Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1913 — Page 1

R<wl Ry 15,000 Erclj u - Evening

Volume XL Number 271.

I HKtt HORSES BURN TO DEATH And Other Property De- i stroyed in Fire Which ' Burned Three Barns EARLY THIS morning f I I Entire Loss Estimated at ' 1 s2,2oo—Clyde Rice the ‘ Heaviest Loser. t ( For the lint time in eighteen wood the warning Masts of the fire whisilc Wore hoard this morning at 2:45 when three barns, belonging to Clyde ftico. Peter Amspaugh mid Findlay Drake, were discovered to bo on fire. The | origin of the fire is unknown, and when first seen the bam of Clyde Rico ! in which the tiro had started, was a I mass of tlamos. and the other two’ hams were burning it. several places. IThe flames consumed the dry wood of the barns so rapidly that by the time , the alarm was sent in no hope of sav- , Ing any of the contents or rescuing j’ C, the animals was held. The department 1 1 made a quick run and was soon throwing water on the blaze and preventing the flames from spreading to other 1 buildings. Clyde Rice, in whose barn the fire’ -*-» originated, is the heaviest loser, he : having two valuable horses, a Ford ■ | automobile, mail wagon, top buggy, a ; quantity of grain am! other articles’, K Stored ill the barn, which were all de-Stl*iyi-d. His estimated loss is |L- ( ■k, EM. insurance was carried to the I KU amount of 3956. Hp The barn of Findlay Drake. located:, F across tiie alley and south of the' ; Rice barn was rented by Mrs. Janie-1 ( Archbold. A line driving |iorse. hai> L., buggy and grain Is-louging to t her were destroyed and her loss is es-’, I thnated at between $175 and S2OO. , ■ She carried no insurance. .Mr. Drake F carried SSO on the bam. Peter Am:--I j-augh. whose barn was also located , I across the alley from the Rice barn, 1 I to tin' west, was probably the luckiest j, E of the three. He is loser of a pony K iftu'gs. load of hay, several plows, ar- . ; tides that were stored in the barn. > I mid alvut twenty chickens. .Mr. Ams-*, | jsiugh also kept a pony in the barn. I, but fortunately his son, Doyle, had t taken the pony to go out to visit his uncle, John Amspaugh. in the after noon. -Mr. Anispnugh carried 1150 Insurame. Tim lire had frcAaMy j been burning for half an hour before It was discovert d as the barn of Mr. p Riec was prattbally burned to the T ground when the alarm was sounds. A num working in Hie bins at the RB sugar factory saw ’>* Waw ' twenty minutes before the alarm was I Mounded, but could not in any I jive the alarm. This makes the first I fire In eight! on month* that ’h* ; I par n ,ent has ben railed out on an K alarm. gr — ' — COMEDY AT LYRIC TODAY.

K A comedy bill from Mart 0 1,11 |« will be the offering al th* W ril I, B dav. three reel* that are po.«i»« •«« | H' .. apiitien* mH make up a veryr P» ( eniertaintnent. The , • paby" i- a screamingly funny rmned K® with many funny situation*. Tlx * f I down the thru . <(ll inm k t""" “ v. ue »"■>.- •» I "' f .. the Wad front I Sr*"' '* 7 W ' ' rdav and the H*ntone* | Lyrk ' M ( ; H . UH |, many pa'ron • * a,< away tutalde to «»l« 1 Tie nm.mum.xmt lm« »r TB n.l-i.m 7; v..ryd.y.‘ | ranged to P'‘‘- n arcmnomI «■•■ *• ‘2 I , ’“ 1 " ' , . record breaker “nd ■ [iwenm to 1 he b highly t Manager U"* | Plena*’ 1 'Tb I^ or 11 nOT,CE B- „ , nTTwill hold a“P*'' 1 11* 1 ' r, " ,r Lday -.nomoon after v« Sundn ■ " , arrunF e pnr » M the ball, t party anri nteutb for u Tuw day • **“ M ■■■■* U ifli be the charge.

