Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1913 — Page 1

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WILL UNVEIL I THE MONUMENT - - Miss Mary Hale of Geneva to be Recommended by Program Committee FOR PLACE OF HONOR Eusy Session Last Night at Which Further Arrangements V/ere Completed. Mary Hale, granddaughter ( >| Solintor 8. W. Hale of Geneva, has I>een ohoaen by the program commit tee and lier name will he r-< ommendei! to the county commissioners at ti, f . fpceial meeting Saturday, asking that r.ho be delegated to unveil the soldiers* monument. After thoroughly considering the question It was decld tr that since tlteentire county must help pay for tlie beautiful monument tnd since it Is located in I Vcatur. it - \'ould be only right that tin* selection! ot the lady for the honor o, unveiling , the monument, should go *o the only' post Outside of Decatur, in Adams I Kp»nty This is Geneva and the G. A li. post and W. R. ('. there have se tected Miss Hale for the place of lion or. Her name was approved at tic Meeting of the program committee last t I'ening and they will ask ic r appoint loom last night's meeting t' • program for the afternoon, as published a few days ago, was approved, It was also decided that theautomnbile parade in the forenoon should not lie given, hut that the parade committee proceed to mu tire all the automobiles possible ami that with the reception committee t.i'7 nee the cars in showing me visitjits over the city. K. it Myers was Ir-tructed to secure it possible, Col oiti l W. L. Keiger of Rlufftoii to speak op bt-iiuif of the Spaih . American war Tftcrann State Commanicr Judge Cotust<ic*k has accepted the invitation to attend the service- and w ill speak on behalf of the veterans. The committee also decided that Judge J. T Morrymun should introduce Judge COmstock and that Judge D E. Smith rnould Introduce Governor Ralston, principal speakers of the day. PsChalrman Fotdyce appo ed .1 re ception committee composed of J- 0 ffale, j. D. Andrew-. Jmk- derryman Judge Smith, Mrs. Dr. Hums Mrs. Jos eph Helm. Mrs. Hays and V H. My tifw, who are to appoint a hundred aides tor the occasion, in fa* t it w*s decided 'that the entire citizenship Should he one large reception commit tee, giving tho glad hand to every vls ' Itor. Tlte W. R. (’. will romplci* their fgograi'i for the evening exercise* tfffthin l day or two and lie entire Jjtpgrni:; will then be aim- metd. It to be a big day. COURT HOUSE NEWS th* ..ill, .''.cal vot chats'll won yfj.g was called tills morning •' 1 r fj.ga . i ~ 1, w-is ini from cult-.court where it was the mayr court lion Dahl-l D Hel WSu appointed t-■ «-*» hear -tod determine tI-<"»" as the Eulnr judge IH a withes In ."«■ «w... gfe-Hul Judge Heller qualm. <1 and a* Cted jurisdiction. A motton b» the feEjact B quash the Indt.tment on thi grout, i tsmi tho affidavit does not aUtElctet fails to constitute an Een c was overruled. tty fciM.t the case was coni ini"" l ' pjanm was set down for tMobcr .. •*' a o'clock In the nu»rnlnp. Eam. , . VM iHnioli* Huutiisin. pfown hrft off trial < >* If f The case of Harah I'randyberry tcaln-t Daniel l»ran. , y»».- , r> |Hree. lias Iteon ordered rfpUt't Mrs. UlahJ. , aiding In Dluffton and w«hln • » K**" til'charge of",*'• rd of ijyusdrcp . flton sew*Bfrttdrcn guardian* -fllu I§|§ t'o name of Pjobn Rohrcr register-it ■UI- farm In Jefferson township Home. m‘ , returned Wr , norkho ter of i' rri | Mr*. P««n -nilA ' to her Home a ttenr afternoon Ito her home at Heft” j ■ bner visiting In "•* r,,y Ku. Herb Burroughs

