Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 50.

MEXICANJHTAIRS Foreign Ministry Asserts That Clements Was Mexican. Not American. WILL PAY MONEY Rebel Leaders of Northern Mexico Would Settle in Cash for Benton Death. Mexico City, Feb. 28,—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—The Mexican for elgn ministry today asserted that Clements who was killed by the federal* was a Mexican citizen and that the United States had no right to demand retribution. The foreign minister said the Huerta government would do its best to protect the life and property of non combatants. One hundred soldiers of the garison at Chipala mutinied today, killing their colonel r.nd turning the town over to the rebels. Chihuahau, FW. 28, —(Special to Daily Democrat,) —General Villa declared today that the breach between he and General Corenxo is false. “I nsknowledge but one superior and that I is Corenzo." said Villa. The attack on Bureon is being held up by the I investigation of the death of Benton Washington. D. C.. Feb. 28—(Spec J ial to Dally Democrat)—The rebel leaders In northern Mexico are willing i ' to pay damages to the relatives of \v I S. Benton if such action would plea ■ England and help to close the Incident. Word to that effect was received to . day unofficially. Infordfetion front i British source is that raonev . .>uid no’ j satisfy England unless ft could be ■ shown that he was killed in self de i feitse or under orders of a leeal court ■ martial. England will mak" no other move until the investigation by the* United Slates is ended. In pite of Villa's assertion today the autl > riti> here are beginning to feed that Coren ■ to has no authority over Villa. o — WARNER'S FEATURES AT THE LYRIC NEXT WEEK Warner’s features will bo installed,! at the Lyric again next week. Sever | al weeks ago these wonderful pictures ] were offered to the patrons a a ' try I out," and they have proven so -tn ■ | ful that the management intends to offer them daily commencing with] Monday matinee. These pictures are considered the very beet motion pie ; turee on the market, each and every one is a three-reel production with an all star cast of artists. The price will remain five cents.' If you a r looking, for iiargalns In motion pictures and j photoplays of quality and quantity combined, you should not fail to at-, tend the parformattt e Monday night and see what a magnificent program ■ I* presented for this extremely low : price of admission The Warner pictores are shown elsewhere for an admission of ten eent*. The program for today will be a two-reel feature entit led "In the Fire Light." an American drams, -bat I* very exciting and thrill Ing. A comedy Keystone, with the comedy police force and the performtng bears entitled. "A Hunting He Would Go." This is a positive side apittcr and If you are looking for it good cure for the grouch, don't mis* the bill today. The admission today will be five cent*. VENCEN MAY ft? OVER. The condition of Su’tka Vencen, I tho Hungarian I’oHoek. who warhoe at Ohio (Tty early Thursday .Morning, by hi* companion in an Erie frefght car. still continues to be very grave, but it Is believed that he will make n complete recovery in n short time.*— Van Wert Dully Times. RAISE FOR MAIL CARRIERS. (United Fre«n Service) Washington, I). C.. Feb. 28—(Special to Dally Dome rat)—An lncrvas> In the maximum pay of rural carriers to 11.200 was adopted by the senate to day in the first discussion of th* post office appropriation bill. It I* heller ed It will be passed before adjournment today. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. T prove whether yure reley pop« Inr ur Jl»t convenient, muve t th out skirts.

