Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 57.

BULL MOGSERS ■ STATE PAPES — , - Ma(,e I’irst Appem.mce. ■With B. R. Inman as the Business Manager. .MAKE HARD FIGHT | For Direct Primary L:uv~ ■ Democrats of 13th District to Have Feast. Editors’ w .. ilid , V r weekly fepkn • In Indiana, nas made ds app. u §|l i»< ■ B. K. Inman i, business maiia 9 *** ■»»«* George Stout, editor-in hi. f. HI nan,< * (;f Albert .1. Beveridge up as the Ofs. The Citizen is to be j n, . . HBtor the purpose of makim: .1 lor he bull moose party. H£t! lll<‘ Ilfs! issue it app. i ■t , Ig'lwll moose leaders exp..' ’ F.Tiard fight for a direct primary law to the entire suffrage for women. ! , . •on contains an editorial .or Ttk»v. r li.ilston beenns. the question of : '®HP nil ilaory primary law sii.<n . to tlii> people foi al or disapproval. Beveridge and t • 1 ft BK». leaders have raaini.l,l theirSMNHe new organ goes ait. r governor because ho . a go<- 1 plan to give tile i •tan. o say whetiier tie' " . < ay»ti hat will make it n. t. bold an election for the nomination of all Ban.l dates. g> vi r.-.-f lias not he thli raart meiit of a primnr> ’ ■NSan' he stated that h. f. • r prin. law but he docs la if that will abolish the Me tiwik that as did many of the demm r 9t Hie last session of the % Tie governor has suggest, i Ekjttpc. ot a primary sy«t. ■ I tfie hull tnoosers v.ant <>in\ i • Ban Into consideration. To which is strictly BSp— M Its leaders appar»..ti> i HMtoPb* d to consider the ext-. j ■ , apgi-1..! i they have prep ‘1 nl< 4ion of the people. iJjt Tlie Cltk;-n also tries t.. '• r Mi' present deni.H rati. ’ißll-i lieon very ext rat ay ■ • the hull mooser Hpr.ns ore going to howl mn . ■ '> j the pres.. ut I on the ground t) > it Bkei I lot more cf the p*- p! if-Jpj than was necessary. IFThe Citizen also attempt- ' » Bha- the dem<* ratio part m ludi. na Bp not been friendly to t!.■ ■ j Ppian merely lieeauso a hill pr..tiding j the investigation -alien law wn found to Is- uti■eon st Rational he,-nus. it v,e not prop lbrl> drawn Tin- Citizens utterance Hjtarob.ibh will he taken as oltlctal in j Svirw of the fail that Inman Rt'd Stout I ■ have been elece to tin- hstder lilp all ■the time. Inman had charge of lit** P|nhHclty for the hull moose state com ■•riti' • The new paper says that it Will not do to evade or dodge the equal truffrage issue. “Political organglion* that sidestep tin* suffrage question make more positive the proof of their own decadence or stand- 1 ■L p.i -1 < tn" ft ID sardine the proliable action of tnooKf state convention or al |L , andldate for the t'.'s. senate the new gs -|t »coined to be the general feeling g|S In (be re. • nt ctmf. r. m e of ' ounty and I H district .Imirnten that Mr, Beveridge £■ prot>.it.;> would h. .all. lon to haul the Bum ngbt and that when the state HE , on vent 101 l made the < nil. h<’ would. K UK possible once p.ore a- .pt lb I el- r i l I | , i ■ ,•r »i | I HtVl Wjm filHp him* iiw pr* *h 9jm powers to the making or tie* lies' i>" BB slide flght ip the state." B Beveridge l» now In Washington I He lias imllrated that In* not In ft tend to run for the senate, hut his to' /Tg lowers seem to Ih* pr.-ttv contht-nt t o Ift he will make tlie race. It i worthy B of notice here that the rapoi li- m I era are not a hit pleased w 1,11 | prospect of Beveridge becoming » ! | senatorial candidate. They are afraid f that he will run second If lie head * •'*" . (Continued on Pag** 3>

I DECAT UR DAIIA DEMOCRAT]

