Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 285.

I fast and furious I Decatur Basket Ball Team ■ Makes Warren “Champs” I Look Like Amateurs. I WON IN A WALK 1 “Bloomington or Bust," is ■ Slogan—Last Night’s fl Score 64 to 6. ■ * ■ Bloomington or bust," is the slogan ■ of 'he Decatur high school basket bal! H team for this season and take it from H us. a tip that don’t cost you a cent. ■ they’re not going to "bust." The team ■ that takes the championship away ■ from the local lads will step along ■ some. The Warren club which came ■ here Friday night was heralded as one of the fast ones of the state. They have been together several years an i won enough fame the last year or two that they had their pictures in the national guide. They are a bunch of big fellows, they worked out like vctcraq.-. and before the gong sounded it looked like they /ould eat the locals up in about two email bites, but nay, our boys made tfwm look like amateurs. Only three or four times in the entire forty minutes of play did they manage zto get the ball and two of the six scores were made on fouls. Referee Wo thman gave the visitors all the best of it, which was right, for they never had a chance The Decatur team is fast, makes many brilliant plays, and as we stated before, the basket ball club which takes any games away from them will look lika winner for the state championshin The locals have games with a number of the big city teams, including Anderson, Muncie and Marion, but "who's afraid 7“ The game Friday night was the fourth of the season's schedule and was won by a score of 64 to 6. A min ute after the whistle sounded Center Vancii tossed the first basket and from then on It was rip, rush and run —a regular romp for the locals At the dose of the first half the score was 28 to 1, and the second was just a seasy. 36 to &. Dob Peterson alone made fourteen baskets and the playing of every member of the team was fast and almost sensational The scorekeepers were Gore and Smith; officials, Worthman and McCrum The locals go to Pennville neit Friday evening, while the second team will play Liberty Center’s second team here The line-up Friday night was: Decatur Warren Tyndall-Franks ...F Gtll Falk p Schults VanciiC Wright Peterson, ...G Hoffman LoseG McKinney Field Goals—Falk, 5; Tyndall. 1: Vancii. 6; Lose. 1; Peterson. 14. ('ranks, 5; Gill, 3. CORKWELL RELEASED. Word from Richmond Is to the effect that Benjamin Corkwell, the mo torman on the south bound car In the terrible wreck near Kingsland. Sept 21.1ti0, has be<r released from the Fisthaven Asyl’tm for the Insane at Richmond, temporarlh at least Ito was given his freedom once before but it became necessary •<* t’lacc him bark In the aslyum Relative* tosr. and It so staled by authroltlca at the asylum, tha' he will never rerover bis metal Mniwo. The terrible •hock of the wreck has »!»<» seriously ’mpalred his physical health IBs mania la not dan«er<>"t -Bluffton News. ODD FELLOWS’ NOTICE All Odd Fellow« should t*l wW ’ promptly at the hall Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock to attend the funeral ■ Brother Harvey Harruff In a body. •> 1:80 o’clock. Be prompt CHAU ffTNKLF N r » MINISTERS’ MEETINGThe ministerial nosortotlm. »> ’ meet Monday afternoon at the library at 1 o'clock The mlnlsterw are urgei tn beur in mind this meeting and present THE OTHER TWIN. An Interesting character sketch of "The Other Twin.” at the Methodi*' church Run day sight Hong led by Men's chorus

