Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1912 — Page 1

Volurrte X. Number 190.

OLD HOME_WEEK IS ASSURED Money is On Hand And The Event Will Be One Long To Be Remembered

NAME COMMITTEES Invitations to Friends Afar is Next Important Move to be Made. YOU SHOULD ASSIST I — Send in Names. Write Your ! .Friends and Answer Call for Week of Joy. 4.S- . . K , It’s a go. Old Homs Week in Decatur, the we»k of October 14th, celebrating the seventy-sixth anniversary of the founding of Decatur, will be the biggest event ever given in this part of the world. From this day on the arrangements will go steadily forward and the people of this localiay will find out that wheti we do things we da them. The Board ( of Managers met Thursday evening at the office of the Bowers Realty company and unanimously decided to proceed- with the big even*, after’ the finance - committee had reported the collection of practically all of the amounts subscribed, and the action of the city council in granting the use of the streets had been reported. There is much interest now being manifested, and this fact is shown in the responses made to French Quinn, chairman of the committee on invitation by al! the orders and churches and societies, sending in the names of the members of the invitation committee, one of the important ones. The committee in I addition to those named before, as announced last evening are; Advertising—J. H. Heller, Morton Stults. Hedbert Bremerkamp, Frank Gass and J. W. Bosse. Music—C. C. Schafer, Dr. Roy Archbold and J. C. Sutton. Invitation, St. Vincent de Paul Society—Mrs. Dr. Connell. Mrs. C. X. Christen. Yeoman Lodge—Mrs James Bain. Frank McConnell, Presbyterian Church—Ed Moses, J. C. Patterson. ■K Methodist Church —H. B. Heller. Jonas Tritch. In Royal Xeibhors- T. Drummond, William Worden. I. O. R. M —George Kinzle. A. P. Beatty K- W. R. C—Mrs. Vinnic Lyons, Mis Martha Hay. Jg. A. R. Post—R. C. Patterson, .1. D. Hale. -.ill■os’ Mite Society- Mrs. C. I). Lewton, Mrs. John Rex. Reformed Church - -Mat Ki is ch, Jesse Sellemeyer. ®K. of P. Lcdgt—John Parrish. Me - tin Worthman. Pocahontas Lodge. Red Men —Mrs. Mary Garard, Mrs. Rebecca Eady. Helping Hand Society, German Reformed church—Miss Matilda Selleyer. Miss Ella Mutschler. I St. Mary's Catholic Church John H Bremerkamp, Simeon Hain. Kp p o E—W. A. Lower, E. B. Adams f Knights of Columbus—W A. Kuebler, Dan M. Xiblick . k Lutheran Zion’s Church— Henry Schulte, Henry Gunsett. Euterpean Club —Mrs. J. S. Peterson, Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. g. Masonic Lodge—C. R. Dunn, E. B. Adams. Shakespeare Club —Mrs. John Xialick, Mrs. H. R. Moltz. EI. O. 0. F.—L. C. Helm, E. Burt Lenhart gfe ’Rebekahs—Mrs John W. Merriman, Miss Jessie Winnes. gfcSa Eastern Star—Mrs. George Flanders, Mrs D. M. Hensley. KPythian Sisters —Mrs. C. H. Elzey. Mrs. D. B. Erwin. I Christian Church-G. T. Burk, Miss Eva Acker. Evangelical Church—Mrs. Fred ip-i M-s. Eugene Runyon. ■£4 Baptist. Church—Mrs. Minnie Kinns, Sam Hite. F"United Brethren Church— Roy Mumtna. B. C. "oagland. Historical Club—Mrs. Mary Eley.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Mrs. Dr. Beavers. County Officials—Judge J. T. Merryman, Charles W. Yager, James Hendricks, C. J. Lutz. Township Trustees—J. A. Fleming, ( I-.f Magley, D. Hoffman, Sam ler, F. C. Wechter, C. C. Beer, John Mosure, J. W. Cowan, W. L. Thornhill, J. T. Kelley, G. M. T. Houck, O. J. Suman. Schools—E. E. Rice, L. E. Opliger. City Officials—Mayor .7. W. Teeple, Clerk H. M. DeVoss. Adams County Bar—Judge D. D. Heller, Shafer Peterson. Board of Children’s Guardians — Mrs. C. S. Xiblick, Mrs. D. D. Heller. Library Board Miss Annette Moses, Mrs. E. J. Bailey. The plans are now being completed and with just a little show of enthusiasm on the part of the our people the Old Home Week will be made a live affair. Letters have been written to every member of the invitation committee and to others and within a week the work of inviting home all those who formerly lived in Adams county should be well under way. This is to be no ordinary event. It is to be one in which the entire community will take part, in which every fellow will do his part and then some, so that when the crowd comes we will be proud of it, proud of our entertainment, proud of the good things they will say abqut us when they go away. The program will be announced soon, and will be added to as attractions are added. There will be real music by a half dozen bands, free attractions, thetoest to be secured, the citywill be gaily decorated, the first sugar factory in Indiana will be opened, there will be automobile trips over our five bundled miles of pike far (Continuer, on Page 2)

