Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1913 — Page 1

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ENTERS ON ERA OF PROSPERITY Decatur Public Library Closes Seven Years of Existence. ——— » HAD GREAT GROWTH Miss Annette Moses Submits Annual Report of Institution. A very good record has been made I by the Decatur public library during ' July 22, 1913. The work in detail for the past year is shown interestingly ! in the annual report completed and submitted by Mias Annette Moses, librarian, who has served during the entire seven years. Washington township residents now enjoy equal library rights with the Decatur people since March 6, 1913, thetownsiiip extension adding to the funds. With, this, the patronage! increases and the library now enter: upon a most prosperous era. Borrowers enrolled since the opening of the library number 2,776. Dur- ' ing the past year, 409 were add d over 263 of the previous year. ijj The shelves are well stocked with the best books possible and there are at present 5,480 volumes. During the year 622 were added, including encyclopedia of 20 volumes for juvenile work, history, travel, biography, music art, seleno? and fiction. The files of magazines covering a' period of three yvars, show sixty volvn.es all bound, including Fine Arts K Journal, International Studio, Re-' view of Reviews. Century, Outi.ok. Fay View, Current Literature Natl. G og. Technical World, Harper, Popular Science Monthly, World Today, St. 'NicholasGifts were received from the following, including a fine picture of Lin coin from Miss Minnie Orvis; fern and stand, Mrs. Dan Erwin: curio collxticn and case, ‘Helping Hand:", rd books and magazines from Shakespeare club, Mrs. John Niblick, N.I Kirsch. Miss Emma Byerly of Knightstown. Mrs. Fred Mills, Robert Quinn, Cinderella players. Dr- Smith, 1 The circulation of books was exS® ceedingly good and does not include ;| reference books used by club organi- , zatlons and for school work. The B leference work made a great gain ever previous st ars, and less of sic- , tion circulated. March, 1913, was the banner month witli 2,460 books circulated and January 13, the highest daily output, of 170 books. Circulation for the year was 22,731; for year pi, siotis, 16.793 books: circulation for twelve months, 1635; 1478; 1176; 2369; 2460; 2729; 2154; 1796; 1941: 1445; 1315; 1313. The .Reading circle books numbering ■ twenty are purchased yearly and two sets w re placed on shelves during the past year, the extra set for the isc of Washington township teach- ■ ■ ers. The magazine list for the year inc!u('. s thirty-one leading periodicals ;nd seven newspapers: Woman’s World, international Studio, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, World Today (Hearsts), Woman’s Home Companion. Harper’s Monthly, American, McClure's, Outlook, National 0 ogrnphic. Etude. Scribner. Modern 1-iiscilla, Everybody's, Delineator, Review of R' views. Century, Current ■. : opinion. Ladles’ Home Journal. Saturday Evening Post, Popular Mechanics. ' Popular El < tricity. Reader’s Guide to Literature, Youth s Compan■E ion. American Boy. St. Nicholas, Children's Magazine, Little Folks, Coming . . Country. The Home Journal, from i.’‘ Soldlerr.' Home. Finances I Total income for year $2537-11 Wxolved from town "2 Received from township 272.91 Received from other sources. —B,.>. Tax levy in town 10 mills on |h dollar. • Tax levy in township 5 mills on dollar. , ~ Total expenditures •••• ’ ' For books slS9.ra Salaries. librarian... 600.00 ! Asst, for Sunday.. 58.75 Care of building, heat, light, janitor, re- _ .a&» • pairs, etc 553.20 H improvements have been made to building by placing six new lights at

