Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 2ui

CHANCED HANDS t THIS MORNM ■KG.Willkims & Suns T<></. I Possession ( ,i t!> v |.; Vcl( fc' and Hite Grocery. ■ •OLni'.Sl MERCANTILE I Business in the City-Had ■jSlfondticted Groccrv Eur Twenty-fom Years. — ■ .this Oi, li tabJrxh.'d urm-uies in (!1 ,. (]| , whl BSjUßy Wl><> Sil. r. 1,, |>,. r , u Hill' l on.l .nr. | : , j l: . n . i..,,, cfW "***'' Wi '-' ' ('» •In' : til is morning wli.-’i ;iii I'oiii. SESH|Bq Closed making Williams ami Softens tin- new omi-rs 01 a groi'.i'i Ag’.- etore t<: be proud <>i E®’’ 11 ' tirin <, i:>. I. n m.i n.i. bad i ond'u t.-.l i . 5t,,.,, for twenty I'mir yem- ami di.ring that . time have built up une ui the largi- t g tKaM< " i1 1 '■ o.'iul.n ■ par . , county grllie new o» mi : I. G. William Wtth Ills Hire ■ sous. Ila! :■■■. Frank. ami fc*.’.-JL«|»:el who •< ill . . ml -. t th. bimim-s Mr. Williams hi- large BOutli of the city, intend to build up El 0 Will argi-r patronage ).-, installin' Er the -tert stat I ami u-. I* on the market. Mr. Will- ms vill M Ri.F* 1 ” 1 " ■■■'• ate ’-Hit of U Uatables the like on liis farm for disposal Rd; their grocery stor. . This will git. their many patrons a chance to buy HWflr’aitMes fresh from the farm every day *A, *Mr. Williams was formerly connect BE fed with the in inul’ni Hiring ot the nine Ro'clock washing powder company b ' ine of the owners. His three sons. two of whom are still at Indianapolis ’;R. where they both have excellent posit tlohs with the Illinois central railroad Mill resign within the near future to ' ,go into the grocery store. Harry is nil ready here and is working in the stoi c today. Ks. Messrs. Everett a. Hite have not de rided what tli>> will do m the future, itiie main thought being a good rest fur the present. Willies * Skms extend a cordial invitation to all to come and trade w ith them and they assure their patrons that they will be civ.-a the best ot treatment in all (heir dealings and the best of gre - I ies obtainable. BECAME VIOLENT Norris Miller. Insane Yo.it \ ■Seized With Violent Attack Sunday. CHAIRS BROKEN B And Furniture Otherwise Demolished—ls Waiting Admission to Asylum. Norris Mi'ler, aged twenty-five, win p • ' tims been confined in jail since Jul' J.'j )| «>' a. -mint of being insane, be MB '.Mme much worse yeste.day nft-r Ucon, lie imd b.-cn much better, bill yesterday was seized with a violent I * Bpell causing him to break chairs fe tables and any other loose and mov K.. able furniture in liis room in the jai I’that he couiu i; •' hands on. The con MB*, t'iiion of the young man is a pitiahb ».o. as he is also subject to attacks Bresenildlng c|,il-r-y. resulting from t foil during childhood There is sonr K doubt as to Whether he Will be at ■B. fciond, on this ac. mint The state pre vfi-’cs for the care of its epileptit they are not in a violent state R but whether any provision is mad K for both insane and <Tiiepti‘ . is m ■& known at this time. Application wa MHnymide for itdmisr ioi, to Kasthtn eii as. " o """' SMBBIL Ael been received.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

