Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1913 — Page 3

I „ Ji f yo V could g° to the Bank I | and exchange $2.95 for | H four one dollar '? i a Bills you’d be there. 8 ~ 7 e , re selling Mens Tan, Gun 3 Metal and Patent Button and U blucher shoes right up to the fe minute styles at U | --$2.95.-- I I THIS IS THE LAST WEEK | Eg g Charlie Voglewede I :..J, ®h •>....< I

t WEATHER FORECAST! * H >»< »♦»<«* i ■< » f IM— ■ i Cll | Generally fair and continued cold tonight and Wednesday. ” Dan Beery went to Berne this morning on business. Ted Ramsey made a trip to Fort 1 Wayne this morning. John Sauer returned to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. C. A. Krugh of south of the city 1 made a business trip to Monmouth this morning. Mrs. John Moran and son, Richard, went to Monroe thl« morning, where they will visit. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ginter went to Ft. Wayne this morning, where they will visit with Mrs. Ginter’s brother. Ed Anspaugh, of the South Side meat market, was able to be at work again today after a several days' illness. Miss Agnes Colchin returned to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon after a visit here over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Lucy Colchin.

I r ,raE h ° me ° e n I 11M <Mity Groceries | | ri Q ualit y Groceries - Await You Here | 5 fiO] Th2 Kl’d That Make “* Hunger Disappear Here The Pure Food Laws Obtain, And Those With Appetites On The Wane, Get Them Quickly Back Again! Pure Buckwheat flcur 10 lb bag 40c Self-raising Buckwheat flour, bag 10c “ Pancake “ “ 10c Large bag meal salt JJ c Bag fine Dairy “ • ■ c | ■ We g h °B^rMe Ce I Howsr ait 1 *! | ! North of G. R. & I. Depot j Hrn a~rirmnm?R FRENCH QUINN g F.M. SCHIRMEYEK Secretary Treas. M >m President J ; I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. | | REAL ESTATE. BONDS, LOANS. H ffl ABSTRACTS. Kfel I “£8, s '*• - I ■ MONEY (|

Chester Johnson made a business trip to Monroe this morning. Edwin Fledderjohann made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Judge J. J. Moran left this morning for his home at Portland after visiting here with his brother, John MoIran. M. V. B. Archbold of Fort Wayne was here yesterday on business, and (■ailed on his mother, Mrs. W. H. Mur- | Phy, who is ill with the grip. Herman Sellemeyer went to Fort I Wayne this morning to call on his daughter, Miss Agnes, at the hospital. I She Is getting along very well, indeed. Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah I Shady were conducted this morning at the Lancaster church, Wells county. Her death occurred Sunday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Robert Stewart, northeast of BluffIton. '] 1 W. A. Fonner and Charles Magley, of Root township, two lovers of fine 1 poultry, have returned from Muncie ‘ where they entered their birds in the show. Mr. Fonner carried oft five first prizes on his Mammoth Bronze . turkeys, and also a S2O silver cup. i Mr. Magley came within one point of - carrying off a silver cup again, this I year, on his chicken entries.

E H. Engeler made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Attorney F. M. Cottrell of Herne was here today on business. J. W. Runyon of Berne was a business visitor in the city today. Mrs. A. J. Smith and daughter, Mrs. W. P. Schrock, spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Louis Gick returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with the Ed Bleeke fainily. Tho Gass & Metbers store has finished Its enlargement and “The Annex” is now thrown open to the public. Irvin Brandyberry went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. Brandyberry, who has been ill the past week or so, is better. The Lawrence Schlegel home on Decatur street is being remodeled: The improvements include a cellar, kitchen and dining room. Mrs. Bell Lichsenstefger and children of Wren, Ohio, returned home yesterday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Oliver Johnson, south of the city. Mrs. J. S. Nelson returned to Fort Wayne yesterday after a week's stay with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Murphy, who is ill with the grip. She is still bedfast. Ed Christen, teacher at the Central school, was unable to be at his post today on account of illness and Miss Neva Brandyberry was teaching in his absence. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fledhouse of Cincinnati, Ohio, who have been visiting in the city with theif'aunt, Mrs. Kate Brake, left this afternoon for their homes. Mrs. Ellen Touchey of this city, who has been very ill and bedfast for two years at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Fitzmaurice, at Winchester, is said to be very bad at this time. At the meeting of the v eomen held Monday evening at their hall, S. E. Brown and S. E. Whitman were elected as delegates to the state conclave which will be held In April in Indianapolis, Mrs. W. C. McKinney and daughter, Eula, have returned from Kokomo, where they visited. Miss Josephine Lang clerked In Miss McKinney’s place at the Steele & Weaver store in her absence. The funeral of Augustus Schlegel, the pioneer blacksmith, was held this morning at the Christian church, in charge of the Rev. L. C. Hessert of the Reformed church. Burial in the Decatur cemetery. The last sad rites were paid to the late John Need of Monroeville this morning from the Flatrock church. Burial was made in the Odd Fellows’ cemetery. Gustave Reinking and relatives of the deceased from this city attended. Mrs. Peter Gaffer, who was able to be up last Friday all day for the first in four weeks, took a back-set this morning and was obliged to return to • bed for a probably two weeks’ longer stay. She is suffering from an attack of the heart and nervousness. Richard K. Erwin, judge of the supreme court, is holding down the bench in an Allen county case at Bluffton today. The case is a contest of a will, which has $50,000 worth of property involved. Judge Erwin assumed jurisdiction in the case before taking the supreme bench.