DECATUR DA ILY DEMOCRAT

final assessment roll. °* ’he Riqij Street Improvement is Adopted by Council. Rvory member of the city council ’’’’’werod to the roll t :ill M thl , rtpo ... I“l tession of th., city council Fri''‘■hinv and the business up ho lore them was transacted within a sliort time. A resolution was read and adopted »' the council accepting the flnnl assessment roll, with readjustments 'hat were made by the street and hewer committee on some of the as >' J sments. The motion for adjourn was then rtiado which was secended ami the council adjourned until next Tuesday, when they will moot In regular MtaHloii. FEU WITH DUMP » Italian Laborer is Buried 1 Head First in Screenings for Ten Minutes. * WORKING AT 8080 ■ Suffered from Suffocation But No Bones Were Found to be Broken. i One of the foreign workmen, an 11 i Italian with an unremembrable name, 11 , had a terrible experience Friday | , when he was buried headforemost for ■ ten minutes under a carloajl of . i screenings. He was one of the Eric • .(instruction force and was employed i near Bobo. He was standing on a rar of screenings which was about to lie unloaded, the ear being of the ■ bottom dump variety. When the I damp was touched the man went with , ; the car load of stone and was com- ‘ pletoly covered. Workmen immedl ately got to work, but it was tea mln utes before he was extricated. His . feet wore uncovered first, revealing that lie had fallen head first and the screenings piled around and over him. the man being buried to the depth of two or three feet. He suffered most, evidently from , suffocation, and after fifteen minutes | ceuiisl to recover. He grow worse. ' however, and he was brought to tills ‘city to the railroad'* physician and igiven care at the Erie station. A i I thorough examination by tiie Erie i physician revealed no broken Isuiee. or serious Injuries. The man seemid quite wild. however. and no information could l»e gotten from him. Ual evening lie «»' ’»**« cerville Ohio. IS BROUGHT HOME Fred Hoffman. Contractor, Brought Home This Morning from Bryant. . —

STOMACH trouble The Cause • - Took Sick While Overseeing Work ...Second Attack. FriH | iioinud"- th* ku "* n lrttrtor Os this City. ««* 111 .. w* ; ,U, X 1W qn« ’>«* . being rrret.'d at that place, for ■■ , ;; >■*’ ,u. at th* " nrt * W * •• tha Job I’* *•" ul “'’ l * kk X Th..es«« „uian ra ”' . , nlare I ’* P k with a fr* °* h * r ltl ,m*.li ' r,, " b "' Word wa .. gent h*r* ,MnP “ r .nd hl" "«>• to th* fa m,| r Blll | grroml"’ f, l nr b U > fM>>*r here this mortHM I p,nl ’ 4 tn walk without a*"**’ ~e " “ n ± mak". th. * , L ktad Ui.’ Mr. tack of t O s the year has b»«» » 1 ®'* wiy frieod" ’bat Ida recovery

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, November 15, 1913.

WHEEL IS FOUND Wheel Lost by Leonard Deininger Restored to Owner by Parrish. FOUND THE SAME Lying Along Railroad — Theif Had Doubtless Abandoned It. Tiie bicycle lost Uy Leonard Doin Inger Inst Wednesday evening Ims been returned to him, through the want ad lie placed in the Democrat last evening. Ix'onard had left it near the walk at liis home Wednesday evening until after supper. When lie finished eating and wont out to got tiie wheel it was gone. A wheel was found tiie same evening by Ho mor Parrish while returning to tinHenry Biting farm, tiie bicycle lying on the railroad. As soon as ho learned who iiad lost a wheel, by tiie ad in the paper, ho notitlcd the Deining ere of his find. It proved to bo the one lost and he hastened to restore it to the owner. It is quite likely that the wheel was taken by someone who wanted to mkae a quick getaway, and who rode it to the railroad, bopped on a train and abandoned It. NOW POSTMASTER B. A. Batson Qualified Yesterday—Succeeds Late Luster E. Roush. IS A LUCKY MAN In Spite of Fridays and Thirteens Being Days He Takes Offices. B. A. Batson is now the postmaster of Blutrton. His commission arrived Thursday evening and he commenced work Friday Invoicing the money or dere, supplies and equipment of tiie office. Mr. Batson succeeds Ralph S. Todd, who has served as postmaster since the deatii of Luster K. Roush several weeks ago. .Mr. Batson was recommended as liostmaster by Congressman John .M. Adair several week* ago and nominated by President Wilson. A tew days later the nomination was |iontirmed by the United States sen ■ ate and since that time the various papers pertaining to the appointment have been signed and returned to Washington. .Mr. Batson plans to take full charge of the postofllce immediately and today being Friday and his com mission arriving on the thirteenth of November. 1913. were good signs to j him because he was nominated for county surveyor nn the democratic ticket on the thirteenth of the month everal years ago and the socallcd unlucky day Ims never caused him uny great worry.—Bluffton Banner. 0 ■ -———— — REV. BEATTV COMING. Will Preach Sunday Evening at the Methodist Church. The Rev. J. A. Beatty of Fort Wayne. superintendent us the Fort Wayne Methodist district, will preacii Sunday evening at the Methodist church. <>n Monday evening at 7 ti'ciock lie will conduct the third quarterly conference at tills church. I -| - ——^^e—*—****—* 0 * RCV. VALENTINE HERE Came to Preach Funeral o* David Llby at PrebleRev. J. ('. Valentine of Portland, formerly pastor of th* Decatur Moth- ' odist circuit, arrived yesterday to go ■ l(t Preble to conduct tjie funeral of ' David Llhy held today. — I N. g IT I I IIS c. B. U OF I. CHARITY DANCE. The local C. D. U of b w»> » dancn termed "P'«in clothes dam*," i Tuiwday. November U, for the beoent of tbo orphans' botms of the Fort i Wayu* d lor re*. Kveryouo hi Invited. 1 Aduilt’ane* ***■ &"* • couple.

