Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 159,

WiiERE IS BRIGGS Former Employee of Lar-1 rowe Construction Company Here Disappears i LEFT POETRY NOTE Soaked Huntington People] —Tracy Nelson had Good Job With Him. I A man came here a year ago, gi\ ing the name of John Briggs, andwho worked for some time at ih<- i ■ r pi..nt, has caused quite a .... * Ration at Huntington and Ft. Waym He came to Huntington about three j wueka ago and claimed to the Briggs Construction Company of Pittsburg. After looking over tiefield he declared that the city needed a number of houses to care for i‘ people and announced his intention o; building them. He displayed a roll j of money, amounting to more than 1 sf> (100, bought several lots, and hogan i the building of a new house having in Ills employ ’ twenty three m en. !li~ ] private secretary was Tracy O. X'l-i non, a well known young man of this < ity, and whom it is said received :t salary of fifteen dollars a day. Neleon came home last evening and inn tio idea in the world what has be ■ come of Briggs. The latter is ad I dieted to the use of champaign and ft is said bought S3OO of that liquid; at one place in Huntington during! his two weeks stay. He had several queer attacks while in that city and carried a trained nurse with him to | watch for attacks of heart trouble , He went to Fort Wayne last Friday and stayed at the Anthony Hotel at -i til Wednesday, when he disappeared , from this room leaving a note which) read: "I have druuk a quart of whiskey; I'm as happy as a lari;. Y.ojt w —.will find my body Halting <u Ute ri'-f’ by Sweeney’s park." His body u,-:s , not found there however and ph y d I clans who examined him at Fort; Wayne say he is undoubtedly insane Those who knew him in Decatur s-tyl he acted peculiarly at various times.) and they believe he was not just i right while h| < Where hi • tit roll of money is unknown He tried to caslr a cheek at Fort Wayne so $12(10, but it was returned from the Toledp bank on which it was writ-, ten because there were no funds there. He owes about SI,OOO in Hunt .iugton and the papers there say he Is a second J. Gustave Stein, ticself heralded survivor of the Titani who tried to work the Masons of that city recently after failing in a similar scheme here. DRANK GASOLINE Three Year Old Son Os George Crair.er Drank Gasoline From Bottle FOUND IN YARD Thought It Was Water-Has Recovered From Dangerous Illness David, agon three, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer living two and a half miles east of town, near the Union Chapel church, drank two or three swallows of gasoline from a bottle he found In the yard, yesterday morning, and became vary ill. I * ,e physician called, soon had the litt.e fellow resting easier bit for awhile he was very ill. The gaoline acts, like a heavy dose of Alcohol, ami is very irritating to the stomach and bowels. Fjr a white, the babe was unable to get his breath. While he is getting better, it Is expected the vomiting, which accompanies the Mness, will continue several days. The bottle of gasol ne had been used for lights at a so la! held at t.ie Cramer home recently, and WBS tllrn left in the yard. The little boy found ] it, and thinking it -vas water, drank from It. The mother saw him do so. and asked what h* had. He water, but investigation revealed tlu true state of affairs and the boy was given prompt attention.

