Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 115.

CRISIS IN STRIKE Os Cincinn di Traction Company Employees Expected to Come Today, POLICE GUARD CARS No Trace of Thief Who Stole Plans of Battleship and Secrets is Found. Washington, D. C, May 14_( S p ecial to Daily Democrat)— informal eration of the proposed 5 per cent in crease in freight rates by all railroads operating east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio rivers began today by the Interstate commerce commislion.

Washington, D. C , May 14-(Special to Daily Democrat)—Secretary of labor. Wilson, today accepted the resignation of Charles P. Neill who f or eight years has been secretary of commerce and famous mediator under the Erdman act Neill leaves the government service tomorrow to accept a position at a reported salary of >2O 000 a year to superintend the labor conditions of the American Smelting & R e . fining Co. Secretary Wilson said that it was with the deepest regret that he accepted the resignation of Neill. Neill's retiring greatly surprised the government officials on account of its following so closely upon the heels of his confirmation 4>y the senate after a bitter fight of the southern senators who objected to his report on the conditions of southern cotton mills

Cincinnati, Ohio. May 14-(Special ! to Daily Democrat)—'She crisis in the strike of the two thousand employe-3 of the traction company was expected today withnhe first attempt to operate cars under the protection of the police. Mayor Hunt today Instructed Chief Booklaad to protect evevry car with men. _ , if Chicago, in., Mayl4—(Special to ! on ram, jj

T o MEETSATURDAY Board of Directors of Great Northern Indiana Fair Association Will DECIDE ON THE PLANS p or Building of the Hog and Sheep Barns Which Burned Down Monday.

pprf ot-A-beed pkg 12c Thp board of directors of the Great ;rrieS and fresh fruits Northern Indiana lr AsßOclatlon . and have them deliverJ sh te announce that a directors' Kth Will , be held Saturday, Mav ’’'ruate^nJdeTi'iTthe Tr tho . ° race °trade for produce —a. \ n , te X 20 to 28c for’T* ° f decldln K “d getting > — ~ «z b and H ower. ; >'■« Z "r'X 7* >• Depot ’Phone 108. ” n ® sheep barn. ” ecn iME — —- on this matter of the members LtlJu .iiXWOMBBHM ‘t was post poneiUiS I iugs will b a e M " r CHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN W »1 be in fin. President Secretary Treas. I during the l a I new art hall ■ J for the fair. ’ 4UCE ffa|BOWERS REALTY CO. ‘.‘•,r’REALSESTATE, BONDS, LOANS. ABSTRACTS.; | ln to a newT B °. and gi done A ?' ! * au I llk « thisie Company complete Ab- I : k ?*” R struct Records, Iwenty years Experience person jjl Farms, City Property, 5 per ii'-.u" MONEY

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IE SOLD. —■ MILLER of Flne Soldner Becomes (IF , Decatur P-oneW ’ haß purchnß ' n Winchester R ufus Soldner of Bern.’®®® Barkley resl ’ Cd Miller property o ’ Same ’ aS h 9 Btreet ", formerly the Levi py lt ' Mrß ' '“ nce - and will lease the sed an eighty does not intend to occu x* l'° Unty ' M,S ' AnnlU Miller then pureha Stld .‘ hiß c “ y > . afr " farm in Lagrange ' e ' Tho ' Miller formerly resided th ° ErWin b «t now lives at Monr change was made throu f ■ '"al estate agency. NFU/K COURT IWUSIhR ' s. J U tai in BerMotion for New Tr lge Case nard-Myers Damp Overruled h * B home after a vifDERED Weaver ai •JUDGMENT REF day for tended for

