Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1912 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume X. Number 278.

Ln early sale I £ e( i Cross Christmas Seals S Will be Placed on Sale K Simultaneously. 9THE STATE 9 On Thanksgiving Day—AdB ams County Organiza- ■ tion Will Help. 9 sue sale of Red Croat Christmas 9 is to begin simultaneously 9, t l . nrhout Indiana on Thanksgiving 9 ,i r This is the announcement which 9 ,>l r irotn tue state headquarters m 9 ind Aii-ii' olls and ,he work of distill 9 jib.* 4/>OD seal* to the several agents 9 has already begun. The rtiark aimed 9 'I- 1 -' si -won is 2,000.000 seals and it 9 . -he policy to place in agents hand 9 as many as will be sold so thai 9 id-->' b* at all times a supply on 9 Th** campaign is being conducted t.-y 9 - "'.■'“tti’H.-s Seals Commission o: 9 .. ••rf'-ma Association for 'he 9} ' iT'-vention of Tuberculosis This 9 atmisstou is composed of S-i-r.e.... 9 --u- James W Lilly. Dr Theo 9'i-> rotter. Mrs l*-w (>. Elhngham 9 »ad Dr Henry Moore Headquarte, 9 “ *e-n opened in Room 119. I ni'--I 9- : wtoffhe building, in Indianan 9oHi. 9 I i a new arrangement ninety i-er 9 -r.' of the total amount raised by •'.!•• 9 **!• °f s** ls * n Indiana this season. 9 trill remain in the state as a war fund 9 ;or carrying on a vigorous fight 9 ifuut tuberculosis And it is the 9 oucy of the Indiana association to 9 rave as much of the money as pos«i 9 bte in tbe communities where it is |B ; sited. 9 This is especially true in counties 9 Shers there are regularly organized 9 utociaUon* for fighting tuberculosis 9 Sack organisations are acting aa coun 9 t »<ents for tbe sale of seals, having 9 eidusiye right of selling seals in 9 d**r own counties. 9 'ndlana made the largest gain ot 9 •£' state in the sale of seals last sea 9 and the National Association lor 9 -he Study and Invention of Tubercu 9 'ash. which is directing the national 9 :»»ign, has set a high mark for In 9 dans to reach this year It is belie' 9 rd that a number of communities w ill 9 ‘ut enough money by the sal.- of th--9 esia to enable them to establish 9 taps for tbe treatment of tuner 9 a satlenu Others will use the m 9 <-y for edueattoaal purposes 9 The s-als sell for on- cent ea< It. 9 <nd Uthougfe thsjr are not good 9 osuge, they carry cheery hol-.da--9 Manges when placed on the ba- '» 9 as et'elopea or gacksger 9 Th-organisation for the fieh' of iu 9 terrslosto, recently effected in \<l ‘ 9 aunty, will have charge of th- »«••• 9 ''** Mid as stated before, the pro 9 of the sale of the weals in th. 9 ouaty will be used in fighting ' 9 ulasia in this county. Evr'i-e.'. 9 assist the good cause 9 61.ECTION MARSHAL HERE 9 Me-.rj ths O*C'Sl vote for E'9”'-~ 9 o-st'.ct— law Needs R«va«on 9 •‘*rt I'ampbell. attorney, ot I>• 9 -n» of the beet known d-m-t-' 9 ”***»• ot this diatrb ' »»» I- r- t 9 bls duties being that ot 9 -srsUl for the Eighth dl»trt-' •' *'» miM*i<>a issued by '• 9 **V» that he m<>*< call 1- t»B| ’ bt »' ti'e - ourt house in t. -•••>• ■ 9 “M aM there secure tbe -I-1 9 ”• for the recent election. "I" 9 *• •hall deliver to the »«Mt-tar--9 *'•*' botwewe the hours of nit- ’’ • 9 ' T tfekt M'l-'duy. No'ctllbei 9“• sfwured th" greeter n on' ■ 9 ’bea> and will otnclude his wo'" 9 W. atcept tbe filing of tly 9 ’"‘Nt la. If would eeem. • **tt aiww ft nnt »r> piw'drd !>v !»- 9 M 'h« oScial returns ha*" nir<-»'l’ 9 '*• Mt In. The work of 'h- m»r 9 probably nrrange'i 'I"'" •' 9 **• Saeeamirjr (n walhwr th* rMurtt* 9 ’ I'a’wba.k and lh« law has r-v' 9 r hAaged The marshals 9 "’M only tbMr mileage 9 ''ICtIVCb MNPION CHICK 9 „ *'• Th«w>4ore Kennedy ro-- I ''”' H " MMea rberk for the pal due he’ 9 from date of filing ■ lalm 9 „ **•<* his teeth, under th* »■ t < f ■ "‘til l»ll

