Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1913 — Page 1

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anotheHtSe — Motormen and Conductors at Richmond Declare a Strike This Morning. WILL NOT ARBITRATE Indianapolis Strike Leaders Refuse Officials’ Offer to Hold a Conference,. T,. (United Press Service) ■>* Blehmoml, Ind.. N ov . 7 (Spp( . ial Daily Democrat) \n motonnen - in .| conductors of the city street ear lin ■« wen t on a strike early this morning I for higher wages, which were refused ■ them. These lines are a part of the; IT. H. I. £• E. The Indianapolis strih 1 Iprecipitated the local trouble. The '.men have been dissatisfied for some hut remained at work in hopes' ■ that some adjustment wiuld he made I Efty the company. No violance of Rnv l |inatur.. followed their abandoning the I Lears. Richmond citizens walked tn I their work good naturedly. — Klndianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 7— A crisis which is likely to result j In Governor Ralston ordering th* en ' tire 2,000 state troops to b" sect here and declare martial law. was precipi i .■toted today when the leaders of the I car nen rejected the arbitration offer M the traction company. Strikers told Governor Ralston, uht was to act as mediator, that they would Imsurr< nderlng their rights as American etti .ens by accepting the offer to dis band and send the union leaders out Vof th® state. Thei felt no assurance > that they would olnain anything. j» A counter proposition was made loj r have tile state public servite commLs F afon act as arbitrator. The govern . or renewed orders that the militia, I bo confined closely in the basement | 5 of the state house and armories and to b< ready for instant duty in case It would finally be decided that the tree i must be used to mov* the cars. K?JH<-xlco City, Nov. 7—(Special tn I’ LjDnit Democrat)—An unsuccessful at-j 1 RBempt to assassin:.te President Huerta Bfiras (node yesterday. When the pro - ■Kfefonnl president went out driving n|' . m; ! . leaped in front of the carriage ; 1 Ennixed the horses’ heads and flourish '' I cd n revolver. Tim horses r« ared and I Bbtruck the man. fatally injuring him I Washington. D. . Nov. 7-l Special s to Daily Democrat (-Inspector J. A ' | Motto' of the depattment oi immigru I I tian service. was today ordered to| ■ proceed next week to Indianapoli . and atumpt to settle the carmen's j strike. He will relieve Ethelbert Steward, who will go to the Colorado • coni strike. IMF ROVING THE LAWN K The court house lawn is being I Lgrentlv Improved, extensive Improve. BLnients being neceasory on rcount a. Hille natabllshment Os the soldiers A„. num.-nt With the work going on. D-fbe lewn WHS trnmpl-d on and ,nrn The west ride of the court horn" KT i.. in’ tilled in and leveled and sown. A driveway U beta* » „ i Vnnm Court street across to on Street tear the went side Zv.hA court house io allo" the coal Mto ' drlro close to unload th*' h cement walks will be mad■EA'- , th'- monument ami -cross thLidina to the monument. als< no thw.’t quarter of th' yard. - SHE’S SOME FLIRT AT 102. F 7 Motor I‘ollce H i 'kiX ordered to Erl' g&cetret. 1 al ‘ ,1 ; ) 1 r *“ ka BVpnu .. when .« ' r.-nor’rd that a womai to kin all the menu B *“* ‘in Wl-n Pallekl arrive f he fotttm several ntc ■ her girlish ntte who we - to F (1M pßl| k ■*Hell<>. Kid- * n Before th IjumP''' fronl 'L. louid' collect hin ■ bltt-i "F P° ltr ) (^r c,sed a henrt Wr.r’f. th* 9R*d “»r I : w , wou’«; „ BX •*

