Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1913 — Page 2

. PAILYDEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by Tn DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier .15.00 Per Month, by mall ...15 cents Per year, by mall >2.50 tingle Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postottioe In Decatur, Indiana, as sceond class raall. It rained the first Sunday after Easter, but it put It off until the eleventh hour and then made it short. Just at present there is no need of any large amount of rainfall from all reports in this section. We live in a live community. Fires may destroy, winds tear up the country, floods carry away property, but when the sun smiles the next morning, we are out repairing and hustling to get back into business and in doing so we forget our troubles and look only to the future. The fight against disease in Indiana shows that we do things. This state did not wait until the diseases appear but before the water had started to recede the campaign against typhoid fever and other diseases that usually follow such a condition, was begun by the state boarrd of health and assisted by the local health boards, they will be able to combat it. President Wilson has communicated his first message to the special congress to some of the members of that body, all of whom say it is a short and well-stated message. The income tax plan will be adopted. It is believed, and it is estimated that this will bring a federal revenue of SIOO,000,000. A tax on incomes over $4,000 a year is proposed. The call for aid to help the people who suffered in the flood districts was responded to from every nook of the country and the total sum will be seceral hundred thousand dollars. It is not often that Ohio or Indiana asks aid, but this instance proved that the people of the nation are willing to] help them if they need it Some idea of what is needed with so much money may be had when it is known that in Dayton alone forty thousand people must be fed for a week, and half that number indefinitely. In that city fifteen thousand homes will have to be repaired and two thousand rebuilt entirely. BAPTISTS TO HOLD BAZAAR. The Baptist ladles announce a bazaar to be held in the Morrison building April 9, 10, 11 and 12. The ladies for some time have been soliciting goods from all the large manufacturing and wholesale houses in the country, who have liberally responded. About SIOO worth of goods have been received, including canned goods, dry' goods, paints, varnishes, veneers, wafers, breakfast foods, etc., and these will be sold at regulation prices. The National Biscuit company, Montgomery, Ward & Company, etc., responded with miscellaneous donations. A Pastry sale will also be held. —o — ■ ■ I have for sale two mares In foa]; B.ack mare, 8 years old, weight 1700 and sorrel mare, 5 years old, weight 1600. Inquire John Steimgever R p No. 8. * 67t ‘j FORD FOR SALE OR TRADE—At Watson's garage.—C. A. Burdg Deotur, Ind, The Question Os Quality Get an Ed V. Price & Co. made-to-measure Spring Sult. ’Twill be a suit you'll hate to part with after it has served its time. The choice of fabric is up to you, for we are showing many handsome woolens for spring and summer. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPAN V

DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. Queen Esthers —Nellie Nichols. Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. i Thursday. i Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Fred Hoffi man. I Friday. i Christian Aid —Mrs. Henry Schultz. Oh account of the floods rendering , railroad traveling unsafe, Mr. and > Mrs. W. A. Kuebler will not leave today for Tiffin, Ohio, as planned a week ago, to attend the wedding of their niece. Miss Helen Henzy, and ; Dr. Majors, on Wednesday. While Tiffin suffered much from high waters the Henzy home, located on high ground, escaped the floods. Mr. and Mrs. John Christen, who I are now in their new home on North Second street, formerly the Beery homestead, had as their guests at dinner Sunday, her brother, J. J. Magley and family. The home was extensive-1 ly remodeled and is practically new, with all modern conveniences. The ( family took possession of their now home the latter part of last week. ( Mr. and Mrs. John Colchln gave a , birthday party Sunday afternoon from ', 2 to 5 for their little daughter, Mary, j, who was five years old. Miss Cather- ( ine Hyland won the prize for finding ; the most peanuts in a peanuut hiding contest. Those present were the I ( Misses Mary Margaret Voglewede, I Margaret Ehinger, Catherine and Vir ! ginia Hyland and Anna Colchln, and Master Robert Colchin. Games were enjoyed and refreshments were served. Miss Florence Myers will entertain . at dinner at 5 o’clock this evening at i the home of her parents, Mr. and I Mrs. Henry Myers. The occasion is 1 her fourteenth birthday anniversary, i Covers will be laid for the following 1 seven girl friends: The Misses Mar- 1 , cell a Kuebler, Jessie Holthouse, Irene i Schuh, Mary Coffee, Mary Schafer, > Laurent and Anna Smith. i Figt tables accommodated the guests at Mrs. ißoy Archbold’s "five . hundred’’ party Saturday afternoon, 1 , when the hours were passed delight- 1 i fully with this diversion. The prizes 1 for games were won by Mrs. Stark- . weather and for slams by Mrs. J. S. Peterson. Carnations and swansonia, arranged in bowls, were the pretty floral decorations. I | Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton and .daughter, Eloise, and Mr. and Mrs.. John Stewart and son, Meredith, were j guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance I Sunday evening at a 6 o’clock dinner, i The Evangelical Ladies’ Aid will * meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Hoffman. The Christian Ladies' Aid society will have a busy session at the home , of Mrs. Henry Schultz Friday afternoon. The Queen Esthers will meet tomorrow evening with Miss Nellie Nichols on North Tenth street. All members of the Rebekah lodge degree staff should bear in mind the initiation tomorrow evening. • Mrs. I Minnie Daniels will be given the degree. The attendance of all is requested. Frederica, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hubbard, a student iu the German Wallace, college, Berea, Ohio, where she is specializing in vocal music, has been greatly honored. She j has been invited by Professor Penneman, one of the best teachers of music in Cleveland, Ohio, to sing a group of four solos in a chorus recital to be given in Cleveland in about four weeks, by him. One other girl from the Berea college may also be invited to sing In solo work. This disjunction, which may be shared by only one other student there, is certainly very complimentary to Miss Hubbard's ability as a vocalist, as the chorus will include fifty voices. Ber«a U abot twelve miles from Cleveland. In a letter to her parents. Miss Hubbard spoke of the floods, which affect Berea slightly, H t The wedding of Naomi, daughter of s Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Niblick will take place tomorrow at the St. Mary's c Catholic parsonage, to Mr. Perry V Gandy of Fort Wayne, son of Mr. and i Gandy, of Churubusco, ~ I — —II , Tuesday Night, April 1. Work in Entered Apprentice Degree '

