Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 290.

THE OLD CEMETERY Suggestions by F. M. McDougall, Landscape Gardener, of Indianapolis. SITE FOR A PARK Could Easily and Cheaply be Converted Into an Attractive Spot. The suggestion of a number of Decatur people to establish and decorate the old cemetery situated at the intersection of Winchester and Oak streets, as a public park, presents a question in which some important points must be considered. The condition of this small, old-fashioned graveyard, neglected, overgrown with weeds, rank grass and tangled brush, is suggestive of cold and selfish forgetfulness. Everywhere in the older sections of the country, log houses and barns have given place to tasteful and often costly buildings, representative of the prosperity of the community, but many times, in the same community, the old burial place is on the old log hut style, a relic of the pioneer period, neglected and uncared for. This is so in the case of this cemetery tn. Decatur, and if the people are satisfied to have it thus, no words of condemnation would be too strong, but, believing that the dissatisfaction with this is widespread, and that the present condition is due, more to not knowing what to do than to a disposition against doing, I wish to contribute to the movement, hoping to encourage the idea. Within the past fifteen or twenty years great progress has been made In beautifying these grounds in different parts of the country and no more appropriate example of progress and good citixensliip could be produced than by taikng this old, neglected cemetery and beautifying it. thereby preserving it for all time as a city garden or park. This can be heat accomplished by. In the first place burying all tomb stones, leveling down all mounds and projections, filling up all depressions with good soil, making the surface a smooth and green lawn. After leveling and smothing up the surface a dressing of fine, rich compost or fertiliser should be given and an abun dance of lawn grass seed should be sown and raked In. The trees, shrubs and plants, found growing in a state of neglect, should have care and attention. They should be treated in accordance with methods I will specify later. Shrubs and flowering plants should be introduced in liberal quantities to brighten up the grounds during the flowering season, and produce good color In the winter months. An abundance of water is an absolute noeeaalty for success and senice pipes with faucets at frequent intervals should be provided, for a supply of runnig water, and in view of the limited area of this property, the best growth of lawn shrubs and plants should be obtained, as. in time of drouth, this condition of bright green lawn and plants would be a valuable asset and do more toward encour aging the people to visit the ground and derive the benefit* of their invralmm: Th<' small lakelet and drinking fountain would also be a tea turn. TM* In summer weather Is very deslrwb , by Im'srting a semblance of cooln< * in addttl ■ to the varied effect* which is made possible by introduction The principal advan tags, however, would ba that it ma ** . possible the growl-,g of a number of aquatic rtanta. and moisture loving ptant a which would be ' ry interest ina to the visitor to th* park A rarit of lbl * ,M *' L, " aianed must atount In refresh natural attraction* -»»<’ " all ale.- be properly ' -oterted by * fence with gates, after the universal European fashion This la » 1 ly necessary for keeping out th* eat of all enemies to low shrub*- •» ers and evergreen ». doss ’ ' joy running and pinyins " Pisces and by their habits in time . • stray every fine shrub anl l*n« ! fence, however, may b* mt " •” spi< ti">'in and not mor* than t re* ■ four feet bl*b. then the admission dog. nt th- gat* ran be prohibited unless by cord or chain The embellishment of ,b '** er ” tn such away that they wifi J*»* nature Ilk* or landscape *ff*c* .. tested la very Inexpensive^» n J • ‘ CONT!NTET< nN PAG* »

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bridge finished. Thursday at 4 o'clock the last load or stone necessary for its complete macadamizing was placed in position and leveled and now the bridge is finished so far as the roadway is concerned. However, there Is yet to be constructed two sidewalks five feet wide, one on either side of the bridge, and this work will not be undertaken until spring. As soon as the weather permits next spring the construction Os the sidewalks will be begun and ; the bridge finished in every detail. Now, however the roadway is done and will accommodate the heavy haul- . ing of the winter and early spring. DAILEY-REYNOLDS y Fred P. Reynolds of Fort Wayne Claims Miss Alice C. Dailey. AS