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f °UR c ENERATIONS. An interesting pi t . lul . o r <. nril .. r .| llint , was recenDy taken. ' . . r<pros " ,,ls the dOßcondantst t»f in '" l Kltfinn - well known civil ''•' r veteran, who win be Kev.mty ohl next January. His H on. hoi iLn 0 "'? nMt in llne ’ "is I Marram y t il *’ n ’ an, ‘ hls i ~ ' Wno nine monthß old. o / HAD t °nsils removed. Mrs. Fred Hontr went ln Pt . w "Pera ion to lho nmova| nf hpr h)n • Ils at the office of Dr. Bulson. jr. I’rom the doctor’s office she was ta’;to the St. Joseph hospital, whore she will remain until Saturday or Probably until the first of the week Mr. litter wont to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with her, freak oil well In lav Countv--Is Now Producing 100 Barrels of Oil a Day. MADE BIG JUMP Other Old Wells Will Now be Drilled Deeper in Hope of Getting Increase. Portland. Ind., Nov. 7—An oil well ' that is looked upon as a ‘'freak" by all operators in this sectim because ‘ of its present phenomenal production -is located on the William Michael I lease, owned by the Clifftou Oil com- ; )4ny, one mile north of Westchester *in the Bearcreek township field. The Clifton company established a ; compressor on the Spade farm a few ' months ago at which time eight wells were attached, starting with a combined production of four barrels of the crude product daily, or an average of but one-haK barn! each. All were old wells, the majority of them having been abandoned prior to their sale to the I'liffton Oil company be cause of their small production. The well on the Michael lease watt one ot the eight wells and was known as u crevico hole. 'Wien the compressor was started and was working properly oil was forced into the Michael’s well and i the production brought up to 30 bar I reb daily. (Tiff Hood, a producer of this city, recently purchased the Fennlg lease, * on which was one well, situated one I half mile north of the Michael’s well. lit also was a crevice well and had | I Iteen abandoned. Mood drilled the I I well something like sixty feet deeper. I with the result that the daily produc I Hon was increased to aix barrels but at the same time the production of the , | Michael’s well was Increased, making a jump of TO barrels on th® day. It r' is now producing ! ,M| barrels ever') I twenty-four honrs. While producers were for n time al J a loss to know what had brougli I about the Increase in the production d l o f the Michael’s well, the' are now „lof the opinion that it was due to drl lolln| the well deewr on the Fennlg ..IlMse. It la prolmble that other old in thia localiiy *>" no * M drilled d«’PefCAUGHT IN MIXER. .1 While aaaial'n* ,n *jj e f '" I floor and step* ln ~o* , oll| basement Clifford UD»Ue atX- ‘“H I ThlF " an” (or Cliff. u» rt “ f "’ r 1 Lt.-man for " wb Mm 'I 0 " '1 Tfi-w timoa and bumptof H* it dacWri* to I- 1 hllH ll *'| in | il'having a rather large bump on kn * . a being minus a cont. a • )n hl , head. )hun hp wa , H with such a mnchlne. _ ' o-'' pastry bale. IB ,V .try sal- * :llb - »»• M , tnroOr , A ' ' \ .mtngton A Llchtlemeai I r0 * T vim Clof*' nc " t the United Breihrcn U.ectiou of In gfock of »v dlOS’ ''W loCl *’ > ' . haled goods. ; xx' etc., »IH t 0

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, November 7. 1913.