CHORUS IS ORGANIZED. Evangelist Bennett Has Help in His Music. I b>van Bellst J. Bennett, who Is conducting evangelistic services at the Christian church, will have a great help in the musical service, in his large chorus of thirty voices which [was organic Wednesday evening. (All those who desire to receive free I vocal instruction should Join this I chorus, as there Is still place for more. The sermon this evening will be a special, the subject to be "The Lost Coin." An Invitation is extended I to everyone. COURTHOUSE NEWS Henry Gamp Granted Divorce—Adams County Bar Met Today. PASS RESOLUTIONS On Death of Hon. David Taylor—Clerk's Reports Approved. The Adams County Rar association held a special meeting this morning on account of the death of Hon. David Taylor of Portland. A committee on resolutions, including Shafer Peterson. ,C. J. Imtz and J. C. Sutton were named They will report tomorrow. .Mr. Peterson was named as a representative of the Adams County Rar to attend the funeral services, which will be held at 10 o'clock PrBL morning, as many of the others as can to also attend. licensed to wed: Ada Fuhrman, born July 26, 1880, daughter of Henry Fuhrman, to wed Arthur O. Hall, farmer, of Root township, born .November 30, 1882. son of John O. Hall; Kahn, junk dealer, born November 11, 1872, son of Myer Kahn, to wed Dora Smith, born Aug. 16, 16. 1895, daughter of Ira Smith. The report of tbe clerk in leaning letters of administration on tbe ea■tate« of Henry E. Schmidt and Peter Holthouae, and surviving partnership of John Heavier A Bro. and probating tbe will of (Serhardt Heaaler. during vacation, were approved. The current report of Menno S. Llechty. guardian of Fred Amachcr. was approved II— Joseph II (;ib»on vs Edward E. Smith et al. to **t aside fraudulent coavoyano AU depositions on file published A <M divan* ww today irtren Hrno (lamp Th- defendant. Stella Gamp, did not appear to fight the cum* t’uat* *»T»* adjudged against the plain! iff .. II I Ucen»*sf to wed: Golds Garner, bom January 16. 1»»6. daughter of syheet. r Garner, to wed t'arl Gaskill of I h* OB to»’»khip. hem May IP. 1894. son of <itant G-taltlll The grMd j«n l **"" *'• smMion Monday. i» very busy, -ts-l «lU| probs bl > n«n conclude before itetur dar A marriage ik '-ns- »«• '••>•‘-1 ««| Fmt Wayne Wedn-dV to Edward K.j Parent, W. electrician of Decatur, ind Pearl F v M UeeMrd t<» »«> Atl * hw,,h ’ ***" Mai '* D‘'2- dauahtof «* f < ‘ ,| lft»»'l Death’to »"■! '«•’•••* Kv ' ,r -‘ l ' IXr ». IMI. ** of '’ abrW Bw *’‘ Heal transfers ‘Ml* OHocker e< •• '» ■ Monthly Meetlns of FHwwto. lot I'. . Monroe. |l9B. EASTERN »tar J The Kaaiem Star will hold their Jul.r meeting >»«»•' M “" h T„;.. of mmortanre to be tramm-t th- hat meennfi 1 -Ltav evening tn their chapter room H.

“DECATUR CA4I>J AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, November 21, 1912.

