Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1913 — Page 1

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DECOMMISSION HIGH SCHOOL State Board of Education Approved the Report of State Inspector Neal. THIS AFTERNOON Unanimously Agree to Reinstate Decatur SchoolsTo Have New Building. - -■ j Indianapolis, | n d.. Dec. 4-tSpecla! !*° Daily Democrat )-The state boned |<*f education ot Indiana, in < MR | OB L here this afternoon, recommissioned ‘ the Decatur high school. with the tin- | derstnnding that that city w m build a ’ new high school as soon as possible. I The commission was revoked last E spring, effective June 13, because of i the crowded condition of the schools. | Tile report of the state inspector, Mr f Neal, was very complimentary and I showed that the schools are at this | time in splendid condition, with a | high class corps of teachers, and that I everything possible has been done. It .is also understood that 0,000 worth ' of bonds have lieen sold and that a | similar amount will be sold next | year, so t..at in 1815 a nioo-rn high s school building can tie built and | equipped, by borrowing what money Ms needed aside from that raised by the advance sale of bonds. K Today's decision to recommissio.t I tlie school was by a unanimous vote. HAVE FUR OPENING j Mr. Georgia, of Chicago, was in f charge of the fur opening at the KFull.uikamp store today. There was a large attendance and a big supply furs of the finest and best quality. [ and latest and best designs, were J ahown. o — REAL ESTATE DEAL. B A deal was consummated this aft |MBrnoon through the Harvey. " & Hoffman real estate company in I Which David Flanders sold 100 aem I- of his farm in Root township. A city Eresidcnee was taken in part paymeti. K‘ The deni at »<unt*d to 815.(MHi. o NOISE LIKE WEDDING BELLS. | A well known insurance man of the F cit? is authority so rthe statement that is being noised about that a E'fromiitcnt young attorney of the city I' ir- to be married at Christmas litue. OFFICIAL— STAFF Os Modern Woodmen for New Year — Officers Elected Last Evening. A STRONG STAFF ■ — Wiil be Installed in January | to Carry Out the New Year’s Work. . ~«• will see th» Install*”* Next January win „ Mtalf of •■<*''** 1 I <»f a strong new , hf | the Modern Woodmen. •>> . and insurance . , douri hinu <raiem-l.» MganiMUons of the '** T L Adviser-* "*vde fl*®* E ~1-rk -E. I’ Ma ‘ > ' *"W I sx sentry J*w * wrt ' Manager u .otnprifThe hoard of *’> I three mrtthen. .th- th' ed for three ><««• nnP election of but - |(f)d | are C- *• W ‘“- - j |«yff John Rnny* aft« visitor in »he geon.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

T ° TAKE PART IN p LAY L oe “ova, lnd„ r»o f 4 Thp .. . member* nr • following X n It-'d ien,.7 I, ‘ ,r " n " Mt 'C«Hum, ma'BoldM 1 pj r " rn ’ Man ln. t . ’ M l,wr and ■X XX-X*’ '"™- tbk .. P ' " four At time enough apa(s )iav( . 1,1 t 0 the success of tl.e phl> , SHIPS HOGS TO NEW MExVco. !- fain U U s yOn ° f Maplft ” u ™ nn. and breeder of hogs, yesterday, shipped two fine mens of the Hampshire breed to , Arthur. New Mexico. The fact “lone that Mr Runyon's hogs are weh Js own fa, proved hy this shipment, il Thpy wp » «ent hy express. (] | „ : MANY ARE KILLED a I Flood Sweeps Texas. Killing if Many and Doing Enorr mous Damage, d SUFFRAGETTE TAKEN !| • — Mrs. Pankhurst Arrested on t Steamship Just Before h i Entering England. y ■ >' I United Press ,1 Dalhs. Texas, Dec. .— (Special to Daily Democrat,!—Twenty are dead' eighteen thousand are homeless and property damage reaching over six million are the results today of the I flood which swept throughout Toxas. P Nearly all the railroads are out of s commission and many of the towns i- are still inundated. No connection ■, can be secured with scores of other a villas and which may make the loss of life slid grewier Passenger trains are marooned and over fifty persons are in treetops near a vll lage waiting to oe rescued. Thv j Rra.off river is five mile* wide at (•points and the lamn river, a small J stream is one mile wide. Ten feet o’ water covers a large part of the town r ot Waco. 1 Plymouth. Hug.. D<*in Daily Democrat,)- Mr*. Pank liurst was rearrested thia afternoon two miles from hen- as the Steam ship Majestic upon which she wa* I t returning to England was approach , ling Plymouth. By a elwr ruse the ( , police arrested the militant inffrug Hte leader without disturbing the strong body guard of woman that i ingarn-st. i Shelbyville. Dec. 4, -(Special t< W ly Dem<rmt.)-A mysterious mn < r ! peeped into Os. IM™ , window late at night for two I C,hs before the beautiful Induinu , ' polls woman pliyaictan «»* nturdered I STfkt IMI. according to testimony i J L'j. W. Smith who lived across < Lorn Dr- Krnbe’i apartment* and »a. si .ifness The defetne MWCI- , ‘iU’X i" "* rroM 1 'Xn Mr*, said that the peeP’H I ' a man of medium sire. Dr I when Dr. KnalW light w.» . nd her Mnxim shade wa- < ; ral inches the #r ' 1 l'"’ Auspicious that Mm i *'*' a tin- polls-** Tl "’ ) ' ’ V“ w : ‘.IX eu «O' “"“““"L : if; __ STR1 ke almost broken. ; (Vht( .d "r^^i 1 w X *>"■ 1 mm <|n n 0( g 4. thoM" * l,e ’ three thousand l " ,t a’belßora l'»« rp,urn, ' d been resumed nn ala " . „r no dHurbotic*'. At <lth little or no b> t(w rtroKr ». t '“'“"X Thoma- Furrelt made . r. Strike la*** i|)d ibogt i. 500 men I q. rmurh to »** "’ ,no, f ! IP I art* ordered (hg( m any Os • '.O’ rrthe h ‘‘ Bmpl( .yora' ’ „ agreement. The r UW » wOft * l Xer and d** , l» rr<l ll "“ . .tatement. ho’*^' ‘ gl | .irmd th» ; of «• l»trr*«**'

