Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 53.

WRITES FROM CUBA Mrs. Jennie Studabaker Furman Has Another Delightful Visit IN THE WARM LANDS Os the Southland—Tells of the Interesting Things She Sees. The many friends of Mrs. Jennie Studabaker Furman, now of Marion, Ohio, will be pleased to hear of another delightful trip taken by herseifand husband, C. J. Furman, among the West Indies. The following interesting letter was written from Havana, Cuba, dated February 25: I knOw of no better way to reach my friends than through the columns of the Daily Democrat We landed in the city of Havana, on the evening of the 21st. The climate is ideal for this time of the year; during the middle of the day it is quite warm, but the mornings and evenings are delightful. This is my first attempt at let-ter-writing, having been on the go ever since landing. Visited the Merchants’ club, the largest club in Havana, having a membership of 50,000, each member paying 11.50 per month, which nominal sum pays their doctor’ bills, dentist bills, hospital expenses and the education of their children. The new theater building that is in course of construction, to be the largest build Ing of the kind in the world, so constructed that a team can drive right in and let the people out at their box. The orphans’ home, where there are 800 babies cared for by the city of Havana until the age of sixteen years, when they try to get homes for them. All are taught the Catholic religion. Have seen several funerals; there are first, second and third class. Firstclass funerals have six horses to the hearse. The pall bearers stand on the outside of the hearse, wear wigs and are dressed in gay-colored silks, with red cocade hats. It reminds one more of a Barnum & Bailey circus wagon than a hearse. Second class have four horses, third class, two horses. Sunday morning we started out for the Methodist church, but as neither of us are "much on the Spanish language,’ our driver landed us at the old cathedral, known to visitors as the Colusftbus cathedral, named so because at one time Columbus' re-

mains were interred in this church. We started again and the driver thought we said Mercedes, so we were taken to this church, said to be the wealthiest and most aristocratic church in the city. Came out of this church and started again, and found ourselves in an Episcopalean ''hurch; heard a fine sermon; gave up trying to find a Methodist church. Were toid there was a small church of that denomination close to the hotel. This morning we visited the penitentiary. It has 1,420 Cuban and Spanish prisoners. Five months before a prisoner Is to be released his beard and hair are allowed to grow, and when released he is given a suit of clothes, shoes, hat and any one meeting him would not know but what he had just been working some where. This afternoon we are going to visit the president's palace and Colon cemetery and in the morning start for Florida, where we shall stop for a while to fish. So, "look out” for some big fish stories when you see us. Your old time friend, MRS C .T. FUHRMAN. — —— » returns to school duties. S. Christen of Root township was able to return to his duties as a teacher in the seventh and eighth Srades at the Central school house toda, after a four week's alTsence. This was occasioned by an operation for strangulated hernia, which he underwent four weeks ago. O —— delivered car. Dr. Starkweather delivered a 1913 C. H. touring car to O. W. Duff of Herne today. This is the first 1913 ear sold and delivered in Decatur this Tear, the sale having been made in January. Three more cars have been sold for delivery April 1. Miss Mayme Delninger was a busiCe6B visitor in Fort Wayne today.

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moving TO MICHIGAN. j Anthony Schurger will leave tomorrow for White Cloud, Mich., where he "Hl reside on a farm. Mr. Schurger for several years has resided on the Hanna or old Nuttman land, west of Hie city, and has decided to try his 11 uno in the north. He is a son of •lohn Schurger, the venerable abstractor of this city. Mrs. Schurger and children will remain here until after l-.ister for a visit with her parents, ■II ■. and Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp, and others. ALL ABOUT FOOLS Edward Albert Wiggam Will Talk About Forty Kinds Tonight. AT OPERA HOUSE 1 heme Will be “The Nursery and the Republic”— Hear Him. ‘‘Forty Kinds of Fools" will be the 1 subject of the lecture of Albert Edward Wiggam, the famous lecturer, at the opera house this evening. This .is the fourth number of the high ■ school lecture course. Mr. Wiggam was on the course last year, but on 1 account of the very cold weather at that time, and the fact that the house could not be heated then, tho lecture was cut short. He gave • enough, however, to show that he was t a very able man, and to make those who heard him “want more.” i They will have the privilege of hearing an unexcelled lecture this , evening. It will be a plea for wiser . motherhood, and the central theme will be “The Nursery and the Repub- ; lie.” It is brimful of wisdom. Some ■ of the pointers on it are as follows: ■ What is the biggest fact in all clvi- • lization? The system of s I child. i What depends on how Its beglnj nlngs are managed" The rank of the i nation in history. ! How well qualified is the average > mother for the “great task?” The I American Medical Journal says her j knowledge “Is an orgy of Ignorance.” Do babies die or are they killed? t The U. S. government says over 200,s 000 were killed in 1910. > Who killed them? Does your com- - munity care to know?

