Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1913 — Page 1

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WAS KIILED INSTANTLY | Ralph Meyers Aged 21. Was * Crushed to Death Ber tween Bin and Shaft at |; f ERIE STONE PLANT Early Today-Chest Crushed. Arm Broken-Death t _ Came Instantly. K Ralph Moyers, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moyers, residing a r mile north of Linn Grove, was instant- | ly killed Ulis morning at 8 o’dock at' I tho Erie stone plant, better known as ythe Meshlierger stone plant at Linn I g Grove, of which lie was an employe, | Ek Today was the last day of the oper i b ttion of the plant for the season and, | young Moyers was assisting in cleaning up for the shutdown, Desiring to M get a shovel on the oilier side of the ■HMSrusher, and not wishing to make the |f great detour, lie attempted to crawl Hprough between the crasher and the bin. a space of not more than a foot. »■.. Banning along the side of the bin, i K n revolving shaft. As young Meyer '3 attempted to .raw! through the narrow K apace his clothing caught on a set SBcrew on tin- revolving shaft and he E was drawn between | e shaft and bin into the still narrower space. B, H’s chest was horribly crushed jj’hts rigin arm broken and death re ■K suited instantly. There wore several E Spectators but al! were powerless to: aid hint. The first word here came to ■J* Dr S P Hoffman, bis brother-in-law r being manager of the plant. I Young Meyers was well known and rtgai, n w ‘ l! HKed young man and his b tragic death caused a heavy pall of fesorrow to fall over the entire town and community. He is survived by Ids parents, al E» bro'her. Milon, besides another broth j 0 f CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS ABROAD Red Cross Seais Helping to Promote "Peace and Good Will" i — ' The Christmas spirit is abroad in | Indiana, and is the dominating force ■k in the stale, where it will continue | to prevail in every household, unplaced by any other influence. One R of the most forceful promoters of the ‘ “peace and good will" season is the I little Red 'Toss Seals. which are fallE ing on tite state like a blanket of snow. I Tbev are, as they appear on mad Kniatter these days, reminders that B- the Christmas time is at hand, and K thev are through their gay colorings Hi. of red and green carrying cordial mes sages of «oo<i t 0 peop ’ P M ‘* and low degree. K But the Christmas seal has a mts ■ aion peculiarly H» ’’«»• * ,,h ‘J* I | spreading of holiday chrer as an h I eiden. to it. The seal is “' R through which the public money in any sum an individual tn -y dvuiru to one Os the greatest mo • E wot Id has ever known- to free th 1 Un d of the white •’' a '‘ UP ' * to E nually curries thousands ol peapl» ' ; fton. IK Ml- * •“S' ‘„„ (ta, Uwe'S- ■ •' I *“ to com hat Itmay sign agreement. I " t bdittnapolik. In - bundr rtan< ■ tonally flll " ull metl.ou«n< forty employers rs m striking ,;‘ ia y the untot t I signed nn ngr<‘"ii au-crimi®**’ J wa ge scale nnd n• « ■ ~ against union »’ 11 } SOO striker ; •re b> '‘ . H d the rsquiro | lng the agreement. » |ot) , } & niimleT ~“ M ' wll b* d* o ** " K- then the BW ° *" | wove then wagon* __ Hl who •>* ,b * en ren B ’er .h.i son. Or° r **’ n I Mrs- C ’le this affo rßool f They visited *' yer . ft Mater. Mrs. h-

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another operation Oriki at Lutheran Hospital P ' Mun,nia accompanied Wra bt’ W “ llam Drak ° ,0 TO’ this morning to which plan,. y '‘"‘'ng Mrs. Drake, iis •'‘ruing „g ttill t 0 |hp mit to *" probftl,l) ’ have to subto another operation for an allntrnt simillar to cancer. This will ■' e ter fifth or sixth operation. She h!W »*on at home but four week; ' '“'f h " inK A patient last at the h 0... filial. 