Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1913 — Page 1

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j JUNE CONVENTION O'lie Annual Meet of District I Christian Endeavorers to be Held in Portland. JUNE 11TH AND 12TH K)ecatur and Adams County I Will Send Delegation to Portland. i Twenty members of the sc.;. Chris Klan Endeavor societies of Portland an enthusiastic conferem. to ; r K®are plans lor an elaborate entertain■tent of the district Christian Endeav convention to be held in Portland,' Hsys a Por-lpnd dispatch. |F| The committee arranged the date o'i ■he convertion for Wednesday and 1 ■•hursday, June 11 and 12 the sessions be held in the West Walnut street of Christ. F I The district is composed of the Konnties of Adams. Jay, Randolph, Blackford and Wells, d expected that from one hundred ■< ■ hundred and fifty delegates will ■bi attendance. HU The following officers were -.-,1 complete the arrangements for the ■convention: Miss Luties Humphries, ■from the Presbyterian church was || chosen chairman of the executive ■committee; Miss Bessie G:, risen, ■the West Walnut street Church of ■Christ ,as the assistant: Miss Ethel of the Lutheran church, ns ■treasurer; Miss Mabel Inman, of the ■First Church of Christ, as secretary; ■John Shoemaker of the Friends’ ■church as chairman of the reception ■committee; Miss Hazel George, of the ■Cnited Brethren church, in charge ■the advertising committee; Miss Ix>t:i-> ■Frazee of the Congregational church ■as chairman of the entertainment com■mittee.

■COURT HOUSE NEWS ■The Smith Divorce Case Was Venued to the Wells Circuit Court. ■SUIT IS BROUGHT By Bursley Company to Collect Claim Against Former Restaurant Owner. Hooper & Lenhart have filed suit for G. E. Bursley & Company against Henry Schlickman et al. The demand is |SO and the suit is to collect an ac- ; count for merchandise furnished by the Bursley company of Fort Wayne to Henry Schlickman during .January, February and March, while he was in the restaurant business. He later sold his restaurant to William am! Frank Smith and Bursley asks that a judgment be given him against , Schlickman and that the Smiths be re ceivers and be held accountable for this and other unpaid claims which ' Schlickman made. Bursley alleges < that the Smiths failed to have Schlick man take an inventory, and also that he failed to furnish the Smiths with a list of creditors and the amount he owed five days before the sale, so that the proper notice could be given the creditors. Charles C. Miller, executor of the James C. Miller estate, filed current report. The current report of Sarah Bark ley. guardian of Simon Barkley, was approved. Additional bond in tho sum of |5,000 was ordered. The current report of Peter N. Moser, guardian of Joshua Snyder, was approved. Real estate transfers: John M. Frlsinger et al. to William Singer, lot 291. Decatur, $1,750. The Adaline Smith vs. Joseph W Smith divorce case was venued to the 'Veils circuit court. Ten days are giv(Continued on Page 2)

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got his lantern After Twenty-four Years at Repair Shop. ' D. Bell of Craigville was in Bluffton this forenoon and he secured from D. W. Clark at the Williamson hardware tin shop a lantern which he left there for repairs just 24 years ago, according to his own statement. He neglected, from time to time, to get the lantern, although D. W. Clark, the tinner, had repairs completed on the lantern shortly after it was left there >n 1889. Mr. Bell had inquired about the lantern at various times, but always, when ready to start home forgot to go and get it. This morning he asked Mr. Clark about It again, and Mr. Clark got it for him, neatly wrapped up in paper, and insisted that he take it along with him today. As Mr. Hells coon-hunting days are over he may have a hard time finding'hny use for the lantern.-—Bluffton. News. Mr. Bell is the father of Mrs. O. P. 1 Mills, Mrs. George Everett, Mrs. Her'vey Steele and William J. J. Bell of i thls cltr •• Ara

DRIVERS STRIKE 'I Express Drivers Strike in Buffalo When Sixty Employees Are Discharged. I I I . COMMITS SUICIDE ' Assassin of King George i Takes Life—Jumps from Police Station Window. i Buffalo, N. Y., May 6—(Special to ' f>ally Democrat)—Drivers and other ' I employees of the express companies here went on a strike today claiming . that sixty of their fellow workmen were discharged yesterday for wear-