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bl government and the mails. (United Press Service) Washington, I). C„ Feb. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —-Postmaster ° General Burleson is renewing a request to congress for government owned mail cars, it was learned today. An effort will lie made to have congress provide $200,000 for cars and their operation In carrying the mails. r ' ° "" - WILL RETURN SUNDAY Prof. C. E. Spaulding, city school > superintendent. Is expected to return tomorrow from his week's visit in the cast. He attended the National Convenion of City School Superintendents at Richmond, Virginia, and also visited in various cities of the east. READY FOR WORK Township Assessors and Their Deputies Meet to Get Instructions. AND THEIR SUPPLIES Begin Work Monday—Will Report Thereafter Every Week. i The township assessors and their assistants met with County Assessor ' George Gentis today and received ini structlons and supplies for their an- ; iual work which begins Monday, | .March 15. This year the true value of the goods must be set out in the column of the I person assessed, and then the true ' < h value, lew twenty-five per cent, ■. to be carried over into the assesors' i column. The three-fourths value is chat which is taken us the basis of I taxation, but the full cash value is set ' out to aid in aqualization. Each week, until through, the as-i-ssors will report to County Assesor George Gentis, and he in turn, at the conclusion of tho work, to the I tate tax board. Thus an equalizipion of assessment will be furthered. The next meeting will be in this city i next Saturday with the county asses- ! sor. There Is one new assessor—J. D. Brown, of Kirkland township. He sue--1 ceeds William Zimmerman, who re Igned. Mr. Brown is the democratic I nominee for assessor. Besides the township assessors, their deputies were also present. They Lire John Cline, deputy. Root townhip: John Meyer. Washington townI hip; David Coffee and Page Blacki burn, Decatur: John Soldner and Mr. 'sprunger. Monroe township; Mr. Burris. Wabash township. DIED JN_ IflWfl Death of Letitia Jane Sager Occurred This Month in Sioux City. WAS ILL LONG Mention of Her Critical 11lness Was Made Some Time Ago in Democrat. Relatives here have received word of the death of a former Decatur lady. Mr*. Letitia Jane Huger, which occurred In Sioux (Tty. lowa. February 2. Mention of her critical (line** was made some time ago in the Democrat. She was Hie wife of Eli Hager, who la living. She also leaves two sons. Em , rson and Melvin Davis. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Columbus Harrison, pioneer resident* of this county. Mra. Hegar was the last of a family of fifteen nnd during the last i two years she suffered the loss of > three brothers and a sister. CIVIC LEAGUE NOTICE I —- t A called meeting of the Civic league Is announced for Monday evening s’ the Smith & Bell olttce. I. Mis* Zelma Nelson who has been i ill of typhoid fever I* better nnd will probably be able to be out tomorrow.

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iDEATH AJIELIEF r Mrs. Esaias Dailey Sucl cumbs at 1:30 O’clock This Morning. WAS ILL LONG i From Tumorous AffectionHad Been Teacher in the , County Schools. Delaura May Bunner Dailey, aged thirty-nine years and eleven days, wife of Essais VV. Dailey, residing near Bobo, died tills morning at 1:30 o'clock at the family home. Mra. Dailey had been in poor health for the past two years, and grew gradually worse. She had been suffering from a tumorous affection and yesterday afternoon, Dr. Duemling of Ft. Wayne. Dr. Jones of Berne, and local physicians went to the home in consultation. It was though an operation for the removal of the tumor would bring relief, but it was found that she was too seriously ill to withstand an operation and it was not performed. Mrs. Dailey was formerly Miss D elaura Bunner, being a daughter of the late Eugene Bunner. She was born February 17, 1875, near Bobo, and tier entire life was spent in that vicinity. She was a teacher in the county schools for many years and was very favorably known and well liked by all. In young womanhood she was married to E. W. Dailey. Besides the husband she leaves her mother and a sister. Miss Bertha Bunner, a teacher in the Bobo schools, the mother and sister residing with Mr. and Mrs.' Dailey. She also leaves three other I sisters. One resides in Kokomo. Another, Mrs. M. Sarf. lives at Gideon. ! Mo., and another. Mrs. Annice Dull, at Glenmore, Ohio. The funeral will lie Monday after noon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist < church at Bobo. Burial will probably| be at Mt. Tabor. YOUNG MAN DEAD Forest Helm, One of Deca-! tur’s Promising Young Men, Died at 2 O’clock THIS MORNING Had Been Sick About Three Week—Death is a Great Shock to Family. — Little did the Joseph Helm family of this city think when they retired last evening that the deatli anr-cl was hovering over their youngest son. Forest. or tliat they would be awakened with the sad tidings of bls deatli at 2:20 this morning. Such was the case, when Mrs. Ralph Swearinger, a sister of tlie young man, informed them of his sudden deatn. Forest took sick two weeks ago last Monday with a severe cold and liver trouble. He hud a