~ sday mor Guardian Recommt claim Mi/n ’ Who city as hc__ Margarette Runyo " is Aged and rville, giv.rs, arfaddh m the case of William ™ " h 0“ ° f J. and Daniel My. ’ ™ U ° a by tlonal remitter in the sum‘ e and Ml * tda MaS filed by the plaintiff The’ Went t<F tions were the defendants for a ne/ here thß sr ers & Mey ‘ | overruled, to which exce* or longe £ °. f taken by the defendants, M [ ?. ®” The Judgment on th. visited at? ’ J”"* y the Jury for the plaintiff f>ed to fh .. costs was rendered. Ex< morning , . Myers & Myers. Their this city ‘ tax costs was sustained, anTempleton ' ' ‘ U of the costs herein mentiot

lout, were ordered taxed ti~ ht . tiff z had ht ® ion of Ida Monday ,jntment of The ~ * property - unyon, was v“ B ,he peti,was brok - made that am asking for the ap»/ Dr. Me- o mana ge a guardian for Margarette/1 sprain.— of old held today. Finding yJ 1° at the defendant is unabl) • her own estate on accou ~ , OWPd and infirmities, and thJo*®*® I _ »- 0 ‘should he appointed fofi? ll’ plaintiff s attorney was!** |if and th,, prosecuting atto I I l’ ay H ° te ! TP« ■ ■ e renewal

/ in ft I I ’ppearance f In the case of the I ’filler and company’s application foil I } dlsqualio. a retail liquor license! I r jp to pa”WM entered by Walters] I j ' and sonio t Minton. Thp regular judg] G I i ten for a jfied by reason of relation:! kC | ./afternoon ties In the prohibitive degree** L Jay circuit action will probably be ta, Liven to perchange of venue. Late thb S the case was venued to I court and five days’ JQ Y) B. Weldy. ; feet the change. , *n, was ap- _. _ ilinually pcharged. The final re * guardian of Messier, as proved andjC Jessler and 12 1-2 15c ti ye sale of The s_2 t 15(» tapproved. survivi- w >. Broth? ’Ans.

MADE INSPECTION Government Engineers Made inspection of the Flood Conditions. VISITED RESERVOIR At Celina, Ohio—Were Astonished at Grandeur of Grand Reservoir. Celina, Ohip, May 14 —Col. Henry Jervey, Lieutenant H. A. Finch and R. R. Jones, government engineers, sent out by the secretary of war to investigate the flood conditions of the Ohio valley were In this city, inspecting the topography of the country about the Grand reservoir. Mr. Jervey in a brief Interview stated their mission this trip was to get the lay of the waters relative to the Miami river which will be included in their report to the secretary of war relative to the flooded districts of the Ohio valley. The trio walked to the wasteweir and expressed their surprise at its location at that point and when told that an appropriation had been secured for its removal to the head of Beaver, highly commended the move. They were astonished at the grandeur and immensity of the Grand reservoir and said: “Your city is surely fortunate in possessing such a magnificent body of water,’’ insisting that it must surely be a “great attraction to tourists.” The government is sending out these engineers to get information relative to flooded districts which will probably result in the enactment of laws regulating the encroachment on or obstruction to the natural or established channels or rivers with a view to prevent a recurrence of any future floods.

ELEVATOR BURNS 111 • • 5 1 ... W Suffered a Fifty , Thousand Dollar Fire I ! Last Evening. e d ’’ HELP CALLED FOR 9 - i 1 i Looked as Though a Big t _ . .. Portion of City Would be Destroyed by Fire. Winchester had a fifty thousand dollar fire loss Tuesday night when the s Goodrich Brothers’ elevator on North I Main street was totally destroyed. At one time It looked as though a dozen other properties would be destroyed and a call for help was sent to Muncie and Union City, the latter sending x over the entire fire department. The , fire broke out a few moments before s 6 o’clock and was first seen by Perry Goodrich, a member of the firm, who 5 was sitting in the office of the Irvin j hotel, just across the street from the I elevator. The Windsor hotel, the Big .. Four depot, the office of the Coll fence . factory and a half dozen residences j were on fire at one time, but all were saved with small loss, the elevator being the only total loss. The estimated loss is $55,000, with $25,000 insurance. A new fire proof elevator is to be .built at once. Goodrich Broth- ; ers lost an elevator by fire twelve years ago and this second fire is a severe loss. . r N.M I. -0 111- — RECEIVED SETTLEMENT. M. M. Ray, adjuster for the Hoosier Casualty company of Indiana, was In the city this morning and made settlement with Frank Schultz, who was operated upon about a month ago for ' double hernia at the St. Joseph hospital 1 In Fort Wayne. The check received 1 by Mr. Schultz was for S2B. — oI HECKMAN FUNERAL TODAY. I Many attended the funeral services J for Otto Heckman this afternoon at | the Freidheim Lutheran church, the idjßev. Preuss in charge. The death of jthe young man occurred early Monday jnoming after only a brief Illness from jrysipelas. -Pl M ts.!

