Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 114.

HAVE BOUGHT LAIE PLANT Eight Butchers of City Have Taken Over the Chatlain Packing House AND WILL ORGANIZE For Operation by July i_„ Improvements to be Made on Ice and Storage Plant.

Eight butchers of the city, who will Incorporate and fully organize in the near future, have taken over the large packing and ice manufacturing plant! in the south part of the city, and expect to have it in operation by July first The plant was purchased from Charles E. Chatlain, formerly of Mans field, Ohio, who has been the owner for the post two years, the consideration being 17.000. The Individual members who are now the owners are: John Baker, Dallas Hower, Dyonis Schmitt, Fred and Albert Mutschler, Simeon J. Main, C. C. Wilder and George Simmers. A number of Improvements will be made at once, including those on the ice and cold storage plantthat It may be gotten ready for operation by July first At the packing house all meats will be dreesed and prepared, ice made, etc., for use in the several meat markets of the city. It is thought that this plan will systematize and centralize the labor, making it more economical and more convenient for all, rather than each shop maintain its individual slaughter, or packing and ice plants. The packing house was first built and organized about six years ago by the late Fred Scheimann.

COURT HOUSE NEWS. A pitiful scene was enacted in the circuit court room this afternoon at 2:15 o’clock, when seventeen-year-old Howard Eley, of Berne, weeping piteously, appeared before Judge Merryman and pleaded guilty to having stolen a forty-dollar Racycle bicycle of Andrew Sprunger, also of Berne, May 11. Th© boy was given a fine of ten dollars and thirty days in jail. He was brought to this city this afternoon hy the Berne marshal and the affidavit sworn out before R. C. Parrish, prosecuting attorney, Sprunger making the charge. Several of the court room officials are said to hav© wept also, overcome with the pathos of the case.

In th® case of the Old Adams County Bank vs. Wm. H. Fledderjohann, on note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand S4OOO, the following appearances | were entered: Peterson & Moran for Henry Dirkson; Lutz for First Na-' tional bank: H. V. Tormohlen for, Frank T. Boesel; A. P. Beatty for Wm. Fuelling; D. B. Erwin for Minnie I’range and Henry Gerke; D. E. Smith for Martin and Herman Gerke; C. L.’ Walters for W. H. Graham; Hooper & Lenhart for Martha Ahr. All are ruled to answer, Berne Hardware Co. vs. Mathias Miller. Appearance entered by Peterson & Moran for the defendant, who is rilled to answer. The claim of Anna Laman against the estate of Samuel J. Laman, on note, was allowed in the sum cf 1595.37, which was ordered paid by the administrator, C. S. Niblick, out of the assets of the estate. The Citizens’ State Bank of Monroeville has brought suit against Charles Dirkson et al., on note, demand, S3OO. D- B. Erwin is the bank's attorney. The current report of Wilhelmina Holthouse, guardian of Arthur R. B. Holthouse et al., was approved. Albert Schroeder qualified as executor of the will of Louis Schroeder. He Save 33,400 bond. H- B. Erwin, attorney for Edward Fuchs, has forwarded to Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of the EJasthaven asylum at Richmond the certificate (Conturueu on Page 3)

DECATUR, DAILY DEMOCRAT “DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

lone, LORN “DUMMY" Pears Into Gass & Melbers’ Show Window Watching Workers. While “Ginger" Gass and son ' Bruz,” were decorating the window of the Gass & Melbers store Monday evening, practical jokers were abroad on the outside. When the window was finished at 10:30 o’clock Mr. Gass went out to look at the offe< Uof his job. He was surprised to see peering into the window, a lone, porn creature, evidently amazed at what it beheld. Investigation found it to be a model, draped with a lace curtain, burlap coat and some outlandish head-gear. On all corners off were standing spectators who groaned with laughter. This morning the figure had mysteriously disappeared, but Mr. '■ass thinks the spectators know far more than he how the "dummy’’ got there.

make new treaty In Near Future With Japan is the Belief of the State Department. WOMEN ARE JUBILANT In Norway Over Report of Committee Favoring Equal Suffrage to Women. Washington. D. C, May 13-(Special to Daily Democrat)—That a new treaty •will be negotiated for in the immediate future with Japan which will setjtle the status of Japanese in this country is the general belief of the state I department. No mater what action Governor Johnson takes with the Antialien land owning bill it was admitted that the time had arrived when .the status of the Japanese must be cleaned up.

