Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 117.

HAS MONEY LEFT ’Governor J ai <on Expends $74,539.89 For Flood Relief Purposes. MILITIA ON GUARD Attempts to Lynch Prisoner At Forth Worth Repulsed by State Militia. || Indianapolis, Ind., May 16—(Special ■to Daily Democrat) -Up to date (|,vfcrnor Ralston has expended for flood Belief purposes, $74,539.89 and has a ■lair sized balance in the relief fund. I Loe Angles, Cal., May 16—(Special Mo Daily Democrat)—Clarence F. Darwill probably never be tried again o charges of bribery connected »ith the trial of the McMamara case Bras thb general belief here today fol■swing the action of Attorney Ford in Darrows indictment off the calander. The case is now withlut a date and it is expected the District Attorney will hush the charges. ■ Fort Worth, Tex.. May 16-(Speclal Daily Democrat)— Two companies R'®*’ state militia are still on guard *oaround the county jail following p •overal atempts last night of lynchptog Tom Lee, slayer of two patrolmen, mob used 9o pound of railroad in an effort to break through i tl> windows but the police overpowerafter some fighting. Lee attempted suicide is reported to | >a e been taken to another jail. Frop■fty to the damage of $25,000 was done ■Ks th e roiters last night. I ■Cincinnati. Ohio. May 16— (Special ■to Daily Democrat)—Three street < ■ ■lii> s out of forty were in operation ■>day and these were heavily guard[fo hy policemen. A parade of twenty union men was held this aftfollowed by a mass meeting ■n the ball park for the strikers. In ■h announcement of the strike leadrs union recognition does not necmean the closed shop and ■HI! be opened to renewed negotitaBP 0 '' 19 ■I Patterson, N. J., May 16—(Special Mf 1 Daily Democrat) —A two days strike of all the workers tn this city is being planned for by Jy 1 ' J- "’’■ leaders of the silk striker as a protest against the convic--#or of leader Patrick Quinlin on ■larges of Inciting a rolt. FUNERAL AT HOME. Change in Services for the Little Wagoner Babe. change has been made in the f iB^ 1 ' services for little Annis Lusarah sixteen-months-old daughter ■ Mr. and Mrs. David Wogoner. Inttbad of being heltT at the Presbytertan church, the services will be held at ttb home on First street Saturday astern at 2:30 o'clock. The babe passaway Wednesday evening from ♦looping cough and complications, congestion of the brain. Be■B? ■ the parents an elder brother, griZve for their loss. prß— <>-- — - MRS. SELLEMEYER WILL SING. ■■change in the music-I pr< ,tn for the baccalaureate servi.es Sun.hr. talannounced. Instead of the last bjtatn as announced, Mrs. Sellemt yer Will Inga soprano solo, “Plains of ■■ce" by D’Auvergen Barnard. Bthe high school junior class bad a Jolly informal “spread'' yesterday noon in the commercial class room, ! the Kaculty joining with them in Hie thKe-course dinner, and the very good time that went with it. Miss Ruth Leys. presided as toastmlstress and between the courses, toasts were given as follows: “To the Faculty," Mabel BHarb: “to the Hoys," Caroline Gerber: “To the Girls," Cecil Cole: "Mbewell to Those Who Leave Us,” i«Me Cole: “To the Juniors,” Taylor Long; "To Those Who Never Went to Schoo i ’ Dorothy Dugan; “To the Atbletea,’’ Glen Neptune; “To Our Class Colors (pink and green), Ruth #SMfgI.T “To Our Future.” Harriet Wilder. The affair was also a sort of * rejgnion, for several of those present ■Will not be with the class next year. Miss (Crystal Kern will go with her Tartmts to Van Buren to live, and ®M>neth Vancll, to Lafayette.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MOVING TO THE CITY. C. Duke, chief engineer at the interurban power house, and his assistant, -Mr. Verblck, both of Rushville, have moved their families to this city. They have leased the Miller residence, formerly the Levi Barkley property on inchester street, recently sold to Ruins Soldner of Berne. Dr. Elizabeth burns ami her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Brothers, who have resided here a year or so, have moved to the Dorwin homestead, corner of First and Monroe streets, vacated by the C. R. Dunn family, who have gone to Bluffton. NAME ASSISTANTS Committee for Observance of Decoration Day Appointed and Approved BY THE G. A. R. POST Memorial Day is Just Two Weeks from Today—The Flags Here for Graves.