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1 the entrance, and shelving south side | c: Juvenile department for the placing of the ehildron’s books, thus giving more room in general stock room. The entire city mourns the death of our beloved vice president, Mrs. E. .1 Bailey, at Westfield, N. Y„ In August, , 1913. The official board includes Mrs. John Niblick, president; , vice president; 11 It. Heller, secretary; Mrs. C. 1). M. Kirsch; T, C. i 'orbett. The library is open on all days except legal holidays. Sundays, 1 to 6 p. m. During the week, 12 to 5; 6 to 9. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of the city and all strangers to make use of the reading rooms end advantages afforded in periodicals Mini books, NOT HIS BROTHER Says D. W. Stoner When He Gazed on Body of Disinterred Man AT POE YESTERDAY Absence of Scar and Poor Teeth Causes Doubt— Very Like Him. "This is not my brothe-,” said Daniil W. Stoner, of Fo< Wayne, Thursday afternoon as ne gazed upon the body of rue disinterred stranger buried at Poe last Sunday alter being killed by lightning a week ago near Hoagland. "But it is so nearly like him that, but for the absence of the little scar between the ear and • mouth, and but for the fact that this | man had perfect upper teeth, whereas my brother had poor teeth, I would H claim without a doubt that it was he— Samuel Stoner.” Judge Merryman, P. G- Hooper and Emerson Beavers of this city, ill of whom have known, Samuel Stoner for the past thirty years, were called to Poe Thursday afternoon to be present when the body was disinterred, and to assist in identifying him. Ail allege that the resemblance is re-' ' markable and some were willing to make affidavit that the body was that of Samuel Stoner. Judge Merryman said this morning: "Until I know for a fact that Samuel Stoner is living 1 will firmly believe that he is the man whose body 1 looked upon yesterday afternoon at Poe.” With Mr. Stoner when the body was ■xhumed from the grave, were some other relatives ,and the greater number of them, exiept one of the women. was in'lined to think that it v as th * body of Samuel Stoner, who !::■<! been missing since last January. Concerning the likeness of the unidentified body to that of his brother, and the close examination before the difference was found. Mr. Stoner said last night after returning from Poe: "1 cannot conceive of such a coincidence, and if anyone were to tell me such a story I would be inclined t* think somewhat differently myself But it was some little time before 1 was able to distinguish anything that ■ led to my that it was not the ; body of my missing brother. However after the-careful examination by the three of us, who were all well uc- ’ quainted with him, I am now fully convinced that he is not my brother. If I had any doubts whatsoever, witli 1 all the close resemblances there arc, i would go ahead and arrange a different burial, as I had planned.” — o 8080 CIRCUIT. i — Rev. E- A. Bunner, pastor of our church at Spiceland, will preach at ' Bobo Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, i Regular services at Mt. Hope at 10:30 a. m. and at Salem at 8:00 p m. Quarterly meeting at Mt. Hope Sunday evening, August 24, and quar- ’ terly conference Monday, August 25, I at 10:00 a. m. ’> .. J. O. HOCHSTEDLER, Pastor. o ■■• ' SPANGLER REUNION. One of the largest family reunions J li'ld in this county this summer will I e the Spangler reunion, the day on which it is to be held being Thursday, August 21- It will 'be held in the st. John's grove. Mrs. Kurt Fritzinger returned to > Monmouth after a visit with her motht er, Mrs. Lew Hammond.

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YANKEES’ NEW "SPEED MERCHANT” SHOWS GREAT SPEED IN FIRST GAME. (Copyright bv International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) Chance's New "$15,000 Beauty" Earns Loud Appliause ml His Fast Work in the Field and on Bases. Fritz Malsel, the $15,000 beauty from the Baltimore Orioles has made his debut with the highlanders. He displayed an abundance of sjieed on his first day, but failed to make a hit Maisel was a little nervous at the start, and more so in the ninth, v hen the fans gave him an ovation after he had made the play on Austin's bunt Stovall followed Austin, and grounded to Maisel, but the new player was in too much of a hurry to throw the ball ami made a wild heave. j The new beauty made four trips to the plate. In the first inning he met the first ball and drove it to lett field into Johnston s hands. The next time he rolled out to the pitcher. He struck out in the fifth and in the seventh went to first on four balls and stole second.