I ing the buttons of their newly organ- , tzed union. The strike seriously inter1 1 sered with the transportation of food stufs both to and from neighboring I towns. I! London, May6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Suffragettes, claimed by the police, caused a $50,000 fire when they destroyed the St. Catherine's church in a suburb here today. Three women were seen leaving the church shortly before the fire was discover- • ■!. Paris, May 6—(Speelal to Daily Democrat—Two men were arrested today in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate King Alphonso of Spain when he comes to visit with the president of France. Chicago, 111., May 6—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The National i Drainage Congress announced today that the general educational commission appointed to confer with President Wilson on the flood problem will be received at te white house May 22. London, May 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Sehinas, the assassin of King George of Greece, today, killed himself by leaping from the window of the i>ollce station in Salonika, according to a reuter dl patch.

I Syracuse, May 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A call for state militia seemed likely this afternoon following 'a riot by striking hod carriers and la- : borers during the morning, and clashes with the police resulted in several ■ Italians being shot down and six poHcetnent being seriously onjured. One of the strikers shot by the police will die. London, May 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The vote on woman’s suffrage bill was to come at 11 o’clock tonight. Parliament was packed long before that hour by an Immense crowd. No militant suffragette was allowed. Madison. Wis., May 6—(Special to Dally Democrat)— An investigation of the white slave traffic was assured today following the legislature’s act in advancing the bill to the third reading. Mrs. John Gerard will leave tomorrow morning for a three weeks’ visit In Toledo, Ohio, with her daughter, Irene, and’her sisters, Mesdames C. W. and Philip Ardener.

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A HAPPY WEDDING Miss Irene Schirack of Near Preble and Mr. Peter Gabel of New Corydon ARE HAPPILY UNITED In Marriage This Morning at the St. Mary’s ChurchPopular Couple. ■I ■ ■ I A very happy wedding was solemnized this morning at the St. Mary's Catholic church by Rev. Father Wilken when he united the lives of Miss Irene Schirack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schirack, living west of the city, near Preble, and Mr. Peter Gabel, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gabel, of New Corydon, Ind. The wedding took place at 8:30 o’clock and the usual ceremony and music were used. From the church they were driven to the home of the bride's parents where a bountiful wedding breakfast was served and where a wedding dinner was later given for the guests and relatives. The bride was prettily clad in a beautiful white silk dress, with bead and silk sash trimmings. She wore white slippers and hat to match. The groom was dressed in a black broadcloth suit of fine material, wearing a white carnation in the lapel of his coat. The bride was attended by Miss Rosa Schitc, she being dressed in a white silk gown, trimmed in pink, and wearing a pink and white hat and white slippers. She carried a large bouquet of carnations. The groom was attended by his brother, Con Gabel, he wearing a blue serge suit. The newly married couple are very popular people and have a large circle of friends. The groom has a large farm in Jay county, near New Corydon, which they will make their home. The groom’s parents, and brother, Con, of New Corydon, and Mrs. Anna Buetell of Toledo, an aunt of the bride, were in attendance at the wedding.

FELL ON GLASS Albert Haley, Grandson of Dan Haley. Cuts Jagged Wound Under Eye. A BAD INJURY Six Stitches Taken to Close Wound—Luckily the Eye Bail Escaped. Albert, four-year-old son of Nate Haley, fell last evening at 6 o’clock at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Haley, on Mercer avenue, striking his face on the jagged edge of a broken glass which he held in his hand. The jagged edge penetrated to inside corner of the lower eye-lid and narrowly missed the eye ball. Six stitches were taken to close the cut, which was an ugly one, the jagged edge of the glass having cut in three or four different ways. It is thought the eye ball wholly escaped. The little boy was playing near the house and bad gotten the glass from a garbage pile. The wound was such that it was necessary to give the boy an anaesthetic while the stitches were being taken and two doctors were in charge. • o *-— STORY OF THE TITANIC. The big three-reel film “Shipwrecked In the Icebergs,” will be seen at the Star theater tonight and tomorrow night. That it is the most wonderful set of moving pictures ever offered tile American public is the claim of Mr. Meyer, the New York representative, who is with the show. It is a positively guaranteed show, one of interest and instruction. It is the Titanic wreck reproduced. Admission, ten cents for adults and five cents for children.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, May 6, 1913.