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

•| TO MOVE TO FORT WAYNE Vr - and Mrs. John Hessler and her mother, Mrs. rrnnk Rarpnti went to Fort Way ne Thursday to make arrangements for moving to that city jji *° weeks Mrs. Parent will remain there while the others return here and attend to the moving. Mr. Hessler, who was badly injured in the automobile accident, in which his brother. * Gerhardt, received fatal injuries, l 8 * recovering nicely, *■ " ’ —- — '— MOTOR BURNS OUT. *1 . ~ 1 he burning out of a motor at the interurban power house this morning las the 8:30 o'clock car reached the |D‘‘(,itur city limits, caused a hold-up ( of the car for several hours. While reimlrs were made. The 8:30 car did noileave until 11:30 o’clock ' | —:— 'ABOUT THE SICK i! /■ ~ 1 Mrs. David Archer Undergoes Slight Operation at i Fort Wayne. J — MRS. REBEKAH MOSER Dangerously Ill—Miss Mabel Ashbaucher Able to Sit Up. Mrs. Rebekah Moser, aged seventy- ' four, mother of Elmer Moser, of this city, is at the point of death at her home a mile east of Willshire, Ohio. ' She lias been ill for a long time with lung trouble. Her son, Elmer and his ' son, Ralph, spent Friday at her bedside. Mrs. David Archer of Pleasant Mills returned to Fort Wayne this, morning to consult her physician, who operated upon her Friday. Mrs. Archer has suffered for a long time from an affection of the lower jaw-bone. A portion of the bone it is said, Is dead, and this was split and scraped. It was necessary for her to go back today and have , it dresaed. Fred Thieme, twelve-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Fred Thieme, in Union i township. Is recovering from a very severe operation of a week ago and Is now able to take nourishment for the , first. He was attacked suddenly with appendicitis on the way home from school and an immediate operation wm necessary. Miss Mabel Ashbaucher. who has been seriously ill for several months, was able to *lt up Thursday for the first time In five ***ks. She Is slowly improving.—Bluffton News. Miss Ashbaucher is a sister of Mrs. Herb Bur roughs and Ed and Fred Ashbaucher of this city. Samuel Deßolt. who was dangerously hurt a week ago Wednesday when he was crushed between a corn shredder and engine, is somewhat better, and there are hopes for his rocovary unless compllrailons set In. PROBABLY PLAYED INDIAN. Boys. F-rssrms aed ths “Ensmy* Make Excit' n 9 Combination. An unsigned contribution to thia patler tell* Os some wild nnd woolly west adventures west of the city on Thank* giving d«y The articles «aya: ••Thursday afternoon four youths. in ftK r. from fourteen to seventeen yearn, took their guns and went on the hunt for rabbits, hut they failed to get the sight of ««* •» ,I ”’ > started for coming from the restorer the Frle tracks When near the Heuer woods they saw a fit* Mi ”»* • oo **’ .nd gathered shout were a number of X in a joking way they called the boys to put out the fire and out. whereupon the boys about lh« n,; began shooting The boys on lhe re gm out of the range of the wild Lt boys." B» rkmrtfWE lh* •Hter RD ••Why should such boys be allowed to c<rrr flresrm.~ Will some dear read ,r kindly aaswt „ quarantine raised. There Is now no case of diphtheria te ?hs City. Th* Wf)tri . Hayes home was Hftnd Friday. * nh «i.lan having released the X of the ri *bo had b~n ill elth this dls-ss*

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, November 30, 1912

ELECTRIC STORE Will be Opened February Ist by Parent Brothers in the Moser Block. BUY A BIG STOCK The Moser China Store Will Close Out at Once to Make Room for Them. The Parent Brothers, who have been conducting a small electric store in one of the Studabaker buildings on South Second street, will soon branch Into business on a larger scale. They have leased the brick building just south of the Moser studio and now occupied by Moser's china store, and will occupy it after February Ist, with a complete stock of electrical supplies, including all kinds of fixtures, etc. The boys have been enjoying a splendid business and believe they see their way to a permanent increase which justifies this improvement. Mr. Moser will at once conduct a sale of his big stock of China ware and will dispose of everything in stock, in time that he can arrange the room for the new occupants on the date mentioned. Decatur has been in need of an electric store for some time and the Parent Brothers should succeed in this business venture. They are good workmen and their industriousness deserves success. HOMER RUHL WEDS — Motorman on Ft. Wayne & Springfield Takes Miss Eva Ake for Bride. WILL LIVE HERE Are Moving Today—Were Married at Hoagland r uy Rev. Mumma. Homer Ruhl, motorman of the Fort | Wayne A Springfield railway, brought I hl. bride to this city today, and they 'are moving Into their homo In the Hughes property on North Second at. j • The wedding of Mr. Ruhl Will come i aa a surprise to his many friends at this time, although It was anticipated In the near future. It occurred Wednesday afternoon, the bride belngsMlas Eva Ake The ceremony was solemnised at the English Lutheran parson age at Hoagland, the Rev A. K. Mum ma officiating, and Thursday the bride and groom were the guests of honor at Thanksgiving dinner at the Ruhl home, at Middletown. The bride I* a very charming young lady, and Is a daughter of Samuel Ake. of Georgia, formerly of Allen county, residing near Ft Wayne for many years. The groom l« a resident of Middletown, and has to*n employed on the Decatur interurban for three years In the various capacities of motorman and conductor. While here he mad”! his homo with Mr. and Mrs A. M.. ' Henry on North Second st. He Is a 1 young man of good quality, and la highly esteemed ——■ O-nmia is i BRYAN-BURKE. A very pretty home wedding occurred at the borne of ’he bride east of Monroe at noon <m Thanksgiving day. when Miss Alta U Bryan and Mr. William Burke were united in tnarrl age by Rev J- O Hochstedler. The cont reel Ing parties wore attended by Miss fra Meyer and Mr William Fta- ' sler as bridesmaid and groomsman I Only the immediate relatives of the young couple were present. After the ceremony the guests partook of a sumptuous wedding dinner Mr and Mrs Burke will reside In Blue Creek township. ■ . s - ■ K. OF C. MEETING. The Knights of Columbus will hold a meeting at their ball Monday night lo transact business All members are requested to be present