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Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, May 14, 1913.

ATTENDED MOTHER’S FUNERAL. Linus Heard of Fremont, Mich., arrived from Portland and Salamonia this afternoon and after a visit over night with his brother-in-law, Orval and Della Harruff, will leave tomorrow morning for his home. Mr. Beard attended the funeral of his mother,' Mrs. Louis Beard, which was held at Salamonia, last Friday. She was six-ty-one years of age and death was thought to have been due to a stroke of apoplexy, though, she had been suffering from a complication of diseases for some time. NEW NARCOTIC LAW Regulating Sale of Narcotics is of Much Interest to Druggists. IS ALSO TAKEN UP By Physicians at State Convention—Dr. IT. E. Keller Attending. Local druggists are very much interested in th© new lists of rulings governing the sale, wrapping and labeling of all varieties of drugs which in any way possible might form the “dope” habit. The rulings were announced by the state board of pharmacy, and are causing considerable comment in Decatur and throughout the state generally. Most of the local druggists are entirely in favor with the spirit and practical application of the rulings, which they consider comprehensive and reasonable. Many of the rulings are devoted to the manner in which the drugs must be sold, wrapped and labeled. The exact quantity of the drug alluded to is the recent anti-cocaine law, contained in every pill, capsule or other form in which it may be sold, either in a

pur estate or in combination, must be distinctly labeled on the outside of the box, or bottle, printed with red ink or white paper so as to be easily read. Since physicians, dentists or veterinaries are not allowed to sell any drug mentioned in the anti-cocaine law, they need not make any monthly report, but all druggists will be required to adhere to this practice, stating the amount of the drug sold, the name of the physicians who issued the prescription, and the name of the person to whom the drug is sold. Another ruling requires that all stock of “a drug which comes under the new law which Is now in possession of the druggists be labedel to show that it was purchased before the rulings went into effect, and a report of the amount on hand be sent to the authorities." Thq matter was discussed also at the health officers’ conference held at the Denison hotel tn Indianapolis yesterday. Dr. H. E. Keller, Decatur | health officer, 1b attending the Indian-i apolis conference. ARE NARROW-MINDED Says Famous French Dancer, In Disgust. Napierkowska, the Paris dancer, who has just returned from America to Paris, has made some plain remarks on the subject of Americans. “Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States,” she says. "What a narrow-minded people they are—jliow utterly impervious to any beauii|ful impression. I cannot, understand how any one can sincerely admire them or their customs, or their towns without any monuments or trees and hardly any museums. "They are hardly civilized. They jostle you In the streets without apologizing. Any charming or stylish object one sees over there Invariably comes from Europe. They have not the slightest feeling of elegance of any sort. In fact I am completely disillusioned about them.” La Napierkowska complains bitterly of her prosecution on a charge of indecency, saying that the dance for which she was marched off to the courts like any ordinary criminal In New York had previously been given by her In several smaller cities without th e slightest objection. The judge who had the Intelligence to have her released is, she says, the only exception which proves the rule of general barbarism in the United States.

