Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 44.

FOUND GUILTY AND EXECUTED W. S. Benton. English Sub[iject, Convicted of Plotting Against Villa. AND PUT TO DEATH England Awaits Investigation by United States— Department Worried. (United Press Servii » WlMhinitten. 1). Kell. 21 (S!>(>(. ial to Daily Demo, ntt i S. . very of Htnte Bryan today re< » iv. d .1 report from the United Stati - conns,! ;,t Janrez that W, S. Benton was oxeruted at Jaurez after a legally enlivened court martial had found him Entity of plotting against the life of General Villa. London, Feb. 21—t Special to Dally Democrat)—-The British government for the present at least will leave the investigation ot the death of Will Benton in Mexico fully to the Pnited States. That tlic British government wiil insist, however, on receiving -at faction for Benton's death i-. aNn . er tain. The foreign office today i on i this aUtement. “At the request of his majesty's ambassador at Washington the investigation o' • . d> ■ Os Benton will be left in t I of the United States gi ven;hpv proposed protection to British subjects." “President Wilson has gone too far to shrink fro- going farther,” said the Globe today. !t adds that the conditions in Mexico are heron,jig Intolerable and that th president assunn-d further n-pensi-bility when he allowed i hiptnem of arms into Mexico. Washington. D. C., Feb. :! — i special to naily Dwnoi rat l -Si. State Bryan today issued .r I. • • at! his subordinate-- that under mi circumstances were they to discuss the Mexican situation Not sine,. President Wilson Iwamed ott'u .is i i-r* lieen such an nn«esines> .iimui tinstate departmei;- The president is still as opposed to Intervention in Mexico ns ever. JatUVfk Feb. 2|— iSpc- i-»t to Daily Democrat) —ft was stated here at noon today that the American conneel has made a careful Inv.-tigation of the entire affair and Is convinced that General Villa acted within his rights. The report has not been made public. ■'■■■» o TO GIVE ADDRESS. Attorney Milton Miller Will Speak at C. E. at Christian Church. Irvin Von Cfontm will be leader of the Christian Endeavor at the Christian church Sunday evening at aix o'clock Suday evening. The program follows: Snbject—Rule for Young Business Men and Women. Song. Sentence PrayerScripture Hiding—Leader. Prov. 22:1-89. Song. Address —Attorney Milton Miller. Debate—Does it pay to run business enterprises by the golden rule?—Afflrmltlve: Dr. C. R. Weaver; nega five: J E. Anderson. The Business of Being a Christian —<l. T. Burk. Does Business and Religion Mix? —Dr Burt Mangold. Doe* Strict Honesty Pay Financial ly? Sidney Borton. Can Business Enterprises Run on the Golden Rule?—Roy Enos. What are Borne of the Weaknesses of Modem Business Life’—Floyd Enos. A Buccsssful Business Man—John Bchulti. Busy Men Who Find Time for the Church—Don Teepl*. * What Is Success?— I*. G. Williams and Harvey Begar. WILL GIVE PROGRAM. On Monday evening at k o'clock the Lutheran Young People's society will give an entertainment In the school house, to which the public is invlled. No admittance will be charged, but a sliver offering will be taken for the purpose of defraying expenses.

