hypnotist and Telepathic Wonder. The great Sheppard, the wonder of the nineteenth century, is coming to the Bosse opera house soon. This man has appeared before thousands of people and has traveled from ocean to ocean. He is considered by the public and press as the greatest hypnotist and mind reader ever before the American people. His equal is yet to he found. He will do things that will astonish you. Watch for the date. COURT HOUSE NEWS •*. i» ■ urn. lurv Finds in Favor of Ternie Bicberstein—Sustains Former Decision IN JUSTICE'S COURT Letters of Administration Issued on Estate of Mrs. Margaret Koenig. The case of the state on the relation of Jennie Bibersteln vs. Fred Hirschey went to the jury Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock ana oy s:ra o clock the jury returned a verdict in tavor of the re* latrix, Mios Bibei stein, sustaining that reached in the court of 'Squire Joel Liddy, from which it was appealed. | Fred Hirschey aas found to be the fai therjrf the relatrix’ child, now dead. i Fritz Koenig and Lewis A. Graham | qualified as administrators of the es- ■ tale of Margaret Koenig, giving $16,i 090 bond. — Tlie case of State vs. Warren Hami rick, assault and battery, is set for I Monday, May, 13th. — Martha E. Ahr vs. John H. Koenig, W. H. Fiedderjohann, note, S6OO. I Judgment for plaintiff for $545.12, and j costs. , , In the case of Henry Dickerson vs. Catherine Wagner, for appointment of a guardian, finding was entered that owing to age and infirmity, the defendant is unable to control and manage her own estate, and that a guardian should be appointed for her. John F. Crist was ordered appointed as such upon filing proper bond. The sum of sls was allowed both the plaintiff’s and defendant's attorneys, to be taxed as costs and paid by the guardian out of the ward’s estate. C. L Walters, attorney for Fritz Koenig, filed a partition suit against Lizzie M. Hendricks, et al. In the guardianship of Alexander Bolds, an infirm person, a petition was filed by Daniel P. Bolds, for order on the guardian, Nathan B. Shepherd, to turn over certain notes. The petition of Rosina Lindsey, as to collecting of rents, was submitted, the evidence heard ,and the petition sustained. The guardian is ordered not to collect any rents for the petitioner, Lindsey, nor charge himself therewith. Petition by ' David P. Bolds for order to turn over notes withdrawn. Licensed to wed: Ida Lyons, born September 15, 1894, daughter of George and Bell Lyons, to wed Clyde Hitchcock, born March 5, 1891, son of William Hitchcock. Licensed to wed: Ida Philomena Bogner, born November 14, 1890, daughter of Michael Bogner, to wed William Philip Lose, cigar manufacture, born September 24, 1889, son of John A. Lose. Realty transfers: Decatur Cemetery Assn, to Wm. Delmar Elzey, lot 357, Decatur Cemetery, $25; Calvin D. Kunkel, executof, to Jacob Atz, lot 172, Decatur, $2000; U. S. A. to Thomas Johnson, 160 acres, Washington tp., patent deed. SCHOOL BOARD MEET. The school board will hold a special session this evening, when the report of the enumerator will be accepted, the twenty days’ time given by law for the performance of this duty, expiring today. The school board will also receive applications of teachers, but it is not known whether the selection will be made this evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 30, 1912.