| SELF-RELIANT HOME DOCTORS. Is what women are called, who all over I j tills broad land,make their annual col | j lections of roots and herbs and rely upon recipes which our pioneer mothers found dependable for different family ailments. In one of these recipes, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound had its origin and so successful has it proven that there is liurdly a city, town or lmmlet in America when, some woman who has been restored to health by its use does not * residp. o FUNERAL HELD TODAY. Funeral services for Albert Kiess were held today at tlie Friedheim Lutheran church. Mr. Kiess’ death occurred early Friday morning from typhoid fever. MILD SMALL POX Dr. J. N. Hurty, Health Commissioner, Puzzled in Typhoid Situation. MANY LIVES LOST Scores Injured in Two Big Fires Which Destroy Much Property. Indianapolis, March 9, — 'Special to Daily Democrat.) —After slating that mail pox in a mild form is general i . ver the state. Dr. J. N. Hurty. state I health commissioner said today “That I which is staggering me is the situa-j t ion at Decatur. The typhoid sltua-j Mon there is serious. Five deaths | I have resulted out of front 16 to IS I '-a--- . This is an appailiug statistic, jWe have however, definitely traced ' ihe epidemic to one dairy.” St. I.outs, Mo., March 9, —(Special j to Daily Democrat,) —With 45 persons unaccounted for, three known dead i ..nd a score injured in a fire which j i ompletely destroyed the seven story 1 'uHding of the Missouri Athletic club j and Boatman Dank building flumes w . re sweeping to adjoining buildings, i (correct estimate of the dead is out lof the question. Prominent business ! and professional men were trapped in I (heir beds by t he sudden bur st of | tlames which followed an explosion, I and propping their way to tlie winnows hurled themselves to the pavement below. Two mangled bodies j were picked up at 8 a. m.. Thirty streams of water have been playing on the flames with no effect. Only those on the lower floor escaped. Bobbers in the bank building are believed to have caused the fire when they set off a charge under the vault. The dead identified are:- John M. Kicky, general auditor of the Ford Motor Car Co.. C. F. Kessler, janitor iat the Ludlow Saylor Wiye Co.; and James Riley, killed by jumping to the pavement. Clarksburg. W. Va. March 9,—tSpe jclai to Dully Democrat.)—At least I three are dead and three fataiy injured | by Jumping as the result of a disastrous (ire which early today swept out one »• Die principal business blocks. The four storey i-owe building was destroyed and the ten story Union Bunk building was gutted. Cause of the fire Is not known. Washington. D. C„ Mar. 9—(Spe t ial to Dally Democrat»-—The Texas au thorllies must assume responsibility for Saturday night's sensational raid Into Mexico by armed Texans, lln!es» Governor Colquith volunteers an immediate and satisfactory report, ITeeldent Wilson will personally ask for It by wire. If Texas rangers invad <*d Mexican territory over direct opposition to the government. It may lanecessary for tlie government to re buke those who permitted it. The president Intimated that no hasty acI non would la* taken, but that a thor otigh investigation would be made. ••A RUNAWAY FREIGHT." Something new and exciting at tlie I I Crystal tomorrow afternoon and eveni Ing. "A Runaway Freight." In two I I reels, featuring Helen Holmes, leading >• j tndv. and iHso a good comedy for to a day. We have "A Tightwad's Pre* d ent" Kulem Comedy: "The Conver „ »lon of Mr. Anil;" "KWe- ‘lie Forester's Daughter,” featuring Mary Fuller.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, March 9, 1914.