“DECATUR CAN AND WILI/*

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 4, 1913.

TO DES PLAINS )• p n Mrs. Walter Pl ew anc e Daughter Return Home i or I'ornial Opening I, ----- ■■ J t ' OF THE bank Os Which Husband is Man- ' ager and Cashier—To be Opened Saturday. » I Mrs. \V. 1,. Plow and daughter, who worn called here by the serious illness of her father. E’red Hoffman, returned yesterday nfternoon to their home at D*m I/iin . 111. Mr. Plow I manager Hand cashier of the new bank to Im for mally opened at Des Plains. Saturday, and Mrs. Plow fell that she should re turn for that. There will bo many prominent Gary ami Chicago m,«n there for th< opening, which will be a big event in Dos Plains. Mr. Plow was for many years with the bank in Gary, which is now establishing the branch at Dos Plains of which Mr. Plow is the manager. Mr. Hoffman, on account of whoso illness Mrs. Plew was called here two weeks ago, is gradually Improving, which will bo very good nows to his friends. Mrs. Plew was formerly Miss Emma Hoffman of this city. DECATUR GROWS Illinois Metropolis Reports Prosperous Year—Asks forr Reports. FROM THE OTHERS Enterprising Paper Publishes Each Year Story From Each Decatur. The following letter front a Decatur. 11., newspaper shows that our sister has progressed the past year, and 1913, does not seem to have been a hoodoo: ; i Decatur. 1)1. Dae. 2. 1913. Daily DenKM-rat, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Sira: A year a|o we address j ed a letter to some person In each of i the seventeen Decatur* In the I nited Plates, asking him to tell us something about the Decatur in which lie lived. The letters in reply were pub lished in our Nev, Year* edition ami were read with interest by the people) of Decatur. Illinois. Another year has gone by. and feeling an interest in you we »ve writing you again, asking about your progvees ( in the last twelve months. V'hat do you regard as your single greatest community achievement? E*or ourselves, we continue, wo Im Icve. to toe the biggest imcailir. having now an estimat'd population of nearly Dii.tWt), and our biggest new thing In Um» industrlnl line i l "' I*** * year has heen the Wahaah locomotive I repair shop*. "!>’• ®< Ur **" ' of its kind In the world. The plant of I the A- E- Sillily company.» Urge e®rn I nroduct concern. »»*** bppn t,, *' ,R ’ “* ' Wo also an- linishlnx a 1250.0<M» hoa- I uital and will stnrt work »« once or I two new school h'rtlses We feel that ( along with «ur Industrial vrowth we < ar ,. developing a strong chic, pride and a nn” community (anting. Hut tell as about your Decatur, and I lot u* tell our readers- I An answer to this before Hi* IMh t „ r the month will be HpcdaUy up- I predated. Sincerely yours, WARREN F. HAHDV. Managing Editor. ---n—- —■ 1 REAL INDIAN MOCCASINS. Ti.o real Indian moccasin is not a J.. Os the past. The real Indians still ply ‘beir nnndlaa in artistic skill i ... , hl . industrial school", and the ship- I X i , people* d Gerka are mad* by i them They nr* perhaps the flmt of l IPlr kind ever received In th* city.'. With their Plain r*‘” hrown cotor ;l' • her are very prettily ornnmentej I L h » neat d«Un Io colored b**d« I Z the toe- T " , )f “ r ” tt " * llO,

