Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 105.

THE PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET Hundreds Gather From Twenty Temples 01 The Sixth District

IN CONVENTION Many State as Well as District Officers Present and Take Part — IN THE PROGRAM | Open Session at 4 O'clock —Convention a Splendid One. Although the weather was not as I bright as the May-day is supposed to be, with just a hint in the clouds that f the April showers had not done their • full work, the attendance at the Sixth ■ district Pythian Sisters' convention s held in this city this afternoon and I evening, is very good, and it is thought I that by the time the last train will '■ fin ' I J? MISS >VA LEVERTON, District Deputy Grand Chief, : Huntington. have arrived this evening the attendnß ance will be full) as good at that of ® last year at Bluffton, which was conI sidered a banne” one, when it reached I 439. The first delegations came in at I 7:54 over the G. R. & I- railroad, I- bringing fifteen from Geneva, twenty? ■ one from Portland, a number from t Pennville and other cities along the | line, and more arrived on the after Wx VJUa .lips ® Op******* •IB MRS. LYDIA SHAMP, District Secretary, Decatur. - - - - - noon train. The interurban with ithour and a half service, brought large numbers irom Fort Wayne, and thirty-two came in this mo ning o' ' the Erie from Huntington. By 11 o’clock one hundred forty-sex en had registered and not nearly all wll ° came had performed this duty by tout time. Large delegations arrived at all hours, besides, in carriages and mobiles, and the beautiful ties' K 1,1 home which was dedicated two years ago last February, and which on I< ’ ruary 21st of this year also held the Knights of Pythias' district conven tion, was thronged with visitors. A local train committee, comprising Mesdames I. A Kalver, Frank Carrol, Earl Butler, Charles Burdg, Dallas Hunsicker and Miss Nellie Nichols, met the delegates at the trains and <»

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I corted them to the Home, where the ' reception committee from the Eureka Temple, irecutur. greeted them and established the friendly home-spirit. The reception committee comprised Mrs. Wilson Lee, .lames Fristoe, Mrs. Fred Fruchte, Mrs. O. L. Vance, Mrs. Dr. Miller and others of the local lodge, while those attending to the registration of the attendants were Mesdames Jessie F. Burdg, Nora Linn, May True, Martha Lachot of this city; Mrs. Sarah | Belle Briggs of Geneva, Mrs. Hester MRS. LYDIA ELZEY, District Treasurer, Decatur. Dimit, Vanßuren. Each delegate arriving was given a white badge. The beautiful K. of P. home needed very little to further enhance its beauty, though streamers in the lodge colors —blue, yellow and red, together with the national colors and potted and cut flowers, were artistically arranged, and a large United States flag floated from the front of the building. Among the state officials present were the grand chief, Mrs. Lida Roser, of Richmond: Grand Mistress of Records and Seals Cora Hood of Ossian; JrL Jilr 1 ■ -* > - • \ F »>,♦ -P I . I h .J| - - MRS. EDNA BLACK, Grand Outer Guard, Ft. Wayne. > Grand Mistress of Finance Mrs. Tillie Fleming Warren; Grand Outer Guard Edna Black, Fort Wayne. Grand Chancellor William P. Hart of Huntington, of the K. of P., who attended the recent K. ot P. convention held here, is also here and gave two addresses. Opening cf Convention. The morning was given over to the reception, registration, lunch at the noon hour, the convention opening with a secret session at 1 o'clock. Miss Iva Leverton of Huntington, the (Continued on Page 6) wi W ■'’'"J A IB# / ■r/ov ' < LAURA SMITH, ’* Grand Junior, Marion

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, May 1, 1912.

