Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 195.

WILBUR SUMAN SHOOTS SELF In Left Leg With a 3?-Cali-bre Revolver—Thought it Wasn’t Loaded. ACCIDENT OCCURRED At 7 O clock Ibis Morning at Fertilizer Plant—Son of D. F. Suman. • ■'* ** ' "Wilbur Suman, twelve year old son' Dawson I'. Suman. maii.ig. , ol tli< becatur fertilizer plant, north of the city, shot himself in the left leg, just back ol the knee cap this morning at ‘ o dock. The accident occurred while I Wilbur war playing with the revolver, npt know lug it w,..- i,-,i..d, off without being cocked The gu. had beet} placed in the fertilizer plant by employees, who used it tor killing iloises and the like, when . ailed upon lor sttcii a purpose. They had returned fro a tropSunday evening and left the gun in the pocket of the wagon. This morning about 7 o'clock Wilbur wont to the wagon and seeing the re vdver jumped into the wagon and took it out of the pocket and com Inemod to look it over, fie held it down toward the ground with the barrel pointing to his left leg and pulled ' the trigger with the result that the revolver went off, sending the contents of the thirty-two cartridge into his leg. The bullet went in just back of I the kneecap, running down about ten ipches to lite fleshy part of the ■ iintb. His screams were heard by tin members of the family, and they imviliately ran to him to see what war wrong. He quickly explained that hi had shot hisme’i. Dr. I). D. Clark was called at once and ;.r. incision about ten inches long had to.be made to take the bullet out-. The chief danger from the wound now ,'s th.it blood poisoning might set in. Everything possible will lie done by these in charge to prevent this. BLUFFTON ~wTNS — In One of the Best Games of Base Ball Ever Played on Local Diamond. SCORE WAS 6 TO 2 Outclassed .Shamrocks by Virtue of Their Heavy Hitting—Few Errors. The game of base ball Sunday aft ci noon on the local diamond between i.. S< ott's salaried team from Bluffton and tlie Shamrocks, resulted in a vi-lurv for the Bluffton team by a ecore of C to 2. Playing under a I,roiling hoi sun the boys on both I ». sides put up one of the fastest and 1 I games of base ball ever wit-' m- red <m the local diamond- Under! the inlliienee ol the old-time' rivalry, which has existed between the two cities for years, each team was deter-' min dto« in the victory ami each mar. played his position like a veteran, hut Bluffton outdated the local boys ; - in heavy hitting with the above result. -ilthangh the contesting pitchers sos cured al-out tiio same number of Firike-otifs and hits, the visitors made iw ry otic of their hit count, and lead in tlie game from the beginning. Shady was placed in the box for the Shamrocks, owing t y the non-appear-ance of Beason, while coffee took th catcher's box. A fail sized crowd of fans were in attendance. o baby is dead. . mL. Elizabeth, fourteen ium|i(hs-old babe r’ .Mr. and Mrs- David Hitler, of this ity died thin mom mg at 1:30 from Kcholera infantum. She «.ts born .lune IS 1912. The funeral was held thia Y pltornoon at 2:30 from the heme and ■ interment Whs made in -he I' ll atm i cemetery-

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MAY MAKE PARK , Out of Kessler’s Island at Rome , ' City. i>- M. Hensley reports that a syndicate is being formed by n company of men to convert Kessler's island, at Koine City, into a large amusement bark along city lines. This is the ' "go wooded Island at the far end of the lakes. It is said a drive way will made around the island and little Ponies and carriages brought In for tlie driveway. Toboggan slides, : hoot-the-chutes, roller-coasters and all the modern inventions of parkdom, <nnusementß ot all Kinds, dancing pavillous, etc., will be established—in fact tlie elose-io-nature loveliness that " as characteristic of this summer resort will be taken away. It is also said animals for a Zoo will be brought m. The old taik of running an interI urban to Rome City is revived. FAMILY REUNION Descendants of Jesse Busier Spend Day in Reunion at the BEN BUTLER HOME