PETITION TO CONNECTICUT. Governor Asked to Communte Senfence of Mrs. Wakefield. , | . Wat tl For several days past James Hall inis been engaged in a work of charily. securing signatures to a p.-titlon to Hu- governor of t'orim-eticui. Sim eon E. itildwin, asking that Un- sentence of death now hanging over Mrs. r Bessie Wakiield, bo commuted of life v or that die lit- pardoned. Tin- pt-f|-Goners state that they do not believe she killed her husband as is claimed - and that if she know any tiling of the plot tlie fact was due to her poor environment. Mr. Ball Ims secured the mimes of 334 men to tlie petition which was sent in today. TOOK THE PRIZE I

Smith & Wilson Win Many Honors at Internatonal Stock Show Now on I WITH HEREFORDS Won Championship, First. Second. Third and Fifth Awards at Big Show. Adams county against tlie world when it comes to raising stock For years the breeders of fancy live stock from old Adams comity have heen pulling down the la-st prires tn tin county ami state lairs ot tlie middh west, and in nearly every national show in which there ar exhibits from this county, we take our share. Tills year lias been ho exception. Among tliose who entered in the Internation al exposition, now on at Chicago, and known as the world's greatest stock show, were Smith & Wilson with their herd of full blooded Hereford cattle News front today ts that they got about everything they went after, winning championship specials, first tn Hereford specials, second in chant 1 ionship honor* against rWenty nine < ompeiitors, third in tlie Hereford pedal calf class, against thirty oth er- and fifth for yearling in the same stee class. The record is a good tin' and again puts old A6*m* county on tlie map In the stork line THE COURT NEWS Hon. J. C. Sutton Appointed Special Judge of Evans Will Contest Case. MARRIAGE LICENSE Granted to Man Day After His Divorced Wife Remarries. A marriage license was Isstn-d to day to James McCullough, farmer born August 1.19X1. son of Darius .Mr Cnllough. to wed Clara Emma Shell Iwirn March 7. 18X0. daughter of Al bert Slicll. The groom was married once before, having been divided In 1910. A rolncldrnce Is that McCul lough** first wife, from whom lie »e cured a divorce, was married yester day. Cary D. Evans et al. vs. Berry Al liert Evans et al., to contesi will. Ap l-efamr by (*. J. hut* for the defend ants. On account of the present judge ticlnx counsel In thia cane and there fore disqualified. It ln-'as«lgn*d tr Jonsr C Hutton, a member of lib liar. Gmcr Johann Bley han commenced an action for divorce from l-ouln D. Bley. T. E. Ellison in her attorney.Fort Wayne Journal Gaelic. The trial of the liabcas corpus null hruuglit by George H White against Ixxfetnn White, William and Elli-abeth Michael*. Roy and Odle Jellinon, wnrr umed before Judge Monnr nn Wed ne day morning. The trial wns be gun Monday hut had to be continued on account of other matter* demand Ing th* attention of th* court. White la Msaklttß th* cuatody of hla ebldren (Continued! on I’ag* 3)

IS IN HOSPITAL i Miss Sue Peoples Taken to , Hospital in Fargo. N. D., for Operation FOR A COMPLICATION Os Gall Stones and Other Ailments—ls Former Adams County Girl. Miss Sue Peoplea, a well known former Adtuns county girl, lately residing with her father. John Peoples, 1 ami her brother and sister in North I

Dakota, has been taken to the honpit i Ul at Fargo. N. D„ where she will un-j dergo an operation. She Ims beep ill of gal) stones and a com plication of I diseases for some time, and Hie oper ’ at ion was Iniind necessary. When she was taken to the hospital; it was believed that tlie operation would be performed nt once. A more I definite examination showed, howev-j er. that it would lie nei-ossary to re ■ main for treatment for n while as It | was not deemed advisable to operate! before. Miss Peoples is a alster of F. A. Peoples, th« shoe dealer, and of Mrs. S. E. Brown and Miss Eva Peopl.-s of) this city.