SWIFTLY FATAL 1 y l- Was Illness of Mrs. Millard Cowan-Died Last Night at 12:45. 14 ———— , WELL KNOWN LADY t Succumbed at Home on North Second Street— Was 54 Years Old. After only a few hours serious ill. ness, Effle May, wife of Millard Cowan , died last night at 12:45 o’clock at the family home on North Second street. I at tlie age of 54 years. Death was caused by acute Bright's disease complicated with pneumonia Mrs. Cowan had been in poor health for several weeks, and last week suffered from bronchial trouble. Her condition was not thought serious however, until Sunday morning when she became bedfast. She grew rapidly worse, pneumonia developing, and tills with acute Bright's disease, proved swiftly fatal. Bright's disease, however, is believed to have been the direct cause of her death. With her, when she passed away, were her husband, and all her children, including Mrs. Fred Deinlnger of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who arrived yesterday; and Glen and Florence at home. A siste*. Mrs. Owen Feicht, of Dayton, Ohio, was also at her l>edside when she passed away. Two brothers, George and Glen Harnish, of Dayton, are also surviving memliers of her family. Mrs. Cowan was the daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Harnish. She i was born in East Germantown Indi- ; ana, August 10, 1859. She grew to ; young womanhood and was there marI ried to Millard Cowan, December It, 1887. Much of their married life, with tlie exception of several years when they lived in Hartford City, was spent in Decatur. Mrs. Cowan was reared a German Lutheran, but on coming to Decatur there was no church of this denomination, and she united with the Christian church. She has been a devoted Christian woman, a faithful wife and mother, and the grief over her death is great. She was a mem her of the Rebekah (Continued on Pago 3) TWO BIBS BROKEN Geo. H. Srickler, Prominent Farmer, South of City, Injured. IN A RUNAWAY Rig Strikes Telephone Pole Near Erie—He is Thrown Across Bifggy Side. George H. Strickler. aged fifty, a prominent farmer residing six and a half miles south of the city, was painfully Injured futurduy afternoon in a runaway. Two of the false ribs were broken loose from the cartilage that Joins them to the breast bone, and he was budly bru.sed and shaken up. The accident happened on Mercer avenue near the Erie railroad. Hi* I young home frightened at an Erie en • gine and started to run. Tlie cal) was i thrown against a telephone pole and .Ithe jolt threw Mr. Strickler from his -; seat and across the side of the Imggy. He munuged to ;io>d to the tines und I Joseph Schilling und Janies Ferguson, - hastening to tiia assistance, stopped • the horse before more serious Injury happened. Mr. Strickler was taken to the home of his son, Gilbert Ht.lekler, who lives on Mercer avenue, where a physician was called who bandaged tlie Injured man. He was able to be tnk»n borne that evening, and this morning Ills i» non, Gilbert, who returned from Ills • father’s home, where he had been as--3 ; Isting In caring for him. reports that 5 he is resting well and will get along >. u || right, unless inflammation uhould set in. o - - [• Hope Hoopengardner Is reported as r. being Improved.

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STOLE GROCERIES. * Petty thieves nre making their tracks in tills city, and are busy stealing groceries from the wagons left 1 standing while the drivers ond owners aro about the city doing other shopping. Saturday afternon a case was reported as having occurred back of the Runyon and Engeler grocery. A goodly amount of groceries were tak- , en from the back of a wagon while the owner of tlie goods was doing other shopping. O ; 1 BIRTH OF DAUGHTER. Rosella Clara ia tlie name of the big baby girl that made her arrival at the Clem Lengerlch home Sunday morning. Doth mother and babe are doing line. The mother was formerly Miss Catherine Case of this city. chljrcTjotes Dr. Davidson Gave a Fine Talk on Sunday School Work at METHODIST CHURCH Many Practical Pointers— Wilton R. Boone Spoke at Christian Church. Dr. \V. J. Davidson, head of the religious educational department of the theological school of Northwestern university, at Evanston. 