A BIG RECITAL Will be Given by Music Academy at K. of C. Hall May Thirty-first. CLASS IS PREPARING Six Graduates Will Give Instrumental Selections— Others Vocal. The class of 1912 ol the Academy of Music is making great preparations | lor their big recital which will be given on Friday evening, May 31st, at the Knights of Columbus hall. Only the graduates of the academy will take part in rhe instrmental selections, while others will contribute to the singing. A full program of the affair will be published later. Monday an examination was held in the rooms of the academy, under the supervision of Sister Aveline, for the class of six pupils who expect to receive gold medals at this time These examinations will be held twice a week until the time of graduation. The initial examination of Monday was not as severe as those that are to follow. Each pupil was asked to read a biography of some famous composer or a sketch on some other topic previous to the time of examination and then at this time they were called upon to discuss three different topics. Each student did the best of her ability and was graded accordingly. After these discussions the different members of the class were questioned thoroughly on scales and elementary harmony. The names of the six graduates and the subjects that were discussed by them, respectively, are as follows: Stella Braun —Wilhelm Richard Wagner. Matilda Heimann —Robert Scheumann. Esther Evans—Anton Rubiosteiu. Marie Kintz—' Franz Liszt. Lorine Keller —John Sebastian Bach. Esther Sellemeyer—Organ Playing in America. THE OLDEST TRAMP l Probably on the Road Called in Decatur Monday—ls > Seventy Some ; YEARS OF AGE And Has Been Tramping Fifty Years—Gray-haired but Hale and Hearty. 1 ‘•Once a tramp, always a tramp,” . may not always prove true, as a good - many young beys who have started ' out “to see the world,” can testify. ' But this held good in one case, that of probably the oldest tramp in the world. This “king of the roadsters,” t gray-haired and gray-bearded, was a visitor in Decatur Monday. Those ; who talked with the aged man, who is '. now in his seventieth decade, said that he acknowledges having tramped for fifty years He began while in t the prime of manhood, and lias kept at it ever since, celebrating at present j what in any other “profession” would be the “golden anniversary.” When f the man began fifty years ago, there were practically few followers of the road, and he can safely be said to be the oldest now living. He has travel- . ed from one end of the country tp the other, and would probably be able to f tell enough true and thrilling tales to make a hundred George Randolph Chester sit up and take notice. When last seen in the city, the old man, who di dnot stop to take bath or “click” up before leaving his hostelry in this city to pursue his travels, was stand- - ing against a car at the Erie railroad - Monday, supposedly awaiting the next - train out. He was laughing and Jalsz ing to himself and nodding his head in apparent approval of what must have 1 been the next funny chapter in his ;, book of stories The city baa been intested with tramps lately, and one old man, probably, not this same one, who

called at a home in the west part of me city Monday, stated that he saw fifteen tramps waiting to take the train out. The man begged for some uncooked tea, coffee, potatoes, etc., stating that he was camping out. He said he had been ill for the past week, and for two days had nothing to_eat but greens. The same man had called at a neighbor’s home on Saturday and had been given supplies to cook, and it is still a question as to whether he ate the “greens” from choice. Monday must have been visiting day for the housewives in Decatur, for he stated they we’e apparently "not al home,” failing to answer his raps at the door. He wisely said that he did not care to make his calls into the heart of the city, evidently being wise to the ways of the police. ARRIVE TOMORROW Sheriff Durkin Has Secured Requisition Papers— Reaches Elyria Today. IS AFTER ODE McCLISH Will Return Here With the * Prisoner Some Time Wednesday Afternoon. Columbus, Ohio, April 30—(Special to Daily Demo n rat) —Secitred requisition papers from Governor Marshall . for E. O. McClish. Hereto secure sig- . nature of Governor Harmon Will arrive at Elyria at 4 o'clock this aft- . ernoon. Leave there Wednesday morning with prisoner for Decatur. THOMAS DURKIN, Sheriff. According to the above the grafter ' king will be in the Adams county jail by Wednesday afternoon. While Sheriff Durkin does not state the route to be taken, it is probable that he will go to Toledo over the Lake shore and arrive here at noon toworrow over the Clover Leaf, or he may come to Fort Wayne over the Nickel Plate, and then here over the interurban or over the G. R. & I. The capture of McI Clish is regarded as a most important | ■ one, by the police and officials here. It is known that he is a shrewd man and every precaution will be made to bring him to trial, it being the belief that if he can be convicted the gang which has operated so successfully in this territory during the past two years will be broken up. WILLIAM WERNER MAY LIVE. ; Word from the Lutheran hospital, brought by friends who called there, is that William Werner, the young farm hand who was badly burned in the gasoline explosion that proved fatal to Lis employer, Mrs. Rose Houk, of near Williams, Thursday, April 19, is that it is thought the young man will recover. It is also thought his sight will be saved and that his hands ' will not need to be amputated, as at first feared. It is said that he has not yet been apprised of the death of Mrs. Houk, as it was feared that the news might tell against his recovery, and Sunday, when neighborhood friends ■ called on him at the hospital, he ask- ' ed them to go up and see how Mrs. Houk was getting along. , o — ; EXTRA! Genuine pictures of tho Titanic will i be shown at tho Star theater Wednesday night. Eight hundred feet of film taken ten minutes before the sailing [ of the vessel showing loading, signal t charts, decks, cabins, life-boats, rafts, . wireless equipment and the boat leav- . ing the harbor. Captain E. J. Smith, > R. N. R., is shown plainly. These are . not picture slides, but genuine motion > pictures, full of action and genuine- , ness. Price, 5 cents, one night only, , Wednesday, May Ist. i ' — , POSTOFFICE FORCE SHORT. ) ’ The postoffice force will be rather j short for a week or so, and the boys . are glad that this is not the holiday I season. George Everett, who was int jured a week ago Wednesday, when . the earth of a drain caved in about i him, is still confined to his home un--3 able to bear his weight on the limb 5 enough to walk. Jesse Helm, another -of the force, wil. be married tomorrow I evening and expects to take a vaca- > tion of a week or so

