Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1913 — Page 1

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Volume XI. Number 260.

unuLUlu Hnt I CAST TfIDAY Election Quiet in Decatur-.. I Vote wm Probably : I Reach One Thousand. B ( OVER the state —— - Bfeettii-.g Favors Democrats ••-Elections ot Interest B ( in 0,1 ,ei States. »Jt’H old inn .| :i> , iri y c ‘ i: ’->'>'l filling bln,,J ;,t ,;, n . jh'.Tr.. Haute. I'. ~ W„ >h .. ;ll|(| na ,i '' l Kxciteineiu b. re. ..ov<. r yt|,i nß Wthere are a ,p,„.h., wil( , |j( ■r o*'’ 0 *'’- *' is ' ■'> tie. total Will ■Ke almost a , ,„ t limr ■>»* HK». Al tnat til,, total was At afternoon had Lours in to lllf . rs ... ■pl"' voter- 'l';.,. U ( divided - ■N; Second w,.r.| j.|g |pi)«lalii>n i IIIU Bsar'- r >' ■BBK Elections Today. Elcltieh t (follows: > M officer- i itnre KK' " ' gSF E **’’ w ' 'i' :ij. Eggs pc. f ■ ■■Ptnl'b n ■ : Hpr-t distrii*. | I’, nt. ' f ■four: K'-ti’ it. <■ t g-kinin S®* I Vid ■wia-ls. ■E ■ t'nnct : • ' v " W- . and ■ ■ ' [ Mui.i- ; |. ■' ' ■' ■k c .: , ip' . |HHh Belt y Fa.o-tes ” i.’d'aoa.

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CONVENTION. °' Nor ‘h Indiana m. e. Conference m Fort Wayne. Woman'# tr " ' * t, ' irtlf,h annual v ' nma “s Homo Missionary soeietv'# convention in th„ u- ' *> s odist Wayne street MothXdn * " PWt Wuyn “' »-«innin« Soveni u enn,i nuing "'roe davr. ’XST ,!,di - wi " p-t mrirmt t ’ !rani - Thn '-adnos' 1M , p Sin * Mra - W ' Vail and en t hanl ‘‘’ wIM piv '' lalks X.. "m ’ #rtah ‘ ’ ,f rl0 " 1! stH letv 'tn an> ’ n '“’ nhers 01 Iwnl MS let) W jU a)10I|( | BACK TOJWNGARY Mrs. Martin Yuco and Babe Return to Hungary to Rest of Children ”1 I <» IN NATIVE HOME Husband Wil! Follow Later -Family Could Not be Brought Over. After a brief stay of loss than two years in this country. Mrs. Martin I uco and six months' old babe, wife of a foreign beet leltorcr on the David Gerber farm, near Preble, left last Saturday for her native home in Hungary. Her husltand will remain here another year or so and then will • return tn his home there. Mrs. Yuco'# return is due to the • fact that she and her husband have ■ three children whom they left in ■ Hungary in care ot relatives and friends, and for whose care they are - obliged to pay S3«M) a year. Their oldest son, a youth of about sixteen r years, tame over a few months ago. expecting to join bis parents here, hut - when he attempted to land, he was refused wn account of the fact that he Is defective in hearing and was obliged to return home. As the family would thus lie hopelessly divided. ’ ind as the payment for their care there is very expensive. Mrs. Yuco n and the habe bom to her here and i whom the brothers and sisters in Huni. rary have never seen, derided to go lack. She was a<<oni|ninit <i by her ' rot her. S Mrs. Yuco is the woman who solved

-he problem of how to <dr>- for her Irthe and also lalsir In the beet field* by lenvlnx the bats* in it# cab mid way down a long row. so that sli" <uuld pw* it twice while winding a row nf bret». I« the once that sh,<mld see it If she left It M the end of the row. Tlie family is » very fine one and well liked and Mr. Yuco neented very much heart-broken over the fact that ,b family i« thus again divided PECULIAR incident of wreck. Vaß Wert. Ohio. November 4 When Penhaylvxnia train No. 11 wm wrR -ked wet of the city la-’ January . number of amateur photographers w*,md many films and much tlnm and . |„ aeturing n'eturo* of the de bris Sovera! «•««»• said she had sera X contain'si the only Pl-<ur« J . her h«l»« d *’* '

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 4, 1913.

