Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 118.

COURT HOUSE NEWS John Stark Found Not Guilty of Illegal Voting and Was Discharged. PROBATE MATTERS Case Received Here on a Change of Venue from Wells County. A case has been received in the Adams circuit court on change of Venue from Wells county. The case is entitled James L Snodgrass vs. The Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railway company and is to collect |2W damages for nineteen hogs killed by a train on the railway. The plaintiff asserts the railroad did not keep its fence repaired, thus allowing away for the stock to get out on the railroad, during Angust and September 1912. Real estate transfers: Chas. E. Chatlain et al. to Dyonls Schmitt, lot 853, Decatur, S7OOO. The Anal report of Ferguson Peoples, administrator of the Sarah J. Peoples estate, was approved, and the admlnistf«or discharged. James F. Keifer, administrator, Bled his Anal report in the Joseph Hakes estate, which was approved. He was then discharged. The current report of Jerry Barkley, guardian of Rollie Daniel, was approved. The final report in the matter of the Russell Ix>ng et al. drain was approved and the superintendent of construction discharged. Tn the case of Abe Boch et al. vs The Chicago & Erie Railway Co., a demurper to complaint was filed. Marriage licenses were issued to Charles Kinnell, machinist, of Milwaukee, Wis., born December 31, 1882, son of Joseph Kinnell, to wed Mada Stalter, seamstress, born May 2, 1887, daughter of Abraham Stalter. Also to Harvey Egly, oil worker, born September 19, 1891, son of Abraham Egly, to wed Addella Moser, born May 19, 1894, daughter of Jo|in S. Moser.

John Stark, the Rex theater man, charged with illegal voting, was discharged this morning, Judge Merryman finding him not guilty. The* trial ■was held yesterday, the matter being taken under advisement until this this morning. The charge hinged upon whether Decatur or Celina is his SHOW A BIG GAIN. By noon today, all assessors' sheets had been reported to County Assessor George Gentis, except that of Root township. The greater number of assessment sheets are totaled .showing a big gain over that of last year. This is attributed to the fact that the assessment this year was taken at threefourths the true eash value. The sheets will be sent to Indianapolis for binding and will be returned here by the first Monday in June, when the board of review begins its work. In some of the townships the assessments are considered high and in others low, and these will bp equalized when the board meets. According to the figures taken off the sheets by Mr. Gentis, the following valuation of personal property, the gain and additional improvements, are shown (this does not include corporation assessments, which are made by the state, or the townships whose sujfis were not totaled) :

1913 GainAdd.Tmp. Vnion $203,445 $32,000 $ 3,620 Preble 353,120 56,050 990 Washington. 289,325 40,400 7,920 Monroe .... 424,050 65,280 4,230 French 222,020 23,520 2,800 Hartford ... 325,560 27,000 2,370 Jefferson ... 201,055 58,415 1,145 Berne * 384,410 16,425 11,540 Monroe Cor. 79,180 10,720 4,035 John H. Schults, local agent for the John Hancock Mutual and the National Casualty Insurance companies, has rented office room with Attorney Will Hammell over the Vance & Hite clothing store, and will conduct his office at that place from now on. >

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baccalaureate services. Will be Held at the Methodist Church Tomorrow Evening. Attention is again called to the bac- < alaureate services tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the M. E. church for the high school graduates. The Rev. L- 1 Hessert will deliver the sermon and the service will be a union one. The program in full follows: Prelude—Organist. Invocation—Rev. Wm. H. Gleiser. Anthem— Zion Awake (M. Coste)— M. E. Choir. Hymn—No. 355. 3criptur e Reading—l Cor. 1:18-31— Rev. L. W. Love. Prayer—Rev. J. H. IRHllng. Anthem—Savior Like a Shepherd, Lead Us—Charles H. Gabriel. Announcements and Offertory. Hymn—No. 506. Sennon— "The Basis of Christian Character"JJude 20 and 21—Rev. L. C. Hessert. Soprano Solo—" Plains of Peace”— D’Auvergen Barnard—Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. Benediction—Rev. R. Ball. FOUR MEN DEAD German Exploration Expedition to Arctic Regions Proves to be Fatal. SENDS FOR TROOPS

