Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 101

PROGRAM ARRANGED Executive Committee of the Firemen’s Association Met Sunday TO PLAN THE DETAILS Day’s Events Will Include Parade, Water Battle and Various Contests.

— That the eighth annual convention of ■ the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s association, to be held in this city June 26, will excel in point of entertainment as well as in attendance, any of the seven which have preceded it, was the prediction of the executive committee and President C. F. Rogge, of Fort Wayne, at the meeting held Sunday afternoon at the city hall here. Plans were fully dis cussed and the general program agreed upon. Reports from Union City, Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Dunkirk, Hartford City and other places were that they were coming in large numbers, with bands and drum corps, ready to make the city ring with good natured noise and to have the good time that has been promised them by the Decatur company. Mayor Teeple attended the meeting Sunday and told the firemen that he would do everything he could do to show the visitors that this city appreciated the importance of the occasion. He will favor the adoption of a resolution by the council turning the streets over to the firemen for the day. It is believed the council will adopt a resolution carrying with it a liberal donation for the day’s expenses and they will then retain the cash paid in. for license money. Mayor Teeple will deliver the address of welcome to the visitors at the morning session. The work of advertising the occasion will begin in earnest soon now. The committee has purchased large lithographs and other printed matter and will soon begin the systematic distribution of same, making all the cities and towns in this section. The free attractions have not been decided upon, but will probably Include a loop-the-loop or some similar thriller. The program as arranged at Sunday’s meeting follows:

Forenoon. 7:00 a.m. —All committees from city department and citizen’s reception committee will assemble at city hall, headquarters. 7:00 to 10:00 a. m.—Reception and registration of visiting firemen. 10:00 a. m.—Address of welcome by Mayor J. W. Teeple. Response by G. F. Rogge, of Fort Wayne, president of the association. Convention proper at I. O. O. F. hall. 10:30 a. m.—Exhibition run by Decatur fire department and others, fire to be started in west part of city, and run to be made on Monroe street. 11:00 a. m.—Free attraction, details to be announced later. Afternoon Program. 1:00 p. m. —Formation of parade on Monroe street, looking west. Formation—The town or city selected as the next meeting place of the association will be accorded the honor of leading the parade. Line of March —From city hall west to Seventh street, south on Seventh to Adams, east on Adams to Second, north to the end of Second, counter march south to Adams, west to Fourth, north to Monroe, east to city hall and there disband. 3:00 p. m.—Hose laying contest, to take place between Jackson and Monroe streets. Under the rules the contesting companies must run 200 yards, atach to hydrant and lay 200 feet of hose. First prize, S2O, and second prize, sls. 4:00 p. m—Water battle on vacant lot west of G. R. & I. railroad, between Eighth and Madison streets; first prize, $10.00; second prize, $5.00. Evening Program, 6:30 p. m. —Band concert on Court street, First Class—First prize, S4O; prize, $35; second, S2O. Decatur bands barred. 9:00 p. m.—Free attraction. Special Prizes. For largest uniformed company in (Continue*, on Page 2)

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"TOASTED” THE POST CARD. Over A Lava Crevice Near Hawlian Volcano. '* ■ C. Patterson received a blacken- ' d and scorched post card this mornlng - The scorching was explained "hen he turned it over and read what 'he sender A. J. Smith had to say. '• he card was written from Hilo, Hawaii. Mr. Smith said they had’ just visited the volcano and he “toasted” the card over one of the lava crevicPs - He states they have had a great trip, but a very hard one. ■■■ —«k ■■l... ATTEND UNCLE’S FUNERAL. Messrs, D. B. and Daniel Erwin left this morning for Aboite township, Allen county to attend the funeral of their uncle, Richard Kenney Erwin, Sr., held today. His death occurred Friday evening.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Clerk Bleeke Defendant in Friendly Suit by Bluffton Lawyers. THEY WANT SHARE — ■ Os Judgment in the FaylorStudebaker Case—Other Court Notes. A suit long-looked for by Court Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke was filed against him and his bondsmen this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by George and John Mock, surviving partners of the law firm of Mock & Sons of Bluffton. The suit is only a friendly one to determine how the 32,000 judgment given the Faylor heirs in their suit against D. E. Studabaker, shall be divided so that all of the three attorney firms shall get their $6,V00 liens. They ask $600.60 judgment It will be remembered that the firm of Simons & Dailey, Sturgis & Stein and Mock & Mock each held liens of $2,000 against the Faylor heirs’ judgment The judgment and interest amounting to $2,402.40 was paid March 10 to Clerk Bleeke. Prior to this Mock & Mock had requested that he not pay the judgment to anyone except themselves, as they had a lien of $2,000 on one-fourth, the interest of Thomas Fayloi. A short time afterwards, Sturgis & Stein and Simons & Dailey came for the judgment, and Mr. Bleeke paid over all to them, each