ECHOES FROM BIG FLOOD (Continued from Page 1) sent eatables to the stricken ones and the churches prepared coffee and food for the rescue forces. Mr Welker spent two days assisting in the rescue of others with boats. A telegram was sent ,out by her parents from here Saturday, the letter written Friday being received here today. Now Reading Meters. The Indiana Lighting company's local force is now busy catching up with the work. On account of many floodi ed cellars, it was impossible to read ■ many of the meters. The waters have now gone down enough to permit the reading, and this is now being done. Are Now Housecleaning. G. C. Steele and M. J. Welker who visited in Fort Wayne Yesterday, report that Decatur people have no idea of the great damage done to Lakeside, Bloomingdale and Nebraska, suburbs in Fort Wayne. They visited the stricken parts Sunday and saw where the muddy waters rushed through the pretty homes, leaving the mud and filth on the beds, carpets, couches, chairs, pianos, and other furniture People were busy scrubbing yesterday, getting the houses clean, and airing and sunning the sodden furniture and goods. While Mr. Steele was watching yesterday, the rear of a house on a ftlled-fn lot jank, wrecking the back part of the house. The danger is not yet entirely over as many homes may yet be wrecked by washouts undermining the foundations. Hundreds of dollars' damage was done alone to pianos. Mr. Steele’s stepmother, Mrs. James Steele, who was visiting in Fort Wayne with her sister, Mrs. Rachel Pauliso, in Bloomingdale, was obliged to move out with them. Miss Niblick's Experience. Miss Helen Niblick, a student at the’ i Ohio Wesleyan college, at Delaware, Ohio, finally arrived home safe, but i with a most harrowing experience to tell. She was one of th* BQV students housed at Monnett Hall, the dormitory, who were awakened by the cries and screams of the unfortunate families in th? flooded districts of the town a few blocks away. The college itself, which is situated on the highest hill in town, escaped, but their ears were not deafened to the cries of those not so fortunate. The water crept up slowly in the lower streets until only the upper stories and roofs were visible. And on every ridge pole were the members of the families, or what was left of them, praying for deliverance. Many of the children whose holds were weakened, would slip from time to time and fall back into the chill, black waters, beyond ' rescue. Throughout the night the I men students and faculty did what ! they could to assist in the rescue, but . the university had no boats, and Aim*sy rafts were constructed. It was hard to guide these in the black night, attended with a drizzling rain, but when dawn came a rescue corps was organized. Many of the boats were 'crushed and students were thrown from time to time into the water, but swam back to shore safely. In some instances it was impossible to reach the houses and ropes and pulleys were thrown out to rescue the people. A vacation was declared Wednesday night at the university until April 9, as there was food to last for only three meals in the girls’ dormitory. Miss Niblick decided to try to return home and left on the Pennsylvania train provided for the students. She changed cars at Upper Sandusky, O , to come byway of Fort Wayne. On andval there she found her uncle, W 3. Vesey’s home abandoned and finally located them at the Allen Vesey home She was obliged to remain there from Thursday until Saturday, when she went by interurban to Kingsland, and then over the Erie home. Reluctant Visitors Home. Nearly all the storm-stayed reluctant visitors have arrived home. Mrs. Otto Kirsch arrived from Fort Wayne after a two weeks’ stay. Miss Luella Bultemefer, Miss Tillie Melbers and Miss Helen Gass have also returned. Fortunately the homes they visited were high and dry. They saw many harrowing incidents of the flood, however, and do not care to see a repetition. Mr" Jennie Polhemus arrived from For Wayne to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Woods. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hocker of were among the Fort Wayne visitors Sunday. They toook a look at their former home there, which was in the flooded region. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hower were also among the Sunday visitors in Fort Wayne. Lost All Their Property. Mrs. C. C. Yilnos had her anxiety relieved when she received a telegram w-st evening from her sister, Mrs. W. m. Geppert in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs Geppert stated that the lives of the family were saved for which* they |* 6 2J?. ankfu1 ’ but that they had ,ORt I everything they had. They took refuge in a school house in Dayton, and

