Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 271.

LEAVE TOMORROW Eli Sprunger and Family Will Reside at Saginaw— Gets Appointment. I horse show judge Will Have Charge of Belgiums at International Show at Chicago. ffll Spnmger and family will leave De<atur tomorrow for Saginaw, Mich, where they will make their future home We regret that they have de elded to leave good old Adams couu iy, where lor many years they have bwn known as leading citizens. Mr. Hprunger has been active tn business ci'clas at Berne and Decatur for a long time, always progressive, and a willing worker for anything that will help the community. However. '• we wiah them all the good luck pos ■dbb and hope they will like the new 1 home as well as the old or better. If possible. Mr. Sprung* r has again been chosen as the judge of Belgium horses lor the International stock shows to be held at Chicago November 30th to December 7[Ji It is a high honor and •tr Hrtiffiger has accepted the place. The letter advising him of the appointment follows: Chicago, 111., Nov. 12, 1912 Bear Mr. Sprunger:—l presume you have been advised of your apP«, nt me nt as one of the judges on Belgium* at the coming International to It show Your excellent work two yeans ago was so conspicuous ■hat I have taken the liberty to aprxK>t vou again ibis year You will have aa your assistants Mr Wilson of t-eston, lowa, and Prof W I. Carlyle of Moscow. Idaho Both are good m«n and I am sure you will work well together it wilt be necessary tor you to arrive here on Sunday before the show as the Belgium* are <*a))ed for 9 o'clock Monday morning to he passed on in the ring. I will meet yotf al the Stockyard* Inn, where I have arranged a room for you durinc the show. Sincerely, H B OGELVIE. Vice Pre* THE CHURCH NOTES Services at the Evangelical Church Continue With Interest LARGE ATTENDANCE Evangelist Bennett Opens Revival at the Christian Church—Good Music. Ti * •h# rhttrrh to th* point and well received Th* subject was "A host itiriei,* ’•••'* 2 H. Th« speaker showed ho* Christ may te ioet after once enjoying ’be I’brlstlan ’hat tn* hanpv vert lc* may dwin die down into m*r* formality. No heart, no life which was at on* tim* the joy and Mgot of on*’« ambition Th* speaker then showed how such a loot blessing and a lost Christ may be regained and reator*»! In brief, go hack to the place and time where the sad mistake was mad- “A •ng arnil will always And a **ek">« Cterlst " A blessed after amice fol lowed the s-rnvm Th* song r*nd*' ed by Um ladies' quartet aided in msktnr th* m*tdln« a auceess Thmale cboru. will sing thia evenins Subject for tonight. "How Io H-lp Olbera to a Bettor Ute" mw*»mbm« lfvanr*lte’ Bennett opened th* r> rival »«rvtr*a at iha Christian rburch Tweed*' evening with an -«4l*nt sermon and pl*" A ehortt* of twsnty-flv* voice* under the dlr** now and Instruct lon of Mr. Bsna*it. •ho la ad excellent musician, is b* lag ■*gnni»-d and the musical part of th* aervlree will bo MptH-tally at •ractri*. Usery bod* la cordially to* sited to attend Tuwoday nig#' »t th* Presbyterian rhnrrfc Dr P W Oroesmao of Prank

