Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 168

THE EDITORS COME HOME After Week as Guests of the People of Southern Indiana Cities. —- A DELIGHTFUL TRIP [ o New Albany, Corydon. Louisville. Jeffersonville and French Lick. When the members of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association meet there is always something doing Long ago the members of that association Mid their families recognized that lact. Add to this a delegation of state • Ulcers and aspiring politicians and Jou have a crowd of people with j ; whom you are sure to enjoy the r.' 1 1 l>asur«‘3 o' life. Often they ha\. been entertained in royal style, bit never better than this year, when th. y , , were guests of Seymour, New Albany, < orydon, Jeffersonville, Louisville and French Lkk Springs Southern hospi- i t dity greeted them at every turn i ?.<. each of these places seemed to be breaking alt records in an effort to outdo the other. Each succeeded ami ■ were a d«. i.-.ion to be made the judge. , would have a difficult problem. i First Stop at l Seymour. i The ; arty, 175 in number, left the ' terminal station tn Indianapolis, at in I o'clock last Thursday morning, the In-' , •iiaiiapolis and Louisville traction < company providing three special mod 1 e-ii coaches for them. They arrive I'l at Seymour, the town made famous j. by Attorney General Thomas Honan t and Judge Shes. of the appellate court.' < The reception committee greeted us | I with open arms and a dinner at the i '■t v -Lynn hotel that ttrvted just right. I Mayor Allen Swope welcomed the vis-j t itors in a manner that made them ; feel that he meant it and following t dinner a reception was held in the t lobby. The special left for New Al i bany at 2 o'clock. ■ i Visit to Silver Hills. ' I As the special cars pulled into Jes- < fcrsonvlHe, they were m i by a con- I uiitee from New Albany, including t Judge I'tz, Michael Thornton and oth- i • is, who escort'd them to their Jes- I tination. arriving nt 5 o'clock. The < party was immediately tak n to street , cars which were in waiting and with- i in a few minutes were enroute to Sil 1 ver Hills and the beautiful home of, , the Gwyns, where a reception was ' held upon the lawn, and where refreshments were served by little ; girls. The crowd had their first pie- i t:ii' i.ikeri tin'-' and s'-ent a happy two hours. Each guest was assigned to the home of some hospitable fam i’y In New Albany, where they were to be cared for during the stay. Mr. Eillnehnm and son, .Miller, and J. H Heller and family’ of this paper, were the guests of Judge Tita and his or-' finable wife and Mrs Young, a neighbor. We would «be lacking i'll eo’jrteo’isncss and far short of the | spirit with which they acted, if we 1 did not thus declare them of the salt •J the earth. Not a moment it seemed to is. did they cease to plan for' our comfort and entertainment and the visit with them will always be a bright memory, one of those spots in life that are good to think about- The others of the party spoke most highly of their treatment and the days in, Now AU any made a fellow glad In 1 ; v. as living. We are also under special obligations to Mr. Earl Gwyn, i president of the Second National bank, who assisted In the delights of i the visit by the use of his automobile i and chauffeur and by other acts of i kindness, quite numerous. We hone I to some time have an opportunity to 1 repay all these people as well as oth- i ers who did so much toward making the occasion the delightful one it was. Thursday evening was spent in Glenwood park, where a banquet was served in stylo and where everyone enjoyed evey moment. The table decorations were elaborate and beantlfnl. The crowd then filled the chav.tnuqua tent, where a program was rendered with Mr. Adam Hefmbergerj presiding. At this meeting Congressman Adair made one of his happy and entertaining speeches and was given a welcome that proved his popularity in the south part of the state equal to>