“DFICATLJR CAN AND lA/ILI.”

MOTHERS DISCUSS SCHOOLS. (United Press Servicoi Fort Wayne, ln<l„ Nov. 15—(Spec- | Ini Io Dully Democ-rut) Parents were urged to visit me school rooms thoir children utti ml. In nn tiddres-i before Hu- Indiana eongresit of Mothers' and Parent l'i':i<li<rs’ association here today. by Miss Anna Itrocliliausen. til icltool supervisor of Indianapolis. ; "I like to linve tiie parents visit tiie! i < lilldren," -aid Miss Broelihausen. "It I doe- not bother the < hildreii al alt. In' fact it Inspires them. “In my own experience whit a Par ' int Tcaehers’ club I found that ninny parentH who join out of curiosity In tiie beginning often lieconie tiie most Interested workers. There are scvcrnl plnns of proceeding in such a duh. This year we have a suliject for tile entire sdiool yenr -"Habit Formation." At successive meetings we shall discuss habit formation in the) following: Trutli-telling wage saving j and judicial expenditure, self-control, i social service, etc. Such a course; can lie made Intensely practical and when tlie parents got a trained method ot inducing sudi habits in their ehll j dren tiie clubs are a power in making' better parents. '"All branches of child study ami child welfare are taken up in moth-1 era and parent-teachers’ clubs. Tie-1 Ideals toward which wo should strive is perfect co-operation between the’ parents, the teachers, tiie children and ' the community." oGOOD PROGRAM At the Presbyterian Church Sunday' Evening. Tiie following program will be d<-livor<-d at tiie ":o<l o'clock service al | the Presbyterian cliureh Sunday ev ening: Prelude. Hymn. Scripture Losson - Frances Cole. Hymn. Clippings. Violin Solo—Mr.,Kolin. Temperance Talk - Mr. Lutz. Hymn. Offering j Sermon. Hymn. Benediction. Jesse Cole will be the leader, and the topic, "Temperance.” o WARSHIP ARRIVES f (United Press Service) Vera Cruz. Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Much excitement was caused today by Hie riqiort that Huerta had ordered the Immediate re turn of all military officers connected witli the Mexican*uriny, now abroad, and the re|Mirt tliat his family would 1 arrive in this city on theli way out of the country. Hundreds of American families on the interior are arriv Ing. The" Pearson company, a big English concern, lias ordered all Its Mexico City employes to return to this < ity tißnorrovi. A French warship ar rived lu this port tislay. » o*ANOTHER "JINKS" COMEDY. Manager Parent of the Crystal an nounrea that he has secured another comedy flhn for tonight, written and staged by “Jinks" France. "Jinks" I wRh the Selig people and is making a lilt. The subject of the film tonight is “Sweeney's Dream," and is one of Ills famous "Sweeney" series. While "Jinks" does not appear In the cast of characters, Mrs. France takes th* lending role of Mrs. "Sweeney”. WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW. E. Woeds who has beun In tiie hospital In Fort Wayne, where he waoperated upon several weeks ago, h making a rllpld recovery and will be i brought home tomorrow. Mrs. Wood* and her daughter. Mrs Jennie Portemu*, arrived today from Fort Wayn-- . Io attend to tiie r«s>|H»nliig <>f the house to make It thoroughly comforttihle and warm for Mr. Wood*' return ■ -e— — r SLIPPED ON CORN COB Mre. William Roop Suffare Sovore In- . jury In Fall. i Mra. William Roop of Blue Creek f township sllppisl on a corn cob while entering her barn lust Wednesday and fill suxtalnlng a fracture of the bon* just above the ankle. She Is the mother of former Deputy Clerk Dan Roo; 1 oCOURT OPENS MONDAY. reres«MW t The court vacation of two week* I. desire today and the November term wilt open next Monday morning.