MAY DAY WEDDING William Philip Lose and Ida Philomena Bogner Plight Vows Today at ST. MARY’S CHURCH Left at Noon for Wedding Trip—Will Reside in This City on Return. A happy May-day wedding took place this morning at 5:30 o'clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, when Mr. William Philip Lose, son of John Lose ,and Miss Ida Philomena Bogner, daughter of Michael Bogner, plighted their nuptial vows, the wed ding being solemnized by Rev. Father Wilken. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Margaret Bogner, of Fremont, Ohio, while the groomsman was the groom’s brother, John Lose. The bride was very pretty in her tailored jacket suit of champagne colored cloth. With this she wore a champagne chiffon hat, adorned with rose buds, the costume being complete with gloves and shoes to match. Her maid also wore a tan jacket suit, with accessories to match, and each carried a white prayer book. Following the ceremony at the church, a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the groom’s father, guests being the immediate relatives of both the contracting parties, white carnations and smilax carrying out the decoration colors of green and white in a tasteful way. At noon the bride and groom left for a three weeks’ wedding trip, which will include visits at Toledo, Cleveland, Fostoria, Tiffin, Fremont, and other Ohio towns Their cozy home in the south part of the city has already been furnished by »hem and awaits their return. The groom is an enterprising business man of the city, being a member of the firm of Lose & Thomas, cigar manufacturers. The bride is a popular young lady, prepossesing in both manner and appearance. Both bride and groom were born and reared here and their friends are numbered among their every acquaintance, all of whom unite in extending good wishes. TWO RESIGNED Miss Rose Dunathan, Seven Years Teacher in High School, Resigns. GOES TO LIMA, OHIO Nora Del Smith Will Enter Advertisement Field— Enumerators Report. With the application of teachers for the city public schools for the ensuing year, received Tuesday evening by the school board, were two resignations, news of which will be received with sorrow by the students. One was that of Miss Rose Dunathan, who for seven years has been teacher of Latin in the high school, and who has also served three years as principal, and the other is that of Miss Nora Del Smith, who has served four years as teacher of science in the high school. Miss Dunathan, whose home is in Van Wert, Ohio, resigns to take a position as teacher of English in the high school of Lima, Ohio, a city of 30,000. The salary is an advance of the one she receives here, and as the position is more desirable in many ways, it may be considered a promotion. Miss Smith relinquishes school teach ing to take the work of advertisement writing, in which she has been making special preparation, and in which she will be highly proficient. She has had success as a writer of stories, plays and ads. having won several prizes in advertisement writing, and is well qualified in this line of work. Both have been highly successful and have endeared themselves to the hearts of all the students, who will be very sorry to see them leave, ft is not known who their successors will be as the board has made no selection of the teachers.

At the meeting of Tuesday evening the reports of the school enumerators were accepted. The complete report shows seven more names added to those reported a few days ago. The complete number of school age Is now 1,248, over 1,208 of last year. By wards the report is: Girls Boys Total First 214 224 438 Secondl97 189 386 Third 208 216 424 oBEE WARNING. Is Sent Out by State Entomologist, C. H. Baldwin. A warning is being sent out by State Entomologist C. 11. Baldwin, to beekeepers throughout, the state, of the danger of foul brood in the hives. The extraordinary conditions of the past winter necessitate prompt action, ne says, that the losses of the winter be not multiplied during the summer. Both European and American foul brood are known to exist in a large number of communities, and to prevent its further spread, the entomologist saya that it is necessary that all apiaries be inspected at once to ascertain tlie number of dead colonies. Cold weather has killed many, doubtless, but it Is the belief of the department that he foul brood was also responsible. These dead hives should be separated and Inspected apart from the live swarms. BIDS WERE TOO HIGH. Trustees Turned Down New Jefferson Township School Bids Tuesday. The advisory board of Jefferson township, which met Tuesday for tES purpose of opening bids for the erection of a new school house in Jefferson township, rejected the three bids filed, all being too high, according to the figures and plans outlined by the board. The new school is to be with pasement, and to be erected in District No. 6, according to the plans and specifications. The bids have been readvertised, and the board has sot Thursday, May 23rd, as the day for the opening of the bids, to be reveived up until that time. - -O — — ■ ... AT THE STAR. The moving pictures to be shown at the Star theater tonight in which the Titanic is pictured, leaving the harbor on its maiden trip are the only authoritative pictures of this vessel in existence. The pictures were made by a camera man just before sailing, and he ran over eight hundred feet, showing the interesting features of the vessel. They show Captain Smith conducting the final examination of the boat, and other interesting features. The pictures will be shown tonight only at the Star. Admission, five cents. Special! This morning Mr. Stoneburner received two special slides direct from the London house, showing the Lord Mayor just leaving the St. Francis church after the holding of memorial services. The other shows the great gathering of people at the offices of the White Star line waiting for news to bo given out. The pictures to be shown by Mr. Stoneburner are all real, being a general inspection of the Titanic just ten min utes before leaving on her maiden trip, and later with the several thousand of people on board as the ship left the dock and the waving of hands and handkerchiefs b. the many friends and relatives left standing on the docks. BUYS AN INTEREST. Simeon Moore, for several years connected with the Schafer Hardware company, has resigned his position with that company in order to take over an interest which he purchased with Otto Reppert in the automobile business. Mr. Moore assumed his interest last Monday. The new firm wul continue to serve the old patrons* of the place and is contemplating several additions to the already large equipment of machinery. They are located in the old Van Camp foundry building and are doing almost any kind of mechanical work. LAID TO REST. The funeral of Mrs. William Elzey was held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Methodist church, in charge of the Rev. Semans. A large number of the friends of the deceased gathered at the church to pay their sad respects. A number of out-of-town rela tives were in attendance. Interment was made at the Decatur cemetery.

