Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 199.

NAMES STILL COMING IN Senator Steve Fleming Fv presses Pleasure in Receiving Invitation. LENDS ASSISTANCE Kate Touhey of Indianapolis Also Sends Very Interesting Letter. Visitors Coming Soon. Put on a broad, beaming smile and be ready to welcome them honm again. Clean up your home, your lawns and vacant lots, the alleys and the streets. Haul out in wagons, in carts, wheel out in wheel-barrows or carry out in baskets or in any other way, just so you get the rubbish and filth out of the city. Throw lime and disinfectants in all foul smelling and polluted places, trap and swat the flies. Keep smiling all the time. If yon can’t sing, whistle, but keep going and clean up, white-wash, paint up inside and out (your houses). Remove all eye-sores, sheds and outhouses, but be at it sweet and smiling now. October will soon be here. ONE OF THE DOCTORS. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Aug. 19, 1912. Mr. French Quinn, Chairman. Decatur, Ind. My Dear Sir—ft affords me pleasure to advise you that I will be very glad to accept the invitation to assist in the "Old Home Meet" celebration in October. I beg to remain Very truly yours, S. B. FLEMING. Indianapolis, Aug. 19, 1912. Mr. French Quinn, Chairman Invitation Committee: Dear Sir: —I wish to acknowledge receipt of your announcement of “Old Home Week’’ and invitation to attend, which it will afford me the greatest pleasure to accept, should no unforeseen circumstances interfere. Fate has cast my lot in various cities, and it has been a long time since I could call Decatur "Home,'' but ever fondest memories return to that garden spot of“ God's country," for no where have I found hearts that beat truer or friends more loyal. “Come back home ” Why, gladly. Sincerely, KATE TOUHEY.

Mr, French Quinn. Chairman invitation Committee: Below we beg to submit a list of the non-resident members and former inembers o! Decatur Lodge, No. 571, F. and A. M.: Non-Residents. Geo. Brock, 333 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Wm Baughman, F*t. Wayne, Ind. Jeff Bryson, Portland, Ind. H. M. Brothers. 302 22nd St., Milwaukee, Wis. Floyd Brittson, Dallas Tex. Geo. Bowers, Manila, P. I. Robert Beery, Mott, N. Dak. Godfrey'O. Bell. North Yakima, Wash. Elmer Brothers, Chicago, 111. Chas. K. Bell, Wells-Fargo Express Co., Lima, Ohio. Sim Beatty. Wells-Fargo Express Co., Des Moines, lowa. Geo. Cocking, Cucamongo, Ca. Coil. W. D.„ Muncie, Ind. N. C- Coverdale, Marion, Ark. O. L. Case, Chicago, 111. H. L. Conter, State House, Indianamlis. Ind. L. W. Coppock, Grand Rapids Motor Truck Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. John DeLong, Greentown, Ind. R. K. Erwin, Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Ind. L. G. Ellingham, State House, Indianapolis, Ind. M. B. Eastwood, Preble, Ind. Merman FTiedman, Main St., Fort Wayne. Ind. Perry Ferry, Akron, Ind. Louis Fulk. Ixjgansport, Ind. J.'b. Ford, Muncie, Ind. Theo Gerke. 6141 Madison avenue. Evansville,, Ind. Hiram Gregg, Chicago, 111. Wm. Gains. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacob Graber, Berne, Ind. H. A. Hartman. Marion. Ind. Jim A. Hendricks, Monroe, Ind. Geo. Martz, Monroe, Ind. feru Myers Tulsa. Okla,

