Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1913 — Page 1

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THE COMPANY ISJ.AUNCHED Decatur Underwriters Company Announces Policy Will Build Two Houses —■ - WITHIN FEW WEEKS Expect to Build Business Blocks—Forerunner of Life Insurance Co. Tho Decatur Undorwriter*' cotnpnny is now one of the financial Inntitutlons of this city, duly incorporated under the Jaws of Arizona, entered in a regular way, to do buxines* in the state of Indiana, and the papers have W-en recorded with the recorder of Adams county, showing the capital to ho a half million dollars, and their in•nt lons to write life insurance, deal !n real estate and loan money. Tito credit for this new business enterprise is due to Dr. Henry K. Kel kr, who has been working it out for | several years. Having lomjieted his plans, he brought to this city July 15 last, Mr. W. A. Groom of Detroit, one of the best known field insurance men ' in the country and since that time they have, assisted by .Mr. Grooms partner. Mr. W. 1.. Leak, of Anderson, been fighting out their way. They have overcome what seemt d unsur nountable barriers, and now feel that the way is clear for the building of an institution that will lie a credit and i<n aid to the community. In fact, they say. the business is already coming easily and they feel that success is assured. The plans are new and rather unique, but if there are any flaws therein, none of their sharp competitors have been able to discover them. The managers are going Ahead doing just what they said they would do and they make the broad nod open statement that within six K months every citizen of thD commit- | pity Will know that they l ave lieen I tight in tho matter, and recognize teeir strength. Will Build Two Dwell ngt. The underwriters’ comps' y will pay particular attention to real estate, that is to «ay, they will Invest their burplus cash in good residence and business properties, allowing those Mho occupy them to pay out by cash in advance payments, the same as paying rent. That they are in earnest is proven by the fa< t that this morn Ing they do< Ided to build <wo small and modern dwelling- at once, work to begin thereon within two weekTley have the money and will pro reed immediately. Within the next yea rthey will build at lea*’ two buz |ne** blocks, one for their own use as a home office and one for some lodge lor the present the underwriters compatn and the insurance company will deettpy office room* together, tliewe to bo fitted up within a week er two Organizing Inaurance CompanyThe prime movement of course tn nil this In the organization of a I ' insurance company, upon.whirh ,nen are also working. The <barter for thia company will be asked she -5d members have been secured. At this time about IM application’ »'•'* l-en taken and the men » < charge ...... that the oilier )W will be writ l*, n within three months. On the day •ho charter la naked for the companj ... u ., deposit with the auditor of I it.te tho sum of 13A.000- •••*» « h ‘» I S„g arranged for as J t MM Mwmos. d insurance company - " and if it succeeds as ISrouted, it »*•*« lh ’ no w seem > . |hotlll . J Hinging to »■ ’ will °mhe Xes to write business I * ll,ll * Word About tha Mao- . * present arrangement' Tnder tha pr tl> , h , Mr. Groom -nd _ ggwral manag . agencies T “*\ . h)rr d as *«• juoters. but w-ro • th* MU w ,l, m.n !>•*- P»>' Os ‘ " arranging to move fsmlll* A'" l twratur their fut here and to bwro 1B the h ‘”"'* b 0 T p |ne«s many Y*" Insurant c be . _„j •” ’••P*’’ 1 ' mzM twn mh- rompan having organ! H |p contract with

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she LIKED tut "AD." Anrt Its Many Bargains—Model at Gass & Mothers is Delighted. The big "Loyal Decatur Edition” of 'l' l ' Democrat was read, appreciated nnd praised by hundreds of people. But evidently the most interested and •'< lighted is tho iudy model In the GbSS fi Melhers window. She Sits bl the display window of the store with tho full page ad of the Gass & Melbers store in her band nnd care■till) and calmly peruses tho page, not!np the many bargains which are set arth them. And she is still sitting 'here. Look at her. THEPENSiONTCT Judge Henry Neil Has Begun Fight for Mother’s Pension Act in State. WILL FIGHT HARD At Next Session of Legislature and Tells Why He Believes in It. indianaqolis, Oct. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat I—Another fight for a .Mother's Pension act will lie staged in the next Indiana legislature. With Indiana almost surrounded by states who have adopted the Mother’s Penrlon system, Judge Henry Nell, father of the idea, has announced he intends to carry his message to evciy corner of Indiana and to create a sentiment :.mong the people that the organized forces of ‘ charity" and the organized politicians in the capital here will no* dare to disregard, in the last legislature a Mother's Pension bill wa* I quietly pul to sleep by the mysterious forces who made and unmnde login ktkm. • Eighteen states have now eracted Mothers' Pension laws and Judge i Neil declares Indiana can no longer afford to lag behind. "1 still contend," he said in an article wrlten for the Vnlted Press, “that the unfitness of mothers of dependent children complained of by organized charity is all caused by poverty and that the unfit mother who is poor should have the cause of her unfitness removed by the Mothers' Pension System. The posing system of taking a mothers' children away from her because she is poor I* a violation of Motherhood's Divine Right. •God and Nature designed mothers to care for their own children and no mar. made or organized charity- made' InMltution can rightly take or fill the place of a human mother, he she ever so poor And I contend that society should cure her poverty and not any more new tangled ways of raising children without Mothers In brooders' even though they bo dignified by calling them ’lnstitutions.' "Organised charity contends that a mother should have her children taken awsy from her because of pov ,rty has made her temporarily unfit. The real friends of the poor, the advo,Mlml of mothers' pension; believe , , h ., the mother should hav« the cause . „( h er unfitness removed and not her ■ children." _ " Tas not retired Several times during the past few . my attention has been called r. «- 1 " m«dical professions b. cause of ;; zX. •«" -• “'* “• , ” r «h" romP-r ™* ** not *L U ; . | am stlX ln tl,e bu ’ ,n ’’ M ’ •’“*•*“* II call-, day and night and attending ! tn office pre. tire, and I expect to contiue at It- nn H E KK | (bKn . INITIATION DATE CHANGED. The Knight of Columbus Italttatton .1 Delphos, tihlo. which was reported J enounced to be Sunday. October Z . hanged to Sunday. No* . Will probably attend the event. ' Alt men*ar. of th. P<«ahoota. A to »**• •*’*• •’*" ’ Xn business of importance will H transacted You will mis. ' .cmvthing if Eon MW no»

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, October 15, 1913.

A GREAT SUCCESS r Was the Union Chapel Class 1 Chicken Fry at Bellview Farm. - - I GIVEN ON THE LAWN Quilt Sold to Mrs. Ross Wolfe for s2s—Cleared $lO4 in All. The chicken fry given at Bellview farm Tuesday evening by Mrs. Lew Morris' class of the Union t’l apel Sunday school, was a great success. One hundred and fifty people were served the delicious chicken supper, tables being set on the lawn, which was bril Hantly lighted with electric light*. The farm house was kindly given over by Mrs. Gunder for the preparation of th< supper and everything passed off smoothly. A. IL Bell used his automobile in conducting a free “hack line" to the farm from this city, and other carriages, automobiles, etc., were used. The fine quilt, which bote several hundred names, was auctioned off by John Spuller, and was purchased by Mrs. Ross Wolfe for 125. With the rale of the quilt, the money from the names embroidered on it and the thicken supper the class has cleared *lO4. This will be used in remodeling the church. The sum of ,33 was realized last evening from the supper. The class wishes to extend thanks to .Messrs. Bell. Gunder. Spuller and the public for their aid. The class will give a chicken dinner next Tuesday at the same farm when Messrs. Bell and Gunder hold their sale. STILLENTOMBED Little Hopes Are Entertained for Rescue of Four Hundred Miners. AGAIN TAKE ACTION Suffragettes Attack Carriage of King and Queen of England. Cardiff, Walea—tSpecial to Dally Democrat) —Rescuer* in the Universal Collieries thi got in touch with twentv-nine living miner. in a far away gallery where the explosion had failed to penetrate. The entombed miner* told the rescuers that they hellered fifuen other i nen In a near by gallery were dead I I'our hundred are atill In the bowel* of the earth with no chance of ea(ape. With the poesiblc exception of the twenty-nine heard from no hope* are entertained for the balance ' of the miner*. Eighteen were resi cued during the night. Thirty-one • Itodie* were recovered today. The death Hat la expected to be fourhundred and two unlea* by some miracle more men are found to be alive. It was stated by expert mine resource* that It wa* imi*oaaible to I rescue more of the men. The only i hope la that more survivor* are shut I hi galleries where the explosion has • not penetrated. t ixindon, Eug., Oct. 15—(Special to t Dally Democrat)- Suffragettes today • attacked the carriages of King George and Queen Mary on their way to the . seddlng of Prince Arthur of Con m nut. one woman jumped on the stepa of the king's carrlaro nnd en deavorad to thrown in a petition. It t was with difficulty that she was res I cued from an angry mob. Another r soman attempted to throw "equal • a iffrage" literature into the coach )• occupied hy the Queen mother Alexandria. New York. N. Y.. Oct. 16-(apeclal to Dally Democrat)—E*sr la being a expressed that Albert Jewell, aviator, p who, In his aeroplane has been mis* e ing for two days, ba* been blown out a to sea. The report that an aeroplane was aeon floating down the river near

