Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1913 — Page 1

Decatur daily democrat - “DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Volume XI. Number 151

COLORADO GUESTS Editors in National Convention at Colorado Springs Are Enjoying Life. INDIANA IS THERE Mrs. Strauss, “Country Contributor,” Was the First Speaker at Meeting. Mrs. E. O. Eiling ham, who is en route to Seattle, Wash., to attend the national prison association meetIngs, anil is attending the National Editorial Association convention in Colorado, writes us an interesting letter, in which she says, in part: "The first place we stopped was Omaha. It was the hottest place on the map, but the welcome we received matched the weather, so that made it all right. They first showed us moving pictures of the ruin wrought by the cyclone, then took ■ s in autos over the path of the store. Surly the way the debris has been cleared away and the houses rebuilt, is a monument to the hustle of Omaha. One could look over the city from one of the high bluffs and mark the path of the storm by the m i roofa. It did not take ten minut lor that cyclone to wreck the work years and uproot and destroy t' growth of centuries. No one who ins not seen it could .believe such destruction possible. From Omaha we went to Bellville, Kansas. At Fairview, a little town just before wo reached our Flopping place, a committee got or the train and gave us badges with little bells on them. One man with a big mustache interested m< lie was just the kind you read about h western novela. As Mr-. Str.. said, he was a “Westy.” could have been nicer than the w<! come accorded us. There v eir enough machines to take us. to 4up. hall where they served an elegant lunch. I sat next to the president <>: the Commercial club at the table and he was most interesting, teiir (Continued on Page 31 - — 'O

MANY ARE KILLED In Exnlosion and Fire Which Destroys a Large Milling Company. KILLS ENTIRE FAMILY When His Wife Cuts Rope! and Saves Him From Committing Suicide. Buffalo, N.Y. June 25—(Special ' Dally Democrat) —Until the firemen an<J police have finished their v ■ of searching the ruins, the exact nur her of dead caused by the explosion and fire in the Husted Milling 1 puny’s plant, will not be known Six dead bodies were recovered eari • i this morning. Os the sixty-seven n jured employees in the various hos tals of the city, the doctors say motthan a score may die. Authorit Place the number still in the rum.nt eighteen. Budapest, June 25 —(Special to ■ , ly Democrat)—When his wife had cut down the rope with which he had .it tempted to hand himself, John Sail* < ’> became no angry that he kill* d h i and his four children with a ban I* l He was arrested and the police ■ him from mob violence by a very n.u row margin. Denver, Colo., June 25-- -(Special to; Daily Democrat) —“Don’t envy a I"- 1 tlful form, use my treatment and ha* ■ one. To be slim, chew your f< thoroughly, take a bath every day a- 1 . drink lemon juice. This is soim 1 the advice given by the Marjorie Ha’ ilton Co., to women desiring to „ rid of their fat. The reading of tin-j letters took up almost the whole d i. in the case of Walter Cunningham and wife charged with using the mail 1 . defraud.

OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS. Mrs. William Neuenschwander, Near Lmn Grove, Undergoes Operation. Bra. D. D. and C. 8. Clark and J. M. •'l'..ier performed an operation yesterday afternoon upon Mrs. William residing two miles w<st of I.inn Grove. The operation was penormed at the home and the patient is recovering nicely and will soon be in good health, it is believed, word having been received here this morning that she is getting along nicely. For more than two years she has been suffering from chronic api ' tidii itis and the operation was the only means for permanent relief. Miss Harshbarger arrived from Columbia City yesterday noon and is attending Mrs. N’euenschwander. DIED AT ANDERSON Mrs. T. D. VanCamo. Daughter of Mrs. Amelia Hoagland, This City, Died EARLY THIS MORNING In Hospital Where She Was Operated Upon—Cause of Death Not Known. Mrs. Amelia Hoagland of South Eleventh street, this city, received the sad news tills morning of the death of her daughter. Mrs. J. D. VanCamp, of Anderson. Nothing further pertaining to the cause of Mrs. Van- , Camps death or the funeral arrangements were stated in the message, but that the died early this morning in the Anderson hospital. Word was received last week from Mr. Van Camp that Mrs. Van Camp had entered the hospital again for another operation and if anything dangerous would develop from the effects of it word would be sent at once.