THE HOME OFFICE Decatur Underwriters’ Company Leases Room in the Forbing Building. ARE GETTING READY Will Soon Have Headquarters Wherein to Greet Friends and Patrons. The Iti-catur Voderwrlt'r«’ com pany, whose biisim-- It to write life insurance, deni In real estate nn.l make loans, arc today littiry up their homo oflices. with ho:idi|tl;irlers In this city. The rooms are Vxated in the Forbing building over the Menig cigar store, those i|u:trtcrs having been leased for the purpose, ami will b occupied until sucii time as the I’llderwrftern and the Decalur Insurance company have a building of their own 1 which they iiope will not be long Suit able furniture Is being purchased today and the quarters will be comfort- ■ able and arranged for takit.g care of business. Mr. Ralph Case, the seere tary of the company, will be in charge I of the offices and the hoys expect to soon have a very busy place. They are meeting with success nt their work and are well pleased with the outlook for business in every depart ment. BILLS ALLOWED Monument Committee Met Last Evening and Passed on Routine Matters. WILL BUY A FLAG Money on Hand Sufficient to Meet Bills—Complete Report Will be Made. ■'■•< The monument committee met last the offices of the Bowers Realty company and closed up the business pertaiuiug to the recent dedication. All bills <»n tile were allowed and vouc hers issued in payment there- | of. The total bills amounted to $303.31. inc luding the sum of 333.36,1 which the committee had to make up on their guarantee to the G. K. * 1.1 railroad. The total amoun’ sul»cr'bed for the occasion was |3W, leaving a balance on hand of $52.59. On motion by Mr. Schirmeyer. it was unanl-| . mously decided to buy a 6xlo flag for the staff near the monument and II l» Myers was appointed a c ommlttce i to buy same nt a price not to exceed r sls. This flag will be placed at half k mast when a member of the post lias. I answered final roll c all and it will be | hoisted only on spec Ini occr.sions. The I t Itulance of the mojey on Landa wus 1 turned over to the Sam Henw Post 1 to lie used ns they desire. The tren—:i urer and secretary will make a comi plete report soon. . I _ — —A— i 1

tr - • ■■ — TERRE HAUTE NEWS. Torr* Hnutr. No. 4 - (Special to ttally Ih-nirMTut.l Trouble broke out early today tn the olwtlon hero a« u roault of the Democrat machine dinregarding the court’n order to aoat I’rogrenaive election official*, and uev,.nil prominent buatoeae men who pro ..nted credential* and inehted on voU Ina were arreeted. The llepublican city chairman wa* hndiy liaton up and the aealetant eaperlntcndent of M hooln who »fu» one of the ProgroM. Ire election official* wa« attacted hy three drunk* and beaten *o badly that l„. W aa removed to hie home In an un--I(,n*< tou. condition. No arrn*t* were imide. Twelve Burn* detective* r!.n w ,.ro on hand to prevent eny fraud. », re nrre*tod by nn order of the pro«e ertillna attorney nnd all hut throe held without ball. The chief of po Ike resigned his office but stated that he would remain on duty the lialance of the day. Fofty deputy uherlffj wara i.woni In but are atre. ting only Progreaaivea and Republican* who tn ,|..t nn worvlng a* election official*.