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K. OF C. 1734 CUSTOM DANCE )Tho last dance or any social entertainment. to he given by the Knights of Columbus in this city until after Faster will be given Tuesday evening at their hull when they will "pull off” a 1734 costum dance. The members and their family and all those who are accompanied by a brother knight are invited. Cards will be played by those who do not care to dace. o FOUR TOOK EXAMINATION. Walter O. Brown. Walter E. Steele and Mrs. Elfia Steele and Miss Inez N. Aspy are the four applicants for “ the postollice at l’leasunt Mills and were here today taking the civil ser vice examination conducted at the local postoffice by Secretary George Everett of the hoard of examination. VICTORY EASY r _____________ t Decatur Defeats Warren i High School by the Big Score of 40 to 7. THE WINGATE GAME Is Postponed—High School Teachers and Decatur Merchants to Play. The victory won last evening from the Warren high school basket hall team by the Decatur high school was one of the easiest victories ever taken by the local boys. They defeated their opponents by the overwhelming score of 40 to 7. Neither team did very good work during the contest, but owing to the fastness and good training of the Decatur team they were able to make a basket whenever they desired to. The line-up was as follows: Decatur. Warren. Falk F Pribble Quinn F McKinney Yanril C Haines Gay G Bonifeld Miller G Thompson Field Goals —Falk. 3: Quinn. 5: Vancll, 11; Gay. 1; Fribble, 1; McKinney. 1; Haines. 1. Foul Goals—Warren. 1; Decatur, 0. Scorers —Cole and Brumbaugh. Timekeepers—Peterson A Mallow, in the preliminary game the eighth grade won over the freshmen by a score of 13 to 9. The big game of the season, which was to have been played in this city next Wednesday evening at Porter hall, between the Wingate high school team, which won the Indiana championship last March at Bloomington, i.itd the Decatur high school, has been postponed on account of the game to be scheduled for Wednesday evening. . It Is a rule of the organization that they cannot play on any day except Friday. It is not known whether Decatur wilt get to play this team this year or not. Friday evening the Petroleum high schools boys and girls' team will play here. A preliminary game between the Monroe high school and the Decatur second team will also be played Friday evening. Only two more gam'* remain to be played by the local high school at home. The games are with the Petroleum high Rchool and the Fort Wayne high school. Tcachara va. Merchants. Sometime within the near future a good contest will be put on between the teacher* In the public high school i and the Decatur merchants. The proceeds of the game will go toward ' paying the expenses of the Decatur high school team to Bloomington next month. The line-up and the exact date will be announced In a few days, i See this game and help the good cause along. ii ■ o I HIT NAILS ON HEAD. i And Drova Tham Into Plank With Savan Strokes. In a nail-driving coolest at the op- < era house last evening. Mrs. Samuel Howard of Weat Monroe street, proved that there are aome women who can hit Ihe nail on the head. With seven strokes, she drove three nails s Into a plank, which was the best recI ord made by eleven women. She was 1 presented with a handsome silver set I. of sixty-eight pieces for her ability. a ' ' ■ ■ -«- ir— —• e John Mayer of Monroe was a business visitor In the city today.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, February 21, 1914.

GIVEN SURPRISE — Instead of Planning Mischief, School Children Surprise Rev. Wehmeyer WITH A PROGRAM High School Programs 'and Patriotism Day” at the Christian Church Fine. Rev. H. Wehmeyer, pastor of the 7,ion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street, who Is also teacher in his parochial school, was given a happy surprise by his children who prepared a patriotic program, out of school hotrrs, under the able direction of Miss Ida Gunsett, now of the Decatur high school, since finishing the course at the parochial school, where she was a former student. When the Rev. Wehmeyer entered the school room after t he school hour, the blinds had been drawn as well as the curtain at the front of the platform. Not a child was In sight and he thought that some mischief was afloat. However, the curtain at the platform suddenly parted and Master Elmer Koeuemanu stepped forth, explaining that the children would now give a patriotic program in honor of George Washington’s birthday. The curtains were drawn and all the children revealed, each holding a flag. A paper shield also contained a date, and each recited some bit of history made by Washington and his men, of that date. The program was fine and the children and Miss Gunsett. who drilled them, are to be complimented. The patriotic program as announced was given by the high school yesterday, in celebration of both Lincoln's and Geerge Washingon's birthday anniversaries and was very fine, many visitors attending. The soldiers and W. R. C. attended and war talks were given by Joshua Parrish, Simeon Fordyce, Dan Shackley and F. F. Freeh. "Patriotism Day” was fittingly observed by the children of the Chris(Contmued on Page 2) USED CASOLINE Chas. Eaton, Bluffton, Probably Fatally Burned While Starting Fire. HOUSE TOOK FIRE Well Known Timber Man Used Gasoline Thinking it Was Coal Oil. Bluffton. lnd. Feb. 21, —(Special to Dally Democrat,) —Charles Eaton, aged fifty, owner of a saw mill at Wiltshire, Ohio and one in this city and also the owner of a pool room here, was perhaps fatally burned at eight o'clock this morning when he attempted to start a 11 rein the stove at Ills home. He made the mistake of getting hold of the gasoline can instead of the coal oil and threw a liberal supply on the kindling. When he lighted it an explosion followed and he was so badly burned about the face and arms that the flesh fell away. It Is thought ho inhaled some of the flames und his recovery is considered almost impossible. The house took fire, but the department soon hud the flames under control, with about S2OO damage to the house. — o— ■ POLICE COURT. Late Friday afternoon Chief of Police Melchl was called to the Kllck tile factory In west part of town arrest five men, on a vagrancy charge who had been loitering around the milt They were taken before Mayor Christen, und as neither of the men had committed sny offense serious enough to have a Jail sentence serious ed on them, they were ordered to get out of town ss soon as possible, which they did. The men gave their names as Burt ay. John Moody, Jacob Jacoby. Oscar Maltaln and Leo Crts well.