HIS BRIDE Married Last Evening at J. S. Falk Home—Have Gone to Ft. Wayne. A pretty home wedding was quietly solemnized Thursday evening at 4 o'clock at toe home or the bride's sister, Mrs John S. Falk, on North Second street, when Miss Alice Catherine Dailey of this city, was wedded to Mr. Fred P. Reynolds of Fort Wayne. Rev. Gleiser of the Presbyterian church pronounced the ceremony, in the presence on only a few of the relatives and nearest friends of the couple. Present besides the Falk family were Mr. and Mi*. Ed Moses and daughter, Gertrude; Miss Helen Knouse of Warsaw, Dr. Cowan of Dixon. Ohio, and Miss Lulu Atz. The ceremony was a very beautiful one. Rev. Gleiser using the double ring service from the Presbyterian book of common worship. Little Miss Mary Falk was ring bearer and carried the rings nestling in the heart of a rose The bride, who Is a brunette, was becomingly gowned In a dress of garnet velvet, prettily made, with which the wore a collar of rich cream lace. A wedding supper was served immediately after the ceremony. The bridal table was unusually pretty. The centerpiece was a bowl of swsnsonla. and around which, forming a delicate tracery of green on the white cloth, was arranged smllax. Mr. and Mrs Reynolds left last night for Fbrt Wayne, where their home on South Wayne street, nicely furnished, awaited. Miss Dailey Is one of Decatur's well known young Irdlee. She is a daughter of Davie Dailey and for several years has made her home in thia city with her stater, Mrs J. 8. Falk The groom is a son of John B. Reynolds. a resident of Ohio, but has been employed as train dispatcher in Fbrt Wayne for the Pennsylvania rail road. fT. WAYNE WILL HAVE FAIR. They Lost Ons Year Because Too Wet Then Too “Dry.” In spite of ‘thefinanctal loss expert enced by the stockholder* of the Fort Warn* Fair association during th* past year. they hsv* decided to have another fair year, nn ter th* dl ration of the same m*n and conduct ed along the s“ w * principle*. Ijwt year th* •<** *«‘ rtbu,wl “• th* ln*l*m*«« *-*« b " r > ,b,,r * rainfall nn nearly *»*ry day. This veer th* association baa attributed th* JoM to th* «•“« ** *“• ~d ry • th*re being no liquor allowed on th* around. Th* lo* of th* bar meant th* I** 0( mor * in cash to th* association, bealdre the smaller attendance In | there .u a bat: on the round, th*, attendant's was better than »«.•«<» This year. »<« b « b * *’'«' b * r ***• £ p | attendance »*• "*"' r ‘ b * n *2, (hm, Despite this loss, the m*mb*re of the snwwtat'oo , ’*“* ,r * make the Mir a psylM t**”* ~ RID MEN ELECTION. At the r*r>lsr .**klr m**<lM of the tjXnTb* b -*< nmttWednemtey Xng term •«' ' here are requited to b* pro*, nt evening and aaalsi In the *•«' lag year

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Decatur, Indiana. Friday* Evening, December 6, 1912.

EVERY WORD A GEM And Thought Germ—Splendid Lecture on Life Problems GIVEN LAST NIGHT By Sylvester Long—The Third Number of Course Will be Quartet. "The best lecture I have ever heard" is what many conservative and sincere people said Thursday evening, after hearing Sylvester Long, the noted lecturer of Dayton, Ohio, whose lecture, "Lightning and Toothpicks,” was the second number of the high school seniors’ lecture course. Mr. Ix»ng is endowed with a rich, powerful voice, an excellent expressing medium, and what is better, he had something behind It to express. Every word was a rich germ thought, aptly expressed and productive of more. The points were illustrated with practical and often funny incidents, but none promiscuously thrown in—each with a distinct purpose. His lecture dealt with the problems of life. Just as the shattering of a rail Into toothpicks by a stroke of ■ lightning, is not for the purpose of , producing medicated toothpicks—--1 which many superstitious believed would cure toothache once used —but the result of a natural law which those conditions caused to act, so is life the result of natural laws. Condl- ! tions are not the cause, but the result [of law. He stated that life is explained by ' three words: Law, love and habit. ’ Each life is perfect according as it ; is lived in harmony with the natural [ laws, which are unchanging. This [ universal reign of law, is made en- ' durable by love —the stern, real, un--1 tailing love of God—and appropriated 1 by man through habit. The audience found Interest in lis- > toning to every word, and there was j not a dull moment. Should Mr. Tx>ng I return, he would surely be welcomed by al). The third number of the lecture course will be given January Ifith, by the Euclid made quartet and bell ringers THE CEMENT WORK The Acker Cement Works Has Just Installed New Cement Machinery. CAPACITY INCREASED A Ten Stamp