George Wemhoff and son accompanied Charles Mulligan, the sculptor, to New Haven yesterday. They went on business relating to the soldiers’ monument, which Mr. Mulligan designed for the New Haven soldlbrs to erect in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. The model is displayed in the bank there and is 'highly pleasing. The D. F. Leonard family on West Monroe street had a big fright in the evening after going to bed when the house was shaken as though by a big explosion, with a loud noise accompanying it. Investigation revealed the fact that gas accumulating from the soft coal in the furnace had exploded. The furnace doors were burst open and soot was sent flying in all directions. FIVE MILLION INDEMNITY. London, Eng., Feb. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Unconfirmed dumor from the Hague, late yesterday afternoon said that Scutary had fallen befor the Montenegrian attack. Allies representing the Greeks in London announced today that a cash indemnity of five million dollars a day for every day that the new war continues will ask in addition to the two million dollar indemnity all ready asked. D. E. SMITH BABE ILL. James H., the babe of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Smith, is quite ill with pneumonia, having been so since last Friday. The child was reported as being better today, though its condition is still critical. The babe will be a year old next Saturday.

DEBATE ON RELIGION. G. F. Kintz and James Everett Meet In Friendly Argument. The office of Mayor Judson W. Teepie was filled to the doors Monday ev■ening when Chairman Jacob Buhler ! called the house to order for the preiarranged debate of City Engineer G. F. Kintz, Catholic, and James Everett of Harker Creek, Mich,, Protestant, on religious questions. Twenty minutes for each side, with a closing five-min-ute speech for Kintz, was agreed upon. The case became so Interesting, howjever, after the speaker took the floor, that they finally stopped long enough to agree upon a forty minutes' speech for each side, with Kintz ten minutes I for the closing argument. The arguments presented by each side were very good, but no judges were appointed, as none were considered imi>artial j enough to serve as such, and the question rests just where they left off. The debate was arranged after a lit- | tie argument had been entered into last week while the principals were , sitting in the Everett & Hite store. ] Mr. Everett is here visiting with his : brothers, Messrs. John and George Everett. Some very good points were brought out by both, and it was agreed that “much might be said on both sides.” SURPRISES HER FRIENDS. Zoa Dibble Visits Here and Announces Marriage Last August. A former Decatur young lady. Miss Zoa Dibble, reserved a little surprise for her Decatur friends and relatives until her arrival here for a visit, when she announced that she had been married last August to Harry Hempstead, step-son of Rev. Kessinger, former ipastor of the United Brethren church in Decatur. They now reside in Chicago, Mr. Mempstead being a salesman for the Kile & Morgan Lumber company. Miss Dibble was a manicurist in Detroit for some time, where she and her sister, Miss Alta Dibble, kept a rooming establishment. Since her sister's marriage. Miss Alta has gone to Ohio City, where he parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dibble, demoved from Decatur several years ago. Mrs. Hempstead returned to Chicago Monday afternoon. o C. B. L. OF I. INSTALLATION. Owing to Illness, T. J. McLaughlin and George Christen of Fort Wayne, supreme C. B. L. of I. officers, could not be present to supervise the installation of the local order’s officers. This was therefore in charge of John Starost and Joe Knapke, and took place Sunday afternoon. The new officers who took their obligations at this time were: President—Fred Schaub. Vice President—Miss Blanch Irvin. Secretary—Miss Rose Colchin. ■ Treasurer—Miss Anna Parent. Collector and Chancellor —Barney Wertzberger. Orator —Peter Loshe. Marshal —Miss Lena Meyers. Guard —Julius Schultz. Trustees —John Starost, William Harting, Mrs. Henrietta Kohne. Representative—William Harting. Alternate —Rose Colchin. o— TRACTION WORKMEN MEET.