CASES WILL GET COLD And Applicants Will Change Their Mind* Under New Law. Local attorneys are venturing an opinion that with the new law going into effect there will be fewer divorce cases than formerly, at least fewer cases will come to trial, for before the sixty days elapse between the filing of the case and the trial many will patch up their differences and call off the proceedings. The new law amends the divorce law to read as follows: “Section 13.—The case shall stand for issue and trial at the first term of court after the summons has been personally served upon the defendant at least ten days or publication has been made thirty days before the first day of such terms, but in no case shall such trial be had within sixty days of the filing of the suit. SOME POLITICS Judge Downey’s Appointment Causes Some Speculation in This State. BELL AND HOLTZMAN Are Waging a Hot Fight at Indianapolis—New Commission Talked About. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6—(Special to Daily Democrat!—Politics in Indiana has this redeeming feature at present—all sides get consolation out of every little thing that happens to happen. Take the appointment of Judge George E. Downey of Aurora to the collectorship of the currency by Preisdent Wilson, for example. The bull moosers and republicans chortled to think that his appointment was displeasing to the machine democrats and would therefore split the democratic ranks. The progressive element in the democratic party was glad that Washington went outside of the old liners for the appointment. And now comes the “depester" and shows that Judge Downey is closely related to the present state administration and isn’t a progressive democrat at all. It is said that W. H. O’Brien, of Lawrenceburg, an old Taggart standby, is a close neighbor of Judge Downey and is said to have worked night and day for his appointment. And if the dope needed a climaxic touch, comes the harmony democrats and say that Downe’s appointment will cement progressives and old liners. This straddle kind of political news writing is bound to become popular dlth the depesters in Indiana since ( the new amendment to the corrupt practices act went into effect last week. This amendment seems to make it extremely dangerous for anyone to hold an unfavorable opinion about anybody else. You may hold it but don’t publish it. It may hold up the other fellow to ridicule or cause a voter to vote against him, and under the new amendment this is a corrupt practice. The true story of the enactment of this amendment has never come to light. It is now openly charged that the amendment was the outcome of the deep-laid plot among members of the 1913 legislature allied with the interests opposed to progressive legislation. The first test of the new law is certain to be made a memorable fight for the freedom of the press.

The Indianapolis mayorality fight and the new federal appointments constitute about the sum total of Indiana political news, aside from Governor Walston's patronage. Lebanon men appear quite frequently among the governor’s appointees and not a few of the faithful are criticizing the state’s chief executive for favoring his home town. Joseph E. Bell, the Taggart candidate for mayor of Indianapolis, and John Holtzman, former mayor, are waging a pretty fight for the democratic nomination. Because Beil is attorney for Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre Haute brewer and political boss, Holtzman has made Fairbanks an issue. In tile shuffle, Terre Haute’s reputation, or what’s left of it, is being badly battered. Fairbanks is charged with Terre Haute’s alleged “rotten” politics and the cry is to keep such lolftics o'lt of Indianapolis. Bell’s reply (Contnrvea on Page 2)

STEINWAY GRAND Magnificent Piano Arrives for Baihle Trio Concert at Baptist Church FOR THIS EVENING Many Tickets Sold—Others Will be Sold at the Door —The Program. The Steinway Grand piano to be used by the Baihle trio arrived today and was placed In the Baptist church, ready for the concert this evening. The Euterpeans have sold many tickets for the affair and tickets will also be sold at the door for twenty-five cents each. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says of their concert given at the Majestic theater recently: “The concert given last evening at the Majestic theater drew a large audience of music loving people. The program heard was exceptionally well played. Their style is refreshingly free from all exaggerated effects in musical form.” The trio will be assisted by Mrs. Eliza Hanna Elliott. The program, beginning at 8 o’clock, follows: Gavotte—Handel. Adagio—Beethoven. >;- • • Hungarian Dance—Brahms. Thais (violin) — Caston Baihle— Manenet. Groug of Songs by Mrs. Eliza Hanna Elliott: (a) Land of the Sky-blue Wateh, Cadman; (b) White Dawn is Stealing, Cadman; (c) Far Off I Hear a Lover’s Voice, Cadman; (d) The Moon Drops Low, Cadman. Spanish Dance (cello)—Nicolas Zedeler—Topper. Spinning Song (Baihle Trio)—Mendelssohn. Group of Songs by Elliott: (a) Boat 1 Song, Ware; (b) A Chain of Roses, Herman Lohr; (c) Oh, Come With Me, Van der Stucken. | Allegro Moderate (Baihle Trio) — Rinding.

