Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 143

WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN Knights of Columbus Initiation Sunday Was Event of the Day. MANY AT BANQUET In the Evening—The Candidates Withstood the Ordeal Well. — I - The K. cf C. initiation is over and the new brothers this morning are! "sadder," but “wiser." The event was I one of great success and one which will not be forgotten in years to come, especially by the ones who took the degree work. It will also furnish many a happy hour of talk and laugh-! ter to the young as well as to the old It be impossible for one to describe some of the excellent degree work furnished by E. J. McOscar and !-taff, master, of the second degree and by State Deputy C. M. Nelzer and team of administerers of the third degree.

The event was started at 8 o’clock• in the morning with the giving of thol first degree. At 10:30 o'clock a pro-] cession of all knights, together with the candidates, was made from the K of C. Hall through the main street,! turning at Monroe and then at Fourth i street, where they entered the St. 1 Mary’s church, and had a solemn high mass. An excellent sermon, and one! which received many a compliment afterward was delivered by Rev. Fa-] ther Travers, of Portland, Ind. The; work was again taken up again at I l:3u o’clock and lasted till 6:30. At t1:45 the banquet was called at the- C, i 13. L. of I. hall, where there assembled nearly four hundred Knights of Columbus. After the banquet was over toasts were made and a general good time was enjoyed by every one and a hearty welcome extended to the new brothers who had so firmly withstood the trials and triumphs on the road to knighthood. Those from Decatur who were taken into the Knights of Columbus Sunday are I John 11. Ixise, William P. Lose, John J. Schuh, Theodore Lengerich. Bernard Terveer. Stewart Niblick. Vincent Smith, Francis Schmitt, Andy Harting, Fred Baker, Bernard Brake.' Claude Coffee Jerome Coffee, Otto Col-i chin, Oscar Colchin, Herman Ehinger, John Wilson, James E. Murphy,’ Charles Weber, Joseph Gase, Al Lagertnann, Leo Ulman, Albert Ulman, William Kohne Henry Kohne, Charles Bentz, Herman Steigmeyer Lawrence Brown, Rev. Edward Freiberger, Vincent Forbing, William Zeter, Clem Kortenbrer, John L. Wertzberger, Herman F. Geimer and Arthur Holthouse.

J. Price of Elwood was also given the degree, making the class number thirty-seven. The toasts and speeches wer e delivered by the following with John C. Moran as toastmaster: “Just a Few Remarks” —Rev. 11. Theo Wilken, chaplain Decatur council. "Obaervatfona" —Edward E. Myers. Piano Selection —Anthony 11. Hol'house. "What of the Harvest?"—Bd war 1 E. Rommert, master fourth degree. Solo—Clayson J. Carroll. "Trend of tho times"— Harry G. Hogan. "Reflections" —Dr. E. J. McOscacr. Song—Frank C. Hreinerknmp. “Citizenship"—Judge J. J. Moran. Vocal—Maurice C. Neizer. “Standards"—Hon. C. M. Neizer, state deputy. At last the big day came to an end and the brothers departed, declaring Messrs. E. L. McOscar and C. M. Neizer, with their full line of paraphernalia the best in the country. The menu at the banquet consisted of: Salted Peanuts Spring Radishes Green Olives , ' • Celery Ham Veal Loaf Potato Salad Parker House Rolls Bread Buttei Coffee Ice Cream Cake ‘i’f; j Cigars —— o — W. G. Teeple went to Fort Uavne this morning.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

IT PAYS TO ADVERTIS?. * I* ’ * | * , Sedalia, Mo., June 16— The * | 1 Rev. R. L. Davidson, pastor of the * first Baptist church, no longer * has any doubt about advertising * paying. He had set 600* as the * I high ma r k for attendance at Sun- * ■' day school in his advertisement * on Friday. The previous record * ' was 523. Rain fell, and it was * * cold and disagreeable, but th e at- * i * tendance was 701. This is the k I * leeord of the city for any denom- w I r inatlon. There were no special * | * inducements, but a musical pro- y i • * gram was rendered. George W. * ' * Driskill, circuit clerk of Pettis j * county, is the superintendent of * * the school. * **************