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CARD OF THANDS 1 desire to thus express to the many kind neighbors and friends, my sincere thanks for the favors and askance given during the long illness which resulted in the death of Mrs. < allow. Words do not express what one feels at such a time. Special thanks are due the members of the <hoir and those who sent flowers. Von were ail very kind and thoughtH F CALLOW. PREPARES FOR WEATHER. ■Li<k Grady, the popular watchman at the Monroe street crossing of the 1 ' B & 1. railroad. Is now prepared for any warm weather that may come. He has shaved off hlsmustache. A SANE FOURTH Adams County and Decatur Celebrate In Pleasant But Sane Way VERY FEW ACCIDENTS Picnics a Success—Good Time Reported From All Sources The Fourth of July, 1913, will pass down into history as one of the “safest and sanest," in history up to this t ! me In Adams rounty as well as other places. Very tew accidents, even of the minor kind, wer reported. This does not mean a lack of enthusiasm however, for everywhere was manifest the patriotic spirit. In Decatur the chief attraction was tiie Adams County Sunday School picnii at Steel’s park. The attendance numbered about one thousand, -ami while it was much less than would have been otherwise on account of the fact that no special < trains could be secured on the G. R. A- I . a very good time was in order. Th exercises were held in the little . iovi- mar the lake, and a cool breeze vas going tiie entire day. Rev Hessert opened the morning exercises with an address of weli time and th Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the niethodist church, gave an excellent addresss. Music was furnished b\ the K. of P. Band, and others. , The Berne quartet dissapointed tiie i-onuregation in not arriving, and the Methodist Ladies’ quartet sang seven or eight times, being encored often. The Magley male quartet also did pleasing work, and tiie flag drills by the girls of the St. Paul church and the Pleasant Valley grove in Jofferson township, were unusally good. In tiie afternoon, patriotic addresses were given by the Hon. D. B. Erwin and Hon. D. E. Smith, and were very line. The basket dinner at noon permitted of the pleasant social mingling and I i eunion of old acquaintances. Two big stands on the grounds provided reiieshments for those who wished to ,iy, and drinking facilities for horses tot those wito drove in accomodated 11. Several of tl, 1 Berne officers of the association were present. — M — The Zion's Lutheran congregati m in goodly numbers, with many guests, ; l ent a pleasant day in the Wlschmey. er grove near St. Johns, yesterday. Ilie interurban had the hour and a half service and accomodated many. rh<- pastor the Rev. Wehmeyer had charge of the children exercises, and a good program was given. ,The young people's society aiso sang, and Paul Reinking gave very good readings. A general good time followed, and with cooling refreshments, took away all disagreeable thoughts of what would otherwise have been a warm (lay. Very many citizens, convinced that the day was too warm to "dress up" and mingle in polite society, donned loose garments and drove\away to the river or woods, and fished or picnicked in solitary state. Oothers, who are l;i:sy in the business world during the greater number of the days of the year, and find a day "at home" more o f a. pleasure than anything else could possibly be. remained quietly at home, occupied with some minor task. Many farmers found tiie day too fine, ts spare from the harvest and wotked diligently during the day, coming to town in the cool of the evening i for the fire-works. (Continued on Page 3)

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w * - 4 || | WJK ti tWB \I -A 1 I * A — —-y -— -r-jfe i.. ht SUFFRAG,ST WEARS TROUSERS AND THEY LOOK GOOD TOO. (Copyright by International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) New York, N. Y., July 5.—-They’re here at last. Father Knickerbocker will rub his eyes this morning when he observes oae of his prettiest young suffragist's walking to campaign headquarters in trousers. Mrs. John Boldt, who was called the mascot of General Jones' suffrage army on its 250-mile hike to the inauguration last February, has designed several pairs of trouser costumes, and will wear them hereafter. At her apartments in the Hotel Mar elites yesterday, Mrs. Boldt critized the women who are always talking dress reform, she said, but lacked the courage to wear “the sensible clothing they advocated." “What we need to break the shackels and free these slaves to fashion, is a leader," remarked Mrs. Boldt, as she sat in a big easy chair attired in her corsetless, trousetts costume. It was made of sunburst colored silk, caught in at the ankles with a band of gold and blue embroidery. The high waist, in Empire effect, was finished with a girdle of the same embroidery. "The trouble with us is that we are many years behind the times in dress The women of the East are far more progressive than us in dress. The majority of women in the world today wear trousers, the women of India, Turkey, China, Japan and even the peasant women of many European countries. Trousers of the style I wear, with draperies for evening of soft materials, giving an artistic Grecian 1 ine, are far more modest than the slit skirts you see on Broadway, with the limbs exposed to the knees, or transparents underclothing."