ARTIST MUSIC Miss Grace Miller, from New York City, Will be at Home This Year. , WILL ACCEPT PUPILS In Voice and Piano—Talented Musician Will be in Decatur. Decatur friends of Miss Grace Miller, the talented, musician, will he pleased to near that she will he in Decatur this year, having decided to speri'd some time with her famllv. During her stay here, she will accept pupils tn voice and piano, and will. have her studio at the home of her 1 mother, Mrs. Nannie Miller, corner ol Adams and Line streets. Miss Miller has given the greater j part of her life to the study of mu-1 sic and for the past two years has been in New York City, where she j studied under the best masters, and ; where she has also been singing in i opera. She is most graciously endowed by nature with rare ability and this has teen directed and brought out by some of theliest artists In music. Miss Miller’s ability is well known to Decatur people, who have heard her on former occasions, and those who are anticipating hearing her in the near future, will have the pleasure of hearing her even more ripened perfection. - For eight or ten years Miss Miller has been away from the city the greater part of the time and the return here for a stay this year with her family will be one mutually agreeable. o IS SLIGHTLY BETTER. Mrs. Cal Peterson received further word from the bedside of Myrtle Watts Bouse, wife of Fred Bouse, at Grand Rapids, Mich., that sh« was somewhat better but is not yet out of danger. Word of her serious condition was received Tuesday by Mrs Peterson and word is eagerly awaited by the many Decatur friends of Mrs. Bouse. FERN LEAF FARM. William T. Waggonr has regisiered the name of his fine farm with the county recorder, tho name balng "Fern Leaf,”

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AT BEULAH CHAPEL. J. M. Gibson Will Fill Pulpit of That) Church Sunday. Rev. J. M. Gibson, the well known preacher of this county, will fill the pulpit of Beulah Chapel next Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Gibson announces that his text will be "Ye are building upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus ( l.rist, himself, the chief cornerstone." The text is a good one and will make the foundation of a very excellent sermon. AirDAYMEETTNG Announced for Next Sunday _at_ Friends’ Church at Monroe. THE REV. TORMOHLEN / Conducting Series of Services -Dinner in Church Basement. As in the days of old when our grandmothers and grandfathers and their families wvnt to the church on Sunday, taking their dinners witli them and enjoying the whole day in worship and commingling, so will next Sunday be to the good people of the Friends' church at Monroe. Services pie announced for the entire day—morning, afternoon and evening. Arragements have been made to serve the dinner in the basement of the church, and those who have a long distance to go can thus provide for their letreshment without making the long drive to stud fro. Rev. Tormohlen of Portland is conducting a series of services at the church, this being the second week, and the services Sunday will be conducted by him also. The meetings are good ones, strong sermons are gfven and interest is high. All are invited to come and attend tl;o services. FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION . Today the Feast of the Assumption was observed in ail the Catholic churches in the world. Tills holy day o! obligation Is one of the greatest feast days observed in tl>e Catholic churches. The mass service at the St. Mary's church was tile same today as on Sundays.

FRANK SCHULTZ PROVES A HERO Saves Glade Rupert, a High Record Swimmer, from Drownng AT ROME CITY Rupert Seized With Cramps While Teachng Another to Swim—Goes Down. Frank Schultz of the Democrat force, who is spending his vacation In Rome Ci'/. proved himself a hero, in th 4 waters of Sylvan irtke, when In 4 rescued Glade Rupert, a young man noted for high record swimming from drowning, Wednesday evening about 4:30 o’clock, when he was in bathing. Rupert was in deep water and was teaching a young lady to swim, when he was seized with a cramp in his fool. Both Rupert and the young ladv began to cry for “help.” Schultz was on his last swim, and was nearest to the drowning couple, for whom he struck out at once. Three or four boats gathered around and the girl was rescued first in a boat by two men- Mr. Schultz was the first one I to reach Mr. Rupert, whom he caught just in the nick of time. Had he been ' a minute later it would probably have! teen too late to save Rupert’s life, Scultz held Rupert up out of the wa-j ter till two of his friends came in Schultz’s boat and th y got Rupert into the boat and took him to shore. Therethey worked with him and he ' (Continueu on Page 2) A FATAL APPETITE High Taste for Chicken Proved Fatal to Valuable Duroc Porker OF SHERIFF DURKIN She Ate Feathers and All— Then Got Indigestion and Died. A high taste for chicken is thought to have been the cause of the death of a very valuable red Duroc porker belonging to Sheriff Durkin last