Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 161

USEFUL LIFE ENDS Summons Came For Mrs. E. .1. Bailey Last Evening At Childhood Home AT WESTFIELD, N. Y. Interment Will Take Place There Thursday—Death Causes Sorrow lif th,* home of her childhood. s o rounded by nil her dear ones, deat'i v;.me last evening at 5:3u o'clock to <lrn. E. .1. Bailey, at Westfield, X Y The Interment will take p) !t( ~> as Weftl'leM. Thursday. Stu b was the brief message in the telegram received this morning at .he Democrat office from E. .1. Haile- , the husband. The news does not'come unexpect < div to Mrs. Bailey's Decatur friendThe greater, part of the winter she had be en seriously ill being obliged to relinquish her wr.tk as a teacher 1.1 the City schools, early in the year. Only a lew weeks ago she was taken to Westfield. N. Y., where* it was bored she migh tie revived by tl-.o familiar scenes and the presence <> her brothers and sisters, and wheie Ito whs also to take special treat merit at the sanitarium. Her ailment |t. us pronounced neusitis or inti;, million of the nerves. Her i-onditioi here, -was recognized as serious by her ft tends, in spite of their desire to hope for the best, and when she bail.them good bye. many felt the »*":■ r.ncs that they would not again n lit r In life. Mrs. Bailey, howev ■ seemed to quite hopeful of regaining and before leaving hail entered/ her ,/oiimtion for a positfon in their «■ ehools, where she has been a ititiiful and efficient teacher for many years. She did not show the desired improvement and several wisks az”, took a turn for the worse, at whi it time Mr. Hailey was called to West field to be with his wi. their daughter, Leota. having accompanied her mother to that ity All were with her when she passed away. Mrs .Hailey's maiden name waMartha A. Wolfe. Her parents, who t ime from good Holland ianiiii--.. were among the first settlers in XYork state, and the old homest.-ad ' Westfield N. Y.. has been in the In' > ily for many years. Her parents h.v. >■ gone before, and the homestead is now owned by her brother, Frank Wo'fe, who r< si(l(s there with his family «n< his sister, Mrs. Jennie Clever, and t was there that Mrs. Hailey spent tie 1.-st several weeks of her life Mrs. Bailey spent her early life i Westfield, was educated there in t 1 • Westfield schools from which she wa gnfduat<*d. and then finished her e-1 <ntldll In a college near that pla-” After her graduation front college, s. came to Decatur nearly thirty year ego, to visit with her sister. Mrs Jennie Clever, wife of a well known manufacturer here. She became a teacher in the Decatur schools, durin the zuperintendeney of Prof. Lucke: nnd taught several years until - marriage to Mr. E. J.Bailey. Some time Inter she again look up her pi” mien of teaching, and tt:,s ed as one of the best, exerting z>' 11 Influence for good over those wheslives she was helping to form. Mrs. Bailey was one of the oldest members, of the Indies' Shakospea-' 1 dub. Which lust April celebrated >t» thirtieth aniversary. Her sister. Mi (‘lever was one of the charter memVers, and Mrs. Bailey, then Miss "'i' ■ who came here a year or two alter -he club organized, became a member at once. She continued with the club, until a few years ago. when she again entered the school room, w.i -n on account of her duties, sb l ' 11 a - 1 “ to be an active member. Mils. Bailey was a member oi urn, Methodist church and in . s work. She was also a memb< r<» '•'’! Decatur Library board of which WSA virs- resident. Owing to her education nnd sympathy with !i '' ' work, she was particularly helpful nnd ?e will ntlsu her influence w«tly. . Mrs. Bailey was a woman ot highest type of womanhood ami trues wifehood, nnd always a source of inepiration ft> her many friends. It 1 been many, years, since a denth - f

