Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 136.

ALUMNI TO ATTEND Graduates in This City of St. Joseph’s College Will Attend the Eighteenth t ANNUAL GRADUATING Exercises of Alma Mater on June 17 and 18—Notable i Speakers. Invitations have been received by the graduates In this city of St. Jos eph's college, Collegeville, Ind, from the faculty and graduating class to attend the eighteenth annual commencement exercises to be held on Tuesday 1

and Wednesday, June 17 and 18. A fine program has been arranged for the event and many from this city are planning to go as the exercises are numbered among the beet of any col’ege of It" sUe In the state On Tuesday a play entitled “The Dead Witness,” will be presented by the C. 1.. S., a society of the older members of the Institution. These plays are given in the college gymnasium, which la fitted up with a large and spacious stage. On Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock will be held the Rt Rev. Bishops mass. After that the baccalaureate address by the Hon. Henry F. Segfried of Indianapolis will be given. The class exercises, awarding of medals and diplomas and confering of degrees will also take place. A meeting of the alumni association will be about 10 o’clock. Five of Decatur’s young men, namely. Elmo Smith, Norbert Holthouse. Omer Niblick, Raymond Keller and George Baker, are now attending this place of learning and their parents will try to go for the commencement. St. Joseph's college had four hundred Students this year and Is rapidly growing to be one of the best institutions of learning in the state or counter, and has been the place where many of our boys have gone for an education. The graduates in this city of St. Joe are William Dowling, John Wemhoff, Felix Holthouse and Arthur Holthouse.

GO TO HUNTINGTON Decatur Pythian Sisters Left Today for Huntington to District Meeting. MRS. ORPHA ERWIN Will Give Response to Address of Welcome —Miss Leverton to Preside. A large number of Decatur Pythian Sisters left today for Huntington. There they will attend the third annual district convention neld there today in the K. of P. home. The morning session was devoted to the reception of delegates and visitors at the K. of P. home. A luncheon was served at the noon hour and 6 o’clock after the program of the afternoon a dinner will be served. Mrs. Orpha Erwin of this city is on the program for the response to th© address of welcome given by Mrs. J. D. Thomas >f Huntington. Miss Iva Leverton of Huntington, district deputy, will preside. Many of the grand officers are on the program. The convention will close with the evening session. The dictrict meeting was held here last year. Among those who left on the 1 1 o'clock train over the Erie were: Mesdames Frank Carroll, Dallas Hunslckor, D. H. Hunsicker, S. E. Hite, Fred Houser, Don Edwards, James Bain, Charles Elzey, O. L. Vance, D. B. Erwin, Beach, Fred Sellemeyer; the Misses Florine Edwards, Ireta Erwin. The post grand chief, who was entertained here over night by some of the Decatur ladies, accompanied them there. — ■ - —o — ‘ Mrs. J. 8. Bowers and daughters, Ruth and Esther, left this morning for Rome City where they will spend a few weeks vacation at their cottage and open it up for the summer.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ARRIVED AT DENVER. Mrs. Samuel Acker will Spend Summer In Sanitarium There. Mrs. Samuel Acker of Geneva who has spent the winter in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is Improving nicely and reports from her physicians are very tatorabie. She left last Friday for Denver, Colorado, arriving there Saturday evening. She is staying with a private family, until there is room In the St. Agn<|) sanitarium, nearby when she will enter. The sanitarium is one of the best in the country. It is located very near to the city, the cars running there furnishing the best ot accommodations. Miss Eva Acker who left here Wednesday will spend the summer In Denver, and attend the university, being near her sister-in-law. Friends here are anxiously awaiting the time when Mrs. Acker will have fully recovered and be able to return home.