Day Was One of Great Pleasure to 124 PresentFamily History. Could their great great, great grandfather, Noble Butler, have been ■ pt esent with them yesterday in per-1 ! ten, .is he doubtless was in spirit, at; |t : e Jesse Butler family reunion he ! would have found the same spirit of Brotherly Love” prevailing, as he! did when he came from his native! England in the early l”00's to Join the] William Penn colony in Philadelphia,] the City of Brotherly Love. The third one of the Jesse Butler family reunions was held this year at I the beautiful country home of Ben Butler, which, set on a hill two miles north of the city, commands a view of | the rich farming district, the St. Mary’s river and the large new industry, Indiana's first sugar plant. Tlie spacious lawn is thickly dotted with trees where the company of one hundred twenty-four persons found comfortable seats and if there were any cool breezes straying, they were caught up by the home on the hillside for the comfort of the guests. The gathering was not complete unI til the noon hour, for many attended I < Lurch in the morning. Hacks and automobiles )died busily back and forth, bringing the guests, who immediately ( .an a delightful visit witli each other. To tlie many, long separated durtag tin' year, when the busy occupa-j tion of each precludes the frequent me. ling, this general Intermingling was a most delightful one, and uncles .■■mi aunts, and cousins took occasion to renew their acquaintance. In the meantime, the Butler ladies, : v hose skill as cooks is not to be stir-; passed In the land, had spread the tnI les with a feast. There were two long tables accommodating eighty I people, set underthetrees on the lawn On-• was for the children and the oth-t <>r was for the grown-up folks. The ! I < enterpiece was a larga cake in pink and white, made by Mrs. Will Butler, i bearing the inscription, "The Jesse i Butler family reunion." Vases of summer flowers scarcely found room between the dishes of dylieious viands, the cream of the harvest. Platters of golden brown chicken, country ham. meat loaf, cakes, pies, fruits, salads—raid many things "too numerous to mention.” provided both a bounteous dinner and supper, ttpon which, in behalf of the company, the blessings ofHod were invoked by Rev, D T Stephenson of the Decatur Methodist church. In the afternoon, after a general visit, and after the children found time to explore the big barn, take a drive i with the little pony and carriage, and others went, boating or bathing, the assembly was culled to order by Mrs. Will Butler, who presided during the indisposition of the president, Mrs. Mol Butler- A prayer by the RevKarl Thompson was followed by a duet by the Misses Lena nnd Hazel Butler and then the reading of the minutes, and letters of regret from I datives In Oregon, lowa, and Richmond, who could not be present, by Mrs. Ethel Gentls, secretary. Rev. Jacob Heller, long a friend'of the, fam (Continues on Page 2)

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SCENE AS ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT WERE READ DETHRONING GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK STATE. (Copyright bv International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y ) The above photograph shows scene in the assembly as Assemblyman -evy surrounded by his committee of managers, read the Articles of Impeachment. The numerals: (i) Assemblyman Levy; (2) McMahen- <:!> Madd"n rg: U ' Ward; <5) Th ° nlas Sniith: ,6) Gi,,en: <7) Fitzgerald; (8) Notwithstanding his trial for "high crimes and misdemeanors," Mr. Sulzei still insists that he is governor and says he will continue to do so up to and during his trial which is'set for September 18 At the eleventh hour Mrs. Sulzer stated that she was responsible for tile Wall street gambling with which the governor is charged. When she heard that the governor had been formally impeached, she became hysterical and collapsed and is continually moaning to her two nurses, "I have ruined his life." Note- See press dispatches for latest depelopments.