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lin, Ind., gave a very interesting and profitable address on "How to Hold the Hoy." This morning he addressed the high school students on “The Formation of Character." This evening Dr. F. W. Grossman will speak at the Presbyterian church at 7:30 on "Stewardship as it is Related to the Child." A cordial welcome is extended to all. —O j TO ATTEND CONVENTION. Mesdamos (’. L. Walters, Dan Sprang, J. W. Vail, F. V. Mills, B. J. Rice, P. B. Thomas and J. M. Miller , left this morning for New Castle to ■ attend the Woman's Home Missionary association's annual convention of the Fort Wayne Methodist district. «>. BEN HUR NOTICE. I P. O. Bowers of Crawfordsville, state deputy of the Ben Hurs, will be here Friday night the guest of the local Ben Hurs. He requests that all, especially the beneficiary members, be present, as he will have matters to be explained to them at this time. A SERIOUS WRECK Causes Fourteen Deaths— Many Injuries in Mix-up in Indianapolis. EARLY THIS MORNING Wreck Caught Fire from Exploding Gas Tank— Two Persons Missing. Il'nited Press Service! Indianapolis .Ind. No. 13 —(Special j to Daily Democrat!—Fourteen were] killed, two are m.ssinx, and twenty I or more person* were injured when a | C. H A D passenger train from Cln-1 cinnati crashed head on Into a standing freight in an open switch at Irvington. an Indianapolis suburb, early today. Th* wreck caught fire from an exploding gas tank and for a time the Uvea of the imprisoned wem threaten *d, but a bucket brigade of cltixen* and the Irving lire department p«tt j out the blaze The known dead are Mr*. Julia Chaeney. aa* 3(1, wife of Cliffton Chaeney, of Jackson, Ky.; Charles Chaeney, age 13, their *on; Cheater Chaeney. age 3 month*, their baby: John Chaeney. a brother; Chri*t Imhold and wife, vaudeville actor* .Cincinnati, Ohio, kldritch Allen. Loa Angeles, Cal I Fred Hutchin*, fireman on the freight, of Madison Va.; Bert White, passenger brakeman. Indianapolis: —— William*, pasaeng-r conductor, Indianapolis; —— Jefferson, negro porter; Joseph L. Palmer. Ktewa. Tenn ; an unidentified w ► ‘man. believed to be .Mr* Aldrich Allen. of Imw Angele*. Cal , and one unidentified man paMenaer j The missing are: Cox. passenger. and an unidentified negro porter. Th* serlnuwly Injured are: Mr* Jone*. Burton Jon**, tmasageman. of Dayton. Ky. head and back Injuiwd Clifton Cbseney. Jackson. K). body crushed. Internally injured, may dte Uly Chaeney. two year* old. bead and back Injured. J V Skillman. Indian apoll*. baggageman. teff Injured Willis York. freight engineer. Indian ■poll*, !*#• broken: Carl Oro**, freight brakeman. Indlsnapoll*. leg broken; F B> Emberaon. freight tr* man. brnlr burned and bruised; Harry Fell*. Champaign. HI.. I*« broken Ft..,! p*tter*«m. passenger brakeman. M«dl*nn, X•. !«•« broken These Injured died In the Indianan Oito bosplial* this momma Cheater Cbnaany, Breathitt coufllr. Ky., 32 year* old. lather of Clllhon Cheaiwy. William Fhrkey. Indianate'lte; Itetolrf Burtt. Indianapolis. "•“* •’*» ChicagoOOffO OUARTIRLY CONFtRtNCt. The third quarterly mnfer-nm of the Bobo M K -hurrh will be held st »’l*rk‘» fhßP*l »*«• Friday. November Uth Dr Baatty, the dis trict superintendent, will conduct th* service* st 2 M p m. and pmarh and administer the sacrament of lb* Uord s supper st 7 W P m All mem i w ,a ate urged mbe a»«l <”»> er* are cordially !•*•«•<

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL**

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, November 13, 1912.