DEATH OF COUSIN Message Received by Mrs. Robert Case Brings News of Death of MRS. MANGUS YAGER At Danville .Ill.—Many Relatives Here — Visited Here in Septcml>er. Mrs. Robert Case was much grieved . io receive a nicsqage last evening tell j ing of the death of the wife of her ecMtsin. Mrs. Manus Yager, which or I i lim'd Friday morning at their home :In Danville, 111. Mr. Yager is nn un ' clo of Mrs .John Moran of this city, and tiie family also has many otiier I relatives in tills county. They did ; not know of her illnes and tiie new of her death was a most unexpe.|i d (shock to them. Mr. Yager was born land reared about eight miles soutliI west of this city, hut since his marri i age has resided at Danville. While Mrs. Yager never resided here site was quite well known to all liis relatives and tiie family attended (lie reunion here only last September. Mrs. Yager leaves her husband and thro- I I daughters and a son. LOSE TO MARION Basket Ball Team of Decatur High School Defeated by Marion Five. WAS A TIE GAME | 1 I At End of Second Half— Played Seven Minutes Overtime—l 9 to 16. The first basket ball game of the .season to lie played by the Decatur high school boys proved to be a "Jinx." They were not downhearted over their tlrst defeat, but are of tiie Jolly bunch who thinks "that lie who laughs last, laughs best." That's i what the Decatur laiys are going to do the next time they play.nnd esepclally when they play Marion. Their defeat is not one to bo ashamed of. as Marion did not have the game* until the last moment, when Vea< li. their >tnr player, made a grandstand basket. winning tiie game for them. Tli* game opened with an attendance of over LOOK lovers of tills Indoor sport and was a good clean one tlirougliou'. The Decatur boys were treated like kings and the hospitality shown them will not be- forgotten.. When the whistle blew, at the endt of tiie second halt the sc-ore was a tie. Id to 14. Seven minutes of overtime' had to b* played In order to decide which tenni oMM walk off ot tin l floor vlc-torlou-Veach, the center for the Marion hoys. suc-ri>eded in shooting the basket which won the game for them. A foul goal was also made hy Marlon. thus making the score 19 to l >. The line-up was am follows: liecatur Marion Franks ,F Weeks Falk .....F Cooper Vaiidl C Veach l'reniorkani|i ti Crane(iar <1 Oottaclmlk quinn Bub Thornburg Itefaree Wlltse. of lllufftoii Timekeepers— I'rofessor Greves and Mlles Roop. ' Storekeepers- Jeeae Cole and (lerh er. Tiie next game will lie played wltii the Liberty t enter boys. Ttie first and jec-otid teams will play. Marion will plej- here January l«. ■ ■* ■■ ' 'H MRS. ELI RAMSEVER DEAD. Mr». T. M. Gallogly ha* received word of th* dreth of her alater lulaw, Mrs. Ell Haiuaeyer. at Toi.-do, Ohio. Thursday. Hh* had been all ing for a long time of tubereulo***' sud Mrs. Gallogly had called <m her several times recently. She was a young woman under thirty year* of age. Hho leaves a husband, but so children. Th* funeral waa field today.

I PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS Will be Theme of Lecture by the Rev. Wambaganss. Tomorrow evening nt 7 o’clock Rev. F. WiitnlMganss of Fori Wuyn ■ will give A lecture oti "Tim Pernodi Hons of tito Christians During th< First Throe Coutiiries.” The lecture wilt Im- lllusirntcd hy 12t) slereopli can views, it is given under -the :*u > pices of the Wntng People's society <> ftlio Zion's Lutheran church, and the proceeds will lie used for some . bonevolent purpose. No mimisidon Is charged, but a collnetlon will be tak on. The public is invited to hear thia lecture which will be very lutoreaiing nnd instructive, still more so. than the lecture on "India," given in Octo lior. I r - - A SPECIAL CAR I Will be Provided by Interurban £pr Funeral of Henry Zwick. WILL LEAVE STATION At One O’clock—Officers to Serve as Honorary Pall Bearers. - ■ 1 * I Tiie interurban company will pro- ’ | vide a special car for those who at- | tend the funeral services for Henry I Zwick. tiie late Adams county emu ' mlssioner, which will bo held at the ' St. John's church Sunday. Tiie car i will leave the Decatur interurban sta- . lion promptly at 1 o'clock. Short services will Is- held al tiie hoine jn i WlllUints at 1 o'clock and tiie procession will then proceed to the cliureh. ( wrhore services will be held at one o’clock. All county officers now serving, and all those who served during the time Mr. Zwick was county commissioner, will mw>( the casket when it Is brought to the church from the home. The official guard will form in line ahead of the casket and precede the tunerul party into the church and after the service, will pr<s<-de It to the grave. Services will lie in both German and English. The honorary pall bearers arc county commissioners and auditors who* swerved at various times with Mr.l ' Zwick. They are: Martin laiughlin. William Miller. 11. S. Michaud. James A. Hendricks. Chris Eicher and T II Balt sell. TROOPS RETURN > A Peaceful Settlement of > Strike Results in Return of State Troops. T • AMERICANS KILLED I t I In Battle at Jaurez Which Ends in Capture of That City by Rebels. I (Uniit'd Pre** Hrrvh'i»> Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. lb—tKper lai to Dally ' Democrat I- The state . iroops which have been held here and , stationed in tiie armories ten com ! I sin Ire returned to their homes today Th* l<sal and Interurban street railway situation Is clearing and the strikers have promised a peaceful settlement hy arbitration , Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 1G -ttipeilai to Dally Democrat >—ldentification <>f the upturned vemrnl eight miles north nf this port was definitely established aa the Charlee Price. WhetliI i<r or not a second vessel l« under her . was not learned by the diver. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 15— to ■ Dally Denns rati— Todav there re r mained to be accomplished tn the a aftermath of the lilstorU storm which f swept the Great latkea. only the re--1 i ©very of 2b6 dead bodies and th* re )• lease of the ctraoded fralghler and (Continued on rage J)

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Price, Two Cents.

'LECTURES HERE Rev. D. B. Johnson, Head of State Civic Union to Address Mass Meeting IN THIS CITY Sunday Afternoon—To Explain Purpose of Union and Try to Organise. An important (Ttlens* mass nicotine Is announced for 2:fib Sunday afternoon. November 16. at the First PreHbytertnn church. This meeting is being held under the auHpicies of the Indiana State Civil Union which Is a civic movement In this nnd other states Interested in all the social, humanitarian and moral Issues in government. Rev. D. B. Johnson, slate superin tetidont is in the city and will addres - the meeting, lie comes highly commended as a forceful . entertaining and convincing speaker and specially well informed in the Held of soclnl and moral reform. The Civic Union Is Interested In all the social, moral and humanitarian issues of government such as the pur ity of the ballot, the Sabbath, gamb ling, profanity, immoral shows, obscene literature the social evil, temperance. prevention of disease, dr crease in infant mortality, sanitation, prison, reform. Industrial equity in sli6rt the Civic Union alms nt hav ing government righteous, scientifa-. iiumnnltariaii and efficient. It Im primarily an cdui-atiomil movement in citizenship. PracUcally all the colleges and universities of the state tire affiliated by appointing a member ot the state executive commlltee to direct its policies and man agcnicnl. The aim of the Civic MonREV. O B JOHNSON uient Is to have every community or ganltml to hold frequent public civic meetings for the presentation and dis cussion of all these important publt. i.neaikma. It also stands for law enforremetii by the practical co-operations of good citlsens, Indivhltially and collectively, with faithful officers carefully clut-ou But the civic union does not endortwor oppose < undidnlex for office It seeks to make every man a wise, at live and srtf-directing citizen. Tiie Civic Union IntroduciHl several Important bills In the last Icgislatur'' and will propoM several to the next general assembly as follows: I. An Impeachment law that will be effec live In removing unfaithful public ofl<cere. 2. An amcndmeni and Injuac lion law, such as lowa and ahout u docn other states have that w ill close all limkses of proMtitiitlmi nnd red-light districts. 3. A state department c> secret service under the direction of the governonr and attorney general that will make state law. as well respected nnd obeyed as federal laws are. Unusual Interest Is being shown in this movement wherever presented The present state executive committees are composed of the following well known and influential cßlt*n« John H. holiday, Dr. C. H- Wood*. Dr. F. C. Heath. T. L Mcott. C. »•. |>wli. Cha* A. Greoibreae. Indiana© olla; T T. Moore. Greencastle. Gee L. Macintosh. Crawfordsville, and • John Bowers of Fowler. The Befit annual auto meeting will be held at i Indianapolis. Decvuilwr 43. »l He' Chamber of Commerce building Thia meeting I ato be announced in all the churene* of the city and wilt be of special Interest to th* m* tn ben , of th* local Civic League.