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— - —— Roholifln, is believed to bavr> beet) a myth. His young wife Is hysterical. If ho has fallen on earth he will be near death from hunger und exposure, ••ven If he has suffered only a broken leg. If he had fallen along tho coast he Would have beeti seen before thi* lime. KILLED AT CHICAGO. A message received by Henry French of Llun Grove, informing him of tho death of Ralph Williams, who was killed on n railroad in that city. The message did not give any particulars other than that thob «dy was placed in tho Cavins’ morgue nwaitiuf hi* disposal of It, and how tho accident happened, or when, is not /nown. Mr. French had received a telphono message, however, and had already departed for Chicago. BACKFROMSYNOD Delegates Return from Convention at Lafayette— Vote to Retain THE MISSION HOUSE At Franklin—Synod is Divided Into Two Because of Growth. Rev. L. C. Hessert and Mutt Kirsch of the Decatur Reformed church and ftev. Schneider and Mr. Peck of the Magley church have returned from j Lafayette, where they attended the meeting ot me synod of the northwest, which closed yester-zay afternoon. having been in convention since last Wednesday. The synod voted to retain the mission house at Franklin, instead of removal to Shelioygaa. the two other smaller synod* [ being in favor of the removal, it i* believed that the vote of this synod. In which the mission house is located, will be the determining one. The delegates contended that the money for the new mi**ion building wa>. donated for the building at Franklin, and its use for building at another place, without the consent of the donor*, would be obtaining money under false pretenses. It was decided to divide the northwest synod Into two division* a* the church Is growing so rapidly. The IPO attendants of the synod make u meeting too unwieldly for the best interest*. It wa* decided to include Illinois. Indiana. Kentucky and possibly Missouri in one synod, and the states west in another. The west will proluibly soon be divided into ethers. DISLOCATES KNEE Miss Frances Gaffer Suffers Most Painful Accident— Loose Ligament FREES KNEE CAP saMßiaiM While Miss Gaffer is Walking—Reported Resting Easier Today. Mis* France* Gaffer, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Peter Gaffer, of Ninth street, experienced a most painful and peculiar Injury yealerday. when her knee cap wa* dl»located With her mother and Mr*. Ixtynl Woods and other*, she had driven to the Vogt home In the country to hunt > hickory nut*. They had gathered • itelr nut* and were preparing to drive 1 home again, when »uddrnly. Ml** France*, who wa* walking along, gave a Kcream it to supposed that her ankle twisted in some wsy. producing ' the dislocation. Rhe was brought to I thia city to a doctor an dllito morn i Ing was resting better, snd will soon • bo sll right. Il I* thought. Two week* sgo while walking about the home, a dislocation of the knee cap also ocI currod. and the physician* stated that I one of the ligaments of the limb ws» . loose, thus allowing the bone »o slip ■ out of place. Il was thought yeater I day that tho knee cap was fractured, t but It to now believed that litis to not r the case. a id

• SHE GOT DRUNK p •' ■ ■ *■■■ t So That She Could Not be Taken Into the Amish Church. ; A QUEER CASE ) ■■■ I Os Amish Girl—Now Sweetheart is Arrested for Giving Whiskey. t - ■ ll » 1 Warsaw, Ind.. Oct. 15—Martin Rmucker, seventeen-year-old son of . Jacob Smucker, a wealthy Amish farmer, who resides in the north part rs the county, near Nappanee, is un (ter arrest for giving whiskey to an Amish girl with whom he rode from Goshen to his home in a buggy several months ago. When they reached a point near their home his sweetl.eart became very sick and he left her at the side of the road while he hurried home to call his own sister to aid her. In the meantime other neighbor* came along and found the g(rt helplessly drunk. They started to gossip about the matter and the result wa* Smucker's arrest. He was fined 120 and cost* and his attorneys then gave notice that they will appeal the case, claiming that Smucker wa* guilty of nothing, the girl being over eighteen year* of age. According to statements made by person* interested in the case, the girl objects to joining the Amish 1 citurch and under church rules if an t offense is committed it is Impossible to be accepted in the chttrch for a year from thetime the offense was committed. It Is said she requested F.mucker to obtain the whiskey and became drunk in order to avoid joining the church. OISTRicffCHOOL • T-i - — .