A NEW GOSS PRESS Daily Democrat Will Soon be Printed on New Webb Perfecting Press. BIG MOVE FORWARD Prints Four, Six or Eight Pages and Folds Them at Very Rapid Rate. The Daily Democrat has closed a contract with the Goss Printing Press Company of Chicago, for the construction of one of the new Goss Comet perfecting presses, on which the paper will soon be printed. Under the contract the press Is to shipped by June Ist and will be installed and running in this office by June 10th. While this announcement may not convey the real importance of this addition to our readers, it is never the less a big step and one that should prove a move forward, not only for this office but for the community. It will giv e the Democrat the opportunity of printing a four, st xor eight page paper at one impression and at the rate of about four thousand copies per hour. The purchase was made direct from Mr. J. C. Cox, the inventor himself, who perfected this Ideal press after thirty years of work and study. It prints j ifrom rolls of paper, thus dispensing! with hand feeding and will complete. the equlppment in this office. It is a big city press and the public is invited to call atjd see it in operation alter its installation. The press weighs fourteen tons. Similar presses are now in operation in about fifteen Indiana cities and have proven most successful.

o—-—.—■ ■ BIG GAME SUNDAY — When Big Colored Team from Marion Meets the Shamrocks. BEST COLORED TEAM In State—Shamrocks Defeated Them Last Season by Small Score. Sunday’s base ball game will be the drawing card of the season when the Marlon Giants cross bats with the 10-' cal Shamrocks in a fight for honors. This team is the fastest and best colored team in the slate, every man be-. ing over six feet tall and an experiene-, ed player. Out of their schedule last, season the Giants won 122 out of 130' games, and the Shamrocks had the honor of taking one of the games. This year, however, the Giants are out for “blood" and will fight every ‘minute of the game. The Shamrocks' have been playing winning ball every game so far this season and they intend to keep It up and not let a bunch of "niggers” break their lucky streak, j Thg price of admission will remain I the same, 25c, but the hour of the fgnme has been changed from 2:30 to 3:00 o'clock. For a good, exciting | game of ball, played on the square, see , the game Sunday. RETURNED FROM CONVENTION. ; — Dyonis Schmitt, grand knight,and Dr. i H. F. Costello, past grand knight, of ; the Knights of Columbus lodge of this ; city, have returned from Indianapolis, where they went as delegates from here to the state convention of the K. of C., which was held Monday and Tuesday. Every council in the state, numbering fifty-two In all, was'represented and the usual form of business matters were discussed and voted up-' on. A banquet was given Tuesday evening at the German House to the 125 delegates, a ball also being given in connection. Upon a vote the delegates agreed to hold the next state meeting at Terre Haute. The meetings are held every year, usually during the month of May.

HAD HIS NOSE BROKEN. Dr. Clyde Baumgartner of Linn Grove Kicked by Horse. Clyde Baumgartner of Linn Grove, a young veterinary surgeon, was kicked in the face by a horse Monday afternoon and had his nose fractured, jHe will probably have a slight permajnenb scar from the accident. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartjner of Decatur and also a brother of |Miss Pearl Baumgartner, of this city. Bluffton News. INDIANA BRIEFS Items of Interest from Over State—Columbus Selects Booster Slogan, TO REBUILD SHOPS Destroyed by Fire at PeruBig Oil Well in Delaware County—Other Items. (United Press Service) Columbus, Ind., May 14—Columbus, Indiana's Pride,” is the local boosters' slogan. An aged darky, blind, and who had to get a relative to forward the motto, won the cash prize for the best city slogan. j Peru, May 14—The Chesapeake & ■Ohio railroad shops, destroyed by Are recently, are being rebuilt. Marlon, May 14—This city has a pulmotor, valuable life-saving device for inducing artificial respiration in accidents caused by electrical shock, gas fumes, drowning and pneumonia.