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' LAME £JOY RECOVERING. ' Mrs. l.lmi Light of t’ollim Ohio, tend little nephew. Curl Zltnntermaii, wore hero on business and visiting with relatives. The' little- boy .who had Iceon allllctod with rhettnmtism-for :■ long time, and rendered nearly helploss, being nitie to get ttlmul only with the- aid of crutches or Icy riding in a wheel chair, is much improved. Ho cart now walk without the tiid of c-rtttchi'!. and may get all right again. It is sttld his rwovQry is clue more Io exercise titan to any special treat ntent, tend ho is getting along fine. Prior to going to t'elina lie resided be re with his grandmother, the late .Mrs. Bell Schlegel Johnson. BEGINS TONIGHT The Adams County Sundaj’ School Convention Opens in Geneva IN M. E. CHURCH . Continues Though Tomorrow Evening—A Very Good Program. The Adams County Sunday School asscH-iatioiF will open its annual convention this evening in the Methodist church in Geneva with a very good program. The convention wiii con | tinuo through tomorrow closing with Wednesday evening’s session. Besides the- best local talent, state workers are noted on the* program. : Among them is George N. Burnie, gen- \ oral secretary of the Indiana Sunday School association, and Miss Emma j la-men. state superintendent of the elementary division. Rev. J. If. Rilling, pastor cf the Decatur Evangelical church, is on Wed dnesday evening for an address, "The Wiggling Boy and the Giggling Girl." , Great efforts have been taken to ! make the convention a signal success. . Representatives of all the Sunday | schools of the county are expect mi to go. O . DANCE THURSDAY Announcement Is made by Fred Schurger, manager of the f . B. L. ot I. hall that he will hold Ills Thursday night dancing class and assembly as usual. The class will meet nt 7:30 and the assembly will Is-gi-t at 8:66. GAVE THE BOND — , — Dr. Geo. Thain Succeeded in in Giving the $2,00C Bond and Was Released. RETURNED TO HOME In Ft. Wayne Last Evening —Clerk Ordered to Make Transcript on Appeal. Dr. George Thain succeodetl In giving the $2,000 bond yesterday afternoon to the approval of court and wits released, returning to Fort Wayne on Uie 5:30 car last evening. He is nd mltt<-d to bond until the higher court decides the matter of Thain’# motion for a new trial whir lithe lower court overruled. Should this he refused, he will on the decision, begin hl# prison sentence. After approving Timin’# bond, thn , court ordered the county clerk to make the transcript for appeal. i Timin’# bond was given hy hl# brother. John Timin, and a trust company nf Fort Wa>sie, It Is understood ASKS A DIVORCE. Ada Roe ha# filed a #ult for divorce , from Je##e D. Roe, The plaintiff states that they were married October 26, 18»6. In Adam# county, Indiana. ' and alleges that the defendant has been guilty of adultery on various qecastons. naming one Emma Hoblct aa • corespondent. She also charge# that j the defendant deserted h#r on Oetobor f 8. of the present year.—Van Wert Times Democrat Mrs. Roe wa« fn t merly Ada Dlanaeti,

SOY IS SCALDED 11 e ‘ ’ d Little Two-vear-okl Son of Beet Worker Named - Zohoc Badlv Burned. R I. 1 MAY RESULT FATALLY r* ‘ - Lad Was Playing on Porch i and Fell Into Tub of Boiling Water. ■ ■ foreigner named Zohoc, n beet worker, employed liy John David, who lives on » the Samuel Chronister farm alsmt three miles sonthenst of this city, was Itadly Hcalded Monday. His condition is very serlc.its and the lad is suffering much pnin. His mother hr.d placed a tub of boiling water on the porch ami had r«turned-to the house Io get L some clothes which she waa going to wash. The Imy was h-adir.g a dog about the porch, walking backward, when he slipped and fell Intn the tub. Ilf# mother heard his sertam# and soon had the little fellow in her arms and rushed into the house where she removed his clothes As she did so the skin came off the boy’s hack, from his shoulders to liis feet Dr. Vtzzard I was summoned and dressed the - wound#. Today the lad Is brighter I and there are hopes for his recovery, I thought the outcome is feared when ■ the reaction sets in. 1 ® A FINE PROGRAM —— l ■ 1 ■ -—• Is Announced for Temperance Entertainment at Salem Church Sunday • NOVEMBER THE 9TII r 1 Recitations. Songs. Dialogues and Addresses Are Included. Everybody i# Invited to attend the) temperance entertainment, Sunday, i November 8. at io .0, runtime, at theSalem church. Th' follow Ing Is the | I program: ! Song—" The Star of llope." Prayer—Rev. G. 11. Black. Responsive Reading ’’\X'.mt the Men of the Bible Say." Recitation—" The Boone Seller’s Dream" Mabel D-tlley. Song--"Onr tauae is Gaining' Ground." Recitation—" The New Yankee , Doodle" Omer Merriman. ’ Recitation "Frances E. U*Ulard*al Pledge"—Olive ’Merriman. Song - "The Saloon Must llo." ; llnc itution "Tell the Truth About I ,the Liquor Traffic" Gene V\ t < hter. Recitation- "I# It Right"—Toddy | Burnett. Song — •’Antl-iinlooii Song" — \ CatechlKm.” Address -"How the Church Should Help the Cause" ReV. G. ’I Black. Recitation—"A Plea lor ti e Collet • lion" Norn Feaael. 1 Song- For Your Country’s Stand.’" Dialogue--"King Alcohol’'- l'n< l< , 1 Sam and a Tempenince Man." • “Why Every Man Should Sign the 1 Pledge"—K. 11. Merriman. Offering. ’ Song- "A Stain|e-» Banner.” Belled II I lon tlev. G. 11. Black. r' ■ -o - ' FANNY WINCH POLICE MATRON. I. * Mis# Fannie Wlmh nf Fi-rt Wayne, f related here. I# BOW police court ma tron at Fort Wayne having filed her bond, received her eommlaalon and taken the oath. An exchange say*: "A case to come under her nttcti--8 tlon the find day wu» Carrie Miller. 1 a woman arrested on the street for r dntnkennoaa. Mis# Winch will doi, vote Mveral days to a stud, of that s branch of police work that will come I under her Jurisdiction and famlllarUe si .herself with tha chara<ler ot persons t and the locatlou of places likely t > r require her attention. Sbo expressed t herself as happily Impressed with th" f cordial reception riven her hy the officer# and men of the twee."