slight fever in connection with III* sickness at first, but this was cheeked last Thursday, and since that time his temperature had been about normal. Yesterday lie was feeling better than that he had at any time since he took sick, and the physician tn charge said that lie would now give him a tonic to build up on. The best of hopes were extended for his recovery, only to have them b lasted early this morning. Just before the hand of death readied tlie sick man, he arose In bed, sut there for a minute nnd with rolling eyes he fell back on the pillow dead. Hl* sister. Mr*. Swearmger. was at Ills bedside. He bud not been conscious for two weeks, and when he talked It was ill ways In a delirious state of mind. Forest Helm was horn In Decatur. February 25, 1RH8„ being but twentyone years and three days old, and was the youngest member of the Helm family. Hl* promising future lay before him. and It is without doubt that . he would have filled It with great cred It. During his short life he had worked a* a faithful clerk In the Niblick M Company's grocery department. Kuli hnkamp's. nnd In the Girod & Baker I restaurant. He made many friend* in the city, all of whom are filled with

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• grief over his death. 1 The deceased is survived by n griefstricken father and mother, nnd tho following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ralph Swearinger, of Chicago; Mrs. ■ Charles Partlow. Richmond, Ind.; William and Harry, of this city. The funeral will he held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the house or church. o — K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday regular meeting. Some important business to be acted upon; , also talk by Julius Heldeman. The lecturer lias prepared a very interesting program so you will miss it if you fail to attend. G. K. o PROVED FATAL Alvin E. Stephan, Former German Teacher at Decatur, Died Today • IN THE HOSPITAL At Lafayette—Left Here Three Weeks Ago Today —Sad Death. Alvin E. Stephan, of Huntington, former teacher of German in the Decatur high school, died this morning in the hospital at Lafayette, after a short illness of typhoid fever. Such was the message that came to M. F. Worthman, principal of the Decatur high ; school, tills morning before 8 o'clock, from J. H. Shock, principal of the Las-I ayette high school. Mr. Stephan had been teacher here J since tlie opening of the term lasi , I September, and left three weeks ago I I today for Lafayette, having accepted ' I the offer of a good position in the' ! schools there, which was a promotion ’ \ over the one here. He had not been i i in the best of health tlie entire winter i I while here, hut on arriving at Lafayette, he soon became so ill that he ' was obliged to go to the hospital. For 1 I several days past his condition hus' boon critical and deatli was expected ; at nearly every moment. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. I George Stephan, residing two miles' north of Huntington. After complet- i ing his education in the Huntington high school, he went to Indiana university. completing the four years' j course there last year. He was about i twenty-four years of age. 1 , He was a young man of fine worth. 1 and a most able teacher. During hlr short stay here he made friends of [ all who became acquainted with him. and he was exceedingly well liked. The iKxly will be taken to the home at Huntington and the funeral will be held Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Worthman, «with whom Mr. Stephan I lived while here, will attend, as will 1 doubtless many other*. latter word received here is that Mr. Stephan's funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock from the German Reformed church at Huntington TO REORGANIZE City Band Boys Will Hold a Meeting in Band Room Monday Night. SOME NEW MEMBERS To be Received—Decatur Will Continue to Have Good Music. 1 — Omar Butler announces a call for > s special meeting of tlie city band • boy*. Tills Is set for next Monday evening and will be held in the band , room over the Rex theater building. At this time the reorganization of tlie i band will take place. It I* said that i several new member* contemplate . Joining We organization and will be 1 eagerly welcomed by the old ones. Tho city band has become a roi og- • nized factor in Decatur musical circle* and one that Is highly appreciated. - That they will continue through the ■ coming year, thus assuring the city of i continued excellent music. Is a source i of gratification to all. j

