Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 124.

BELLS WILL BE TOLLED At Noon on Memorial Day, Flags at Half Mast and Comrades Stand With UNCOVERED HEADS During Tolling PeriodPlans Completed for Memorial Day *4s»*****ee**** * The local G. A. R. has received <s from National Headquarters a copy of orders made by the Forty- «• fifth national encampment,with :: request that thesame be observed £• here as elsewhere over the ccun- : try. It orders that on Memorial •;< si; day. bells be tolled from 12 if. >i o'clock noon to 12:05 o'clock; # that flags be placed at half mast: i> * and that comrades remain standing with uncovered heads during * # the period. A request has been made of the ministers of the city ...- to cooperate in this and to re- :| quest their church sextons to toll the bells at that time. This is the $ sf first time that this order has been 4. in effect and will be a very beau- * tiful and impressive cne. $ ********* * * * * ; Saturday. May 30, will dawn in history as another great memorial day (for the soldiers ot tr.e civil war. The Remaining hand in this city, comprising [♦lie G. A. It. with the assistance of the W. R. C. and the Sons of Veterans and others, have completed ar Irancements for the appropriate oh[penance of the day. Already the com[ni’ltees have begun marking the last resting places of their comrades with flags, and on Saturday the memorial services will he further carried out with music, speeches, prayers and flag [decorations. [ The music will be a prominent seaIture and will call the G. A. K. and IW. 11. C. Into assembly at the Post Hall at 8:30 Saturday morning. ComImlttees will march to the Catholic and <9i Protestant cemeteries where the [graves of the soldier dead will be dec [crated. Automobiles will then be [ready to convey them to the St. Jos [» ph and Maplewood cemeteriv when [the mission of decoration will be per [formed, after which they will return to the G. A. R. hall for refreshments I The regular and general observant** [will begin at one-thirty o'clock in the Mfternoon. The G. A. R. and W. It. C ■Will form at the G. A. R. hall and [march to Court street where the cen[otaph service will lie held, including Rhe decorations ot the unknown grave pepresi nting all the unknown dead. [There will be music and the prayer [will be given by Rev R. N. Ball [The W. R. C. will then take ■ ham and [give their ritualistic work. The firing [rquad will salute the dead, und then Ithe two orders will form and man i Ito the Court room to continue the Irxerclses according to the G A. Il I The following program will I" gi'"> lln the court room: I Lincoln's Gettysburg Addr. s Miss [Altr Teeple. I Flag Drill—Ten Little Rending. “The Bivouac of the is id I—Miss Genevieve Smith. I Nencrial Address Rev B. E Park |<r. Rlihmond. Ind. Music- By the Choir. ; Benediction. The March. | After the services In the court room. Ith. line of parade will form on Mad llson street, right resting on Courtb {afreet; south on Fourth street to Ad Innis street; east on Adams to Scond Li ret; north on Second to Monro' fctreet; oast on Monroe street und Lcross the river bridge, counter mart h ling on the levee back to bridge. I ii> Lcrvlres here will be held by th* l! fc. In memory of the sailors and m t jrln-s who sleep beneath the waterfriie parade will then march west on jMimroe street to Fourth street: «<>»' 1 Ln Fourth to Madison street east on UM.id .son to the G. A. R. hail T R. D. Myers, will be chief marxlm |>i the parade, and the formation win B.i as follows: I City Band. i| School children | Sacred and Benevolent As«« I Martial music. ■ W. R. C. ■ -