111., filled the pulpit at tlie Methodis church Sunday morning and evening, and gave splen rid sermons. During tile Sunday school period, he made observation, and at 3 o'clock met the Sunday school teachers and officials,,and representatives of all Sunday schools interested In tlie work, and gave a two hours' talk. His address covered the Sunday school Held. He spoke in general of the work and made suggestions growing out of his observation during the morning, where the work can be strengthened and improved. His talk was a most helpful and inspiring one and local members believe that he is one of the greatest men that the local church has ever heard. He was formerly presiden of Nehrasga university. and is a well known educator and minister. He is now devoting himself to Sunday school work. The fine talk given by Wilton U. Boone, on the Noxubee industrial school of Wls.. conducted there for negro pupils, was heard by a large audience at the Christian church, and much appreciated. This is a part of the home jnisslon work conducted by the church, and It was brought to them in an intimate way. to FUNERAL SUNDAY. Funeral services for Homer Chester Winner, son of William T. Wtaner, were eonductcd Sunday from the Baptist church, the Rev. R. N. Ball officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood cemetery. HE BRINGS SUIT Charles H. Middleton Sues G. R. & I. for 15,000 Damages. WAS HURT HERE i While Coupling Car at the Beet Plant Switch December 4, 1912. ) , Charles H. Middleton has brought i suit In the local federal court In Fort i Wayne through his attorneys,. Skltes, i Green & Bkiles and Marker ft Fuell tier, for 916.0U0 damages against the > G. R. ft I. railroad. Mr. Middleton ali leges that on December 4, 1912. when i lie was working In tlie employ of the ■ road and working at Decatur switcht ing cars from tlie plant of the beet [ sugar factory there, he was told to I work by hand an automatic coupler that was out of commission. In doing this, lie alleges, his right foot was so i badly Hurt that It was necessary to amputate It übovi; he ankle.

OHIO NASJLAIM On Dennis and LcVan Baker—Murder Committed Mercer County. DECIDES GRAND JURY To be Taken There for Trial —Geo. Baker, the Father, Allowed Liberty. The Portland Commercial-Review says: -“All contention over jurisdiction in tlie case of LeVun and Dennis Baker was settled Saturday when the grand jury (Bed a report returning no indictment against them, on the contrary, finding that the murder of Wilbur E. Phillips was committed November 29, in Mercer county, Ohio. The men have been held in the county jail pending the grand jury’s action. "The grand Jury tiled its report with Judge Moran Saturday morning stating that they had been in session for tlie past four days, and that they had examined a total of twenty witnesses. With reference to the Phillips murder they find no cause of action in the state of Indiana against the two confessed murderers, and additionally return no indictment against George Baker, father of LeVan Baker. “In order to hold the two Bakers, tw oaffidavits were filed Saturday, charging I**Van and Dennis Baker with being fugitives from justice. Thi warrants were served upon the pris oners and their hearing was set for Monday at 2 p. m. No charges were filed against George Baker, tlie father of LeVan Baker, a:id lie will tie released and allowed to return to IBs family at Celina. "The Mercer county officiala wore notified of the action of the grand jury and they will apply at once to Governor Ralston for IBs signature to the proper requisitiou papers. They have the paper bearing the signature of Governor Cox of Ohio. Should the officers get the papers before Thursday a hearing will be held at once. Before the men enn to turned over to Ohio officers they will be required to reimburse Jay county for all expense that has been incurred in tlie capture and detention of the two men. Under the terms of this law this county will have no expense in the entire matter." FOR MISSING BOY Are Parents in Terre Haute Searching—Sheriff Durkin and Coroner ARE ASKED TO HELP Boy Answering Description Was Found in Box Car in Indiana. Sheriff Durkin, with other sheriff* and coroners of Indiana. Ohio and other states, has been asked to help ill getting some clew tn the locating of Pat Feller, aged eighteen, sun of John Keller. 834 Souh Eighth street, Terre Haute, hid. He was lust heard of February 21. and at that time was coming west from Mclkmlud. Pa. He was without funds. A boy answering ills description Is known to Imvo been found dead a week ago In a (mix ear In an inuiunu town, fits parents of tlie Feller boy are very much concerned over his mysterious disappearance and wish to leuve nothing undone tu locate their boy. lie was of Mtender build, five feet amt alx Inches tall, weighed 12(1 pounds, Imtl light hair, and worn a blue serge suit, witli overcoat and cap. At one time Ills left elbow was dislocated, and this may prove a dtstln gulshlng mark. Any Information concerning him will be gratefully received by the par eats. The family of Auditor T. 11. Halt .-.oil received a card from Mrs. Ilnltaell at i'h,tries City. lowa, that their son. * Wnlter. who la ill of typhoid in the * lit ■spital there, shows continued Improvement. ■ jf