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Harvey Haruff, Fremont, Mich. M. A. Mann, New Orleans, La. H. 0. Hoffman, Griffith, Ind. W. Hughes, 92 So. State St., Chicago, 111. Hruce Henry, Griffth, Ind. Russ Harruff, Electric Works, Fort Wayne, Ind. J - G. B. Jones, Gary, Ind. Harney Kalver, Bluffton, Ind. ■lacob Kalver. Chicago, 111 John Kirchner, Preble, Ind. Geo. Kramer, 1072 Osgood St., Chicago, 111. Jos. Layman, Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. Wm. Layman, Delaware St., IndfMiller Craig, Soldiers' Home, Marion, Ind. Ed Menefee. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR MARRIED TODAY Prosecutor R. C. Parrish and Miss Ethel Barkley Wed in Winchester. AT 10:30 O’CLOCK By Rev. Geo. Schroeder— Left This Afternoon for Chicago Visit. Winchester, Ind., Aug. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Prosecuting Attorney Raleigh C. Parrish and Miss Ethel Barkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barkley, a well known Decatur young couple, were quietly married this morning at 10:30 o’clock at the parsonage of the Rev. George Schroeder, pastor of the Christian church, this city. The impressive Episcopalian ring service was used, and the wedding was a very quiet one, the only ones present being the family of the Rev. Schroeder, who is a brother-in-law of the bride, and another sister, Mrs. Arthur Rose. The bride, who is of the fair type of beauty was lovely in a gown of sheer white, girlishy and becomingly made, and the groom wore the customary black. Immediately after the ceremony a five-course wedding breakfast was served. The couple left this afternoon at 1:37 over the Pennsylvania railway for Chicago, where they will spend several days or a week before returning to Decatur where they will reside on North Fifth street, their home having been furnished in advance by them. The bride's goingaway suit was a dark blue tailored costume, with hat and accessories to match. The w'edding of this prominent Decatur couple does not come as a surprise to their many Decatur friends, although the exact date of the wedding was unknown! except that it was to take place this week. Hoping to elude the many friends who had promised to give them a hearty sendoff, Mr. Parrish and Miss Barkley, at an early hour this morning, in the C. D. Murray automobile, and accompanied by a good friend, Night Policeman Cephas Melchi, as body guqrd, made the trip to Monroe, where they boarded the G. R. & I- train, leaving here at 7:11 o’clock for Winchester. They did not take into consideration the fact that they had many friends at Monroe, who are heartily interested in the affairs of brides and grooms, and they did not get away entirely without the demonstration that is accorded such. It is said the groom's brother, Dr. M. F. Parrish, even assisted, and the suit cases of the couple were adorned with posters' as tight-sticking “as the smile that that won’t come off,” bearing the words," “We are going away to get married," and on entering the train, many people from Decatur were found to be on the passenger list. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parrish were life-long residents of the city, and educated in the city schools from which the y were graduatel. The groom supplemented his course with a course in the Indianapolis law college and then entered into practice. For 'two years he has served as prosecuting attorney, and has been nominated by his party for a second Sm He is a live, hustling fellow and is climbing rapidly the ladder ot success. The bride is of charming personality, and accomplished In the womanly arts, and both have scores 0( friends who will testify to their good will and best wishes by giving them a royal reception on their return.

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FOUR BOYS TO WIN Will be Given Opportunity to Win Scholarships in Purdue University. AGRICULTURAL DEPT. Other Prizes Will Also be Given for Best Judging in Stock and Grain. Four boys, between the ages of sixteen and twenty years of age, inclusive, will have opportunity to win scholarships in Purdue university school of agriculture at the Indiana State fair. Tuesday, September 3rd, at 8 a. m„ there will be held in the coliseum a live stock and grain judging contest, open to any boy between the above ages, living in the state of Indiana, who has never been a regular student at an agricultural school or college. Prizes for the winners are scholarships in Purdue university School of Agriculture, good for either the four-year course or for the eight weeks' winter course, in amounts as follows First prize, $100; second prize, $75; third prize, SSO, fourth prize, $25. In addition to these premiums the American Holstein-Freisian Record association offers a silver loving cup for the boy who does the best work in judging dairy cattle. If you are interested in this, write to Mr. Charles Downing, secretary of the Indiana State fair, asking for a premium list which gives full information regarding the contest. If you want to study up on live stock judging, write to Supt. G. I. Christie, Lafayette, Ind., for a copy of Purdue circular 29, Live Stock Judging for Beginners, which will be mailed upon request. A liALF INTEREST In F. Gass’ “Store of Quality” Purchased by Miss Tillie Meibers. ARE GETTING READY ■ M _ For Formal Opening Tuesday—Each Caller Gets a Fine Souvenir, Miss Tillie Meibers, a business woman of much experience, has purchased a half interest in the F. Gass “Store Store of Quality," which will I soon be ready for the opening in the j building formerly occupied by the I Burns harness shop. The new firm and business will be known as Gass i & Meibers’ “Store of Quality,” and [ with this double alliance of people, J experienced in this line, it will be a remarkably strong one. For some time, Mr. Gass served as manager of a local store, Miss Meibers having charge of the cloak and suit department in that store. With their many years of experience they will be highly capable of opening and carrying on the work themselves, the new emporium to make a specialty of ladies’ and children’s ready to wear garments. These will include coats, i suits, dresses, underwear, hosiery, j furs, corsets and everything in the ready-to-wear line for women and children. Not only will the novelties be carried, but medium-priced goods as well—styles and qualities and prices, to suit all purses and stations in life, but will be the best in its line. The building has been thoroughly remodeled, with a fine, up-to-date, large display window added to the front, and the interior of the store thoroughly fitted and furnished in a most handsome way, making a very fine setting for the new stock. The stock has already arrived and has been placed in the fine new cases reserved for it. More is coming in from time to time, but It is thought the store will be ready to be thrown open to the public by Saturday of this week The formal opening, however, will not be until next Tuesday, from 12 to 10 p. m. The ladies are cordially invited to call at that time, and each one will be given a handsome souvenir.

