Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 272, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1912 — Page 1

DECATUR DAI UY DEMOCRAT

Riume X. Number 272.

ERNE’S BIG DAY Id Weather Did Not PreRetit Enthusiastic Demorßcrats from Attending. [vKR Y GOOD SPEECHES Are Feature of the Day— Bx Roast Was a Success —Five Bands. — although cloudy and rather io far as the weather is consaw a large crowd of enthu- ’ democrats gather at Berne for H). iiticatiou flitch begun early to- j ■ The en'.erprtaing men of that; for a big celebration ■ were not disappointed. They bcss it a 1,500 pound ox which was b*tr d this morning and the car roasted in the old-fashioned ■r■•■ie style on a vacant lot near ■ ~ , . ige hotel. Coffee, bread and ■■ eatables were plentiful and evwho attended had no reason away hungry. ■< speakers for the occasion w» re ' Haman John A. M. Adair, Hon 'l K. Rrwin and Hon. D. K. ■t Governor-elect Ralston could 3 present, owing to a previous Five bands furnished iisic tor the occasion and will to lead the ‘arch-light pro-' ■ u which will be held tonight. A M number of farmers were in to take part In the Jollification numbers of Utixens from ■ towns of the cvJ’.ty came in by M and automobile to see and enjyk speeches made by the leading ■mi of this and nearby coun■THfc. FALL CONFERENCE of Fort Wayne Diocese Was Held Yesterday. ■i fall conference of ths priest* of Mdiatrict, or deanery, of, the dl >■ Mos Fort Wayne, met Wednesday Mtoon at the residence of th* Mp. Rt. Rev. H J Wording. D. D. cooslderaUon of matters of inMt to the district and the diocese. ■ session commencing at 1:30 Mk With few exceptions all the ■u of the district were In attend- ■ Rev J. H. Oechtortng presided Moderator. The bishop was not Mnt. Ho la at Cincinnati in at Mince at the conference of the of the province being held at MreMdeWH of Archbishop Henry Mier, Norwood Heights, in that ■ Following the business so K the clergy were entertained at M«« / ■blag to 'ho lh *' lhßre ***• matters of important business K transsc*-*!. the usual custom of Mug papers of theological themes ■ dispensed with and the session ■ over to ths consideration of only rou.rr* !>■ l » sie held twite a M tn the spring and in the fall ■ are always held in the bishops Memo In this city There are six Ml la in this diocese Each of ■ Uolda coafr*ence» similar to the in For* Wayne Ail the oth dean* Fur th*' reason that realties In this city there HL <|eaa here Faiber OacMOfing M'i • at the niretlnu. Fort ■there Wilken and Freite-nter of ■ tty attended, ■ IttCT ON EXPENSES FHM Espenss Account Wi'b ■ County Clerk ■ • several ofllcUls elected in tl •' election have filed with th** Hark their expense areoc.ni, M’>ng the money expended b> tip i" ■tMuxMgn purpose* This Is a M small item with each on«-. an| ■■ chief cause, no doubt, that th** «n<f*e the new law have MSO quiet. D. l> Clark. toronor. M D N. Smith. Judge, show that no ■ t at aul was used: the others list M the amounts which they wore as M*d by ths demorratlc committee Ms>W*s:. T H. llalUell. auditor. Mil* lleatty, r prescn’aiiv'. ■ Ma< kiln, surveyor. |SO. It 1 M>»h. prennmting attorney. |JtM*""* Lockard of Williams was a M>w.s visitor hare.