AN UNUSUAL CASE Three Peoples Sisters Were Operated Upon at About Same Time. MISS MAGGIE PEOPLES Has Recovered and Will Arrive Here from Ayr, N. D., This Evening. Mrs. S. E. Brown, who lias been visiting in Ayr, N. D., several weeks with her brother, S. 11. Peoples, and other relatives, Is expected home this evening. She will be accompanied by her sister. Miss Maggie Peoples, formerly of this county, who has been with her brother in the west several years. Miss Maggie underwent a complicated operation six weeks ago in the hospital at Fargo, and has recovered sufficiently to return home. She will accompany Mrs. Brown here. A very unusual thing is that three sisters in tho Peoples family were operated upon at about tho same time. On December 14 Miss Sue Peoples, of Ayr. was operated upon at tlie Fargo hospital. A day or two later, her sister. Miss Eva Peoples, was operated upon at the hospital in Fort Wayne and died a short time afterward... Then a few weeks later, Miss Maggie went through tlie ordeal. Both Miss Sue and Miss Maggie have recovered I nicely. They were born and reared in this county and have many relatives and [ friends here. I 8. E. Brown will go to Fort Wayen this evening to meet his wife and sisi ter-in-law. who will arrive there at I 7:50 tonight. Mrs/Brnwn accompanied her father Ito Ayr when he returned home from I attending to funeral of Ills daughter. Miss Eva. in this city. WILL MOVE SOON E. M. Wagner, Sugar Company’s Agriuulturist, to Move to Michigan. THE COMPANY NEWS — Will Rent Several Hundred Acres of Land—Sell Sugar at Cost to Growers. E. M. Wagner, agriculturist for the | Decatur plant of the Holland-St. I.ouisl Sugar company, is moving his family to St. Louis, Mich., where they for mcrly lived. They are planning to leave here by April 1. Mrs. Wagner who luis heen In poor health for some time, -will enter tlie sanitarium at that place for a course of treatment, which is hoped will restore her tn lienlth. Mr. Wagner will remain here during the summer und will have < hargo of tho crop of beets. He will prolmldy return to St. Louis after Hie season. Tiie sugar company Is making an offer to rent several hundred acres of land In this locality and will plant It In beets. The company Is securing considerable acreage outside (he county but very little In tills immediate vicinity. nnd has decid’d to raise beet* (licoiseives this your. The Toledo and Ottawa piunts nave tlo*isi down for tlie season and tlie acreage from tho*e plants w ill bu taken up by the Decatur company. Farmers of tills county i iould plant beets this year for their own good as well a* Hint of tho company. The management of tho Decatur company han announced that they will furnish sugar to tiicir Leet grower tills year at wholerate prices. This will allow tlie farmers to secure pay fnr raising the beets and to purchase their supply of sugar nt absolute cost saving the Jobbers' and retailers' prof > It. They can only buy for their own use of course.

• FUNERAL OF MRS. FISHER ■ The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Fisher was conducted at the Methodist church this afternoon by tho Rev. I). 2 T. Stephenson, assisted by other ministers. The grandsons of tlie aged lady served us (sill bearers. Tlie isidy was laid to rest in the Reynolds cemetery. Many relatives from a distance attended tlie services, nnd tlie church was filled with tlie many J friends of tlie good woman. CITY BAND NOTICE The city band will meet for reorganization Monday evening in its room over tlie Rex theatre. Several new members are contemplating joining, and a good attendance is desired. REV. KOHN DEAD r r Aged Adams County Minisr ter Succumbed This Morning in Hospital. IN FORT WAYNE Was in Seventy-second Year Was Operated Upon for Liver Trouble. 8. 8. Buchman, of Willshire. Ohio, funeral director, passed through the • city today noon on his way to Fort Wayne to prepare for the removal of the lx>dy of the Rev. H. Kohn to the family home near Willshire, O. Tlie death of the Rev. Horace Kohn occurred tills morning at nine o’clock at the Hope hospital in Fort Wayne. He was operated upon last Wednesday at the hospital for liver trouble, which was lound to be incurable. For many years Mr. Kohn has been a rt'sident of St. Marys township this county. He was a faithful minister in the Methodist church, and lived a long and useful, noble life, being In his seventy-second year at death. His wife and children were at his bedside when he passed away. Mrs. John Wechter. of Blue creek is a daughter. Other children are: Dr. Ernest Kohn, Grover HUI, O.: Clarence. Van Wert, O.: Homer. Lima. O.; Ilira Banta. Lanchrater, Indiana; Florence Smith, residing in the far south. The body will bo taken to tlie home tonight but funeral arrangements have not been completed. 0 .. ! - - CARD OF THANKS. John Tonnelier and children extend their sincere thanks to (lie neighbors, friends and relatives, who assisted them so kindly during the illness and at the time of the deatli of their beloved wife and mother. COL. ARNOLD HERE Will Give His Lecture “The Evolution of American Flag” in This City ON MARCH THE 17TH Has Greatest Display of American and Other Flags Ever Shown in City. Col. Irwin B. Archbold, patriotic Inst ruitor, department of Indiana, of Richmond, Ind., is here today, completing plan* fur Ills lecture here on Friday. March 17. Hl* subject Is "The evolution of tlie American flag.” and i he curries with him the grentost ael- - oction of flags of tills and other nu i tlon* over exhibited any place, ex r cepting In Washington. He has been t fourteen year* in gathering and pre paring hi* exhibit and his lecture will prove the most Interesting ever der liven’d In Decatur. It will be under .lithe auspice* of the G. A. R. and when si the ticket* an« offeri’d for sale they »I should be purchased readily. Every y I school child In Decatur should see c this display of flags and hear Col. Art, Hold's splendid lecture. n Clyde Hendrick* of Monroe was a business visitor in the city today.