ABOUTTHE MERGER Receiver French Quinn Was Closeted with the Officials of B. G. & C. AND M. B. & E. At Bluffton—The Merger is Considered too Visionary at Present. French Qt.lnn. of Decatur, receiver for the Fort Wayne A Springfield electric, railway, in operation between Fort Wayne and Decatur, was in Bluffton this afternoon, accompanied by his attorney. A. I’ Beatty, of Decatur, and they were closeted with some of the officials of the Bluffton, Geneva A Celina and M. B. & E. traction companies. The Decatur line is one of the properties which the A. 8. Terrell company of Chicago has listed in its plan of promotion, for merging several propertie* in this section of the stale, including the C. B. & C. steam line. Some of the local parties have favored going ahead with a deal with the Kokomo. Marlon ] A Western company, while others) have favored holding off and negotiat Ing with the Terrell company. The latter proposition thus far is considered too visionary by a number of the stockholders and they have little hope that it will materialize One of the statement* made to a reporter of the News recently wa* to the effect that If the promotion plan was carried through the city of Decatur hnd promised, or someone thenhad promised, tha' the big merger company could have the Decatur cltv l>ower plant without it's costing them anything. In return for locating a central power station there. The News made Inquiry on thi* report and wa* i informed that nothing of the kind had ! been promised by anyone with any I authority, and that furthermore Defeatur do*s not want to dispose of it* I power plant and place* it* value nt 1200,000. The New* was informed I moreover, that Decatur I* satisfied with its municipal plant and that public sentiment there I* almost unsnl mously In favor of keeping It.—Bluffton New* LOOK TO HUNTERS Both the State Fish and Game Commissioners and Forestry Board TO WATCH HUNTERS To Protect Land Owners from Fire and from Destruction of Game. Th* killing !•«•'* !*•* r ** socks and th* consequent carpeting Os th* fields and soods with dead Retied gnus and fallen letvsa have been • »ignsi lor tecrsMsfi acUvttff j in the office* of t»* •’••• ; fish commissioners »ud that of th* •ecretsry o.‘ the state board of for Je*try, Both are preparing for the I annual oncoming «*f the hunter, lot ; with wldelv varying purmnoT. th>* lortner '0 •** that th* huntor* greed | do** pot exceed th* sportaman • bon itr, while ih* latter I* i»r*p*ring to | p*otect the owner of th* woods I against th* »port»mett‘* i*r*l*s»nees j Th* forces in th* t*» nthr** "** r, ’ w ’ bitting th»lr efforts along ih*** iwn line*, and lb* buni-r who rarei***lr i set* nr* io a bean nf dtied and fallen ‘ leave*, to let th» bla«* Spread through acres of fore*i. I* as certain 1 io feel th* grasp of th» law a* I* the one who forgei* that fifteen quail ar* *• many as he la allowed to hag in a single day Th* Heavy losses h» tore*! fir** during the lasi four year* have arou* ml the stale forestry .kpartmeni to th* neceaalty of carefully guarding again*' rotifla*T*tt««s. especially during the hunUna season, which opened Monday. November lith. with the rt* «ult that th* aacrelary of th* stat* board of forestry I* asking through the newspapers all ih* farmer* and hunter* of tb* alate to guard against