night The burial took place today with Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly, undertaker, mid with Sheriff Durkin chief mourner. The mourning was not only be cause of the great personal charms oi the beast, for she was a beauty of the "show type," but also because her death made a tnirty-flve dollar hole Itr Mr. Durkin’s pocketbook. But this was not the only loss. By her having lived. Sheriff Durkin is minus a dozen fine chickens.. So gieal was her appetite for this luxury that she ate feathers and all Chicken after chicken disappeared as if by magic. When suspicion fell on R n d Duroc, two weeks ago, she was shut up, far from the maddening ■ ihlcken throng Since then she had i gotten no chicken t<? eat; but whether the inability to indulge her appe- • tite, or whether the overindul- ■ gence. especially in feathers brought ‘ on indigestion and her death is un • known. o FOR ARMSTRONG’S PARDON, F Movement Under Way for His Pardon —Murdered Sweetheart. - Dnwagins, Michigan. August 15— A movement started here to today to . obtain from Governor Ralston pardon I for E Armstrong convicted six years ago for murder of his sweetheart, Carrie Vincent, of Decatur in Routh Bond hotel. Armstrong's father lives hero and has scores of letters i telling of son's good character. Will ■ present these letters to Ralston. Fa- ■ tl er claims son acted In self-defense. I ■ Who the Carrie Vincent of Decatur, s mentioned In the above dispatch is, ’ cannot be learned. It is quite likely the wrong address was given.

POLICE COURT. Pat Murphy, the crippled ' shoe! string vendor, who was arrested Wednesday night at Preble, to which place I t had trineled after being ordered out of this city, was given trial last evening before Mayor Topple and received a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to sl3. As is usual in a case of this kind, Murphy was without fund*-, therefore it will be necessary for him I to be a guest of the county for the next thirteen days. Murphy started the trouble at Preble by threatening to burn several cars in which employees on the Jjrlo double-tracking' < onct ruction company were living. WANTS HER CHILD Mrs. Mary Payne Brings] Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Court. TO GET DAUGHTER Child Taken by Stauffers from Infirmary and They Refuse to Give Her Up. Desiring the possession of her ten- ! year-old daughter Clarice Cly iner. Mrs. ■ Mary C. Payne has Drought habeas corI pus prif eedings against Katie and Feruinund Stauffer of near Monroe. The suit was filed in tile Adams circuit court this morning by Attorney L. (’■ I DeVoss, attorney for Mrs. Payne. Several years ago Mrs- Clymer ■ Payne placed the child in the < ountv' ' infirmary, being then unable to r are ■lor her. Tin child was later tai n I out of the infirmary by the Stauffers ! . into their home. The mother has r i married and now lives at Elkhart, and | is now able to give the child a homed | When she went to get the child it is i alleged the Stauffers refused to giv. her up. Hence the suit. Th-» com-' plaint sets out that thp Stauffers have no legal right to hold the child The ease was put before Judge J. T. I Merryman this morning and lie or d< red a writ of habeas corpus return able forthwith. The child will he i i brought into court tomorrow morning, i it is thought, when the matter will be i attention. I -o WILL APPEAL FOUR CASES. — The Four Dropped Liquor Cases Will] be Taken to Supreme Court. — Shafer Peterson, local attorney fori the liquor apidicatlon cases appealed i to the circuit court from the count- ' < ommissioners’ court, states that the i four cases sricken from the appeal ’ with the Murray Hotel Company’s case, by Judge Thompson, in tin Dela l ware circuit, court, this w< ■ k will eel , appealed to the supreme court. These I loilr eases dropped from the appeal ex | elusive of the Murray case are liable I for a share of costs accrued and tin ! appeal will be taken further. AT THE CRYSTAL THEATER. “The Power of the Cross." an in- : tense story of dr: unistantial evi | donee, featuring the well known actor, Arthur Johnson, in two reels will b" shown at the Crystal tonight. The story shows now Paul Darner went In to the world as a minister and where his mother gave him a c ross that belonged to his father. The show ends up with the young man again in the holy work wlc’i Mary a cousin of the people at whoso home lie was staying when he first left home. It is undoubtedly a great show for the price' of live cents. TRIP THROUGH GEORGIA. A. S. Keller, the real estate* man, from Monroe, was, a business visitor ► it. the city today. Mr- Keller has just i returned from the finest trip of his : life a visit in Jesup and Brunswick, - Ga. Mr. Keller went there on real es i late business to investigate sonic* real r ty propositions, and took many lino y side trips in that delightful country, 1 ■ ■ o—— SERVICES AT VERA CRUZ. Regular services at Vera Cruz and f, St. Luke’s Reformed churches next », Sunday. Missionary* services have y been postponedREV. W. 11. SCHROER Pastor.