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CRUDE COAL OIL t — - I Wm. Johnson Writes Prom--1 setl Story of How This Product is Secured. AND HOW PREPARED What it is and How the Men , Toil in the Fields Handle the Crude Oil. Perhaps no other commercial product used in hourly life by the people in general is so little understood than is crude petroleum. It is a common, every-day expression to speak of filling tlie lamps, you oil your machinery with tlie same unconcerned dignity that you would go to your (aides to eat, but when your oil is exhausted you return to your dealer and not until you meet his steadfast gaze do you think of more than tho errand and perhaps the price as you are digging into tlie lower recesses of your trouser pockets for the required sum. As you notice the wide-awake gaze your merchant gave, you cannot help but tliink he is in a class to itself, and how futile your efforts would be to get along without him and then comes the thought. "What is this oil and frqm wlience comes it?" Tlie Democrat has kindly asked mo to toil you. but as the article in fn’l would occupy more space than coul-t be allowed in a busy paper. I shall t’y at least to give in a condensed fc a talk on crude petroleum.OH is a liydrogen and carbon. It may be divided and called “naptha" and "asphaltum." Where the napth exceeds tlie asphaltum it is termed petroleum. but when the asphaltum predominates it is called mineral tar. Pennsylvania and Virginia oil is transparent, of a red, brick color and very rich in its elements. The midfße west states produce oil that is more or less congealed and from a dark green to an inky black in color. The former commands the best price. Oil is not greatly unlike grain when offered for sale, as it must stand a certain test to demand the market price and is sold by the barrel. A commercial barrel of petroleum contains for-ty-four gallons. The test is made by the use of a hydrometer, which is floated in the liquid. The higher the gravity, the better the grade. Over thirty degrees commands market price. In some localities gas is found immediately above the oil and in Olliers it apparently is together. A gas pressure of sufficient strength in a good oil, libaring sand, *lll carry tlie fluid with it out of tlie earth in a mist or spray. This gives rise to what is termed a "flowing well." Where gas i« not so abundant tho process of extracting it is almost identical to the method used for pumping water from a well. It consists of a “atring" of pipe or tubing the entire dephth of the well. On the lower end of the tubing is a "barrel." or cylinder six feet long and from an inch and three-fourth* to two and three-fourth* in diameter. A joint of pipe is placed under tho working barrel to act as anchor and to avert tlie possibility of a collopse in case the pipe should part or break near the top. as the whol--string of pipe is suspended about a foot off of the bottom of tlie well tn hold it in a perfect perpendicular condition. The fluid passe* through holes punched or drilled immediately below tho barrel through the valve* and out. Tho valves are of brass. Tho lower, or "standing valve" la provided with ring* on the aldo* made of leather which fit snug against the inside nf the barrel. The top ha* a steel crown ■ into which lies a perfectly smooth ’ round atoel ball on a ring, or seat, fitted Into the brass, whose Inside diameter to lea* than that of tho ball. The ' erowtt !i then screwed on nnd nil fluid above finds n positive downward I check here. Tim upper or "traveling valve," wliicli Is secure.! on tlie rods ■ is similar to the other, except that It • Is provided with “cups." These are i concave, made of leather, firm canvas. or canvas and rubber, nnd nro faI miliar to it* as the Scott, Superior. '• Darcovn. Vim, islior. Wear Well ami i' many other*. ) They are open on tho bottom to nd- >’ mit the valve barrel, four being used >■ alternately with liras* rings, the last n cup being secured with a. d. or nut. At the top of tho well above tho rod* and protruding from the tubing Is a steel bar. an Inch and an eighth n thick and eleven feet long, polished, (Continued on Page 3)