the fires. In addition ho has caused I to be printed on muslin copies of the law against setting fire to the forests and fields, which notices are being [xvsted in conspicuous place* through- 1 out the state. o THE NORTHWEST IN SLIDES. A splendid opportunity will be given Friday evening to see many of the beautiful scenes of the <p-*et northwest and a study of the varied industries of that region, when C. G. Strider .agent for the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation company, accompanied by the lecturer of the company, A. F. Doyle, presents to the public their list of slide* in the court room. The list of views covers scenes throughout the northwest including mahy from Yellowstone National park, and Glacier National park, as well as slides showing the actual life of the Bitter Root valley, which is reported to be the finest fruit growing section of the world. Orchards in all stage* of growth and production will be shown a* well as many farm scenes and homes. These slide* will certainly be educational and entertaining. Parent* should not fail to see that their children are taken that they may learn of this region of our country almost at first hand. No admission is charged, the decture being of an educational nature. SPOKE AT SCHOOL I Dr. Grossman Lectures to Boys and Girls of Decatur High School AND PLEASED THEM Boosted Athletics and Said the Square Deal Counts There as Elsewhere. Dr GroMUian of Franklin. Ind., *poke to the high *cho) thi* morning, j the subject of bi* mo*t Interesting I talk being on "Character." For forty five minute* ne neia tne attention of ; the *tudenta. making hi* points very .dear and emphatic by attacking from various *tandpont*. Character and * reputation, he said, while defined dlf ' terently. must finally come to be th<* ]fl«m* The |rtolmf*tlc attitude of th* I speaker added to «hat he had to say land he made a decide* hit with the ' boys and girls by emphasizing tin* value of athletics. He argued and he , argued well that the square deal, (air ness. honesty, co-operation and the loss of selfishness are all taught in i athletics Pet sons who learn to b* i fair, who are square In games of v*r I ious kinds ar* fair and square In th* affairs of life. It Is no disgrace tn lose, but is a disgrace to win dishou eatly and It** so In Ute »-hool game and in th* world's gam* as well ; There I* great value In politeness and Abla w«* another [tolut brought out <by Dr. Grossman Boy* and men should always give up ih*ir seat to s lady, although she sometime forgets to say ‘ Thank you.*' Dr OfVMIMn will be a welcome visitor at *<bot>l whenever b* may com*, —♦ ■■■ COURT HOUSE NEWS. Ixtera of administration on the surviving partnership of John 1 ter A Brother, war* taken out today ' by the surviving imrtMr. John Hews Iler Tb« firm wa* compriiwHi of him self and brother, iterrtwrd Haaster. who died a short time ago following Injuries t*c*iv*d in the automobile accident, The) hnd been engaged in farming and mock raising in partner ship William E. Klntg and Anthony Vuglew ed* war* nt'polttied sppralscrs and fil'd inventory and appraisement oi Ui* personal estate ot th* partner ship A list of llsbilltle* was also nled latter, the surviving partner filed * petition asking that he l>« allowed to sell *t private sate, certain pcrsotml property listed This petilion was prsmented to the court in chambers, who granted the asm* and ordered the sate at private Mie at the bsmt market price Real eslate transfer* Pnul 0. Hon|>er et al to Orian H Marshall, lot* ?7S, 7*7. Itecaiur, Si.ooo, Charles K. dullivan to Kamuel Rlmlson. pert of lot S, Item*, IJftoo Hheriff Dwritln was at Fort Wayne today, where be ranvaaa*d th* sena •mini «ot*

A BIG MEETING I Brotherhood Meeting at the Methodist Church Very Well Attended. MANY GOOD TALKS An Oyster Supper Wound Up Program—Will Secure Lecturer Soon. i t The regular meeting of the Method- * Ist Brotherhood was held at the ‘church parlors Tuesday night, at I ■ which time the members either I brought a boy of their own or borrowjled one for the occasion. II The first thing done was attending to the regular order of business and ( during this period several new memr bers were taken into the brotherhood. . This third item of the program was f short speeches, describing some funIny boyhood experience* and Mr. A. R. Bell. Sylvester Spangler and ■lames Hurst covered the subject in a very Interesting manner. * Some real war stories by Joshua Parrish, Daniel Kitson and Fred Freeh were exceptionally good and ) very interesting to the younger generation, who appreciated the historical value of the talks very much. | John Tyndall, who was to have delivered the principal talk of the eveni ing, could not be present and Major George Bowers, lately from the PhilI ippine service, ably filled his place His address certainly interested the boys. j An important feature of the meeting wa* hte decision to secure Dr. John P. D. Johns, formerly president of the Depauw university, for a series of lecture* to be given here in the early part of January and lasting over the second week. The committee an- ., pointed to secure the services of the . doctor and make all other necessary arrangements are C. I* Walter*. R*Y. R. U Hernans. Judge J. T. Merryman. r ' A. D. Hutt les, J. D Hate and Henry ls H. Heller. y I The evening’* meeting closed with II an oyster supper, a feature much ap'l predated by the boy visitors. —a - - — — WAS FOUND DEAD p • - el •’ Mary. Wife of Daniel Bailey r- 1 ■>, sr., Succumbs to Heart Attack •» I " AT CEYLON HOMF I-1 * I Found Dead in Bed This il i Morning — Two Chiln I *' dren Live Here. » n I ' ~~ •I' John Bailey, baker and partner In the Rthlickman A Bsitev restaurant ! and bakery, and bl* sister, Mrs. CHS ! llaugiiion. tni* muruiug at (i o'do.k r received a telephone message Irom ( > Ceylon that their mother, Mary, wife j of Danld Itaitey, sr., of near that place had been found dead in bed (bls ( .. mortiliiK Mr* Halley had suffered . about two week* ago from neuralgia, j which went to her heart. Rb* then grew belter, and when Iter son. Ham > i u*l Bailey, visited here Sunday, h< . reported that »ta* had recovered and, f wan In her usual stale of health Th* ] i word received here this morning of, i her death wan therefor* a mom un exi»»ct*d sorrow , Iler death wan first discovered by ] r her immediate family at •> o'clock this | . morning when some of the tnembm*. i nrnac to build a lire. Later, findiii*, that their mother did not arise aa u* | i ual. they went to her room and found I her dead In bed. Rhe wa* about nigty year* of ag». and wna a lady beloved by all who knew bes. Th* family wa* well /known in the county, having realded . tn that eommunlty about thirty years i They live now on the old Know farm t Tha husband survive*, also the fol lowing children Mrs. Paul Gerber. Mrs Nick Rich. Bern*. Mrs Cllffmd ,’nauahlon. Devalur; Jacob and Kam >. uel Italtey. at home. John Baltey, De caiur. Daniel Baltey. at Bern* Hb«