received until ( i this morning, telling the mother and ' ! rothe- and sisters of her death. i Mrs. J. D. Van Camp was born in I Adams co inty, August 14, 1880, and I lived in this city until about fourteen years ago when she, with .Mr. Van<'amp, sent to Linn Grove, where I they lived for several years. They then moved to Argos, and about nine ■ years age moved to Anderson, where I they have been making their home I since. She was 32 years, 6 months land 11 days old. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Dale and Donald; her moth.r, Mrs. Amelia Hoagland, of this '<it'v four brothers, James, Ben and ' n,rl of this city, and Dorsey of Deni ver Colo; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Richard. Laud, Ind., and Mrs. Harry i Schneider Claypool, Ind. Ben Hoagland left this morning for ' \nderson to decide on the funeral nr- ' rangementa. As soon as he gets thoie 1 word will be sent to relatives in this I , ity informing them of the cause of ' her death and whether or not her j i „dy will be brought here for burial. She was formerly Mrs. Lavina I Hoagland. .. n —l>-- 111 ‘ » lumber yards to close. Notice is hereby given that the i Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Sons and tjie I ;tnr Lumber company's yards will 1 1„. cicsi-d all day tomorrow on account ' of the firemen s convention. Mr and .Mrs. Charles Ireland of Van I wen enroute in their automobile to ! points in Indiana, stopped long ! „nough to ran on our front window and yell helio, — WILL SERVE DINNER. Tim Pocahontas lodge announces that it will serve dinner in the MorI r json building, two doors south of the I interurban building, Thursday. DurI j n g me afternoon they will also serve I ice cream an, l cake. —r»- •— ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Class No. I of Union Chapel Sunday \ehool will hold an ice cream social t |,e home of George W. Cramer Saturday evening. June 28. There I will be good music. A welcome to all.

L; ’’ aW. f'Sv.w. « F v •• v <■ '' w teggSWw f -Wil F 0 — - r ■*> U. S. ARMY ACTIVITIES IN HAWAII (Copyright by International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) Putting Twelve Inch Motor* In Position In Fort Ruger Overlooking The City Os Honolulu. Ibis photograph shows members of the Engineering corps of the United States army in Hawaii putting twelve-inch motors in position in FT Ruger Which is the crater of Diamond Head mountain. This tort occupies a commanding position overlooking the City of Honolulu.

HOT WEATHER DON’TS. Dr. Carl Alsberg, successor to Dr. M Hey as chief of the U. S. bureau of chemistry, has issued a bulletin If "warm weather dont’s." He says: "Don’t eat to excess. “Don’t wear too many dotes. "Don t drink ice cold beverages. "Don t took at the thermometer and keep thinking how hot it is.” CHICKEN DINNER. The W. R. C. announces a good chicken dinner for all day Thursday, at the G. A. R. hall. * Twenty-five cents. The menu follows: Chicken, noodles, gravy, mashed potatoes, escalloped corn, cold slaw, baked beans, pickles pie jelly coffee. Come.

WIN DUDLEY DEAD Well Known Farmer of j Near Wren Succumbs After Long Illness. AT AGE OF FIFTY-TWO Leaves Wife and Two Children — Funeral Friday Morning. John Erwin Dudley, better known as “Win" Dudley, a prominent farmer, living two miles north of Wren, Ohio, passed away last night at 11 o'clock, after a long illness. Seven years ago Mr. Dudley suffered hemorrhages of the lungs and has gradually declined, Bright’s disease later becoming complicated therewith.

Mr. Dudley who was born in Noble county, Ohio, October 24, 1860, lived to be flftytwo years and eight months of age. His parents were James and Sarah Walters Dudley. When he was four years of age he came with his parents to Van Wert county, Ohio, and the rest of his life was silent there. He was married thirty-one years ago to Miss Delorl Stewart, who survives. Os the four children born to them, Chloe and William have passed away. The two surviving are Carl, who lives at home, and Opal, wife of Alfred Meyers of Wren. He also leaves two brothers and three sisters. They arc: Jasper and James Dudley and Mrs. George Dull of Wren, Ohio; Mrs. Mattie Cowen, and Mrs. Dr. Erwin, Valparaiso. The deceased was an active member of the Pleasant View Baptist church and was an exemplary man. an Influential citizen and devoted husband and father, for whose death there is much sorrow. The funeral will be Friday morn- . ing at 10 o'clock at the Pleasant View Baptist church, the Rev. Hamilton officiating. Burial In the Wren cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, June 25, 1913.