MADE THEM SORE Portland Papers Sore Because They Allege Doctors Want to “MUZZLE” THE PRESS Medics Want no Papers to Use Their Names—lt is Not Ethical. When the same rule which the Adams county medics adopted several years ago, was adopted by the Jay County Medical association, the Portland papers grew sore, causing the following out-spouting from the Commer-cial-Review: "Friday was the thirteenth day of June in the year 1913, and of course something absolutely was bound to happen— and it did happen. The Jay County Medical society held a meeting at the public iibi ar»’ Many mat-i ters of great importance were discussed by the M. Ds. but the matter of the greatest importance was the passage of a resolution to ' muzzle” the press. They have become very modest and unassuming in their practice and have advanced along those lines to a point where it grates upon their professional modesty to see their names appear in print as an attending

physician in any case. "Os course the fact that Friday was ! the 13th had no effect on the meeting. Th e passage of the resolution was something they have wanted to do for a long time, because the matter was so awfully unprofessional it lowered the dignity of their chosen profession to the level of an ordinary person who, when so unprofessional as to get intoxicated has to suffer the humiliation of seeing his name appear in print under the head of police news. It is to elevate the plane of their professional dignity that they have taken this great step and hence forward let no one mention the name of the attending physician except with the due permission of the medical membership. "If the medical fraternity has discovered a method whereby they will be able to keep their names out of pri.it they hav e made a discovery that will find a ready market and a proscription of this great cure for ‘name in print’ will be in such a demand that they will be able to devote their entire time to the writing of these prescriptions and give up the disagreeable practice of medicine where they are constantly in danger of having their names appear in print as the attending physician.”

The Review gives a sample of “muzzled" news: -Mrs. (through the giving of whose name the attending physician might be traced), living at on West Main street, is seriously ill with a complication of diseases arising from a fall suffered last week. She is attended by Dr. ■” ——o —— SPANISH WAR VETS. Many Decatur Spanish American war veterans are attending the convention held in Fort Wayne today. The city made great preparations to entertain the delegates and are showing them a royally good time. Mrs. Plus Schultise and son, John, of Fort Waytie were in the city yesterday, being the guest of the Yager brothers and Mias Anna Yager. Mr. Schultise also attended the K. of C. initiation.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

ANOTHER VENUE Murray License Case Sent to Delaware Circuit Court Now in Session. AN EARLY HEARING Suit Affects Second Ward Applicants — Attorney Mann Retained.

The Murray liquor license case, affecting the Second ward in this city, will be tried soon, according to the statement of attorneys representing Mr. Murray and the other applicants today. Five applicants, it will be remembered, were denied licenses In the Second ward, some two months ago, the remonstrance being held good. The case was appealed to the qjrcuit court, on the grounds that in remonstrances against applicants for renewals, the pajiers must have been filed five days before the meeting of the board., and upon other legal points of more or less importance.. Attorneys for the drys claimed that three days were all that are necessary. A change of venue was taken by the "wets” and the case was sent to Jay county. Another change was taken from there and the case sent to the superior court of Delaware county. Attorney Beatty, representing the applicants,, today received a letter from Frank Gillespie, clerk of the Jay county court, notifying him that he ha<l received information from the judge of the Muncie superior court that there would be no session until September, and since the applicants intist on an immediate hearing, the venue has again been changed to the circuit court of Delaware couty. The change was made before the signing of the docket in Jay county and in regular form, says the letter. This means that an early hearing will probably be given. Frank Mann has been retained by the applicats and has been asked to arrange for an immedi ate date on which the issues can be discussed.

CRUELLY TREATED Mrs. Ruth G. Williams Wade Gives This as Basis for Divorce. ASKS FOR DECREE From Earl T. Wade—Also Wants SSOO Alimony and Weekly Sum. Alleging that she was so cruelly and inhumanly treated that she was compelled to leave her husband, Earl T. Wade, last July 7, Mrs. Ruth G. Wade asks court to give her an absolute divorce, <SOO alimony, the weekly sum of S2O for her support, and that her maiden name of Ruth G. Williams, be restored to her.