Washington, D. C„ May 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Whether or not the senate fiance committe would conduct the hearing on the tariff bill was the issue of the battle in the senate this afternoon. Before adjourning tonight the question will probably have j been forced to a vote and the democrats believe they can defeat any attempts of the republicans to force the . hearing. — j Ottawa, Ont., May 13—(Special to I Daily Democrat)—The Canadian parlijment today took up the consideration of the new budget measure which Includes the revision of the tariff. Although several changes have been made in the tariff, W. P. White, who presented the measure declared that

the Government would wait and see 'what the American congress did before contemplating any change. 'I Christiana, Norway, May 13—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Women suffra•gettes through out Norway were jubilant today over the unanimous report of the constitutional committee of congress favoring the enfranchisement Jof women on equal terms with the men. It will almost certainly be passed. Phoenix. Arizona, May 13—(’"’neclal Jto Daily Democrat' -The Governor to- . day expected to sign Immeadiately the i anti-alien land owning bill which passed the senate yesterday. It has already passed the house. This measure is generally regarded to be much more drastic than the California law. It ’ forbids aliens from owning laud or . leMlng it for more than five years. • unless they declare their intention of ’ becoming American citizens. FUNERAL OF MISS MOSIMAN. Decatur friends will be grieved to learn of the death of Miss Louisa Mosimann aged fifty, whose ear ’y hoino , was at Vera Cruz. Her death occurred Sunday morning at the Lutheran hospital Fort Wayne, following a brief illness’of Pleural pneumonia. Miss Mosi- . Z was born in Wells county, but , went to Fort Wayne when only a small Z rl and has made her home since with Mrs. Catherine Hettier at that i place She was a devout member of ‘ J© Bethel church and is we known ' n the members of the Evange.lcal conto n here The funeral was held > gregatlon here, *** this afternoon.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, May 13, 1913

MOVING THE POLES • Telephone Poles on West Monroe Street Being Moved to Make Room. FOR THE NEW WALK Trees Are Being Cut Down or Trimmed to Make Way for the Lines. Employees of the telephone company are now moving the poles on West Monroe street, from the old places near the curb to a point within the proposed new walk. When the street is brick-paved, the cement sidewalks will be laid along the street curb and the telephone poles are moved to make room. Many of the fine large trees are being sacrificed on account of the moving of the telephone poles. The branches that Interfere with the telephone lines as they are moved are being heavily trimmed and in some cases, entire trees are cut down. This is the case of the fine old poplar trees, of great age, in front of the Romberg residence, these being cut down. The larger trees have stunted the smaller maples, and with the removal of the larger trees, the maples will no doubt be given an opportunity to grow more thrifty and help make up for the loss of the old larger trees. In the meantime the curb is being set for the street, from Thirteenth street east, and is set for a disi tance of a block of so on both sides of the street Nearly all the -brick for th© paving has been hauled and work on' the laying of the same will no doubt soon be in order. When finished the street will be one of the handsomest in the city.

DEDICATE CHURCH Friends’ Congregation of Monroe to Dedicate New House of Worship t? SUNDAY, MAY 25TH Is a Thriving New Organization in Charge of Portland Minister. Everything is in readiness for the dedication services of the new Friends’ church at Monroe, Sunday, May 25. The need for a place of worship by this congregation during the past was not thought to be necessary on account of th© smallness of the membership, but during the pest /ear such great strides have been taken in the increasing of the members that it was found necessary to erect a house of I worship, so with the determination to succeed and prosper, with which quality the people of Monroe are famed, they have erected a beautiful little church at the expense of $3,800. Rev. Thomas M. Brown of Plainfield, Ind., .will have charge of the dedicatory services, assisted by Rev. Ira C. Johnson of Lynn, Ind., General Superintendent of the Indiana yearly Friends meeting, and Rev. T. H. Thormohlen of Portland. Joseph Goddard, chairman of the extension board of Muncie and other members of th© committee are also expected to be present. The church will be under supervision of the Portland Quarterly meeting and will be in charge of Rev. T. H. Thormohlen of Portland. The dedicatory services will begin at 10 o’clock Sunday morning. Services will also be held at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and 7 o’clock In the evening. A basket dinner will b© served in the basement of the church at noon and every one is invited to attend all of the services. READ PAPER FIRST. It is said that a number of years ago an Adams county applicant for a teacher’s license was asked, among other things, "What do you read?” His answer was: “The Berne Witness and the Bible.”