NOT SO NUMEROUS Crusade Against “House" Fly is Bringing Results in Decrease OF THIS PEST Clean-Up Slogan Has Helped—Ceanliness is Doins Much to Exterminate. Undoubtedly the crusade against the house fly is bearing fruit. The pest is not nearly so numerous as in other years and yet later on In the summer the fly and all his alleged progeny may be in our midst in great numbers. No doubt the clean-up agitation has helped to rid the communities that clean up and try to stay clean of the nuisance. And yet right now is when eternal vigilence shoulu not be relaxed. There is need of keeping clean all summer. Vegetable refuse should ! be fed to chickens, taken away for hogs, or dried and burned and not permitted to stay on the premises either in homes or in business places. It not all a fail but a certainty that cleanliness is indeed next to godliness, when it comes to promoting health and happiness. Commenting upon the disappear-; ance of the household pest, the Ohio State Journal says: "It has been noticed that the house fly Is not as numerous this year as formerly. Possibly, because the winter stayed so long with us that the insect did not have a good chance. Possibly because our ideas of sanitation have so grown as to leave no breeding spots for the pest. Possibly because tbo cry of “swat the fly" has had such an influence that it has resulted in Its destruction. But doubtless all these Influences have been at work to bring down this enemy of the human family. Also, the screens have done their part in mitigating this calamity. “But the duty is to keep these four forces well organized for future warfare until the foe is utterly vanquished and there is not a fly in all the land. This is possible. In a veryfew years the books will tell of the flies that used to be and then pictures ■will be put into the books, ns the extinct animals are today, to tell the people through what tribulations their ancestors came."

c— QUARANTINE LIFTED. The scarlet, fever patients p». the D. F. Leonard home on West Monroe street have recovered and the quarantine on the house, which has been in effect several weeks, was lifted yesterday. j. W 5

EARLY NEXT FALL Commission For Decatur High School Will be Granted Says State Board OBSERVE OLD RULE Cannot Issue Commission Until After Inspection— Board Feels Assured. Irvin Brandyberry, secretary of the Decatur school board, has received a communication, from Charles Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, which says that the State! Board of Education at its meeting on June 20th further discussed the school conditions here and directed him to inform the school board that if thq conditions set by the board are follow ' ed out, they could feel assured that the commission to the high school will be granted following an inspection in the fall. The state, board has no desire to keep the Decatur school from having a commission and the local board will do everything requested by them to secure same. However, the letter from Mr. Greathouse concludes "the board did not feel that it was possible to make an exception of your school by issuing the commission before the work under your new superintenden' had been inspected." The board here feels sure that the work will go forward next fall in a manner entirely satisfactory to everyone, and that very early during the term the commission will be granted. This will not interfer with any student and the fact that the state board feels inclined to grant the commission will be encouraging news to patrons of the; school. During the years past the Decatur schools have been of high standard, and there is no doubt that they will continue to be so in the future. Prof. Spaulding comes here very highly recomrnded. He has. made good wherever he has been and will without doubt do so here. He will arrive August Ist and will at once plan for the opening of the schools.

KUTE KAPPA KIDS Os Alpha Sigma Chapter Left Today for Lagrange to Attend Convention. PROGRAM TONIGHT’ Will be Given by the Local Girls—Expect to Have a Splendid Time. A very jolly company of Kappa ! Kappa Kappa girls of the local Alpha, Sigma chapter, left this morning ove.ri the G. R. & I. railway for Lagrange to attend the annual convention of; this sorority. The local chapter has been given a place on the program for this even-1 ing and has arranged a very clever lit -, tie program. In spite of the burlesque i “vaudeville" arrangement of the program hints of some very clever stunts i are concealed therein. Their program cards, with a border of “K's," read. (K) Vocal Solos —Madam SchuMann lieink —Miss Marie Allison. (K) Dancers —Ruth St Dennis,; Isadore Duncan—Miss Madge Hite, I Miss Edna Hoffman. (K) Kute Kappa Kids-Miss Jean Butler, Mrs. Pansy Bell Helm. (K) Pilgrim's Chorus—Alpha Sig j ma Chapter. Accompanist, Mrs - Prances Merryman Burk. Those attending the convention; I from Decatur are: Mrs. Avon Burk. | i Mrs. Jesse Helm, Misses Jean Butler., j Edna Hoffman, Helen Niblick, liesIsle Boyers. Madge Hite, “Billy'' Du-1 : gan, Jean Lutz. o—. ATTENTION, RECEPTION COMMITTEE! j It is earnestly requested that all ; members of the reception committee for firemen’s day meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning at the city hall. Badges will be furnished. FRENCH QUINN, Chairman.

“SAFETY FIRST" MOVEMENT. I- — To Prevent Cherry-Limb Breaking Accident. Just about time to hear of he annual crop of broken legs and arms at this time of the year, both in the city and country. June cherries ar<i now ripe. As usual, the kid, or the, man, or the lady, or some of the family, who "always picked them before" will think that old limbs are safe, or that the old ladder is all right, until they find that it is all wrong and shout for help. Running for the doctor can be prevented by using a little extra caution, and broken bones or other serious injuries in the hot heason of the year are extremely undesirable. Remember the old cherry tree when you start to pick it, and don't forget that it may be as treacherous as an army mule. NEW PENAL FARM Will be Established—Commission is Now Ready to Receive Offers OF LAND FOR SITE Five Hundred Acres With Natural Resources is the Minimum Tract. The Indiana State Farm commission recently appointed by Governor iFalston to provide for the establishment and government of a correctional institution to be known as a penal farm, held its first meeting yesterday at the Claypool hotel and perfected an organization. > Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of the Eastern Insane Hospital at East- i haven, was made president; G. A. 11. Shideler of Marion, a former warden of the state prison, vice president; W. H. Hart of Indianapolis, secretary, and Willis Hickman of Spencer, treasurer. The commission, which serves