Muncie, May 14—What is said to be ( the biggest oil gusher ever found in Indiana was shot recently by Louis Freidmann, near Salem. It is bringing 500 barrels a day. J Kokomo, May 14—The Indiana Rail-' ,ways & Light company has asked the board of county commissioners to join j jwith it in the construction of a new ; bridge at Ohio street. The present j structure was weakened by the re-' . cent floods. — Anderson, May 14—The “feade in' I Anderson” Industrial Exposition and j ‘home-coming week is scheduled for May 31 to June 7. Ixigrange—James H. Greene, prfn-' clpal of the high school at Garrett,! succeeded John M. Geiser as auperln-1 jtendent of the Lagrange public! schools. ( | | Evansville. May 14 —Ministers aroused by the decision of “business- ' men” juries which freed resort. keepers, are Inaugurating a new antl- ( vlce crusade that has for Its object nothing short of the wiping out of the segregated district. ; l I I Columbus. May 14—Ministers are taking an active part in the local election campaign. In pulpit addresses the churchmen arc urging that only ’ good men be nominated. ' i i Gary, May 14 —The latest decision in the attempt of local saloon keepers - to get cheaper licenses was Judge V. 1 S. Reiter's of the supreme court, re-I fusing to force the city to grant II- ■ censes for S2OO instead of SSOO. Gary ’ saloons figured in sensational special 1 legislature during the state legislature/ session. j - - k I ■ Michigan City, May 12—Each inmate of the state prison wore a white j carnation on Mother’s Day. The Iflowers were presented by friends of the prison chaplain. Rev. O. L. Kip-! linger, who started the custom three years ago. O--CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the neighborsand friends for their assistance during our bereavement, occasioned by the Illness and death of our husband and father, George Sproul. MRS. GEORGE SPROUL. MR. AND MRS. JACOB J. DRAKE. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Poutin' ain’t popular, but th' thing t' > do, nevurtheless is t’ hold back from sayin' things till y’ git ovur yer mad. I

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DIED FROM GOITER Raymond Coffee, Formerly of This City, Died While Being Operated Upon IN LOS ANGELES. CAL. — Word Was Received Here by Mrs. Cal Robison, Sister of the Deceased. — A telegram informing Mrs. Cal Robison of the sudden death of her brother, Raymond Coffee, of Los Angeles, Cal., was received in this city about 8 I 'clock Tuesday evening. The message read that Raymond died about 2:30 'o’clock while on the operating table in the Los Angeles hospital. The sad news came as a great shock to her, and also to the many friends of Raymond, as he was well known among the I younger set. No cause was given for I his death, only that the operation was j being held for goiter. It was not until I a short time ago that the growth caus■ed any trouble for Raymond. It kept ■on growing worse and about a month [ago he was forced to give up his position in on® of the drug stores in Los Angeles. A week ago he entered a Los Angeles hospital for treatment, ( but the goiter had grown so large that nothing but an operation would help j relieve his suffering, or give him any .chance for recovery. He therefore subhitted to the doctor’s knife Tuesday. The result was that it ended in [ his death. Raymond left here last OcI tober with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Coffee, and family for Los Angeles, where they have been making their home since, and little did he think at that time that he would not be able to return to Decatur and see his friends again. He was seventeen years old last February, and was the second eldest son of Jerry Coffee. He is survived by the parents and brothers and sister in Los An[geles and Mrs. Cal Robinson of this [city. No further news has been received and funeral arrangements are not known. I

ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. te. J. Bailey Left Today for Westfield, N. Y. —Will Take Baths AT THE SANITARIUM Bob Galbreath Suffering from Injury to Eye— Struck by Wood. Mrs. E. J. Bailey and daughter, Leota, left this morning for Westfield, N. Y., where they will visit with Mrs. : Bailey’s sister, Mrs. Jennie Clever. While gone, Mrs. Hailey, who has been ■in ill health, will take the baths and other special treatment at Westfield. They will be met at Marion, Ohio, by Mrs. Jennie Furman, who will accom pany tl|om to Westfield. Bob Galbreath Is suffering from a very badly Injured eye caused by that member being struck by a piece of wood which he was cutting. One end:’- ! o f the wood flew up directly in Mr. Galbreath’s left eye, cutting a gash beneath. but fortunately not injuring the eye itself. The flesh is badly bruised* and Is very painful necessitating the wearing of a bandage. Frank Kurber. who is ill of paralysis. lis reported as being somewhat bettef today. o STATE G. A. R .ENCAMPMENT. Fourteen or fifteen of the local G. ; A. R. members will attend the state G. A. R. encampment to be held In Indianapolis, beginning next Tuesday. That city will royally entertain the soldiers and efforts will be made tc make this encampment the best ever. The Misses Bessie and Altlff cent returned today noon to thei: home at Monroeville after a visit wit the William Barrone family. i ’