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1 ’ r.-.i-ed so’deep soorow. During her I illness, she was especially patient, ami Indeed during her entire life, never an impatient word was dropped. Besides her husband and daughter, 1-*>t.i. Mrs. Bailey leaves two brothci'r ami two Sisters. Besides those mentioned before, is a sister, Mrs. Mary Rlehenbrough and a brother, Henry Wolfe, both at lUpley, N, Y. A FINE BABY GIRL. I’-nrn to Mr and Mrs. ,M p. Shirk 1 - -lonroe, Saturday morning. This is "' end Child. Both' mother and ' -be are doing fin,, t )lp mother was formerly Miss Ada Shoal. STORK LEAVES A BOY. ~ Wilson Christian Frederick is the mime given the boy born yesterday noon to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Weiland of Union township. AWARD CONTRACTS Merrymon & Fugate to Build Zimmorman Road And Fry Tne Manger Road SESSION IS CLOSING Board Disposes of Considerable Business At To-

days Session The commissioners had a busy morning, disposing of quite an amount " road and ditch business, allowed : bills and will conclude the July ses- \ >«>n ibis afternoon. The contract! or two roads was let as follows: George Zimmerman Road. W. H. Mrtrtin G H Fry 11JG5 Erie Stone Co 11,649! lerryman & Fugate 10,9501 •lames Hoagland 10,5701 Contract awarded to Merryman & Fugate. : W L. Magner Road. "> H Fry >7,515 I'H. Stone <’o 7.699 Merryman & Fugate 8.0001 James Hoagland 6,997 Contract awarded to (1. H. Fry. Tie beard, upon request from the omniittee in charge of the building c tie soldiers monument ordered that the following inscription be placed i ; m the monument: "To the glory 1 1 our country and In loving memory our soldier heroes-1913.” 'I be sheriff was authorized to have to cost not more than $l4O, . at the jail, and the custodian 1 <• the court house was authorized to 1.., epairs done at a cost not to exceed SBO.OO rhe rotilion of John McKean and , i hi i- lor a drain was found sufficient n<! the Improvement ordered. Referred to Phil L. Macklin and Noah Beli cerstinc. Pads were received for the construction of the Wable culvert, the contract being awarded to W. O. Newlon lor $294. i \f \rsham was appointed superiat'mlent of the Heller County line bridge to succeed John Heller, who r< signed. John 1). Meyers was appointed superintendent of the Haugh lead succeeding A. R. Hell who resigned. Conrad Doehrman was named for the Conrad road In place of William Conrad, deceased. The O J- Sttrnan, George Roop and Fred Hilpert macadam roads were ordered advertised for sale on Tues- , day August sth. The board of commissioners acting as the board of finance today filed the t report of Interes’ paid by the various bunks of the county for public funds i deposited with them during the past dr. months, the total being 11206.33. Extras were alowed in small a ,coants on the Peter Rich. Chris Fox, Stuckey and Mamma macadam roads. O 1 ■" 9 daily census report. a nine pound girl baby was born > this morning to Mr. and Mrs. George Mumma of tho west part of the city.

It M eW A IHmßf ?7 AMfafr..... U»Wx -wJI J. OX'-••“'‘-UtiGHLI NIS VICTOR OVER AUSTRALIAN DOUST. (Copyright by International News Service; supplied by the New Process Klectro-f’orporation, N. Y.) Americas Champion Takes Final Round Os All Comers Tennis Singles In Straight Sets. .Maurice E. McLoughlin. American’s < hampion tennis player, who defeated Stanley N. Doust, captain of the Australian Davis Cup tean, in the final! round ot the alliomers’ singles, in three straight sets; 6?,; G-4; 7-.1 Ibis victory gave the American the right to play Wihiing the Worlds clmmmon m the challege round for the All-England championship which is likewise emblematic of the world’s title.