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i it is said their only child, a little daughter, is dangerously ill there ; from the shock anc exposure. Mr. Geppert is a contractor. Mrs. Enos 11 visited last summer with her sister,' : and her sister had planned to come I here this summer. I Back in Harness. The mail trains into the city, as well t as local city and rural carriers, are ■; back again into the regular harness. 1 ’ The rural carriers were all able to ■ cover their routes Saturday and went out again today. The first mail since ' . Monday arrived Saturday afternoon from Port Wayne, and was taken out 1 on the rural routes today. This included six days’ grist of Fort Wayne • daily papers, many hundreds of which 1 are read along the routes, and the ' burden of the mail was enormous. While all the mail trains are running, many of them are a little late. Brother Lost All. C. J. L«hne, in the harness and buggy business at Hamilton Ohio, wired i his brother, W. L. Lehn<* the Jeweler, 1 here, that he had lost all he had by the ' flood. • ' Interurban Makes Try-out. '1 Interurban try-out car No. 3 made a safe trip to Fort Wayne this mornjng, though the company has not yet announced a schedule. The car left 1 here at 7 o’clock and returned about ' 10 o’clock. It went to the Wabash I railroad and got some freight, bringing it to this city. They found the I road conditions good. | Mrs. Oren Smith of Indianapolis ' | writes her mother, Mrs. Nettie 1 i Schrock, that their home escaped 1 j damage, though the water was runj ning through the street in front of I their flat Several neighbor families had to be taken from their homes. Mrs. t, riernstoin has heard that her II uncle, S. Flox. and family, of Peru, are safe. Their residence was dam- | aged very little, but his three large ■tores had five feet of water In them. His los will be $25,000. Mrs. Julia Moses was pleased to hear that her son, L. C. Moses, and family at Lima, Ohio, were safe. Their home was about a square from the flooded region. Several trolley bridges were out and Mr. Moses had to crawl, or to use his own terms, "shin it” across a trestle to get to* his work, other avenues being cut off by the floods. About $25,000 damage alone to the artificial gas plant was dpne there. DEMOCRAT WAIVT ADS PAY BIG.

HARRIS McCLEMMONS RETURNS. Harris McClemmons of Pleasant Mills, who has been gone for several weeks, returned yesterday. He stated that he had been working in Michigan. He claimed to have no knowledge of Mrs. Overhulser, who disappeared at the same time, and who it was thought by relatives of the couple, had gone with him. He claims that he last saw her in this city. * BROTHER DID NOT DROWN. Just as we go to press the report came in from Mrs. John Schnitz, asking us to correct the statement we had in or paper Saturday about Daniel Volmer of Peru drowning in the floods at that place, and that he was not a brother of Mrs. John Sebnitz of

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this city. Mrs. Schnitz did not know whether there was a man by the name Daniel Volmer drowned at Peru or not, but at any rate, it was not Mrs. Schnitz brother, as first reported. o _,, MRS. BLAKE-HEDGES DEAD. Mrs. Florence Edith Blake-Hedges formerly of Geneva, who once conducted a china painting class here, died Saturday afternoon in Fort Wayne. She was the author of two well known books—" The Story of the Catacombs’’ and T Am.” She also wrote for mag azines and was well versed in law, medicine and art. She was the daughter of Bev. C. W. King. The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon. 2)emocmt Want A<h P av

TOOK SICK AT THIS OFFICE. ’’•'rank Schultz of this office took Tery sick Saturday afternoon and with the aid of William Kist, also cf this office, he was taken to his home in a ca b, where be was confined the rest of the day. He suffered terribly from the effects of strangulated hernia, which he had the misfortune to get sometime ago while taking treatment for a rupture. He has recovered sufficiently to be at work again today. • o— — CHILDREN’S GUARDIAN BOARD. The Adams County board of Children’s Guardians will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the library. All members attend.