of them having a lien of $2,000 also. To protect himself Mr. Bleeke had them give him an indemnity bond of ! $3,000 in which they agree to pay all expenses, costs and damages that might arise from the attempt of Mock A: Mock to their share of the lien. The suit brought today is the one anticipated, and Mr. Bleeke will simply file his cross-complaint, making the Bluffton indemnity bondsmen parties to the suit and shift the mat ter entirely over onto them. Clerk Bleeke and his bondsmen will be clear of the whole matter. Mock & Mock demand the $600.60, which is the one-fourth of the judgment and interest due their client, Thomas Faylor, but which does not cover their $2,000 lien. The entire sum paid to Mr. Bleeke was $2,028.75, of which $2,402.40 was on the judgment and interest, the rest being applied to costs. Judge J. T. Merryman, Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner and others are at Bluffton today, attending the trial of the Claus-Ehrsam case, venued to Wells county, from the Adams circuit court. Although a suit for divorce is pending in the Adams circuit court against Rose Winters, brought by Clarence Winters, Mrs. Winters has taken the affair in her own hands and has brought a suit for divorce against her husband. Tho case was filed in the Allen circuit. She alleges failure to provide. Thomas & Townsend filed the suit. Lutz and Adams have filed, suit entitled Frank M. Schirmeyer, trustee, vs. John F. Lajhot, on contract, $71.50. Minnie P. Orvis filed final report as administratrix of the estate of her late mother, Harriet McMillen, which was approved. She was ordered to (Contraven on rage 2)

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, April 28, 1913.

CHAUTAUQUA DATE Big Event is Scheduled to Open Here July 10-Con-tinue One Week. ADVANCE MAN OUT Making Contracts for Advertising and Completing the Arrangements. Th^- opening date of the forthcoming Chautauqua in this city will be July 10. All is activity just now at the headquarters of the Redpath Chautauquas in Chicago in preparation for the Chautauqua which is to be held here and at many other points on the great chautauqua chain of 1913. The large and highly illustrated programs are now being printed by the hundreds of thousands. When opened the inside of this program shows two great pillars supporting an arch about a stage. The great program with its band of thirty pieces, its Ben Greet Players, and many other attractions, is then pictured within the frame.

At one of Chicago’s largest lithographing plants immense bill board posters are being made showing a typical chautauqua tent and the crowds and autos about the grounds. These posters will be in several colors and altogether most attractive and most inspiring. Chautauqua blotters are being printed in great quantities for distribution among school children and thousands of yards of canvas are going into banners to hang across the streets and others for awnings. There is a busy hum of typewriters all over tbe sixth floor of the Cable building, Chicago, turning out advertising matter, corresponding with local committees and advance men, and the chautauqua spirit is beginning to be abroad in the land for another big and successful season. The winter quarters of all the equipment of the Redpath Chautauquas, such as the big tents, seats, etc., is at Goshen, Ind. On Saturday, April 12, the work of unpacking this vast amount of canvas and other equipment was begun.