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A NEW PHASE IN SITUATION auizer May Indict Leaders in Movement on Charge of High Treason. THE MEAT SHORTAGE In United States is Beginning to Assume Alarming Proportions. (I nited Press Service) Albany, x Y„ Aug. 15-(Spe ial to | Daily Democrat)— Official New York is today divided into two rival camps while two batteries of opposing legal council are attempting to find a common ground for n satisfactory legal test to choose whether impetichcd l Governor Sulzer or Lieutenant Governor Glynn will wield the powers of state chief executive. A large numb'” ol the departments and most power) til men arc- lined up behind Glynn. In a letter today Glynn formally demanded possession of the executice office because the im]»*achment proceedings bad made him and not Sulzer head of the state government. Sulzer said ■ that his lawyers would pass on the de I mand in “due course of time." Governor . Sulzer is today planning to indict the ;| )ii)cipal movers in the impeachment, proceedings on the charge of hlg.ii treason, because they coerced members of the assembly in voting for his .impeachment- Governor Sulzer is . cureiully considering the acceptance I ol the offer of Thomas Lawson, fren- , /.led financier, to contribute $106,01)0 | to a fund to be used by Sulzer to fight 1 the* impeachraeiH. Mrs- Sulzer is ! creatly improved today. SsnFram isco, Aug. 15—(Special to 1 Doily Democrat’)—Lola Norris made an ideal witness for the government • ;r. the Diggs white slave trial when j cross 'A,imined today. She did nor ! swerve from her story as told on the j witness stand yesterday about Diggs [ and Carminnettf influencing the girls to go to Reno. The two nun visibly ! quailed before the girl’s testimony. ! The witness denied that she was wayi ward before she submitted to t’nrmen- ■ nettl in Reno. No session of the trial will he held tomorrow. Washirffcton, Aug. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) -Not only is the UnI ited States facing a climax in the domestic meat supply, but the stringent ■ niiea covering the importation may be I raised and meat and cattle from other I large meat -enters assured The situation is growing more critical. O "'■— ALL THE JOHNS THERE. ■"■ ■ In spite of the rains yesterday motJJ,ng, tlie att tidatii e at the 'Johns’ pic- | nic" at Riverside park. Eaton, yesterday reached 5.00t>. This was thy sevi enth annual reunion. A program of leadings and music was given hy Rev. E. H. Pontimi and daughter, Edith, of Gaston and there were other program features. The* awarding of prizes was a noved Feature of the* clay, John Jester 86, of Shldeler, ,>as the oldest John and was given a rocking chair. John Henry Heyer of Matthews, aged ten months, was the youngest. Thct largest was John H- Hamilton of Huntington county, who tipped the scales at 376 pounds, and drew a pocket knife for a prize- John Kitt' tihour of Ridgeville was the tallest nt 6 feet, 3 j inches. John Mayer of Monroe lost out this year. The only man who qualified in the "most handsome'' class was John Rench of Gaston, and ho was awarded a sliver olive fork without competition. It was not so easy to decide just who w;.s tne homeliest John present. John McElvoy ol Fairmount and * John I’. Bosman of Hartford City, being the* most likely candidates. The prize, a fancy box of talcum i*owder, ’ was finally awarded to McElvoy. with • Instructions to “use It." "Fuel ' John I . niliert, the oble t I" member of the* organization, was tin- ’’ able to attend yesterday because* of his serious illness. "Uncle" John has attended every meeting since the first one with the exception of the* one yesterday. He resides noflh of Eaton I nnd is now 95 vears old. t - —o —— * Miss Anna Parent wont to Fort Wayne to be the gu st ol' Mr and Km. Herbert Lankenuu.