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’hat In the Eighth district. Auto Trip to Corydon. At s o'clock Friday morning fifty autoinobiles conveyed the party to old ’ l,rv<lon ' twenty miles away, in Harri«>n county. The roads wen, dusty. ■t this did not keep anybody from "njoing the beautiful scenery along i ,h *‘ ro,,tP We arrived there in about | thirty minutes (thanks to James, who [Was some driven and enjoyed an ’O’tr or two looking over this most i historical of all towns, since it marks tii. scene of the birth of our state At |I" o’clock the entire party with a numlx'r of local residents gathered "rder the spreading branches of the 1 onstitntlonal Elm. a forest giant, which a hundred years ago sheltered the pioneers who framed the first constitution of the state. The program lieie included an address of welcome 1 l ’- W. Thomas, a former member • I the organization, with a response by the popular and veteran editor. AIt Crampton, of Delphi, The meeting closed with the song, "America," by the entire crowd, after which came a business meeting in the old state Capitol. At noon a big chicken dinner with all the trimmings, was served on the lawn, at the close of which tie program was concluded. At 2 •.clock the party was loaded in the automobiles and taken to Louisville, where they were shown through the plant of the Courier Journal, a model in the printing line, and one of the most valuable newspaper properties in the country. Then came a delightful drive through the principal streets ot the city to Fountaine Ferry park, where a banquet was served by the Louisville Convention and Publicity League. At 8 o'clock the entire party v as escorted to Fountaine Ferry theater for another happy two hours and concluding a day full of entertainment and delights. A Day at the Reformatory. At 9 o'clock Saturday morning the party which had by this time assumed large proimrtions, numbering three hundred or more, were placed on • cars and conveyed to 1 Jeffersonville, where they first visited the government depot, a most interi sting warehouse, where are kept ai) k.nds of supplies for the army, navy' 1 and otheY government departments, fieri, we met Major David C. Peyton, superintendent of the Indiana reformatory, who accompanied the party to the institution. Here we were shown through each department, a regular program being carried out with a band conceit by the reformatory band At noon the men jparejied to dinner and Major Peyton then invited the visitors into the chapel where he told them what the purpose of those in charge of this institution is and how the newspapers can help him to carrj them out, to make better men of the boys who are sent there. He told of the many changes that have been made and how a marked improvement in results is noticeable. There are 980 men at the reformatory now and they are designated as to glade only by the color of the buttons on the coats, there being no stripesThe men are put on their honor, and the fact that out of eighty men sent home this year to attend funerals or for some other purpose, without any guard, but one failed to return, is proof that they have honor. It’s a big Job, but Mr. Peyton seems to be the tight man for the place. Later a buffet luncheon was served on the lawn and the party left at 3 o'clock, returning to New Albany. Visit to French Lick. A three hours’ ride over the Monon I tailroad, through Bedford, Bloomington and beautiful Paoli, brought the party just at sundown into the valley where lies the French Lick hotel, presided over by that greatest of Indiana hosts, the ever genial Tom Taggart, where an over-Sunday rest was tak en and it was a most happy close toa most successful mid-summer meeting. Here the party was joined by Governor Samuel Ralston and others from the capital. After time for a short rest and a dinner unequaled ex-1 cepting in the hotels of the eastern cities, a program including an address by the governor, with short talks by President Arnold of the Editorial association, and by Mr. Taggart, was given. Later a musical was given developing into a delightful dance. At 10 o'clock the editors met to consider resolutions, endorsing the various democratic officials of the state, and nation, congress and the legislature. A friendly battle followed the reading of the resolutions but eventually they were carried almost as originally read. Sunday was passed ’ In a very quiet way and the guests departed Monday morning for their homes in various parts of the state It was a great week and the editors one I and all, and their wives and every(Continued on Page 3)

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r Ar k X' MF X B/• YKMrafv Z/ X i : vL CTrcWVlrkYgl -■ Aik’ IHr - - II II ii . n * h I i J| 8 (| 11 Located at Corydon, Indiana. It was built in 1811-12 and was used until 1825 as the capitol of Indiana. Here et the first legislature in the! state, and here was really born the great Hoosier state. It i s the most historical building in Indiana and Lew O'Bannon is deserving of success in his efforts to have the state repurchase the property and preserve it. It is built of stone and is forty feet square. For many yi-ln s it has been used as a court house and has been well taken care of by the good people of Harrison county, and with proper attention will withstand the wear and storms of years. It is proposed that the next legislature appropriate a sufficient sum to purchase the site and building, thus avowing that county to build a modern court house on another site. ✓ should and no doubt will be done. Here met the first legislature in the should and no doubt will be done. Tbe democratic editors of Indiana held a meeting here last Friday.