SCHOOL CENSUS Enumerators Make Returns to Deputy County School Superintendent. A FALLING OFF In Number of School Children Shown—Select Truant Officer Monday. The Adams County Board of Education, including tne township trustees and the presidents or the various corporations, reported the enumeration of the school children, which was completed Tuesday, to Deputy County School Superintendent B. E. Kizer. At the time of going to press all returns were in except those from Berne. The incomplete report showed 6,542 school children in the county, of which 3,455 are males and 3,087 females. It is thought the number is lower than last year. The board will meet again next Monday when the rate for the county commencement will probably be decided and the truant officer elected. The enumeration according to townships and school corporations is; Total Male Female Union 316 180 136 ROot 432 220 212 Preble332 176 156 Kirkland 294 151 143 Washington 454 240 214 Monroe 800 437 363 St. Mary’s 364 198 166 French 366 201 165 Blue Creek 369 209 160 Jefferson 366 196 170 Hartford 360 198 162 Wabash 508 256 242 Geneva 333 154 179 Decatur 1248 629 619 BOUGHT HEAVY HORSE. Jacob Fuelling and Martin Gerke, 'vho reside in Root township, about five miles north of Decatur, have bought a handsome twenty-two hun-dred-pound stallion from the Maywood Stock Farm Important company of Indianapolis and are keeping the animal on their farm in Root township. COURTHOUSE NEWS Report of Charles Elzey, Administrator, Approved by the Court. THE EVANS ESTATE Was Closed With Approval of Report—Pleasant Mills Barber Weds. The report of Charles H. Elzey, as administrator of the Rachel Elzey estate, was approved and he was ordered to pay the shares of Delia Ann Curliss, Isaac Gr.ritson and Sarah Elzey to the clerjt of the court, who is ordered to pay the same out to said persons, less any cost accruing therein. The final report of W. V. Buckmaster, administrator of the Wesley Evans estate, was approved and the administrator discharged. Licensed to wed: Laura Doenges, born June 8, 1911, daughter of William Doenges, to wed Orden M. Parrish, barber, of Pleasant Mills, born February 21, 1883, son of Joseph Parrish. The inventory of John Tonner, administrator of the Jacob Tonner estate, was approved. The petition for sale of personal property at private sale was sustained. Sale ordered at private sale without notice for cash at not less than appraisement. Realty transfers: Allen Robinson to Adam J. Smith, 137.60 acres. Root tp., $14,448; George W. Pyle to West Lawn Cemetery Assn., realt’y in Wabas htp., quit claim deed Jesse Helm was a Fort Wayne business visitor today.