TOLL WAS HEAVY Tuberculosis Caused Large Number of Deaths in Indiana During October. THE OTHER CAUSES Typhoid and Pneumonia Claimed Share—Number Met Death by Accident. According to figures Just issued by the state board of health, under direction of Dr. Hurty, tuberculosis took a heavy toll in Indiana during the month of October. Out of a total of 2,864 deaths during that month, according to those figures, 23.1 were attributed to pulmonary tuberculosis. The report also shows the following interesting facts: Eleven persons were shot to death, including ten men and one woman, fourteen homicides are listed, while twentyeight killed themselves, including six women. Railways and street cars claimed fortytwo. thirteen met death in automobl'e accidents, eighteen were burned to death and six were asphyxiated. Other diseases and causes of death included 112 from typhoid fever and 16.'! from pneumonia The average death rate for cities of Indiana was fifteen out of each one thousand persons. The terrible death rate from tuberculosis of October, however, is but an average of that of former years, and Ik is not to be wondered at that a systematic battle is being conducted against the terrible disease which is no respecter of age or sex. Decatur and Adams county people can help in this fight by the purchase of Red Cross seals, whicn will soon be on sale TO INVESTIGATE S. B. Fordyce of Children's Guardian Board Made Trip to Marion. TO THE ORPHANAGE In Interest of Local Children There -Reports of Mismanagement. 8 11. Fotdyce of th* Adams County Board of Cnli-trens Guardians went to Marion this morning, where he will inveattgai- rejMirts re riding on the managem*-'" of the orphans' home there. It seems that Marion and Grant county jieople, as well as those who have Interest* therein, are highly worked up M th- result of disclosures concerning conditions existing In the county orpranage at Marion. About twelve children under the control of the Adam* county board of children s guardians, are now In the Marion home, und the visit there 10 day was mad* tor their interest* It I* thoupirtit. however, that the t barK*« world d up against tbe manage me nt of the Marion orphanage are the result of le-monal ti-eiing against certain members of the official staff, and that the charges are unfounded According to newspaper dispatches ja self-eonstlimed (ommlttee of prom Ineitt Grant county dtlxens. members lof children's guardian*, charities and J correction*, etc., have been mvestlgntlug for soni«- time, and aome startling report* reltecting on the maaagebtebl of the home have been nmde public. Amons the charge,, are thoe* that the ihlldreti have not at timee suMeieul to cut. th*' •** 100 severely ptmlnbed, and that they have not received the medical attention. Which is advisable The m-tnbers of tbe Adam* county Imerd of children's guardians have made weekly visits there for a long time, and at nil times found conditions In the home excellent. They arrived at times when they were not aspect ed. end repot” ’*••• everything was ,n first class condition They were often there when the children were al (be table, and wholesome food, snd In plenty, wss given out. th* rhlldren often receiving two or three helpings. Their table manners were also esc*llent They stated that Miss Fle-.ilnx, In charge of the home, wa* • well educated lady, and kind, surprise

> is manifest here that any fault can be found by any one against the home. A member of the local board wan In Marion only the day before yesterday, taking a boy there, and found affairs ! in the usual excellent shape. The children are first placed in the orphanage, and then when suitable private homes are found, they are placed there. Several have been taken fron/ here to the orphanage in tbe past few weeks and several others have been ' taken from the orphanage and found homes. Mr. Fordyce will thoroughly hivest tigate conditions there and if not the best, homes in another orphanage will be given the children. When he returns, a meeting of the local board will be held Saturday afternoon, at the library, to receive his report and determine what will be done. r MONEY TO BURN In Fiery Divorce Court Furnace—Roscoe E. Pur- ♦ nell Threw Bills I— ■ . AT HIS LAWYER k ’ And Told Him to Proceed— Decatur Man Met Wife’s 1 Lover With Gun. 1 » Elwood, Ind., Nov. 20.