Decoration Day is just two weeks from today. To prepare for the proper observance of this day, elaborate plans are being carried out by the G. A. R .of this city and its auxiliary. A general committee on arrangements includes D. K. Shackley, Thomas Mallonee, J. R. Parrish, Samuel Chronister and Ezra Cutting. This committee appointed sub-committees to assist them in the work, and their action was approved at Thursday evening’s meeting of the post. A special ' session will be held next week to prepare the program in full. The memorial sermon will be given Sunday morning, May 25, at the Methodist I church by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. The memorial address on Decoration day will be given by Rev. Goodwin of Rich Valley, formerly of the Decatur U. B. church. The flags for the decoration of the graves under the jurisdiction of this post, have already arrived. ! The following sub-committees were ‘approved Thursday evening: Evergreens—L. N. Grandstaff, G. B. Cline, Jacob Railing. Flowers—Mrs. J. Helm, Mrs. J. ' Hower, Mrs. C. T. Rainied. Vocal Music —Dr. J. Q. Neptune. Instrumental Music—J. R. Parrish. Finance —Mr. Joe Hower. Automobiles —S. B. Fordyce, Cal Peterson, W. 11. Myers, Eugene Runyon. Invitation—Mrs. E. Eady, Mrs. Sam Chronister, Mrs. C. T» Rainier. Reception—T. W. Mallonee, M. Wertzberger, Sam Chronister. Decoration —Hugh Hite, Chaif. Teepie, John Parrish, Mrs. Wertzberger, , Mrs. Agnes Andrews. V. D. BELL SUES. , y

Vincent D. Bell, the well known ICraigville citizen, today brought suit lin circuit court to foreclose a mortgage on Craigvllle property on which is located a store room, which has ichanged hands many times In the past Ifew months. The defendants in the isult are as follows: Amos-T. Mollen!hour, Mary A. Mollenhour, of Kosciusko county: Elmer and Ettle Klopfenstine, of Elkhart county; Orval Roberts. Marshall county, and John A. Martz and Beatrice Martz, of Wells county. The defendant asks judgment in the sum of SI,BOO, the foreclosure of the mortgage and an order of sale from the court. The complaint alleges that Mollenhour borrowed $1,500 from the plaintiff on April 18, '1912, and the plaintiff was insured by the mortgage on Cralgville lots. Nos. 42 and 43, on which is located the store room. Mr. Bell says that Mollonhours sold the property to Gertrude C. and Clyde H. Metsker, August 24, 1912, and they sold it to James C. Adair, December 3, 1912. Klopfenstlne assumed the mortgage and in April, 1913, he sold the real estate to John A. Martz. Orval Roberts holds a junior mortgage, the complaint states, and for this reason he is made a party to the suit. The complaint says the premises are inadequate and not sufficient for the debt, and also says the store room is unoccupied at the present time. The plaintiff asks judgment In the sum of SI,BOO, a foreclosure of his mortgage and an order for the sale of the property. Frank Gordon is the plaintiff's attorney.—Bluffton Banner.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

FELL FROM WAGON John Faurot, Middlebury, Ohio, Blacksmith, Suffers Fracture of Ankle. WHILE IN DECATUR Horses Started to go and Threw Mr. Faurot from Back End of Wagon. John Faurot, a blacksmith of Middlebury, Ohio, had the misfortune of receiving a fractured ankle Thursday afternoon while doing some shopping in the city. About 4:30 Mr. Faurot had driven with a horse and light spring wagon to the Carroll warehouse to make pome purchases. He was arranging Xhem in the rear end of the wagon with his face toward the front, when from some unexplained cause, the horse started to walk away. This overbalanced Mr. Faurot and threw him heavily to the brick pavement. Witnesses to the accident quickly carried him to the office of Dr. Miller, where it was foupd he had receive a Potts fracture of the left ankle. Mr. Fourot is a man of about fifty-five years, and it will undoubtedly require several weeks to heal the fracture. The horse was stopped in front of the Gregory and McKinna store and taken in charge by friends of the injured man. An automobile was secured from the Holthouse Garage and he was removed to his home last evening.

