Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 41

STILL THEY “CRY ’ Poor Old Bluffton Never Could Take Defeat With Smile on Her Face. DISGUSTING LACK OF Hospitality Drummed Up by Them as Subject to Vent Feelings on. The Bluffton high school basket bail five was given a decisive defeat and a party ofthirty or forty Bluffton fans . were treated to a disgusting sample ’ of Decatur hospitality at Decatur Friday night, when the former were defeated 43 to 13 and the latter were arbitrarily refused admission to the game. The excuse offered was that there was no room but the few who did get in to witness the game say that there was plenty of empty seats. A number of the Bluffton crowd were let in at the beginning of the second half as a great concession. The little trimming Decatur received here a week ago sure got under their hide and they went aftr the Bluffton boys in earnest. The locals still had a chance at the end of the first half, when the score was 18 to 10 in favor of Decatur, but they fell down in the last period and made but one basket. One thing against the Bluffton team was the fact that the Decatur playing field is decorated with three large and prominent posts. The Decatur boys are accustomed to dodging around these, but the posts hindered the Bluffton boys.—Bluffton News. Poor little old Bluffton! Still up to their old tricks again of never being able to take a fair and square defeat with good grace, but always making a howl and fuss about what they call “disgusting hospitality,” and crying around like some little two-year-old who had had its candy taken away. But then what more could you expect from such a self-centered back-woodsy little burg like Bluffton; so it is up to the broader-minded and progressive people of our thriving city to overlook to a certain extent the childish whims of our weaker brothers in Wells county. Not being able to find anything to kick about regarding the playing of the locals, and by the way our boys showed Bluffton the first and only principles of fair and square playing, they had to base their howling upon the disadvantage that Decatur was at in handling the large crowd, but undoubtedly Bluffton has never experienced so much spirit and progressiveness as shown at Decatur and would certainly have to throw up their hands if they would have had to handle the situation; it is a fact, however, that all of the Blufftonites secured admission who desired it. In regard to the one thing that “hindered" the Bluffton team .namely, “three large and prominent posts," Bluffton seems to have overlooked or forgotten the fact that in the game played at that place, they displayed a wonderfully lot of bad management as well as badly mistaken ideas of fair play by allowing the rooters to congregate on the floor directly under Decatur’s baskets, and by acting more like heathens than ladies and gentlemen, they were the cause of the slight defeat. No, no, Bluffton! there’s a whole lot of this world's knowledge that has passed you up and there are still a number of things you have to learn, — o— HOME FROM ARKANSAS. Friends and relatives of Clem Holthouse and Fred Falk were given a surprise Sunday morning when these two prosperous Arkansans came back to dear old Decatur to make them a little visit. Messrs. Holthouse and Falk have been making an extensive trip through the middle states in the interest of their large bending and spoke factories at Jonesboro. They will leave this afternoon on a more extensive trip through Indiana and Illinois before returning tothelr homes at Jonesboro. ' — o BIRTH OF A GIRL. Esther Francile is the name of the girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fisher, of South Tenth street. Miss Mae Berllng spent Sunday in Fort Wayne with her sisters, Mathilda and Genevieve, who are students at the Sacred Heart Academy.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT “DECATUR CAN AMD WILL”