also had a number of brothers and sinter* and relatives in various points in Ohio and lowa. The funeral will probably be held Friday. Worry over several financial reverses is thought by relatives to have superinduced the heart trouble. During the present year all the crops on the farm were ruined by the Hoods, except the hay which had been placed in the barn. This was later lost bv fire, which destroyed the barn and its contents in August, when it was struck by lightning. The loss of the crops necessitated the buying of all feed for the stock this winter. Mrs Bailey is said to have worried con siderably over these losse*. NEW GRAIN DRYER. Established by Egley Elevator at Ft. Wayne. G. Egley of Berne, was here today on business for the Egley-Doan Grain Elevator of Ft. Wayne. He came to buy machinery for a new grain drying department of the elevator, which they are about to establish. The machinery Including a boiler, was bought of the Decatur foundry. NOW AT HOME Jerry Coffee and Family Settled in Home At Los Angeles DELIGHTFUL TRIP Are All Well and Enjoying The Beauties Os The Southland Mr. and Mrs. George I). Brown have received tbe following newsy letter from their brother, Jerry Coffee and fatnny. wno recently left foi Ijo* Angeles, Cal., to make their home lx>s Angeles. Cal., Nov 7, 1913. Dear Sister and Folks: It Is with pleasure I write you these few lines to let you know that we are all as well as ran t>* and a heartier and happier lot of kids you never naw. They seem to not be able to get enough to eat and hungry all the time It seems to me I can se> them grow The girls are going to school about two »<iuares away and they like it very much. Our trip was /fine and everybody seenu-d to enloy it greatly, we had plenty to eat and aom* left, and O you bread and butt*’ . the beet that ever happened You bet I got my share of it and enjoyed immensely. We bought nothing aloiin th* road except some fruit and cot | tee. I want to tell you tui* mp tc i .....u.-u.a .* uo small affair, we got to Chicago late and dld'nt leave there until about three A. M . we bad 3 I ■ solid train ut Pullman *ie«qwrs with fourteen sleeper* and two baggage rar* and a dining car. We rolled lat« bed and at last I went to sleep tc the time of th* Click Click of th* • heel* son(g over the joints and lot | lour uiguta and three day* the *an>< I mu*l> a** <u avldeuce, «u«> mum l wonder what an awful expanse o. ■ country we traveled over •* landed j her* at about 7 M A, M on Monday, I went direct to th* .McClean* and In I thirty minutes I secured sleeping > apartment*-cloae by and In just ten I days from th* day of our sate w* tmd a bmiKo furnished and enjoying the , comforts of home one* mor*. Our * house consist* of seven large room* I with toil** and both, ga*. etectrie j light*, nice large porch »itb climb Ing roae* and geranium* ah bish a > j the window «Hl* full of btoon of a jerttnaoa hue I touid alt here for a i week and write you about th* b*autI ie* and grandeur of this city, it* fin* Mnwt* and lawns, its luxuriant palm* and Hower b*d* but time and »t»a«" ♦ 111 not [verrnit at the present. *om» mh*r time Th* boys are both work in* and I am about thawed out and my hope* for future belter, Kye* ar* very flattering but I am not going to expect too tutrh In a short time Well good Ide it and good health to all amt write when you get time Out beat to everbody J R COrFKK. 3910 Walton Ave Mrs Charles Irvin who baa b**n in poor hnalth th* past wash, la Mid lo be nl quite a *eriou» condition at present Buffering from a cwmpllra (ton of diaeaaea