Mayor Hunt Sends for State Militia to Settle Street Car Strikers. Christiana, May 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four members of the German Artic exploration expidition under Lieutenant Schrader Stranz are known to be dead and the Lieutenent is missing according to information received from the north. Two men were drowned, one man frozen to death, and the other died from sickness according to a wireless received from the Norwegian party in search of the Germans. The German expidition started last June . Washington, D. C., May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“War scares, reports that this government is facing a crisis on account of the California-Ja-pen situation and is preparing for an international struggle, the repeated charges that the truth is being withheld and the public deceived by the administration are justified only as far as the public will permit itself to be mislead by image making powers of the unscrupulous portion of trusts." His patience having expired by answer ing these questions and by these stories, Secretary of Navy Daniels today gave vent to his feeling in the above statement. Cincinnati, Ohio, May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mayor Hunt at 11:30 today sent a telegram to Adjutant General Wood at Columbus, demanding that state troops be sent to Cincinnati at once on account of tho street car strike. Governor Cox earlier in the day refused to send troops. ——- New York, N. Y., May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Rt. Rev. Wm. C. Doane, protestasit Episcopal bishop of Albany and dean o? the house of Bishops of that church, died suddenly early today in his apartments at the Manhatten hotel. He led the fight against divorce in this country and was instrumental in prohibiting the marriage by Episcopal bishops of divorced couples. He was born In Boston, 1842.

Havana, Mayl7— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Domingo Rosslllo, using a bi-plane without floats, today won the SIO,OOO aviation race from Key West to Havana. The contest was open only to Cubans. MRS. WIBLE'S FUNERAL SUNDAY. Mrs. Emma Overmlde Wible died at her home in Geneva, Wednesday morning aged 53 years, 10 months and 5 days. The funeral services will b e conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian church *t West Liberty and Interment will follow in Gravel Hill cemetery, Bryant. The services will be in charge of the Rev. Kemp of North Manchester.

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IS AGAINST WARD Supreme Court Affirms Decision of Adams Circuit Court in Judgment AGAINST WILL WARD In Fine of S2OO and from Two to Fourteen Years in State’s Prison. Circuit Court Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke this morning received from J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme court, a letter giving the opinion of the supreme court in the case of the State vs. William Ward, In which the judgment of the Adams circuit court was affirmed. The judgment against Ward was rendered here October 12, 1912* upon the verdict of the jury which found him guilty of conspiracy to steal. The judgment against him is a S2OO fine and a term of from two to fourteen years in the state's prison at Michigan City. It will be remembered that Ward appealed his case, and has been out of jail under bond since that time. The supreme court notes on the decision as given in the Indianapolis Star this morning say: (1) Appellant was tried for conspiring with others and Inducing S. to pay $lO "to join a secret society,” whereby he could get $3,000 perfect counterfeit money in return for S6OO good money. In pursuance to the plan S. was taken to Toledo, Ohio, induced to give up the S6OO and to flee to' Indiana to await delivery of the $3,000, which never came. Most of the assignments of errors relate to matters of trial which could properly only be brought through motion for n© wtrial, so they can Hot be considered. (2) The grounds for appellant’s motion to quash not being in the record cannot be considered, nor is any defect shown in appellant’s brief. (3) The motion for new trial not being in appellant’s brief, the questions under it will not be considered.” (Continued on Page 2) FOR BIG PICNIC Sunday School Workers Will Meet Here in German Reformed Church.

TO MAKE PLANS For Union July Fourth Picnic—Will Meet Next Friday Morning. With the Fourth of July oaiy seven weeks distant, the Adams County Sunday school association is already considering plans for making the big unnion picnic of that day an unprecedented success. The aid of all is enlisted to do so and on next Friday morning. May 23, a meeting will be held in the Sunday school room of the German Reformed church in this city. This will be held at 9 o’clock. All Sunday school superintendents, pastors and other Sunday school workers are invited to come and help make the arrangements for the big picnic. For several years Fourth of July picnics have been held by the Sunday school association of the southern part of the county at Berne, but an effort will be made this year to make it a county picnic. The idea is a good one and all will doubtless do what they can to make it a success. The call for the meeting here has been issued by Jesse Rupp, county president, in behalf of the association. GREETED WITH HISSES. (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind., May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A storm of hisses from the audience greeted Otis Fisher when he took the stand to deny the charges that he had jeered Doris Underwood. Judge Sturgis threatened to clear the court room if the performance was repeated. Evidence was completed at 10 o'clock this morning and attorneys made the opening argument in the case.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, May 17, 1913