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* AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. ■ Frank Sholty Returns to Decatur on Visit. i- Frank Sholty and son, Vallerle, of Absornkre, Okla., are here visiting with Ills only brother, B. W. Sholty. This is the first time In twenty-five years that Mr. Frank Sholty has been here, and the visit is one of mutual pleasure. Mrs. Sholty Is visiting in 1 Fort Wayne with a sister, but is 111 and unable to come here at this time. The Sholty family lived In Arizona, j California and Montana, and will return to Indiana, locating in Fort Wayne. LAY IN COLD BARN _____ Several Hours After Experiencing Sudden Attack of 1 Tit Illness. I„— , , 1 JOHN A. MUMMA 1 J Recovered from Severe At--1 tack—Herman Seheiber is s Very Low. i ~~~ John A. Mumma, a prominent farmer of Union township, was able to ( come to town yesterday, having rei covered from a harrowing experience ) of a few days previous. Mr. Mumma 1 had gone to the bam on Wednesday - afternoon to take some warm blank- * ets out for his horses. He was seized 1 with a sudden attack of stomach troui ble which felled him to the floor of

the barn. He became so ill that he was unable to get back to the house • and lay there for two hours or more - before found. By that time he was - so chilled that he lost consciousness - and was in quite a bad condition when . the doctor was called. Fortunately. - he recovered rapidly from the shock ‘ and exposure and other illness, and U • in his usual health attain. He is the I father of Mrs. Wilhelm, with whom he visited yesterday. The W. A. Kuebler family received a Tiffin paper containing a notice of the serious illness of Herman Scheiber. a former Decatur merchant. He 1 is suffering from cancer of the mouth. 1 He had been taking the radium treat- ’ ment at Cleveland, Ohio, but was not benefited and has now returned to Tiffin and in Mercy hospital, very low. ' He was egaged in business here with Mr. Zalim of Huntington, about thirty years ago. but is now engaged with ills son in the manufacture of church furniture at Tiffin. , Miss Helen Wilhelm, daughter of ’ Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilhelm, has recovered from the grip. CURTAINS ABLAZE Were Carried Out by Mrs. » Sam Howard and Son and Thus Averted .A BAD FIRE » ' On Tenth Street—FurnishI » ings of Parlor Slightly \ i Damaged. ? _____ l s A bad Are was narrowly averted at • the home of Mr .and Mrs. Sam Howard 3 on Tenth street yesterday afternoon, t which resulted only In a damage ol , some of the household goods. Mrs. i. Howards son had lighted Ills cigar and In lifting his hand threw the lighted match against the lace cur tains In the big window In the parlor. >• In an Instant the flame was leaping up k the fllmy drapery. Mrs. Howard n caught down one curtain and rushed a cut doors with the flames leaping high, a wlille the son grabbed down the ollirer and trampled out the blase. The n blind was burned Into two pieces, Uie a curtain pole and rug were burned, n Both Mrs. Howard and son had their t hands slightly blistered in putting out i, the Are. but consider themselves forr tunate In getting it under control bell fore the house was doomend. insuri- ance was carried on the furnishings and the loss will be partially covered.

THE SCHOOL LAWS r Os State Were Discussed by r t t Lutheran Ministers of the County. i IAT A CONFERENCE In This City—Allen County Minister Asks Aid in Building Church. The Adams County Lutheran Ministerial association held their regular meeting in First National bank Friday afternoon from 1 to 3 o'clock and there discussed problems of mutual interest. This time the discussion was of chapter 213, of the laws of Indiana, covering the act concerning the school age of children. This was gone over thoroughly that the minister* might inform the members of their congregations relative to the same. The children are sent chiefly to t he parochial schools conducted by the church. Revs. Dornseif, Preuss. Hoffman, Kwh and Wehmeyer were present. They were joined Inter by Rev. Kohlmeyer of New Haven, who is also pastor of the little charge three miles from Monroeville. The latter charge has at present but twelve members, but they are arranging to build a $5,000 church in the town of Monroeville. They have already raised SI,OOO and have the promise of SIOOO or S2OOO from Monroeville and are trying to raise the remainder among the congregations of this district. Adams