CANNING OF FRUIT Gives Housewife Plenty of Work—Season is on But Fall Fruits Will GIVE MORE WORK Pleasures Come Later on— Economy of Canning Means Reaping Later. “This is the home canning season.] The family quota of cherries has i been put up as were also the strawberries The latter, however, will never be widely popular for canning until a method is discovered of preserving more of their pristine flavor and appearance. Now its raspberries, red and black. Soon the blackberries will be ripened ready for the preserving kettles and cans and then will come elderberries, followed with the fall fruits, the chief of which is always the peach. “There is perennial inspiration in the sight or thought of a housekeeper working with preserving pots and jars. It takes one back to the days when the family was more nearly | self-sufficient, before the baker, the butcher and the ice man came daily to undermine one’s independence, before the race had made the acquaintance of quick lunch and delicatessen . shop. “It's a sign of thrift, a pledge of sta- , bility; as if the good housewife were ' saying to the world that, come what may, right there she and her family will be found next winter. No roll ing stone, she; no involuntary contributor to the profits of others who know • the economy of saving and preserving ■ against the coming season of shortI age- She practices the economy herself and will reap the benefits. “A method given to animals to know j by Instinct, but which man in his superior wisdom finds easy to ignore is their accumulation of foodstuffs in their season of plenty and storing them for the season of scarcity. To an animal in the wild state ft means economy and better living at the same cost. “The woman at her task of canning typifies the best thought on domestic : science- She exemplifies one of the likeliest ways known of lightening ' the burden of the cost of living.” — i Mrs Theodore Borne returned to • Canton, Ohio, after a visit here. She was accompanied by Mrs. Otto Peters.

Decatur, Indiana,Thursday Evening. July 17. 1913.

MABEL BUHLER LEBRUN DEADFormer Decatur Lauy Dies At Home In DeWitt, Ark. News of the death of Mrs. Mabel Buhler Lebrun, wife of Charles Lebrun, which occurred .July 7, at the home of her husband's parents, Dr. and Mrs. E H. Lebrun of DeWitt, Ark., has reached the city. She had been an invalid long. Mrs. Lebrnn leaves husband and two children, Cleo nnd Vinnie, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Amerine, of Avilla. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler, formerly of Decatur, have been dead some timo. to ilpufOan Instead of Putting Him in Jail is the Aim of Lincoln McConnell — FAMED LECTURER Is a Converted Policeman— Has Also Served as an |. Evangelist. 11 ' ] Lincoln McConnell appeared before a large audience in the big tent yes- ■ terday afternoon, and proved to be ■' cne of the best lecturers of the chautauqua course. His lecture on "Dead 1 Lions” is commented on by the metro- • politan press everywhere as one of ' the best offerings of a decade, and It 1 ! certainly was much appreciated by •' the Decatur audience. Lincoln McConnell is the son of a Tennessee lawyer and was early '' trained in the study of law. At the 5 close of his college career ho went ‘ west and became a Cowboy, but later ■ returned to the south, where he became a policeman on the Atlanta po- ’. lice force. t Later he acted as assist- ■ ant to the solicitor in the criminal * court for two years. 1 He was converted while a member ' 1 of the police force and determined ’ that he would spend his time in up- ’ lifting man rather than in putting ’ i them in jail. Since that time he has | been able to help thousands. His ox- < perlence In dealing with criminals c makes him authority on the subject. 3 “Crime and lawlessness.” Mr. Mc- ? Connell served for a time as pastor of the downtown People’s church in Atlanta, where his congregation a often reached 2,000 and where he built R up a great downtown movement. His i. work as an evangelist is well known.