PEASE AND SHRIMP Canned Goods Delicious But Nearly Caused Death of Mrs. John Reiter. ■ .-*» AND SON, RICHARD Very 11l of Ptomaine Poisoning—Narrow Escape from Death. Pease and shrimp, which came in a little cample can or box, were conceded very delicious by Mrs. John Reiter and son, Richard, who ate thereof yesterday ,but they came very nearly causing their death, of ptomaine poisoning. Sunday the can was opened and they ate a very little of the contents. Monday the best was eaten. About 5 o’clock they became so ill a physician was called, and he arrived just in time to administer the effective treatment. They are now getting along all right and are beyond danger. The fact that they are alive is attributed to the very small quantity eaten. Had the box been a larger one, they would probably have eaten a larger quantity, which, the physician 1 thinks, would have proven fatal. ■ - o DISTRICT M. E. MEETING. Os Pastors and Stewards to be Held Tomorrow in Fort Wayne. ■ 11 ■■■ The pastors and stewards of the Methodist churches in this district will convene Wednesday morning at the First M. E. church, beginning at 10 o'clock. The ladies’ Aid society will serve lunch nt the noon hour. Rev. C. Claude Travis of the Wayne street M. E. church will tell them of the successful "every member canvavss” made by business men who belong to his congregation. A. B. Cline will talk of the* work of the Preachers’ Aid society. Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Representatives of the Decatur' church will attend.

A SOCIETY EVENT. ■' 111 - The Coming of Mr*. Beecher, Chautauqua Week, Since the announcement that Mrs. Isabell Garghill Beecher is to appear on all Redpath Chautauqua programs this summer, the suggestion has been made in several towns that her appearance be made for a society event or a red letter day among the literary or [women’s clubs. Mrs. Beecher is not only America’s greatest woman reader, but she is also one of the best known society and literary women of the southland. It will not likely be possible for Mrs. Beecher to stand the physical strain of being entertained at a big society or literary function at all of the 110 cities on the Redpath Chautauqua circuit, in addition to her platform work, but, of i course, not all cities have society or literary organizations or women’s clubs sufficiently strong to successfully conduct such an event.

STRIPPED STORE I Craigville Loses Store During Night—New Owner Came and Got Goods. MUCH EXCITEMENT Neighbors Thought They Were Robbers—Girl Got Nose Broken. —,. . •'» .-— 4 . . The little town of Craigville was stirred to its foundations Sunday night and early Monday morning when a large auto truck, with several men on [board drove up in front of the old Frank Hower grocery and the men began carrying out the goods from the store building and piling them onto the large truck. The work went on