They were married in Indianapolis, where they lived at the time of their separation. One Instance of his cruel treatment is cited, when In an assault on her, a small, weakly person, he seized her wrist and twisted It so that she was injured and is still from the effects of it, unable to do housework. Habitual drunkenness is another charge against him, and she states that he would curse her and call her vile names. Hooper & Lennart are her attorneys. —o ■ TO LECTURE ON BIRDS. The lecture of Leander S. Keyser, "Our Native Birds" at the Concord Lutheran church, Wednesday evening, ,Tun e IS, will be free. All are Invited to come. The lecture will be beautifully illustrated with colored stereopticon views. Press notices say of Dr. Keyser: “Highly entertaining and instructive.”— University Herald, Ada, Ohio. "One of the best lectures ever listened to in th's city.”—Dally reporter, Canal Dover, Ohio. "Told mucll about birds that people should know.” —Dally Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, June 16, 1913.

MAY HAVE EYE REMOVED. May Be Necessary To Save Sight Os Orval Kessler’s Left Eye. Mrs. F. Kessler and grandson, Kenneth Kessler, went to Fot t Wayne Saturday afternoon. They went to visit there with fifteen year old Orval Kessler, who is being treated for his eyes. He has already had two operations and a third may be necessary. The sight of the right eye is entirely gone and it may be found advisable to remove this to strengthen the sight of the left eye. The sight of the left eye is very weak and h e can see only a very little with that eye. The boy is a son of James Kesler. THE WAR RENEWED Between Coal Miners and Companies in Coal Fields of West Virginia. THE CURRENCY BILL

Will be Brought Up Before Legislature the Latter Part of Week. (United Press Service) Charleston, W. Va., Jun e 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —War was renewed in West Virginia today when the orders were issued that no union coal miner in Cabin Creek should go back into the mines. Union leaders allege that the operators violated the compromise and wer e blacklisting all the miners who took a prominent part in the former strike. They also charge that four union miners were beaten up yesterday by armed guards. Manila, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wireless reports today told of the final routing of the rebellious Moros under the leadership of the Sultan ot Jolo, Ihk of the native rulers to defy the United States government. The total list of American casualties during the five days’ fighting ar e thirteen dead and twenty wounded. Washington, June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Currency legislation will be introduced this week, probably Friday, President Wilson stated today. The democratic party currency builders are united, the president further averted. His currency message will be completed and the currency bill ready this week. The president expects the public's attention to be shifted from the tariff to the currency reform. He also specifically denied that Secretary of State Bryan conflicted with the others on the currency problem. Philadelphia, Pa., June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two dead ami numerous prostrations were reported today as the result of the hot weather.

GIVEN A VACATION Rev. H. Wehmeyer Granted Two Weeks by His Congregation—Left Today. FOR FORMER HOME] Near New Bremen, Ohio— Wants to Get Back for Firemen’s Convention. Rev. H. Wehmeyer, pastor of the Zion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street, was granted a two weeks' vacation by his congregation and will enter at once upon the same. With his family, he left thj< afternoon for Fort Wayne where they will join Mrs. Wehmeyer's mother, Mrs. C. Fisher. Mrs. Fisher will accompany them to New Bremen, Ohio, the former home of the Rev. Wehmeyer. There will he visl twlth his mother, Mrs. S. Wehmeyer, and will also visit at various places in the vicinity of the Grand reservoir, which Is an ideal place to spend one’s vacation. He was granted two weeks but expects to get back here by Thursday, June 26, to attend the fireman’s convention, which he does not want to miss.

WAS EASY MONEY Decatur Shamrocks Walked Completely Over Montpelier Team Yesterday. THE SCORE WAS 14 TO 4 Are Getting in Fine Condition for Next Sunday’s Game With Rockford. With Shady in the box doing the twirling for the Shamrocks yesterday, the boys from Montpelier were kept guessing from the start of the game to the finish. The fielding of the Shamrocks was about the only thing that was any way near the sensational mark, the rest of the game being slow and monotonous, due to a great extent to the excessive hot weather. Snyder, of the visitors managed to get in line with one of Shady's balls and by a streak of good luck lined It over the center field fence, thus securing a home run. This was the only good play made by the visitors while Linn, Baxter, Engle, and Shady each secured two base hits. The local boys are working hard and are getting into the finest condition in order to meet their arch enemies next Sunday, the Rockford city team, who started them on a losing streak Decoration day, by handing a lemon in the shape of a 10 to 0 score, thus breaking up their perfect record. From general appearance and the work shown by the team in yesterday's game, it is a safe prediction that the tables will be turned next Sunday and the Rockford team will go back to the woods with the small end of the score.