THE FOURTEENTH Miss Lillian Schindler, Native of Berne, Who Died In Ft. Wayne THURSDAY MORNING Was Fourteenth Member to Die In Eight Years—Tak- 1 en To Berne. The remains of Miss Lilly Schindler, who died in Fort Wayne, Thursday morning, were shipped to Berne I yesterday morning for funeral andl burial. The Ft Wayne Journal Ga-I zette says of her death: “Lillian Schindler, aged sixteen; years, daughter of Peter M. Schindler,' 1207 Rivermet avenue, died Thurs- 1 day morning at St. Rochus hospital. Leath was due to tuberculosis and followed a prolonged illness. This was! the fourteenth death in less than I eight years in this family. The , young lady was the thirteenth of a j family of fourteen children that died i within that time and the mother passed away a few years ago. Miss I Schindler was a member of the conI gregation and ot the Sunday School jof the Cresent Avenue Evangelical ; church. She was born June 3, 1807,! ! at Berne, Ind., but had lived in Ft. ’ i Wayne nearly all her life. Until tak-1 i en ill the young lady Jiad been employed at the Knox store on Chlhoun street. The father is employed at the Hoffman Brothers lumber yards. o ■ — TO SING AT BAPTIST. Miss Georgia Tyner of LaFountain. Indiana, who is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell will sing at the morning services at the Baptist church. Miss Tyner is an Evangelistic singer rnd will soon enter the work again v.'inning souls. — o —— SHERIFF HOLDS SALES. * Two sheriff's were held today. The first was that of the David Houdeshell house and two lots in Geneva. This was bought by the German Building, Lctn Fund Association, for 1519.54.

Decatur, Indiana,Saturday Evening, July 5, 1913

ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. S. B. Longworthy, of 1018 Lafayette street, who suffered the bursting of a blood vessel In her bed Wed nesday night, is in a slightly better condition and will probably recover. Her daughter, Melissa, who .was reported lost immediately after her mother was stricken. Mr. Longs worthy found at midnight at the Crull residence, 817 West Berry st., I where she had obtained work early I in the afternoon. DIED OF LOCKJAW Alonzo Hendricks Os Monroe Succumbs To Severe Attack Os TetanusJ CAME ON SUDDENLY — Ran Splinter In Foot Week Ago Thought It Had Been Removed Until Yesterday A telephone call at three o'clock to the Meyer, “Schf’te & Beavers company, announced the death of Alonzo Hendricks. Monroe, Ind., July s.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Alonzo Hendricks, twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. ’ Bert Hendricks of this town, is lylnj* i in a very critical condition, with but very slight if any hojfes for his recovery. He is suffering from tetanus, the disease better known as lockjaw, and though attending physicians are doing every thing within their power, to relieve him. they extend but slight hopes to the sorrow stricken parents •nd friends. A week ago the lad ran a splinter in his foot, but thought he ■ had removed all of Uie piece of wood. He walked about as usual and felt no ' bad effects until yesterday when ho i felt just a little ill but not enough to cause any alarm until last evening when he became very ill. He continued to grow worse until early this morning when the pain became so . severe as to cause spasms, one follow- ■ ing the other in quick succession and becoming very severe. The physicians i are using antt-toxine, but the death • rate in these cases is very large and as (Continued on Page 3)