FAVOR CLEMENCY .— Board Os Pardons Recommends Lester Cook For Parole—Report I l IS MADE PUBLIC Albert Musser, Charged With Murder, On The List For Refusal t $ Although Governor Ralston, on his return from Crettysbufc, has had no time to consider the report of board oi pardons, filed with him the report was made public yesterday. 'Recommendations were made for 2 pardons and fourteen paroles, and 30 applications were placed on the list for refusal. Among those recommended for parole is I-ester Cook, the showman, sent to Michigan City prison from this county, for two to fourteen years f or assault and battery, being convicted September 23, 1911. The little Monday boy was his victim. Albert Musser, an Adams county boy was sen. up for life, for the murder of Mrs. Louisa Stolz, of Portland, is on the lists of refusals. The Musser case is one that has attracted v. ide attention in the last two sessions of the board of pardons because of the charge made by . H. Conroy, attorney for Musser, against Attorney S. A. D. Whipple of Portland, who Conroy accused of accepting money to produce evidence to bring abefit Mussers conviction. Before tho last session of the board Whipple appeared to defend himself and he and Contoy indulged In a wordy battle before the board, Whipple calling Conroy a liar. William E. Hinshaw, a preacher, sentenced in Hendricks county, November 1895, for life for murder, was i ecommended for parole, with a minority report filed by A. D. Thomas. Although Governor Ralston has given no •intimation of what action he will take in the Hinshaw case, it is generally believed that he will not ex tend clemency. Along with their report Adolph Sefdenstlcker and Harry E. Darling, members of the board, submitted recommendations from Paul Howers, prison physician and the board of trustees of the prison for Hinshaw’s release because of the precarious condition of his he’alth. Dr. Dowers says he can live only in the dry climate of the Southwest. In his minority report Chairman Thomas says he can understand the i humanitarian instincts which caused i the other two members of the board < o take the position they hold, b»(t

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| that he can not join with them in r ■ commending clemency for the prisoner. After mentioned the fact of Hinshaw's previous parole and ret|rn to prison for imortality he says tiiat no body who lias studied the case believes the prisoner's story of the manner in which hl- wife was killed. The report recommends that Hinshaw be given a parole with pennisi sion to go to a Western state. J. "WORDEN DEAD Civil War Veteran, Weill Known Here, Dies At Montrose, lowa .. AT AGE OF 72 Was Uncle Os Mrs. William Winters And Has Many Other Relatives Here. Mrs. William Winters of Mercer Avenue has received word of the death of her uncle, John B. Worden, of Montrose, Lee County, lowa, who' is well knrftvn here having resided in this vicinity before going to the west. ! The Montrose Journal says: John B. Worden was born in lacking county, Ohio, Dec. 9th. 1840. Died June 27, 1913. \ged 72 years, six' months, 18 days. At the age of twentyone he enlisted in the Army where) he served four years, from 1861 to. 1865. He was married to Miss Emlinej Reed December, 21. 1865 at New Cory don, Jay county, Ind. To this union were born seven' children four of whom survive him. three children having passed to tho great beyound. The children who survive are Frank V. Gorden, La Junta, Col., Mrs. Bertha Neale, Orange, Calif., Miss Edith Warden, Chicago, HI., Mrs. October Otten, Ro-teville, Calif. In 1874 Mr. Worden united with the Christian church became a deacon In the church and was president of the church board. He lived a consistent Christian life and was held in high esteem by those who I knew him. .He made a mason in 1868 and wax later advanced to the Royal Arch chapter degrees. In his life ho was 'a faithful nlTectionate husbrnd and a kind father. As a citizen he stood for the best in life. He leaves us and we ehail miss him as one who was worth while. In honor of the funeral of Mr. J. B. Worden, which was held at his residence Sunday at 10:00 a. m. by Rev. Geo. Duty and under the auspices o.' the Tip Post of the Masonic frater-: nity. t All the churches dismissed the entire morning sendees and attend the funeral, |jj