Twenty-seven employees of the Ft. Wayne & Springfield Traction company met last evening at the offices of the Bowers Realty company and discussed plans for the betterment of the service. The hour and a half service is soon to be insailed and the employees are anxious that the service shall be as good as possible and as safe as they can make it. The men organized by electing D. H. Hunsickjer president and Louis Scheimann, secretary, and decided to hold meetings each two weeks, on call of the I president. The plan of the men who do the work organizing, has been tried .on other lines and found very satisfactory. j _ DANCE THIS EVENING. j At the C. B. L. of I. hall this evening Fred Schurger will give another of his popular dances. This will be the ; last dance before the Lenton season ; and a large crowd of the young peo; pie who will take advantage of it are ( being looked forward to The dance will start at 8 o'clock sharp. Specially good music and an excellent good time 4s on the program. o WEDDING TONIGHT. It is said that a special dispensation has been granted for the wedding tonight of a prominent young Catho- ; lie lady to a well known young business man of the city. o — HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 4—(Special to Dally Democrat.) —Fifteen passengers ■on the packet “City of Backersburg” |had'a narrow escape from drowning iWhen the boat sank in the Ohio river today after striking a peir in a blinding snow storm.

THE TNI RD IBI'I—K•"Will you ten juuge nrewscor ur shall I?" "Judge Brewster! Why should he know?" cried Alicia, startled. More composedly and as If resigned to the inevitable, she went on: "Yes, I suppose he must know sooner or later, but, I—” She broke down again and burst into tears. Annie watched her in silence. "It’s tough—isn't it?" she said sym pathetically. "Yes,” sobbed Alicia through her tears, "it's—it’s tough!" Rising, she dried her eyes and said hastily: "Don't say anything now. Give me a few hours. Then I can think what is best to be done.” Annie was about to reply when the office door suddenly opened and Judge Brewster entered. Addressing Alicia he said: "Patdon me, Mrs. Jeffries, I hope 1 haven’t kept you waiting.” Noticing her agitation and traces of tears, he looked surprised. He made no com ment but turned to Annie: "I have been talking to Dr. Bern stein over the ’phone." Annie approached him softly and said in a whisper: "I’ve told Mrs. Jeffries that you have undertaken Howard’s defense." Judge Brewster smiled at his wealthy client, almost apologetically, Annie thought. Theu addressing her he said: “Yes, I’ve been quits busy sines I saw you. I have put three of the beet detectives we have on the trail of the woman who visited Underwood that night. I don’t think the police have been trying very hard to find her. They’re satisfied with Howard’s confession. But we want her and we’ll get her—” “Oh!” gasped Alicia. The judge was proceeding to tell of other steps he had taken when the door opened and the head clerk entered, followed by Mr. Jeffries. “I told Mr. Jeffries that Mrs. Jes fries was here,” said the clerk. “You might have told him that there were two Mrs. Jeffries here,” laughed the judge. The clerk retired and the banker, completely ignoring the presence of his daughter-in-law, turned to his wife and said: "I regret, my dear, that you should be subjected to these family annoyances.” Judge Brewster came forward and cleared his throat as if preliminary to something important he had to say. Addressing the banker, he said boldly: “Mr. Jeffries, I have decided to undertake Howard’s defense." His aristocratic client was taken completely by surprise. For a moment he could say nothing, but simply stared at the lawyer as if unable to believe his ears. With an effort, he at last exclaimed: “Indeed! —then you will please consider our business relations to have ceased from this moment.” The lawyer bowed. “As you please,” he said suavely. The banker turned to his wife. “Alicia —come.” He offered his arm and turned toward the door. Alicia, in distress, looked back at Annie, who nodded reassuringly to her. Judge Brewster rose and, going to the door, opened it. The banker bowed stiffly and said: “Pray don’t trouble. Good morning, sir.” As Alicia followed her husband out, she turned and whispered to Annie: “Come and see me at my home.” When she had disappeared the judge came back into the room and sat down at his desk. “Well, that’s done!” he exclaimed with a sigh of relief. Rummaging for a moment among his papers, he looked up and said with an encouraging smile: “Now, if you please, we will go over that evidence—bit by bit.” CHAPTER XVII. The news that Judge Brewster would appear for the defendant at the approaching trial of Howard Jeffries went through the town like wildfire, and caused an immediate revival in the public Interest, which was beginning to slacken for want of hourly stimulation. Rumor said that there had been a complete reconciliation in the Jeffries family, that the banker was now convinced of his son’s innocence, and was determined to spend a fortune, if necessary, to save him. This and other reports of similar nature were all untrue, but the judge let them pass without contradiction. They were harmless, he chuckled, and if anything, helped Howard’s cause. Meantime he himself had not been idle. When once he made up his mind to do a thing he was not content with half measures. Night and day he worked on the case, preparing evidence, seeing witnesses and experts, until he had gradually built up a bulwark of defense which ths police would find difficult to tear down. Yet he was not wholly reassured as to the outcome until Annie, the day following the interview In his office, informed him breathlessly that she had found the mysterious woman. The judge was duly elated; now It was plain sailing, Indeed! There had always been the possibility that Howard’s confession to the police was true, that he had really killed Underwood. But now they had found the one important witness, the mysterious woman who was in the apartment a few minutes before the shooting and who was in possession of a letter in which Underwood declared his intention of shooting himself, doubt was no longer possible. Acquittal was a foregone conclusion. So pleased was the judge at Annie’s find that he did not insist on knowing the woman's name. He saw that Annie (To no Continued)