ROBBER KILLED Safe Blower Trying to Wreck Howe Postoffice Was Killed in Act. ARMS BLOWN OFF Governor and Mrs. Marshall to Arrive Home from the East Saturday. (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —One unidentified member of a party of three safe crackers was killed today during an attempt to crack the safe in the Howe postoffice. The dead man’s head was badly bruised and both arms were blown off. The building was badly wrecked. The explosion failed to wreck the safe, which contained S3OO in cash, but aroused the inhabitants. Sheriff Todd of Lagrange and a posse are searching for the escaped robbers. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor and Mrs, Marshall, who have been in the east for a week or so, will return home tomorrow, according to a message received by his secretary, Mark Thistelwaite. They have had a most enjoyable trip, attending the notification of Governor Wilson, and visited in Xew York. Upon the arrival of Governor Marshall he will at once begin plans for the corning campaign. Xew York, N. Y.. Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat—Matthew O’Callagahan, a cotton broker, was arrested here today charged with the shooting of his wife, who is now in a critical condition. O’Callagahan claimed that he mistook his wife for a burglar, but she declares that he shot her while drunk. Washington, D. C., Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —That President Taft will veto the legislation or “budget" appropriation bill was authoritatively stated here this afternoon

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, August 9, 1912.

THE POPES AND SCIENCE. We have read with much interest a book presented to us through the local order of tile Knights of Colunfbus, a beautifully bound book, entitled I he Popes and Science,” being a history of the Papal relations to science during the middle ages and down to our own time, written by James J. W alsh, dean and professor of medicine and lecturer on other branches in the Catholic School of America. It is a book of interest in many ways and gives some facts that are not generally known showing the big part taken in advancing the science of medicine by the popes. The book sets the attitude of the popes to science in an entirely different light from that in which it is usually placed, and Mr. Walsh assumes all responsibility for any mis-statement. The book is dedicated to Pope Pius X, and is worthy of the time of any student who desires to learn facts. WE NEED A SLOGAN Decatur Banks Offer Ten Dollars for Best One Offered by Thursday. GIVE THREE PRIZES Any Person in Adams County May Compete—A Few Helpful Suggestions. Decatur: . Located on the banks of the St. Marys’s river. Laid out in 1836 by Thomas and Samuel Rugg. Named after Commodore Stephen Decatur. Famous naval fighter, who said: “My country right, but my country, right or wrong.’’ The county seat of Adams county—the best on earth. County has 500 miles of stone roads. Decatur wants a slogan. Every live town has one, and its used as a feature in advertising the city. For instance the capital of Allen county is known from its slogan. “Fort Wayne with might and main." At the meeting of the Old Home Week committee Thursday evening, the subject was brought up and an offer made by the First National bank and the Old Adams County bank to offer ten dollars us a prize for tho best slogan. They directed that this purse of ten dollars in gold be divid-! ed: First prize—$5.00. Second —$3.00. Third—s2.oo. The suggestion for a slogan should be written on a plain paper, and sent or handed to W. P. Schrock, secretary, before 5 o'clock next Thursday evening, August 15th. Give your name and address. On that date the board of managers will decide the slogan best suited tor Decatur and the prizes will be awarded accordingly. Get busy, using the above suggestions or any others that may come to your attention. Remember the slogan must be short and to the point. There are no rules governing this part, of the contest, however, and you have an opportunity to use a little originality and get paid for doing it. Any person in Adams county may compete for these prizes. Get busy, make your thinking apparatus earn you a five-dollar bill. Lets have a slogan that can be used not only for the Old Home Week, but for all time to come. - -omay have workhouse For some time past Mayor Teeple has been looking into the law concerning legality of establishing a workhouse in which to put the various police cases for a term. After a thorough search of the statutes and rulings lie finds that it is legal for the board of commissioners to establish and maintain a county workhouse in which to confine certain cases and to work the prisoners therein. The mayor believes that the establishment of a workhouse in this city would be productive of much good as the moral es feet alone would deter a great many who fear the jail, but who, hate to work, from taking on too much or appropriating that which is not theirs It is probat > that some steps will be taken in thin direction.