| MAIL COUNT MAUE. For Month of October— Second Month Begina. I The twelve rural mail carriers out of tin- city have completed the first month'# count and weight <>l all mail delivered and collected by thorn, and arc now entering upon th:- seconl month, a# they were requested to do hy tile postoffico headquarters. Dur Ing October llu-v eliven d 76.19-i pieces of mall of all classes, weighing 1 10,46f> pounds. They collected 7.35 W pieces, weighing flfid.S pounds IT IS SUSTAINED — Judgment of Lower Court Giving Mrs. Catherine Ault $5,700 Damages. AGAINST RAILROAD Is Sustained by Appellate Court—Woman Formerly Lived Here. Tlie appellate court sustained the Wells circuit court in awartiing Mrs. t’atlierlnt- Ault of Fort W.-yne. for merly of near Bolio. this county. $5,700 damagt-s. against the New York. Chicago A- St. laiuis railrou-l for personal injuries sustained. Tin- case was venned to Wells county from Al-: I l<-n county. It will be remember -I i j Hint Mr#. Ault and her husband wererun down by a train in Fort Wayne. Mr. Ault dying from te injuries kb# mined ami Mrs. Ault receiving a i broken hip. The appellate court judge comments on the principles Involved us follow#: •’(!> A plaintiff trespasser may recover from a defendant where the de Cendant has the last clear chance to Xvold the’injury. <2> Where a complaint was In two pan/rapha, the I first of which charged willful Injury, i and the second negligence, that plain | tiff, a trespasser upon defendant's I tracks, was negligently knocked down I by one of defendant's car# upon an ! adjoining track, upon which was Io - | rated an engine, which tri# stopped, 'lifter tile front fixiilsw-rd passed over i i plaintiff, so that plaintiff was lying ' ' under the forward portion and foot ' board of tt><* engine, and might haw! I been removed without injury by rah I Ing the front of the engine and remov Ing plaintiff, but defendant' servants, knowing plaintiff's position negligently bucked the engine off plalntff. thereby crashing ler between thfront footboard and track, thereby in i juring her, and the answer* ot th--, .Jury would ovenome the paragraph for wilfulness, but support the Other' paragraph, the judgment will In- as ■ firmed. (3) Though the servant# of, | defendant ai led wl' h the b--st of pur ' : pose, but moved tbc engine in #Uch a i negligent manner a# to untivces#arlly 1 Injure the plaintiff, she may recover." Mrs. Ault is well known In Decatur ' and in the vicinity of Boho, where she i resided for many years. She has ' many relative# residing in the vlcln- ' ity. o PUT ON GOOD SHOW. The Svldon Button Company Gavt Firat Show in City Lttt Night. | A fairly good sited house witnessed the show. "Paid the Debt," staged In this city at the Bosse opera house last evening and those seeing It claim It to be a# good M any fifty < ent show they ever #aw in tlii# city. The play was a four-act comedy drama, with excellent specialties between act#. They will show again tonight and hope to please the people by putting on a still better one. Only ten cent* ■ to any seas In the house. ———— ■ '0 - THE SELDEN STETSON CO. The Seldon-Stetson compi-ny open- . ed their week's engagement ut the op ’ era lionsc last night to a well filled house. The company gave excellent I satisfaction and every person pres- • ent said It WM the higgci.t and best • ten cent show ever In this city. To • night a bill wtU b« "Wild Cat," an ex- > i optionally good comedy. Good epee--1 laltlea between acts. Arrangviueuts » hgve been made to receive election r return# and this will he announced from th» stage.