LOU HOLTHOUSE HAS NEW CAR. Handsome Overland, Fully Equipped, Delivered by Schug & Mettler. Schug & Mettler, Adams county agents for the Overland automobile, and who sold a large number of cars : here the past two years and still tak- 1 Ing orders for the 1913 car, said to be' the best value for the money ever | manufactured by thftt company. I'h|s I morning (hey delivered to Lou Holt-' house of the Fashion Stables and garage In this city, one of the best cars ■ they make, which sells for 81,475, | fully equipped. It has a forty-five i horse power motor ,a self-starter, elee- , trie system, and Is in every way a 1 modern car. I MEYERS-BENNETT. Fred Meyers, son of Carl Meyers, and Miss Ruth Bennett, daughter of Joseph Bennett, both of Geneva, were married this morning at 9 o'clock in the county clerk’s office, by the Rev. J. H. Rilling of the Evangelical church. They left this afternoon for Geneva, where they will live. UNION MEETING Will be Held by Christian Endeavor Societies of the City. ON SUNDAY EVENING i "i. 1 At the Presbyterian Church —The Other Church Notices. There will be a union Christian En|deavor meeting at the Presbyterian' I church Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. The service will open promptly at the hour and close at 6:45, giving all plen- ■ ty of lime to get back to their own churches tor the preaching services. The following program will be given: Song Service —Lead by Mr. L«tx. Prayer. Talk on Vganda— Mre. Beavers. Vocal Solo —Ruth Patteraon. Talk on Korea—Howard Wisebaupt. ■ Reading—Cleo Roop. Talk on New Heberdiea—Rev. Hesaert. Poet and Peasant—Mre. Lutx, organ, and Gladys Graham and lulu Atx, piano. Dismissal. N. BRICKER DEAD Well Known Wabash Teacher Succumbs After a Short Illness FROM TYPHOID FEVER Died at Seven O’clock This Morning at Home East of Geneva. Geneva, Ind, Nov. 30—(Special to Daily Itctiwctat>—Nelson Bricker, on” of the beA known school t-a< here In the count A died this morning at 7 O'clock at his homo east of Geneva, where he resided with his mother. Mre. Lavina Bricker. He had been 111 only two or three weeks with typhoid fever—ln fact only two weeks sso todsy, he hsd seen on the streets of this town He wss shout thirty-seven yesrs of age. and unmarried. He was born in thia township and resided here ait his Ilf*. He was a very bright boy and after educating himself for the profession of teaehlng. toop up that vocation about nineteen years ago He con Untied for some time and then rellnqulabed It. resuming a few years ago again Mrs Milo McCollum of thia place and Mre, Weaver of near Geneva are slaters of the deceased He was a member of lhe Modern Woodman order, and carried an Insurance policy of 11.00® *llh this order The funeral arrangements have not yet bean made tater- The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock ftom the North Point church Burial at Bunker Hill cemetery.