CHURCH CIRCLES I German Reformed Church Raises Seventy Dollars for Sufferers IN DAYTON FLOODS Will Have Ascension Day Services—Annual Meeting Sunday. The German Reformed church Sunday took a special offering for the flood sufferers at Dayton, Ohio, raising the sum of seventy dollars in this way. The sum will be sent to the two German Reformed churches in Dayton, which suffered heavily from the floods. The services were well attended and excellent sermons were delivered by the Rev. Hessert. Next Thursday is Ascension Day, which is observed by the Christian churches of the world as the anniversary of the ascension of the Christ into heaven. The German Reformed church will have German services at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, and other churches will observe’it in their customary ways. Next Sunday will be the annual congregational meeting of the German Reformed church. Rev. D. K. Huber of Brookston, who preached very excellent sermons at the Christian church, yesterday morning and evening,) was accompanied here by his wife. They were guests over Sunday of the G. T. Burk family. The church expects to select a permanent pastor soon, but the new one has not yet been determined. Rev. and Mrs., Huber left this morning for Brookston.

V. D. BELL BRINGS SUIT. A new case filed in circuit court is entitled Vincent D. Bell against Amos T. Mollenhour and his wife, Mary A. Mollenhour, and Elmer Klopfenstein, with Orval Roberts, holder of a second mortgage, also named as a defendant. The action is one in which Mr. Bell seeks foreclosure of a mortgage of $1,500 against the defendants named. He recites that on April 18, 1912, Amos T. Millenhour executed to him a mortgage of $1,500 covering certain property in tbe town of Cralgville, and that later Mollenhour sold this property and it figured in other deals until it came into the possession of Elmer Klopfenstine, now' in possession. Mr. Bell alleges that the mortgage is due and unpaid and in his foreclosure he makes demand for SI,BOO. F. W. Gordon is his attorney. The property on which the mortgage is held by Mr. Bell is the old Frank Hower grocery and it has changed hands several times in the past year. A Mr. Adair owned‘it before Mr. Klopfenstine became owner.—Bluffton News.

ONE WEEK MORE To Pay Your Spring Installment of Taxes—lndiana Pipe Line Co. PAYS THE HEAVIEST Thus Far—Gave Check for $9,420 —Ed Kintz is Assisting. Tax paying time for the spring installment of 1913 will be at an end next Monday, May 5. Thia is just one week from today. After that date, taxes not paftl become delinquent and ten per cent penalty Is added. As thetime grows shorter, the force at the county treasurer’s office becomes busier, and to help relieve the congestion, Ed Kintz has been secured to assist Treasurer C. Y. Yager and his deputy, Bernard Terveer. Payments up to this time have been quite brisk, but many more can be taken care of. Checks are beginning to arrive in payment of the various corporation taxes, but none of the railroads have yet “come across.” The heaviest check received was that of the Indiana Pipe Line company which paid $9,420. This is for the spring Installment only, an equal sum being due in the fall.

MRS. BITTNER DEAD Adams County Lady Passes Away at Home of Son in Fort Wayne. EARLY ON SUNDAY Had Been 11l Four Months of Cancer—The Funeral Tuesday. Johanna Christena Bittner, widow of Charles H. Bittner, passed away Sunday morning at 2 o’clock at the home of her son, August Bittner, 615 Organ avenue, -Fort Wayne. She had been ill four months of cancer of the bow'els, and for the past l several weeks had been critically ill. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Goldner, of Preble was called to her bedside Friday by a message that her death was imminent. Mrs. Bittner was eighty-six years, nine months and three days of age. She was born in Saxony, Germany, but came to this country in 1865, to live. She resided in Union township, this county, until last May, when she went to Fort Wayne to live with her son. She leaves six children. The funeral will be held in Fort Wayne Tuesday morning at 11:15. The body will be taken to Union township, this county, where services will be held at the Emmanuel Lutheran church by the Rev. G. Bauer.