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attendance officer busy. fal °h Andrews, attendance officer, \ ]m ? lookiug after tho children, ’ llr '’ 0f «Ro and employed '" r »"* school age. no tlnds in rov , nm ' "' llPrp children under sixgainful ° 01 :lR ° liri> om,,l oyeil at , ' pPr ,l< ' kl !s Ina, le out according •he new law One hoy who has l**n .employed started in school to- “ 1)Ul - ml,Prs "ave taken no action ■ lp matter, ami unless tl oy do so. ar:,lon wm he begun. Tlte cm'](>yn is a,so liable ,o „ fine tor ev'r> day as a separate offense, that they so employ children. STORES TO CLOSE Business Will Cease Tomorrow Morning During Hours of Funeral. OF FATHER WILKEN Body Lies in State at Sc. Mary’s Church—Hun- ; dreds View Remains. At 8 o’clock this morn in- the body j ; of the late Rev. il. Theo Wilken was I i tarried from the house to the St. Maijr’s church, wuere the remains! will lie in state until 10 o'clock tomor I j row morning, the funeral liour. Tlte j ; 1811 bearers this morning were tl. Deininger, Daniel Donovan, Henry! lilting, B. J. Terveer, C. Gillig, H. H. j 1 remerkaatp, Jacob Martin and J. H. j ’’oglewede. These will also serve as . honorary will bearers tomorrow while the active pall liearers. chosen . from the Knights of Columbus will he i John Baker, B. J. Smith. Michael Mil t ler, Frank Gass, Fred Geimer, Tice | t'lman, Frank Kurher and J. Will j Bone Many View the Remain*. During the entire day a constant j ;tream of parishioners and friends j have passed the casket and looked upon the face of beloved pastor, i The casket, simple and plain, but! beautiful, is placed just in front of j the pulpit, with a guard from the j Knights of Columbus, standing on . either side. The body of the deceased priest is dressed in the sacerdotal I vestments, just as though he were 1 ready to say mass. At each corner of the casket burns a candle. The (barft is draped in mourning. Business Houses Witt Close. ! A committee representing the ( Knights of Columbus, called on all i the business bouses this morning nnd 1 asked them to dose their places of business tomorrow morning from 10. tc 12, and this was complied with.! The offices In the court houre, Includ- j ing the treasurer, clerk, recorder and auditor's offices, will be closed during 1 the funeral hours. Seats Will be Reserved. Arrangements taking < an* of the crowd that will attend the funeral i hllW been made. The seats will be reserved as follows: Firs*, for rela second, for vlsitinr priests: ' ,j third for ft Joseph society; fourth; tor Knights of Columbus. Die ushers , r „l take care of the church members , and all visitors who attend the funer „l seating them as best they can. Public May View Remains. ; All citizen* of Decatur who wish to , ! rle w the remains ro.y do « * *'***• , m, .he church any time this after , lor evening or tomorrow morn n , up to the hour of the funeral. K of C. Meeto Toni 9 htTh e Knights of Cuhmbae willl meot tit their lodg<* room» at «> * |”, 1, |o conclude arrangement* of Father = AH 'libers are «raod to In* present. mav pass bill. (I'nlted Press Servli t'l . . (Specif' IHilly '■ t'liancellor Uoyd Jordst. bUI 1 me right to herein' members t j srantintt " womrn |n a short ' - M 'r; .««* * f time, hut wt» Jirmaut par |l »menL J “Toono »i» t,w weak ’ * a. i» who left Mon* Mtae Hd p n drived I . Colorado J L! yesterday afternoon. Hhe d mere J u| U Ruby, who I* i l,,und h lniul after having humorin the hospH |, tt t cheer , rhage* of the !«*»' | fab

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, October 23, 1013,

A GREAT SHOCK Mrs. P. H. Wagonei, Conversing With Father Wilken on Train Monday LEARNS OF DEATH i Two Days Later on Her Re-turn-Last of Friends Here to See Him Alive. i Mrs. P. H. Wagoner, formerly of thin city, now of Fort Wavne, arrived tn the city yesterday afternoon from a visit at Dayton, Ohio, and was much shocked to learn of the death of !<’•.-1 titer Wilken. Mrs. Wagoner was, per j haps, one of the la? t of ids friend'’. I here to see him alive. She had left lor Dayton, Ohio, Monday morning on the sametrain over the G. It. K T. that Father Wilken happened to tie on on-' route to Cincinnati. When she lived | here' site was a devoted member of his I parish and being much pleased to see him again, they conversed at length ! during their ride from here to Richmond, talking especially of the | schools, as Mrs. Wagner made rr- j rangements to have her children I transferred. | Fat iter Wilken seemed in his us- ] led state of health nnd very cheerful. I 'When Mrs. Wagoner returned yester-j | day afternoon the first word site hud ' j -van of his death, and that he had been I brought home in his cask, i on tlte | j morning