MAKES BIG SUM Total Collections of Auto Licenses Will Amount to $135,000 for 1913. FOR GOOD ROADS All the Money Must be Spent on Roads and Must Not be Used Elsewhere. Indianapolis, Aug. 18—It is expect-! ed by tlie office of tlie secretary of state that tlie total collections of an- - tomobile license taxes and number tag fees during the year of 1913 Will amount to at least $135,000. Herman Cont er, deputy secretary of state.! says that already $11,001!' lias been collected and deposited with the treasurer of state. The sum of $135,000, which he ex-■ qects to be collected before the close of the year, does not. howeve.r represent the amount of money that will be collected from this source next | I year or thereafter, because the new ! automobile license law only went inj to effect on July 1, this year, and tlie I tees collected tills year are for only ' the remaining part of the year to December 31. This means that taxes paid and dated July 1, this year, were only one-half of the amount whiclt will be collected next year, ami when G license is issued for only tlie remaining three months of the year it vill cost only one-fourth of the yearly amount fixed by law. it Is estimated by Mr. Confer that the annual income from antomobile taxes will amount to not less than $359,000 to $190,000. All of this money, under the Ihw, goes to the various counties of the state, the state acting merely as collector and custodian of the funds. Tlie law says that all of this money must lie spent on the roods and that it can not bo used for any other purpose. It Is divided in three ports and is distributed by the state ns follows: One part is divided equally among the ninety-two counties. One part is divided between the counties In proportion to tlie amount of free gravel road in each county. One part is divided amoltng tlie counties in proportion to the amount that is received from each county in automobile taxes. Tlie office of secretary of state is still working hard to catcli up with the demand for automobile number tags. Thousands of aqqlicntions are

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still on tile and have been there for weeks. About fifteen thousand num-i her tags have been sent out thus far! and thousands more would have been ! sent out but lor the fact that the! manufacturers of the tags delayed the ! shipments. This week, a carload of tage was received, numbering about twenty thousand, and tlie force of Cierks in tlie office will send these out as rapidly as possible. About three thousand a day are now heing ! sent out. It estimated that there are about j ' forty thousand to fifty thousand automobiles and motorcycles in Indian' ’ that must be registered and tags is-' i suedDAILY CENSUS REPORT. Daniel is the name of the fine hoy baby born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Schafer. HEATEXHAUSfraN Mrs. P. H. Hoffman of Linn Grove, Suffered Severe Attack Saturday. AT POINT OF DEATH — For a While—Other Notes About the 11l of the City and County. Mrs. P. H. Hoffman, aged sixty ' three, of I.inn Grove, suffered a severe .attack of heat exhaustion Saturday evening about 8 o'clock. She had been tn tlie garden during tlie lute afternoon pickin some tomatoes and apples and then returned to the house, where in 1 a few hours she became seriously | sick, her condition became so serious that for a while it was thught she could not live. Sunday afternoon her son, Dr. S- I’. Hoffman, called on her and reports her out of danger and feeling much better. She had not ' | been tn the best of health lor tlie past year but had been feeling much better prior to the attack, and last week had written that she was coming lu re to-1 ' day to visit. Dan Beery is still continuing to im- ’ prove from his recent sickness. 1 Dr. and Mrs. S. I’. Hoffman motored to Linn Grove Sunday afternoon. 1 ! where they visited Prof M. M. Duni bar. Professor Dunbar ran a rusty ' nail into his root Inst Thursday. He (Continued on Pago 2)