ALL NEXT WEEK. The Great Sheppard, Hypnotist, at the Bosse Opera House. The great Sheppard, hypnotist and mind reader, will open his week’s engagement at the opera house, commencing Monday, May 6th. Professor Sheppard is one of the many hypnotists that have been successful in his line of work. If you want an evening of real amusement come to the opera house Monday evening, May 6th. Seat sale will open Saturday morning at the Holthouse drug store. INTERURBAN SCHEDULE. Changes to Hour and a Half Service Again. Beginning with today, the interurban again adopts the hour and a half schedule which was interrupted several weeks ago when two of the cars were disabled in the head-on collision and were necessarily taken off and sent to the car barns for repair. THE DECATUR HOUSE CENSUS Manager Peterson, of the local office of the Indiana Lighting Company has just completed an accurate canvass of the city, which shows the exact number of dwelling, business houses, etc., and which will no doubt surprise many. The report shows that there are at Ibis time 1134 houses and 165 churches, schools and business houses, a total of 1299 tutldings in the city. It is also good news to state that these are at this time practically all occupied, that we have aneed for more and that about fifty or sixty houses are now under construction or being planned. —o — —— — FIRE DID SLIGHT DAMAGE. A spark from a Clover Leaf engine is spposed to have started a fire which occurred at the home of Mrs. Belle Grim, formerly Mrs. Gus Schlegel, on Grant street, at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mrs. Grim was absent at the time and the fire gained considerable headway before the company reached the house. The damage will probably be SIOO, fully covered by insurance in the Hooper & Lenhart agency. o T. P. A. CONVENTION. Muncie is making elaborate plans to entertain the T. P. A. convention, and many of Post X, this city, will attend. The convention will be called to order Friday evening and will continue through Saturday. A grand ball on Friday evening will mark the opening. REV. OWEN TO PREACH. G. C. Steele, clerk of the Christian congregation, has received word from Rev. George £. Owen, from Markle, that he would be here a week from Sunday to conduct services. Mrs. Owen will accompany him here, and it is quite probable that he will conduit services during the week following that Sunday. The Red men held a very interesting meeting Tuesday evening in their new quarters over the Star theater, and business pertaining to various questions was disposed of. A large number were on hand and arrangements to get their lodge rooms in desired ■ condition is one of their present problems.

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BAY STATE FOR TAFT President Carries Massachusetts by Plurality of About Four Thousand. THIS IS CONCEDED Roosevelt Carries Five Districts Out of Fourteen---A Close Finish. Boston, Mass., May I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Complete returns show that Taft has carried the state by about 4,000. While the returns show that Roosevelt carried the vote for delegates at large, this is conceded by the Roosevelt men to be an error, and that Taft will have twenty-six out of thirty-six delegates. Boston, Mass.. May I—(Speciall—(Special co Daily Democrat) —With practically complete returns in from the Massachusetts presidential preference primary the results this afternoon were: Republican—President Taft, 87,117; Roosevelt, 83,114; LaFollette, 2,063. At 1 o’clock this afternoon Clark’s vote was 33,491 and Wilson’s 14,070. Oyster Bay, N. Y., May I—(Speciall—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —In a statement issued here this afternoon Colonel Roosevelt announced that he will not insist in the delegates at large In Massachusetts voting for him. He said that since Taft secured a majority in the preference primary vote, he will withdraw from the contest in that stale, so far as the delegates at large are concerned. This will give Roosevelt ten in the state. Halifax, N. S., May I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Weeping friends and relatives of the Titanic victim# arirved at the depot today, impatient to start on the journey west on a special express train, which started at 8:45 carrying the dead. The body of Coil onel Astor was placed on a special car, the Oceana. The body of Isidor Straus in> charge of Morris Rothschild of Philadelphia, was placed in the express car, along with the other bodies. Hope that the body oi Mrs. Strauss was on board the Mackay Bennett was shattered when the four women on the ship were identified. The work of embalming proceeded rapidly Tuesday night an dthis morning. Arrangements have been completed to run a number of special cars out of Halifax tonight, and it was believed that by tonight nearly all of the bodies would be ready to start. AVashington. D. C., May I—(Special to Daily Democrat ) —The senate Titan ic committee held no session today, hut awaited the result of the investigation of Senator Smith, chairman of the committee of the reports of the White Star line that they received a telegram telling of the Titanic disaster early Monday morning after the crAtision. Boston, Mass., May I—(Speciall—(Special to CONTINTTSI. PAGE TWO.