COMING WEDDING Is that of Kathryn Kriegel of Celina and Charles Lose of This City. TAKE PLACE MAY 15 At Celina— Will Reside in This City After Taking Honeymoon Trip. The bans of matrimony were published for the first time Sunday in the SL Mary’s church, between Miss Kathryn Kriegel of Celina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kriegel, and Mr. Charles Ix>se of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lose. The wedding will take place on Thursday, May 15, at the Catholic church at Celina, from which place the newly married couple will leave on a honeymoon trip through different cities of interest before returning to Decatur, w-here they will make their home, as Mr. Lose has already got his home fixed up in an up-to-date and home-like manner in the south part of the city. Miss Kriegel has visited in this city on a number of occasions, it being on one of these visits that she met her husband-to-be. She is well known among the younger set, on account of her loving disposition and pleasing personality, and is one of Celina’s faireet young ladies. Every one in Decatur knows Charley, as he generally goes by that name, he being one of Decatur’s leading and popular young men, and is in business with his father in the barber shop, where they enjoy a splendid trade. The best wishes are extended to this popular couple and especially by Charley's many friends, who wish him prosperity and happiness during his married life. _o K. OF C. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of our council tonight for the purpose of receiving applications for membership. All brothers having applications for membership will pleq.se bring them to this meeting. Q. K.

DIRECTORS’ MEET Interurban Directors Meet to Take Action Relative to Sale of Road. “ TO BEST INTERESTS Os Stockholders—Plans Are Unannounced—May Reorganize.

The directors of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company held a meeting here this afternoon at 2 o’clock to take action relative to the sale of the interurban road. Whether Ijlans will be made to organize a new company to be ready to buy in the road, or whether some other action will be taken at this time is not announced. The meeting is for the purpose of taking some action for the best interests of the stockholders and 1 bondholders. The hearing of both petitions —that of the stockholders and ( of the receiver, asking for the sale of the road, will be heard May 6, J. H.' Koenig of St. Mary's, Ohio, was among the out-of-town members present. o , SELLS TUBERCULAR TREATMENT (United Press Service) New York, N. Y., April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —That American rights for the Friedmann tuberculosis treatment have been sold to Eis-ner-Mendelssohn company was admitted today by the Berlin doctor himself. It is understood that he received $125,000 in cash, and $1,800,000 in stock of the thirty-six Friedmann institutes to be established in as many - states. The total capitalization of the institutes will be $5,400,000. Tho poor are to be treated free of charge, according to Freidmann.

THE BAIHLE TRIO. Will Draw Large Audience For Euterpean Concert. Tickets are selling well for the Euterpean concert to be given at the Knights of Pythias Home, May 6, by the Baihle Trio of Fort Wayne. The Indianapolis Star says of this Trio of ! famous musicians: “The evening concert was given by the Baihle Trio and Nevada van der Year, contralto, of I New York. This concert was one of j the most classical of all the programs .and its educational value from a musical standpoint will be far reaching. The Trio plays with a wonderfully accurate ensemble and their work displays as intellectual comprehension jof their subject which is not exceeded by many famous organisations of its kind.” APRIL WEDDINGS L ■—■. Many Friends Witness the Wedding of Clara Blakey and Herman Young. ON SUNDAY MORNING ' | Rolla Houck and Edith Beery Wed — Return from Trip. Many friends witnessed the happy wedding Sunday morning at 11:301 ' o’clock at the Lutheran church in Unjion township, when the Rev. G. Bauer ‘said the ceremony that united the lives of Mr. Herman Young of Allen jcounty and Miss Clara Blakey, daughter of Henry Blakey. The bride, who] | is very pretty, was lovely in a gown .of cream silk, made with a train and i with trimmings of lace. She wore a