Program of the Farmers Institute Thursday Morning Session 9:30 A.M. Song • • • Decatur Male Quartette Invocation . . . . Rev j H Rjning I dstor Evangelical Church, Decatur Song • • • Decatur Male Quartette Address—'‘Alfalfa[in Indiana” . . Janies Kline Discussion by Institute Address ‘Clover and Crop Relation” . L. W. Oviatt Discussion Appointment of Committees Miscellaneous Business Afternoon Session 1:30 P. M. Song Address—”lmportance of’LiveJStock on tne Farm” James Kline Address—‘‘Sugar Beets” . . . L. W. Oviatt Question Box Adjourn Evening Session 7:30 Mr. A.[D. Suttles, Presiding Song • • • Decatur Male Quartette Address—“ The Country Boy andlGirl” . James Kline ng • • • Decatur Male Quartette Address — “The Scientific Farmers” . Prof. Rice . . Decatur High School Glee Club Address—“ Attractiveness of the Farm Home and Social Life|on the Farm.” . . L. W. Oviatt Sonß • • Decatur High School Glee Club Friday—Morning Session 9:30 Song Invocation .... R ev . R. L. Semans Pastor,!-irst M. E. Church, Decatur Song Address “Household Management” . Mrs. Leonard Questions Address —“StockjFeeding and Comparative Value of Feeds” . L. W. Oviatt Questions Report of Committees-Miscellaneous Business JAfternoon Session 1:30 P. M. Song Address —“Home Problems from a'New Standpoint” Mrs. Leonard Discussion, Institute Address —“PreparationZofithe Soil and Conservation of SoillFertility” .E' . . Mr. Oviatt

A/LARGEgCOLD BOTTLE and a small hot bird of re- «- ■ nown are not beyond your 1 < fcxMs means. Our domestic cham- J*. ; w paigne has been declared by A ( connoisseurs fully as good as \ ' Z-iIW the imported which costs ■>! twice as much. Try a bottle SS-kd?/'-*’T * IMt when you have a celebration at your house. Men who know r £ v drink it from preference. Berghof f Beer by the case. A. Ip ■f V Corner of Second and ■ I *- U, I Madison streets.

SALEJ’CF' PROPERTY The'undersigned executor of the estate[of ; Peter Sether, will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in this city, at ten h o’clock next WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY sth., Three good pieces in the city of Decatur. In lot 623,[is located corner Monroe and 12th, streets, 5[ south side ! Mon roe. ff Has gcod seven roomjhouse,£ city water, cistern, electric lights, good barn and Good property. K’Rents for $12.00. Lots 612 and 614 are vacant located just across the street, ideal for building 10t5.71 Its a chance for good investments. Terms- Onejjthird cashjjbalance in equal payments due in one with 6 per cent interest. ~ Investigate. Charles Sether, Executor