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G. A. R. and ex-soldiers and Sons of Veterans, Spanish American Veterans. J. I). Andrews in charge of the firing squad. EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a chicken pot pie dinner at the church Friday, May 29. in the interests of the Sabbath school. Please keep your eyes on this date and arrange to be with them. Twenty chicken pies for you; Also fruit pies, thirty two. Then potatoes, corn and slaw. Bread and coffee made by ma— Butter, cream and jelly, sweet, Everything that's good to eat. Come. REPORT IS MADE Appraisement of City Property and Municipal Plant Is Received BY MAYOR CHRISTEN Gives Reproduction Cost, Depreciation and Present Value of All Property The official report of the appraisers for the city of Decatur and which was made necessary in order to open the new set of city books ordered by the public utilities commission, was received yesterday by Mayor Christen and is one of the most complete reports ever made for this locality. The contract to appraise the city property was given to the Baker-Vawter *• Wolf company of Chicago. Their representative. Mr. Andrew Ithamsey of Indianapolis took personal charge ot tile work and accomplished it in about one month's time. This work consisted of measuring all the water mains, electric lines, securing the number of taps, valves, hydrants. arc lights, poles, transformers, in fact everything connected with the two public services. In connection with the report, are sent three large blue prints. One of the city nal estate and mechanical depart ment, one o> the water system showing all valves and hydrants and one of the electric system showing all arc lights. The report is divided and placed on a percentage basis inasmuch as the two services are practically operated from the same station and by the same machinery. The percentage is based as follows: In the electrical department, real estate requires 30 per cent, station building sixty-six and two-thirds per tent and steam generating equipment 60 per cent. In the water department real estate requires 70 per cent, station building thirty-three and one-third per cent and steam generating equipment 40 per cent. The total of the property used jointly by both departments and the cost of reproduction is 142.185.21 the accrued depreciation was $9,658.G4 and the present net value is placed at $32,530.57. The cost of reproduction ot the water department including resevidrs, wells, machinery. etc.. was |164 221.81; the accrued depreciation $46431.51 and the present net value 1117.990 io. The cost of reproduction of ti o electric light department including machinery distribution system etc., was $59,430.02; the accrued deprecia tion $77,772.66 and the present net value $188,068.36. The report also goes Into detail giving the cost, deprecia tion and net value of every piece ol machinery, building, main, wire, etc., owned by the city, showing just exact |y what Is on hand, what It was worth when Installed, how much It has de predated and what the net value ol It Is nt the present. The report shows that th" city has 103 hydrants. 7f arc lights »i'd 3:1 f '’ url F Watt till") lights ami l» clawed by the appraising cc mpniiy to bo one of the best lighted dtlea for Its *••• hi the state. The I,.ginning of the report given a short history <>f the water works and dec tri, plant that is very later-eating. Aft , r an attempt by the city council In 1892 to build a municipal plant, the matter waa finally ««>»••«* "P by a < om puny <>t citizens who named them elves The Decatur Water Works Co., and in 1393 erected the building und installed the machinery. This was sold the following year to tin city, l* 1 ”* ***• originally paid wu $65 500. The council however had an tidpulcd this action and placed con (Coatnueb on p Me 3)

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Decatur, Indiana.Tuesday Evening, May 26, 1914.