MAILS ARE HEAVY Force at Secretary of State’s Office Groaning Under Rush of Extra Work I NEW LICENSE LAW Is The Cause-One Mail Brought in Over 10,000 Letters On Monday. A delay in the shipment of the number plates has delayed the sending out of the licenses from the secretary of state’s office and has caused the officials and employees at that place no end of worry and trouble. A tetter from Mr. H. L. qonter this morning says that they are hurried beneath a load of mail that almost staggers them. The Monday morning mails alone brought in over ten thousand letters and a force of nine clerks have done nothing since but open mail and have not even caught up. Tiie letters are still coming and the total number of applications received will probably reach fifty thous and this week. Although the offi e was supposed to be closed yesterday, the -force worked right through the hot day in an effort to make some headway. The licenses and number plates will be sent out just as soon as possible and in the meantime, those who have sent in their applications need not worry in the least, they can use their old numbers and drive their cars whenever and where ever they wish, without fear of being molested. However after the' work has been systemized those who operate cars which do not carry the black and yellow plate will do so at their own risk YOUNG LIFE ENDS Earth’s Sojourn Ended For Benjamin G. Dornseif— Called To Reward COLLEGE STUDENT Succumbs To MeningitisBrought Here This Afternoon For Burial. Untold sorrow is caused among the ■ many friends of the family of the 1 Rev. L. \V. Dornseif of Root town- [ ship, pastor of the Fuelling Lutheran ■ church, by the death of the son, Ben- ! jamin G. Dornseif, which occurred i Thursday morning at 10:15 o'clock ' at the Concordia college hospital, Ft. Wayne. The boy was but fifteen years of age, and the youngest son of the Dornseif family. He was exceedingly j bright and ambitious. Following in the footsteps of his father, who is a minister of ability and excellence., the young boy had entered Concordia] college to prepare himself for the] ministry. He was a good student,] working most diligently and it Is! thought that his studiousness caused, the undermining of his health, bring- ' Ing on the meningitis, which caused i the month's illness resulting in his ] death. He was taken to the Coacor ■I <ila college hospital and given the best . I of treatment, by skilled hands, sur- . I rounded by his near and dear ones ' who were constantly with him. For | .} many days his life hovered in the - balance, death finally winning. 1 The young boy was born In Troy, | i 111., and came here with the family j > several years ago, when the Rev. | Dornseif became pastor of the Fuell- > Ing church. Ho was an unusually • good boy, and all who knew him i speak in the highest terms of him He : was pre-eminently endowed by nature ■ with those qualities that should endow i a minister of the gospel, and the proi fesslon has lost one of its most prom- ■ ising young students. I Teachers, fellow-students, cornpan- ( ions, neighbors and friends speak ai like in their esteem of the young boy. s and it has been long since grief has been so universal.

Besides the grief-stricken parents , there survive the following brothers and sisters: Herman Dornseif and | Mrs. Otillie Holte, of Indianapolis; Walter and Edwin Dorseir of Fort Wayne; Louis, Lydia, Tabea, Ludmli la and Clara. The body was brought to this citv this afternoon at 1:20 o'clock over the G R. & I. railroad, and was met at , the depot by Yager Bros & Reinking and conveyed to the parental home in Root township. The funeral will be held Sunday as: ! ernoon at 2 o’clock sun time at tli'-l St. Peter's (or Fuelling) Lutheran ] church. Director Lueke. of Concordia college will be in charge of the services ai the church. At the home and grave, the Rev. Hossolt. pastor ot the Flatrock Lutheran church, will con duct the services. A JULY STORM Os Forty-one Years Ago Recalled This Morning By George Roop THE WORST EVER Electrical Storm Today Damaged Interurban Considerably The rain and electrical storm that came up this morning, did considerable damage to the interurban in tiie north part of the county, this morning at nine o'clock. Lightning struck several poles i£ong the line near stop 21, near the Charles Bultemier home. 1 wo poles were cut down even with] the ground; another was broken off 10 feet from the ground; white threeother poles near, were marked on the sides. The trolley wire* was dragged down within eight feet of the ground and it was necessary, when the north and south bound cars met at this place, to transfer tile passengers from . one to the other, and let each ca- | make the return trip. Strikes Wheat Shock. It was reported last evening that lightning had struck the Ernst Bradtmueller barn, west of Hoagland. This proved false. The lightning struck a ' wheat shock behind the barn, and the lire playing up was seen through the barn, giving the structure the appear-: ance of being struck. Recalls Storm Os Old. This morning as, George Roop, the veteran shoe maker, was siting on: his bench at the Winnes shoe store, • watching the storm cloud in tiie west! life recalled a bad storm of forty-one: years ago, yesterday. About four in ; the morning of that Fourth of Julj. a big black iloud arose. It began to rain and In three hours the count' , I was flooded, the storm being in the. nature of a cloud burst. On July] third, the farmers had ploughed their corn July 4. came the big Hoods; and i July 5, the men were out in their corn ' fields wading in the water from ankle to chin deep, dragging in logs and I fence rails, in the hope of saving a part of their property. The waters i stood for three days or more. Fem es and buildings were blown down ot’i f j washed away and It Is said to hav'> . been one of the worst storms of the county. _____ 5 A HOBO AND POET. — Knight of "The Friendly Road" Passes Through Decatur. — An elderly gentleman, described by one young lady as having a kindly look, like Andrew Carnegie, passed through the city this morning, leaving] over the interurban. He describe !; himself as a "traveler," or in plain words, a "hobo," though lie did not! pcssess the disagreeable qualities of ] one. He is somewhat of a poet, on the side, like the author of "The ] Friendly Road” in the American Magj azine, and as a side issue indulges in I philosophical writings and poetry, latest was an effusion on "The Suffragette’ which he had scribbled down i on a long piece of brown paper, which ( be happened to have near him when > the Inspiration occurred. r “ * ■- — -IIl« I ——» K. OF C. MEETING. The annual monthly meeting of the • Knight's of Columbus will be held i- Monday evening, July ”, at their hail. r . Every member is requested to be pfes sent and help transact business matters up before the council.

