Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 155.

GOING BY AUTO Gypsies Disposing of Horses To Adopt the Latest Mode of Travel BAND WAS HERE Officials Called West and North to Request Them To Move On. As soon as they can dispose of i their horses and wagons, the majoritv ot the gypsies will buy automobiles end travel in the latest style. "With automobiles, enabling us ml move along rapidly front place to place, and also do away with th, tethering of our horses and cons-i qnent trouble, our presence In camp-1 ir.g will net be so objectionable tr communities," was the dignified siteech of a gypsy to Sheriff Durkin and his deputy who were called Sat today evening to the Baker school- i house three miles west of the < it' i to request a band to move on. The? moved and camped near the Lewtoii' btidge last evening. The officials were again called out last evening to request them to go, and they at om e proceeded to move on further toward the setting sun. These gypsies are, t n reality. Dr? ilian Indians and speak Spanish, ;><! well as other languages. One, -, | young man about twenty seven years old, who was the spokesman lor hi tribe, wus a very bright and intel! . Igent man. He told the sheriff '> I had been in every postoffice In th- i United States and has traveled in n-i ery foreign country in the world ex i cept Japan. There were eight wagens. representing as many families I and with them were 12 horses. which they .pastured along the way.: The young man said his brother had lud purchased an automobile for traveling, and he also, intended buying a $3,000 National as soon as It" couid .dispose of his outfit. 4 The gypsies were apparently no I disturbing the community, hut. a-- : the "gypsy” said, "People are afraid ol us and do not want us around tc bother.” He alleged he belonged 'o the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias lodges and displayed cardos evidence. - ’■ — o MRS. MIKE LANG DEAD. Relatives in This City Receive Word of Death. A telegram *tts received Sunday morning by Mrs. W. A. Kuebler from relatives at Delphos, announcing tin death of her aunt, Mrs. Mike Lang. The cause of her death was not stat ed, but it is thought that it was due from infirmities of old age, she being close to eighty. For the past twenty years she has been an invalid as the result of hurting her hip in a tall. The funeral services will be held Tuesdav morning from the St. John's church Delphos. Mrs. Iging was an aunt o Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, Mrs. Mary Crawford, Mrs. D. D. Clark, Frank Bar thol and a brother of Henry Lang ol this city. Mrs. Crawford and Frank Barthel will leave tonight for I>< Iphos where they will attend the fitPetal. -o — —— JACOB FULK FUNERAL. The funeral service for Jacob Fulk, son of Peter Fulk, was held Sunday morning from the Dunkirk church nt 10 o’clock and burial was made in thchurch cemetery. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in that part of the county, being attended by hundreds of relatives and friends, who came to pay thefr last respects to one they loved and honored. ,» . -o —— BUYS OVERLAND CAR. Another fine addition to the city s large number automobiles was the Overland car perctas' 'I ly Chris Boknecht, through -fiihug-Mettler agency. The Misses HeF.’> Eb«’rly and Georgia Fee of Waterloo,. Virgine Smith, Matilda Berlit.g, Lois and Marie and Fred Connell accompanied by Mrs. V. V. Connell, went out on the 2:30 car this afternoon to the woods at Monmtmth, where they had a merry l.lcttic party.