GUNS IN HIS COAT Lead To Arrest of Hobo Caught After a Chase Os a Mile MAN IS IN JAIL Officers Started Out To Look For Clue To Hite Robbery In the hope of getting some clue to the robbery at the Hite grocery last night. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelley and Marsha) Ceph Mele hi this morning started out to make a search I of the hoboes congregated near the Elick tile mill. One of the tramps started away presumably for a bucket of water. One of the others pointed out to the officers his coat which was lying on the ground. Mr. Kelley picked it up and two guns dropped out. When he looked up again the hols, was sprinting away as fast as .he could. The two officers ga* e chase and after a run of a mile or ; o, finally caught him at the northw.st corner of Maplewood cemetery, tie denied that the coat was his. an; said that he had come here only th;., morning. Others stated that he had been here since the day or night I-fore. He was brought to jail and w* 1 answer to the charge of carrying concealed weapons. He is about twenty five years old. a little fellow, and-jobi MU of the officers that he came -rom St. Louis. - ■ 1 ■ o : — MAKE GOOD HAUL Robbers Enter the Sam Hite Grocery Store and Get Away With CASH AND CHECKS To the Amount of s2oo—- — Third Robbery There In Past Two Years. After forcing their way in through the front door, robbers proceeded to tear out the cash box from the large safe in the office of the Sam Hite gro-[ eery store, near the Erie Railroad some time las. night and made a clean [ get away with over two hundred dol-! lars in cash and checks. The first intimation that the store had been entened. was had when H. M. .McCoy, a clerk arrived to open the store al 6 o'clock thia morning. He found the front door swinging open, but think ing that Mr. Hite had arrlvedbefore him and had returned home, thought nothing of the matter until Mr. Hile arrived at the store a short time later. When asked by Mr. McCoy If he had been there. Mr. Hite's suspicions were aroused and going to the safe he found the whole combination on. This was unusual as the safe is locked by merely turning the combination past the opening number. After Mr. Hite had opened the safe he found that his suspicions were correct. Not being able to find the keys to the money box and which were hid underneath a bank book, the robbers tore away the outside casing of wood and lifted the box out with the Intention of opening It when they were in safe territory. Mr. Hit" had In the box. cash amount Ing to a I tout sllO and chocka for about $94. Not having miidc 11 memorandum of the checks the exact number la not known'biit of seven he la sure, having cMhed them Just before closing up laat night. Th»«e were ax follows, five on Krick * Tyndall, one on C. F. Bell, and one on the Fort Wayne & Springfield Interurlmn. There were also a few others of whicli Mr. Hile cannot remember I'nyment wax Immediately ordered ntopped on these checks. This makes the third time that the store Ims been entered within the past two years, and always with a loss to Mr. Hite. The first time the store was entered by breaking through the hack window, the second time by breaking In the back door and

this time through the front door. It was undoubtedly done by professionals as the safe door allows no signs of having been used in a rough manner. 0 FINGER IS CUT. Monday evening at about eight o'clock while working over time Jerome Coffee one of the expert mechanics of the Ward Manufacturing Co. plant met with a very painful accident while adjusting one of the new wire fence looms. He was assisting in the work of getting the machine together when part of it fell on his front or Index finger cutting it from the second joint to the point. Medical attention was given it by Dr. C. 8. Clark and it is thought that he will be able to resume work in a few days. Mr. Coffee has been with the Ward Fence Co. for a number of years and is one of the best men at the plant. agedladYdTao Mrs. Harriet Brandyberry Succumbs at the Age of Eighty-one Years AT 11 O’CLOCK Died at Home of Daughter, Mrs. Sarah Faurote Near Monroe Harriet Brandyberry aged elghty-one years, seven months and eight days, died this; morning at 11 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Eaurote. a mile and a quarter north ot Monroe. She had been ill for a long while from Infirmities of old age. Her maiden name was Harriet Smith being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Smith, and was tiorn Octobe r 10, 1832. She was the widow of John Brandyberry who died seventei-n years ago. Eight children are deceased, but the following survive: Simeon 8.. of Shock, Ohio: Joseph, Decatur; Mary Buikmaster, Decatur; Sarah Faurote, near .Monroe. Mrs. Mary 8. Sackett, of Monroe: Mrs. Winifred J. Russell, Decatur and Jesse E. Smith, Colfax. 111., are sisters and brother. Mrs. Brandylterry was a fine Christian woman, and was a member of the Christian Union church. The funeral will be held at the St. Paul's church, in charge of the Rev. R. N. Ball, but the time is not yet decid'd. The grandsons will be pall bearers. Burial will Is* in the Pleasant .Mills cemetery. A JDNE_WEDDING Louis H. Worthmann and Miss Emma Hilgemann Will Plight Vows WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 At Magley Reformed Church Will Live on Farm Northwest of Decatur A pretty June wedding will be sol emnlxed at the Magley German II" formed church. Wednesday afternoon nt two o'clock, June 10. The bride will be Miss Emma Hilgemann. daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. William llllg< niatin. and the groom l<oul» H. Worthmann. s' n <>f Mr. and Mrs. Ixiulx Worthmann. both families residing near Magley. Th" piuter, th" Rev. C. Englemunn will officiate. Thirty or more families will be gik>stn at the wedding dinner and festivities ot the Hilgetnann home following the church ceremony, and the event will Is a big one. The couple will live on a farm seven miles north west of Decatur. Both nr* fine young people of the best character. The groom Is a broth i-r of Prof. M. F. Worthman of thin city. 0 ■■■■ — NOTICE BOY BCOUTB. A special business meeting in called for tonight at seven o'clock at the ! troop headquarters. Every loyal |ncout come. SCOUT SCRIBE.