0 __ CENSUS REPORT. Hubert Douglas is the name of the eight-pound Ipg born to Mr. and Mrs Charles Kraft of Marshall street. Mr. Kraft is employed at the Sether cigar factory. Mrs. Kraft is a daughter of James Stults, custodian of the court house. TO IE DEPLORED Are Boisterous Demonstrations Attending Weddings —Ministers Declare AGAINST ALL SUCH And Express Appreciation of Judge Smith’s Action Against Gambling. I At the last regular meeting of the Ministerial association the following resolutions were adopted: I Since the marriage relation is one. of the most sacred of this life and I il , 1 the ceremony loading thereto one which the church regards as one of the most sacred ordinances, and which i is to lie entered into reverently, dis--1 cretely and In the fear of God. wo. the Ministerial association of Decatur. InI diana. desire to express our regret I that ofttimes it does not appear to be , so regarded in our community. TAe teel that all form of charivari on the part of the young and efforts often I on the part of adults to make ludicrous I I what should be a sacred performance ' is to bo deplored. It hut profanes ti ’ sacred rite, often bring harm and ■ frequently forces our young people ’ to resort to the secret performance ‘ of the ceremony, which of all things ' should In public. We therefore call upon our parents • to refrain their children from all forms I of charivari, request adults to act ' with decorum and dignity as becomes 1 the occasion and urge upon the polio 1 officers of our city to maintain peac<‘ and quiet on all occasions relating to 1 this sacred ordinance. i We the Ministerial association of Vatur. Indiana, note with appro la , tU)ll the that Judge David I- - smith has ordensl al! forms of gamb- . 11B< in our —*' y i lia s instructed the sheriff to « fore y "uw regarding them. WewUhalsi e X^'hls'"administration, bellerim , ! ?he Will always be fair and just in wi)| ever maintain * w H- OI.KIf’KIK h n. N. RAM* |L IIOHTON. D t. gTEITIEN SOV j }|. RHJJb’ 01 L W. i-O' E. ‘ d id I .. nM , was ***“■'** Tui **' A marring" lb o . o . f(tH . k t „ Rlir al >n d»>‘ , "‘ rn *’ War ren Addy Hamrick. M* l ' lW ‘ s . S. nf A,brr 1 ' M,b«m DeM.li’ Max Mr,,U ' re! llamrh k- W lg|| ,| gU ghtrr of n-' lough- bo r ’ l ' • ,j.| |f groom was mar- «* ifore- th" rela'fonshfo be y. rled t* lf * **', November -1to mi dta T l<'juiy-' IW 6. d ooce More. belM re- . , u «d persun i* *« n «*' A '"trlee tn *" X thin ' y' l

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, December 3, 1913.

WEDDED TODAY Warren Hamick Claims Mrs. Bessie May McCullough as His Wife. many close friends Witnessed Nuptial — Were Guests at Dinner Today at Schafer Home. The interest of many Decatur pen Ido centers at the Relsen Schafer home seven miles southeast of the city today, whore at high noon his thingh tor, Mrs. Bessie May McCullough was united in marriage with Mr. Warren Addy Hamrick of this city, one ot the rural mail carriers from the hrnal postI office. Relatives and friends witness ed the event and at noon partook of the bounteous dinner which was sen cd. AU of Mr. Hamrick's coworkers at the postoffico wore Invited and thoec whose work allowed, took advantage of the invitation by going out by automobile. The couple left on a wedding trip and it is said will visit nt llollefontaine. Dayton, Springfield and other Ohio towns before returning. Mr. Hamrick will resume his work ar rural mail carrier next Monday. John Christen serving as his substitute. As tlie route lies past the Riosen Schafer home, Mr. Christen stopped at tile home and was a guest at the wedding dinner today. Mr. Hamrick lias fitted up rooms for housekeeping above the I postoffico and lias his home ready for ' the reception of his bride. 0 BIC FIRE HORROR Twentv-six Burned to Death in Destruction of Boarding House. HUERTA’S DOWNFALL Confidently Expected by President Wilson in Very Few Days. (I'nlted Press Service) Boston. Dec. X- (Special to Daily Democrat)— Twenty six are dead and three probably tatally injured with doxetis of men driven naked and burned to the roof was the result of a fire horror In the five story Arcadia lodging house here early today. Fire escapes at the rear end of the building only, told the story. Twentyfour charred bodies burned beyond recognition are lying in the inorgu*today. « negro wa> found on the street, and George Adams, who dies! at the city hospital was the only on<> i of the victims to be Identified. Washington. Dec- 3.