Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1912 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCRAT 1 ' 1 .‘UMg Publiched Every Evening, Except Sunday by VUE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGMAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 ts>r Month, by mail ~.25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the poetoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as sceond class m<uL Adams county is a great horse community, that is to say that we raise them, the right kind, and for years it has been one of our greatest revenue producers. The words of praise for our stock is deserved and the horse show during the Old Home Week will be one of the big affairs of that big occasion. We’ve got the goods. Adams county should aid the democratic national committee in their efforts to raise a campaign fund from the people. It costs money to conduct a campaign and unless it comes irom the big interests it must be given by the people. Any money sent to this office will be forwarded to the proper place, and receipted for, in such away aa to prove that your funds were used for the real campaign expenses. The democrats lost the state of Maine by a small margin, about 3,000. Everybody knows that the state is about eight times republican and the close shave they had this year should be proof to any that the November result will be democratic. The only real loss at this time is the legislature which means a republican senator. The regulars and the bull moose were together in Maine and the result of Mondays election was all that could be hoped for. If President Taft or any other republican can get any real pleasure out of that election, they are certainly welcome to it. The Democratic national committee has made public the contributions that it has received up to date. The total is $75,000 from twelve thousand individuals. There are three gifts of SIO,OCC‘ each, five of *5,000 and three of $2,500. Here is a total of $62,500 from eleven people. There are manycontributions of SIOO. We see in • this list a great improvement on the days when the Standard Oil Company gave SIOO,OOO, the insurance companies $150,000, and Harriman and his friends $260,00G io the Republicans. There is nothing in the Democratic record to date that shows any indication of an effort to hold up the railroads and the trtieis. Most of the money came as a voluntary contribu-

11 I MAh ft sv U&MfflbMUidL . - ■ £ ' K IF”’’ 1 Xa£ j{g||||MKL : '■zSBK z3< -—•— •'/KM jni' I «L i kWwfeM " W 1 li i Ka-> /* s vol ■? ■ • Wriv-x-Copyright, 1912, ■' / ! Hi 111 Ki'l Hf ’ '//. iltdjaelß. ftUrn & (£d. [V I] Mm H y' \ 11 Rochester, N.Y. ‘ ‘ EMPHASIZE YOUR PERSONALITY By wearing Michael-Stern Clothes. The suit that will best suit your personality is to be found In our complete stock of the classiest and most distinctive styles of Fall Suits. sl2-50 to $24.00 v*THE MYERS-DAILEY C0...*

tion. And the total is very small. It is only about one-fourth of the amount spent in New York state in the campaign of 1904 by the Republicans.— Indianapolis News. THE BALL GAME. If the local boys defeat the Lima League players next Sunday they should certainly -exert great efforts to gain entrance in a league next season. in fact if t’ney do beat them they will beat a team that is almost at the head of the league in which it plays. And, then, too, if they can hit Toni Railing successfully, they deserve better things. Anyway, there is going to be some game in this town Sunday and if you like base ball, don't miss it. TORE OFF THE CAB Erie Engine in Yards Here Had Peculiar Accident This Morning. BY A COLLISION Enginemen Narrowly Missed Being Seriously Hurt in the Collision. The Erie "pick-up” local, westbound, had a serious accident in the yards this morning at 7:05 o'clock, when the engine was trying to run onto a siding, and collided with some cars that were not quite in the clear, and tearing the cab off of the engine, narrowly missed hurting the firemen, engineer and brakeman in the cab. The train before them had set in the cars and did not get them in the clear. This engine, going in the siding cleared the tops of the cars until the cab came in, then the cars and cab connected, causing the right side of the cab to be torn from the engine. The fireman and brakeman jumped, and the engineer stayed with his engine in an effort to stop it until it became necessary for him to jump to save his life. At that he was late and the impact of the collision threw him forcibly across the switches. The wreck train was sent from Huntington and they cleared up the \ reck, taking the disabled engine to that city. The fault of the accident is probably as much the first train crew's as the engineer's of the wrecked train. ♦ G. R. & I. WRECK. The northbound local on the G. R. & 1. railroad, left the track about a mile south of Williams this morning and a delay of several hours occurred. The southbound passenger train was held over an hour pending the arrival of the wreck train which was necessary to clear the track. No damage or injuries resulted. c I MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NOTICE. The Adams County Medical society will meet at Drs. Parrish and Rayl's office at Monroe September 13th. Dr. Parrish will read a paper on ‘Scarlet Fever ” All members please ha present. DR. C.*C. RAYL, Sec’y.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY ’ Mrs. Starkweather Entertains for Sister and Friend from South Bend. C. W. B. M. PROGRAM Mrs. J. W. Tyndall Gives a Dinner Party—Historical Club Begins Study. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. S. S. Teachers—German Reformed Church. Thursday. United Brethren Aid —Mrs. Harry Imler. Euterpean—Mrs. Earl Adams. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Levi Miller. German Reformed Aid —Mrs. Otto Rep pert. C. W. B. M.—Mrs. Geo. Owen. The greater a man is the less he speaks of bis powers, and the more he tries to apply that power in working out the purpose of his life. The, L’nhed Brethren Ladies’ Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Imler on North Fifth street. A g*od attendance is desired. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Standiford pleasantly entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Frank P"S.;ce and son, Eugene; Mr. ana Mrs. r iyue Standiford, Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Shifferly. The Christian Woman's Board of Missions announces the following good program for the meeting to be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. George i Owen on Tenth street, to which all ■ ladies of the church are invited: I Topic, "New Zealand; the country, the people, the work of the Christian Woman’s Board of Missions.” Hymn—“l Need Thee Every Hour.’’ | Bible Lesson—Psalms 119:129-1 ”5, by leader, Mrs. McKinney. Prayer—Rev. Owen. Hymn—" Rescue the Perishing.' Reading—“ The New Zealand Christian Woman’s Board of Missions" — Mrs. Arthur Fisher. Reading—“A letter About New Zealand" —Margaret Daniels. (Reading—" Opportunity for Service in New Zealand —Mrs. Owen, and concluded by Mrs. Eady. Reading — "New Zealand” — Mrs. Daniels. Solo. Hymn—" Blessed Assurance." Talk —Rev. Owen. Business Period. : Roll Call. ' Offering. Benediction. Social Period. * Mrs. .1. M. Andrews of Monroe, a daughter of Elias Crist, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Crist today, it being her thirty-ninth L-irthday.