train over the same road over! which he had gone only a few days' prior, seemingly in the best of health.; Mrs. Wagoner left this morning for Iter home In Fort Wayne. FROM A BRIDGE E B. Fritz, Clover Leaf Engineer, Falls Twenty Feet to Creek Bed. REPAIRING ENGINE Was Slightly Injured—Able to Finish His Run to Frankfort. h. It. Fritz, a well known Clover j I eaf engineer, was painfully injured j when he fell from a bridge on which lie was working while attr-mpting to repair hi* locomotive. On rearing a 1 bridge at Middleton, the engineer noticed that an air valve was in danger of coming loose and fearing an accl- J dont, stopped the engine on the bridge | and left hl» cab to make the nocessury ! repairs. He was walking along the idge of the bridge holding onto the j running board of his engine when Ife lost his hold nnd fell from the bridge, j alighting in the bed of the creek about twenty feet below. Members of the train crew hastened j to the aid of the engineer hut found ; that he was not seriously hurt, having sustained only « number of bruises , about the body and head. Mr. Frit* was able to resume hla j duties mid took Ills train Into Frankfort but will probably he off duty sev ; oral days recovering from the bruises | and sprain* he received Ir. failing ( I rout the bridge. OEAR OLD BILLY” TONIGHT. »| Although "Dear Old nilly.” which l .nine* here this evening, ha* never! played in Decatur, It is we il known by j reputation, hnvlug been tho starring I vehicle for William Hawtmy'a two American lours. It Is bubbling over with amusing situations, clover Hues i' pnd humorous scenes that sends an I audience Into shouts of glee. It la a play full of notion, coherent nnd loci I i cal. brilliant In dialogue, affording fine . j opportunities for tho clever cast of! j principals. IS POSTPONED. I T q r ftureka Club social announced I irow tlte U. II pult it on last Munday | e ovenlnk to bo given m the H. lU*ar , ronage in Hits city on Thursday eve ~' |a called off on account of the ■ 1 Inclemency of the weather. Mltß. J. J. FOUUHTV, Pres.

r HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN. k Robber were abroad again at points bordering along the WV’ls Adams county line, and it. looks like the gang * who a year or so aso terrorized that section may bo renewing tholr depre- ! datlons. A hold-up nnd robin ry occur | rid at a point between Preble and | Magley. John Gertier. a yout.g farmer, ! vas driving along a lonely highway, j when he was suddenly commanded to i halt and two men stepped from the; ! darkness and one of them grabbed tlte horse’s bridle while the other covered , Gerber with a revolver. Gerber complied with the demand tlint he turn over Ills cash, and gave tb.i robbers all lie had, according to varying ro poits, between $2 and in Gerber gave the alarm as soon as possible, but the 1 Ighwaymen escaped. No accurate description of the men could be given.— I Dluffton News. PROBATED TODAY _ ... Will of Edward Johnson Admitted—Provides for the Sale of Real Estate, AN EQUAL DIVISION _ Os Proceeds Among Wife and Two Sons—Executed July 11, 1913. The will of tlte late Edward Johnon. left at the county clerk’s office ! yesterday, was probated tunay. Tlte instrument was written July 11, 1912, and was witnessed by David E. Smith and John Schurger. Mr. Johnson first made the custo I tr.ary provision for the payment of any ! ! debts, funeral expenses or the ex - penses of his illness. He then directs i ! t hat all his ruul aviate bo sold and the j j proceeds divided as follows: To hi'i j widow, I.ulti Johnson, one third; to j als son, Frank Johnson, one third, and j I to tits son. Glen Johnson, one-third. Os tlte household goods each son ts j to get a bed and bedding and the fain ! ily pictures, while the rest of th«>| 1 household goods, including the piano. | is to go to the widow. Any other per ! i t onal property he may die possessed j of is to he sold and the proceeds di ; I ’ ided equally among tho widow and j I the two hoys. Tlte widow. l,ulu Johnson, quulllled ! as administratrix with the will annex I ed. ALLEGES CRFELTY - . Cecil Badders Brings Divorce Proceeding Against John R. Badders. I — I MONROE COUPLE Alleges He Cursed and Swore at Her and Called Her Vile Names. Attorneys Peterson & Moran filed ; a new divorce case this morning In : tho circuit court. In which Cecil llad ; th r* of Monroe is plaintiff and John i ! ft. Madders, defendant. Mrs. Madders state* that they were I t in. rr led Iteceraber IS, 1900, and lived I together until Wednesday. October ! 