- .q Os Olden Times Wins Out Over School of Today— Historical Club GIVES A DECISION In Its Favor at an Interesti ing Debate Held Last Evening. - "Resolved, That the old-fashioned i district school served it* purpose bet 1 ter than the school of today.” ' Ruch wa* the affirmative decision of the Historical club last evening . when it held it* regular weekly meet ing at the home of Mr*. Mary Con zletnn. That the decision wa* the result of unprejudiced voter*, how ever, I* doubtful, a* a count showed that fourteen ot the members pre*- ' ent had at one time been tear her* in district school*. The discussion wa* a most Interest- • ing one. and some very good point* *m brought out by both side*. Mr*. Mary Eley and Mr*. Jams* N. Frlatoe look the affirmative side of lhe que«Hon uud Mr*. W. A. Ixtwer and Mrs. O. U Vance the negative. f The debate was a departure from It ! the usual study period*, a* the study fi of Norway and Sweden to now in orr der. Mr*. Florence DeVßbtoa of Detroit, Mich., wa* a guest I „ in.' o — 1 " ■ 0 NOT MRS. HOWER. t - - I The sttetidsnt nt the W. R. C. cone vention in Fort Wayne yesterday was • Mr*. Joe Helm. Instead of Mr*. Joe e Hower, a* stated last evsalng. Mr. r Hower, who has been bedfast ten a week*, to still very 111, but to belter. A o Fort Wayne physician held a consuli- tation with local physician* last week, n rt carding his case, which to a baffling » one. a ...i. ..I. - n.i.ai.n— — .I-—. RALLY DAV SERVICES. t— — - » Tbe Evangelical Sunday school to p preparing for an entbusisrUc rally r- Bunday, continuing throng* tbe en I. tire day. A good program ha* been ’• rreper-d and the day will be a big

p ATTEND THE FUNERAL • Os a Niece, Mr*. Elizabeth Buchheit, at Fort Wayne. J Mr. and Mr*. John Coffee and son. Joe, Mr*. Math Ins Schafer and Mrs. Peter Sshneider went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend tho funeral of Mr*. Ellabzeth Buchheit. which war held at 8:30 o'clock at tho residence , of a son, 1120 Wilt street, and at 0 ’ o’clock at St. Paul's Catholic church. Her death occurred Sunday at St. John’*, Ind., and tho body wa* taken . to Fort Wayne, her former homo, Her husband ha* been dead a number of j year*, but she leave* sotcral chll-i drt-n. She was a niece of Mesdatne* ' Coffee and Schafer. FUNERAL~FRIDAY Services Will be Held for] Mrs. Clark Brothers at the Home ON FRIDAY MORNING Later at Clark’s Chapel— Life of County’s Fine Woman Drawn to Close. Funeral services for M«s. Clark Brother*, who pa**ed peacefully' away Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, will be held Friday morning. Short services will be held at 8:.GO o'clock I at the home, corner ot Monro-: and First street*, the Rev. Ix>ve, pa*tor ot the local United Brethren church, officiating. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. are invited to attend in a body, ow-1 ing to the fact that the hunband of the deceased, who is, in his ninetyfirst year, the oldest soldier in Adams county. Mrs. Brother* being an invalid for twenty year*, wa* prevented from taking an active part in tho W. R. <’.. bu' rejoiced ir the fact that her daughter. Dr. Elizalteth Burn*, and her granddaughter, took their part. Promptly at 9 o'clock the funeral procession will leave the house and drive to Clark's Chapel church, where luneral services will lie hold. Inter i-ient will take place in the Chapel cemetery, where a son. Robert, and a daughter. Lucy, are buried. The death of Mr*. Brotb( r* severs the bond* of companionship between her and many friend*, who had grown to love her for her •.toble qualities. Especially bereaved is her aged luislmiid, with whom she has shared the joys and sorrow* of life for more •han fifty-seven year*. They spent lhe greater part of their Ilf in Union township, coming to thi* city two (ears ago. Mr*. Brother* had been an invalid for twenty years, having suffered a dislocation of the hip. When she finally became bedfaM. the family moved to thi* city two years ago. the daughter. Dr. Elizabeth Burn*, giving up her fine practice in Chicago to come to take care of he- mother, to whom she ministered lovingly. Two weeks ago who wa* afflicted with paralysis, and gradut.lly grew •ror»e, though there wero period* when her condition grow more hope tul. During her Invalidism site wa* eg(oedingly patieht. and always retained a youthful interest in people and thing* In the world about her and wa* a source