DEATH CLAIMS HER Mrs. William Elzey Died at First Street Home After Month’s Illness. OF BRIGHT’S DISEASE End Came at 4:10 Monday Evening-Funeral Held Wednesday. Mary Schlagel Elzey, wife of Wm. 1 Elzey, died at her home late Monday afternoon at i.lO o'clock, following an illness of mere than a month from blood poisoning and Blight's disease. Following the death of an infant daughter on March 21st, she grew better until one week ago today, when she suffered a relapse, shortly afterward sinking into a semi-conscious condition until Sunday, when her condition became still more serious and the end was expected from that time on. She was but a little past thirty-two years old, the daughter of Jackson and Catherine Schlagel, of Pleasant Mills, and highly esteemed by the wide acquaintance which she enjoyed. All during their married life of eight years they have resided in this city, six children having been born to them, all of whom are dead. Mrs. Mattie Schlagel, an aunt of the deceased lady, has been making her home with her and cared for her during her illness. She was a lady, beloved by many, and her loss will be sadly missed by all. She !s survived, besides the husband, by' three brothers: Jacob C. of Lima, 0., Henry' and George of this city. The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Methodist church in charge of the Rev. Semans. Interment will be made at the Decatur cemetery. —O— — PROFESSOR OPLIGER HOME. Prof. L. E. Opliger, who retrned last week from the sanitarium at Cincinnati, Ohio, and who spent a fewdays with his parents at Linn Grove, has returned to Decatur and is greeting his many friends: THE ERIE TRACKS Robert Grace of New York Has Big Contract —Will Sub-let the Work. ON NEXT MONDAY Sixty-five Contractors Here Gathering Information for Bidding. About sixty-five contractors are in this locality today, estimating and figuring, preparatory to bidding on the work of double-tracking the Chicago & Erie railroad. The entire contract, estimated to cost about ten million dollars, has been vet to the Robert Grace company of New York. He will look after the steel contract but will sublet the construction work, and on next Monday, May 6th, will receive bids for the various divisions between Marion, Ohio, and Hammond, Ind, that being the territory covered in the Grace contract. It is understood that bids will be received on al! or any of the thir-teen-mlle districts, or as many as one sub-contractor cares to bid on. The work will begin immediately, according to the plans. The officials of the company have just finished the inspection trip over rhe road and the con tractors have been rolling in Monday and today. It is likely that, not less than 100 bids will be placed on the job. The engineers have their reports in shape along each division and Mr. Welsch, who is in charge here, was very busy today giving the contractors such information as he had at hand. There will be some thing doing i along the Erie within the next couple of weeks. n— —— — > Fred, A. 11. and Jesse Sellemeyer, - Mr. and Mrs. M. Kirsch were among ' those who attended the funeral of Wil- - liam H. Bieneke at the Magley Reformed church this afternoon.

ARTICLE WAS WRONG. John W. Scherry Says Ft. Wayne Pa-1 pers Erred Against Him. Some weeks ago there appeared in the Fort Wayne papers an article that John W. Scherry of Kirkland township, Adams County, was arrested and fined on a certain charge and being without funds, was brought to this city by a Fort Wayne officer, whereupon, by turning over the cash, he was released from custody. Mr. Scherry says the article was a false one concerning him, and that he will prove that it was not he. BUILD AN ADDITION Morris Company Will Add Thirty-two Feet to the Derkes Building. AND A BASEMENT Will Also Improve the Main Store Room—Contract Let to Jacob Miller. Fred Bell of Elwood, representing the Morris company, owners of eight or ten general stores located in Indiana and Michigan, is here today, and this morning awarded a contract to Jacob Miller for the erection of a thir-ty-two foot extension ‘o the Derkes building, occupied by the Morris store here. The contract riso includes a concrete floor under th entire build- ■ ing. The new'addition will be built at j once, w'ith a basement, and the build- ( ing will extend to the alley, a total of 132 feet The front room of the store will also be remodeled and painted and, when complete the place will be as handsome a store as can be found any where. The company is making the improvement themselves, having taken a ten-year lease on the room. Plans for the improvements were made by' Architect Oscar Hoffman and means the expenditure of something like $2,000. ■ ICELESS FOUNTAIN. Hnusicker Bros, have just placed, in position their new iceless soda water I fountain, which certainly adds wonder-I fully to the improvement of this busi-1 ness firm, and also assures an increase of business with the adding of this new line. It is manufactured by the Combination Fountain company of Decatur, 111., ana is of old English in color, and w'ith its many attractive orna ments, is one of the finest in the city. It consists of two cream retainers, fourteen syrup jars and three fountain faucets, thus giving ample room for the working of two or more at the same time. When arranged just as desired, this firm will b.e ready' to accommodate a large number in their parlor, already' opened. POLICE COURT NEWS. Robert Grey, aged thirty-seven, a laborer, hailing from Springfield, Mass., and employed on the construction gang at the new sugar factory, was up on a drunk charge this morning and drew a dollar and costs. He, with his companion, George Bresnahan, were found in a bad condition on ■ Monroe street Monday morning and were taken up. Bresnahan is a rig- : ger, aged thirty-five, from Cincinnati, • Ohio, and he also pleaded guilty and drew a dollar and costs. Grey went to jail and Bresnahan is making arrange- • ments to pay iho fine. The case in which Amanda Ham- > rick is charged with keeping a house . of 111 fame by Warren Hamrick wSich was to come to trial in the mayor’s t court this afternoon at 1 o'clock, was j called. The defendant desired a » change of judges and Attorney Dore 3 B. Erwin was secured to act as same. ; Attorneys Beatty and DeVoss appear--3 ed for the defense and Attorney Par- - rish appeared for the prosecution, t The case is being heard by a jury. —o 3 NOTICE, RED MEN! All Red Men are earnestly requested to be at their hall over the Star ; theater this evening for the caring for - such business as requires the atten- - tion of all. The meeting will be called promptly at 7 o’clock.