r I ART EXHIBIT ON. Fine Japanese Art Display at the Library Hall. Mine Mary Niblack cf Fort Wayne has arrived to be In charge of tho art exhibit given by the high school seniors at the library building today and tomorrow. The display consists of fine Japanese.prints and panels, ' , and these will be for sale. The prices range from fifteen to seventyfive cents. Everybody is invited to call and see them and to purchase, NATIONAL NEWS I One Man Run Down by Passenger in Indianapolis Today—A Hoodoo. — BALKAN WAR ENDS Marion, Ind., Women Begin Fight Against Hospital Built Three. (United Press Service! Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 14—(Special to Ihilly Democrat)—Andrew Bane .aged sixty, was killed early today when he stepped in front of a train at the Arlington avenue crossing of the Pennsylvania tracks as he I was on bin way the grocery, lie I passed a freigb. on one track and I stepped in front of a passenger train • oming from an opposite direction on I another track. He was instantly kill-' ed Just a year ago Roy Agner. aged j eleven years, who lived in the same ! house, was killed in the same spot in a similar accident. Last May, Dale McVay, a baby, tn the same house, was found in a box car. i 1-ondon. Eng. Nov 14 —(Special to DaJy Democrat) -If the Bulgarians agree not to enter Constantinople, the Balkan wf. may be considered at an end, it was stated In a message from the Turkish capital today. On just 'what terms peace would be declared I wax pot known here, but the ojunt-wi in official circles was that the allies; would get whatever they pleased so' far as the Balkans were concerned. Mario*. Ind, Nov. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Woman's Civic Federation today made public a report condemning the contagious disease hospital of Marion saying it was "more like a barn than a hospital, and unfit for human occupation ' -- o - — TAFT TAKES IT EASY. (t'nited l*re«s Hen icet , Washington. D C. Nov. 14—(Spec i is I to Dsily Democrat)—A statement by President Tait on the election result and the republican party's fu lure was heart! here with great interest today He said in part: "I was very hopeful that ite result wan’d be different 1 wan surprised at Room* velt's stracxth. I hoped that we would pull through, but while I was hoping. I was not in a condition where the defeat very seriously disappointed me The republican party will be able to gather about it many who will I recover from the bull moose fever, and also those who voted the demo erstie ticket, because they preferred democracy io a bull mooae victory," IN PF.iABLL CONDITION. No word of the accafftanea of Mlaai Sarah liiraahey has b*n received from ( the Richmond, and she Is still confined in the Jail for safekeeping Her condl tlon Is a pitiable one, as she is very, vlolem Three times Wolneaday ahoi 'tor* her clothing •» t'*’*** ""•> •* | dressing was required. Hhe took one ' shoe and whit one pull, tore the top tMerefrooi. Xk” ,ol> " n tlrely tn pieces. W’odneeday night II ’ was tircresaty ’n •**’ t , '* w ‘ u * » tlons u» keep her from damaging lha . contents nf her cell *n« hr,r """• t 1 were »tra|i|*<l '« her »i*i M J basket ball game » Tbs Decatur City h »* i another gum- *IMI A** ’’"rrlsnd City »I team IO be plsjed tomorrow night st t tbs Porter hall Tbs Portl»»’l ■ 'won 1« ou' » «*“*• ,a *‘ x,<r ' *’ )*a very exciting asm” '* •” ,irw| ’” r .'tomorrow sight for the victory be tween these two teams _____ Henry Koenemsnn has finished haulins bls beets tn the plant He i had twenty seres of his farm ai»’« over to tbs growing of beets