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JOSEPH BENTZ AGAIN. , Joseph Bentz, a loiterer, arrested hut week when It was found that ir 1 .ul been trying to dispose of a quant'l' oi dijrts way below bargain day prices, was in police court today on his continuance and was sent back i tider s3oc bond to await a hearing lived for Monday. By his own admissions Bentz is a crook with a prison record. He was sent up ten years .tgo itoni Marion for larceny and served his time in Michigan City. Reuntly he did a "bit" in the Indianap'li workhouse. He has a son in tl-is < lty and nays he has two children n Decatur. The |>olice want more time to investigate his possession of tite shirts. Fort Wayne Sentinel. FUNERIAL SUNDAY Services for Wm. Conrad, Preble Township Pioneer, Will be Held at FREIDHEIM CHURCH Death Occurred at Age of 77 —Caused by Apoplexy and Cold. The death of William Conrad, th—! Preble township pioneer, which, men ] tioned briefly in Saturday's issue, oc-' Hired Saturday afternon at 1 o’clock I i caused much sadness, especially In the community where the greater part of his life was spent. He was sevenj i ■ ven years, nve months and twerI i” lour days of age, and when only ■ i little child his parents, George Conand wife, came to this county I' rem Fort Wayne, where his birth oclurred December 12, 1836, and settled here. Here he spent the rmainder of his life. He was a prominent farmer and re-1 sided on his farm a mile west of Freidheitn. With his wife he lived in half of the large double house, which was also occupied by their son, Gust, and family. The funeral services will be held Tuesdav afternoon at the Freidheitn f.uaheran church, in charge of ;|,- Rev Preuss. The funeral party v ill leave the home at 2 o'clock for the church. Mr. Conrad’s death was caused by j apoplexy, he havrng received three j strokes. The first occurred about two' w—ks ago, and followed a severe cold' tnk-n during an automobile trip to I Woodburn to attend a funeral. While ; the weather was somewhat cold at' the time it was not thought necessary | o wear an overcoat in June. The trip, I : wever, proved too severe, and his illness resulted. Succeeding strokes’ i apoplexy followed, and for the last twenty-four hours of life, death was known to be imminent. His wife was formerly Miss Min-I nit Bley and this aged and highly 1 , - teamed couple celebrated their gold--11 wedding onl y a year ago, March 16. The wife is still living as are five ( sons: August, of Freidheitn; Ernst „l Root township; William D., of Kan-i sac: Donis. California, and Fred, of I Kansas. i A brother, Charles Conrad, died last \|.iil 20. One brother Chris Conrad. 1 near Freilheim; three sisters, Mrs. l Chris Hohmeyer, Friedheim; Mr.;. ■ Charles Miller Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Crust Rump,' Fort Wayne, also survive. Mr. Conrad was a very prominent and influential member of his community, which suffers groat loss in his death. o — COURT HOUSE NEWS. Real estate transfers: Wilfred S. Smith to John Wilson et a1.,-120.24 actes, Monroe tp., $100; Henry S. Michaud et al. to Edwin L. Augenbaugh, lot 40, Decatur $225. Licensed to wed: Lafayette Buckey, born December 5, 1889, son of Marion Buckey, and Duella Minger, of Geneva born February 25, 1895, daughter of Fred Minger. The Misses Marie and Esther Heckman of oFrt Wayne entertained a company of Fort Wayne and Decatur friends at a picnic at Robison park yesterday afternoon. The Misses Inez. Coverdale and Frances Baker and Messrs E. H. Norris and Paul Reinking of this city were members of the party.

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JI isi nil .. mSEL Y- - .-C—'" -- ' ANTI HOME RULERS ADOPT STRINGENT PREVENTATIVE. ' Copyright by International News Service: supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) Arms Thought to be Theirs Are Seized by the English Customs Officials. This picture shows the removal from a stable at Hammersmith, London, ( I the 4,000 rifles that were seized there by the English customs officials. The day following the seizure, 500 rifles were also seised in Dublin and were received from the same stable. It is thought that the rifles were lot the arming of men in Ulster who are opposed to Home Rule.