GENEVA TEACHERS CHOSEN. Misses Velma Daniels and Nora Ahr Among Number Selected. Geneva, Ind., May 12-The following teachers have been selected to teach in the schools of this place next year: A. Potter, Caroline Church, Blanche Hutton, Josephine Cross, Velma Daniels and Nora Ahr; H. E. Griffey, superintendent; Ralph Shoup, assistant superintendent, and Myrtle Lung, principle. Among the number, it will be noted with pleasure, are Miss Velma Daniels, who has taught there a number of years and who is very well liked and also Miss Nora Ahr, who for many years has been a successful teacher in Adams county and Decatur schools.

WAS HEAVY LOSS Gasoline Car on Pennsylvania Exploding Near Adams Station Burned SEVEN CARS CATTLE Brakeman Hurt and Farmhouse Burned—Trains Detouring Today. A big amount of switching was done in Decatur today by Pennsylvania railroad trains for Fort Wayne, transferred to the Clover Leaf to get around the wreck on the road at a point one and a half miles east of Adams station, between here and Fort Wayne. “This occurred Monday night at 10 o’clock, when a car of gasoline exploded in the middle of the westbound merchandise train, wrecking that train just as an eastbouud stock train passed on the opposite track,” says the [Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. W. F. Horner, brakeman on the stock train, was the only man hurt; but thousands of dollars’ worth of damage was done. Seven car loads of cattle were burned and one family, that of William Kohlenburg, made homeless by the burning of their home and surroundings, valued Vit SIO,OOO.

The stock train was piled in a heap, and two other cars of gasoline exploded, scattering blazing oil over the wreckage and converting it into one huge bon fire. When the crash came the cattle broke from the cars and started to cross th© fields, as if they were wild, many dragging broken limbs. Farmers found it necessary to shoot the injured cattle not burned with the wreckage. W. F. Horner received severe cuts on his face when he was hit by a flying piece of steel and was rushed to the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne and later to his home, there. When the explosion occurred, it carried burning pieces of wood to the home of William Kohlenburg, who lives about twenty rods from the track on the north side, and set fir© to the structure. His home and all the surroundings were burned and he estimates his loss at SIO,OOO. Wreck trains were called from Fort Wayne and Crestline, Ohio, but it is thought that it will take two or three days to clear away th© wreckage and debris. - — ■ o INVITATIONS ISSUED. For'Decatur High School Commencement. Invitations to the* Decatur high school commencement were issued this afternoon by th© thirty-five graduates. The cards this year ar© unusually pretty and unique. A heavy giltedged white card, with “D. H. S." in gold, bears the invitation to th© commencement exercises, Friday evening. May 23. A second white card bears the class roll; the class motto, “Not to seem but to be;” the class flower, the sweet pea; and the class colors, old rose and steel. On the back of this card, is the commencement week calendar. This Is: May 16—Junior reception. May 18—Baccalaureate sermon, Methodist church, by ißev. L. C. Hessert. May 22—Class plays, “The Private Secretary,” and “Mock Commencement.” May 23—Commencement address, Prof. Thos. Moran, Purdue university. May 23—Senior reception.

MRS HEUER DEAD Great-aunt of Fred and Herman Heuer, This City, Succumbs to Paralysis IN FORT WAYNE Had Made Home With Mrs. Fred Boester, Ft. Wayne, • of Late Years. Decatur and Adams county relatives last evening received a telephone message of the death of their aunt, Mrs. Fredericks Heuer, aged eighty-eight years, which occurred Monday evening at 6:45 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Boester, 1210 Fairfield avenue. Fort Wayne, from paralysis. The paralysis affected one' side of the head, throat and shoulders, 1 rendering her unable to speak. A nephew, Henry Heuer, the well known farmer of Root township, and his sons, Herman and Fred, of this city and their families called on her at various times last week, Mrs. Heuer was born in Halle, Bielefeld, Prussia, and in 1845 she came to this country and moved to Fort Wayne where she had lived ever since. Tn 1846 she married Herman Heuer. She was the mother of six children, two of Whom survive her, Mrs. Fred Boester and Mrs. George Benson of Milwaukee, Wis. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and fifteen great-grand-children. For many years she had been an active member of the Sewing society of Emmaus Lutheran church. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Boester, and at 2:30 at the Emmaus Lutheran church, (Rev. Wambsganss officiating. Interment at Concordia cemetery. Friends have been requested to kindly omit flowers.