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

BUSY REHEARSING Excellent Cast of Home Players Preparing for the Play 1 ■ - RED ACRE FARM A Rural Comedy Drama to be Given at Opera House Next Tuesday. The rehearsals for the production of "Red Acre Farm," the pretty rural comedy drama in three acts, by Gordon V. May, are going along merrily and everything points to its favorable production next Tuesday evening, November 19th, at the Bosse opera house. The play is being put on by .Miss Mabel Weldy, and the members of the cast are efficient players from the home-talent ranks Many of them have appeared in home talent plavs before and all will be given a cordial reception at the production next j Thursday. The play is being given under the auspices of the Ruth Circle' i of the Christian church, the proceeds Itogo on the piano fund Tickets are ' being sold now by the members of the I circle. The price is twenty-five cents for any seat in the bouse. The date for the reserving of the seats will be announced later. The follow- 1 ing is the cast: Josiah Armstrong, the owner of Red Acre Fann -Joe McConnell. Col. Barnaby Strutt, “Crawling Codwillopers"—Fred T. Schurger. Jonah Jones, a farm helper -H. 8, Beery. 'Squire Harcourt, who holds a mort gage- -D. K. latchot Harry Harcourt, his profligate son -R. H. Peterson. ' Dick Randall, who seeks bis for- • tune—J. Bruce Patterson. i TVm Husby, a traveling merchant—| Cy Vail. A matt u Armstrong. Josiah's wife Nellie Daniels Nellie Armstrong driven from ! home -Osee Armstrong I Aura Armstrong, a poor, weak sinnsr—Esther Enos Mrs. Barnaby Strutt, the colonel's j wife- Ruby Raker. '•Junior." adopted daughter of the Strutts—Glenys Mangold. ANNUAL ELECTION Os Officers Will be Held Next Monday by the Fair Association. ■ min — IN THIS CITY Will Also Close up the Business for the Year and Begin Anew. Tbt* annua! mating «C thi ttorl | 'holders of the GrSßt Northern Indtsni 1 Fair association will be held nextj Monday morn in a a» E:3O o'clock. No ivembor Itlh. in ike seerretary'a of-i I fire over the IMrrurbßß office Tbi» 1 |WM the BBBMMMOOMBt made thia | morning by Charles E Mf.aley. mr. * rotary It I* desirml that sli members of the association attend this meet lag, ‘wblrb Is a most Important one At this time also, the bqsinoea for, the year will be closed iind the aaao i rlation will begin plans and work for | Ila next year The akso< latlon bop>’», io carry out the fair axain next year,' and will be able to do so, with the overcoming of the unfavorable rondl lions that prevented the exhibit this year. ■mmmo ’ 1 ns (leonte Hmyser returned thia after noon to Fort WajNte after attending to business bore. Etna Ingemeler returned ibis after noon to Garrett, after visiting with Kia sot In tew. Earl Richards, east of the city, who la 111 »»b ulcer of tb» lung Two of bis grandchildren In the Richards family r-companled him to Qerrvtt

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, November 14. 1912.