Tamper and a Half-yard Batch Mixer I Have Been Added. Th* installation of a new Model 10 >»tamp tamping machine and a ha.fyard mixer have just been completed at the Acker Cement Works In the ‘ north part of the city and will readily ‘ place this plant in th* front rank of Decatur's cement product Institution. i During last season Mr. Acker saw [the necessity of increasing the out [ put of th* plant and decided to purLhns* an automatic tamping machine. • Th* increased efficiency of this plan [ needed a mixer io keep the material ■upi’lled and the buying of the two [resulted. Mr Chris Hrelholta, a member of the firm manufacturing the mn . hlnes, was hero this week installing th* tamper, Ten stamp* weighing nearly a hundred pounds each tamp the Hock, a heavy steel plate la held In position to finish th* block and an automatic core attachment la also furnished. Merely shoveling In the concrete Is necewsary In operating the machine. The capacity Is thought to be over six hundred blocks per day and will Increase the output of the plant at least half. —, 0 8080 CIRCUIT ANNOUNCEMENT. On account of the special services at Ctark's t’hap*! Runday the regular services at Halem and Mt Hope will not b* held

GET QUAIL NOW. I Season for Hunting Them Closes January Ist. Adams county hunters who have been letting the season slip by with-, out much action are planning to take full advantage of December. The quail season ?nds January Ist. Hunters say, however, that there are fewer quail in the fields this year than they have noted in years past and they attribute this condition to the hard winter of 1911, when the birds starved to death because of inability to pick food from under the ice which covered the fields much of the time. Rabbits are also more scarce than usual just now, having been pretty well shot out where they have been known to have holes. The rabbit season continues in full legal force, however, until the first of next October. THE SEALS ARRIVE Ten Thousand Red Cross Christmas Seals Arrive for Distribution AMONG MERCHANTS Os the City—Arrived Later Than They Were Scheduled at First. The Red Cross Christmas seals, which will be sold and the proceeds used within the county for the cure and prevention of consumption, have arrived and are being distributed among the various sales points in this city and county. The arrival to a little later than the schedule time, which was to have been Thanksgiving day, whena simultaneous sale wps to have been begun over the entire stale. They are, however, in good snason, and every Christmas and New Year's package should be adorned wtfc one. They cost one cent each. Dr. P. R. Thomas, Washington township vice president, has appointed Albert Sellemeyer distributing agent for this vicinity and Mr. Sellemeyer was busy today placing the ten thousand seals given him. These were left at the various mercantile houses in the city, where the sales will be made. If all merchants, who desire to help In the good cause, have not yet been given any seals, and desire them to sell, they can secure them by calling on Mr. Sellemeyer at the Holthouse drug store. JOHN OIDOT WAS VERY BICK MAN. Suffered Severe Attack at th* John P. Brown Home Sunday Morning. John Dldot, the Geneva jeweler, formerly in business in this city, and who has been for some time driving a jewelry wagon over the country, that ho ma)' recover hl« health, wns in town today after a severe Illness of several days' duration at the home of John P. Drown, south of the city. Mr. Didot stopped there Saturday night enroute to this city, and accepted an Invitation to spend the night. About 3 o'clock Sunday morning he became 111 and not wishing to disturb the family tried to revive himself. He managed to get up and made several aHempts to start the circulation. but each time became too weak and finally sank into unconsclousm-a* from which he did not revive until Sunday evening A physician was summonrd from Monroe and for a time It was f*ared he could not recover as th* heart had almoat stopped beating Heroic effort* finally reator nd him and he was able to leave the Brown home Tuesday He feels very grateful to the Brown family and th* neighbor* who cared for him nnd will always remember them with kindly thoughts. The illnena wns attributed to a tack of circulation and acute indignation TO AMEND LAW*. (t ni<*o Pres* Service) Minneapolis, Minn. Dec •—(Special tn Dally Democrat i—As a result of the marriage of Lucile Cameron and Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist. Representative Prank Nlmnrka announced today that ho was preparing a bill for th* nett legislature forbidding the marriage of whites and blacks in thia state Four years ag" a simitar bill was smothered In committee.