-(Bpeclnl to Dally Democrat)— The administration 1K now confident that Haerta’g re gime In Mexico Is numbered by days Instead of weeks and President Wil son is eonlident that the rebels under t arrsnra are certain to trluinp. It is expected tbat Huerta will surrender alien the reltel- make their final assault on Mexico City- H thfo I" Carranxu will enter and capture the city without any bloodshed but If the city has to i* iaken by assault then foreigners will •** fmi»”vl''’* l - lr c " r ’ ran;-i will outline III* plan*, make satisfactory ptodlb* »»"• “» Uv preHll# ' luary <eps for a popular election, the Cnltcd Rate* nt that time will recogaft tli" new government. Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. »- ’Special 1 co Dally Democrat)- No prospects ot . Element or the Strike of thrtm thou , 8 .1 teamsters l» in sifiht. Today It was slated lh«‘ « Co " fl,<t C<,n f tinned much longer the health erf the . ,Oy would be Imperiled. Garbage has n(tl been gathered or removed alnce Saturday. All of H’" !”•<»»« : Xln » ntdlu. Os a few Mocks in tho I down town district hove garbage pllmi I )rb m tlmlr courts. City sanitary in liitor has warned the cttl-ena to roW their cariuMt'' Plfo-* wl,h lhP result of the shooting which , neeurred yesterday In which one .nan ut ||,si and four’’'hors injured the ■ *rike loader* were Miter in their de-

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f ! nunc'aiic.ii ot' the city officials and the protectlvc' commit 1 c(. of employers. Indianapolis has probably never Im> fore seen such a display of armed forces since Champ Morgan was on . .amped here during the civil war. MISS SHEETS RECOVERING .. i Mis Helen Sheets, who was calle I ,to Colorado Springs pevencl week* > I «go by the illness of her sister, Ruby, > writes that h»r sister continues to improve' ami that they expect to leave Colorado Springs in about n week for . Phoenix, Arizona, to escape' the rigorous winter c limate of Colorado. Tice trip will Ice a thousand mil. trip. Miss Helen is loathe to leave' Colorado, however, as she finds the seener.v, climate and people, sec very agreeable In all ways. WILL BE A BRIDE I Miss Matilda Henneford, Sister of Mrs. Dan Niblick, Resigns Position. AT LEADER STORE Bluffton, and Will Soon be Married to Francis McFarren of That City. The liluffteen Banner says: ".Miss Matilda Henneford has resigned her position as clerk in Ute dry gccecds depart meat of the la-adc-r depart inent store and it is reported that her mar riage to Francis .M< Farren, son of W. A. MeFarre 11. will take place in the near future. Miss Henneford is now 1 j staying at the home of her parent*. •Mr. and Mrs. Michael He nneford, in Vera Cruz. "Mr. McFarron is manager of the e lecak department in the Leader store* and it was while he and Miss Henneford were employed in this business e -tablishment that they became acquainted. The many friends of the young couple, are willing to extend their heartiest congratulations as soecn as the couple* cccme forth with a formal announcement which Mr. M< Farren has hinted would Ice within a short time. .Miss Henneford is a sister of Mrs. Dan Niblick, and has often visitc-d hero, as has Mr. McParren. both hav ing many friends here. WANT THE BOYS At Any Cost—Hearts of Nathan Steffen and Wife Yearn for Their RUNAWAY BOYS Promise Forgiveness. Spending Money and Bicycle if They But Return. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Steffen arc. continuing their search for their missing sons, Jonathan und Tofield. Their quent has Icec ti thoroughly advertised in Bluffton and Decatur pc> . pore und it was report cm) at Dacatgr that one' of the boys hud appllod for - work at a rewldence there. The report must have be-.