How could they have been saved • for glorious manhood and womanI hood? Again, are your people Inter- > ested in the answer? • Do you know: i That bottle babies can't make sol--1 diers? That bottle feeding is Increasing? ; That this is undermining our naI tlonal efficiency? That in 97 cases out of 100 it is not s a necessity, but a crime? That the strength of a nation Is the - vitality of its children? If these questions Interest you why • not also your community? About these great problems gathers another; what Is it —the most diifii cult question of modern civilization — i divorce. Can it be solved in the courts? No. ( Can it be solved in the school? Yes. Are we not then a nation of fools ■ with no provision tn our system of ed- ! ucation for making wiser mothers, , saner fathers, unsullied homes, more glorious children? Plenty of entertainment, but a lecture that never jumps the track. INDIANA. , Old Indiana Is the state for me, i Where tho Hoosiers live t And the sun does shine, And the rain does fall; . Where the farmers are glad ■ That they live In the Hoosier state. Where the schools are good. And the crops are fine; 0! T tell you it is jolly And good for man and beast To live in the Hoosier state. . Old Indiana may have her z [! Wrinkles and her frowns, ; 1 And her ups and downs, i ! But I tell you what, t There is no place yet [ That I have found where The people are so happy all around a a thev are In the Hoosier state. AMOS E. BIGGS. North Fifth St.

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IN THE CHURCHES * The Methodist Brotherhood Postpones Meeting on Account OF THE CONFERENCE Revival at United Brethren Church Closes — Rev. Robinson Pleases. The Methodist Brotherhood announces that its regular meeting for tomorrow evening has been postponed indefinitely on account of the district conference to be held In Fort Wayne the first three days of the week. This was the evening when the Brotherhood w r as to have entertained the ladies.

Sunday night marked the closing of a wonderful three weeks’ revival at the United Brethren church, conducted under the leadership of the pastor, the Rev. L. W. Love. There were more than seventy-five conversions, including men and women, both young and old. A large number has been added to the church membership and every department, including the Sunday school, the junior league, Christian Endeavor, has been -greatly benefitted. Not only has it been a great blessing to the church, but to the community in general. Many homes have been made happier and men and women have been given a higher ideal of life and greater inspiration to live a practical, every-day Christian life. The services appealed to reason alone, and there was no attempt to excite or mislead. The revival is the result of consecration, prayer and faith on the part of Christian people. A MEMBER. —■l .■■■ ■« Rev., Bryan, of Franklin college, was here Sunday, and Sunday evening spoke at the Baptist church in the interest of the college. Rev. Bryan is one of the field workers in the itnerest of the 1350,000 endowment fund for the Baptist college there, and was here raising a part of the funds.

Rev. D. S. Robinson of Bargerville, Ind., who conducted both morning and evening services at the Christian (OoeUnaM. <n Page 2) TEACHERS 7 MEET Sessions for Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association Will be Held in April. AT STATE CAPITAL April 3, 4 and 5 Are Dates— Governor Hadley of Missouri to Speak. School officials have received a communication from Arthur Deamer, superintendent of the schools at Laporte, Ind., and chairman of the executive committee of the Northern Indiana Teachers’ association, giving full particulars about the sessions of that organization which will be held in Indianapolis April 3, 4 and 5. Governor Hadley of Missouri, is possibly the headliner of the meeting, appearing for the principal address of Thursday, the first of the session. Indiana day will be observed on Friday, the second day of the meeting. Five speakers, men of national prominence, born In Indiana, have been secured. They are Governor Ralston, eX-Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, William D. Nesbitt, Dr. Charles H. Judd and James E. Watson. For Friday evening a musical program has been arranged. On Saturday morning the leading address will be given by Philander P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education. Many teachers from this city and county will attend, and this will be the occasion for the annual spring vacation in the city schools. o- — Miss Clara Welland this morning began work at the Boeae millinery store for the spring season.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, March 3, 1913