—Rushing hurriedly into the office of a local attorney, Roscoe E. Purnell, who came ' here a few weeks ago from Decatur, threw down five |5 bills on the desk and asked if the lawyer thought he , could get him a divorce for th.it amount. The man at the desk admitted thai ne coufil do a good deal for that amount, but it later developed that the man would have to stay I in the county several months longer 1. before a suit for him could be filed. >1 It seems that Purnell and his wife ■ seperated several months ago. but it was not until this morning that he se- , cured evidence which he thought would justify legal separation. This came in a letter addressed to his wife which in some manner bad been seat to Elwood and fell into his hand* The letter was from a man the husband had long suspected of paying atten tion to Mrs Purnell, who still livro at Decatur, and he claim* the letter - contained some compromising admuc latoM. 1 A your ago. Purnell states, he be gun suspecting his wife's Infidelity, and learning she was to meet the man who-'*- letter he read today, he hecured a gun and. prepared to meet him. The wife, learning ot his intentions, is alleged to have had him ar l rested on intoxication charges, and I held in jail until after she had warned • her friend of his danger b ■UMII ■ — .* - -fr. <—■ «» I. ■■ * —■ '■ ONE ROUND TRIP All the Mileage That Can be i' Collected for by a Member of the Jury. II .1 SO SAYS JUDGE In Test Case at Indianapolis • - Has Much Interest i Over State. 1 — ! The practice* of <-ourta and lawI yers in Indiana half a century ago were reviewed Tueaday by Judge . Hamner at Indianapolis, when he deelded the case of John T. Cotton i against the baanbof county commis- > sloners. holding that tbe Indians , statute* do not, provide that grand or petit juror* shall b* paid mileage for each day of service > Mr, t’orton was a member ej the . grand jury from January I. 1911. to i June 30. Hit. He bro<-,gbt suit for I 1107 io, or 6 cents Gr each of the 1,161 miles traveled by him In going i lo and from »ne courthouse The •tatute provides that memle-ia at the grand Ju»y shall be paid 13 a day white in actual attendance, and 3 i roe ui for ouch mile necessarily traveled Grand and petit jurors bavu been paid for but one round trip. Judge Itemster hoMs thl* to ho tbe correct 1 prnettee

HINTS TO HUNTERS m i i A Friendly Attitude of Hunt- j ers Toward the Farmers Will i - i MAKE EASY SAILING ' All Around—How to Get on I the Good Side of the i Farmer. i As the hunting season is now open i 1 the following suggestions by an er. , thusiastic nimrod will do much to i keep the fanner and landowner in good humor. First the hunter should . shoot aU_ hawks which come into | range. He should not incite the ani- ; mosity of the landowner. He should not enter any posted lands without : first getting permission of the owner. ' A hunter should under no clrcum- [ stances enter a game preserve when I carrying a gun. He should have fu'l 1 control over his hunting dogs and 1 prevent them from chasing chickens ' or scaring sheep; he should be careiiii not to damage fences or leave any gates open where cattle are Inclosed, and shoot only when he is certain that his range does not ‘cover any farm animals or property which can 5 be injured, such as young fruit trees. Quail are reported as being some * what scarce this season, probably du- • to the long lay of snow which covered 1 the sate during last winter. The ’ hunter who is fortunate enough to 1 find friendly fields upon which the ' may hunt will do well to offer the 1 landowner part of hi* bag when th-* ' same is large, o—r i BECOMES BENEDICT tj Arthur O. Hall and Miss Ada I Fuhrman Plight Their i • Nuptial Vows. 'I f WED LAST EVENING 'I At Bride’s Home-Rev. Wehi 1 meyer Officiates—Leave for Wedding Trip. ' i A happy home wedding was solemnj ized Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Fuhrman In Preble township, when . their daughter. Miss Ada. became the * Wife o. Ml \:u. John H. Hall, of Root township. The (Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of lliv Zion s Lutheran church of this city, official- ! *d The home was beautifully deco’rated with streamer* and Howers,and ' the ceremony took place liefore u floral altar prettily arranged. The atItendants of the couple were the bride’s i brother and Mias Baker The bride ‘•as ptetuly “"0 becomingly gown.d I In a robe of white and made a pruttv 'appearance Immediately after the ’ tedding a sumptuous supper waa servI ed In the dining room, tbe pretty <!