22, when their separation resulted. - She allege-.' (lint Iter husband has i been cruel and Inhuman In hla treat* ! tnent of her setting out that he cur*- | i d nnd swore at her nnd called her had and vile names In the presence -if other*. She ask* that she be glv < n n decree of divorce, u judgment .'or cost* and that her maiden name, ( cell Miller, he restored. SI -O' ' OFFICERS ON INSPECTION. A special train passed through ! Decatur yesterday on the Glover la-as | currying the offii iat* of the road and fcvcral of the stockholders on an Inspection trip. Among those on the train wnru the following official*: T. j I*, hi louts, W. U. Moss, president, I Thomas li. Iluhtiurd. chairman of the executive committee of the stockholder*: O. L. Hinkle, superintendent, O. tl. Milne, trainmaster. James hlcuart Mnrkle and others,

OLD PEOPLE’S DAY Annual Observance of Same Will lie Next Sunday at Methodist Clicrch. AN ALL-DAY SERVICE Dinner Will be Served for Old People in Church After Morning Service, The annual observance of "Old I eople's Day" will lie next Sunday at the Decatur Methodist church. Efforts nre being made to make the ! day one of especial interest to the | old people, and all nre given a cordial invitation. Arrangements have been made for special conveyances. Mr. Henry Krlck being in charge of this. All old people who desire to come on this day nre requested to notify Mr. Krlek. Tlte pastor, the Rev. I). T. Stephenson, will give a sermon appropriate to the occasion in the morning, and dinner will he served by the ladies at noon in the church tn the old people. In the afternoon n good oldfashioned love feast will be'held. The entire day’s service will be made of interest to them. o —■ • ABLE TO SIT UP. Mrs. It. J. Rice has received word ! of the improvement of Iter cousin, j Miss Kate Mangold, who hns been at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne.! the past seven weeks, on account of typhoid fever. She is now able to sit j ">'• CAUSES BIG LOSS ! Hog Cholera Breaks Out in Northern Jay and Southern Adams. ARE MANY DEATHS Cold Weather, it is Believed, Will Prevent Spread of Disease. The Portland Sun say*: "Rear ! i reek township farmers, who own hogs, are hoping that the present cold; weather will serve to check the present epidemic of hog cholera that threatens all the swine in one section of the township. Hogs on the farm* of Sumner Frank* and Wilbur nidler are ill of the disease. The 1 first cases were reported f»om soutli Adams county, on the farm* of Troy Huey and Solomon Mosier. Huey lost three hogs and ten animats died from the disease on the Mosier farm., Farmers an* selling their hogs to e* tape loss by the disease. While It I* beHeviwl tiiat cold weather w|M aid In wiping out the ravages of the m:tl : :.dy other steps will ulso he taken. File* are presumed to Is* i arrlers of t‘ie disease germs and freeing weatlt 1 er will at least serve to kill them.” o—. — BIRTH OF A GIRL BABE. “ Mr. and Mr*. Frank All wain and daughter, of Shelby. Ohio, rra rejoicing over the arrival of a six-pound baby girl In their family. Wednesday! morning. The babe has been named . "Alice Elisabeth" for her two *unt*. Mlsa Elizabeth Peterson and Mrs. J. Heller. All are doing fine. Mrs. All- 1 wcln was formerly Miss Grace Peterson of this city. FOR FIFTH OPERATION. William Drake, a prominent farmer; ol east of the city, accompanied Ills; wife to Fort Wayne this morning • where she will enter Hie Lutheran! hospital for her lift operation, this being the third performed at this ho*I Mat. She ha* been ailing for a long (tine of what the doctor* state I* similar to that of cancer. CENSUS REPORT. A ten pound I why girl wun horn to Mr. and Mrs. Iwurence Htrkkler of near Monroe. Indiana.