GRACEFUL DIGNITY Embodied in Conception of the Adams County Soldiers’ Memorial. MENTION IS MADE By Record Herald’s Art Ed- ; itor—Work is Nearing Completion. The Sunday Chicago Record-Her-ald's art department contains a very favorable mention of the Adams eoun-, ty soldiers’ memorial written by i Maude 1. G. Oliver, .the art editor. 11-] lust rating the art page are front and rear views ot tne monument, as well as an enlarged production of the main figure. This is brought out in th picture with unuqual clearness In every detail. The work on the monument is being done by Charles Mulligan, sculptor, of the Chicago Art Institute. The sketch says: "Charles J. Mulligan is just coni-' pleting his work on the Adams eoun-1 ty soldiers’ memorial, which will be erected in Decatur, Ind. This is one of Mr. Mulligan's most successful achievements, embodying both dignity and grace in its conception. Its material, will be stone, with brass tablets. It will be forty-seven feet long, by eighteen feet high, and will cost SIO,OOO. In order to get away from the commonplace type, a reviewing stand was developed in monumental ■* torm, with a seat for speakers and invited guests. A fountain to women who took part in the war is worked out on the rear with a stream of wa-' ter flowing continuously into a basin of large proportions. The main fig-j ure stands with her left hand on a shield and her right, holding a laurel test on the staff of a flag. The front view tablets wil contain the names of 1,500 soldiers who enlisted from Adams county. The rear view fountain will be to the glory of the women who nursed the sick and wounded and kept the families alive when soldier-fathers did not return.” '■ o BOARD OF GUARDIANS. It is desired that all members of the Adams county board of children’s guardians meet at the library tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. o Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Hubbard gave a delightful 6 o'clock dinner Saturday, evening, being assisted by their charming daughter, redericka. The delicious meal was thoroughly enjoyed as was the evening which followed, a feature being vocal selections by Miss Hubbard. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller, Mr. L. C. War-, ing, Mr. Will Kremers.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 30, 1913

THRILLING FEATURE. Wilt Be Tonight’s Show at the Star Airdome—Tracked by Wireless. One of the most thrilling detective stories ever shown in the city will be tlifl program tonight at the Star Airdoftte. Tracked by wireless, a six reel feature full of taring escapes and exciting situations, will be shown The story is of a young woman who! meets her ideal in a jewlery store in the act of stealing her jewels which she had sent there to be repaired. The detectives get on tract, and assisted by her he makes S series of daring escapes. He takes one chance toe many howver and in an endeavor tc leap his horse over a gully, falls to his death. The film is one of the best and most exciting ever shown in the city. Prices for tonight's show will be 5 and 10c. waTsomF~game Shamrocks Took the Lima Ball Team Over to the Tune of 8 to 7. GAME JULY FOURTH Between Bluffton and Decatur—Everybody Warned to Hide Hammers. It will take more than the sizzling l.ot rays of “Old Sdl" to make the local base ball ho> s throw up the sponge and hunt for a cool place under some tree. With the sun beating down upon them at a two-forty rate Sunday, afternoon, one of the best ball games ever played in the city was pulled off when the local Shamrocks met the Lima team. The Shamrocks played such fast ball and found the opposing pitcher so quick that they were forced to put in four pitchers before the game was over. Shady, pitching for Decatur, played like an old veteran and stuck throughout the game. Yesterday was home run day for the boys, Smith and Baxter each getting a home run, while Coffee and Shady hit out for three bases. Watt, of the visitors, was the only one to see the ball on their side, but when he did see it it counted for a homebagger. The Shamrocks have secured a date with the Bluffton team for lhe Fourth of July, and of course that means they will be here with a regiment of hammers and knockers. Nothing will be quite right, and of course, poor things, they will get the worst of everything. It's certainly a shame how that poor town is abused and mistreated. The local boys are arranging however, to give them the best of every decision and thus endeavor to mintnlze their knocking as much as possible.