COUSIN IS DEAD Mrs. Andrew WeJfley in Receipt of Word of Death of Lucian Stapleford IN FORT WAYNE Was Authority on History of Ft. Wayne and This Part of Indiana. Mrs. Andrew Welfloy is in receipt of word of the death of her cousin. Lucian P. Stapleford, aged ?ff, a former well known merchant of Fort Wayne. His death occured yester lay from kidney trouble. For three yours Im had been in 111 health but ills condition was not regarded a critical until a abort time ago. Ou Thanksgiving day lie had enjoyed t visit to the business district of town. He was tmrn in Fort Wayne being a son of Edward and Susan Staph-ford, pioneer settlers of Allen county. As a young man he resided with bis parents ut tlie old Stapleford liomestead on Barr street, near Washington boulevard. His father was | * general merchant and the family vas well known tlirouglumt this part of the state. He was noted as nn uu thorily on the history of Ft. Wayne and this part of Indiana and a striking 'eature of his character was hl* won I lerfttl memory. For many years Mr ! Staple ford conducted a store at tlie orm r of Columbia and Calhoun j treets. He wa* n graduate of the •Id Fort Wayne Methodlat Eplscopnl college. Hl* wife was formerly Carolina Heller. H" Is survived hy one ton. laxin P. ■ —.-0- . FUNERAL SATURDAY. Sarvict* for Ralph Meyara Will ba Held Saturday Morning Linn Grove, Dec. 4 tSpeeitil to ')ally Democrat I-The funeral of Ralph .Meyers, Hie young man reald j ng a mile north of this city, who met 'nstant death yesterday morning at •he stone crushing plant, will be held i Saturday morning. A service will be j held at 10 o'clock at the home of hl* j 'athcr. Robert Meyers, and following i hat a service nt th* Christian church! at Linn Greve. The Rev. Hlley Bak ’ er will officiate. Interment In the QreußWOod cemetery, - — ■ HEAL ESTATE CHANGES. A number of real estate changes ire anrtounred through the Erwin A * Michaud agency. Mr*. Edwnrd Eye 11*posed of her forty-acre farm In Root township, taking In exchange a house and lot In Fort Wayne. Edward Wletfeldt has alao disposed of hi* I eighty acre ffrm.

DALTON GANC AT LYRIC TODAY. ’ The greatest moral h- <>n to an I American boy ever presented will be I given at the Lyric theater today. It > is the last stand of tlie Dalton gang at I Coffeyville, Knn-.as, showing Hie mo-I * daring bank robbery over attempted ' in broad daylight, po-iod and created i by the only surviving partner. Emmet I Dalton, who was pardoned from the 11 Kansas state penitentiary after servI ing fifteen years of u ninety-nlne-yi ar sentence imposed upon him. Every • scene in this pictured story being enacted on the same ground where the original scenes took place and cover ing a radius of eighty miles. There is n complete lecture with four exelt Ing reels. History does not record

imothor such daring l>ank robbery, i Tlie admission for today will bo ten tents for adults and f> I'enls for chll- .! tlren. HOLD OPERATION Drs. D. D. and C. S. Clark and E. J. McOscar Operate This Morning on MRS. GIDEON GERBER Os Kirkland Township for the Removal of Appendix and Adhesions.