T. & C. I. ORDERED SOLD. Os much interest In interurban circles was the order pre)>aied in the superior court in Fort Wayne for the sale of the T. & C. I. interurban line by the receiver. The minimum price at which it may be transferred nas been fixed at $550,000. An inventory filed shows the bonded indebtedness to be $1,200,000 and other debts $70,000. No date for the proposed sale has been named but It will likely take place about the middle of April. The Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway company was chartered in March, 1903, with franchises granted in 1905. It extends from Ft. Wayne to Garrett, Avilla, Kendallville, and from Garrett Auburn and Waterloo. James D. Mortimer was appointed receiver on February 1, 1908. Capital stock authorized and outstanding $1,250,000. Funded debt, first mortgage five per cent gold bonds authorized and issued, $1,250,000. Receiver’s certificates outstanding in 1912, $82,000. It has forty-two miles of track, all private right-of-way, outside of cities, with ten motor cars. The general office and power station is at Kendallville.

LIFE’S LAST ACT For Will Reynolds Was Unfurling of Flag on Washington’s Birthday. DEATH SOON CAME From Paralytic Stroke Received Shortly Thereafter —Had Been Ailing. 'Relatives here have received the particulars of the death of Will Reynolds, of Noble, Oklahoma, son of Daniel P. Reynolds, formerly of this city. I A newspaper from his home town | there gives the following particulars; Died: William T. Reynolds at his home on February 22, 1913, aged 44 years, 4 months and 6 days. He was born June 16, 1869, near Ft. Wayne Indiana; was married November 23, 1889, to Cora E. Allison in Solomon City, Kansas, who died June 8, 1912. He was then married March 18, 1906, to Nannie E Martin at Forrest Home, near Noble, Oklahoma. To the first marriage there were born four children, Martin, Daniel, William Jr., and Hazel. To the second marriage two children Norris and Mildred. All survive except Norris and William who died in infancy. He was a fast and faithful friend, a devoted husband and father and honest with all men and in all his dealings. His symathy and generosity was scarcely boultded by his ability and there was in him not the least hypocricy. His father was (ConttKßuc os Wage 2)

TO WED THURSDAY Harry Amrine, Former Decatur Editor, to Claim Bride on Thursday IN CINCINNATI, OHIO Now Assistant Superintendent of McDonald Printing Co., Cincinnati. / Friends here have received announcement that Harry Amrine, former editor of the Decatur Dally Times, will on Thursday of this week, March 6, be married to a well known Cincinnati, Ohio, lady. After leaving here three years ago, Mr. Amrine moved to Ada, Ohio, where the death of his wife occurred. He later went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became assistant superintendent of the McDonald Printing company’s big job printing plaqt in Cincinnati, and the newly married couple will make that city their home. The bride is a prominent business woman of that city and conducts a big book bindery establishment there. The announce ment will be of much Interest to his friends here. He is a brother of Radph Amrine of the Decatur Democrat force.

HEARING MARCH 10 Wm, L. Chambers of Wash. ington Appointed Member of Labor Committee. APPROPRIATION BILL To be Rushed Through Congress Within Next Twen-ty-four Hours. Washington, March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —William L. Chambers of this city, formerly a member of the Spanish treaty commission was today named by chairman Knape and acting labor commissioner Hangeras the third arbitrator In the controversy between the Eastern railroads and the firemen. March 10 was the day set for the beginning of the hearing and will be held in New York. Rawaway, N. J., March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The engine "of a special Pennsylvania train to the inauguration exploded today and probably fatally injuring the engineer and firemen. No passengers were hurt. The wreck caused a tremendous jam of inaugural visitors In New York and other points along the line. Washington, March 3.—(Special to i Daily Democrat.)—To jam through nine big appropriation bills carrying $700,000,000 within the next twentyfour hours is the big task now facing congress when both houses met today. Continual sessions both night and day and which will probably be held up to noon tomorrow is the congressional program. The passage of all appropriation bills with the expection of the public building and the “Pork Bill” is deemed certain. Princeton, N. J., March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Private citizen Woodrow Wilson bid his final farewell to his townspeople today. Tears of regret stood on the honest sunburned features of Mr. Wilson as he listened to the cheering and the songs of the people. He was in a happy mood and laughed when asked what were the prospects of getting a list of the cab- 1 inet officers. "I will make no announce-! ments until the list is read in the con-| gress tomorrow,” he said.