FIRE FIGHTERS At Carl Smith Home East of Bobo Limit Fire to the t Upstairs. i LOSS IS ABOUT $350.00 • * * t. On Upper Story and Contents- -Coming Down the Stairs When Noticed. Fire that caught in the second story of the house of Carl Smith, one and a half miles east of Bobo on Rural | Route 9, on the Will Biggs route Monday morning, between 9 and 10 o’clock did about >350 worth of damage, but was fortunately discovered in time to limit the disaster to the second story. A bucket brigade, formed by the family and neighbors, soon had it In control, though not before practically the entire furniture of the two upstairs room, including bed and clothing had been damaged. The damage done to the house is about >2OO and to the sec-1 ond floor furnishings, $l5O. The origin of the fire is unknown, j The chimneys are said to be good, and and it thought it originated from some one stepping on a match on the floor. When discovered the fire had gained such headway that it was coming', down the stairs. o EXPECTING TROUBLE. I. (United Press Service) || Cincinnati, Ohio, May 13 —(Special , to Daily Democrat) —The authorities , this afternoon are preparing for fur- ( ther trouble from the street car strlk- ( ers as the result of the union men rejecting the terms of arbitration offered to them through Mayor Hunt. The proposal was too vague and ignored , union recognition. The strikers sub-, mitted a counter proposition in which', union recognition was not to be made a matter of arbitration. G C ,H. COLTER ON COMMITTEE. The 1914 T. P. A. annual convention will be held in Richmond. At the convention held in Fort Wayne, C. H. Colter of this city, was named a member of the committee on officers reports.

CRACK MIDDLE WEIGHTS To Meet at Fort Wayne Wednesday Evening. As far as Freddie Hicks, the Detroit middleweight, is concerned, all is in readiness for the Coakley-Hicks match which th© Summit City Athletic club will stage at Princess rink on Wednesday evening, May 14 in Fort Wayne. Mark Shaughnessy, Hicks’ manager, placed the forfeit money with the Journal-Gazette sporting editor last night and the local battler will come through some time today. This match should prove an interesting one as poth Hicks and Coakley are youngsters on their way up. Hicks is a clever set boy. He has a decision over Bob Moha, but was given a slight set-back recently when he lost to McGoorty. He is some scrapper, however, and expects to get another chance at the Oshkosh wonder and make amends for the defeat he recent, ly received at the hands of McGoorty. A good line of preliminaries is being booked for this show.

ASSIST MARSHAL Instructions Sent to Town-} ship Trustees, Town Clerks and Fire Chiefs BY STATE MARSHAL Vigorous Investigation of Each Fire Will be Made Under New Law. I Township trustees, town clerks and fire chiefs in this county will receive this week full instructions concerning their duties as assistants to the state fire marshal, together with the proper forms and blanks for their records I and reports. These town, city and township officials , in every county in Indiana, are designated as asistants to the state fire marshal under the new Are marshal law, and they are, by law, required to perform certain duties. The preparation and printing of the forms •and blanks for the fire marshal's as-' sistants has required considerable time, but the work has been pushed and it is believed by Fire Marshal Longley that he will be able to have them in his assistants* hands within a few days. Each assistant to the fire marshal is required to report promptly to the fire marshal each fir© as it occurs in any assistant’s territory. Fire Marshal Longley is Impressing upon his assistants that this report must be made at once. In his letter to fire chiefs, Fire Marshal Longley asks their support and | co-operation and calls their attention to certain sections of the new law de- 1 'fining their duties and compensation. “I also want to ask you to make a thorough inspection of all property in | your jurisdiction and report to me any situation which you may be for any | reason unable to handle," says Fire Marshal Longley. Upon receipt of such information I will send my dep-1 uty to help you remedy the evil.” j In his letter to township trustees [he says: I | "I urge you to study this law dili- i gently; thoroughly acquaint yourself i with your duties under it, and be fully j iqualified to discharge them. If a flro occurs that looks suspicious as to its origifi call me by telephone.” I Prompt investigation by this great (state organization of assistants, will, ,it is believed, bring to light facts concerning the origin of fires which might be lost otherwise. If a fire is of incendiary origin, a prompt report to this effect will bring assistance from the fire marshal’s office in a further Investigation, and prosecutions when warranted by facts. — The local company has awarded the I contract to Teeple, Brandyberry & (Peterson for the uniforms. These will of blue serge coat, white duck trousers, plaited white shirt, red tie, white soft hat and cane. It is a safe prediction that the Decatur company will be as neatly uniformed as any in the big parade. o , James Carrier left this morning for ,Waterlawn, Pa., where he is employed in one of the factories, after visiting in ' this city with his parents. j