TWO ROUTES CHANGE. The Bluffton Banner says: “Through a petition from John Klpfer and others, living northeast of Vera Cruz, the postoffice department has changed the rural route No. 4, Harry Sharpe, carrier, and a number of patrons will be changed to Monroe Route No. 1. Likewise a similar number will be changed to Mr. Sharpe's route. Formerly the residents in the neighborhood of the John Kipfer home had no delivery service, while the residents who are to be changed to the Monroe route are all on bad roads. The following, starting Friday, get their mail over the Monroe route: Jonas Strahm, Paul Geisel, John M. Kaehy, John Tonner, Joel Gerber, John Mailer, Orel Gilliom. Among those who will be changed from Monroe to Bluffton No. 4 are: ohn Klpfer, Joel Klpfer, Will Klpfer, Daniel Kipfer, John Baumgartner and Tobias Steffen.

ARRAY OF ORATORS Men of National Fame Will Discuss Farm and Rural Life. ATTEND FROM HERE Thoughtful Men and Women of Indiana Will Meet June 3 and 4. What Prof. G. I. Christie, of Purdue university says is the greatest army of orators that has ever been heard on farming subjects in Indiana is that which makes up the program for the state conference on agriculture and country life in Indiana, which meets at Indianapolis June 3 and 4 under the auspices of the Indiana Bankers’ association. The programs afe now being distributed from the Indianapolis headquarters of the conference, 501 Chamber of Commerce. There areto be five sessions, three on Jun e 3 and two on the day following. Charles L. Goodbar, of Crawfordsville, chairman of the bankers’ commitee on agriculture, which called The conference, will open the sessions ■with an explanation of what the conference proposes to accomplish. Governor Ralston will speak on “The Relation of the State to Agricultural Development.” Other speakers the first day will be T. A. Coleman of Rushville, secretary of the Federation of Indiana Agricultural Associations; H. J. Waters, president of the Kansas Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas; W. G. Edens, president of the Central Trust Co., Chicago; D. F. Malsh, of Frankfort, president of the Indiana Federation of Agricultural associations.

The evening sessions of June 3 will be on popular subjects. Dr. Albert B. Storms, pastor of the Central Avenue M. E. church, Indianapolis, and for six years president of the lowa State university of Agriculture, will speak on "The Church as a Factor In*Qountry Life." S. W. Jordan, country agricultural agent at Sedalia, Mo., and one of the leading farming experts of the country, will discuss “Educating Boys and Girls for Country Life.” Speakers of wide fame will be heard on Thursday morning and afternoon. Dr. W. E. Stone, president of Purdue university, will speak on “Votmtlonal Education;’’ Prof. A. G. Graham of Ohio State university, on "Education for the Farm;” Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, president of the Indiana Home Economics Association, “Educaition for Home Making.” One of the chief subjects to come before the conference will be "Farm Credits.” The speaker will be George Woodruff, president of the First National bank, Joliet, 111., who became an authority on financial help for farmers while serving on the U. S. government commission which made a long tour of Europe to study the methods of banks in that country in giving credits to farmers. The Indications are that the conference will be attended by hundreds of the thoughtful men and women of Indiana who are interested in the general educational, social and business phases of rural life. The sessions will be open to the public without charge. Mrs. C. L. Melbers will return this evening from Rome City. Mrs. John Cook of Fort Wayne stopped off here for a short visit with Mrs. Shafer Petersen. She was enroute to St. Louis, Mo.

DIED AT PORTLAND Mrs. Maud Hendricks Hughson, Adams County Girl, Succumbs Today to A LONG ILLNESS Died Early This Morning from Tuberculosis—Many Relatives Here. Mrs. Walter Kauffman, was apprized this morning, of the death of her cousin, Mrs. Maude Hendricks Hughson, which occurred at two o’clock this morning at the home of her father, John Hendricks at Portland. Mrs. Hughson had been ill a long time of tuberculosis. She •was about thirtyfour years old, and was born and reared in Monroe. Later she went with her parents to Portland to live. They spent several of the later years in Calfornla, for the benefit of her step-moth-er, Mrs. John Hendrick’s health. Mrs. Hendricks, who was also afflicted with tuberculosis, died in California a year or so ago, and the family, including Mrs. Hughson, returned last summer to Portland. Mrs. Hughson's husband Frank Hughson, of Portland, a well known lawyer, died two years ago last January, since which time she has lived with her parents. During Mrs. Hughson’s last serious Illness, her two children, Esther, aged four, and Mary, aged three, were sent in March to Mr. Hughson’s parents’ home in Wisconsin, where they now are. Besides her children and father, she leaves two step-sisters, Ruby and Garnet. Miss Ruby is one of the graduates of the Portland high school this year, the commencement being next week. The death of her step-sister, will be a sad break in the festivities incidental to t)»e commencement week. The funeral will be held Monday morning at ten o’clock at the home. Mrs. Kauffman and other relatives from here will go. | Mrs. Hughson is very well known in Decatur and the county.