BOY BREAKS ARM Four-year-old Arthur Hurst Trips on Root on Way from Sunday School. AND BREAKS ARM Injury is Painful One—Other Notes About the Sick People of County. Four-year-old Arthur Hurst, son of i Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hurst of Tenth I street, was the victim of a very polni lul injury Sunday morning. While ■ going horn- from Sunday school he . tripped on the root, of a tree in front I of the Martin Beery home and fell ot 1 the pavement. The larger bone of ' the child's left arm was brokn, a Httlie above the wrist. Miss Rose Voglewede, assistant at the county recorder's office, who has ! been ill several days, is still unable to be at her work. She is reported as being better. Martin Miller of the Lee Hardware company met with a painful accident Saturday evening while unloading; (Continued on Page 2) GROOM’S PROMISE Judge Merryman Takes Pity on Hot Weather Bride and Gets the GROOM TO PROMISE ——— That He W’ill Not Require His Wife to Cook in the Warm Weather. Judge J. T. Merryman quietly married a young Geneva couple this morning at 9 o'clock in the county clerk's' 'office. The couple were Lafayette’ i I e.ckey and Miss Duella Minger, two 1 nice appearing young people, who ' were accompanied here by Mrs. Til- ' den Weaver of Geneva, who witnessed the ceremony. The bride wore n pretty gown of white. The groom is a son of Marion But ley and the bride’ , a daughter of Fred Minger. They ; will liv’e in Geneva. Hot Weather Promise. With the thermometer gauging; weather that can just about broil "spring broilers” set out in the sun. Judge Merryman's heart melaed in pity for the young bride, whose housekeeping is ushered in with such sweltering weather. He therefore no i sooner pronounced the words that made the couple one, than he took i the groom aside and announced that' no had a special ceremony for him He thereupon made the young man' promise that during such hot weather as this he would not require his bride , to cook him any hot meals, other than breakfast, which comes in the cool '' the morning. While the bride laughed in glee, the young man solemnly took the oath to that effect. It is needless to say that the bride will have some thin of which to"remond her husband" j as long as they live. And not all I brides can say, either —"Well, you promised so.” o BUCHY BOY OF BERNE Bursts Bottle at Berghoff's Brewery —Badly Cut. Dan Buchy of Berne, Ind., aged I nineteen years, employed in the bot-! Hing department of the Berghoff. brewery, received a cut on the right] ' hand when a bottle exploded there ! He was taken to the Hope hospital, I where his lacerations were treated. Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. A very pleasant dinner party of Saturday evening was given by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hubbard for Mr. and . Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mr. and Mrs. J. 11 Heller and Messrs. Will Kremer and L. C. Waring. Miss Fredericks Hubbard, who has returned from the conservatory of music at Berea. Ohio, delighted the company with vocal solos during the evening.

TO ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Deam and son, | Harve, left this morning for Ossian. | They wont to attend the funeral ol' Mr. Beam’s brother-in-law, Alfred Milfs, held this afternoon at twa o’clock at. the Presbyterian church. Only June 17, Mr. and Mis. Deam attended the funeral of his son, Fr<>d Mills. The father’s death was by ' suicide Saturday, supposed to have resulted from worry over the son’s death and also physical disability. He had suffered lot; some time with an affection of the eye, in which it was recommended that the eye ball lie remov'd. It is also thought the extreme heat contributed to the cause of self-destruction. DEATH CALLS TWO Veterans at Gettysburg Answer Call on Their Last Battle Field. MAKES CONFESSION Senate Lobby Investigating Committee to Call the Men Implicated. Gettysburg, Pa., June 30. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Tito fact that two veterans have died since the camp was opened and that the heat prostrations have numbered fifty, has not lessened the spirit or enthusia-*’.| of the veteians who have gathered here for the fiftieth anniversary of the battle field. Two dead are A.I). PrQwn of Maine, and .1. H. Reynolds ol New York, both of them being Union veterans. Chicago, 111., June 30—(Special to Daily Democraf) —The heat wav will be broken tomorrow so forecasters here and in Washington declatTd today. Twenty-eight have dfed frdn. heat resulting from a sizzling Sunday and twenty-three more los their lives by drowning. Glasgow. June 30. —(Special to Daily Dejnoerati — Ballinkinraln Castle, I costing about $500,000 was detroyed by fire today and although no snffra-1 gette literature was found around the place, the authorities suspect the militgiits. A railroad station was also destroyed by incendary fire. ' Washington, D. (’., June 30—(Special to aily Democrat) —Congress took the first step today in what promises to expose one of the greatest jwli'ical machines in the country’s history, when Chairman Overman of the Senate lobby investigating committee called a meeting to consider th? amazing confession of Martin Mullmil discharged agent of the National Association of Manufactures, who accused many prominent public men with being instrumental in the association.: "We will call every man named and sift the affair to the bottom.” said Overman. —o TO HAVE DEMONSTRATION. The local office of the Indiana Lighting company will be the scene ol a three days’ demonstration, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock. This will be given by Harry Kauffman of Fort' Wayne, when the ranges will lie used in showing the balking, broiling and} other possibilities, with gas. END OF FISCAL YEAR. The postoflice is a very busy place,; this being the end of the fiscal year, the end of the fourth quarter and tin end ofthe month of June.- Reports for each time-division are due, ami also a report of the mail handled during the past month, tile count ami weight being required for each day thereof. I $ J ■ ——i RELATIVE TO STATE LINE ROAD. Attorney J. C. Moran went to Van Wert, Ohio, today noon on btisin -s relative to the state lino road, known as the Gephart road. ■ o - LIBRARY BOARD. The lil/.-ary board will bold its regular meeting tomorrow evening at the library. All members should attend. Announcement is made that the II brary will be closed July 4th.