WILL SOON BE DONE. The work of placing the stone on the Monroe street river bridge and the road to the east of ;it is being done this week and at this time the work is about finished. Considerable delay was caused at first jby the wet weather and later it became imposni ble for Contractor Julius Haugk to secure men to operate the stone quarry. However, stone is now shipped in ajid it Is being hauled onto the road and spread as fast as possible. It is thought that the last of the week will see the finishing of thp work and the roadway will be completed so that the heavy winter and spring hauling may be done over it. Mr. Jsmes Fristoe is the overseer of the construction work. 0 4 COURT HOUSE NEWS John Stepler Leaves Life Estate in Property to His Wife. PRIVILEGE IS GIVEN To Her to Sell Personal Estate—Quiet Title Suit Filed. The last will of John Stepler was admitted to probate tod-*y The instrument was executed June 19th, and ! witnessed by F. W. Mosure and Fei d'inand Yakc. Mr. jtepler's death oc curred November Bth To his wife, Elizabeth Stepler, he givea all of his personal and real estate for her us • during life The privilege to sell the personal estate is hers At her dealh what remains of the personal and real estate is to be divided as follows: The sum of 1150 each is given to Philip Zaug, Louisa Hoffman and Emma Erhart, and the remainder la to be divided equally am on* the testator's children: Mary Heinekiug, William F Stepler. Sarah E. Stepler. Daniel E. Stepler. Mr. Stepler deals ■ nates that the son, Daniel Stepler, is to have the first chance to |>urcha«ie the farm, but he Is to pay for it as much aa anyone else. The farm is not to be sold until after tbe testa ( tor's wife's death ' Heller, Hutton & Heller filed a new quiet title suit, entitled William Narr vs. George Meyers et al. Real estate transfers- Keren happu< h Johnson to Elsie 8. T homas, pt. lots 4, 5 and 6. Decatur. |:*7s; Chas M. Hwana et al. to William Elxey, lots 501, 502, Detatur. >950. Philip W Smith et al. to Willis Franklin Johnson et al., lot 49, Decatur, |SO« TREASURER RESIGNS. tl'nlted Press SwwiOß) Washington, D C , Nov. 14—(Spectai to Daily DemocratiLee McCaung. t'nlted States treasurer, n-aigned today Officialdom regards thia aa an other move In the treasury depart merit squabble In which Secretary | McVeagh and foraxar Secretary 5. Platt Andrews were the chief belllx j erents, TO INVESTIGATE. (t'nlted ITess Service) Indlannpolla. Ind. Nov. 14 (Special to Daily Democrat t With the bodies of the dead not yet disposed Os the state of Indiana and the federal , government today began a rigid InI vest Igation of the C. H. a l>. wreck 'of Wednesday that killed fifteen tier ' sons and seriously Injured about twenty more, and prepared to tlx lite I blam» on tbe guilty man or men re* .sponsible nud to punish them. ■■()■■■ im —Be—— FLAT CAR WRECK. tl'nlted I’reaa Service) K**Mvllle, Ind.. Nov. 14— (Special to Dally Demo* rm I-A runaway fiat rar loaded with telephone poles after breaking away from nn Evansville, and Ml Vernon traction train jump tbe track and totally demolished tbe house of Joan Shelton, a termer Shelton's wife and children eeraped uninjured Miss Mary Winans returned this, afternoon to Fort Waytie. where ok* is a student nurse at tho Lutheran, hospital F,be visited here with bar parents over night

TYPHOID IN MILK I At Wheeler, Indiana, Causes Trouble for the Community. NOT IN THE WATER As at First Supposed— Dairyman Had “Walking” Typhoid Fever. Indianapolis, Inti?, Nov. 14—With doctors convinced that bad water had caused fifty cases of typhoid fever, three of which have resulted fatally, and with citizens demanding that the water company's charter be not renewed, Dr. Will Shimer, superintendent of the state pathological laboratory, and Will n McAbee, a water < hemist, employed by the state board of health, went to Indiana Harbor and established the fact that milk and not water had produced the epidemic. Lewis J Robinson of Wheeler, Ind., several miles from Indiana Harbor, and in whose family there had been several cases of typhoid fever, conducted the dairy from which the germ laden milk was sold, says Dr. Shimer and Mr McAbee Robinson was one of a half dozen who sold milk to a distributor at Indiana Harbor. The distributor had never visited the dairies from which he bought milk. Representatives of the state board of health suspected that milk was spreading the disease, since East Chicago. receiving water from the same source as Indiana Harbor, was free from contagion They also observed that the epidemic was largely confined to a section of the city where good sanitary conditions prevailed. They learned 'hat milk was shipped from a number of dairies. While making a visit to the dairies they learned that a number of the members of the Robinson family, consisting of eleven, had been ill with typhoid fever. Mr. Robinson had been afflicted with "walking" typhoid fever and had continued his duties about his dairy while ill. Robinson will be forbidden from selling milk until there is no longer danger of disease being spread from his dairy Many citizens have been drinking milk Instead of water, which they believed to be the germ carrier. Those who had been drinikng water had taken j>recautlon to boil It THE NEW DEPUTIES Auditor-elect T. H. Balti zell Selects Ed Kintz for Deputy. BEGINS HIS DUTIES First of Yeai—Mr. Kintz j Will be Succeeded by Bernard Tervecr. ■a—* • AiNHtor-etect Thcatus H Balt»«'ll. , w»*« takes bls office January 1, 1917 *iH-ce*-dltti Auditor II H Mkhaud. Announces that he hna -elected Ed ward Kititx to aarve as his deputy Mr Ktatx Is one of th* able young men of the county, end has served two years an dwputy for County Treasurer Chalies W Vng**r Prior to entering this office he served as a L seller In the county n< hooln M* Kinta will relinquish hte work In th*treasurers office January I to take up hte new work Mr. Baltiell will .also have u aaslstants In hte office hte two .laughtern, the Misses The reaa and Ruth Balt veil, who are now at the office acquainting themselves with the work, noth are grad'in'm of the Decatur high arltnol, Miss ( Theresa taught school after gradua tlon and Mias Ruth has been a alv dent a/ the International Business college. F>rt Wayne Both are well (uqallfied for the new duties County Treasurer Yager stales that .ho has selected an bls deputy to succeed Mr Ktnlt. Mr Bernard Terveer ( Mr Terv«or has had aonae experience In tha treasurers office, having as | aisled during tbe post eevensl week*