<•< orations being carried out there also The guests included the nearest rotei fives of both families Mr. und .Mrs. Ix>ulit Malland of ihla city were al-o present The bride and groom left Wednesday ntghi for Indianapolis and other cities, and on their return will ibe at home on the Hall farm The i bride is one of Preble township's - fairest young latites, and is highly,«s---i teemed The groom la a prosperous farmer, and well known here He for- ! merly lived In this city, and Is well - known also over the county. A show •er of 1 good wishes will await th.< hotne<oming of this estimable couple. 'I — GARNER—GASKILL. * I —I I, — >| 'Hqulre Kupic was called to his ot I fire at, 10 o'clock test evening lo otfii elate at the wedding of t’arl Gaskill, aged eighteen. «twl Miss Golds Garrjtor, aged sixteen The couple were . accompanied by their relatives, who . i gave consent to the marriage The | bride Is a daughter of Mr and Mrs i llylvester riara.-r of east of Ute city. . 1 and the groom, who Is an orphan, rel aides with his grandparents. Mr and | Mr* John McGill near Monroeville

COMPLETES COURSE. Prof Baumgartner Completes Chicago University German Course. Prof. D. A. Baumgartner, who Is professor of German in the Decatur high school, has Just completed a correspondence German course in Chicago university. The course embraced German idioms and synonyms and is one of the most difficult offered. Mr. Baumgartner has Just received his report from tbe secretary of the university upon the examination taken last week and was notified that he had jiassed it with an excellent grade. COST OF INSANE To Our Nation is More Than the Pay Roll of Its Standing Army. NUMBERS ARE MORE Than the Enrollment of all I Our Universities—Some Statistics. New York, N. V., Nov. 20 —Conservation of sanity is'the keynote of a | movement, the first of its kind at- | tempted in this country in which New 1 York is particularly dictated by the I figures which show that the insane I in this country outnumbers the enroll- ' ment of all its universities and that 1 their care costs the nation an annual 1 suu greater than the pay of the Islanding army. More than 250,000 insane persons, it is stated, are now I harbored at public expense in institutions throughout the country and the i cost of their care is upwards of SIOO,- ! "00.000 yearly. While twenty-five per I cent of the canes treated in asylums i and hospitals are cured it Is the bei lief of the investigators that with I proper understanding this figure would be largely increased and the i financial burden of the public correspondingly reduced. 3he realisation i of the gravity of this situation has led to the hold here of the first congress of mental hygiene which has ever been brought together for the purpose of , making an organized and intelligent fight against insanity. The congress has demonstrated that many cases If taken in thair incipiency could be cured and that such a conservation of the national sanity would mean a saving of many millions annually. Wlut I* chiefly needed to bring about tnla end ia a better understanding of the causes of insanity, and accordingly a series of tests have been compiled for the detection of delayed mental .development or weakness from which so many cases of insanity develop and which If discovered In time could be successfully treated Several hundred thousand New Yorker* are now busily applying these test* not only to themselves but to their children u* well and while Minify has not heretofore ' le-en Included among the national TO- ' sources needing conservation, the first i congress ot mental hygiene Inis prov,en so successful as to indicate the birth of a new * ! «d Important move tnent tn thl* eud —w " " WILL PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT. Another good basket ball game h ''assured for Friday evening, when the high school team of Liberty Center i com** ln-r* with the hope of winning a victory from the Decatur high tu-hool team. Liberty Center has an ] excellent team thl* year, having won four sm-ceaslve gam>*« thl* year, tent the Itecalur boys are almo*t sure of ■ breaking thia streak at sucre** for them The line up for Friday's gam* la as follows Dec-atur-:Forward*. Falk. Merry, Frank*, renter, Vanrll; guards. I’etaraon. I***. Hendricks Liberty Center — Forwards. Golden. Beerbownr; reatet. Mus**lman; guard*. Harold. Jackson Everybody com*, and help win. It will boa good game a* both team* are about evenly matched "ChrtM a Answn to a Great Q«** Item" to the subject for thia evening at the Evangelical church, The son* rendered by the male quartet Wednea day evening was highly appreciated Tbe ladles' quartet will alu this evening snd tbe ladles' chorus Friday oveolM