POLICE COURT NEWS Four Drunks Create a Sickening Scene on Streets This Morning. ALL WERE PINCHED Marshal Peterson Had to Haul Them to Jail When I Apprehended. About 8:30 this morning Marshal Peterson was called to Monroe street where four drunks were creating a sufficient disturbance to warrant arrests. The four tramps, paired off as they were first noticed, and two went north in the alley between the gas office I and Kalver's place, and managing to get about twenty feet into the alley collapsed on some empty cases and lay dead to the world. The other pair continued to make themselves ridiculous by staggering on the street and finally made their way around the Adams County bank corner, headed north. By this time Marshal Peterson came on the scene and headed toward the pair in the alley. One of the bums had gotten to his feet and had tried to go farther into the alley and managed to get as far as the corner of the building, where he fell sideways in the mud with a ladder on top of him and was unable to get up. Peterson picked this pair and taking them east happened to catch the goods on the others and deputizing two ther men for the trip to the jail got these two also. With the four drunks the young army made its way to First street, where one or two of the drunks became unruly and laid down on the sidewalk. In the finish they had to be hauled to jail. They were so drunk that it is thought that they will hardly be sobered up for trial today.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL Improvements Being Made During Vacation Time About Complete. ROOMS REPAINTED Everything in Sanitary Condition for the Opening of September Term. The St. Joseph s Catholic school building that has been undergoing a course of improvements during the vacation time in the way of painting etc., has just been completed by Peter Gaffer and force of men after a several weeks’ job. The walls of each room have been repainted and placed in 'a sanitary condition, and range in color of drab, tan, etc, with light blue ceiling and neat border to match. The floors have all been scrubbed and cleaned by the janitor, Mr. Deiner, and but little work for the opening of the fall term the first week in September remains. Between one hundred forty and one hundred fifty tons of coal have been delivered and stored in the basements to be used this winter in the heating of the schools, church, the sisters’ home and Father Wilken’s residence. The coming year is being looked forward to as on previous years, as being a very successful one and Father Wilken will leave nothing undone that would hinder this in any respect. ADVERTISING COMMITTEE. The members of the advertising committee for Old Home Week are requested to meet at 7:30 o’clock this evening at the Herald office for the purpose of advertising. The members are Herbert Bremerkamp, Frank Gass, J. W. Bosse, Morton Stults and J. H. Heller. Ralph Amrine left at midnight for DeGraff, Ohio, being called there on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Charles Amrine, who ' has been sick for some time.

PLACE NEW CARPET. Magley German Reformed Church Being Beautified in Several Ways. The German Reformed church of Magley is being greatly bettered in the way of repainting and otherwise, which, when completed, will make it a very attractive and appropriate place of worship. The interior is being fixed up in several ways, among which 13 the laying of a new velvet carpet, which is being done by Niblike & Company or this city, and which has furnished the majority of the churches in this way. The improvements are not altogether complete, and the day is being looked forward to by the beloved pastor, the Rev. Schneider, and members of the congregation, when they can assemble together in a more suitable place of worship. — — —o— — — FIRM DISSOLVES Eli Sprunger of Firm of Frisinger & Sprunger, Sells to Partner. JOHN M. FRISINGER Nothing Definite in View— Mr. Frisinger on Way to Europe to Buy Horses. Eli Sprunger, for the past fourteen years a member of the firm of Frisinger & Sprunger, importers of fine Belgium horses, disposed of his half interest to his partner, John M. Frisinger, a dissolution of partnership taking effect at once. The deal, although unexpected by the public, has been under way some time, but not until late Thursday was everything signed over and the deal closed. The company has been recognized as one of the leading importing firms, not only of Adams county, where they have sold a large number of dratt horses, but throughout tlie land, where their reputation as high-class horse dealers is recognized by all horsemen. The firm was organized fourteen years ago and their business has increased from year to year, so that it is necessary for several trips to be made to Belgium during each year and large consignments of the greatly demanded stock shipped to this city. Mr. Sprunger, the retiring partner, a horseman unsurpassed, has nothing definite in vie-.xVas to h’s future, but will not long remain idle, as he is a hustler and never satisfied | unless he is at work. For two succeeding years he has been selected to act as judge at the International Stock Show at Chicago, an honor fall ing to but very few, thus showing his ability in this lino, as ho is held by horsemen. Mr. Frisinger, who is now the sole proprietor, left Thursday night following the close of the deal for New York and on tomorrow will set sail for Namucr, Belgium, remaining until some time in October, when he will arrive with a large number of valuable animals. During his absence Mr. Bowen will look after his business, while Mr. Sprunger can be found at the old stand caring for his end, still due him. o THE GIANTS COMING. The Marion Giants, real big fellows, | they say, are coming to Decatur Sun-1 day afternoon to see if they can by any possibility, be defeated. At least when Manager Fred Engle of the local team closed up the date and gave a guarantee of sixty per cent of the gate receipts, with a guaranteed minimum figure, the manager of the colored Giants remarked that they had won twelve straight games already and might make it thirteen. Engle I says it will be twenty-three by the time the home team gets through with them. The home boys have worked hard every night this week getting in shape to meet this formidable team. To defeat the Giants will be no joke, i and one of the fastest games of the I season must be put up if the locals i even want to hold even. They are taking on a team that would do credit to the professionals and in case our boys defeat them they will have earned an envious place In the base ball field in this part of the state. Let’s hope we win, and then, come out and see it Sunday afternoon.