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A MUSIC RECITAL Big Annual Spring Recital of Students of St. Agnes’ Sisters’ Academy. WILL BE FRIDAY At K. of C. Hall—Miss Alma Ayres to Receive a Gold Medal. ' 1 I A musical event of note will be the ■ big annual recital of the students of the Sisters of St. Agnes Academy. '(This will be given at the K. of C. . hall Friday evening, May 16, and will ibe a delightful affair. The students are now selling tickets. Miss Alma (Ayres will be awarded a gold medal for completing the course in music. >iThe program, which is a varied one, j and which will be rendered with consummate skill, showing the excellent I work of the instructors as well as the 'diligent practice of the students, !a ne follows! .« Piano Quartet —Overture Op. 39— F. Wrede —A. Ayres, E. Evans, F. Helm, N. Helm. Piano Duet—Silver Bells, Op. 66—H. , Weyts—M. Kwebler, J. Holthouse. Piano Solo —"Alice"—Archer—Miss E Svans. $ Plano Duet—The Imps Revels Dance—Bonheur—L. Keller, H. Starcost.

Plane Solo—Rhapsodic Hongrolse No. 11—F. Liszt —A. Ayres. Vocal Duet —Moonlight on the River Now is Gleaming—A. Hart—Mrs. J. Q. 'Neptune, M. Kintz. Piano accompaniment by Miss Esther Evans. | Piano Solo—Throwing Kisses Mazurka—Heins—Miss H. Davis. Piano Trio No. I—Waltz in G. Op. 100 —Streabog—G. Christen, M. Mylot, H. Gass. Piano Trio No. 2 —Reception March '—J. Buht—W. Kitson, V. Ervin, N. Durkin. Piano Trio No. 3—Pell Mell Galop— Lernan —I. Butler, M. Aurand, G. Butler. | Vocal Solo—l’d Like to be Like Grandma—H. W. Petrie —M. Mason. Piano accompaniment. Miss Esther , Evans. x i Polacca Brillante (2 pianos)—V. ■Weber Op. 72—E Evans, M. Heiman, i Piano Duet—Charge of the Uhlans —C. Bohn —S. Brown, F. Kessler. Piano Duet—Charge of the Hussars (2 pianos)—F. Spindler—A. Ayres, E. Evans. » Piano Duet —June Bugs’ Dance—E. Holst—E. Evans, N. Helm. Piano Duet—Dance of the Demon (2 pianos)—EX Holst —A. Ayres, F. Helm, S. Brown. Darkie Song—O Boys, Carry Me Long—S. C. Fosters —S. Schmitt, E. Bosse, T. Lichtle, F. Costello. Piano accompaniment. Miss Esther Evans. | Piano Solo—Circus Galop —W. Grosscurth —Miss Ayres. Piano Quartet — Lustspiel — Keler Bela—E. Evans, M. Heiman, S. Brown, F. Kessler. | Piano Solo—Among the Pines Op. 30 —Wyman—Alma Ayres. | Piano Quartet —March of the Phantoms —E. Holst—E. Evans, M. Heiman, S. Brown, F. Kessler. Tickets for the musical may be obtained from the pupils and also at the Holthouse drug store. You are kindly invited as there will be a choice selection of music. The price of admission is twenty-five cents. L. A. GRAHAM BUYS BIG FARM. I Harvey & Leonard, the real estate dealers, last evening concluded a thirty-eight thousand dollar land trade, by the terms of which L. A. Graham became the owner of the 160acre farm owned by J. P. Davis and located in the south part of the township. The consideration was $24,000. Tn the deal Mr. Graham traded his eighty-acre farm which lies just north lof Monroe to Mr. Davis, the consideration allowed on that being $14,000. (The exchange will be made next March Ist. _o - — IN CRITICAL CONDITION. Frank Kurber, living east of the ■ city near the state line, is in a very critical condition, suffering from a severe case of paralysis. Mr. Kurber has been a sufferer from this disease ' for a number of years and lately it . started to grow worse. A physician Iwas summoned to his home this afternoon.