county ministers pledged their support. o SERVICES AT M. E. CHURCH Two special services will be held at the Methediat cbur< h Sunday. In the morning at 10:30, Mrs. Celestlne Bernlieim of Chicago, a converted Jewess will give a talk on her home missionary work. This will he under the auspices of the Woman”s Home Missionary society. In the afternoon at 2:30, Dr. Grose, president of DePauw university, will give a talk before the Methodist Brotherhood. THE COURT NEWS Closing Matter of Purchase of Three Sets of Gravel Road Bonds. NEW CASES FILED Letters of Administration Issued to Son in George Garard Estate. A representative of Wilds a Company. Indianapolis, was here today closing the matter of the purchase of three sets ot road '.Kinds sold Wednesday by County Treasurer W. J. Arch bold to Wilds & Co., the lucky bidders. They got then) at a premium of 1125 and accrueo interest. The bonds follow: Hoop road. $2,640: Stimuli. s■!.380; Inch. *7.760. On account of relationship. Judge D. K. Smith is disqualified to serve In the Hale guardianship, and Shafer I'c terson Is appointed and assumed jurisdiction as special Judge. Sugge* thin of the death of James I’. Hale, guardian of Helen. Mary and William Hale was made and upon request of the two older wards, Silas W. Hale was appointed their guardian, and was ordered to give *3,000 bond. The executor of tile J. I*. Hale estate (lied report for him as guardian, which was approved and the funds In the executor's hands are ordered, turned over to the new guardian, 8. W. Hale The partition suit of Frit* Koenig va. Lillie M. Hendricks ot at. was dismissed and costa paid. Samuel Soldner's current report a* guardian ot Adam Bchw»rt*cntruber was approved and the guardian Is ordered to proceed to settle claims [against ward's estate without admin Istratton. He Is also ordered to pur (Continued on Page 3)

| I WALTER RUNYON GOES FREE Crnwfordsville, lnd., Fell. 20—Wulter Runyon, on trial here on u charge of muderlng Arlie Stull at Wayne--1 town, six months ago. was found not guilty by a Jury in the circuit court late today. The jury was out twenty minutes. As soon as Ihe verdict was rendered Mrs. Edith Runyon, who has sat beside her husband during the weary > weeks of trial, threw her arms around his neck and cried. Relatives of ihe couple crowded around them to r congratulate Runyon upon his acquittal and others rushed to the jury box and shook hands with the jurymen. As soon as Runyon and Ills wife could free themselves from their juhilent friends they shook hands with each member of the jury and thanked htm for the verdict. o AWARDCONTRACT The Grandstaff and Huser Ditches Sold Today at the Surveyor’s Office. STAUFFER & LEHMAN Os Berne Get Contact for Building Blue Creek Township School. The office of Architect Oscar Hoffman was a busy place at 10 o’clock this morning, when the bids for the building of a modern school house in Dist. No. 1, Blue Creek township, and for the installation of a steam heating system in same, were opened. The bids were opened by Trustee Frank C. Wechtcr and his advisory board. Seven bidders were present with their bide. After each one bad >w.nn gone over carefully and figured up. Stauffer a- Lehman of Berne were awurdt-d the contract, their bid being $7,610. The bids for the plumbing and heating were filed separately. Five bidders were in cotnpetion for this. A. J. Moser & Co. of Berne were awarded the contract both for the plumbing, and the heating plant. . their hid being $6lB for the heating i plant, and $B6l for the plumbing. The school house Itonds In the sura of $6,300 were purchased by the Old Adams County hank, they paying a premium of $lO4. The new school is to be a modern one. and will be fitted i out in the most up-todate manner, it , will be a one-story building, with a basement, gravel roof, and of Hanover Bossage, red pressed brick. The bids presented to the trustee and ad - vlsory board were as follows: Generai Contract Bid*. Stauffer & Lehman, Berne. .$7,610.00 Fred Hoffman, Decatur 7.790.00 i J. C. Adams, Wlllshtre 7,955.00 Win. Christen, Rockford ... 8,185.00 i W. O. Newlin, Monroe 8.420.00 Mann A- Christen. Decatur.. 8,465.00 Linn X- Patten, Decatur .... 9.050.00 i Heating and Plumbing Bid*. A. J. Moser Co., Berne. steam heat 618.00 | Statue, plumbing 861.00 | I.lge Heating A- Ventilating i Co., heating and plumbing i combined 1,587.00 Berne Hardware Co., steam 767.00 t Christen A Smith, steam i heating 825.00 | Same, plumbing 950.00 P. J. Hyland, steam heating 820.00 Same, plumbing 955.00 Crandstaff and Huser Oitche*. Bids for the construction of the Grandstaff ditch and the Peter Huser ditches. No*. 1, 2. and 3, all in Blue Creek township, were opened this morning In the office of County Surveyor Phil L. Marklln. The Grand staff ditch, the larger of the three, was awarded to John Mayer, his hid being $3,216.25. The length of the ditch I* 9,747 feel. Work Is to commence by March 1, and it will be com pleted by July 1. Other bidders on Ihe ditch were Myer. Mynr A Rich ards, 1.. W. Franks and Samuel But ler. of Decatur and Phi! Schlefer stein. The Jacob Huser ditches. Nos. 1, 2. and 3, were awarded to Thurman A Gottachalk. his bids being for No. i 1. 1.400 feet in length, $180; No. 2. 4.000 feet. $524.68; No. 3. 6,000 feet. $760.02. The work on this ditch will i commence March 1 and must be com pleted by June 1. Jacob Huser was the ony bidder on this ditch, besides Mr. Uootschalk