LIMITED STOPPED Colonel Roosevelt’s Train Stopped to Pick Up Mrs. William H. Taft. WAS ENROUTE HOME From Cincinnati Where She Attended Funeral of Iler Father. (United Press Service) New York, N. ¥., Aug. 9—Special to Daily Democrat) Because the Twentieth Century Limited on which Colonel Roosevelt was returning from Chicago was held up so that Mrs. Taft, wife of the president, might catch it, the colonel was twenty-five minutes late, returning today. He did not meet Mrs. Taft, who went direct to her stateroom, being greatly overcome with grief over the death of her father. It was the first time that a train was checked for a passenger, railroad officials declare. Roosevelt remained in New York today, going to Oyster Bay this afternoon. Chicago, 111., Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The national committee of the progressive party todav continued its canvass of the political situation in every state. This work will keep the committee together late tonight or early Saturday morning. The progressive national convention cost $17,000, according to a statement issued by the executive committee today. The sale of seats and contributions amounted to $19,000. The republican national convention cost $96,000. Detroit, Mich , Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three more aidermen were arrested in the city hall bribery scandal and three of the nine already arrested, were rearrested on a new charge. CONTINIHW OIX PAGF TWO o THE FIRST FRIDAY Os September, or the Sixth of That Month is Next Registration. MANY TO REGISTER And in Most Cases the Board Will Sit at Same Location as Before. The second registration of voters will be held Friday, September 6. It is not expected to cause the confusion that the May registration . created, although there are many' questions to be solved before the | general election in November. The greater part of tho work of' preparing for the September session j of the various registration boards |

OLD HOME WEEK NOTICE Fill out this blank, insert the name and address of relative or friend you want invited for “OLD HOME WEEK,” then mail this coupon or hand it to MR. FRENCH QUINN, Chairman of the “OLD HOME WEEK” invitation committee. He will write a special invitation to the relative or friend to come back and enjoy “OLD HOME WEEK." FILL THIS OUT AND MAIL IT TODAY At the time you fill out this coupon, you, yourself write to your relatives or friends, urgeing them to come. Send in as many of these coupons as you possibly can. OLD HOME WEEK COUPON Name of Relative or Friend— _ Relative or Friend Postoffice Addrett Your Own Name 1«

Price, Two Cents.

falls on County Auditor Michaud. The appointment of inspectors and clerks made before the May registration stands until after the election, except where there have been resignations, or the appointees refuse to serve. In those cases the auditor must appoint the Inspectors and the inspectors choose the clerks. When the stations for the May session were chosen it was with a view of holding the two succeeding registrations in th/ same places. This will be done providing no obstacles arise. All thise who did not register in May must do so in September or October. Those who have not changed their residences since they registered in May will not be obliged to register again, unless they should move before the election. Those who did not register in May are advised to do so in September and not wait un(Continued on Page 2) THE BRIDGE WORK The Full Set of Forms Are Being Rapidly Built and Show Up Large. GREAT IN VOLUME And Large Quantities of Concrete Will be Needed to Fill the Void. The work on the Monroe street bridge is now showing up in a remaikable manner, the placing or the piling and the arch on the west side making up the whole form so that one can get a fairly good idea of how the completed work will look when finished and the forms removed. The work on the second arch was begun a few days ago and now.the workmen are engaged in building the track over this arch to the one on the east side as the pouring of concrete will be begun over there. The reinforcing iron for the west arch is on the ground and is being placed in position. The men are also enclosing the center pier so that the whole top portion of the bridge may be cast in practically one piece. The top of the arches on either side will be two feet thick of concrete and tapering off to the junction of the arch with the supports it will gradually grow in thickness to four feet. On top of the whole will be placed a dressing of stone after the bridge has been filled in. Arrangements are being made for the pouring of the concrete- and the foreman in charge has advertised for ten more men for the work. He is paying two dollars and a quarter per day and should be able to get men at that figure. All the visitors to the scene of the building operations remark upon the size of the bridge, it looking larger when all tho forms are up and Hie volume of the work is apparent. Once the pouring of the concrete I commences the work will be rapidly : pushed and after the curing period I of a few weeks the bridge will be filled in and will be ready for use. The farmers living across the river (Continoea on rage 2)