-u groundlwuc as .Mr. und .Mrs. Steffen ar.- continuing - their publicity in the hope of reaching thedr sons. They have added promise of pocket money and u bicycle to the other nt tractions of home' and the follccwlng advertisement nppenred in the Fort I VVuynn News: I "Jonathan Steffen, please conn home: we will not arrant you, but will forgive, und hope to bo forgiven. Wo will give you an allowance for 1 spending money and will get you a i new bicycle, (ftignnd) Nathaniel ■ Steffen und Wife. Bluffton News. I—, , p - Peter Hoffman of Llun Grove, who I suffered an injury of the right ahoul der. is still disabled, the arm also be • Ing very badly swollen. Ho did not . think the Injury serious enough at 1 first to warrant a phyalelnn’a arrvlccw. 1 and the swelling occurring later, gave 1 rlae to the hell<tf that there may be a more aerioua Injury ’han uutclpatod

ELECT OFFICERS :l Decatur Maccabees Name New Official Staff—Are Invited to Ft. Wayne. ■ ; FOR NEXT TUESDAY I IWhere Degree Work Will • be Given on Films—No Meeting Here. Tho following officers were elected > last evening by Dis-atur Tent. No. Ififi. 1 K. O. T. M„ Maccabees: • Sir Knight Past Commander Dale Sphar. Sir Knight Commander—John Ln- , ran. Sir Knight Lieutenant Commander —Dorsey fttnlter. Sir Knight Record Keeper -C. C. Bowser. Sir Knight Seargeant L. Rantham. Sir Knight Master nt Arms -Goo. I J Smith'j. First M. of (1. —J. Sullivan. Sec-ond M. of G. —A. Kltson. . Sentinel- A. B. Ray. Picket--Curl Hower. Trustees Ross Tyndall. Ira Bodie. I J. s. McCrory. Tho K. O. T. M. lent of For l | Wayne has invited the Decatur tent.! No. 19.".. to attend on next Tuesday, 1 evening. Decc'inhcr 9. Hon D. I’ 1 Markey, supreme commander, will In-1 preaent and degree work will Ire gh en on film-:. All metubcni uro re ! . I ctuc'stccl to attend. There will not b> 1 any meeting of the Decatdr tent next , I Tuesday evening. ONE WORTHY GIRL I In State Will be Sent to Col-| lege One Year Free of Expense ■ BY THE TRI-KAPPAS Local Sorority to Join With Others in State in Raising i the Funds. T - w J join with Iho more than forty others in the state in the new scholarship movement whereby, by their coopera - tion, one worthy young lady hi Upstate. who Is desirous of oMalnlng a college education, will Im- sent to col lege n year free from all expense to herself. At the convention ut Lagrange last June the movement was started und i> i letter received this week, was read last night at the sorority meeting u‘ Hie home of Miss Frances Cole. Il 1 sUH'-sted that the scholarship plan i lie made known In each und asked that the society's apportion melit of funds for the sciiolurship fund he puid into the state treasury by Jun i uury, 19U. According to the plun each soroi • ity will be pledged to pay 96 to thl> . -1 fund. While the sum la amall. tin ; J aggregate will bo largo and will b< J ample to carry u young lady through college for u year. Tho stipulation lai • that tho col logo must he in Indiana.: r tho choice, however, to rest with th« girl student. 1 Applicants for tin* m holarship ar<-. : to make themselves known to the Ini'cut Tri Kappa sororities nnd their numes will then be submitted to n 1J state comntiUee and the one doomed I most worthy, in all respects, will be Haetoctad a* suitable for the scholar 1 ship. The acholaralilp is In no way a char ; Ity gift, nor should It be so consider ed. It is to Im> considered simply a . a cooperative plan of helping som- • ambitious girl forward. The loeul' 1 meeting last evening was an Int'-roal ' I lug one. Mrs. .Mary Hite Hoffman wu> 1 leader nnd the paper wan on "Mission ar les In China." Lach momlier un 1 sweird the roll call with Item* from Chinese life, and Miss Frances Ihucan - road L. Warner's “Chin Wee."- Al the I next mooting, which has boon poet . 1 ponod until Doc. 20. with Miss Fran- ( . cm Dugan. It in expected that many of " the student members naw away at eol » logo will be at homo to add pleasure . and I merest to tho meeting.