RARE GOOD LUCK Os Miss Vera Moore, Daughter of Charles Moore, Formerly of Decatur WINS TRIP AS PRIZE Will go to California for a Months’ Leaving x July Fifth. Mrs. B. W. Sholty is in receipt of the Daily Arizona Gazette, published at Phoenix, Arizona which tells of the good fortune that befell an Adams county girl, Miss Vera, eldest daughter of Charles Moore, and eldest granddaughter of the late T. R. Moore of this city. In a popular girl voting contest recently put on by the Gaeztte, Miss Vera won the first prize in her district, and in thus one of the nine district winners who will be entitled to a trip and a month’s stay at Santiago, Cal. The party of nine will be chaperoned by Mrs. C. N. Ferry and will have their headquarters at the IT. S. Grant hotel at Santiago, one of the finest hotels of that city, while they will enjoy many side trips to points of interest. The party will start July 5. Besides this Miss Moore won a $25 diamond ring and pearl broach as a third prize; a sls shopping bag in a special collection prize; and all contestants receive ten per cent of the collections they gathered. Miss Moore, who will be eighteen years of age in June, was born in Blue Creek township, this county. The family has lived in Arizona for ten years. They live on a forty-acre ranch about seven miles from Phoenix, and Mr. Moore serves as a rural mail carrier out of that city. Mr. Moore was here last during his father's late illness and death. o K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday, May 19, a very important meeting of our councH will be held. Several questions that concern every member will come up for final action at this meeting. A date will be set for the coming Initiation; also committees appointed. Every brother should attend as this is very important. G. K. THE STORK’S STOP. Dorothy Marie is the name of the nine-pound girl bom this morning at £ o’clock to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reinking of Union township.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, May 16, 1913.

STARTS NEW SHOP. "Curley” Buffenbarger to Open Tin and Repair Shop at Hoagland. Hoagland Is to have a new business place in the nature of a tin and general repair shop, which will be owned by "Curley" Buffenbarger of this % City. Mr. Buffenbarger will open the new place of business Monday and will be assisted by D. A. Bainter. Both Mr. Buffenbarger and Mr. Bainter are experts in the tin and repair line, having been connected with the T. A. ta€onard in this city for a number of yehrs, and are fully qualified in the various lines of the work. During their business career in this city the gentlemen have made many acquaintances in the vicinity of Hoagland, who will be glad to learn of their new enterprise and their success is an assured fact.

WON STORY PRIZE Rex Sowle’s Story “Harry’s Moose,” Won Prize of Five Dollars OFFERED BY CITIZEN For Best Story Ever Written for the High School Booster—He’s a Senior. Last fall at the opening of the school year, a citizen, Interested in the high school, offered a prize of five dollars for the best story written for “The Booster,” the official paper of the high school. There is much good literary talent among the high school students, and many stories were written. On account of the limited space in The Booster, not all of these were published, but all were submitted to the’ judges, who were Dr. S. P. Hoffman, and the Misses Bess Congieton and Bertha Heller. The stories were submitted in typewritten form, and without the names of the authors, so that no possible favoritism could be shown, and ths judges be influenced by nothihg except the merit of the story itself. The judges conceded that the prize should go to the author of the story, “Harry’s Moose." This proved to be Rex Sowle, one of the Senior boys, many of whose excellent articles have appeared in the Booster from time to time, and from whom great things are expected. The prize offer is appreciated very much by the high school faculty and it is a great incentive to good work.

FIREMAN RESIGNS Ed Hurst Closes Service as Decatur Fireman Thursday Evening. * TWO ON THE FORCE Will Continue to do Work Alone for Awhile—\Vant Salaries Raised. Ed Hurst, who has served well as one of the firemen's force stationed at the headquarters at the city building, resigned Thursday evening. The two other members of the force—Henry Dellinger and Joe Kortenbrer —will continue to attend to the work alone for awhile. This wilt mean that both will be on duty at the headquarters twenty-four hours a day. A resolution will be brought up before the council, probably next Tuesday evening, for the raising of the salary of these employees .since the longer hours and more work will devolve upon them. Mr. Hurst will take a short vacation and will then take up the mason work. DEATH OF SMITLEY BABE. The baby boy born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Smitley of Thirteenth street, died this morning at 8 o'clock from exhaustion. A private funeral was held, burial being in Mt. Tabor cemetery. The mother was formerly Miss Viola Roop.