CAN SELL RABBITS Provided, of Course You Can First Catch Your , Rabbit. * I IT IS LAWFUL I In Spite of General Opinion to the Contrary—Cannot i i Sell Squirrels. Many are of the opinion that it is unlawful to sell rabbits and those who have been entertaining this idea may allay their fears at once. It does not matter whether the rabbits be sold at a grocery or from a l>eddler’s wagon. It's Immaterial whether they were shot by the man who sells them or whether he himself bought them from a hunter. Hut rabbits are the only game which may be sold. . The housewife who tries to buy a rabbit at a grocery is sometimes told that to sell rabbits or any game is an infraction of the law. The hunter, as he carries a half doxen dead bunnies on his back, gives the same reply. But they are wrong. Some of them would be exceedingly glad to have a market for their game and are robbing themselves of some profit by this misunderstanding of the game law. Squirrels and all game birds such as quail and wild ducks, differ from rabbits in this respect. It is unlawful to sell, buy, offer them for sale, or expose them for sale whether they be killed within the state or elsewhere. BUYS AN INTEREST I Geo. Tester Becomes Associated With Howard Burdg in Shoe Store. THE GREEK LEAVES Will go to Athens to Join in the Fight Against Turkey. George Tester, a well known young man of the city, haa purchased a halfinterest of the Wear-U-Well shoe store and shining parlors, and with his brother-in-law, Howard Burdg. who owns the other half Intereat. will conduct this establishment. Mr. Tester will take possession Deer mljr Ist The store is located in the Gregory building, corner Third and Madison streets, and Is one of the comparatively new but enterprising business concerns of the city. John Johnson, the Greek, who has been associated with Mr. Burdg. and has now sold his Interest In this store, will leave next Wednesday for his r.atlve country, Athens, Greece, where he will join the army Iq the fighj against the Turks. A irnstal received thia morning from his cousin, John Vakrlnoa, formerly of this dly, who left In October for Greece, nnnounces his safe arrival there October Stat. Five days after landing, or on Novrml»er 4th. he entered the army, and la now In th” thick of the fight The poatal showed a picture of hla brother .the brother'! wife and family, a very handsome group, with all the native beauty and health of the Greeks, the land of perfect symmetry a 1 BUFFRAOETTBB WILL FIGHT. txmdon. Nov 30 -—A |»oll<-eman stood guard over every letter box In lx»n don today, on the alert for freah suffragette attempts to denttoy more mall by pouring add Into the boxen. The suffragettes gave warning that thev will renew thrlr campaign the nossent the police, who are seriously handl capped In their regular duties by the necessity for watching the mall botes cease to do so. ■' a 1 "•■'— K. OF F. NOTICB. All members of the local order of Knights of Pythian are retytreted to be at their hall Bunday afternoon be fora 2 o'clock aa they will march la a body to attend the funerel of the late Harvey Harruff

RAWLINGS GETS PORTLAND JOB. 1 ; Congressman Adair before leaving for Washington on Friday announced that he would recommend O. A. Rawlings to ibe the postmaster at Portland, 1 to succeed Albert J. Frost whose commission expires June 28,. 1914. The place pays >260(1 per year, and there were no other applicants for the job, it being conceded to Mr. Rawlings who has been an untiring worker for many years. ABOUT TIME. Huntington Ind., Nov. 30.(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Jacob Somers, who was 100 years old on December 14, submitted to his first shave when his daughter persuaded him to part with his whiskers and pose for his first photograph. DELUGE CONGRESS The Congressmen are Deluged . With Petitions for Government Jobs. 412,000 JOBS OPEN About One Hundred Thousand of Which Are Not Under Civil Service. Washington, Nov. 3O.(Speclal to Daily Democrat) —When Chairman Me Combs, the other day said "every other Democrat" was looking for a job, he was not speaking with nan the emphasis with which harrassed Democratlis congressmen here today discussed < the matter. There will be about 412.000 jobs in the goverment service when Democracy comes into jtower on March 4. More than 6.000.000 people helped send a Democrat to the presidency. Congressmen today agreed that about half of these were clamoring for places on the goverment pay roll. Because the | President-elect will presumably be In- ; fluenced by suggestions from senators! : and representatives in the choice of I appointees the demand of the three 1 million is deluging the congressmen About 100.000 of the 412.000 jobs 1 are not covered by civil service rules, 1 and will automatically be vacant March 4. Os those 10.389 are presidential appointments. It has been figured out that the annual salaries represented by the jobs that will change I hands reaches >30,000.000. Thia is ex ' elusive of the first and second class poatmaaterships which alone total 826,000,000. Because there are apparently half a dozen applications for every job, lhe DemesTats tn the House are seriously considering the passage of an act rescinding President Taft's recent executive order, placing under civil service rules 36,000 fourth class postmasters Most of the 36,000 are now republicans. w FUNERAL OF MR. HARRUFF. The funeral of Harvey Harruff which will t»e held at 2:20 o'clock Hun--1 day afternoon at the home of Orvsl Harruff In this city, will b” In chant” lof the Ben Hurs and Odd Fellows The 1 body will be taken to Ibtrne Monday morning, the processlop driving, leave- , Ing here at 7:30 o'clock, At Hsrne the Knights of of that city, nf 1 which Mr Harruff was a charter memj hey, will conduct the services at the i tomb. The remains will arrive here from Fremont. Michigan, at 1:04 o'clock Sunday morning over the O. It B f railroad. Adams Co. Bar Meets. At an informal meeting of th” Adams county bar BssociaHon this morning a committee on resolutiolns appointed In respect to the late Harvey Harruff who will report Monday They were Hoe C. J. Lutx. ft C. Parrish and J. C Moran FUNERAL OF MRS. BTREBC. A mistake occurred In th* announce ment of the funeral of Mre. James Mid dleton HI re be It Will be held Sunday morning The procession will leave the house at ten o'clock for the M • church al Rlvarre, where the services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Burial will taka’ l» «•»* ’*•*••« r * B ”* tery. The Misses Mae and Matilda Berllng went to Berne thia afternoon to spend the afternoon