NEW FURNITURE ARRIVES For Elks’ Quarters in Morrison Block —lnstalled Today. The new furniture for the Elks’ rooms ordered through the Gay, Zwick & Myers and the Yager Bros. & Reinking stores, arrived this morning and was Installed today. The furniture consists of fine divans, official chairs, pedestals, stands, davenports, easy chairs of many kinds, all of handsome style and material. They are finished in mission style and handsomely upholstered in black leather. The Elks’ quarters now consist of two suites of rooms, one fitted up as the lodge rooms, and the other as club rooms.

TO MANAGE PLANT O. P. Schug Resigns from Employ of Interurban Company to Manage NEW GLOVE FACTORY To be Installed at Hartford City by Berne and Deca- I tur Men. O. P. Schug, general passenger and freight agent for the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company, tendered his resignation to the company to ’ become effective next Saturday. Mr. Schug resigns to take up the management of a ne~ glove factory which will be opened next week at Hartford City by a company of Decatur and Berne men. Mr. Schug will en- 1 ter at once upon his new duties, but will not move to Hartford City for ! some time. He is now' in his fifth year of service for the interurban I company, where he has made good in ' the several departments where he served, and is a thorough business I man, very capable to take up the | new work, in which he will doubtless ! be highly successful. Mrs. Schug is also prominent in the social and lodge circles, and many will be sorry to hear of their contemplated removal from the city. The new' glove company is incor- 1 porated, and the directors of the I same are John Schug, C. S. Clark, O. ■ P. Schug, Rudolph Schug, Christ' Rich. o — A QUEER COINCIDENT. A. B. Connell, of Staunton, Va., a commercial traveler for a local firm, is in town with the story of a remarkable coincidence which took place in Staunton on the night of the day that j Woodrow Wilson was nominated for; president. “Staunton, as most everybody | knows,” said Mr. Connell, “is the I birthplace of Governor Wilson. The . night of the nomination the town lit-, erally went wild. A big banner bear-, ing the words “Woodrow Wilson for President; Staunton’s Favorite Son,” was procured and a big crowd started to hang it across Main street, the bus-1 jest thoroughfare of the town. “One end of the banner was attach- [ ed to Wilson’s drug store. Just as j the enthusiastic rooters were swing- [ ing the banner aecross the street to attach it to Marshall’s drug store t word came that Thomas R. Marshall. of Indiana had been nominated for ( the vice presidency. ( “It’s the most remarkable coinci-, dence that I have ever known that; there should be a Wilson’s drug store in Governor Wilson’s home town, and that the news of Marshall’s nomina- ( tion should have come just at the t time when a banner for Wilson was being swung from Wilson’s drug store to Marshall’s drug store. “There was a great demonstration | in Staunton that night. The natives just went crazy over the success of their favorite, and the coincidence ad- ( ded to the excitement. It looks to me as if it were a good omen for Wilson’s election. lam a republican myself, but I am going to vote for Woodrow Wilson.” —Baltimore Sun. o BANNER OATS CROP. George Gunsett and D. N. Erwin t claim honors in the oats crop thus far. Mr. Gunsett, who resides on the Erwin farm, put. out eighteen acres ( of oats this year and the yield was 1.120 bushels, quite the great average ( of more than sixty-two bushels per ( acre. •