THROUGH A DUMP Little Boy Rides on Sand Wagon and Follows the Sand Through When LEVER IS PRESSED Fortunately He Came Out on Top and Lay Still While Wagon Passed. A boy with lots of sand usually comes out on top. Such was the for-' tunate experience of a small boy that’ rude on one of the specially construct-. ed dump-wagons Wednesday evening.; It might not have resulted so fortn-! nntely for all, however, and it would be well not to repeat it. Warren Wilkinson is driver for onei of his grandfather's Contractor E. j Woods' sand wagons, hauling for the West Monroe street brick paving.' Wednesday evening three small boys! climbed io the rear of the wagon.' where they sat as he rode. When! Mr. Wilkeuson reached the place [ I where it was desired to dump the [ sand, he pressed the lever, the bot-; tom of the dump opened and the sand poured forth. One of the small boys' was evidently sitting further back on i the sand than he thought and when the bottom gave way, he followed the sand through the dump. Fortunately he came out on top of the pile, and , had the presence of mind to lie still.. thus escaping the wheels of the moving wagon (Continued on Page 3) BIG BANQUEI OVER Feast of Intellectual Good Things Closed With the Dessert Last Night IN CHAUTAUQUA TENT Memories of Ralph Bingham and Barnard Orchestra Will be “Joys Forever.’’ j “The big week’s banquet of seven | | courses," served to a hungry public by i the Redpath Chautauqua company of Chicago, in the big tent on Market street, a banquet that was a literal [ least of intellectual things, came to a close last evening with the serving of the dessert- The dessert was of the kind that "calls for more." The program of last evening was given by the Barnard orchestra and by the humorist, Ralph Bingham, which also were added musical numbers by Mr- Bingham, with his wife as piano accompanist. The Barnard orchestra proved one of the most popular of the entire seven days' course, and spontaneous ap-! I.lause drew forth several numbers that were not listed on the original i program. Mr. Bingham, with his wit, ready ’ ’ ever and at his tongue's end. or rath■l er with a tongue that had no end, I convulsed his audience from “start - to finish.'' it was an evening of high 1 class wit, for as O. D. McKeever, suI perintendent of the Chautauqua, said: ’ | "Mr. Bingham has more sunshine I poured into him, any other man • I know." H Mr. Bingham is talented as a musi- ? cian, equally as much as a humort ‘ ist, and to relieve the program, intror duced several violin and vocal solos, - having an able assistant in his wife, - who is an accomplished pianist- It • is difficult to find a more versatile or 1 more efferescent man than Mr. Bingham. r The closing night's performance, 1 usually termed “Joy night," proved to - be a multitude of joys. r At the close, O. D- McKeever, maus ager, gave a talk in which he ex- ■ pressed his appreciation of the aid t given him by the public, especially . the ministers, the newspapers and - ■ business men, who have been most - [ enthusiastic workers. He expressed i pleasure ami pride .«.i the contract i which he had in his pocket for a t Chautauqua for next year, the con--3 tract being signed by fifty-six busl--1 ness men of Decatur.

| WHEAT IS SPROUTING. In The Shocks Wind And Rain And Heat Doing Damage. Owing to the heavy wind and rain, and the fact that all threshing cannot be done at one time and many are obliged to wait, farmers whose wheat is shocked in the field, arc experiencing much inconvenience that tray mean loss. Many of the shocks i rain and heat are causing the wheat I to sprout and grow — METHODISTS. On account of the meeting of the Civic League this evening in the court house the prayer meeting will not be held, and the official board meeting will be postponed till Friday evening, July 18, at the church, '7:30 ■ P. mSERIOUS ACCIDENT Befalls Leo Sprunger While Working on Father’s Stock Farm IN SAGINAW, MICH. —. Is Thrown from Horse and Breaks Bones in Leg Below Knee. A letter was received by John Frisinger this morn.-n from Eli Sprunger. j in which Mr. Fristnger was informed , of a serious accident which had bej fallen Leo. Since moving to Saginaw Mr. Sprunger has been confined in lied nearly ai: of the time, being | unable to attend to the duties of the stock farm, and the son,. Leo, has been superintending the work. Monday morning he took the horses out to exercise them, and while riding an exceedingly fractious horse lie wns thrown from it. He lit on the ground ' in such a manner that the bones in the i left leg between the ankle and knee I were crushed and broken, while one ■ i was splintered almost to the kne . i | The accident is a very serious one ano | what may be the result, is impossible 'to determine for several days. The letter did not state whether the bom s : ' were broken merely by the fall or | whether the horse rolled upon him. j Mr. Sprunger was preparing to take j a trip to Mt. Cleuiehs but it will be [ neccessary to postpone this trip now. - JUVENILE BOOK SHELVESInstalled in Decatur Library—Notable Improvements. New book shelves were installed in the juvenile department of the librarytoday by Mann & Christen. On these the children s books will be placed ’ and everything arranged conveniently ; for the little folks. The places on the' general shelves made vacant by the removal of these books, will be given I over to the enlarging of the adult book department. The new shelves are made,to fit in-' I to the space between the east wall and the entrance pillar along the i south side of the juvenile side of the library. The change of books will b" , made when the shelves have been stained and varnished to match the, general woodwork of the library. Several small tables and chairs; may al so be secured for the wee folks, who I may find the high tables and chairs quite beyound them. A special effort [ is being made to make the place at- ’ tractive to the young folk. That Hi-' so, is evident from the heavy ageABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. John Johns has received word from her son, Roma Johns of Fort Wayne that her daughter, Mr;-. Anna Schafer who resides there is quite ill. Mrs. Johns will go Saturday to be with her daughter until Monday. Mrs. Ai Steele Is reported ns belnv quite ill today. Mrs. Steele underwent an operation some timo ago for the [ rrmoval of a cancerous growth am I since returning from the hospital het been quite ill twice. 1 l [ One hundred twenty gall stones • were removed when Mrs. David Dll • i ling of Preble was operated upon foi i-1 gall stones. She is a patient, in iht j Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne.