Price, Two Cents.

THE REFUSE LIME Can Now be Secured at theSugar Factory and it Makes Good Fertilizer. FREE OF COST Many Who Did Not do Well This Year Will Give Beets Another Trial. I Farmers, take advautax* of this for your farms. One of the by-products of the sugar mill consist* of retuse lime from tl.e lime slacker. This material is one ot your best fertilizer* for muck, black and yellow clay soil. It consist* of lime in the so-called dead state, that I*, only a fraction of ' a per cent of caustic lime. We all know the value of lime on all soils, to quote from Joseph E. ' Wing of Ohio, "Those localities which ’ have some renown for agriculture without exception peases* o sail rich in Hine, non-productive deserted r farms will usually b* found deficient in lime.” The above mentioned material may be obtained by our beet growers at the factory free of coat, if hauled away in the near future. We recommend for our farmer* to use It in the * following proportion per acre: Muck soil, two tons; black clay, one ton; yellow clay, IJteO pounds. This la r ■ aa offer which we hope a great many • of our l»eet growers will take advantage of. While this season ha* not been even an average for the beet raisers, and a number of them feel diacourag- " ed, the greater number have agreed to raise beets again next year. They will give the new crop a fair trial. ' believing that it will be much betr ter.| They have learned many things which will aid them another year, thcompany will be In better condition to help them and greatly to the credit 1 of the Adams county farmers be It 1 said they have tbe back-bone to thor *’ oughly teat this new crop in Adams ‘ j < ounty

f* ■ _ o DISTRICT MEET u l “l d Os Twelfth District Medical Society Held Semi-An-II >■ nual Session Si f. —— AT FORT WAYNE 9 ... 3 h A Clinic. Luncheon and Literary Program Filled the Day's Program. r - . i* . Decatur la represented at the ~ Twelfth District Medical aoclety's d semi auuual meeting held In Fort ’• Wayne today " I’rom »to o'clock thia momN Ins there was a clinic nt the St Joeeph hospital, by Dr. ilobert Hruce 9 liable. prote»»or of medicine of the r Northwentern maternity medual , school. of fhicnitn At noon luncheon , was non ml at the Fort Warne Com- , merelal dub, and thh afternoon th* » regular literary program was carried i out In the assembly room on the i third floor of the Commercial cluh. . On the program were prominent . physicians and educator* and the disi < nurses were on subjects of gener-il > interest to tbs medical profraslon . Dre. J H Ito? era and S D. lion vara, from thia city, attended. I . UNCLk HKZKKIAH OBStRVKS. > I It's otful thia Hrin' In a llttul I idnce Uout th* only eteitla* idaaut* a feller bln hev la rentin' a mall boa and ke«<|4n* bis »>e unolt t if hue wanin' t* ail anythin' — ■ O' ' "i. —. UNCLt hczkkiah omcrvks. I I Whut Mtiafnkahun later in makln* a foie ur num tin when they don't know nt an' think It's yu they're malln a rule u»*