HIRED A BURGLER I Head of Detective Bureau Buys Tools and Then Captures Reward. 1 ______ I TICKET AGENT KILLED I . And Assistant Thought to be Dying—Shot While at Work by Man. I — (United Press Service. New York, N. Y., June 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Deputy Com ml sI sioner Dougherty, head of the detective i bureau is alleged to have given $25 i with which to purchase burgler tools and to have paid a man SIOO to have 1 the robbery pulled off according to the Aldermanic Investigating confmittee in third installment report submitted today. A Boston merchant is quoted ’ as saying that a New York detective 1 said "He cleaned up $90,000.” General ' incompetency is the charge against 1 the management of the detective bu- ’, reaU - t

Pittsburg, Pa., June 6—Special to Daily Democrat)—James McNair, head ticket agent in the Union station here is dead and Ralph Paully his assistant is reported as dying in a local hospital from bullet wounds received from a man who opened fire on them while at work this noon. The man whose name is believed to be Sage, escaped. Boston, Jun e 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Following a morning full of sensations and wild rumors of jurors being approached with offers of bribes and Impending mis-trial, the Wood dynamite case went to the jury this noon. Judge Croesby sent for one juryman in his chamber and in the presence of the councils for both sides, interrogated him at length. The Juryman promptly demonstrated his right to sit. Pittsburg, Pa., June 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Th" school board today planned to vote in the Heeter case at four o'clock this afternoon. The absence of Attorney Rodger and failure therefrom to draw up the resolution acting as the resignation of Heeter, prevented the decision last night. o — the CHILDREN'S DAY Will be Observed With Exercises Sunday Morning. The Children's day will be observevd Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Baptist churcb, with a special geni eral program. The public is cordially ; invited to come. , —O —■ GOING TO OKLAHOMA. • Mrs. William Dettinger and children, Beatrce, Florence and ErnesL of Magley, will leave Sunday for Sapulpa, Oklahoma, where they will spend a month with Mrs. Dettlnger’s brother. , Mr Dettinger will accompany them as , far as Chicago. ST. JOHN’S PICNIC. 'i A week from Sunday, June 15, a school picnic, given by the St. John's school, will be given in the grove near ’ the St John school house, along the ; Fort Wayne & Springfield railway. An , invitation is extended to every one to attend. .. ... . .... I

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, June 6, 1913.

GOT NO TIDINGS Os Missing Michael Englehart — Daughter Asks That He be DECLARED ABSENTEE And the Estate Administered —His Father Left Him Considerable Money. All efforts to locate Michael Englehart, as mentioned some time ago in this paper, have failed. Au application has now been filed In the Adams

circuit court asking that he be declared an absentee and an administrator be appointed to administer his estate. The application for such was made by his daughter, Grace Freeland, and her busband, Joseph Freeland, of Fort Wayne. Ed Myers, formerly of Decatur, now of that city, is her attorney, and was here yesterday filing the application. Englehart, for some time prior to July 1, 1905, resided in this city. On that date, he absented himself and has been missing since. In March, 1908, his father, George Englehart, of Genoa, Ottawa county, Ohio, died bequeating him a considerable amount of money. This is now in the hands of the Ottawa county treasurer awaiting claim. Grace is the only child and is the next heir after her father. She states that she is in need of the money to maintai* herself and children, and as the money is lying useless to the heirs, asks that Michael Englehart be declared an absentee and his estate to be declared subject to administration. It was ordered th.it notice be given by publication thirty days in the Indianapolis Star and the Decatur Democrat, returnable September 1. Mr. Englehart formerly conducted an ashery here. After the separation of himself and wife, he left for parts unknown to relatives here. BRICK LAYING

On West Monroe Street Will Start This Evening or Tomorrow Morning. EXPERTS ARE HERE Work Will be Completed by June 16 if all Goes Well. The laying of the brick on West Monroe street will begin this evening or tomorrow morning. It is thought by Contractor EX Woods and son, Hugh Woods, that the street will be completed by June 14 or 16, if all goes well If the weather is favorable and all materials arrive in good time. This morning the last bit of curb setting was being done on the “home streetch," from Ninth street to the railroad, a distance of about a block and a half. At the extreme west end of the proposed paving, at Thirteenth street, the screenings and foundations were being placed and leveled, ready for the laying of the brick. It is thought the leveling will be done to allow the laying of a few of th« brick tonight. , When bricked, this will be one of the finest streets in th© city. It is one of the main thoroughfares leading out to the heavily populated country district, and also leading to the Decatur cemetery. I. O. O. F. All members of Reiter Encampment, No. 214, are expected to be at the lodge hall at 6 o'clock this evening, Friday, June 6. Supper will be served by the Rebekahs, after which work in the several degrees will be given. Come without fail. L. C. HELM, Scribe. FACE BADLY CUT. Merle, little daughter of Martin Marhenke, cut her face quite badly at Monmouth, when she fell from a swing. A big gash was cut in one of her cheeks.