QUIET WEDDING Unites Lives of William F. Bruhn and Mrs. Clara Wheat of Geneva. REV. L. C. HESSERT Officiated — Wedding Dinner Served This Evening to Friends. A quiet but very liuppy wedding was solemnized thi morning uffPti ifi o’clock at the parsonage of the Rev. L. C. Dessert of the German Reformed church. The principals were Wil* liam F. Bruhn, a young farmer of Macoupin county. 111., and Mrs. (Tarn Wheat of Geneva Accompanying the couple were .Mr. John Deed of Ge neva. a life long friend of the bride, and Miss Jessie Magley, of the Democrat, who stood with the couple during the ceremony. The bride was pretty in a frock of changeable, silk of blue-green tints of shell like lustre, latce garnitures were used, in trimming, and with the costume was worn a blue silk girdle. , After the ceremony the newly mar ried couple and their lies* man. Mr. Reed, left on the 11:30 car for Fort Wayne, thence to Idufiton and Geneva. This evening at 6:30 o’clock a 1 |umptuous wedd'jig dinner will be served at th® home of the bride. They) will reside In Gc">eva. Both the! groom and bride are highly esteemed I and capable young people and their I triends are pleased to hear of their | marriage. The bride Is a daughter of Andrew J. Pyle, a prominent man of Geneva. The Democrat joins the many friends in wishing the couple a long and happy married life. THE COURT NEWS Court House is Quiet Dur-i ing Vacation —The First Week Nears End. HUNTERS' Great Number IssuedMarriage Licenses Also Booming—Notes. i Things are very quiet around the I court house during vacation, the first week of which will end tomorrow I ■On next Monday the jurors will be i drawn for the November term which I liegins November 17. Hunters’ licenses were issues! nine® I I November 1 to the following: David Merger. Jess Yaney. Clyde H. Krannr. E. ('. Arnold. 11. C. McCollum. F. Scliuuh. Wade Manley. Flvcrett Sny der. Fred llurrls. Frtd King, M. J. ! Hector. G. W. F’ravel. J. K. Yoder. J. 1.. Yancy. J. !’. Prwton, Robert Ne ■ vll. all of Geneva: Martin Fruehte. I Charlo* Bailey. Martin Fruechte, i Charles Bailey. M. A. Frlalnger, J. K. I Moser, Sherman Kunkle, D. 11. HackI man. Geo, Zimmerman. Homer A. Ruhl. Howard Burdg. R. O. F’erguaon Harold Case. 11. 8. Parrish. Henry i Ik-lllnger, Clem Voglewede, Albert T. I J. F. Barkley, David Steele. | all of Decatur: lxs> Scherer MonroeI Isaac Grim. I A marriage license wna Issued yeaI terday afternoon to Joaepi. F’oreat Ray, carpenter, born November 7. - |xi)2, aon of Shelby Ray. to wed le«asle O. Wntklna. born January 12, 1S»«. I daughter of Fred 1., Wutklna. Ileal estate transfer*: Raymond ! Marquart to Sarah M. Cowan, lot 22. Rivarre; Jacob ScbllckitMUi to Ja<ob Drake, lot 731. Decatur. 11026. A marriage Hcenue was hatted to William Fred Bruhn, farmer, born De ,ember 13, 1877. of Macoupin county, HI., eon of Claus Bruhn, to wed Clara , i Constance Solade 'Vheat, daughter of Andrew Jackson Pyle, of Geneva, r Both have bcafi married before. Thu I groom *" « divorced In it»l«. and the [brldn In * nri 1!,,0 ‘

| BIG FEATURE NIGHT. At the Buste Opera House Tonight-** Seldon'Stetsoo Company. • The Seldon-Stet, up company puts o nlhoir lemuro bill ut the Bo . op era house tonight, "Fast Lynne." Miss Solden, the leadinc Indy of Iho company, has played at th® Port of Isabelle perhaps a thousand time-: in this , bill amt Ims starred in "East Lynne" j for several years, making all the largo cities from coast to coast. The company plays tonight al twenty cents . lor |b<> opera chairs and ton cents for the balance of the house. The opera chairs only will be roservt d tonight at 20 cents. You can have these reserved at the Holthouse drug store. Tills is the best company ever in this city playing at these prices, and if • you want to see n dollar show for 2it > cents coni<> to the opera house to- ■ night o _ — BONE IS BROKEN ■ i Russell Kern Loses Balance Climbing Fence and Falls Backward. ■ ARM IS BROKEN Above Wrist—Son of Chas. Kern — Other Notes About the Sick. — Russel Kern, aged twelve, son of Charles Kern, who makes his home: I with his grandparents, Mr and Mrs. | John A. Mbmma. east of th'a city, had| his right arm broken just above the wrist yesterday af'ernooo. The little i boy is a student at the Alter school, j aud the accident happened while play | ’ Ing there. With others, he waaclimb i I ing on the fence, when in some way. | jhe fost his balance and f«U back w:/*ds. the fracture resulting. Janies Touhey, the well known ] blind man of this city, who met with such a misfortune last week, when I I he was knocked down hy an automo-1 bib- i*. front of th • Murray hotel, in ‘ juring him severely, is not improving ( very fast. He is not ahle to sit up and ! is suffering the greatest pain. It wa« ; stated in this paper a few daj ago I that he was improving, but this was a mistake as his conditlbn is worse than expected. He is at the home of i Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hyland. — — o Miss Lulu Brokaw and her guest 1 Miss Helen (Tausdeu, of Det yer, Col orado. who visited here with the L. T , Brokaw family, left today for Garrett « to visit with the L. G. Cole family. - - o MILITARY DALL Racy Burrell Summoned to Join the Militia at Albion to Go - TO INDIANAPOLIS Decatur Furnishes Membet of National Guard—Called to Capital City. Decatur has th® honor of furnishing n siddier of tlte national guard of 2. <>o(i now mobilized In Indianapolis, and ready to take control of the strike situation should Governor Ralston is . sue the proclamation declaring mar tlul law. until a reconcillation can be effected botwoen Hie striking car inen n'nd the atree' car and intcrurbiin eompank ML Decatur's soldier is Racy Burrell.' son of Waah Burrdl. of this city. A year ago, while employed ut Albion, he joined the mllltlb of that city, laist : May he returned to Ids home city. Decatur, and has been working for the Holthouse livery company. Yes-| i terday ho recejood word to join hia company at one® to go to Indlunap | , oils, and he left (art evening. ■ -I o ' The Wostmlnatr' Guild will meet . thia evening with Miss Lutllu Huilth. • the same having been positioned from ■ burs evening on account of the lycctitn course entertainment, j

LATE LAST NIGHT Was Hearing of Bobo Citizens for Overheard Erie Bridge Concluded. , JUDGE J. F. M’CLURE 4 Os the Public Service Board I Heard Evidence—Decision Not Yet Rendered. i r i Owing to the late arrival of Judge ' J. F Mct'lure, of the state public aerv ice board, of Indianapolis, late yesterj day afternoon, the hearing of the petitioners for an overhead bridge for lithe road crossing the Erie railroad I at Bolm, and for a safety precaution | for another crossing in that town, was I not concluded until 11 ‘o’clock last I night. The hearing was held in ill's I city ami a dozen witnesses or more | were examined relative to tlte needs, j Owing to the new and deep cut for ■ the grade for the double tra< k for the ; Erie at Bobo, the crossing is render- [ ed very dangerous and the citizens I wish to have an overhead bridge spanj nlng the cut. made at this plate. Judge McClure took the matter tin- ■ der advisement and will render hi* de i clslon later. Tills morning, Judge McClure, with | Attorney G. C. Gales, of Galesburg, i . 111., who is a general attorm y for the ' - railroad, accompanied hy Attorney D. i B. Erwin/and others, visited the site] lof the crossing, to ascertain from ' personal examination, the needs. D. I B. Erwin represented the petitioners; ’ Heller. Sutton & Heller, the railroad, and C J. Lutz, the county Engineer Ixingshirt. in the employ ol Surveyor 1 Phil L. Macklin, was one of the pe 1 tinners' witnesses. CO TO BLUFFTON — Fred Bell and Family Move There from Elwood— Will Assist MR. J. A. MORRIS In the Wholesale Department of J. A. Morris and Company. Fred Bell, at present manager of 1 the Morris company five ami ten cent i store at Elwissl, has rented one side I of the new flats which G. D. Snyder ii . building at te corner of Central 1 avenue and Johnson streets, In remml ! ding the old G. E. Gardlpes property. I and lie and his familv will move here ' the first of the year from Elwood to - reside. Mr. Bell Is to be transferred from the position ot store manager to 1 the wholesale department of the J. A. Morris & Companr firm, and he will ibe assistant to J. A. Morris In the i wholesale department. Th-t businesi In wholesaling has grown until it l> I too much for Mr. Morris to handle. I and he says that he feels that with I another competent assistant the wholesale end of the business can h« Increased to tn or fifi per cent. —Bluff I (on News. - - —-0 —- AUTO TURNS OVER. (United Press Servlcei law Angeles. Nov. 7 iFpeclal 10l (tally Itamocrutl A large auto cat | rylng seven passengers ran into u smaller machine today and overturn i ’ ed. pinning four of the passenger* ut | I derneuth and killing them. The dead I are: Miss Bride Elmore, Ervin Phat man. W. R. Sanders and Harry Cur !tls. FINISHEC DEFENSE. (Valted Press Service) Chicago, 111., Nov. 7 (S|cclal to i Democrat >—After offering but one I witness to combat the volume of evi- < dence. the defense rested today tn the trial of Attorney Dohhoc. Th* the trial of Attorney Donroe and Dt toctive Htleffel. alleged conspirator !to defame Clarence Funk. The case ( will go to the jury late tomorrow.