WILL OPEN SHOP Charles R. Kolin of Chicago, Expert Dry Cleaner and Dyer Is In City AND WILL START! A Dry Cleaning Establishment In Bowers Property On North Third Street. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kolin of Chicago i arrived in Decatur early this morning and strated odt to make, arrangements to find a suitable place for! them to open a dry cleaning and dyer! j establishment in this city. After a I little hustling they secured the .1. F i Bowers property on north Third st.. I I just back of the Ward Fence Office! i where their shop will be opened and conducted until a building in the up town district can be obtained. Mr. Kolin conducted a dry cleaning shop in Chicago for a good many years ! and is well experienced in the bnsi- ; ness. The most satisfactory results - will bo obtained by those who give Mr. Kolin their busines|; and ho as i sures them the best kind of treat-! ment and quick service. The Kolin i household goods as well as the necessary equipment for the cleaning de(Continued on Page 3) CAUSE BIG LOSS Militant Suffragette sin England Burn Residence Causing Big Loss i VOTE FOR STRIKE Ninty-four Percent Os Conductors And Trainmen In East Want To Strike (United Press Service.) Harwich, Eng., July B.—(Special to’ Daily liemix-rat)—The handsome residence belonging to W. H. Lever at Rivington Hall was burned to the; ground by militant suffragettes today i destroying rare arts and furnishings! valued at SIOO,OOO. The residencewas not at the time occupied. A message addressed to the King and found near the house contained the following: "Wake up and give us reasons to be loyal." London, Eng., July B.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Sylvia Pinki hurst was arrested late last night folI lowing a suffragette meeing and after I a struggle with the police was J sentenced to three months in prison , this morning. She was given the al I ternative of three months in jail oi ’ pitting up a bond for good behavior. ■ She took the former however as she i stated that her behavior was proper! and refused to give bond. She also I threatened to go on a hunger strike. ■ Bedford, July B—(Special to Daily ! Democrat) -Fire early today destroy i ed the Woodman hall, the K. of P. ' hall, the general store of E. 11. Bridewell, and damaged the electric light system and telephone lines. The total loss is estimated at $25,000 which is ! partly covered by insunice. The fire is supposed to have started from n cigar stub. - New York, .X. Y., July B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —94 per cent of the conductors and trainmen on the Eastern railroads voted In favor o’ a strike unless their demands are ■ granted. This was announced today by ti representative of the employers | who met In a conference to discuss the demands According to the count submitted, 76,683 voted in favor of j a strike while 4,216 opposed. Os the conductors, 98 per cent were in favor. — —Q The little girls of the Sunday school class of the Methodist church taught by Mrs. Jess® Helm each invited a little guest to their picnic, given tn i the grove east of Monmouth today , and a very delightful time was had. i Ti> 8 party was taken out by Miss Jean Lutz in Iter automobile, which made several trips, all -returning this evening on the Interurban car.

| FUNERAL THURSDAY i Services For Price D West At Alburn Church. Relatives here received word this I morning that Hie ,'nneral services fc.r ■ Price D. West, the Auburn banker j and lawyer, whose detnh occurred - Saturday evening suddenly, will no I held Thursday afternoon nt ' o'clock at the Presbyterian church al ! Auburn. Many relatives from he ° i will attend. Mrs. West was formerly Miss Nan Peterson. a . WANTED TO BUY AT ONCE Two good, gentle driving horne:-. for livery business, horses that ar< not Marred and not over 7 years old. In quire of Ernest Siickman. Cor. 3rd and Monroe, or Phono 182. WAS OPERATfD ON Mrs. Jesse Berry Undergoes Operation At Home On Eleventh Street. A BROKEN ARM .Sustained By Opal Whittenbarger While Visiting At Bluffton. Mrs. Jesse Beery, a well known lady of Eleventh street, was ojierated upon this afternoon at her home on Eleventh street, for what was thought to -be gall duct trouble. She has been ailing for some time. A Fort Wayne ' physician and her local doctors are holding the operation. Mrs. G. E. Steele returned last evening from Fort Wayne, where she ! v»as at the Liithoran hospital dtiritjg . the time her sister-in-law, .Mrs. L. F. Mumma was operated upon for appendicitis and complications. She v-as getting along quite well. Mrs. Rose Fuhrman is convalescin j nicely from her operation for append--1 ic.ltis. Miss Fuhrman was brought home last Wednesday from the Fort Wayne hospital. Carl Smith returned last night from Fort Wayne where he consulted a i specialist regarding un ulceration of i I the jaw which has been quite painful and persistent. Valentine Linker the well known farmer living on the Tony Holthouse: ■ farm south of the city is in a very , critical condition sintering from ai high fever and the results of an o; ration performed upon him last week; lor the removal of n tumor growth; !in the right knee cap. A nurse was taken to the home this morning and everything possible rs being done to relieve Mr. Linker of his suffering and put him on the road to recovery His many friends wish him a speedy ; I recovery. Opal, seven year oltl daughter o Mr. and Mrs. Willis Whittenbarger < i I east of the city, fell and broke one | bone of the right a,m, above the wrist j J Sunday while visiting in Bluffton The little girl slipped and fell to the! , street, the fracture resulting. She Is getting along well, h< wever, and was able to eome io this city yes terday, with her mother, to shop. WILL INSTALL BLOCK SYSTEM. — Fort Wayne, Ind., .Imy B—(Special | to Daily Democrat) —The Fort Wayne I and Northern Indiana Traction Company will, In a few days, begin work the ruling of the Indianaof ETAO of installing a block system on its interurban lines in compliance with the ruling of the Indiana state railroad commission. The commislion determined that Indiana Interurban railroads should have the block signal system following the big wreck or. the local line when 48 pepole were killed .at Kingsland. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Es wirnmun wantz th’ ballot, it means hold uffice too; an' they'll hev i t’ git a mud-proof overcoat, fer ther'll ) be in line for jlst ez.much mud sling- - in’ ez th’ men. Politics ei no respecter uv persuns.