SMITH IS ACQUITTED. State Lost Case In Union Townehlp Court Againet Isaac Smith. The case of the State vs. Isaac Smith in which Smith was charged with keeping a stock worrying dog, and which was taken on a change of venue from ’Squire Stone’s court to the court of Frank Kurber In Union township, was tried yesterday morning. Owing to the lack of evidence for prosecution the court acquitted Smith of the charge. Those from the city who were interested and who attended the trial were Prosecutor Parrish and Mayor Teeple, DECATUR CIRCUIT. Church services at Washington, Saturday evening, Beulah Sunday morn ing. Children's Day program at Mt. Pleasant, Sunday evening. KARL THOMPSON, Pastor.

SPARKS SET FIRE To Field Covered With Sawdust and Straw Belonging to Krick and Tyndall. HELD UP BY ERIE Fire Department is Delayed on Account of Freight Holding the Crossing.

Sparks emitted from the dwarf locomotive used to haul clay from the field to the Krick & Tyndall tile factory .set fire to an acre of ground covered with sawdust and straw at 11 o’clock this morning and which for a time took on serious proportions. The sawdust was spread on th© ground for the purpose of keeping the sun from drawing the moisture out of the earth, and was extremely inflammable. As soon as the flames were discovered a force of men was set at work digging a trench on the west side and which proved effective in stopping the flames on thaf side but as the wind was from the west and blew the dense smoke east, no steps for preventing the Spreading of the flames could be taken. The alarm was quickly sent in and the department made fast time, until reaching ths Erie crossing on Thirteenth street, where a freight train was king of the crossing and it was fully five minutes before the engineer’s attention could be attracted to cut the crossing.

IN PECULIAR WAY Miss Mary Hartzell Received Bad Burns That Will Prevent Her Visit IN THIS CITY I Dress Caught Fire While Riding a Motorcycle at Class Picnic. r Miss Mary Hartzell of Greenville, 0., who has visited here on several occasions with the Den Devor family, and who had planned to come next Thursday for a month's visit, will probably have to disappoint her friends who had been eagerly anticipating her arrival. Word received here today is to the effect that she is confined to the house there by serious burns received at a class picnic, Wednesday. Miss Hartzell had graduated from the high school last Thursday and th© seniors were holding a class picnic at Bear's Mills when the accident happened. With a classmate. Herbert Vance, at 11:30 o’clock, she mounted a motorcy cle belonging to Vance. In some way a spark from the carbureter ignited her dress. Before the flames could be extinguished her lower limbs were very badly burned. She is a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Hartzell. ■ o- < Rev. and Mrs. I. irnler left this morning for their home at South Whitley after visiting in the city with their son Chester and wife. They stopped off at Fort Wayne for the day to visit with their son Harry.

TO TAKE PICTURES One of the Big Film Companies Asks Permission | ■ to Photograph Us ON CONVENTION DAY i Request Granted and Parade and Contests Will be Shown Over Country. dtn— - That the firemen's convention to be held in this city on Thursday, June 26, will be a great big affair Is further proven from the fact that the parades, contests and other features of the day will be photographed by a moving picture concern. O. B. Wemhoff, the local secretary, has received a letter from J. W. Guenther, of Winchester, vice president of the association, in which the request is made for one of the big picture concerns of the country, for the permit to take pictures of the events here. Os course, Mr. Wemhoff granted that request and the Scenes in Decatur on convention day will be shown all over the country. It will be a big day and there's no mistake about it. Special trains are coming, two dozen delegations have sent word they will have a band to head them, Bluffton will bring five hundred boosters for the 1914 convention, the city will be gaily decorated, and it's to be a grand holiday in Decatur, that you can't afford to miss. It’s all free and the biggest day in Decatur’s history. Come In. o—- — -

8080 CIRCUIT. Sunday servvices as follows: Salem, 10:30 a. m.; Mt. Hope, 2:30 p. m. Children’s Day services in tHb-even-ing at Bobo, Pleasant Mills and Salem. You will find a cordial welcome. J. O. HOHSTEDLER, Pastor. AT THE GRAVEL PIT Large Party of Interurban Officials and Employees I Made Merry. AT A PICNIC FEAST Yesterday Afternoon—Bathing Was Fine in Spite of Slight Chill.