DISPLAY OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTS ' Made Here Today by A. M Welch for Northeastern Development Bureau. Mr. A. M. Welch, representing the Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau, with hondquartors at Bay City, Mich., gave a unique exhibit on the streets hero today, and one that attracted quite a crowd and created con t-iderahle intoreel. Mr. Welch travois in a special make auto, made by tho Alpena company. When the car I: opened on either side, a display of fruits, imtatm's nnd all kinds 01 farm produce raised in nortlieaxtorn Michlgan is shown. Mr. Welch delivers a very interesting lecture and those who gathered ulmut the cur today paid the closest attention to what he said. The land Is cleared timber land and can lie Imught cheap nt this time, but will it Is claimed grow rapidly In value. Mr. Welch Is not selling land or anything else, but Is simply advertising the j opportunities of that section. LOOK !AT ROADS Board of Commissioners ' —Conclude Routine Work —Go Over Roads. NUMBER OF ENTRIES Several New Road Petitions Ordered Published—The Ditch Business. Tho county commissioners have concluded the regular routine and for u day or two will lie busy taking jup roads. It is likely they will meet 1 Saturday to select a su<-<<'ssor to the | lute Henry Zwick. . The Iwuird ordered the custodian of I the court house to secure the neccs ! -ary repairs for the tank at the court I house. Tho petition* of John Smith ot al.. I Oliver Jackson et ul. and Meyer A 1 Rich for mucadam roads were ordered published. The George W. .Miller et ul petition i (or a macadam road was found suffiiclent. Th«> nudltcir was ordered Io : give iiolice to the bound of coninibo I biotiers of Allen county to meet the , .\duins county liourd in this < ity on ! Friday, December 26th. The drainage commissioners asked for an extension of time for report ing on the* John W. McKean et al la tition and wera granted until Junu ary 2nd. On the L. W. Franks et ul petitk' ' for u mucadam road, Fred Koirfct ’ nnd John (’. Augsburger were appoint ed viewers and Phil Macklin engineer ' They will inert nt the auditor's ofilcc--1 ik'ceniber 12th. Tho viewer-, nnd engineers repor on the Bendlct I .liliger petition foi 1 a drain was upprovesl and the dralt : ordered. Phil Mackliii *»» sppoiat ed superintendent ar.d the hill ot j costs allowed. Arnos Reusser et ul. petition fol mac adam road. Phil Macklin appoint <d engineer and Michael Miller nnd Fred Studler. viewer*. Ordered tn I meet nt Berne, Thursday. Dec. 11. und Ito report ten duy* before regular I mooting of Ikhihl in January. .... —e , ..... READY FOR BAZAAR. Mrs. M. Burdi; ha* kindly thrown epen her millinery store tor the i’res li'lcrlan latdlee' liu.aar to be held next Wedooaday. Tiiur«dny nnd Frl day, December 10. II and 12. The la die. will have a large assortment 0 ' plain and fancy articles, snttaMe tor i Christ tuns gifts und will also have toilet article*. They will conduct a pastry sale ovary day also, and will ’ have fine homo canncul fruit and other ' good thing* ABOUT THE BICKMin* Agues Meillers WH« on duty to day at the Peterson A .Moran law ol flea, after an enforced vacation of » day <>n jumoaat of Hlne-oj ——— Fred Rtelner. non of John Htelnrr former treasurer of the fair assocla ! tlou. who has been seriously 111 of j pui-unmnla. Is better