• TOSS OF A COIN Makes Frank Foughty Marshal of Ossian. ' Frank Foughty was the -’iiceoMsful man In the selection of a now town marshal ut Ossian, when the election inspectors met this morning ami made a choice under the provisions of the law in ctrne of u tie. Fovghty and < Slcnan ilil der each received forty nine votes ami the law provides that inspectors In such cases shall decide I 'Io tie hy casting lots. In the toss of a coin fortune smiled otf Mr. Foughty and ho was the winner.—Bluffton News. O'— TO PREACH AT SALEM. Rev. J. M. Gibson will preach at the Salem Evangelical church Sunday morning at IO:.’!O o’clock. o— — UP-SIDE--DDWN Will be the Sermon Subject' at the Christian Church Tonight. —— INTEREST INCREASES Rev. Love Assisted Last Ev ening—Rev. W. H. Gleiser to Assist Tonight. The revival ut the Chrlatlan church j continues in Interest. U'eJi.esdny evening Rev. L. (' Hessert conducted i the devotional service. Thursday ev | ening Rev. L. W. Ixive wn» present,l with Mrs. larve. and took part in the service. In hl* service Thursday evening' .Mr. Borton took occasion to show { that the great Christian denomina I tions are together in ali essentials and* I are already removing line fence* and I uniting in their work. He mention-1 ed the merging of the Un|ed Breth ' rent church with the Methodist Protestant church, which Is practically a* i sured. Tlte service was enllvemd hy the | orchestra and special vocal numbers were rendered, J. A. Anderson and Mrs. P. G. Williams eaclt sang a loso. Tlte subject tliis < veninv will be "I'psidcdown." Rev. W. H. Glelserl of the Presbyterian church will a« ' slat in tlte services. At 7:20. preceding the services, the orchestra will give a concert —■—— O-— ASSAULTED AND BURNED. (United Pre-s Service) Chicago. Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Bound and gagged and her clothing saturated with kerosene. Gertrude Hanson, prety-feventeen-year-old domestic, was found union ' aclous in the basement of tin home of Otto Johns today partially envelop is! in tVmct Her legs were badly! burned. The girl hud been assault | <>d and the assailant had then at . tempted to burn her alive In nnler Io hide hia crime. MRS CHAMPER IS VERV ILL. A message was received from Will j Wilder hy relative* here stating that | Mr*. Katharine Champer. a former) resident here, I* sinking rapidly. Mia* I Hattie Studahnker left over the G. R. < I. thia afternoon to lie at her bel aide. For several year* Mr*. Chump ler has made her homo with her! | daughter, Mrs. Wilder, at Hundley, Texas, where she is how 111 TAKES NEW POSITION. Miss France* Radenmck'-r. daugh- : ter of Curley Rademacher, ha* resigned her position as telephone op- ' orator and will take a p<* Itlon n* | liookkis-per for the Fashion livery I Mabie. Mi** lludnmackcr ha* been 1 a teli-plione opemtor *ev< tai year* and waa very effiefont. ATTENDED STATE MEETING. ——— Prof. C. K. Himulding. superintend ) ent o( the city scluailc. is expected to return till* evening from Indianan I 'dis, where he atended the Mato lueel lug of city achool superintendent held thn punt three days ■"—l I I . 0 ~ 1 - Mra. Henry Voglew.de returned' thia morning from Toledo, wlitre she hud Itocn visiting with Mrs. Benedict Uhl and friends. j