HOUSE FOR PUBLIC Combining Rest a Room, Gymnasium, Auditorium to be Built at Payne. IDEA IS A GOOD ONE Gives Public Their Money’s Worth and Suggestion Might be Good Here. The town of Payne, Ohio, is building a public building which will provide more comfort for the amount of money invested than do most of them. It is a combination rest room and public audltoriupZ The building will contain a rest room for ladies and a public reading room for men and women. The lower floor is to have a removable partition which will make room for public meetings. The second floor is to be arranged for public gatherings, such as farmers’ institutes, lectures, etc., and the basement is to be used as a gymnasium, banquet room, etc. All public meetings are to have free use of the building. When admission is charged then a fair rental must be paid. Much public interest has been aroused there in such a building and a meeting will be held tomorrow at which time Is is expected the details will be completed and the plans adopted. The building will be built at once. This little Ohio town is progressive and alive and they are solving a problem that has bothered larger towns for years.

G R & I EXCURSION Will Leave Decatur at 1:55 p. m. and Arrive at Winona Lake at 3:30 on SATURAY, MAY 31ST Fare from Here is $2.30 and Return — Tickets Good for Six Months. The Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad will run at least one special excursion train through this “'city during the summer. Such was the information obtained at the local office this morning. The excursion day set is for Saturday, May 31. The train will leave this city at 1:55 p. m. and arrive at Winona Lake at 3:30 p. m. The fare will be only $2.30, and return. These tickets will be good six months after date of sale on back. This news will be gladly received by the public, as many of the pleasure seekers, and those who want to take a day’s rest at this resort will take advantage of the excellent opportunities offered. There will not be any excursions to Rome City this summer, so far as the ticket agent here has been informed. - - , C. B. L. OF I. CONVENTION. Supreme Annual Convention in Fort Wayne May 20th.

Decatur members will bo Interested in the sup Mme annual convention of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana, to be held in Forj Wqyne next 1 Tuesday, May 20. William Harting j has been elected Decatur representa- ■ tive, and Miss Rose Colchin, alternate. John Starost, Joe Knape and others will also probably attend. The complete program follows: Monday evening, 8 to 9 o'clock, social hour for delegates and friends, in the parlors of the Centlivre hotel. Tuesday, 8 a. m., high mass at the ' Cathedral, Rev. Edward Mungovan communicant. Tuesday, 9 a. m., opening of conven-' tfon in K. of C. hall. Tuesday, 12:30 p. m. dinner at Centlivre hotel. Tuesday, 2 p. m., second session of convention. Tuesday, 8 p. m., banquet of Unity hall, above German-American Trust company, comer of Holman and Calhoun streets. Tuesday, 9:30 p. m., grand ball at the K. of C. hall, corner of Washington and Calhoun streets.

CUT RIGHT HAND. L. G. Kauffman o» the Schafer Saddlery company met with quite a serious and painful accident Thursday afternoon about 4 o’clock when he was cutting a wood with a very sharp knl(e. He was bringing the ; blade downward through the piece of • board, whqn it slipped, running the I blade along his hand between the thumb and finger, cutting a gash about an inch and a quarter long. He went I immediately to Dr. Coverdale’s office, where three stitches were required to hold the flingers together, and the ends of the arteries had to be tied to (keep back the flow wof blood.

A FREE LIBRARY For Every City, Town and Township in Adams County is Possible SAYS MRS. MORRIS Urges Clubs to Take Up the Movement and Advance the Cause. There is no reason on earth why every city, town and township in .Adams county should not have a free public library, if all the people of the county understood how the library laws of the state work. I Os course, everybody nowadays recognizes the need for public libraries. The library is the adult school, “the people’s university.” It is the place to which all classes of citizens may go ifor concrete facts, for general information, for inspiration and for entertainment —for pleasure and for profit. And what other public institution offers as much to all the people? ! But the cost! Yes, that’s the rub. jßut it isn’t really a very serious rub after all. It has been proven—is being proven every day in Indiana—that the per capita cost for maintaining a library is only a few cents — much less per year than many a man spends each month for tobacco. There are nearly 150 public libraries in Indijana, dozens of which are being supported by small towns and by town•ships. On e fine thing about the library laws of Indiana is that co-operation is possible between towns and townships and between one or more townships. This makes the maintenance of public libraries easy in many communities where it would otherwise be difficult. And the library service is good under such schemes, for it is customary now for a library that serves a rural community to establish little branch libraries in all the county school houses. In country stores, rural churches, etc., so that everybody can have easy access to the book collections. i The State of Indiana is so much interested in this proposition that it maintains a library department called the Public Library Commission —at 104 State House, Indianapolis—whose chief business is to answer questions and give free advice on the establishment and organization of . public libraries. I Club women especially should inter- , est themselves in local public library movements. It is at once a most practical thing and an aid to culture. As • Federation chairman of the Eighth district, I earnestly recommend that this matter receive early attention. T> no nnnl I it