without compensation, will act in conjunction with the board of state charities in buying a suitable farm of not less than 500 acres as provided by an act of the last general assembly. The appropriation to be used in purchasng the land amounts to SOO,OOO. The commission is now ready to consider offers of land, which must be of varied topography, with natural resources for various forms of husbandry, fruit growing, stock raising, brickmaking and the preparation of roa-l and paving material. Favorable railroad, drainage, sewerage and water facilities also will be sought. The commission is prohibited from taking into consideration any offer of land or other donations or inducements in deciding upon a site. Five hundred acres is the minimum that can be purchased, but the commission hopes to obtain a large tract with the appropriation. The commission already has received communications concerning proposed sites near Delphi, Greencastle, Bedford, Brazil and Scootsburg. The commission members plan to make an inspection of the penal farms now In existence and hope to provide a state penal farm with location, equipment and government which will compare favorably with similar Institutions of other states. An appropriation of $20,000 available June 1,1914, is provided for the erection of buildings and expenses contemplated at that time. The institutions of this character now in successful operation are in Massachusetts, Cleveland, O.; Occaquan, Va„ and Guelph, Ontario.— Indianapolis Star.

NOTICE. \ To All Automobile Owners of the City and Vicinity. We want all automobiles to assemble at 1 o’clock on First street. There each driver will be given a number, showing their position in the parade. From First, street the automobiles j will be escorted to the city hall in squads of three to six until they have all been boarded. After all machines have been loaded they will proceed west. The machines will be started by Mr. Fred Sehurger, who will ask that eai h driver stay 30 feet behind the maI chine in front. Let every one owning ■ an automobile be sure and respond to I tills last call, as we need at least 50 machines. O. L. VANCE, Manager Auto Parade.

Price, Two Cents.

WELCOME TO THE FIREMEN Decatur Ready to Welcome the Thousands of Visitors Here Tomorrow. -<1 EVE OF CONVENTION Event Looks Like a Record Breaker in Attendance and Entertainment. Every thing is set. The shows are here. The merry-go-round and the Ferris wheel and the baby jacks are up. The crowd has started to come, and early tomorrow morning will find the city filled with a jolly and good natured crowd of people, here to attend the annual meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firn Department association. F'or weeks the local firemen have been making preparations for this event. They have done every thing possible on their part to make the event the biggest in the history of the association. The program is printed complete in another part of the paper and gives further evidence that every minute in the day is to be a busy one, and it will be your fault if you don’t enjoy it. The executive committee, consisting of the officials of the organization will meet at the city hail this evening, at which time all plans for tomorrow’s event will be completed. Early tomorrow morning the crowds will start coming. The reception committe, headed by French Quinn will meet every train and the endeavor will be to extend the hand of real welcome to our guests. We are proud of Decatur No city in all the world looks quite so good to us. We love the shaded streets, the points of interest, the people Who live in this community and we believe they are (Continued on Page 3)

FELL ON NEEDLE Fears Entertained That Little Draper Girl May Have Needle in Body. 1 ' I * HAD BEEN SEWING And Stuck Needle Into “Muff" When She Pressed Against It. Fearing that her little daughter, Stella, aged live, had pressed a needle into her side, and that the bright steel instrument was still in the child's body, Mrs. Effie Draper of Monmouth, hurriedly boarded an interurban car and brought the child to a physician in this city at ten o'clock this morning. It is still unknown whether the needle is in the body or not, and about the only thing that can be done is to wait and see the results. Tlte little one had been playing “dressmaked” and climbing to the cushion on the blind, had secured the needle and proceeded to make a “muff" which she hung around her neck, leaving the needle still in the muff, in pressing against something the child felt a prick in the side, and ran screaming to her mother. Examination allowed a little bleeding puncture near the child's ribs, but the no ■ die could not be found in the muff or about the scene of the accident. ; Pressure over the wound could uot be i borne by the little one, without much pain, and the mother hastily came to ; the doctor. If the needle lias penetrated the i body its course of travel is so rapid that it could not be located. Physl- ; dans have known cases where neei dies have remained in bodies for years, traveling through the entire I body, and then emerging after the ' course of several years, leaving the patient none the worse. There is also the alternative that (Continued ou Page 4)