messace is ready. I President Wilton’s Message Will be Read Before Congress Tuesday. Washington, It. Aug. 25-(Spec--1 l:l1 1,1 I’aily IteniiMTat. tl'resident • Wilson today declared that he will lead the spei'lal message to a joint ' ssion of congress nt 1 o'clock tomortow unless unforseen developments oc--1 Ur in the situation at Mexico City. A • iuuim. ot front of President Huerta would be the only thing to delay the - lii'livering of tire message. The outlining by President Wilson today of Hie situation is as follows: A message Io congress of 3500 words Ims been ■ • mideied. The President will ask i kiii ; . i s of the senate and house of foreign relations committee to confer with him regarding the message tori 'ill. The message w ill include the mt illation provision and President Huer's note rejetting them Foreign | nations of whom the President does : not know is bringing pressure to bear on llmrta in behalf of the United Ftntes provision. Governor Lind will remain in Mexico City until all hopes ot success are lost. He may be sumI mcned back to Washington however iat an early date. No ultimatum has In on made or will be made to Huerta. NEW PROPRIETOR Edward Kintz Becomes Sole Owner of Feiter & France Cigar Stand. — I IN CHARGE SATURDAY • I Wil! Install New Fixtures and Branch Into Wholesale Business. Another business deal was complet- | ed this morning which has been pendng for several weeks, when Edward > I F. Kintz became the owner of the •Reiter & France cigar stand and billiard parlor, located on Second street opposite the court house. Mr. Kintz will take possession of the business Saturday. A complete rejuvenation of i the fixtures will be made, new billiard s< ts will be installed, a new stock of t.ierclmmlise placed in, and other changes will be made, making it one of the most complete and up-to-date cigar stand and billiard parlor in the city. Mr. Kintz has a wide range of ( acquaintanceship in the county, he having at various times assisted in tile county treasurer's office and other public offices,and will undoubtedly I prove successful in this new venture. A« soon as everything is in running order. Mr Kintz wil branch out in the v holesale tobacco business Mr. | i rance, who has been the active man- . ger of the cigar store, will leave next week for Alliance, Ohio, where ho has i,respects for a very lucrative ix>sition. Should he not he inclined, how■i i \ er to accept this he will then go to 1 i hiiago. Mr. Reiter will continue i his traveling lor the firm of Hood & io. of Portland with whom he has I. • n connected for some time. —— o— —■ DELIGHTFUL VACATION. Miss Agnes Costello returned to hetwork at the gas office this morning C iter a iwo weeks' vacation. She visit d at Fond du Lac, Wis., several days nd enroute home she and Miss Ber- , tha Kohne went to Milwaukee, from I which place they took a boat trip to Chicago. There Miss Korne returned home while Mils Costello went to 1.0-°| °| gansport to be the guest of Miss Kath- ' mine Granger. Miss Granger is stenn- ographer in tlie law office of Senator r Kitler and both she and Miss Costello erved as stenographers for the last state legislature. She had a most deII lightful visit with Miss Granger. s. i * — \ MEETING OF 1912 CLASS il n- Th' graduating class of 1912 of tlie le Decatur high school is requested to s. meet, at the C A. Dugan home Tuesa day evening at 5:30 o’clock sharp. ie from which place they will be taken c- to the home of Dallas Elzey at Preble h- and enjoy a’ big picnic supper. This •o- is tlie first gathering of the 1912 class ic, and every one is urged to make tlie >e, event a success and arrange for a de gathering next year. o l — o ' as James GufhKan took o,lt letters ol ;y- administrator on tlie trusteeship ol as Timothy Gtiffigan. H? ga-e |800( bond.

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HARRY K. THAW AND HIS HOST.

(Copyright bv International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) Secretary of State Bryan Refuses to Act Officially. This photograph shows Harry Kendall Thaw as he appeared when entering the jail and courthouse at Sherbrooke. Que., in the custody of Chief of Police Bourdreau, of Sherbrooke. That Sherbrooke appreciates the honor of having Harry K. Thaw as 't» guest for an indefinite period is shown by the cordiality with whi.-h they have received him. He lias been given tlie best 'room' in tiie house' and his highness, the Chief of Police, has shown his solicitude by heartily greeting Harry every morning and inquiring if he could do anything further to aid his comfort. ,Sherbrooke is in a high state of excitement over this sudden publictty but it has arisen to the occasion and already the city's merchants are congratulating themselves on this not unwelcome advertising. How long will he stay? Secretary of State Bryan has, however, telegraphed to William Sulzer, governor of New York state, that the Cnited States governmept could not act officially in the Thaw case.