TO ATTEND CLASS REUNION. Rev. D. T. Stephenson, pastor of the Methodist church, left today for Bloomington, where he will attend the reunion of bi* class, of the state university. ißev. Stephenson was graduated in the class of 1893. The reunion will be held, Tuesday, June 17, and promises to be an occasion of happiness to all. MANY ARE COMING Delegations from All Over Northern Indiana Will be Here Next Week. FOR FIREMEN'S DAY I Change in Line of March to be Announced Within a Very Few Days. Secretary Wemhoff of the local firemens association reports that the indications for a big crowd here on : Thursday of next week are very bright. Several more cities have reported that they will send big delegations. The Fort Wayne bunch will be the first to arrive, coming on the early G. R. & I. train. By ten o'clock there will be thousands here and the streets j will be roped off similar to Old Home Week, to avoid accidents and giving the people free use of those streets. The firemen will furnish a number of extra policemen, aside from those to be put on by the city, and everything will be done that can be, to assure the taking care of the crowd. Some changes have been made in the line of march and these will be announced by J. T. Myers, chief marshall of the day* and O. L. Vance, chairman of the automobile committee, within a day or two. Get ready for a big day for we sure are going to have one. o , STORK LEFT A BOY. A fine eleven-pound boy was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hindman of Fort Wayne. This is the first boy in the family, the two older children being girls. Mrs. Hindman was formerly Miss Nettie Smith of this city. Mr. Hindman, who was formerly employed by th e Decatur interurban company, is now working for an Interurban line out of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hindman’s sister, Mrs. Charles Christen, of this city, visited at the Hindman home over Sunday.

************** * YOUR AUTO LICENSE. * * * * If you own an automobile or * * motorcycle, you should be filing * z * an application for a license as => * the new law goes into effect in * * two weeks. For the convenience * * of the people of this county, it * * has been so arranged that you * * can seccure application blanks at * * this office. These should be filled * * out and either left here or sent in * * to the office of the secretary of * * state. You should attend to this * * at once as there will be several * * hundred thousand to look after * * and it is probable the system may * * block up for a short time. Do it * * now. * **************

MRS. GABLE DEAD Former Decatur Lady Succumbs at Fort Wayne at Age of Sixty-five. DIED LAST EVENING Was Daughter of Captain George A. Hill—lll Short

Time. Mrs. Mary Gable, one of Fort Wayne’s oldest residents and the widow of Christen Gable, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the old Gable homestead, corner of Madison and Lafayette streets, at the age of eighty-five years. Death was due to inflammation of the bowels, superinduced by Mrs. Gable's advanced age. She was not taken ill until Tuesday of last week and previous to that time was apparently in the best of health and was able to be about as usual. Born in Delaware county, Ohio, July 8, 1828, Mrs. Gable resided there until about fifteen years old when she mov ed to Decatur, Ind., coming to Fort Wayne a few years later. She had resided in Fort Wayne about sixty years and was well known in this eity. She was the daughter of Captain and Mrs. George A. Hill. Mrs. Gable was married when thirteen years old and was the mother of nine children, three of whom survive. They are Peter Gable of Shawnee, Okla.; George A. Gable of Topeka, Kansas, and Mrs. Ella Plumadore of this city. Four grandchildren. Mrs. Carrie Pageler, Mrs. Georgia Bowers and Mrs. Jessie Nash of Portland, Ore., and Harry Henderson of Jeffersonville, Ind., two great-grandchildren, Mrs. Arthur Rosenburg of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Frank Gable of Pueblo, Colo., and one great great grandchild, James Rosenberg, of this city also survive.