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STEELE SEWER Was Main Business Topic at Regular Session of the a City Council, AN ESTIMATE FILED Pass Resolution Ordering Payment of City’s Assessment on Rugg Street. Braldn* the allowing of bills and the dLscuHgion of the proposed Rte*d«* newer in the north port of the city, ihofo was very little "doing" at tiie regular sraxlon of the city council I Tuenday evening. Vnflnished busli nans was the tirai matt<>r up lu-foro the lioiihi' nnd under thi* liead came u resolution ordering the payment of the city’s assessment on Rugg street. Tho total assessment is >506.1t. A motion for the udoptlon of the resolution was made and earrlMl by the unanimous vote of the council. Tho preliminary assessment rail an tho Indiana street improvement was filed by tho city engineer and a motion madeto have It spread of rec- < rd. The surveyor's ratlmnto of the cost of the Steele sewer in tho mirth part of tho city was filed and rend. Tim total estimate was placed nt 51.:t9.1.50, end fl.Ofwi extra for the running of tho sewer to Hie river. Tho matter was fully dtscussisl and finally referred to the street and sower committee, with Instructions to silo their re port at the next meeting There was some dispute over the dinslio-i which (ho sewer was to run and tln< street and sewer committee will Investigate this and report on il. Tin* report of the judiciary committee to whom the co<lillcatlon ot the city ordinances was referred, was road and a mot ion made to place it on record. Tito <ommiiteo reported favorable on the matter, hut as the time of the present council was not long em-ugh for them to order the printing of the ordinances It was thought host to carry tho matter for the next council to handle. The fob lowing bills were then allowed and the meeting adjourned L Hammond I IS.(MI U Hammond I2.<mi l_ C. D-'Vras 3M.00 Mi Meyer 6.16 Kirsch. Selleineyer ii Nous ... 65 Si) Chicago A Erie 202.61 L. Walters a.off John Coffee 45.18 K. F. Kintz 3S.M J. B. Buhler lUdJB City Firemen 63. M O. C. Tliayer 12.00 Water Work* pay roll ....... 40 10 Clover la<af Ry. 70.92 F. Peterson pay roll .......... 1 l<i.OO James Gay <l2 John Bolinger 700 M. J. Mylott pay roll 121.00 D. F. Toepl-- 6.51 Wm. Nhnnierloli lo.no A. C. Foos I'M) roll 116 fm <’randall Packing Co 5.91 • —-~o TWO SPLENDID PICTURES AT THE LYRIC TODAY. Two picture* that are tar above tho average will be the program at tho l.yrb today. A two-reel drama will Isi the feature. It in a drama of the thrilling type and the menra are laid In Mexico. The title I* "Truth In the Wllderne*...” It Is a very pretty lovo story with many hair raising situation*. A eomi'dy that is a scream from start to llnisli Is Brethren of the Rj emd Fish.” No memlfc-r <rf a secret organisation should miss this clever pi<l un* an It will no itouhi remind you el Hie past. Another souvenir matlnei- wa.- sirin today to the usual capacity crowd*. Kvery lady received a spoon and was more than pleased with the little offering. The spoon matinees will be every Monday, Wednesday ami Friday. This will give every patron an oppor tunlty to Secure a set of beautiful nilverwsro free. NEW GIFT BOOK. Mrs. Dun Erwin lisa presented the library with a fine gift (took for dilldran and their care taller-. Tim book Is entitled "Yonrerlf and Your llou-«e Wonderful.’’ It Is said to be ths fined hook of Ita kind, and treats es the tody, ite "are and development. In simply wordad languac* that a rhUd ran uudor-tand