NEW POSTAL CLERK Milt Leavell, Substitute, Becomes Member of the Regular Force. AT THE POSTOFFICE Increase of Business and the Shortening of Hours Requires New Clerk. Milt Leavell, for some time a substitute clerk and carrier at the local postoffice, was appointed a member of the regular postoffice force of clerks, and entered upon his new duties this morning. The increase of business occasioned by the new parcels post system, as well as the shortening o»the workday of the force to eight hours, occasioned the need of a new clerk and Mr. Leavell received the appointment, being first in the line of waiting ellglbles. The new order requires the working of clerks for eight hours out of ten. This occasions a shifting of the various sets of clerks. Those of the first shift are C. E. Hocker and Jesse Helm and of the next, Ed Macy and George Everett. o TRUSTEES HOLD MEETING. The township trustees held their regular monthly business meeting in the office of Trustee Samuel Butler, this city this morning. All were present except two, they being Trustees J. A. Fleming, ’C. E Magley, D. W. Hoffman, George Houk, O. J. Sutnan, Walter Thornhill, C. C. Beer, John Cowens, John Mosser, Samuel Butler.

TEAM RUNS AWAY. A big team of horses, hauling coal for the city caused quite a bit of excitement this morning on Third street by taking a notion to get a little extra exercise before dinner. The driver jumped off the wagon just after leaving the waterworks station to secure a strap which had fallen and in so doing seared the team. They ran south on Third street and were capt#:ed just as they were turning east on Adams. Outside of scattering tho side-boards of the wagon along the street no damage was done. THE MARCH TERM County Commissioners Begin Regular Session—Old Claims Refunded. • WILL LET CONTRACTS For Building of Eight Macadam Roads in Adams I County Tuesday. The March term of the board of county commissioners convened this morning and the hoard is disposing of the affairs as they come up.. Tomorrow is turnpike day at which time eight macadam roads to be built this year will be let to the lowest and best bidder. The monthly report of the county (treasurer and the quarterly reports of j the auditor, clerk, recorder, sheriff and superintendent of the county 'farm were approved by the board. As provided by law, the auditor recently advertised a number of claims which were allowed more than five years ago, and the vouchers for which have never been receipted for. By order of the board these were today cancelled and the sums returned to .the fund where they were originally lallowed from. These amounts are as I follows: W. C. Felty, 75c; Jerry I Leichty, $15.15; Geo. Hudson, $1.50; i Corkin Chemical Co., $1.75; Willis I Johnson, $41.50; Thomas Hudson, $5.25 and $6.00; Geo. Bennett, $1.25; I John Lake, $1.75. ~~~~ County Surveyor Macklin was ordered to prepare specifications for the I repair and for new bridges at the following places: McKnight’s Run, Root ; township; Monroe bridge in Hartford and French; Heller bridge, Adams' land Wells county line, Hartford town- 1 ship; Hardison, Wabash; Ralston, I Jefferson; Studler, Hartford, and 1 Wabel, Monroe. The specifications will be ready by March 19, and the board will let the contracts at a spec- 1 ial session to be held April 9th. , I ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Elizabeth Myers Critically 111 With Bright’s Disease. Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, who has been 1 In poor health for some time, Is critically 111 at her home corner Fisth 1 and Marshall streets, her ailment hav- 1 . Ing been pronounced Bright’s disease. 1 I She is very dangerously ill and no ' hope for her recovery is extended. Her daughter, Miss Irene Myers, a' I graduate from the nurse's training school at Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, • is attending her. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme of Union township, who was operated upon several weeks ago, was 1 obliged to undergo another operation 1 this morning, an abscess having formed at the place of the old wound. C. J. Weaver was able to be at the Steele & Weaver racket store again today for the first time in more than 1 two weeks. He has been combating a siege of pleurisy. James Sapp of Willshire, Ohio, went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on his wife at the Lutheran hospital. She is getting along well since her recent operation. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Coverdale visited with their son, Dr. E. G. Coverdale at the St. Joseph hospital Sunday. They found him getting along remarkably well since his operation Friday evening for appendicitis.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Schwartz Will Contest Case Set for Trial March , Eighteenth. I -- ARREST WAS MADE I Os John Coots on Affidavit | of Mother of Ten Year Old Girl. . Wesley J. Cully filed a petition asking that a guardian be appointed for Adam Cully, who was adjudged insane, and is incapable of managing his own estate. He sets out that Adam Cully, who is made defendant . in the case, receives a pension and is also the owner of other property. Peterson & Moran are the attorneys for Wesley J. Cully. In the Carter-Mills partition case, the report of the commissioner was filed and acknowledged in open court. The commissioners were each allowed $7.50 to be taxed as costs. The case of Tcaas Williamson et al. ’ vs. Andrew Gottschalk, eecutor of the f j Schwartz will, et al., for contest of . the will, was set for trial March 18, by , agreement. Judge Heaton of Fort Wayne is special jldge. C. A. Neuenschwander, administrator (with the will anneed) of the Cleo- , phas Lehman estate, filed inventory j and appraisement, which were api proved. A petition for the sale of • personal property was sustained, and ■ private sale ordered as a whole without notice. Terms are nine months, at 6 per cent, for not less than ap- . praisemenL . —■ —— The inventory number 1 of Jacob Koos, administrator of the Philip 1 Koos estate, was approved. . John Coots, a well known man , about town, who has served as cusJtodian and caretaker for several orifices, was arrested on the serious ■ charge of rape. The affidavit against him, which was filed In the circuit court, was made by Mrs. Sarah ,Straub, who alleges that his victim was her ten-year-old daughter, Mamie Straub. It was alleged that the offense was committed last December first. His bond was fixed at SI,OOO. Mr. Coots succeeded in giving the re- , quired bond and was released. Coots has rooms over the postofflee. Peterson & Moran have filed a new j suit for quiet title, entitled William |.V. Buckmaster vs. Vincent Bell et al. Realt estate transfers: Abe Ackerman to the Straus Bros. Co., real estate in Monroe tp., $1; Delmer F. : Leonard et al. to Christian Macke, 'realty in Preble tp., $7200; Laura E. Breckenridge to Adam J. Smith, lots 21, 22, Decatur, $2,000; Christian Amachcr et al to Anna Hirschy, realty in Monroe tp., $10,000; Fred J. Isch to John Aeschliman, 56.50 acres, j French tp.. $9280; John Ashliman et J al. to Augusta Klickman, 80 acres, , French tp., $11,700; Milton Scott to .Daniel N. Erwin, 20 acres. Union tp., $12,200; Lewis Sherry et al. to Christian Amacher, £0 acres, Kirkland tp., $10,000; Michael Henneford/to Julius ( Erhart, 40 acres, French tp., $5000; James O. Manley et al. to Wm. Yake, 80 acres, Kirkland tp., $12,400; Chas. |M. Moore et al. to Miranda Q. Moore, .lot 209, Decatur, quit claim deed, $700; Geo. H. Bright et al. to Joshua Bright, 100 acres, Kirkland tp,. $15,800; executor’s deed; James F. Manley to Sarah E. Manley, 100 acres, | Kirkland tp., $8,000; Ferdinand J. Yake et al. to Wm. Stepler, 10 acres, French tp„ $1600; Margaret J. Grim to Chas. Brown, lot 18, Decatur, $200; Fred Scheiman to Eli Sudduth et al., lot 507, Decatur, S6OO, - o • PLANS FOR ART HALL READY. • Architect John Gilllg has completed the plans and specifications for the ( new art hall to be erected by the , Great Northern Indiana Fair associaI' tion to replace the one destroyed by fire last fall. The association is now ready to receive bids on the conctruction of same and any one Interested 1 may see the plans by calling on Mr. 1 Gilllg at the office of the county sur■|veyor In the Inter-urban block, where they can also secure any desired In- | formation.