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.GRAND LARCENY , Charges Will Be Filed Against Horse Thief In Huntington Court. t —— i CLAIMS HIS NAME Is Frank Miller—-Passed Through This County i Last Week. i I Charges of grand larceny will bo filed in the circuit court at Huntington against Frank "Hampshire" "Ahi sidre" or Frank "Millar” as he later calls himself the alleged horse thio.:', wha passed through this countv and was captured at Delphos. Ohio. ; and taken back to Huntington where he is alleged to have stolen a horse he had with him. The Huntington Herald says: In all probability, Miller will be given a preliminary hearing in minor courts after which he will be I tgund to the circuit court to be tried during the September term of court." "Authorities were at loss for some ■ time after the arrest for a name of i the person against whom the charges ’ wonld be filed. Different stories have been related by Miller as to his legitimate name, he at times saying that Miller was his name and again giving I different names. Finally it was deeiilI ed tiiat Miller was his nomenclature in this vicinity and the charges will be filed against Frank Miller." “Although Miller says that his home , is located in Illinois, authorities are inclined to believe that perhaps th? young man came from a territory In the northern part of Indiana. Hia knowledge of the vicinity about Fort Wayne is pointed out to support this theory. "Miller approached within four miles of Fort Wayne, where, it is alleged, lie stole a set of harness from an Allen county farmer's barn That ho ' drove near Fort Wayne and cleverlyescaped authorities; it is believed, j shows that he is well acquainted with the vicinity. "No trace of Miller's whereabouts j before coming to Huntington county • can be found. Miller insists that he is a resident of Illinois, but further | than that his actions before the horse ' stealing escapade in Indiana are un- ! known. "It has been impossible for local authorities to locate the owner of ti e i wagon and horse which Miller was 1 driving, as it is believed that the out- • fit was stolen prior to Miller's com- ; ing to Huntington county The horse and wagon will be held by Shei'a.” ' Scott during the investigation and i trial of Miller and will in all probability be disposed of at the order ct the court unless the rightful owner is found." o ■ — RECEIVE BIG ORDER. Ward Fence Co. Gets Contract to Fence Jail at Watertown, N. Y. ———’ The Ward Fence company of this ’ city received a big order tills morning from Watertown, N. Y„ for an ori namental iron fence to surround the county jail at that place. The order : is for one of their most ornament." 1 designs and the fence is to be eight [ feet high. The affairs of the coinpany are progressing in fine shape. The business done by them this ' spring has tar exceeded any previous I year. It has been found necessary • by the management to rearrange Hie I machinery in the factory for the most ’ economical production, placing i’ll , the iron and steel fence machinery i in one end of the building and all I wire fence machinery in the other I end, thus making two departments. I In order to do this it will bo nei es- ’ i sury to close down for about ten 1 [ days, beginning August 2. At this ■ I time the big power loom used in s weaving wire fence will be installed '•land put into operation together with '■; the automatic machines for twisting cable wires, which have been itnprov|cd by Superintendent Beech, and ” I which will cut down the cost of pro•t duction by almost hull'. Contracts e have been closed by the company <1 with several of the largest mail oris' dir houses in the country to furnish | their entire sales on ornamental item | and wire fence and this alo .o makes is I almost a business in itself. ]. -O- -s >r Mrs. C'hris Myers and children havo e returned to Celina, Ohio. They visited with her mother, Mrs. M. Fullenkamp.