> He hft« also had much other clerical experience, having been an employee of the Old Adams County bank, and will be a valuable helper to Mr. Yager. > O" BROTHER VERY ILL. Word was received this*morning byJohn Conrad that his brother, Dick Conrad, of Circleville, Ohio, was very | ill and not expected to live but a few - days. The cause of his sickness Is cancer. It was only last spring that he visited here. He is married and . has four children. John Conrad will leave tomorrow to visit with him. RELIVE THE HOURS I i Os Childhood on Thanksgiving Day if at no k Other Time. SAYS THE GOVERNOR i 1 Proclaims November 28th as Day of Thanksgiving for Indiana. i i Just two weeks front today is Thanksgiving day This har. be*-n proclaimed tne nauonal Thanksgiving day by President Taft, and a day of thanksgiving for Indiana by Governor Marshall in the following: I It 111 becomes a people to rest con- ( tent upon the far off promise that seed time and harvest shall not fail, that the rain shall fall alike upon the J just and the unjust; to glory irrev- ! erently over the peace and the plenty. J which abound in large measure within in the borders of our land and over I the fact that war and famine and pestilence have not knocked at our gates , nor assaulted us in the silent slum- ’ bers of the night. The farther we grow away from ! childhood the farther we miss the fulfillment of the Meal And the ideal of childhood in the wldq-eyel. I undoubting belief in the watchful care of the father and in the mother eye ( it is the trustful faith that harm can r not come nigh, and that evil can no* ( find an abiding place. It is well ior ius to relieve the childhood hour at . least once a year, and with our hands i in the hand of the All FVther to mur , mur confidingly and confidently I, "For all tbe good of all the pant. w« thank Thee. For all the hopes of all the years to come, we trust Thee." That this people may in unison ac- . knowledge in reverence tbe goodness * and mercy of Almighty God. I. In accordance with our nation-old custom, proclaim Thursday, November St. .191!. as a day of Thanksgiving, whereon e!» »ot* their voices In praise of the Author of our mercies. ' and whereon those who have been greatly Messed may prove the «fn- ' rarity of their songs by loving minis try to the poor and the distressed In [ body, mind and soul And may the beauty of the fx>rd our God be upon that day Given under my hand and the greet ■ seal of the state o* Indiana, at the I capltol. In the city of Indianapolis, thte Ifith day of November. In tho year of our 1 Ard. nineteen hundred and twelve THOMkS R MARSHALL Governor LEW G ELI.INGHAM Secretary of Slate > MOTHER AT POINT OF DEATH :| Ralph Amrtn* 1 left today for Dr i Graff. Ohio, in reupMMW to a t•■logram I that his mother. Mrs, Charles tmrin*. 'lwas dying Sh» has boon ill for a long tim** W. R. C. NOTICE. ‘ - 11 All members of the lodge are re ■ quested to moot at the tl A. B h»H <»« Friday. November lf»th, nt “ p m Lydte Rognr of Msr'on. Ind. depart i meet inspector, will be here tn in ■ 1 spect the lodge Old soldiers are in ' viiod to alimd • campfire and han quel after lodge COMMITTEE —•* NOTICE. kHAVE TEN CENT* Shave only ten rente (|6r> at the went end barber shop, by G RBI railroad j.KMTER IIAVGIIMAN. t<m Preprieinr F Oerke went t« Rome lo help in th* jolllflcallo*.