Tb»e ladies’ Historical Reading cluG opened its year's study Tuesday evening at the home of .Mrs. J. S. Coverdale, the attendance being unus-l uaily good. The study of China was’ taken up, with Miss Nellie Blackburn leader, her subject being "The Empire of China in Outline.” It was freely disc :ssed by the members on subtopics. Mrs. Jan Crabbs will have the club nest week. Mrs. Dr. Starkweather invited a number of guests to meet with the Thimble club at her home Tuesday afternoon to meet her guests, her sister, Miss Agnes Johnson, and Miss Corrine Lindall, of South Bend, who returned today to their homes. Guests besides th? club members were Mesdames O. L. Vance, I. Kalver, Dick Wallace, Irvin Case, H. Welch, J. (’. Patterson, John Heller, L. A. Graham, John Peterson, Will Rundell, Morton Stults, and the Misses Annette Moses and Jean Butler. Needlework busied the ladies, and was given over later for the cooling refreshments served. WITH BIRD SHOT Was Lawrence Green Saturated Tuesday Evening by Frank Straub ON MONROE STREET Straub Up on Assault and Battery Charge—Hearing | This Afternoon. i Considerable excitement was caused on Monroe street Tuesday evening about 6:15 o'clock when Frank Straub shot "Amish'' or Lawrence Green in the body, neck and face with shot from a 22-calibre rifle, with which he was playing. Green had entered the Elzey barber shop and had gone on through the door at the back and was standing under a large tree that stands there.. Straub was up stairs in the gas office building in the room occupied by Louis Smith, a mason, and finding the gun probably was playing with it. Securing shells he is said to have placed one in the gun with the intention of trying it out and firing out of the win I dow, struck Green. Straub says the gun was not loaded, and that he did : not know it was loaded. Smith says th<t gun was never kept loaded, and if it was loaded, Straub must have done it. Green says that when he was shot he immediately looked to see irom whence the shot had come and that Straub dodged behind the protecting wall as soon as he shot. Green got the full benefit of the shot. About fifty of the fine No. 12 shot lodged in him, part in the back and side, some in the neck, some in the cheeks and forehead and nose, and one plowed under a finger nail. Green ran up to the room and found Straub there, who denied the shoot-! ing. Smith was soon on the scene and examined the gun, saying it was! shot lately. Straub then came down I