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CONVENTION DAY Several Hundred Pythian Sisters Will Convene Here Wednesday. THE SIXTH DISTRICT Twenty Temples Will Send Representatives — State and District Officers. Several hundred delegates from the twenty Pythian Sisters’ Temples of the Sixth Pythian district are expected tomorrow when the annual convention will be held in this city, for the first time in fifteen years. The local temple has made- elaborate plans for the entertainment. Many of the state officers will ba here, as well as the district officers, Miss Iva M. Leverton of Huntington. district grand chief, calling the convention to order at 1 o’clock. Prior to that rhe reception and registration of delegates will be in order at the K. of P. home. The session at 4 o clock will be open to the public. The following is the program of the day’s events. Afternoon Session —1:00 O'clock. Convention Called to Order —Iva M. Leverton. D D. G. C. Song -“Onward, Christian Soldier.” Prayer—Rev. Goodwin. Decatur. Vveleome Address —Mrs. Orpha Erwin, Decatur. Response- Mrs. Olemie Haegler, Bluffton. Music —Lulu Bassett, Fort Wayne. Roll Call of Offlers and Committees. I Reading of Minutes of Last ConvenI tion. I Roll Call of Temples and Reports of Delegates. Music —Double Quartet, Tocsin. Common Mistakes in Parjiamentary Law —Mrs. Laura Smith, G. J., Marion. Reading—Mrs. Emma Wilson, Fort Wayne. Music—Miss Tlo 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 ' and My First Impressions—Various ■ Members of the Convention. Reading—Mrs. Alice Schumaker, CoI lumbfa City. Good of the Order —Supreme and I Grand Officers. Miscellaneous Business. Public Session —4:00 O’clock. Musical Selection —Dr. Fred Patterson. Piano Duet —Mrs. Myrtle Fruchte and Miss Lucy Fruchte. Vocal Duet —Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Miss Hope Hoffman. Address William P. Hart, Grand Chancellor. Vocal Solo —“The Rose and the Lark”—Julian Edwards—Miss Marie Allison. Address —Mrs. Lida T. Roser, Grand Chief. Music —K. of P Quartet. Reading—“Mercides”—Thos. Dailey Aldridge —Miss Faye Smith. Vocal Selection —Miss Esther and Della Sellemeyer; (a) serenade, “Sing, Smile, Slumber Govnor; (b) “Sunshine Carrie Jacobs-Bond — Mrs. Frances DeCov Graham, Geneva. Piano Solo —Mrs. Clark J. Lutz. Six O'clock Dinner. Evening Session (Secret) —7 O’ciocx. Convention called to Order —Iva M. Leverton, D. D G. C. Opening Temple in Ritualistic i Form and Balloting—Eureka Temple, • Decatur. Exemplification of Initiation —Hermione Temple, Huntington. Exemplification of Initiation- Eden > Temple, Portland. Remarks on Work—Mrs. Lida T. Roi ser, Grand Chief. i Orphans’ Homo Fund Collection. Answering cf Inquiries — Grand ■ Chief. Reports of Committees. Report of District Treasurer —Mrs. Lydia L Elzev. Reading of Minutes —Mrs. Lydia ShamP, Secretary. Miscellaneous Business. Closing in Form—Eureka Temple “God be With You Till We Meet Again." Mrs. Uriah Grimm of Williams passed through the city this morning on her way to Monmouth to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Effie Draper.