TOMORROW S GAME I — Marion Colored Giants vs. Shamrocks in a Hardfought Battle. WILL BE FAST GAME i i Shamrocks Composed of Allstar Players Who Know Every Turn in Game. Tomorrow’s base ball game between the Marion Colored Giants and the Shamrocks at th© local ball park will be one of the fastest and most exciting games of ball to be played this season. The local boys have been practicing hard all week and are confident of taking away the high score. On the other hand the Giants are just as confident of securing the victory and getting revenge for the last game of tost year, and all In all th© game promises to furnish all the excitement that an ordinary man san stand in one day. Ault and Johns will serve as the battery for the Shamrocks and their splendid work needs no commendation. Baxter, on first, Linn on second, and Buffenbarger on third base, will greatly hinder the visitors from se- ; curing a resting place on their re- i spective bases. Coffee as short stop will be one of the features of the game. Johns in left field, Engle in center, and Smith in right field are always on the job and will stop everything coming their way. Don’t forget this will be one of the best games of the season and will start promptly at ( 3 o’clock. Price of admission will be the same litle old twobits. A. M. HOOTMA NTO SPEAK. Elder G. T. Burk of the Christian church ,has received word from A. M. Hootman, a Christian minister of South Bend, that he will b e here a week from tomorrow, Sunday, May 25, to preach.

FISH-HOOK IN FINGER. Elmer Koenemann Manages to Catch Own Finger Instead of Fish. While fishing with his brother yesterday afternoon along the banks of th® St. Mary’s river, Elmer, ten-year-old son of Henry Koenemann, met jWlth. an accident that will leave him with a very sore finger for a week or so. Elmer had just put a fresh “worm" on his hook and was preparing to cast it into the river. His brother, however, was standing on the line, and instead of the line sailing Into the water it slipped through Elmer’s hand and the hook buried itself in the middle finger of the right hand. He was hurried to a physician, who proceeded to extricate It. Every precaution was taken to prevent poisoning setting in, and It is thought that outside of being very sore for a few days, the finger will heal all right. A GRANDSUCCESS Was Annual Recital of St. Agnes Music Academy Students. AT K. OF C. HALL :Rev. Wilken Presents Gold Medal and Grade Certificates to Students.

At the close of the annual St. Agnes ( Music Academy students’ recital at < the Knights of Columbus hall Friday i ' evening, Miss Alma Ayres received a 1 gold medal for having completed the ' 'course in music, while a large number ( of other students received certificates ; for the completion of the different grades. The presentation of these ' j was made by the Rev. Theodore Wilk- ( en, who mad© a few choice remarks , as he did so. The hall was very com- : fortably filled with an admiring audi- . ence, which followed each number of the players through, with a sympathetic attention. The players showed (remarkable progress and with excel- - lent technic, and a thorough under- , standing of the art of music, brought , out the thought of the composer, with remarkable skill. There were two pianos, these being Packards, furnished 'by th e Yager Bros. & Reinking company, and both pianos were used the greater part of the time. There were ■instrumental solos, duets, trios, quartets and vocal solos and duets, from .the best composers. Among th© piano (numbers rendered, were those by the following players, many of who ap|Peared several times: The Misses ! Esther Evans, Matilda Helman, Stella Braun, Frances Kessler, Marcella , Kuebler, Jessie Holthouse, Lillian < .Keller, H. Starost, Alma Ayres, H. Da- ( |vis, Germain Christen, M. Mylot, Mary , len Gass, W. Kitson, V. Ervin, Naomi Durkin, Ireta and Gladys Butler, Mary , Aurand, F. Helm and Naomi Helm. • Two vocal duets by Mrs. J. Q. Nep- ; tune and sister, Miss Marie Kintz, with ■ piano accompaniment by Miss Esther ! Evans were very good, and charm- ] ingly rendered. The little costume song, “I’d Like to be Like Grandma," , was very well given Indeed, by little Margaret Moran. Not only was the 1 song well sung, but her acting, free from affectation was given with a nat-' uralness that could not have been j done by many an older person. Four little boys. Masters Schmitt, ’ Bosse, Lichtle and Costello, dressed ( as “darkey” boys, brought down the , house with their negro melody, ”0 i Boys Carry Me ’Long.” Miss Esther , Evans accompanied them on the pl- . ano. The entire program brought ' forth applause, and the evening was a delightful one. Carnations were used in the room decorations. o RETURN TO CANADA. George Glass, employed for about four years by the Schafer Saddlery (company, will return to Peterboro, Canada, to live. * Mr. and Mrs. Glass i expect to leav© Decatur Monday morning, and will stop off In Chicago for a short visit. Attorney Lee Hartzell of Ft. Wayne was a business visitor here today. Burt Mangold will leave for Indianapolis next Tuesday, where he will attend the meeting of the State Dental ■ association, which will be held there . May 20, 21 and 22. His office during this time will be closed.