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SALE OF TICKETS Is Being Boosted Now By Special Managers— City Divided Into 9 Districts ' FOR THE PURPOSE Stores To Close Early To i Allow Clerks Chance To Attend Meetings. — l-orty boosters for the big ChailtauI mm which opens hero Thursday, and i tin y were forty live wires, gathered i at the offices of the Bowers lU'aity I Company last evening to plan for the I continued sale of the tickets. The reports showed that about 3fhi tickets had been disposed of and that sonm energetic work has to be done and at once, f,y the tickets must lie sold by Thursday noon. After some discussion it was decided to divide the city into nine districts with a sales manager for oat h. This was done and tho workers started out this morning determined t<> clean up the city. It was also decided to ask (he merchants to close their places of business at I six o'clock in the evening during the j week and Mr. John Niblick was made chairman of a committee to see the merchants. He reported early thia morning that the proposition had been j unanimously agreed to h.v the follow- ' Ing: Each Night But Saturday. Niblick & Co., Holthonse, Schulte & Co., The Myers Daily Co., Peoples Gerke, G. C. Steele, The Mortis Co., Vance & Hite, Elzey & Hackman, Yager Bros. K- Reinking, I). M. Hensiey, Meyer, Sherer & Beavers. I. I Bernstein, Teeple, Brandyberry &- Peterson, W. H. Inline. Chas. Vogji--wbde Schafer Hardware Co., M. Fullenkamp. Gass & Mothers, Schaub, i Dowling Co., The Kuebler Co.. Will J. Johns, I.eo Hardware Co., Gay. Zwick I & Myers Winnes Shot* Store, Henry | Knapp. Except Monday and Saturday. Everett & ifite, Runyon. Engler co., Fred V. Mills, Brushwlller & BaiT””? Sam Hite, flower & Hower. Tho program for the big week is ! tlie equal of that of any Chatauqna in the country and our people will enjoy the splendid entertainment ! toroughly. Buy tickets at once, T! - will cost you more if you wait. o FUNERAL OF FEV. REHL. The funeral of tho late Rev. L. D. i R< hl took place at the home of his I parents, John Rehl and wife, at Napoleon, Ohio. A delegation of about l a dozen autos left Ossian at an early hour this morning, to arrive in good ; time for the services at ten o'clock. Ily the death of Hev. Rohl the Ossi- ! an church is lett without a pastor, and i nothing definite is known as to how I and when the pulpit will be supplied, - There seems to be a scarcity of availi able men qualified for the work, and I it may be considerftblo time before i District Superintendent Beaty assigns a iiastor to the charge. During. Ilia stay of about 15 months in Ossian, Rev. Rehl filled the pulpit in a very I acceptable manner nnd endeared himself to the citizens both in and nut es the church. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the 'iereaved wile and little daughter, thus I tragically left without a husband and I father. He whs a prudent, careful I business man and • arrled a sufficient j amount of life Insurance, ss,Out) to I provide iv liome lor the widow and l'i-> I seven year old daughter, lie took nut a policy for $2,()oo of the >nsm-nm i >u:y a month ago. Bluffton News. GARY WILL CLEAN HOUSE. ' Gary, Ind.. July s (Spe- ia! to I' llI ly Democrat) house keep- ' ing will be the key note of the we k • i here following the opening today of I j the Indiana l.eiiguc of Mmilcipall'i"< '■Mayor Shank of Indianapolis and '! many other prominent Hoosier exernI lives will discuss their worries. STAKING FOR MONUMENT. t Deputy Surveyor John Gillig and r Contractor George Wemhoff were rn--1 gaged this afternoon in staking oil ■I tho ground for tile new soldier s moni timent to be erected on the souihwc t corner of the court, house -yard.