THE GOLDEN WEST M. Burns Writes of Trip and j Delights of Living at Los Angeles. —— HAVE BOUGHT LOTS I — And Will Build at Once— Climate Fine, Little High —But All Fine. Los Angeles, Ca., Dec. 1. I The Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Friends:—Just about thirty days ago, November sth, after casting my ballot for our future president, we left this place. We stood the trip well j but were somewhat tired when we arrived. Frank and family and Mr. Coffee met us at the train and we went right to their place. The very next day found us looking for a home and the Investigations resulted In 1 Frank and myself each buying a lot, *on which we will build bungalows at' *once. A house is scarcely finished here until an offer to purchase It has been received. Houses, by the way, spring up here, almost before you know it and the sound of the hamtner is heard on every hand. I believe there la more building In this city in three months, than in our fine old state of Indiana in a year. So far as I have seen it, I am certainly well pleased with our new home. The climate is so fine, and living not much higher than Indiana, except butter and eggs. We get fresh vegetables each day at reasonable prices. We notice tomatoes, cabbage and other plants on sale here now and it seems rather queer. Just the other day I saw a farmer hauling his alfalfa hay tn from the field. Our new home will be about twenty-five minutes' ride on the car from the main part of the city. We are in full view of the mountains, which look to be only about a mile away, but are really several. We are about ten miles from the ocean, but close enough that we have made several trips there and watched the hundreds in bathing Mrs. Burns is delighted with everything here and believes we will all feel at home soon. With best regards to all. M. BURNS. THE NEW OFFICIALS I —. Pocahontas Council Elects New Official Staff to Serve for NEXT HALF YEAR Yeomen Lodge Also Holds Election—Good Staff is Named. With the approach of the close of the year, the various lodges and dub* I are holding their election of officers Ito serve for the new year or period. The Pocahontas council Thursday svenlng elected th* following for the ensuing year: Prophetess Mrs. Martha Stevens. Pocahontas—Mr- Rebekah Eady. Wenonah Mrs. May Moyer. Powhatan -A. W. Gerard Keeper of Records—Mrs. Al Burdg Keeper of Wampum ~ Mrs. Flora Patten. The Yeomen lodge has elected the following new official staff; Storeman—Jesse Hurst. Master of Ceremonies - tx»w Sampson Chaplain Mrs. Martha Stevens. Correspond*nl -Mr* Florence Italn Master of Accounts—Pranu Cram*r INDETERMINATE BENTENCE. (i’nlted Press Service) Logansport. Ind . Dec. •— I Specie I to Daily Democrat I—An Indeterminate sentence to the Indiana woman's reformniory at Indianapolis of from two to twenty one years, and a fine of S 3& and costa was th* punishment handed out io Mrs Elizabeth Ung. the young bride, who killed Mrs. Mary Topple, a igveslp. in defense of her good name.

TONIGHT, AT OPERA HOUSE. That wonderful production of “A | Girl of the Underworld," a play with j a moral, presented by a cast of artists equal to any large city show. This ' attraction Is coining to Decatur w-ith j the best press notices of any company j played this season, full of good comedy, the kind you will enjoy. If you visit the opera house tonight we guarantee you will be more than pleased. This company carries all its own ac- ■ cessories and scenery to bring out every thought and words they wish to convey to Its patrons. Secure your seats at the Holthouse drug store in time. The prices are 25c, 35c and 50c. COURT HOUSE NEWS Judge Moran Hears Arguments in Fast Ditch Case —Takes It UNDER ADVISEMENT Steele Trial Will Probably Last Until Next Tuesday. There were two judges holding court in the Adams circuit court to-j day. Special Judge James J. Moran came down from Portland and heard' the argumenis In the Fast ditch case venued here from Allen county. He took the matter under advisement and will render his decision later. Prior to the arguments the plaintiff asked leave to dismiss as to the defendants, ' Ross McCullough, T. E. Ellison, Frank i Morton, Jacob Hill and Calvin Brown, which was granted. Exceptions were taken by R. K. Erwin for his clients, who objected to the dismissal. This is the case in which the Allen county commissioners brought suit against Arthur C. Fast et al. for coats accrued in the famous ditch case. Among Ft. Wayne lawyers present were R. K. Erwin, T. E. El 11 sou, E. O. Hoffman. The trial of the Eli W. Steele case, heard before Judge Merryman, will probably not be concluded now before next Tuesday. The evidence for the [ defense will probably be finished today. Adjournment for the week-end will likely be taken tomorrow noon, and the case resumed Monday morning. In the matter of the Louis Bracht et a), drain, the final report was approved and the superintendent discharged. Sarah A. Brown v*. Rudolph Bau man et al. Joint answer filed by Adolph and Annie Banman Separate answer filed by Rudolph Bauman, who also