MANY HELPERS State Fire Marshal Has 1,500 Assistants in the Fire Chiefs. MADE SO BY LAW Assistants to Report a Fire at Once Making Own Estimate of Loss. There are 1,500 assistants to tlie state fire marshal in Indiana- They are scattered throughout tlie state and they are designated by law. The law appoints as assistants to the 1 marshal all fire chiefs in incorpoiated towns, city or town clerks where there is no fire chief in an incorporated town, and all township trustees. A communication is now being mailed by the fire marshal to ■ all the assistants thanking them for their co-operation during the few months of the department's existence and calling their attention to some of the more important details of their duties. It is suggested that an assistant should report a fire at once making his own estimate of loss, instead of waiting for fire insurance adjustment. Tlie importance of determining the cause of the fire Is also emphasized. Attention is called to the provision of the law allowing assistants a mileage fee of 15 cents for each mile traveled to the place of the fire, but one way only. SEVERALSHOCKED — — Broken Electrical Wire During Storm Charged Awnings on Second Street. THE UMBRELLA RODS — ' Os Pedestrians Charged by Coming in Contact — Thrown to Pavement. During the electrical storm today noon a broken electric wire charged nil awnings on the west side of Sec- . olid street from tile Enterprise drug I store to tlie Teeple, Brandyberry & | Peterson store, and the lightning I playing along the fronts of the build I ings made a pretty display. It was also quite dangerous, as tin I wordwork above the entrance to the ; Huneicker stand caught fire. \ tinful | of water, however, soon extinguished I tlie blaze It was further rendered dani gerous to pedestrians and two were I badly shocked when the tops of tlie ] iron rods of tlie umbrellas they car i lied came Into contact with the awn ■ ings and they were thrown to tin I pavement. The first was Miss Venn Parent, who fell near tlie ilunsickei- ] building and the other was Deputy Au ; dltor Paul Baumgartner. The shock i was great, but not serious, and tliei were soon ableto proceed ontheir way PICNIC A SUCCESS. Attorney J. C- Moran One of Speakers at New Corydon. Attorney J Moran and family at tended the picnic given by the Mod ern Woodmen of America band south of New Corydon Sunday. Mr. Moran was one of the speakers, others being I Senator 11. B Shively of Marlon, Hon ! P. E Kinney, (’(•Una. Ohio; John F 'Lu Follette of Portland. The band . gave a concert and there were many things to make the day one of great pleasure. The families of Mr, Moran nnd Surveyor P L. Macklin made the trip together, toe Macklins made the routhwest of New Corydon, where they attended the Macklin family rei nion. RESIGNS POSITION. Miss Nina Wagner has resigned h r position as stenographer for the Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar company. Miss Wagner has been with the company ' since it first started hero. Her resig ! nation is due to a nervous breakdown.

LOST GOLD WATCH. i Mrs. Fred Linn Unfortunately Loses Valued Gift. Mrs Fred Linn is mourning the loss cf a gold watch, whic h sh > valued as a gift ten years ago from Mr. Linn ’I he watch was lost last Thursday by one of the boys dining a twenty Mcs' absence some place between the home and the handle factory or tinKrick & Tyndall factory. Mrs. Linn vyil] pay a reward for its return. RETURNS TO LIBRARY. Miss Annette Moses returned to her duties as librarian today after a two week's vacation, imring her almen Miss N’ellie Blackburn, who has been the efficient assistant librarian for fl .’ years, served. Miss Blackburn also serves on Sundays. MAKE JHEM PAY Scientific Demonstration of Treatment of Orchards Will be Made IN PLEASANT MILLS] —— Tn Fortney Orchard on Next Wednesday. August the Twenty-eighth. Farm orchards are scldomn a pay ing investment. Acre after acre of good Indiana farm lam! Is being wasted and worn by unproductive home orchards. Fruit trees arc plant'd on every farm but fruit is harvested Horn very few of them. When a crop' is secured the fruit Is almost worthless due to the ravages ot the num-' crons pests which prey upon the trees This cond’t.ion of affairs has long existed and tile turn, r has blamed the soil and the climate for his failure i He need never have leit Ida own doo’ ' step to locnt" his troutde. His fruit; trees were planted—that was all They received no further care no. attention and a crop was expected. A corn belt farmer would never think of planting a crop and allowing it to grow unattended until harvest time and gather in a bumper yield Neith er can he secure a satisfactory yield of fruit from uncared-for trees. iTot (’ G. Woorbury. Chief in Hortieul-] ture, Purdue Experiment Station.' rays, "We have reat faith in tli ■ future of th- Indiana orchard. During l the past few seasons the Horticiiltui i nl Department has been directing theoperations in several home orchard. I in different parts of the state. These | orchards have netted their owners] over s!