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IN HOUSE OF GOD I Churches Hold Short Services in Greater Number , of Cases Account of THE WARM WEATHER 1 Sermons Short, But to the • i Point—A Summary of Several Services. Presbyterian Church. I lie theme ot Rev. (Heiser’s ser- ; mon Sunday morning was "Tho I ilouse and the Battlement," based on I the text found in Deut. 22:8. In brief ;he said: "The house i.»p was an esI sential part of the house in Palestine, for it was used as a watch tower, as a place ol relaxation and sociability, t:s well as a place of public and pri- • ate devotion. Now the house had a iiattlement on the roof for protection so that no lives should be lost. And In the building of character there ' should be erected a railing for protec- ; tion from the onslaughts of the evil one. "Man is pre-eminently a builder. Ancient architecture is one of tire wonders ol tile world, as is also modern j architecture. But man is not merely I a builder ot time, he is building for ' eternity. For our own weal or woe we . are building. What are we putting , into tire structure we are erecting? I Are we weaving into the fabric of the l stttlement those things enabling u-s ‘ to resist evil? "The Christian is building a new I.cuse, and in making the battlement I it must include loyalty to God.* Flr®t i things must be first and not in the (< r. From Hie lives of many in the i churches of the laud we are bftimen led to think they are building their I characters to sell, just as modern speculators build their shoddy houses to pawn off to the people. i “In speaking of the church it is • agtoed that the battlement must have I good supports. The church must be ; filled with the spirit of God. The in- ’ ner structure nsist work together. . Combination and co-operation are key ] words in the commercial world, and these same elements njust be found j in the church. Then, too, a church tv 1 be invincible against the inroads of the enemy must be missionary tin! evangelistic.” Evangelical Church. “Hold fast that thou hast that no ! man take thy crown." Rev. 3:11, were the words from which Rev. Rilling i taid in part: "The ai>ostle St. John w rote these words of exhortation and . encouragement to one of the seven : churches of Asia Minor after commending her for her strength and faithfulness. They are in order and timely, today. Crowns are valuable because of what they represent. Hence the enemy covets them. , France, Holland and England years ago lost their priceless crowns. Faith in God is a valuable crown. It may not be very' strong but very precious. Faith in (led gives ns the t rotier balance of faith in others and in ourselves, llopo is a crown, however dim, but such as it is may be of great value to us. Hope is to us what the rudder Is to the ship. Wlvit a source of strength and comfort when trials, sickness and death comes into our homes. Our experiences is a crown. Somehow it brings the tilings ito a point. It crowns and Holds to- | f.ether the things that s'Vm to lie.lm-.l |to iinderstntid. Character is, the | crown of all cro.wus. It is the ripe '.fruitage of a Christian life. Crowns I are often lost by neglect. Value, oner, | or, hold on to them. U 7::u p. nt. Mrs. Runyon knd M.iss Ethel Fuhrman gave fine reports of the convention held at Markle. At this service Miss Zela Schnitz sang "God is Love,'* which was highly appreciated. First Methodist Church. At the Methodist church Sunday 1 morning and evening services the .. pastor preaclied short sermons and i necemmodated himself to the wa.ni i J weather. At the morning service ho i took lor his tltf'ine "The Search lor : i Wisdom," and used for his text tho twenty-eighth verse of thetwemy- ’ eighth chapter of JoQ. He exempllj lied the thought that the only true ; wisdom was that which sowed itself in •I the fear of God and a fleeing from sl». • I Ail other wisdom so called was but 1 superficial, and all training which ' did not go to this source was ineffee(Continued'on Pago 2)