* ENGINE BROKE. The morning train on the Grand ,Rapids & Indiana railroad, going north, and which is scheduled to arrive In Decatur at 7:54 o'clock, did not get hero until about 9 o’clock, as the result of breaking some part of the engine, near Bryant. The wreck train from Fort Wayne was sent to get the engine in shape. After the train arrived in Decatur orders were received ( to hold it until 9:30, as the track would not be clear until them. — -c— — COUNCIL MEETING. — The city council will meet at their regular semi-monthly session Tuesday evening and transact the many business matters that come before them. PICTURE SHOWS Will be Permitted to Operate Sunday Afternoons and Evenings by New Bill. THEATERS IN, TOO I ■’ The Bill Will be Up for Final Passage in Senate Some Day This Week. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17—“ Excepting persons engaged in giving theatrical performances, concerts and moving picture shows between the hours of 1 o’clock p. m. and 11 o’clock p. m.’’ These few words in the Zearing bill legalizing Sunday theatricals have caused one of the bitterest fights in the state legislature this session. But for these few lines the entire bill is the old Sunday law now in effect. The following is the complete Zearing bill; "Section 467 —Whoever being over fourteen years of age, is found on the first day of the week, commonly call-! ed Sunday, rioting, hunting, fishing, ' quarreling, at common labor or engaged in his usual avocation, works of charity and necessity only excepted, shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect such as conscientiously observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath, travelers, and those engaged in conveying them, families removing, keepers of toll bridges and toll gates, ferrymen acting as such and persons engaged in the publication and distribution of news, OR PERSONS ENGAGED IN GIVING THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS AND MOVING PICTURE SHOWS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF ONE O’CLOCK P. M. AND ELEVEN O’CLOCK P. M„ or persons engaged in playing the game of base ball between the hours of 1 o’clock p. m., and 6 o'clock p. m., and not less than nne thousand feet from any established house of worship or permanent church structure used for religious servk’es, or any public hospital or private hospital erected prior to the passage of this act.” . ’ The bill i t due to come up for passage in the senate any day now, having been reported favorably by the public morals committee and having been read twice.

8080 M. E. CIRCUIT’S ELECTION. Certificates of then election of trustees for the Bobo M. E. circuit was 'tiled with County Recorder Andrew V.’rlfley. The election was held at the fourth quarterly conference. The following were elected: Mt. Tabor —Henry Colter, James Dailey, Davis Dailey, J. W. Brbdbeck. Pleasant Mills —A. J. Case, J. D. Winans, G. W. Ray, Dale Cowan, D. B. Roop. Salem Church—Amos Danner, Amos Wagers, C. W. F. Davis, Frank Meyer, George McElhaney. Mt. Hope—S. C. Tinkham, F. M. Tinkham, Jacob Bevington, James Foreman. I Clark’s Chapel — William Hart, I Frank Mclntosh, L. F. Bailey. i Parsonage at Rivarre —Henry Col1 ter, E. W. Dailey, J. H. Hahnert, Wal--1 ter Steele, Jacob Bevington. i— ■ ■ BAND NOTICE. A full attendance is desired at the regular meeting of the City band tonight. Important business pertaining to each member will be brought up and discussed. *

NOT YET DECIDED Four Townships of Two Counties Discuss Question of a Joint SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 » Two Townships Favor It— Other Two Want Consolidation of All Schools. At a meeting last week of thetrustees of Preble apd Root townships, Adams county, and Marion and Madison townships, Allep county, no definite action was taken regarding the formingpof a joint school district, with headquarters at the St. John’s school, as petitioned for. Another meeting will be held Thursday of this week, when the matter will be given further consideration. As it now is, many pupils from all these townships attend the St. John’s school. To do away with the inconvenience occasioned by securing of transfers, it was.asked that a joint school district from all these four townships, be formed. This would mean no change in the other schools as they now stand.

Preble and Marion townships favored the joint district, but Root and Madison were opposed to the change at outlined before. They expressed themselves in favor of a complete consolidation of all the schools of the proposed joint district instead of one union school for those only, who desired to attend there, and which would leave the other schools, as at present, open, thus causing the patrons to pay a double maintenance. The question is quite an interesting one to the. patrons of the four townships and two counties. FACULTY TO PLAY Bluffton Teachers Coming to Meet Decatur Teachers of High School IN BASKET BALL Will Play Here Tomorrow Evening—A Very Good Game is Promised.

The Bluffton high school faculty will play the Decatur high school faculty a basket ball game at Porter hall Tuesday evening. Although the Bluffton faculty has the name of being the best faculty teaip In the state the Decatur faculty will make them go If they wish to carry the honors home. The line-up: Decatur. Bluffton. BiceF Swain Baumgartner F Lewis Woodard C Ware Schaupp G.■ Croninger WorthmannGWilson The preliminary game between the Peterson high school and the Decatur high school second team promises to be a good one for both teams are actly matched. The doors will not be opened until 7:45, on account of the religious services below. o— BUYS A NEW FORD. Isadore Kalver, the well known Decatur business man, will enjoy the pleasures of a new Ford touring car the coming season. After considering various makes and styles for a year or more Mr. Kalver has come to the conclusion that the “Ford Is the car for him,” and consequently closed a deal with John Stewart of this city, for one of the fine new 1913 cars. The cars will be delivered March 15. This is tbe first automobile sold in Decatur rdnee early last November. — PUTTING UP NEW SIGN. "Artman & Hess Case” will be the name on the new sign to be erected in place of the one in front of their place of business, which read "Holty’s Case.” The new sign will be decorated with electric lights and will be a good improve ment in the main street.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, February 17, 1913.