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ICE MARKET IN DECATUR Rumor That Corner Company Would Not Deliver Ice Is An Error SUPPLY SUFFICIENT For Two Months and Company Will Ship in Then For Regular Customers. The rumor which has gained cireolation in some manner during the past few days that the Confer Tee ('ream company which controlls the ice market in this city, would not deliver ice to any of its customers after next week is absolutely without any foundation in truth. Mr. McGonnagle, manager of the plant hero was interviewed this morning and said: "We will certainly continue to deliver Ice to our customers as long as we I’-ave any on hands and as much longer as we can buy it, and it is likely front this that the report gained circulation. We cannot deliver ice to people for a few weeks in the middle of the summer and then make the regular customers do without later, 'nit we will do our best to take care of our old customers, and believe wo can do so. We have enough ice on hands to run about two monthn which would bring the season up to the first of September. After that we will have to ship in ice and will . plan to do so. The floods last spring destroyed 1,000 tons of ice. in one house. Had it not been for tjiis loss, we would have got through nicely. We are doing our utmost to take care of the trade both as to ice and i ice cream. ’ In this connection it might be men- ] tinned that the Center Ice Cream Co., is just now enjoying a record breaking business, the best in their history, the sates exceeding by far that of any previous year up to this time. Fort I two weeks past they have averaged over 600 gallons of cream per day, | and on Firemen’s convention day and I on yesterday, tiie Fourth, they turned | out more than a thousand gallons, i They are running night and day, and have a string of wagons delivering | ice and cream all tile time. It is 1 easily the bussiest place in Decatur I just now. Tiie Hoosier Packing plant will open their tee manufactory about A’l ust Ist, it is announced. LEG WAS CRUSHED Team Driven By Elmer Smith Frightened By Firecracker Thursday THREW SMITH OUT Rear Wheel Rm Over Left Leg Badly Crushing The Bones Below Knee Tj|e only serious accident that resulted from the celebration of tini Fouith of July was that of Elmer I Smith, when the team of mules with . which he had been hauling stone was i frightened by a fire cracker and ran I away tlirowing Mr. Smith under the I tear wheel end badly crushing the i bones in hrs lower leg. Mr. Smith • was driving along Sixth street near i the crossing of Nuttman Street when .| a boy threw tiie firecracker under ■; the mutes. Smith was sitting on the II wagon with his feet hanging over the 11 sides and the sudden jump of the i team threw him out and under the rear wheel. The team ran for several blocks when they went into a teleft wagon and damaging it otherwise. Mr. i Smith was hurriedly carried to hts I home where a physician immediately’to his injury. He was not restin '. - very well this morning' but it is - thought that unless complications set in he will get along nicely.