One of the best-enjoyed outings in some time was that Thursday afternoon whena company of thirty, including W, H. Eledderjohann, president and general manager of the Ft. Wayne ■ & Springfield Railway company, and I .his employees and their families, went I out to spend the afternoon at the in- 1 terurban gravel pit. The weatne-r was ideal for such an j event, and the water in the pit had reached a degree of warmth that was favorable to bathing, although it was just a trifle chill. They ventured in, however, the children enjoying this to the utmost. They played games and | had a general good time, during which pictures were taken by Master Fled-, derjohann. They gathered flowers and | crowned not one, but all the ladies "Queen o’ the May.” Supper was taken with them in baskets and never tasted so good as It did after the frolic in the open air. The party returned to this city on the 8 o’clock car. I tired, but happy. Those included in the bunch were W. H. Eledderjohann I and family, C. Duke and family, Mr. I Frazier and family. Will Richards and family, Mr. Verbrick and wife, Mr./ Mattox, Miss Leah Apt, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Dennis, Dan Falk, Ernest Norris, John FXvans and others. - c ■ — HAD BARN RAISING. A good old-fashioned bam raising and frolic was In order In the Bleeke Lutheran settlement yesterday, when the timbers were raised for a barn! for the parochial school, of which Wai-j ter Gotsch is teacher. Refreshments were on tap after the raising and the affair was made the occasion of a social as well as a joint meeting for labor.

MRS. DURKIN DEAD. Message Received by Mrs. J. w. Bosse Informing Her of Death. A message was received last evening by Mrs. J. W. Boss e of this city, informing her of the death of Mrs. J. M. i Durkin of Bloomington, Ohio, who passed awuy at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon,. The messadge did not state the cause of the death, but It Is thought to have been due to complications arising from an operation performed April 28, Mrs. Durkin was a very close friend of the Bosse family, having vis- | ited here with her husband during Old I Home Week and forming a large circle *of friends who grieve to learn of her death. Mrs. Bosse and Mrs. Coffee of 1 Fort Wayne will leave in the morning ! for Bloomington to attend the funeral ‘‘Which will be held at the hom e Mon- ■ day morning. — EPWORTH LEAGUE w -•-- I Ft. Wayne District Conven--1 tion Will be Held at GeJ neva June 18, 19, 20. ** COMPLETE PROGRAM i ’ I Has Been Announced — Many Speakers of Prominence to Take Part. I ’

An interesting program has been (prepared for the Fort Wayne district Epworth League convention to be held at Geneva, on June 18, 19 and 20, and it is expected that the Decatur society will send a large delegation. | Among the speakers is Dr. Leseman, superintendent of \he Chicago [Northern District; Mrs. “*» Celestine Bernheim, a converted Jewess, who works under the Woman’s Home Missionary society, and who has been jhere, and Rev. B. Earle Parker, of Richmond, North Indiana conference I Epworth League president. Bev F. F. Thornburg will deliver the convention [sermon. Rev. W. T. Arnold, of BluffI ton, is on the program th© second day ( on the subject, "Personal Evangelism.’’ Lodging and breakfast will be furnished, luncheon at 15 cents, and dinner will be served at the home of Mrs. J Alice Hale, by the Ladies' Aid society for 25 cents. The complete program follows: Wednesday, June 18—2:00 p. m. Registration of Delegates at Church. Devotional Exercises, led by Miss How Elzey, Ossian.