FEDERAL BUILDING IS ASSURED. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17. Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.: My bill reported and printed, providing SIO,OOO for site for a federal build- 1 ing in Decatur. J. A. M. ADAIR. Kern has promised to se,> cure an additional appropriation for the building here when the bill reaches the senate, and it is quite likely that this will be done, but this ap- . propriation for a site makes it cer- • tain that Decatur will secure a federal building within tne next few years. Usually about three years is required. EXCELLENT CONCERT. , Attention is again called to the concert to be given Thursday evening by the Victorian Serenaders. this being the third number of the high school entertainment course. The program ' will open promptly at 7:45 o’clock at 1 the Bosse opera house, as the concert ' must be finished to allow the company to leave at 9:52 over the Clover Leaf 1 west to the place where their next en- 1 tertainment will be given. They come here from Pennville.

WIFE DESERTER Is What Hazel Emery Alleges Her Husband, Peter / Emery is—Arrested. MARRIED OCTOBER 5 And Claims He Deserted Her Decmber 9—Arrested in Fort Wayne. Peter Emery, a well known Adams county young man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Emery of "near Berne, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Kelly on the charge of wife desertion. This was preferred by his wife. Hazel Galloway Emery, to whom he was married only last October sth, the couple eloping to St. Joe, Mich., where the ceremony took place. She claims that he deserted her December 9, only two months afterward, leaving her without reasonable means of support. The case in blank was filed in the Adams circuit court February 14, and officials have been looking for him since. It was learned that Mr. Emery has been serving as a brakeman on the G. R. & I. railroad and he was apprehended in Ft. Wayne by the Allen county sneriff, who in turn sent word to the officials here. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly, who was appointed special agent to serve the warrant on him, went to Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon to get him and brought him here. Mr. Emery succeeded in giving the SSOO bond and was released from custody. Mrs. Emery is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Galloway of near Berne.

TO WED THURSDAY Fred Gehres Will Claim Miss Laura Durbin as His Bride on That Day. 1 NOONDAY WEDDING To be Witnessed by Friends —Will Reside in North Dakota in Spring. Fred Gehres, a well known young farmer of the county, a son of Francis Gehres, and Miss lah r a Durbin, a highly esteemed young lady, a daughter of S. J. Durbin, of east of the city, were here this morning and secured a marriage license. The welding of the young couple will take place Thursday noon at the home of the bride’s parents, near Pleasant Mills. A number of relatives and friends will witness the marriage which will be performed by the Rev. Hochstedler, pastor of the Bobo M. E. circuit. Miss Ora Durbin and Mr. Harry Durbin will be the attendants. After the ceremony, a wedding dinner will be given. The young couple expects to go to North Dakota in the spring to make their home, the Durbins having spent several years there.

WAS FOUND DEAD Coroner Clark Called to View Body of Twin Son of John Ballard—Death DUE TO EXHAUSTION Had Been Weak Since Birth -Funeral Was Held This Afternoon. Coroner D. D. Clark went out to the John Ballard home north of the city Sunday night to hold an inquest on the four-months-old son of the Ballards. The babe was one of the twins, and had been anaemic and weakly since birth. Sunday morning about 6 o’clock the mother was awakened in bed and found the babe cold with the approaching death. After being discovered the babe gave two gasps more and breathed its last. It had Deen weakly since birth, but had not seemed more ill than usual when the family retired and at intervals during the night, when the mother awoke to care for it. The babe was named Vivian Paul. Its twin sister, Violet May, who survives, is much stronger. Besides the twin, two other children, Raymond and Elizabeth, survive. Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Mrs. Ballard was formerly Miss Lizzie Kurt, and is a ■daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey I Kurt, this city. The Ballards reside jon the old Perry Robison farm, forimerly occupied by the W. R. Sbith family. Coroner Clark will find that the babe came to its death naturally, from exhaustion. The Rev. A. K. Mumma of Hoag- j land, pastor of the Concord Lutheran I church, officiated. The babe was' three months and seventeen days old.