THE NEW JURIES — Names Were Drawn by Jury' Commission to Serve for September Term. A GRAND JURY And Petit Jury Both Drawn —September Term Opens September 1. in preparation for the September term of court which opens next Monday, September 1, the grand and petit jurors' names were drawn this morning by the jury commissioners, com prising Henry Hite of Decatur and , John Craig of Herne, who serve with County Clerk Hleeke. According to ■ the new law, the Monday preceding 1 tlie term of court is the one designtit- ‘ e<' for the drawing of the names, the hour being designated as ten o'clock. ■ 'Hie following were the names drawn: brand Jurors. Jacob Koos Union. Joseph D. Krick. St Mary’s. William Auman—Root. Fred Hoffman- -Decatur. I David Lehman—Berne, Charles Morrison Blue ('reek, ’ Petit Jurors. John Stuckey Wabash. 1 Frank Spade -Kirkland. ’ Eli Bierie —Berne. 1 Eli Bear—Monroe Township. Frank O. Martin Washington. William Melcher Root. • Henry Voglewede- Decatur. ! John Hocker —Monroe, ’I Paul Nurge -Preble. I Bay Buckingham Jefferson. Albert Kindle- French. David Flanders —Decatur. MAY BE FREEDp (United Press Service) u Sherbrooke. Pa., Aug. 25 (Special ’■ to Daily Democrat) —Physical force >• may yet have to lie resorted to in the II case of Harry Thaw when by deportae tion proceedings likely to take place s Thursday or Friday, he will be turned » loose in Vermont, where the author! e ties at the request of New York offla .cals expect to again take Thaw Into custody>t Mrs. M Marcus and daughter, Etta !1 Heller of Bluffton was the Sunday lft guests of Mrs. Al Steele. Mrs. Mars cus is n sister of Mrs Steele.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 24, 1913.

GO TO OKLAHOMA. Carl and Beth Battenberg Have Position's There as Teachers. Carl and Beth Battenberg will leave Wednesday for Atoka, Oklahoma, near I which place they have positions to. teaching school this winter. Carl was graduated at Bloomington at Indiana I university. Miss Beth was graduated i this spring from the high school and attended the Oklahoma normal, before I coming here a few weeks ago to visit : v.ith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles ! i Battenberg. ' o KIRCHNER BABE FUNERAL. The funeral services for the four day old babe of Mr and Mrs. Henry Kirch | ner of Preble Was held Sunday afternoon from the house and interment made in the Lutheran cemetery. The death of the little one occurred Saturday morning. -. IN HIGH SCHOOL Miss Leota Bailey Appointed Assistant to Principal of High School AT LINN GROVE Returns From Westfield. N. Y.—ls Accompanied By Her Aunt' — Miss Leota Bailey, who had been nt 1 Westfield, N’. Y , during the late illlit ss of her mother, Mrs. E. I. Bailey, ! fil.d since her death, returned home i Saturday night. She was a< > ompan ' fed by her aunt Mrs. Jennie Clever. I who will be with her for a while. Miss : Leota, who is one of the teachers in , the county schools had been engaged II again as teacher in one of the towne shin schools a mile from Linn Grove, ellmt Ims secured a much better posl-i-1 lieu She has been appoint'd assist e | ant principal in the Linn Grove high d school. This is a responsible position ibut one. which Miss Bailey Is well - qualified to fill. She arrived Suturo tlay to be here lor the teachers' InI stitute which opened this morning for ' the week. a- « r -— - - . y| .1. S. Bowers returned home Sunday •i evening from Rome City where lie had I been enjoying a two weeks outing.