of Inspiration to those alio retained their activity. Obituary. Ann Mary Stevens, wife of Clark Brothers, who died at her home In thi* city Tuesday. October 14. was the daughter of lloltert Hogg* Steven* nnd Hannah Howell Stevens, and was born in Wooster. Wayne county, tihlo. in 1838. and came west with her parents at the ago of five year*. Io rating on a farm in Union township, which to still the family homestead Her grandfather was Randall Steven* ‘a soldier of the war of 1112. and the ' grandson of Captain Alexander Htev on*, who was attached to the army i of the second Edward, the Pretender • After the battle of Culloden. In whirl - the forces of Edward were dlsaatrou* - ly defeated. Alexander Stevens fled tc ! this country where he entered th* army of Waahlngton and fought un her him In the French and tndlar war*. He founded what was known at the Penn colony at the Junction of • the Susquehanna and Junlta river* Ir f 174*. Some year* later a son. Anm* 1 wa* granted 118 acres In Weatmore it Und county. Pa., by the state for th* 8 (ilatlngutohed z 'vires of hl* father (Continued on rage J)

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WAR SITUATION ; GROWS SERIOUS President Wilson Sends Note of Disaprovnl—May i Recall Lind. IN GRAPHIC DETAIL i Is Story of Fate of the Volturno Told by Officer Who Was Rescued. (United Pre** Service) New York, N. Y„ Oct. H>—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With the arrival of 105 survivors of the Volturno on the Grosser Kurfeurst, Second Officer Lloyd of the ill fated liner, told Ills I - tory of tlie affair: "I was uroused by ' (he alarm of lire about 7 a. m. Thursday. All hand* were ordered on deck to fight the flame*, which were shooting sixty feet In the air. The captain ordered the crew to man tho liftboats. A terrific gale was blowing and a terrible sea was running. We ripped up part of the deck around the hole from which the flame* were shooting, in the meantime )>oatn Nos. 1 und 2, with their crew and passenger*. mostly women, weie swung , overboard. Boat No. 1 wa* caught on | the cre*t of a huge wave r.nd drawn under the propeller* which shopped j the passenger* to piece*. No. 4 about lhe same time wa* swamped and all on board were drowned. The captain then decided to wait, hopieg that the ' sea would go dc*n when the sun cam* up. We k pt sounding wireless message* for help and finally received word that ships were coming to our rescue. By 10:30 the steering gear aas burned off and we were left at the mercy of the waves and ■ ea. The crew kept fighting the fire until 4:30 when the steam and water eave out. About fi:.lO Captain Inch sent a message to nnr of the rescue ship* which we saw for the first time to lower boats. They answered that they had done their best but that tie- sea was too heavy.” All of the 105 survivor* were men. which was accounted for by two rea*ons. First, it was said that the Kurfeumt wa* the last to take off passenger*, and «ceond that the jump was not close enough for the women to risk. Washington. D. C„ Oct. 15—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Severance of diplomatic relation* wa* looked for aa a pssible climax to the curt, note sent to President Huerta informing him of tills country's disapproval of hl* act in assuming dictatorship of Mexico. In his note President Wilson enid; “I am ahocked at Huerta's tarless method and find It impossible to regard otherwise than as an net of bad faith Huerta's dissolving the congress and arresting them." Advice* received today said that the Spanish minister to Mexico had called a meeting of the diplomatic representative* in Mexico City to conwider the present condition. John Und to awaiting order* in Vera Crux and will likely tie recalled as this administration does not inten dto recognize the coming ele<-tion a* legal. TWO OPERATIONS. Pertormsd by Dr*. Clark and Or. Grandstan This Morning. A serious operation wa* performed this morning upon Mrs. Albert Erhart of near Tocsin. The operation wa* a very serlou* one and was performed by Drs. D. D. and U. S ( lark of thi* city and Dr. Grnndstaff Ol I’reble, Word from yie Erbnrt hon < tin-' afteraoon wa* Very *n« mirat and It It thought that she will -ontlnue to improve. Dr*, f). D. and C. 8. Clark nnd Dr. ' Grandstaff were called upon thto morning io perform another operation. It being upon Mr*. Emmet t’-ryan. liv- ' Iny southwest of Magley. Mr*. Dryr xn had been suffering for some time • and the ordeal performed was of a i very serious nature. Hhe to feeling r some better thto afternoon and It I* •' t'ltmght by those In rharre that It # was a very *ucce tul operation. > MRS- KURE'" CETB PENSION. I ■ J A pension *t 112 per month has rllietn granted to Mrs. Matwiirot KurbI er. widow of Charles Kurber.