Price, Two Cents.

WAGES AND nOURS Os Librarians Will be Investigated by State Library Trustees. HENRY B. HELLER Os Decatur Library Board Appointed Chairman of Committee. Henry ft. Heller, secretary of the Decatur library ooarc*, was appointed chairman of a special committee, which will investigate wages and working hours «f librarians. The ap. point ment wss made at the closing i session of the Indiana Library Trus- [ tees' association's fortieth annual convention at luauiuapolis at the Claypool hotel Wednesday afternoon. The executive u&.nmittee, with T. F. Rose of Muncie as chairman, was reappointed. It will draft a bill codifying Indiana library laws. Officers elected by the association for the ensuing year are: President—Ora L. Wildenuuth Vice President Mrs. W. R. Davidson, Evansville. Secretary—Miss Msh E. Bush, Kentland Treasurer D . E D. Bailey, Martinsville Executive Committee—Mrs. A. D. Moffett, Elwood; !«. E Keller. Montpelier, and Carl H. Milam. Indianapolis. F. I*. Cooper of Plainfield, retiring treasurer, reported receipts 941.35, J expenditures *34.62. Miss Carrie Scott, Mooresville, made the report -for the committee on hour* and vscatlons Art exhibit* wore discussed i by Mr*. H F. Johnson of Richmond. The secretary reported that forty- ' one of the 150 libraries of the state i are enrolled as asaociatilon members. • I The next meeting will be held in • November, 191 S During the closing session the i opening of assembly room* of pub- | lie libraries for soclaJ guthertngs of i young men and women was advocated by Dr. Lida Ix-asure of Auburn. Dr, lAasure gave the report of the committee on wider use* of library as* > sembly room*. She suggested that one evening Os each week be reserved for social hours, which should .be in* • formal. I i Mrs. Elizabeth Claypool Karl of i Connersville, chairman of the commit. ■ tee on qualifications of librarians and ■ assistants In her report introduced ■« > tentative set of rules governing ap* polntionnts, which was highly recommended by tbe association Under the rules librarians and assist* i ants drawing a saiar* up to *35 a .' month would be required to have a > high school education beside* other personal qualifications, such as knowledge of books and proficiency in i the English branches of high sch»M>l ■ | work Those paid from *35 to fsfi i s month should be collego graduates with special training and one year of ' experience In lihrery work Tho***drawing from *6<* to *?'• a month .' shnnld l*o college graduates with on* • I year's i>rersratton tn a library trainI Ing school Tho*o receiving above |?6 a month should have special training of two years besides a college education and some practical ex pertenco Mrs A D Moffett of Elwoofi Wife ot tbe former Decatur school super Intondent, now editor of a paper at Elwood, was president of the *sroelation for the year lust closed Mrs. John Niblick of the Decatur , library board .also alter Jed tho con yentlon THEY WERE ACQUITTED Atimnoy J, <’ Moran was in Jeff**r» •on township Wednesday, where he conducted the defense for Linn Run you and Isaac W*’lblo of Gottova. who were rhnrgod with keeping a gaming room They wore tried before Justice «»f the Peace Ault, who acquitted them F C. Armnnfrout of Geneva conducted the prosecution UNCLff MPZBKIAH OffiMftVlfi Whnf looks like koncete in a gud mony Is oftnn nnlv put tin a* a helmtt t‘ keep up their knurwge for l*st«nts ilk whistlin' tn th' dark Elmer Rark nf Fbrt Wayne attend nd th* hard luck fiance given Wad ne*day svealßg at the K. of C. ball