The old Gagle homestead where the death occurred was built by Mr. and Mrs. Gable shortly after their arrrival in Fort Wayne about sixty years ago. The family is a well known one and ne wsof Mrs. Gable's death will bt mourned by hundreds of people who knew and loved her. The decedent was a member of the English Lutheran church and was a woman of high and lofty character and of a charitable disposition.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

o ■ BOOKKEEPER IS EMPLOYED. For Automobile Registration Department of Secretary of State's Office. Thomas E. Tierman of Fort Wayne has been appointed Inspector or bookkeeper for the new automobile registration department in Secretary of State Lew Ellingham's office, according an an announcement in the Jour-nal-Gazette of Sunday. The imsition pays a salary of $1,500 per year and Mr. Tierman was named on the solicitation of Attorney E. G. Hoffman. It was also recently announced that Manson Reiff of Bluffton would have a place in the department. He will have charge of the shipping room and will look after th e sending out of the number plates. The work in this department will start this week. H. L. Conter, deputy secretary, will be the head of the department. DECORATED THE GRAVES. A large number of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs met at the hall and then went to Maplewood cemetery, where they decorated the graves and gave the eulogies for the deceased membera.

Price, Two Cents.

IN THE CHURCHES I Sunday Services in Decatur Houses of Worship Are Interesting. THE WARM WEATHER Does Not Keep Worshipers Away — Briefs of the Services. First Methodist Church. The hot w'eather did not Interfere with the attendaiiceiat the Methodist church Sunday morning. At both the Sunday gcool and church services there was a large number present. The anthem sung by the choir was exceptionally good. At the morning preaching service. Rev. Stephenson peached upon the subject of" God's Providential Care.” He spok e of the fact that many times in our experiences it would look as if God was either unable or did not care. But a knowledge of the Bible showed it to be an illustration of the fact that in all of our experiences God was a factor. The Bible is nothing so much as an exposition of the eclose relationship of God to man. His care for us is also shown in history. The entire progress of man but displays the work of a guiding hand. It is also to be seen in our own own lives of the past. There are perhaps some things in our life of t)>day that only years will reveal the reason thereof and perhaps there are some tings which we shall never understand while here, but in spite of it as we look back into our own individual experiences we see God's rich handiwork. Presbyterian. Rev. Gleiser spoke last night at the vesper service on the subject, "John Mark, the Quitter,” found in Acts 13:13. This is in substance his remarks: “The character of John Mark has come down to us with a stigma upon it. He has been branded a quitter, and his name is handed down through the ages with a smirtch upon it. "Let us examine more closely the fact that he was a quitter. He no doubt told Paul and Barnabas why he intended leaving them and the missionary work, though Luke did not see his way clear to record these reasons. So we are left to conjecture as to why he parted company with them. It may have been he had grown homesick and had a yearning for the city life of Jerusalem with all its conveniences, a yearning which he could not suppress. Or it may have been he had a pet plan, with Paul as leader, would not sanction, so he pouted like a child, and departing from them returned to Jerusalem.' Whatever the reason, the fact lemains he was a quitter. "Quitters are found the world over. We find them in business, education, and church. This class of people all resemble each other and at the same time maintain their individuality. One quits because the members are not friendly. These kind rush out

of church, and after they get out, wonder why the entire congregation did not shako hands with them. One quits because some have offended him. Another quits because the church is all the time asking for money. "Turn now to the consequences of quitting. It brings an Interruption in the service. Notice how quickly Mark drops out of the story of Acts. There Is not a syllable about him until years after. Quitting means an interception of usefulness. Then it also brought on a quarrel between two good man, and we likewise find Mark lost the regard of his fellow Christians. "It would not be right for me to leave In your minds that John Mark was a quitter and never recovered. He was restored .and so may all be, who having quit, come to the Master witli penitence." Evangelical Church. At the Evangelical church Sunday morning Rev. Rilling spoke from the text. Dent. 12:13, and said: "After the children of Israel were In bondage many years Moses led them out of Egypt into the Promised Land, with the injunction not to sacrifice their offering by the wayside altars, which were scattered troughout th# land. Many of these altars were erected by i heathenish people. It showed a lack I of discrimination, a shallowness in , spiritual things. There is a tendency on the part of some people today to offer their best time, strength—best (Continued on Page 2)