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HIGH IN THE LIST Harry Fisher of Decatur Eighth Grade is One of Nine Whose TUBERCULOSIS ESSAY Received Honorable Mention Among Those of 300,000 Children of State. ************** * INDIANA PUPILS WIN DISTINCTION. * * * Gold Medal—Mary Vrbovec, * =: Eighth Grade pupil, Elkhart. * Silver Medal Ruth Morgan, * Jintison School, Dearborn county. * Honorable Mention — Leila * i Mitchell, Jackson county; Bessie * Reinhart, Pulaski county; Paul * Allen. Richmond, Wayne county: * * Mary McKee. Glenwood, Fayette * * county; Della Wells, Orphans' * * Home, Ft. Wayne, Allen county; - * Howard (’. Knapp. Knox county: * 4 Hurry Fisher. Decatur, Adams * * county; Jewell Moll, Indianap- * * olis, Marion county; Margaret * Moist. Union City. Randolph v * county. * ************** Harry Fisher, whose essay on tuberculosis, was one among nine which received honorable mention in the state contest, is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Fisher of Madison St. this city. He is a pupil in the eight!! grade in the elass taught by Miss Grace Coffee. He is a bright young r fellow, and Decatur can feel proud of his ability in writing an essay that received honorable mention with eight others in a contest in which 300,000 children of the Indiana schools participated. The local contest was field have in Dqyember and Harcyai essay was the best of those submitted* here, and was sent to the state contest. Winners in the state wide tuberculosis composition contest recently conducted at the office of the Indiana Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, 203 Public S avings insurance Building, indianapoiis. The news, which will lie of particular interest to the more than 300,000 pupils who took part was made possible through the work of the grading committee, made up of Charles Greathouse, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Dr. J. N. Hurty. Secretary of the State Board of Health, and Prof. Severance Burrage for many years connected with the faculty of Purdue University. Under the plan worked out hy the state anti-tuberculosis society under whose auspices the contest was held, three ribbon prizes were given to the three best compositions written in each room. The best composition was then turned over to the county school superintendent who selected the best in the lot to be entered In the state contest for the gold and the silver medal. So many meritorious papers were written that the state antituberculosis society decided to give a bronze medal for the best composition in each county. After reviewing the best composition written in each county, the committee In charge of the contest issued tin* following statement: "To the Indiana Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis:" Your committee selected to grade eotnposlt lons on tuberculosis written by grade school pupils in tndlunu In accordance with the conditions fixed by you In the recent state wide contest. has awurded the gold medal (first prizei to Mary Vebovec of Elkhart and tiie * liver medal (second pri'ie) to Ruth .Morgan of the Jimlson School, Dearltorn county. So many meritorious compositions were submilled to your committee that we found great difficulty lit selecting the two best. We feel however, that honorable mention should lie given l,dln Mitchell, Jackson county; Bessie Reinhart, Pulaski county: Paul Alien. Richmond, Wayne county; Mary McKee, Glenwood. Fayette county; Harry Fisher. Decatur. Ad atns county; India Wells, County Orphans Home, Ft Wayne; Howard C. Knapp. Knox county; Jewell Moll, Indianapolis and Margaret Moist Union City. Randolph county. We be lleve that this composition work on lubersulosls by Indiana school children lias greatly advanced your cant(Continued on 2)