file* croes-comptalnt In three par[agraphs Rule to answer croea-com--1 rdaint. I Stuart Brown va Rudolph Bauman |ct al. Joint answer by Adolph and Anna Bauman Separate answer and croaseomplnlnt In three paragraphs by Rudolph Bauman. Rule in answqr cross-complaint. Licensed to wed: Fred P Reynolds, • train dl'.pe'rher of Fort Wayne, born [.tanunry tS, IMT, son of John B ReyI noids of Ohio, to wed Allee Catherine Dailey, born April 13, 1*92, daughter of Darius Dailey, The' following have taken out hunter's licence*: W J Hooter. Frank [ Hower. M. E Andrews, Walter Mel bora. Ernest Heckman, Henry Deck- | er, W H, Marta, John Fleming. Joe Tonnellcr. Mathis* C. Miller Charle* ’ Belnek*. Hugh Crumley. Ralph Howard. V P. Ball. H M Smith. Chart** Halley, Victor K. Etchenberger, Chas E Maglay. J. A. Cline. Itenurd Ter veer. William J). Dowling Rent estate transfers' Will A. Run dell to Isadore A Kalv»r. lot •. !»*■ * tor. 11800; David 8 Burkholder to John Garber, lot 133. Berne. |!>00; HI mon (lllllom et al. to John P Baker, Ho acre*. Jefferaon tp. |«4<Mt CARD OF THANK*. We desire In this manner Io extend our sincere thanks to the neigh bore and frteoda who so kindly asalst ed us during our late bereavement, the nineaa and burial of our beloved wife and mother CHAR RRVtN AND nHI4»RICN.

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TAFT’S MESSAGE He Declared for a Bigger Navy, Reorganization of the Regular Army. AND OTHER MEASURES His Plea for a Revised Banking and Currency System Was Emphatic. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Dec. 6 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —In a message ; teeming with optimism. President I Taft urged upon congress an advanc- ; ed campaign of legislation on the fisical Judicial, military and insular affairs of the nation. Pleading for the i immediate passage of a currency reform measure along the lines of the Aldrich plan, the president declared for a bigger navy; a further reorganization of the army to provide a greater reserve during time of peace; continued supervision over Porto Rico and the Philippines; federal regulation of water powers in navigable streams, aud the promulgation of a workmen's ■ compensation act. I The president highly praised Colonel Costhals, chief engineer of the ' Panama Canal, and recommended that in recognition of his wonderful work Goethals be made a major general In the army with the title of chief of engineers when the present incumbent is retired. The tariff the president dismissed with a few paragraphs. "It was my belief that those custom duties ought to be revised downward.' 'he said, “but now that a new congress has been elected on a platform of a tariff for revenue only, rather than a protective tariff. It is needless for me to . occupy the time of congress with argui ments or recommendations of a protective tariff.” The |22.ooo.ffi)<» deficit which ap- , pears between the treasurer's report iof estimated income for the coming ; year and the estimated expenditures, the president blamed on congress’ - failure to appropriate tor two battleships last year, necessitating for three this year. The president's plea for a revised [ banking and currency system was especially emphatic. Declaring it the moat crying need of the country today he recommended the Immediate adoption of an elastic currency system along the lines of the central bank Idea proposed by the Aldrich currency ML Dtecussing the prejudice which greeted the central bank idea the president argued that It arose from an erroneoua ides of Its powers and a distrust of bankers by the people The president warmly commended the recent adoption in the army of the three.y*ar reserve clause for enlisted men which makes them subject to draft in case of war, after their enlistments had expired, and the militia pay bill for the national guard, the volunteer bill to provide for the quickraising of forces In time of war and the adoption of the resident soldiery idrat for our insular i>o*seealon*. - ■■ e ' ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES That Make Housework Play Sold by Miss Gusts CrameeMiss Gusts Cramer, chief telephone operator, doe* not confine her electrical attention to the telephone. Rhe ■ ha* taken the agency for several electrical household appliances nnd is busy explaining them to customers These are "El Hot-poial” appliances and include electric toastera. broilers. Irons, coffee percolator*, etc, all used by the slmn’e attachment of electricity, making housekeeping a pleasure as welt a* an unavoidable necessity. WILL SOON RETURN. (United Pres* Servlet-) Hamilton. Bermuda, via Kingston, Jamaica, I rec • -Governor Wilson has decided to end his vacation on December 14th, starting home then nn th* steamer Bermudian He expected to reach New York December Klb. The governor said that he never had any Idea of seeing William J Bryan or any other democratic leader In Bermuda, but added that he had written Bryan a letter, asking him to confer with hin on Governor Wilson's return home. If It could be conveniently *rratur*d.