BURNING THE DEAD In Mexico City to Prevent Spread of Disease—Armistice is Broken AFTER NINE HOURS Duration—J. Pierpont Morgan’s Serious Illness Only a Rumor. (United Press Service) Mexico City—“ Although no promenading took place in the city late last night, sleep was impossible after 4 oclock this morning. Wagons and au[tomobiles rattled over the pavement, carrying supplies to the refugees on the outskirts of the city. The dead bodies of additional soldiers and citizens litttered the streets today, where hundreds of bodieff*'were burned yesterday to prevent the spread of disease. The burning of the bodies took place during the armistice which was agreed to last twenty-four hours, but was broken after a nine-hour duration. Americans and foreigners were I safer today than they have been at any time slnc<* rhe beginning of the fight eight days ago. The danger zone has been cleared of residents. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President John Patterson of the National Cash Register company, recently convicted with a number of other officials of the firm for violating the Sherman anti-trust law, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and given a fine of $5,000. New York, Feb? 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Henry Davidson, partner of J. Pierpont Morgan, this morning received a cablegram from Morgan at Cairo, Egypt, announcing that he was greatly improved In health and would continue his visit for at least two weeks at Cairo. This cablegram put to flight all rumors of Morgan’s serious illness. — — — — o— Chris Boesse is very proud over the fact that he has a family on t?n spring chickens, now a week old. He set thirteen eggs under one of his hens, and will have spring chickens some time before Ms neighbors. The nest was located in the cellar at Chris’ home.

CHURCH NOTES. The first week of the revival services conducted at tbe United Brethren church, was a most successful one. Sunday evening there were ten conversions and a general awakening characterized by an unusually happy demonstration. The services are announced for the week. Mrs. Fred Linn was leader of a very good service of the Young People's Alliance at the Evangelical church last evening. Attorney C. J. Lutz gave a temperance talk; a vocal duet by the Misses Hope Hoffman and Eola Gehtis, a vocal solo by Mrs. Eugene Runyon, and talks by C. E. Hocker, U. S. Cress and Eugene Runyon, were also much appreciated. ABOUT THE SICK Rolla Jackson Undergoes Operation—Mrs. Martin Ault and Babe 111. THUMB CUT OFF John Fuhrman Suffers Injury—C. J. Weaver 11l With Pleurisy. An operation was performed Sunday at 11 o’clock on Rolla Jackson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Jackson, east of this city, for a disease of the throar, the tonsils being removed, and also for adenoids. The operation was very tedious and was pertormed by Dr. Francis Reed of Wren and Dr. Roller of Willshire. The patient rallied from I the anaesthetic in good time, and gives | promise of a speedy recovery. He i has been under the doctor’s care for i i three weeks, having undergone an op-1 eration about two weeks ago for trou-1 ble in the ears, brought on by a siege [ lof the grip, his hearing becoming asI footed. He will continue to take I treatment for his hearing, from a [specialist. Dr. Monfort, of Van Wert. — John Fuhrman ,the well known Root township farmer, was the victim of, a very painful accident Saturday, in which the end of his right thumb was cut off while sawing wood. A piece of the wood on the saw slipped and in i grabbing it to hold it in place, Mr. Fuhrman’s thumb slipped down on tbe saw. The end just back of the nail was taken off clean, the bone going with the flesh. He will be disabled i for some time. |