<><» i>er acre in tlie season o 1912. They were neglected when tak on by Purdue. They are now paying 10 per cent interest on valuations o from $900.00 to $1000.09 per acre. W do not do the work—our representa , five merely tells the owner how to] proceed. In order that more farmers ■ might receive tills help a series of; outdoor demonstration meetings has! been inaugurated. Several leading irult grow rs of this community have ■equested that Purdue hold a meeting in this neighborhood explaining how to make the orchard pay. Such a meeting has been granted. It will be an all tlay affair and will beheld in an oichard. Problems, such as on hard and priming will be di-( iisi-ed The lemonstrator will have with him a kit ol priming tools and lie will actually prune one or two tree- so that those present may become familiar with a properly pruned tree In the after noon splaying problems will be taken t.p. Tlie reasons for spraying will be given and the proper timea for applying tlie mixture will be mentioned. Several of tlie most important spray materials will be made on n practical -< ah and will be applied to Good nnd poor spray pumps will bo ■ hown and advice given to possible purchasers. This Is to Ito a thoroughly practical out-door school of orchard iiiauagmont and will lie conducted It" an expert. We desire to :i ,cst evei farmer in Indiana in the cure of his orchard and h.-ipa that every person In tills county who is intern t-il In lri.lt giowing will attend thit meet ing." Plan to take advantage of this splendid opportunity to receive a 1 tual first hand information on pritnin.-. and spraying Take your lunch and arrange to stay ali day for you can (Continued on Pago 2)

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MANY BIG BARNS WERE BURNED I “ “ . Norman Lautzenheiser Suffers Heavy Loss in Blue Creek Township BARN AND CROPS Totally Destroyed —Hoblet Barn Goes Up in Smoke —Other Losses. ■ I Lightning, during tlie severe ol c. trieal storm of Saturday evening, i claimed a toll of four or live barns in I Adams county and vicinity. .Norman Lautzenheiser of Blu"> I Creek township was one of tlie lieavI - st losers. His large barn was strii. k i-bout 7:.;o o'clock Saturday evening. Mr. laiutzenheiser was in the barn at the time, but was unhurt. Th?>- barn was in a mass of Hames in an instant, and though Mr. Lautz-nlielser su< • i coed <| in getting out a wagon and a . few things, near] ythe entire contents burned with the barn. The contents Included 600 bushels of oats. 125 bushi ch- of corn, 30 ions of hay. binder, , grain drills, surrey and implements. I lie carried $75(1 insurance in tlie t'on- ; linental company, of wlii.dt Graham Walters are tie lo< ala: -nts. His ■ loss is between $2,500 and $3,000. The Hoblet barn in Van Wert county, near the Adams county. Indiana, 1 line, was also burned, as was the Ki.-ss barn in Jay county near the Adi am« esunty line. (' Neiirnsc'nwander, r siding vert of Monroe lost his barn and contents in the same storm, bis barn beJ ing nt.e of the largest in Monroe t-iv.tt.-hit- The building was stored ; with hay, grain and other •lofts and . is about SI,OOO, witli $1,200 insurance , or the building and $2,200 on the conj tents In the Continental Insurance I eompain. (Continued on Page 2) MAIL ~ J_ERVICE Wil! Still he Continued After September 26 on the Clover Leaf. REFUSAL HAS BEEN ’ Withdrawn in a Conference With tlie Postoffice Department Last Week. The Toledo, St. Louis & Western (Clover Loaf) railroad will continue | to carry Uncle Sam's man ungs after I September 26. Sithougii it had natL fled the postoflb department at Washington that it would not do so alt -' that date iimess certain onerous conditions are eliminated. Th- change In the purposes of the • 'lover Leaf was brought about through an adjustment of difference. between the railroad and the post < filer department at a conference between President Walter L. Ross of thi' railroad and Joseph' Stewart, second assistant posttnast4r-gonaral. mi Wednesday at Toledo. At the conclusion of the conference President iUcss pronii-."-1 .Mr. Stewart that lie would recommend to tile board of director that tlie Clover Leaf continue to carry United Stines mail along its line. Mr. Roe had no I statement to make other than Ute - announcement that a satisfactory adjiistnient had l-e it reached, and Mr. Sfowmt was not disposed to go into detail. -- O ABOUT THE SICK. * Tom Gtillogiv is numbered among " the many who are 111, the symptoms II being th'ose of typhoid fever. City Mail Carrier Mel Butler, who Las b (, en 111 lor a week or so. suffering l re a nervous breakdown, is reeov- { cring nicely and yesterday was able to I attend the Butler family reunion. Ills mfiny friends tire pleas-d to hear of 1 itis speedy recovery.