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MAY ENO STRIKE ( Arbitration May be Accept- ' ed Late This Afternoon I i and Men Will Return. J I I OFFER IS ACCEPTED V r By Both Sides to Abide by , Decision of Public Service Commission. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 7- (Spec. lai to Daily Democrat)- Arbitration has won out und the local street car 11 strike may end tonight. Indications II this afternoon weic that tho street I railroad company will accept the counter proposition made by the I strikers that thn public service commission arbitrate the demands, then the 500 men will return io »><rk inuuedlately. The commission will hand in their decision within th'rty dayand Imtli Hides will abide by It. Speaking before a great muss meeting. M. J. Blawson. lulmr attorney, said. "Arbitration has practically been settled upon and tlte troops will not appear on the streets for strike duty." The union hope* to receive a stthstantial Increase in wages, if the strike Is called off tOßlght It will he Just one week since the men wore ordered to i walk out Thro.' have lioen killed and over fifty injured. A fourth man was i killed in a tight between union men land imported men. Merchant* suffer- ' ed loss extending into hundreds of - thousands of dollars. Th. traction ! company estimate* its loss at 610,000, | und to this must be added the strikers’ I loss in wages and the company*' loss ) in aarlfares. BODY IS ON WAV Glenn F.'aney Killed in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Gli* Yanei of Kirkland township, who were apprized of I the death of their son. Gler.n Yancy, ! today received word that the body liad been shipped from Cr.lley, SasI katchewan. Canada, and Is now on tho way here. The message cave only brief word that the boy was killed. He went there some time aro and wait engagi-d In farming. .. ■ o ''* *"■ " ' *’**- TO DEDICATE SCHOOL. | Deputy State Supt. John I. Hoffman Arrive* from Indianapolis. Deputy State Superintendent John 1. Hoffman ot Indianapolis arrived here thi* morning to lie In readiness for the dedication of the new graded I school hoti*. 1 at Rivarre. this evening. I’rni H<>nmu e "‘U ' hWE* ~r ,l "’ Inxercbr*. Hon D. B. Erwin of this ' city i* al*o one of the *p< , akers. .. . i o - ——— i PRISONERS RETURN CURED BY THE KNIFE. Benton llarlsir. Mich.. N<>v. • Twb 1 prisoner* who were went from here to 'Chicago hy Circuit Judge Bridgeman Ito undergo operation* by Dr. K. 11. PHUt of Evanston, ill., for the cure ! Os moral dellnqui n< ie* returned today ) ..nd fac.*! the court. "I am a man ) now." said George Corbett, one of | thn men. Ito stood erect; before thn operation hl* shoulder* were sagged. Hl* eyes were dear und he had the appearuni'o ot one who was sound morally and physically. Charles I Campbell, the other man. had pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary and j was known u* the lender of a gang of hough*. "I believe I a ni< uri'd," he said "I want to lend n decent Hf l ’.” Judge Bridgman announced the two m «'ti would be paroled and their aetion* carefully watched. "I believo they have linen morally regenerated.’’ said the judge, "and if they prove th" correclnMW of my theory, more prlaoner* will Im sent to the operating table Instead of to prison.” ■ . i Q-i ■ " Mr. and Mr*. Dwight Wilder and Mr. Emil Wilder left today for Find- ! lay, Ohio, where they will rial tover I Sunday with their stater. Mrs. Burt | Dletelhil h. nod family. Mrs. Bletnl I bach wa» formerly Mls» Relic Wilder. Mr. and Mr*. Alvin Jumthan* <f I vincenuoa were gti'uts today at dini n „ r at (he Ffod Mutschtor hmna and ’for supper nt the Mat Kirsch Uuwe. The Knight* of I’ythiaw are preparing to hove a pig roast m xt Thursday nt the Pythian home.