QUART OF WHISKEY Found in Weeds at Wayside Nearly Causes Death of Nine-year-old Boy. LIVING IN 8080 Was Unconscious from Four to Nine O’clock Last Night—Blind Tiger? Excitement was rife in Bobo Monday night when it became known that the nine-year-old son of one of its best citizens had accidentally found a quart bottle of whiskey and innocently drinking therefrom swallowed so much of the vile stuff that he was rendered unconscious, death nearly ensuing. It is supposed that the whiskey belonged to some of the workers on the Erie double track, which is now in the course of construction in that vicinity, as the little fellow found it hidden away In the weeds or some other place, thought by the owner to be secure from foreign eyes and mouth. When found the boy was unconscious and limp as a rag, with the whiskey bottle empty, beside him, to tell the story. A doctor was hurriedly called, who worked with him for many hours and it was 9 o'clock before the child became conscious. Emetics used in restoring the lad brought from his stomach the pure whiskey and it is considered a seven days’ wonder that the little boy did not die. How the whiskey can be obtained in Bobo is a question of much moment, and those interested in the matter will try to trace the matter to its source, and run the “blind tiger” from its lair.

GOES AS DELEGATE Professor Luckey Will Represent U. S. at World’s Peace Congress. — HELD IN SEPTEMBER In Geneva, Switzerland— Children Will Attend German University. | Profesor G. W. A. Luckey, head of j the department of education of Ne--1 Jraska university, at Lincoln, Neb., i who has been visiting relatives here, , today, with his wife and children, Bertha M. and George Paul, left | ( over the G. R. and 1. for Fort Wayne, i thence to Kingston .Canada, enroute to Europe, where they will spend a year in travel and research, Proses- j I sor Luckey havjng obtained a year's i leave of absence. From Kingston ■ they will sail down the St. Lawrence : and enjoy a trip through the Thou- | said sles, going then to Montreal, from which place they will leave on ! the steamship Canada, August 24th, for Europe, landing in Liverpool. ! Professor Luckey is a delegate from; the United States to the World's j School Peace Congress, which will | ; be held in Geneva, Switzerland, beginning September 23rd, and continuing two weeks, and his arrival in Europe will be a timely one to attend this congress. The two children, Bertha M. and George Paul,- who have had two years' graduate work in the Ne- ■ braska university, and have obtained I master s degrees, will enter the university at Goettingen, Germany, for the year, the daughter to take a I course in philosophy and psychology, and the son a course in physics and applied electricity. The parents will remain there a part of the time, and will spend the remainder of thS year in travel and research, and anticipate a most pleasurable as well as profitable and instructive trip. Professor Luckey was an old Adams county boy. About thirty years ago, he was superintendent of the Adams county schools, and many of ( the older teachers who served under his administration, remember him with pleasure. After that, he served 1 four years as superintendent of the (Continued on Page 2)

“WHERE THE TRAIL DIVIDES.” Messrs. Klimt and Gazzolo’s production of Robert Edesou's four-act American play, “Where the Trail Divides," appears next week at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne, for five nights, starting Sunday, August 25th, with matinees Sunday and Wednesday. This will be one of the most important offerings of the season. “Where the Trail Divides” was suggested to Mr. Edeson by Will Lillibridge's novel bearing the same title. The play is in four acts and might be termed a tragedy of racial hatred — having its basis in the unhappiness which results from the marriage of a white girl and an Indian. A beautiful production and a cast of unusual excellence will present the play. A GREAT NEED For More Gospel Preachers Exists in This District Says Dr. J. A. Beatty. OF FORT WAYNE District M. E. Superintendent—Very Few Young Men Are Preparing. Dr. J. A. Beatty, superintendent of the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana conference, declares tha tthe most serious question confronting the church today is a scarcity of men to preach the gospel. He states that unless young men are soon inspired to enter the ministry there will be many vacant pulpits. Dr| Beatty, in support of his contention, cites the fact that of 12,000 members in his district of thirty-sev-en charges and more than ninety churches, just one man was last year licensed to preach the gospel. Concerning the scarcity of young men who are willing to enter the ministry, Dr. Beatty said: “There is an urgent need for parents to direct their children to prepare for the ministry. In this district as well as all others, there are few young men who have under contemplation taking up the work and unless conditions change very soon, vacant pulpits will abound in the country. “I was conversing with Dr. C. E. Line, superintendent of the Muncie district, this week and w’as informed by him that in his district which is similar in size to the Fort Wayne district, there was but one young man licensed last year to preach the gospel. He also stated that he has no prospects for new ministers this year. “The Presbyterian church,” continued Dr. Beatty, “announced last year that it was short 3,000 ministers, and the year previous it was short 2,167. . “I attribute the unwillingness of young men to enter the ministry to the inducements the various avenues of business offer to them. The office, factory and farm offer increased salaries to young men while the ministry does not. "The rising generation is not receiving the proper teaching in the homes, and this, too, is tn a large measure responsible for the perplexing problem which is confronting the churches today. “There shouldb be an awakening among young men. There must be if our churches are to press forward.'’ o EVANGELICAL S. S. PICNIC. The Evangelical Sunday school picnic will be held Thursday in the grove near Monmouth. All children are requested to meet at the church by 7:45. The picnickers will leave on the 8:30 car, and fares of the children will be paid by the school. The children will be well taken care of by the teachers and others in charge, and the parents may feel safe in letting them go. All members of the Sunday school are urged to attend. STREET CONCERT. On account of the Gentry Bros.’ circus being in the city today the band boys postponed their weekly free street concert of this evening until Wednesday evening, when the usual hour of music will be furnished. The boys thought it best to call it off until tomorrow evening, and when they will again be heard in their pleasing and entertaining way.