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FOR BETTER ROADS Convention Booming Them Will be Held in Indianapolis Dec. 11-13, A FINE EXHIBIT Os Machinery and Equipment Will be Shown— Many Will Attend. What promises to be one of the most interesting features of the Indi- ' ana better roads convention at the German hoUM, Indianapolis, December 11, 12 and 13, is the exhibit of machinery and equipment used in road construction and maintenance, together with practical demonstrations of the methods employed in the scientificconstruction of highways. Chief among the displays will be those from the department of public roads at Washington, D. C., of which Ijogan Waller Page is director, and that of Purdue University, The national government exhibit was shown recently at Atlantic City, at the convention of the American Good Roads Congress, where it was viewed by thousands of persons. It was easily the most attractive feature of the convention. The exhibit also has been shown in many other parts of the country. It formed one of the chief attractions on a good roads train that traveled thousands of miles, principally in the western ' states. As everything will be free it is the belief of those in charge of the . arrangements that thousands of HooI slers will avail themselves of the op--1 portuaity to view the display. i Replies received by the committee • on arrangements for the convention indicate that interest in the meeti .g I is manifest in every part of the state. More than 700 delegates have been r appointed by public officials, commeri cial and trade organizations and other > bodies. This number Is expected to - reach at least 5,000 within the next Jfew days. It is not necessary, how, fjever, to be a delegate to attend the • convention. The program practically has been i completed. Addresses of welcome . will be made at the opening session t by Governor Marshall, Governor-elect Ralston. Mayor Samuel lx*wis Shank ■ and former Vice ITesident Charles W. • Fairbanks. Men of nation wide proml- • nence have been obtained to present ■ 1 the different sides of the road coni'structlon and maintenance problem. II The promoters of the convention hope that an overwhelming sentiment i in favor of a better roads law will be i crystallaed aa a result of the conven- • lion. With this end in view an eapec- - ial effort has been made to induce each member of the general assembly, • ’ which convenes In January, to attend. | The convention Is being given under the auspices of the commercial and trade organizations of Indianapolis. Present Indications are that the attendance will reach 5,000. A surpnsI ingly large number of letters have I ben received by the committee In 'charge from men in every station o* I Bfe. who InBoto” the convention Idea ■ heartily and who say they will attend • and also ask their friends and associates to do likewise. • The program was arranged so that • I there will be ample room tor the disf • cusaton of the questions that are ex- ' peered to arise from the different nub- • Jeets that will be presented by the •' good roads experts. , hi - o - • ATTENDED BAR BANQUET. There was n banquet Ftlday evening > at 7 o'clock at th” BUss hotel. Bluffi lon, of members nf the Wells county I bur and their guests. Including lawyers ’.from severnl adjoining counties The • * banquet was tn honor of Judge C. K. Rturgis and Judge W. II Eichhorn, retiring and Incoming judges In addltinn to Speeches from Judges HtuHtls and Eichhorn, the committee also had on the program for addreeaes. Judge tt K Erwin. Fort Wayne: Judge l> H. Rmith. of Decatur; Judge James Moran, of Portland , .IQ N N» — CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the kind neighbors and (Heads who so kindly assisted us during tha time and the death of and : burial of our wife and mother, also I the W. R r and minister and eholr James Thompson and Children.