Respectively, MRS. J. 11. NORRIS. ! IS NOW A MASON. _____ | L. L. Baumgartner Initiated—J. Glendening Here. . i John J. Glendening of Indianapolils. grand inspector of the Royal Arch Masons, visited with the local lodge last evening aricl left this morning for Indianapolis. The local chapter exemplified the work. Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner being the candidate. After the work was given, a smoker and enjoyable social good time were in order. ■■ ■ o COPIES OF 1913 ACTS. We still have a few copies of the Indiana acts of 1913, and any person | who has use for these laws are welcome to one of the books ts they will 'call at this office. If you need one call |at once, as they will soon be gone. j

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A BROADER SCOPE Os Knowledge Must be Acquired by Teachers Under the New Law. I I s HAMMER AND SAW i; And Pots and Pans Must > Play a Part in Their r Knowledge. Both town and rural school teachers are awakening to the fact that if I i they are to hold their positions they (must acquire some new qualifications, for lines of work which are entirely new to them must be taken up in the schools next fall when the vocational jlaw goes into operation. This fact, > too, is causing the township trustees, I county superintendents and other I school authorities a good deal of con'cern. All over Indiana the public and ijSchool officials are much interested in giving the schools a good start under the new law, but it is evident that the teachers will, during the coming summer, have to make diligent preparations for it if this kind of start is made. , I Since the law requires industrial ‘ I trades to be taught in town schools s and agriculture is to become a part of > the regular instruction in rural r schools, teachers who have largely giv.en their attention to “readin’, ritin’ and rithmatlc” will find much more Is '.going to be required of them. In ~ many city schools women will have > to become teachers in the use of the ( handsaw and other mechanical tools and young men and women teachers ’ who hold places in the rural schools •, will find that they must teach treatament of soils, seed testing and other ■ farming subjects. Under the new law ■ | too, men teachers in rural schools l will have to teach domestic science ■ and home economics, unless the • school authorities make provision for • special teachers who are' especially ■ trained in the subject. Altogether • the new law is going to upset old • traditions in Indiana schools. 1 The new law, too, which provides ’ for the appointment of expert farm- • ing agents in each county, is expect- ■ ed to turn country school houses into ■ real social centers, for among the many duties of these, agents will be ', to organize boys' and girls’ clubs, 1 farmers’ institutes, give lectures on • agricultural and country life topics, and all these affairs will be held at ’ the rural school houses. School officials and teachers over Indiana are now considerably in the dark as to how to proceed under the vocation law. This is one of the ‘reasons why the Indiana Bankers' association has called a state conference on agriculture and country life in Indiana, for June 2 and 4 at Indianapolis. The conference will, through many speakers, give the men and women In charge of the schools much information on how to make the new law successful in its operation. It is evident that the conference will be very largely attended by school officers and teachers to get this knowledge. The conference is to continue through five sessions, which will be opeq to the public without charge. When one nits down to a good country dinner, prepared by the buxom lassies of the farm, one wonders just what it is of domestic science that a teacher would pretend to impart to them. Purdue's Course. As a direct result of the agitation In Indiana during the j>ast few years for vocational education and tho passage of ‘the Stahl-Yarling vocational bill, which calls for tho teaching of agriculture, domestic science and manual training in the schools, beginning September 1, 1913, Indiana teachers are making preparations for the teaching of these subjects the coming year. In response to the announcement that vocational work w’ould be given at Purdue university, June 14-July 19, 1913, a large number of applications have ’ been received. Up to this time Inquir--1 ies and applications have been receiv|e from almost every county in tho 'state, showing that the interest is I widespread and that the attendance at I the summer school at Purdue will be 1 far beyond that of any previous school. Arrangements are made in the courses so that teachers can give their entire time to either domestic science, agriculture or manual traln(Gootlnaeu on Page Z)