WERE IN WRECK Mrs. Fannie Peterson and Daughter on Train That Left Track NEAR MARION, OHIO. Passengers Badly Frightened but None Hurt—Wonderful Escape. Mrs. Fannie Peterson and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, and granddaughter. Miss Hazel France, of Columbia City, who returned yesterday afternoon irom Manslield, Ohio, where they visited witli relatives, were in tlie wreck on tlie Erie railroad at a point three miles west of Marion Ohio. The train was running on tlie Erie double track, when something became wrong with tlie boiler of the engine. All the ears of the train left the track except the sleepet and engine, these two remaining on tire track, preventing the prostration of the other ears, and they were thus saved from falling ever on their sides. This fact probaldy saved the passengers from serious or fatal injury. As it was, not one was injured in any save, but all were badly jarred and badly frightened. A special was sent out from Marion. Ohio, and the train nvule a detour bv way of Peoria and Kenton, Ohio, to the line through this city. The train due here at 1:10 did not arrive until 8 o'clock last evening, but all were very thankful that they escaped so luckily. back’from’west Misses Della Sellemeyer and Eva Acker Return to Take Up THEIR SCHOOL WORK Miss Sellemeyer Visited in California and Miss Acker in Colorado Two ot the teachers in the city schools, the Misses Della Sellemeyer and Eva Acker, have returned from the west where they spent twelve weeks, arriving in time to attend the teachers' institute which opens tills morning, and to be ready to take up their teaching next Monday morning Mias Sellemeyer arrived Saturday. The greater part of the time she spent in Los Angeles, Cal. She also visited at Santiago, and at Tuituana, Mexico. On. the return trip, however, she went to San Francisco, then to Seattle. Wash., then to Vancouver Island and Van Couver proper, then to Port land, Ore., where she visited 2 weeks with friends. Enroute home, she also stopped at Glacier, Yellowstone Nationnl park. Tlie trip was a most de lightlul one throughout and Miss Sellemeyer returns to take up her work with renewed interest. Miss Fannie Hite expects to return the Inst i f October Miss Eva Acker arrived in the city at .1 o'clock this morning having left Denver, Colo., Saturday morning ■ She spent the greater part of the tfm> , In Denver, where she attended school. , being thus near her sister in-law, Mrs. Samuel Acker, who Is In the sanitarium at Denver. Mrs. \eker will n ’ turn to AlbuqUeique, N. M. lor th< i winter ,ns the climate Is more agree l able than the severe Denver climate I in winter. Miss Acker also visit'd at Boulder and there met Mrs. Dorse Hoagland of this city, and also Mrs. • Currie McCormick ■ and Mrs. Maud - Toster Myers, sisters of Mrs it. It. Al - lison. Mrs. Myers was formerly a t t' ai'lier In tlie Decatur schools. I ■ I — - 11. —. ...I ■,!■ 1 GOES TO LIMA. OHIO. Miss Leona Stalter who lias beet ■ In charge of the Niblick & Company': suit alteration department, Ims resign ed her position to go to Lima. Ohic where she will keep house for lie 1 brother, who was lately bereaved 1 the death of his wife.

STRIKE SITUATION. At Indianapolis Remain the Same—' More Men Expected to Go Out(Vnited Press Service.) Indianapolis, lad.. Aug. 25 -(Special | to Daily Democrat) With striker , and employers giving out contrudlc-' ! lory statements, tlie Interurban strike' j ivniitliis today at a stand still. Partial rervice has been resumed on the Shell I .vville, Rushville, Columbus and , j Crawfordsville division, Tlie Vnion i organizers have gone to Tipton. Peru, i Kokomo, and l.figansport to tie up the l I nion traction companies lines. Police protection lias been given to all crews now at work. Managers of tlie roads ■ declare that ont more than lo men are I • out on strike winle Inion leaders . declare that 250 nvn are out and that! i the number may reach too by tonight j • No steps have been taken for tlie set I CI tleinent ol the trouble. Inexperiem-ed i , i car crews are filling the places of the i strikers. Portessional strike breakers j haTe not yet appi ared. Freight and ‘: p.'issenger traffic lias naturally gone ■ over to tlie steam roads. c — PRETTY WEDDING Nuptials of Miss Fredericka Heuer and Henry Franz Characterized BY GREAT BEAUTY t Country Home of Henry Heuer Opened to Families of the Couple. ■ Surrounded by only those nearest j and dearest to them, including their J patents, brothers and sistersand their! families, the wedding of Miss Freder-i icka Rcuer and Mr Henry Franz, which was solemnized Sunday after- 1 noon at 2:30 o'clock was one of the prettiest of the season. The beautiful. I country home of the bride's parents, I , I Mt ami Mrs. Henry Heuer in Root township, was the scene of the wedding. and all the pretty summer flor. , (is contributed tliel, beailtv for tie i l affair | The front jailor was done in green and white. Against a bank of ferns, arose an archway of green and white, from the center of which was suspend •d a white wedding bell. As Mi.- - Ma- > He Bokneeht. a niece of the groom. idayed Mendelssohn's wedding march, , the bridal party took Its place at the altar, whore the Rev. I. W. Dornsolf. 1 I, .pastor ot tlie Root township Luther s an church, said the marriage cere inenv. Tile bride made an unusually pleas ing appearance in her lovely gown of j shadow lace, tile soft folds ot wnich fell to the floor over a messallne silk ( slip. Her long veil was caught to her t hair with smilax and she carried a shower boiiquef of rose and sw et I |cas. Her maid. Miss Pauline Franz. . wore n white voil dress, witli pink s snsli and carried a colonial nosegay. (( The groom and liis attendant, Theo- ( dore Heuer, wore black suits. After mingling and exchanging ? greetings and good wishes a wedding r ifinner was served. Tlie living room s which was decorated in yellow, with t great Jardnieri s of lovely ox ev ■<! daisies and golden rod, was only rlY valed hi beauty by tlie dining room. In ~ pink and white The table was especially pretty, the bride's bouquet formf ing the renterpiece witli its pretty I satin ribbons forming trailers on the ( doth. Pink I'uchlas were also used in tlie decorations. Mr ami Mrs. Franz will be at home ' on Organ avenue Fort Wnvne, In , which city tlie groom Is employed at his trade ns carpenter. He Is n son i of Ernest Franz of Union township e Both Mr. and Mrs. Heuer have spent . the greater part of their Ilves heri ,1 and arc known as exemplary people j. deserving of all the good w Islie that are theirs. ANNUAL MISSION FESTIVAL. The annual mission festival ol lie St. Johns Lutheran congregation I an n nonneed for Sunday. August 31 th s S. mt! tn lie held ill the r.rove near tin n church, along the Interurban line <», The Rev. Frank ia>nk<nnii ot Napo er Icon, Ohio, will speak in tlie morn in lug and In tlie afternoon the Rev Fisher. 4 ,