Mrs. Gid<-on Gerlier, wife of Gideon j Gerber, u prominent and well-to-do 1 farmer of Kirkland township, living ■ just a few miles on this side of Bluffton. sulunitted to an operation at 8:30 o'clock this morning at her homo, for the removal of Hie appendix and also adhesions. The operation was quite a difficult one, but it is thought by i those in charge tliat it was very «u<- • cssful. -Mrs Gerber had boon suffering for sonic time from these compli cations, until her suffering became so severe that an operation was abso lutely necessary. Drs. D. D. and C. IS. Clark of thia city and E. J McOecar of Fort Wayne perform'd the ordeal. . A trained nurse Is In attendance at the Gerlier home und everythin* !•<■' slhlo Is Iteing done for the comfort of the patient, .Mrs. Gerlwr Is the moth er of eight children. — - -O '-"-" ■ ■ -- ANOTHER STROKE. Os Apoplesy Suffered by Mr*. R.deii our Today Noon. .Mr. and .Mrs, John Houk left on the 2:30 car for Fort Wayne, being called by a message tha' Mrs. Houk's aged mother. Mrs. Nancy Ridenour.! had suffered another stroke of u|m plcxy today noon and is lying uncon | scious. Two weeks ago last Friday ; wlilie Mrs. Ridenour wim visiting with her son. Chris, at Fort Wayne, the liad the first stroke. On the follow ; ing Sunday she suffered a se<ond stroke which was more severe, She had partially recovered and wa* get ting able to sit up ugnin for a short while Today norm when members of the household went Into her mom to see her, they found her un<-onaclous. the evidently having suffered the third stroke. Mr*. Ridenour wan aevcntyelght years old last January. She made her liomc with her daughter In this city. A son. Adam Ridenour, of Portland. Oregon, is le-r<-. having bw'ii callisl to hl* mother's l*-d"ldc after her sei-ond stroke ,i MAY START WORK IN SPRING. Geneva. Ind.. Dee. 3, Tlie time has again been i hung.si on the R. G A C. (ruction lino between here and Blufftnn. Car* now leave for Bluff tnn every twn hour*. It I* expected tint the right of way between her* and Celina will lx- secured bofortspring. Mid that construction of the lino io Celina will lommenc" as goon as frost Is out of the ground. LUTHERAN YOUNG PEOPLE Tlie Luttieran Yottug People** to 1 clely Is requested to remember th ! bu-lness meeting thia evening ut xj O'< look at the schoolhouse * * ————<►■■.**—■ I I I II BEN HUR NOTICE All member* of the Degree staff are requested to be present Friday eight for prectic*. Ry order of Chief.

Rpaches ' Every Nook i Os County |

Price, Two Cent!.

SPECIALSERMONS Will be Delivered Over the United States Sunday— Tuberculosis Sunday. HELP IN CAMPAIGN Against Great White Plague Christmas Sea) Sales Are Now Under Way.

B Sunday, December 7, has been set I- aside by the organization fighting In the t'nited States for the prevention I of tuberculosis to Tulier.ul'wls Sunday. and mlnlAters all over the land will preach sermons which have educational value along the lines n( prevention. Donbtlona most of the sermons In Decatur next Sunday will •be In keeping with the day and the Idea hack of it. latst year XOO.OOU churrhea In the United Slates colebrat cd Tula-n ulosis Sunday and it Is hoped that a larger number may observe the day this year. The annual holiday sale of Red Cross Christmas seals is under way in Indiana, and the campaign to dispose of the stickers la being boomed throughout the stalo by anti-tubercu-iosts societies, women's chilis, diurcii organizations and other forcre «>f workers, numbering a total of alsiut .',.otm men and women. Everywhere the public la meiving the scaLs cordially, thousamls of pisiple buying them not only as decorations for Christmas mail and parcels, but to turn money into a fund for fighting the while plague with greater energy next year. Thousands of bustnosa men are buying them in quantities to use ou their outgoing mall in hereher. and in many instances merchants are taking large quantities and using them on package* of merchandise delivered from their stores. Many fraternal lodges over tho state. Including Mason*. Odd Fellows, K. of P„ R<-d Men und others, are also . helping the cause through purchase* ol seals. The Indianapolis Clianitn-r of Commerce made up of 2.500 of tho city’s most prominent buateea* firms and men. will use a *><al on every pi<*o of its outgoing mall In Decernher. Thousand* of Hie seals wilt algo lie attached Io mail matter leaving the otlices in tlie state house. The first cash ordi r for seal* received at the Indiana headquarter* In Indianapolis came from the International llrtekluyors' union, which purchasod 2,000 of the •■stickers.’' WAS BIG SUCCESS Series of Monthly Social Sessions of Elks Started off Auspiciously WITH A BANQUET Wednesday Evening —75 Attend—Dinner, Good Cheer and Speeches. The serie* of mouthly noctal sessions which will eharueterlri' the meeting" nt the Elk* for tho seiuuitl started off very auspiciously with the banquet Wednesday evening. That It was a success gusiroiiomlrully also, may he well Inferred from the fact that twenty chicken* gave up their young Ilves for th'- affair. These together with other gtsMl thing* graced the dinner table to which seventy-live or mon sat down at 7'30 o'clock. Between the ’Olimcs speeches were given and th* affair wn* one of thor- ; ougb «njnyment. While they sat In ' liuppy cnntentnte'it after the banquet land made plan* for boosting during I the ensuing year, as the stuoke 1 wrefttka curled upwards from tlirir I'igar.. (hey did not forget the ueedy. I and have arranged for Christman dinners for the poor «MiaiUpMaHwaaiai*Mmass*UM>i>MiaAMswawaim*s*a>MMSiMam*sasi«sw*i Trustee Hoffman of Preble town* ship w*a a bustnre* visiter here today •