| I LITTLE GIRL FAINTED. Ho Dilley, aged twelve, who makes her home with her grandmother, Mrs. Joe Hower,, fainted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the racket store, and was carried into the drug store, where a physician was called. It was an hour or two before she rallied ami was able to be taken home in a carriage. It is thought the attack was due ’ to a weak heart. o ( FUNERAL AT GREENCASTLE. Tlie body of Bishop Bowman, a man high in Methodism, who died nt tlie home of his daughter in Orange, N. J. last Tuesday at the age of ninetyseven years, was brought to GreeneasLe for burial. He was a former president of Dcpauw university. AS TO BUSINESS Man of National Reputation Writes Berne Citizen in Reply to Article FROM THE WITNESS Declares Conditions Excellent and Predicts Best Year in History. The following is in part the reply sent to a well known Berne citizen from one of tiie best posted men in the nation, in reply to a letter of inquiry in which „as included a clipping from the Berne Witness on th:* democratic legislation, and how it had affected business: “I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 26th ultimo and note whet you say with reference to certain complaints having been made against the new tariff law by some of our republican friends. In this connection I desire to say that a great many misrep resentalions have been made purely for political purposes. Tlie faets are. the new tariff law has not closed u i-ingle factory anywhere In the United States, neither lias it thrown a single man out of employment. Mr. Gompers testified a few weeks ago before one of the committees here that there were as many men employed throughout the United States as there was one year ago. two years ago and three years ago. and almost as many as there were four years ago; and that labor conditions were very satisfactory indeed, in fact, everybody predicts a very prosperous year for 1914. There are always a large number of idle men in the big cities throughout the country during tlie months of January and February, but when the weather turns warm there will be employment for everybody. “There has also been some talk about the Importation of Argentine | corn, but the truth about the matter I is. all the Argentine corn that ha# tieen coming into the United States’ would not fet'd the horses of our stale' one single day. Notwithstanding tho | fart that a few our our republican | friends nre complaining alsmt the. new tariff law placing farm product* on the free list, practically everything raised on the farm today Is higher than it was one year ago, so that If j they are going to credit price- to tar 5 Iff legislation we democrats surely de serve a greut d»*al of credit so far as j the tariff on farm products Is'con- 1 cerned. Ten out of eleven of the prln cipul products of the farm are bring ing higher prices today tlian they were a year ago. Therefore, I enn ace no reason why any farmer should complain about the tariff, especially in view of the fact that practically every thing he buy* has been placed on the free list. Tlie truth Is. the enactment of the tariff law gave the farmer the first square deal he ever had so far ns tariff legislation is concerned. Here tofore he Imd sold III* product* on a free trade market In competition with the world, and then bought the things he hat! to have on a protective market, paying enormous prlce**to the trusts ■ and combinations. Under our law h< (lot only sells his products on a free 1 trade market, but he buys the things he must have on 0 free trade mar I ***!. "There Is no question but wtiat tlie democratic party h»* redeemed Its ' pledges mad" to the people, and the t country as a whole Is satisfied with . the administration, and I predict next * fall one of the greatest democratic landslides In the history of the enim try."