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TEACHERS ARE IN ANNUAL SESSION One Hundred Thirty Enrolled During Morning Session of Institute. i EXCELLENT TALKS Given by Instructors—lnteresting Week’s Work Opens Today. Viewim the many blight-looking, | energetic, wide-awake young men and women who assembled at. the ChrisI tian church this morning for the annual ni'eting of tile Adams County Teachers’ institute, one does not wonder that Indiana, of which Adams eouuty forms a goodly part, is noUM foi its excellent schools. Some one | hundred thirty members, ot which ! number fifty-four were men and s ven- : ty-six worn'n were enrolled during ' i lie morning. The institute, whifh was presided over by County School Superintendent 1., E. Opliger opened with interest at a strong point. That It will continue through the week, is evident from teh excellent ilistructiil s which Mr Opliger has secured, and whose talks thougliout tlie day weu> lull of good tilings which tlie attendants are drinking in to enable them to do latter work during the coming school season. Among the instructors are Nathan iA. Hai ver A. M Pli D. department of pedagagy of the state noimal college of Yiisilantf, Mich,; Benjamin 11. Davis, Ph. D, department of agricultural education Miami universitv, Oxford. Ohio and Miss Elizabeth Schrock, sujiervisor of music of the ,1 Decatur schools. Miss Anna Winans and A. C Sphar ! are enrolling s'l retaries, while W. H. i Oliver is general secretary. The DemI oerat is indebted to Mr. Oliver for ' the following notes on tlie institute: The institute was opened by singing ; Onward, Christian Soldiers," and the I reading of the 23rd Psalm in unison: niter which County Superintendent 1.. i •' O'diger welcomed tlie teacliers to i the institute. Dr Harvey was then introduced ; Ills subject was "The latw of Dynatnoginesis." In part lie said there j were two tilings to present this week. I One he described as asking the question, “Have you ever made a fool of : yourself .’'' or "Did you ever hluader’’” Most everything we learn is learned :by blundering. The first thing we I must do is to entertain an idea, using (Contmuei. on Page 2) ten Inning game Shamrocks Win Out in Fast Game Yesterday With Ft. Wayne Blues. ! SCORE WAS 9 TO 8 I Was Tied in Ninth Inninp <3 Necessitating Extra Inning to Decide Contest. i, •I One of the fastest and ehssb j giirnes of the season was played ye t< rdny nt the Shamrock tmrk wh n th 1 I I-ort Wayne Blues crossed batt wii the local Shamrocks in a battle fr F» | siipromai-v. The game started m t | slow In the first two Innings, and gav i every indication of being a disappoln ' merit. However, in the third Innlm : It began to pick up and n little lib I was Injected into the plays witli tin 1 lesiip that the windup was the mor 'I :' nsationnl mid llVely scrap of tin ' season Til’d Xto•> in the ninth in ' ning tlie players on each team devot J . d every energy tn got in the winning i nore in th" tenth, mid was finally I' 1 ;'I curdl'd to the Shamrocks. n 1 Shady and Briggs comixviod the bati"' i. i v for the Shamrocks while Blauveit ie ami Kling wore on th- Blm s. Tim e.i visitors secured Hi hits off of Shady, o- whllethey held the local boys down u n-1 ton hits. Four errors wei " placed r. against th® Shamrocks and tw< } jagalnsf the Blues,