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FOR THE SENIORS Was Charming Banquet and Party Given by the Junior Class at C. B. L. OF I. HALL Program Followed Banquet —Clever Comedietta Was Given by Class. With charming surroundings, clever hosts and hostesses and congenial 'guests, the reception given last evenling by the high school juniors to the senior class, the high school faculty and the school board and their wives, will pass into history as one of the ■ brightest and best. To begin with the I place was an ideal one for a social function. This was the new C. B. L. of I. hall. The large room, with its white ceilings, supported by palest yellow pillars and columns, with pedestals holding potted ferns and flower[lng plants, was an ideal one for the entertainment of the large company of one hundred. Dog-wood blossoms j fairly covered the walls, while the I overhead beams, the pillars and pedestals furnished fastenings for the drapery and network of the streamers in the junior class colors, pink and green. At the front of this main hall was the reception room, given over to the high school colors of purple and gold. Streamers of these colors cur-

tained the bay window off into an alcove, pedestials for jardenieres of spring flowers in the high school colors, and the other handsome furnishings with innumerable wall pennants, made this room of marked beauty. Receiving th© guests hero were the Misses Veda Hensley, Dorothy Dugan, Mabel Harb and Edna Steele. The party opened with the banquet at 8:30 o’clock. In the main hall were tables arranged in open rectangular form, around three walls. Down the center of the white cloth ran a fragrant, pink-flowering vine, with green leaves, and at each cover was laid a bunch of the senior’s class flower, the sweet pea. The banquet was in three courses and the Artman & Hess case catered. Between the courses, toasts were given. Frank Lose, the class president, presided as toastmaster. Miss Florence Cowan gave a toast, “To the Seniors.” Bob Peterson responded for the seniors, his toast being “Ta the Juniors.” Professor Worthman gave "Fatherly Advice,” and Miss Frances Dugan, "To the I-ast of Things.” O. L. Vance gave "Something Funny,” and Professor Rice gave a very good impromptu talk. At one end of the long hall, in a bank of flowers, stood the piano, and there. Miss Celia Andrews presided, furnishing sweet, soft music during the entire course of the banquet. The menu was excellently prepared by the case chef, James Russell, and served in faultless style by tho waiters, In full dress suits. They were James Artman, Mr. and Mrs. James Russell and Olin Baker. The menu follows: Queen Olives Spring Radishes Fillet of White Fish Saratoga. Chips Assorted Cold Meats • with Potato Salad Parkerhouse Potatoes Sliced Tomatoes California Fruit Punch Fruit Salad Ice Cream Assorted Cakes Coffee The ice cream was in the class colors, green and pink, and was served with white rose bouquet garniture. Following the banquet the main hall was cleared for the fine program. The junior class of thirty-nine students has much fine musical, literary and dramatic talent, and the program was furnished wholly by them, as follows: I Piano duet, Celia Andrews and Mabel I Harb; vocal solo, "The Rose In the Garden,” Gladys McMillen; vocal solo, “The Smugglers,” Glen Neptune; piano trio, Germaine Coffee, Grace Butler, Veda Hensley; vocal solo, Cecil i Andrews; piano solo, Dorothy Dugan; piano duet, Crystal Kern and Irma • ( Houk; vocal duet, Glen Neptune and .Jesse Cole. After the class play came I the farewell song to the seniors. By far the hit of the evening was a clever i little comedietta in one act entitled, |“A Case of Suspension.” < The stage ■ for this was arranged at one side of • the front of the main hall. The parts I of Dorothy, Alice and Mildred, young » ladles of the seminary, were taken by > Lulu Brown. Caroline Gerber and Rtoonwea. oa Page X)