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INO WORK TODAY i Countv Commissioners A«l I journ Until Wednesday i , on Account Election. II ' MR. BUTLER S REPORT > State Board of Charities I Says Jail and Asylum are in Good Condition. The commissioner# have adjourned thfir session until tomorrow on ai count of I lie city election. Al the session Monday afternoon some business was transacted. On the Charles Zwick road, suggestion wu . made of the death of Charles Zwick. superintendent, and Henry Wiscltmcycr was appointed. The petition of J. C. Grandstaff and other# for a drain was referred to the drainage commissioners, Ixiuis Welter being appointed the third member. County Treasurer Yager fil'sl his report of tax# ■■ collected during October and delinquent taxes collected. Superintendents of th<Shidler and MeKnighl Run bridges reported the completion ttf these im provement# which were accepted Extras on the Shi-pherd road were illlowed Io tlie amount of sli'-5. A representative of tlie rtate l#Kird of charitieH tiled hl# re|M>rt ou the jail and county asylum which w-ts spread of n-cord. It said- "A representative of this organization visited the jail and asylum on fteptember 5. ' Jail strong and safe; windows small f for ventilating purpose#. Found four | men prisoners. Jail lighted by electricity and heated hy steam. Religious services are held at various interval#. Asylum: A modern institution with goiMi equipment and well kept. Ha# 270 acre*. 36 cattle. ,X 3 horses, 0 hogs, a fouracre garden, an eight-acre or cjiard, 30 Inmates, IS men and 12 wo uiua. four of thei) insane. Hou <- uiul Inmate- clean and well car- d for. General condition# indicate a good administration. Signed, A. W. Butler." CRISIS IS NEAR In Mexican Situation With Request Today That Huerta Resign Office. SITUATION SERIOUS Police Refuse to Ride on the Carrs Manned by Strike Breakers in Capital. Washington. Nov. 4. tSpecial io Dally Demis-rat.l With tin demand from the I'nited States that Huerta resign from provisional presidency of Mexico, the crisis in the Mrafcna sit uutlon was believed to be at hand today. Intervention or the tecognltatlon of the rebels wa# expected a* the next move if Huerta doe# not comply with the demand. An empty treasurer and relw'l* surrounding him on nil side# I# expected to cause Huerta to lake the neccessary step*. Indications are that the embargu ou the shipment of armsnnd ammunition over th# Imrder will be rnlsed by the United State# if Huerta doe# not resign. Indianapolis. Nov. 4. 'Special to Dally Ih-mocrut.i I’olice refused tn ride on car* manned by strike breakers today when the traction company attempted to operate car# and caused I the officials to glv > up th" attempt. 1 The three day tie up ha# seriously In jred buxines# and m affected the merchant# that th# pressure brought to bear on the Traction company tn arbrltrate I# thought to brlmt result In • ii few hour*. Ridiculous scenes were ► enacted In the sheriff's office this • mornlug when over fifty merchant# I brought excuse# of Hine*# ir prevent them from being sworn In a# dcputl" '. i -w - —— LECTURE course seat*. Th* reserved ncol rush v til be on i tomorrow morning ns the insttd opon# i at 7 o'clock. At that tltn« you may I reserve your sent# for th# entire i course nt the Holthouse drag store.