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YOUNG WIFE DEAD Mrs. Don Rohrer Passed Away at Midnight After a Short Illness. CAME FROM MARION Lived Here Little More Than Four Weeks—Was Twenty-four Years Old. j Mary Leone, aged twenty-four, wife j of I>on M. Rohrer, passed away at mid- ! night after a short illness from sc ' 'ere convulsions resulting from kidney trouble. The case is a sad one. a* Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer have lived here only a little more than three weeks and were comparatively among strangers. They came to this city three weeks ago last Tuesday and took up their home in ' furnished rooms over the Burdg bar ber shop, Mr. Rohrer being employed at the sugar plant. They were much i pleased with their home here, and with the city, and were getting along very happily delighted with their new home. Mrs. Rohrer seemed in her usual state of health Wednesday, although she has been troubled for some time with kidney trouble. She prepared ' supper as usual, and ate thereof with ( her husband, but shortly after supper ■ < omplalned of severe pain. In a short I time she was In the throes of convulsions. and relief came in death at midnight. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Ramseyer of Marion, the mother i' arriving here this morning as soon as ,; word could be gotten to her. Her son. . Lbßoy, accompanied her, stopping off In Wells county to notify relatives . there. ,' The deceased was born in Wells . - county August 24, 1888. where she llv.l ed for some time. About nine years , ago tbe family moved to Marion, and it was there, two years ago this next ( Christmas, that Mr and Mr* Rohrer . were married. Their married life was .' a very happy one, and the bereaved j husband is heart-broken t ' Surviving besides tbe husband and I the parents are one sister, Wmrn.i i j Grover, of Warren, and two brothers, i U-roy. at home, and Otto M employed ’; in Wells county. Mrs. Rohrer was a j second cousin of .Mrs. T M. Gallogly of i this city, snd although they had not -1 known each other for year*, a verv . 1 pleasant acquaintanceship was renew- ’ ed on the arrival of the Rohrer* tu . 1 thia city ;! The body will be taken to Marion i, tonight at 10 o'clock over the Clover . l*eaf. tbe funeral to be held there ■■■■ — JACK JOHNSON UP AGAIN. I — II (United Pre** Servicet I Chicago, 111., Nov. 31—t Special to - Dally Democratl Three weeks' time I wa* granted atlorneya for Jack Johnson, the pugilist, in which to file a demurrer to the charges of violatifK I ‘ the Mann whin* slave law, when John 1 son wa* called thia morning before Federal Judge Carpenter No plea * was etifered in the case Johnson ha* ' made an offer to enter a plea of guilty If a heavy fine will lie assessed I instead of imprisonment District Attorney Wllkeraon has declined to con j *ld‘-r the offer x Johnson plead n ” guilty today to the chant* of smuggling Into thia country a necklace . • worth 36.9M' SIXTEENTH VICTIM OF WRECK. II tl'nited Pro** Set»it el J Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 31 ißpecial 11 to Daily Democratl Th* death of I Fr*d W Hutcbfson. of Madison. Wi*.. today a* a result of scald* received tn the Irvington wreck, brought the total of dead up to sixteen Three nth ! era Mill In th*- hospital ar* In a wrl ou» condition Prosecutor Frank Balter ha* announced that th* grand jury Inveatlgatlon of th* wreck will begiu next Monday morning 1 C. ■ L. OF I. SOCIAL. Th* C. H. L. of I announce* * box social for next Tueaday evening, th* proceed* to M uaad I* lhe Interest* of orphan* The public la Invited. Ail ladles are requested to bring a bos The stat* building loapnrtor was here today on official bualnaaa and In sported the school*, library and other public building* *