I quietly and steadily until two o’clock yesterday morning, when the store was I stripped and the truck pulled out of .Cralgville toward the north. I Many of the Craigville residents feared the work was a raid made by 'robbers, but finally a delegation mustered up enough courage to investigate and found that the loading of the dray was done under the supervision of Mr. DeWeese, the Keystone man, who has been in charge of the business end of the store for John Martz, of Keystone, owner of the place. Mr. Martz had disposed of the goods, f which were to be moved to Allen coun- | ty, and secured the services of a dray.! . inan, who had the truck. He began the work at Cralgville to get an early ! morning start to his destination. In the excitement when it was feared the workers were robbers, Miss . Grace Clouser, daughter of Joe Clouser, living hear the store, ran against some object in a rush to give the alarm and her nose is said to have been , broken in the collision. The store has changed hands often : in the past year, and was used as a ! regular trading stock. It passed sue- i cessively during the year from Mr. i Hower to Mr. Mollenhour, from him < to Mr .Howell, from Howell to Metz- ; gar, from Metzgar to Adair, from ] Adair to Klopfenstine and from Klopfenstine to Martz. Tho store building t is left, but it appears doomed to fall t into the hands of V. D. Bell. He took I a mortgage on the building from A. f. ] Mollenhour for $1,500, and still holds < it. He has instituted suit for collec- ] tion, demanding SI,BOO. i ' MEDICAL SOCIETY TO MEET. ; May Meeting With Dr. S. P. Hoffman Friday Evening. The May meeting of the Adams County Medical association will be ’ held Friday evening, May 9, at the office of Dr. 8. P. Hoffman in this city.! Dr. Franz of Berne will have the paper ' and a very good meeting Is assured. i TO BUILD NEW HOUSE. A. H. Sellemeyer, who recently purI chased one of the John Woy lots on ■ North Fifth street, will begin work 1 tomorrow on the erection of a $3,000 'two-story house. This will be a handsome structure, modern in every respect. Mr. Sellemeyer recently sold [his residence on First street.

Price, Two Cents,

MONEY RECEIVED Supt. Riddle of LawrenceI burg Schools Acklowledges Its Receipt —— AND IS THANKFUL t Donation from Decatur ExI ceeded That from Any System in Entire State. It’s good to give to those who need and it's good to be appreciated. In answer to an appeal for financial aid from the flood sufferers of Lawrence- . burg, a short time ago, this city, through Superintendent E. E. Rice of the city schools sent to that city the I sum of $120.07. That sum w’as the largest sent by any 'such city in the state through the schools and the following letter is proof of the appreciation: Lawrenceburg, Ind., May 1, 1913. Mr. E. E. Rice, Superintendent of Public Schools, Decatur, Ind.: My Dear Mr. Rice: —Your letter of the twenty-first and twenty-ninth ultimo enclosing checks aggregating $120,07 received. Personally and on .behalf of the citizens’ relief commit[tee I want to thank you for the generous resnQjjgfl made to our appeal for help. Your schools have sent us more money than any other system in the state. You will please extend to your I teachers, to the pupils of your schools, ,and as far as possible to the citizens lof your city, our thanks and appreciation of the timely assistance rendered. Your efforts will help the relief committee very materially In warding off threatened destitution and in rehabilitating the homes of many who without assistance would be down and out. [ With highest regards and good wishes, I am . $ JESSE W. RIDDLE, ' Superintendent of Schools.

ROAD CONTRACTS Were Let for Five Macadam Highways Today by the Commissioners. HOW THEY BID ; Steigmeyer and Isch Roads Will be Let Next Month —Other Business. The county commissioners are closing up the regular business of the term and today let the contract for a number of macadam roads, as follows: Paul Girod Macadam Road. E. H. Faust $3855.00 Meshberger & Co 3753.00 Jacob Musser 3790.00 Merryman & Fugate 3988.00 Contract let to Meshberger & Co. Peter Rich Road. E. H. Faust $3597.80 Clay Engle 3400.00 Clag Engle 3400.00 Smith & Mathys 3300.00 Merryman & Fugate 3200.00 Contract let to Merryman & Fugate, and Peter Rich appointed superintendent. Bonds ordered. Albert Reppert Road. E. H. Faust $9833.00 Clay Engle 9500.00 Merryman & Fugatelol4B.oo Contract let. to Clay Engle. Schenbeck Road. Noah Beiberstine $5277.00 Clay Engle 5700.00 Meshberger & Co 5399.00 Smith & Mathys 5466.00 L. O. Bears Co 5363.00 Contract let to L. O. Bears & Co. Willis Magner Road. Clay Engle $5900.00 j Contract let to Engle. The Paul Baumgartner road was duly accepted. The petition of George Zimmerman et al. for a macadam road was found sufficient and in due form. ' Joseph Steigmeyer road; report of viewers and engineer approved. Auditor ordered to advertise for blds on June 3. The same entry was made on | the Jacob Isch road.