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NOTIFIED TODAY Governor Marshall Was Officially Notified of Baltimore Honor CONFERRED ON HIM Gov. Wilson Sends Regrets Because He Was Unable to Attend Ceremony. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Thomas R. Marshall was this afternoon notified of his nomination as vice president on the democratic ticket. The Hoosier executive replied in a brief speech, accepting the nomination, pledging himself to the Baltimore platform. Owing to engagements made before the notification date was selected, Governor Woodrow Wilson, democratic presidential nominee, was unable to be here but he sent his regrets to his running mate. Prominent democrats from every part of the country attended the ceremonies which were 'hljjd on a platform erected in front of the Indiana democratic club, opposite University square. Thomas Taggart, Indiana member of the democratic national committee, introduced Samuel M. Ralston of Lebanon, democratic candidate for governor of Indiana. Ralston then introduced Alton B. Parker, chairman of the notification committee, who made the nomination speech. Judge Parker said in part: “The sons of democracy, proud of their history covering half a century of federal administration, welcomed at Bal timore the opportunity to substitute practice for preaching and performance for promise. They seized with the nomination of W ;, son and Marshall, and seizing with so firm a grip that it cannot be loosened, either by the republicans or the deluded people who have not as yet discovered that their leader’s battles are waged for himself and not for the lord. They have not yet discovered that his pretence is with the hope that he will thus secure the aid of the lord’s hosts for a third term contrary to the unwritten law of the country, and in this regard of his pledge to the people to obey the law. Parker declared that the republican party and its tariff policies were responsible for the trusts and that consequently no relief could be expected from the republican or progressive parties., “The creator of the progressive party and its nominee for president occupied that office for seven and one-half years, but all during that time could not be persuaded to say a, word in favor of lifting from the people the burden of extortionate rates It is impossible to read his tariff dis position without being convinced thaf he is h stand patter now as he was when h« .was president. William J. McAdoo, acting as chairman for the democratic national committee, arrived from New York and after attending the ceremonies he will go to Chicago and open headquarters. With McAdoo was Joseph E. Davies, secretary of the national committee. Trenton, N. J„ Aug. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat! —.Governor Wilson today sent the following telegram to Governor Marshall: “My heartiest and sincerest congratulations. It is a matter of deepest regret with me that .1 cannot be present and in person extend mly congratulations and to express again the warm satisfaction it gives me to be associated with you on the democratic ticket. I should like to have a chance to join with you in saying how confident I feel in the presence of the party s great opportunity to serve the people without fear, fervor or timidity. Pray accept my warm personal regards." Governor Marshall’s speech of acceptance will be found in full on page second. YAMA YAMA YAMA GIRLS. Mr. Stoneburner wishes to announce that the next attraction at the Star theater will be on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, when the famous Yama Yama Yama girls will have a high-class performance on each evening. They are coming as a very refined troupe and are strongly recommended to the manager as the best on the road. They are up to date and have been making opera house stands and their performance is equal to that of high-priced companies. Don’t forget the date, as you will regret it if you miss it.