»j DEMOCRATS MEET TONIGHT. Every voter of the city of Dnrntur Is Invited to attend the first political meeting of the city campaign, at tlte i democratic headquarters at 7:20 o'clock this evening. There will he pnceehes by a number of the local spell binders nnd tlte meeting will be ot interest to each of you. Me sure tn he there SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET. The city school hoard will hold its • regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening, when tlte allowance of the teachers' salaries and othe- bills will he made. 'death of son Calls Mr. and Mrs, John Walters of Delaware, 0., to Ft. Wayne. DIED THIS MORNING From Burns Received in Wreck on Pennsylvania Monday Night. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Walters of Delaware, Ohio, formerly ot this city, arrived here this ufternoon in time to ? i take the 2:20 ear to Fort Wayne, be- [ ing railed by the death of their son. Sidney Walters, which resulted this morning from injuries sustained In the freight wreck on the Pennsylvaila near Valparaiso lat > Monday j night. Mr. Walters was brakeman ( and was very Iwdly scalded. He was I ihen to the hospital at \ t-lpaialso,! weere hi* deatli occurred this morn-; j ing. The death of Engineer Flowers incurred Tuesday morning. A very meager account of the nc ; rtdent was sent to the parents at llhlaware. with word that a letter would follow giving more of the de tails. Itefore the letter came, how- i I ever, a long distance telephone call | today apprised them of his death. ; The deceased was the eldest son: lof the family. He served several { years in the F. 8. navy, hl-t marriage 1 to a Fort Wayne young lady taking place on Ills finishing his *<rvice in; the navy about six years ago. His i wife and tlirpo children survive. Hl*! giro leave* three sisters: Helen, who' I* married and lives In Covington,) Ky.; Marguerite and Dorothy, who are students in the Ohio Wesleyan I University at Delaware, Ohio. ; His wife weut to the hospital as I ' soon as possible after he was taken there and was with hint when he passed away. I—-—- —I- o - - — ADOPT RESOLUTIONS. (United Press Service! Indianapolis, Ind., Oct, 23 —(Spec ! | ini to Dally Democrat! Women suf- h frsge was approved of In a resolution j ; adopted at the close of the session to-' ; ' day of the Indiana Federation of Wo* 1 1 men'* clubs. Other resolutions ap i ! proved of were: Higher pay for j | I school teacher*, support of the anti-1 i i tuberculosis crusade,, appointment of j ) women on school board* and other state Imards for the protection of chllI dren and girls, and the appointment |ot matron for high school*. The balI line* of the day was spent on ballot Ing on tlte three candidate* for preal- i dont and tlte result will not In* made public until tomorrow i - i Q »' - - — LIFE WAS THREATENED. (United Pres* Service! New York, N. Y„ Oct. 23 (Special *o Dally Democrat! The life of Wit ! liatit Sutler, deposed governor of New ! s nrk. was frequently threatened dur-1 Ing Ihe stormy times before (lie lot j ! i-eaehment, according to a statement | | madeloday by Mr* Sulsor In an Inter , : view, "Score* of leters have been ; went to the executive mansion froyi ; tin Tammany ramp, no doubt tnatl | gated by ‘the chief,' threatening Mr 1 Huler's life," site said. " FEAR END IS NEAR. (United Presa Service! Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 2S—(Spec i iul to Dully Dt*ttio< tat (- The family of ! Mr*, (itarles W. Fairbanks are gath- ! ered at her bedside today fearing that Iter death win mine. She was strlrki < en suddenly a week ago with pneu j tuonla.