■ long veil and carried white carna-; tlons. Her bridesmaid, Miss Louise Blakey, was pretty in pale blue silk, , with smilax in her hair. She carried delicate pink carnations. The groom’ was attended by Paul Brudie of Fort Wayne. j Fifty guests partook of the sumptuous dinner served at the bride’s parental home and extended all good wishes to the happy couple, who are deserving of the best. The couple had intended to leave in the afternoon for New York City, but on account of the bad weather postponed ; the trip until today. They expect to be gone a week. They will be at) home north of Fort Wayne on the Leo road, where Mr. Young has a green . house. I Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Frank ' Klrbach, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Walda. Miss Emma Eisenhut, Christian Young, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brudie, of ‘Fort Wayne. Houck-Beery Nuptials. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo M. Houck returned Sunday evening from Hartford City, where they spent a part of their honeymoon with their brother-in-law and family, Attorney L. A. Sprague, who is prosecuting attorney for Wells and Blackford counties. , The bride was formerly Miss Edith L. Beery and is a daughter of Reuben .Beery of Peterson. The wedding took place Friday evening at the parson- ! age of the Rev. Sager, pastor of the ' i Christian Union church. It was a very quiet wedding, the couple being' accompanied only by Miss Olga ( Houck and Amos Stoneburner. The' .young couple will reside in Kirkland , township. The groom, who is a i prominent young teacher in the county schools, is a son of Kirkland Town-' ship Trustee George M. T. Houck. (Both bride and groom are prominent In a large circle of friends. The bride is a niece of Mrs. C. C. Cloud, Martin and Dan Beery of this city, and a sister of Jesse Beery of this city. BIG PRAIRIE FIRES RAGING. (United Press Service) Great Falls, Mont., April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hundreds of ranchers are fleeing before a prairie fire which has already devastated I many miles of land near Malta. It jwas ifhpossible to get into communij cation with a Russian settlement near (Malta and it is feared that the settleI ment and all the inhabitants have I been wiped out. More than seven 1 [ thousand sheep belonging to J. P. , Long and company were penning in | a ravine and were burned to death.

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SHAMROCKS WIN Take First Game of Season from the Boosters in an Easy Battle. SCORE WAS 23 TO 6 Were in Old-time Form and Did Excellent Work— Play Next Sunday. Decatur at least will see some good and Interesting base ball games this summer. Such was the demonstration put up by the local Shamrock team in their first game of the season Sunday afternoon, when they defeated the Decatur Boosters at the local park.. The score, 23 to 6, in favor of the Shamrocks will prove this fact to any one. The game was witnessed by 300 rooters and fans, all of whom left the 'field remarking that Decatur had I some base ball team, and that they , were proud to have the Shamrocks represent them in the many battles ito be fought between city and visitjing teams. The grounds have been put in fairly j good shape, but still a greater effort will be made to improve them, and by the time the talk of the towns is on “base ball dope,” they will have everything in perfect condition, and the i diamond will be kept red hot every Sunday with a fast game. The excellent pitching of Joe Johns for the Shamrocks was a feature of the game and it is without doubt that he will be able to stand to any of the visiting pitchers this summer. The long drives over the new fence by . Baxter, Engle, Buffenbarger and Ellis i were also features of the game. These men were noted for their batting last year and it looks as if they raise their average this year.

i The Decatur Boosters put up a fine game, but they could not keep in line with the younger players, as a I few years ago they could not be beaten by any team within a radius of 100 , miles. < | The Shamrocks have a game scheduled for next Sunday with the Fort Wayne Badgers at 2:30 o’clock. This is the team that defeated our bunch so badly at the beginning of last year’s season, but the Decatur boys will take their revenge on them this year. Everybody come. RULE ON TEACHERS’ LICENSES. Concerning Taking of Examination In (Other County Than Residence. In concluding the article published in Saturday’s paper concerning the controversy between County Superintendent Opliger and D. A. Baumgartner we stated that it would be impossible for Mr. Baumgartner to take the examination In any other county without the recommendation of Mr. Oplfg er, and this might force him out of school work. Mr. Opllger calls our attention to the fact that the word "impossible” covers a large territory and questions that part of the statement, recalling that several teachers from this county have taken the examination in other counties, without his j consent. The rule referred to as quot,ed in this year’s annual reads as follows: “8. At the beginning of each ( examination all strangers must be i identified, both as to given and surnames. Those who come from other counties should present written permission from their home county superintendents.’' It should be noted jthat the rule says "should" and not "shall.” o— ARRIVES IN SACRAMENTO. (United I*ress Service) Sacramento, Cal., April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary W. J. Bryan arrived here at 6 o’clock this morning to take up with the legislature the pending anti-alien land- •[ ownership bill. "If California shall be t run by white men the Japanese must s go,” was the gist of the information 1 handed to Bryan. There is great obt jection to their growing up on the • I land and forming colonies, with whom r the white people cannot and will not '.mix, and with whom they cannot ecob nominally compete. 1 o — '. Bert Glover of this city left for his 1 home at Rushville, Ind., yesterday to [make a short visit with his parents.