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TO STATE MEET •fi i. • r High School Basket Bail *, Team Will Leave ThursS i day for Bloomington. i- , e STARTS TOURNAMENT Series Games With Rochest ter--Geneva Independents Play Here Tonight. Bright and early Thursday morning the basket ball team, of tlie Decatur I high school will leave for Biootning- | ton, where they will start tlie state tournament series of basket ball games at Indiana university. Those 1 going from here are Kenneth VanciL "Boomer" Falk, Byard Smith, Robert Guinn, Frank Miller, Claude Guy. and possibly Frank Ixise. Mr. Worthman will also accompany them. The contest will open at 7 a. m.. Friday morning and Decatur and Rochester will play the first game. Tills meet will be ope of tlie largest of its kind ever held In the state. Seventy-seven high schools are now entered. The schedule for the first round of the tournament as It was drawn by the high school officials is us follows: Friday, 7 a. m. —Decatur vs. Rochester, Sharpsvilie vs. Tipton, Southport vs. Whiting. Bra.-.i! vs. New Richmond. Friday, Ba. m. Nappanee vs. Nor: it Manchester. Roanoke vs. West Lafayette, Marion vs. Anderson, I-ufayette vs. Seymour. Friday, 9 a. m. —Bway:.ee vs. Mfshawaka, t'rawfordsville vs. i'lalntield. Orleans vs. M. T. H. Lebanon vs. Amboy. Friday. 10 a. m.—Albion vs. Milroy, Milan vs. Wingate, Decker vs. New Bethel. Whiteiand vs. New London. Friday, 11 a. in.—Liberty Center vs. Rockville. Monovia vs. Pendleton. We*ipot vs. Interlaken, Marco vs. Connersvilie. Friday. 1 p. m. —Jasper vs. Cutler, Edinburg vs. Richmond, Gary vs. Wolcott, Thorntown vs. Oaktandon. Friday, 2 p. in. —Burlington vs. Kokomo. Bloomington vs. Clinton, Wav aka vs. Franklin, Brookville va. Rensselaer. Friday, 3 p. in - itoesvllle vs. Lacrosse, Centerville vs. Vincennes, Newcastle vs. Vcvay. New Ajhany vs. New Winchester. Friday. 4 p. m. New Augusta vs. » Martinsville, Amo v**. Sliortridge. Ligi.nicr vs. Culver, Bluaton vs. Smithx llle. Friday. 5 p. m. Akron vs. Broad Ripple. Bedford vs. Paoli. Darlington drew a bye in tlie first round. A Bloomington correspondent has the following to say of the meet: Bloomington, inn.. Mar. S —With the I entries to tlie state high school basket .ball tournament closed, and the assurance tliat seventy-five teams will compete, arrangements are being made at the Indiana university to take 1 -are of the biggest crowd of visitors lever at the university. Six hundred | men will compete on the teams, and It I Is expiH-ted that two thousand visitors I will accompany the teams. Excursions will lie run on lioth tlie Monon und Illinois Central roads Into Bloomingion during the tournament. 1 Tlie Bloomington Commercial club is { co-operating witn tlie university in I procuring rooms for tlie visitors und it I is proliable that every vacant risim in | Bloomington will lie utilized during I (to three days* If there an* nm I enough ram* available plans have been made to bring here tlie Indiana Na- > 11toiiwl Guard cote from indlumipoßs • and set them up in tho university 1 building. I In arranging the schedules the stuto 'I high school officials will attempt to 1 give every team as much rest between • the games as possible. There will tie • Inn break In the playing after It hit:> -1 started on Thursday morning, and »j each team will be eliminated after It ■ has met defeat. Four floors will bo • lysed the men’s gymnasium, tlie wo- . man’s gym. the Bloomington armory, stand the auditorium of the student I building. It is thought there wilt bo sI no difficulty in arranging the acheds | a|e conveniently witli all of these 1.1 Moors Used. Tim Boosters’ dull has spent more s than 1200 for the trophies which will .• lie doiißled to the winners. The wini Ining team will b« preseated with a II large, embossed brass shield, lor e the Individuals of tli*> winning tesm i- half basketballs of solid sliver, en(Continued on Pago 2)