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MINERS CAUGHT BY EXPLOSION I U 1 Two Hundred Fifty-eight Miners Entombed in New Mexico Mine, TWENTY-THREE MEN Had Been Taken Out Alive and Six Dead—Rescuers Work g in Shifts. (UnitPd Pres* Service! Dawson. N. M„ Oct. 23—(Special to Dally Democrat.) —Sixteen more miners. making a total of twenty-three were rescued this morning from the Flag Canon eoal mine in which 257 I i ,en were entomlied yesterday by an ' explosion. Six dead bodies have been j teeovered. At midnight the rescuer* 'in the mine for eighteen hours i have lieen fighting desperately to teach tlte 2GS men still entombed, I whose only hope and chance for life ; <va* that the air supply pressure had ! not lieen cut off. Tlte deadly gas Giiiies were so heavy that the rescu- • era In the mine had to work in short shifts. The first rescue (ur is expected to arrive tonight. Relief cr.mps have lieen established near the ! p.out It of the mine and in anticipation es a large dentil toll, extra coffin* have been ordered. Relief bodies of experienced miners from Trinidad, i fifty miles north of here, and near by coal camp* are arriving. Washington. Oct. 23. —(Special to Daily 1 remocrat I —Attacking the : house administration currency mensI ure as "Granting just what Wall | street and the big hank* wanted for the last twelve year* private control of currency," Currency exp- rt Croni z:er of Cincinnati today urged that ! | übllc money supply Is- placed tinder I cirect government supervision. "The ; administration’s measure robs the l>eople and government of al! effectual ; control of the money supply, and Invest* it in hanks exclusively" said ! Cmuzler. "The administration bltl 1 will scatter it in twelve reserve banks. The federal hank will he utterly powerless as tlte measure stands now. These twelve hunks could withhold every dollar from circulation.'' ■ ■ — —-o 1 * SITUATION MORE SERIOUS. (United Pres* Service! Washington, D. Oct. 23 (Spec Ist to Daily Democrat) Cipher nd vices which reported more Ilian any word so far received, the serioua sit nation in Mexico, were received by the state department today. They formed the basis for a conference be tween Secretary of State Ilryati at* President Wilson this afternoon. I was stated, however, that no change In the administration altitude would result. Until alter the election next Funds)' this government will have nothing to add to the step* already taken. It U possible that next week the announrem s will he made clearing up the r 'tod friction between the United Ft. ■* and various other power*. - i - CHARGES CONSPIRACY. (I'nlted Pres* Service! New York. N. Y„ Oct. 23 (Special to Daily Democrat >—A blanket Indictment charging Harry Thaw and four others with conspiracy in connection with hi* escape from Mstteawmn in August, was relumed by the grand jury this afternoon. Tills will he used us a weapon by W. T. Jerome to extradite Thaw from New Hampshire, Concord, N. IL, Oct. 23~tSpecial to j Dally Democrat I Hurry Thaw ap* 1 peared unworried by the Indictment | for conspiracy in New York, "Judge i ei uhury of the supreme court of New i'erk. said that I wa* to he consider(■d Irresponsible. How can an Irresponsible person he guilty of coni’ piracy V — r-. ». omsw-m-.— *" * ' GIVEN HEAVY FINE. (United Preas Bervlre) New York. N. th't. 23 (Rpecl.il !to Daily Democrat)---Mr*. Frank H. ! wiborg. wife of the weslthy printing ink manufacturer, formerly of Cincinnati. wa* today fined 31.730, after a plea of guilty had lieen entered In her behalf to tho charge of smut* «"■* . LdL .Lini