stairs and made his way west, and i Policeman Melchi, who soon arrived,' got on his trail. Marshal Peterson ! also took up the trail and later in the evening he was caught in the south end and at once brought up in ’Squire Steve's court on a charge of assault and battery. Strauh was arrested and brought before Squire Stone, where he was | charged with assault and battery. Be- 1 ing unable to give bond he was sent to ' jail to await his hearing, which began at, 2 o'clock this afternoon. Somel witnesses to the affair say that Straub ' was intoxicated, but the substantial • facts in this direction could not be learned. Court House News <C Z —.tinurj from Page 1> to wed -Clyde D. McClure, born December 19, 1887, laborer, son of Moses McClure; also Della Ehrsam. born June 22, 1891, daughter of Ernest E. Ehrsam, to w,ed Charles O. O. Miller, born Sept. 11, 1890, farmer, son of Joseph Grant Miller. John C. Augsberger qualified as guardian of John Beller. He gave $21,000 bond

| MILLINERY OPENING You are cordially invited to attend our display of Fall and Winter hats on [Friday afternoon and evening, Sept. 13th. I U. DEININGER

f GASS & MEIBERS j DECATUR’S BRAND NEW STORE WITH ALL NEW GOODS | ; Reasons why you should buy early, First choice, Best Selection. Best Satisfied. The new fall stock are arriving daily and the styles and cloths are snappy. ■ jOfc Our Store Is Brim Full Os The /gjglaZ — NEWEST — Last Hour Ideas in Coats, Suits, an( l Presses, not only for the medium s * ze but we carry a line for stouts the tall and for the short. WSKSri -- ——-. WIM® Coats from $6.50 to $30.00 Suits from $12.50 to $35.00 Dresses from $5.00 to $25.00 w|fs Skirts from $3.75 to $12.00 ■ See Our Line Os Children’s Schoo! Dresses I GASS& MEiBERS I

.Mrs. B. F. Kizer and son, Benjamin, jr., left yesterday afternoon for Van Wert, Ohio, where they will visit with Mrs. Kizer's aunt. Mrs. J. C. Tritch went to Monroe this morning to be with her mother, Mrs. Noah Stalter, who is fifty-five years old today. A sister. Mrs. Sherman Essex, of that place, will also be at home for the day, and the occasion promises to be a most pleasant one. MULES, FOR SALE. One span of mules, geod one. inquire Harry Fisher, Geneva, Ind. 12t12 WANTED —To communicate with friends of Mrs. Effie V. Johnson.—l. J. Lovan, Hotel Tours, Denver, Colo. FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT— Pleasant and well located. No. 531 North Second St. 2115t6* LOST—Saturday night, in south part of city, boy’s waist. Leave at this office ,or Clark Edington home. LOST —An umbrella by Mrs. Simona Traster at the soldier’s picnic at Monmouth last Thursday. Finder please return. 204t3 LOST—-Black leather, loose-leaf memo; a red-backed check book cover. Lost between Holthouse liverybarn and sugar factory. Return to Larrowe Construction Co's office and receive reward. 212t3*

BUSH HAMMERED BLOCK Our tooled margin, bush hammered block has proved so popular that we are forced to keep one busy making them. This block gets away from the old fashioned sameness of cement work and gives a personality to any structure that may be built with nt. We are the only works that makes this block and we always keep a large supply on hands, also some built up into a display. Come to the works an'time and see how the blocks look when built up in a wall. You will be surprised. Acker Cement Works

FARMERS WE BUY ALL KINDS Os GRAIN g SEEDS FOR SAL E CHESNUT AND WHITE ASH COAL GIVE LS A TRIAL BOWERS-NIBLICK GAAIN CO. PHONE 233 I ■ il»i —- -- - ■ OR SALE—Two sorrel geldings, two NOT’GE. ap - uiree years old; well matched — Belgium stock; also Shropshire rams ' Leave orders for first-class roasting one and two years old.—C. C. Miller, I ears at Brokaw’s Crispett etore. -_Y a, Pec-tur, Ind. 201t12 214t3 ; LEV/ BROKAW. —-n— Hmhi.imuhi Save Shoeing Bills dflllb' lillWliiilllilihliiiHr B f p and your horse by buying a pair of Fly Nets or Covers. Net? r s ßpm?i2!! 1T ?l e pair of hi £ h grade Cord Team can not affoi? tn S< ?!. d St trom $ 5,00 to a pair ’ ou •>cu can bnv your e g“o unprotected when J oh grade nets at this unheat dos price. did'not°"pt fn ZenS ese this last week and if y° u get m on this fine bargain, you had better hurry. One Pair To Each Customer 6a sTjxve vov ftoxrßT