Mrs. Arthur Bleeke of Union township, who had been critically ill since October, was able to be out to church Sunday for the first, and also spent the day at the Henry Bleeke home. 1 Her friends are all pleased to hear of her recovery. Mabel, little daughter of Mr. and ' Mrs. Martin Ault, is quite sick, threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. Ault is [also under the physician’s care. It is 1 ; believed, however, that both will get along from this time on. E. S. Christen shows continued improvement and it is thought will bo , able to sit up this week. He was operated upon two weeks ago Tuesday for strangulated hernia. 1 Fred Bonhr.ko, sr., of North Second | street, continues seriously ill. C. J. Weaver of the Steele & Weaver racket store, was confined to his ’’ome today on account of an attack of pleurisy. Mrs. Fred Wagner was taken very ill Sunday when she suffered & hemorrhage. She was formerly Miss Margaret Faurot. FOR WOMAN’S PRESS CLUB. Mrs. A. D. Moffett of Elwood has called a meeting of newspaper women of the state to be held at the Ayres tea room al Indianapolis at 1 o’clock Tuesday for the purpose of organizing a Woman’s Press club. Women from all parts of the state are greatly interested in the proposed club and have announced their intention of attending the first meeting. Luncheon will be served at 1 o’clock. Mrs. Moffett is a former Decatur woman, residing here while her husband was superintendent of the Decatur public schools.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS 1 j — . Jack Roberts Placed on Trial .. • Before Judge and Jury on —"■■■ in.,— A SERIOUS CHARGE ti i i • O. B. Ford Pleads Guilty to Selling Liquor Without j License. , Jack Roberts, aged 52, of Findlay, . Ohio, who came here with the Larrowe Construction company to work on the sugar plant, was brought into , the circuit court this morning to answer the serious charge of rape, for which he was arrested last November 25. He was unable to give the $2,000 bond required and has been in jail since. His alleged victim was four-teen-year-old Dessie Shaw, daughter of ' Mrs. Mary Shaw, After the construction of the sugar plant was completed, Roberts got a job in the ware-room department of the sugar plant, and staybed on here, boarding at the Shawhome. The crime was alleged in the complaint to have been committed November 1 and at various times after 'that, up to the time of his arrest. The affidavit was made by the girl’s aunt. r,The entire morning was spent in set [curing a jury, this being finished by t the noon adjournment. Prosecutor Parrish is conducting the prosecution ■. and Attorney D. E. Smith is conduct- > | ing the defense for Roberts as a poor r person. The case will probably go to the jury by tomorrow noon. A marriage license was issued to- ([ day to Fred Genres, farmer, born July , 24, 1885, son of Francis Gehres, to wed i Laura Durbin, born October 7, 1888, ' daughter of S. J. Durbin. ’I , | The final report of Michael Miller, guardian, as to Otto Baumgartner, and , current report as to Milo Baumgartner, were approved. The guardian was discharged as to Otto. The foreign guardianship of Cle- , ment Mosser was docketed as a cause pending in this court. A petition was filed by William J. Bauman, guardian, for sale of ward’s real estate. John Burris and Morris Wells were appointed appraisers. Heller, Sutton & Hel- ' ler are the attorneys. In the James L. Fogle guardianship appraisement was filed. The sale peI tition was sustained and private sale without notice ordered for cash at not 'less than appraisement. | Isaac Williamson et al vs. Andrew . Gottschalk et al., to resist probation of will, Judge Heaton special judge. All depositions filed are ordered publishled by agreement. I Tbe claims of W. A. Wells et al. and ,O. M. Graham against the John E. Taylor estate were dismissed at the costs lot the plaintiff.

O. B. Ford of Geneva, charged with selling liquor without a license, appeared in the circuit court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was fined SSO and costs, and is to stand committed to jail until the same is paid or replevied. He failed to do either and was taken to jail. The total charges including the fine will amount to about SBO, which will mean about eighty days in jail unless the same Is paid. An affidavit charging John May, .James Miller and James Burns, with [petit larceny, was filed in the circuit court Saturday afternoon late. These are the men who went into the Sain Hite grocery Friday morning and fill"d their pockets with goods, while Harvey McCoy, the clerk, was at the rear of the store grinding their coffee they ordered. The affidavit charges that they took two bottles of Maraschino cherries, three pairs of canvas gloves and one box of coca. Their bond was fixed at SIOO. The three men were brought before Judge Merryman this afternoon and each given a fine of $5 and costs and fifteen days in jail. Each was disfranchised for six months. Jessie A. Barkley qualified as administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Curtis Andrew Barkley. A second marriage license was is(Oozmwwn an Page 2)