j Welcome: In behalf of the Geneva Chapter, Clarence Shepherd: in behalf of Geneva Methodism, Rev. Emory Dunbar; in behalf of other denominations, Rev. J. A. Robinson, pastor o* U. B .church. Response—Miss Pauline Mcann, Garrett. Appointment of special commltees. Solo—Mrs. O. M. Graham, Geneva. I Address, "Social Work"—Rev. U. S A. Bridge, Portland. I Report of Fourth Vice President. “Some Books Young People Ought to Know” —Mrs. A. C. Hoover, Geneva. Wednesday Evening. Orchestra Concert —Geneva Orchestra; director, A. J. Bliss. I Lecture, "The Power of Personal Projection”—Dr. Louis F. W. Leseman, .Chicago. Reception to delegates by Geneva Chapter. Thursday, Jun a 19—8:30 a. m. "Morning Watch" —Miss Helen Felser, Trinity, Fort Wayne. First Departmental Report. 1 Address, “Personal Evangelism"— Rev. W. T. Arnold, Bluffton. Selection —Geneva Fixed Quartet. ' Junior Hour: Report of Junior League Superintendent; address, /‘Why the Junior League?” Rev. Chas. Tinkham, Garrett; Memory Work, Portland chapter; work by Geneva chapter; address, "The Fulorum of the Junior League," Miss Hazel Grimes, Portland. Intermission. Afternoon. Devotional Service, led by W. S. Whitbeck, Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, j Third Department Report. Debate: "Resolved, That County Local Option Shall be Reinstated In Indiana;” affrmative, Harold Wegmiller and Earl Conner, Geneva; negative, Will G. Leamon and Fred Bollman. (ftitlasM rage 3)

Price, Two Cents.

WENT TO CONVOY Decatur Men Attended Public Meeting of Farmers’ Improvement Society. MR. ALLEN’S LECTURE Specializing on Alfalfa Crop —Would be Glad to Come to Adams County.

John T. Myers, W. A. Lower, L. A. Graham and son motored to Convoy, Van Wert county, Thursday evening, where they attended a public meeting of th e Van Wert County Crop Improvement association. Similar meet- | Ings are being held over that county, a session at Willshire this afternoon and Ohio City tonight. The lecturer is Charles Allen, formerly of Paulding, and now of Toledo, who is devoting his time to the work of instructing the farmers bow they can preserve, the soil and secure larger crops. He is assisted by able men and the meetings are most interesting. A large crowd attended the Convoy meeting and the Decatur men were surprised at the Interest shown by the farmers, not only in one crop, but in the bigger question of what crops are best to rthe soil. Sugar beets, corn, oats and wheat have long been the big crops there, but Mr. Allen has succeeded in Interesting them in alfalfa, and many last year raised three crops, Mr. Allen is specializing In that product at this time and tells the farmers how to do it. He told the Decatur men that he would be glad to come to this county on a similar errand if the farmers will organize and assist him. Intensive farming is the big thing right now. It means larger profits for every farmer and the live and progressive men of Adams county should at once organize an improvement association and secure the advantages of these free lectures. There is nothing to sell and no interest in it further than the preserving of the wonderful soil in this section, instead of the wearing out process that made the eastern farm sections almost worthless in a single century.

WANT CAMP LIFE Knights of King Arthur Want to Spend a Week or so at Lake Winona. WILL TRY TO GO Means the Raising of SIOO or sls0 —Will Try to Raise Amount. The Knights of King Arthur held an Important business meeting at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening when the plans for the summer came up. The boys would very much like to hav© an outing at Winona, and planned to that effect. They want to spend a week or ten days of the delightful camp life there and will put forth their best efforts to do so. To provide for this the Knights will need from »100 to $l5O. This they will endeavor to earn by giving socials, entertainments, etc., and hope to have their treasury full in a short time. The plans were not definitely made last evening, but will be at the next meeting to be held in two weeks from last night.

BOUGHT AN OVERLAND CAR. Ben Lininger, one of the prosperous farmers of this community, is now the owner of a handsome new Overland car, which was delivered to him yesterday by Schug * Mettler, the agents for Adams county. Mr. Lfninger lives five miles south of town and can now run In to market in a few minutes. o —- AT MT. PLEASANT. The Mt. Pleasant Church will have Its Children's Day exercises Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A good program has been prepared. Everybody is cordially Invited to attend.