BUMPED CAR Miss E. M. Frisinger, Telegraph Operator at Erie State Line Tower PAINFULLY INJURED When Motor Car and Hand Car Collide—Was Thrown Off Unconscious Miss E. M. Frisinger, Erie telegraph operator at tlje state line tower east of this city, and Mr. Fitzgerald, of the Erie construction force, were Injured last evening about 7:45 o’clock while returning on a railroad motor speeder car to Wren. Ohio, when their car was struck by an approaching hand car driven by a party of Italian laborers. Ie was about dush. The motor speeder had nearly drawn to a stop but the on-coming car driven by the Italians, had sufficient force when it struck, to bump the occupants of both cars off. Miss Frisinger was picked up unconscious and had a deep gash cut in the back of her head, besides other bruises. Mr. Fitzgerald was also badly bruised. . The report reached here today that Miss Frisinger was dead, but such is not the case. A telephone message at noon stated that she is getting along well and will be able to work in a short time. The accident happened at the first crossing west of Wren. Miss Frisinger who works the first part- of the night, had left for a short run to Wren, expecting to return to the tower in a short while. o * DEATH'S VICTIM Mrs. Joseph Palmer Died Saturday at Parental Home at Tunnelton, Indiana AT AGE OF 28 Funeral Was Held Monday —Bereaved Husband Returned Here Today. Joseph Palmer returned this morning from Tunnelton. Lawrence county, Indiana, after attending the funeral of Ills wife, Daisy B. Talbot Palmer. Mrs. Palmer had been ill of tuberculosis for some time and May first was taken to her parental home there, to spend her last days. Saturday morning Mr. Palmer wno had returned here, received a message that she was dying. He hastened with all possible speed to Tunnelton, but arrived three hours too late to see her alive. The Tunnelton Items published the following account: "The funeral of Dsiisy B. Tulbot Palmer was held Monday at Talbot Chapel, with burial la the Talbot cemetery. Rev. Martin In charge. The church was packed to its capacity. Mrs. Palmer clung tenaciously to life till the last. During her Illness she selected the songs to lie sui'ir at her funeral and requested that KeV. Martin preach the service. She wus a member of the Christian church with which she united August 27. I»<>3. She was twenty-eight years, three months and twenty-five days of age. She was married twice. On July 5. IMB. she was married to Joseph Palmer of Decatur and since her marriage to him has resided in Decatur and Adunis county. She leaves a husband, a daughter, eight years of age by her former marriage; her parents, Mr. mid Mrs, Tnllmt; two sisters and two brot liers." The news of Mrs. Palmer's death is received witli sorrow by iter Decatur friends, many of whom when they hade tier farewell when she left a few weeks ago for her parental home, knew that they would never see her alive nguin. but nevertheless the news of her death comes as a shock. They resided south of town until a year ago when they came to town and lived on Mercer Avenue and then Nuttman street.

ELKS' PICNIC TODAY. The Elks chartered several automobiles and hied themselves to the WerlIng grove near Preble where they spent the day in a joyous picnic. MONROE VS. DECATUR. On next Sunday, Monroe will play the Decatur Shamrocks in tills city. The surrounding country has been scoured by them to secure players and the team will lie composed of two men from Geneva, several from Portland and Berne and a pitcher from Wapakoneta. What they expect to do to the locals is not worth mentioning hut their Is a hunch going round among the balls fans that the tables will probably be turned. EXCELLEN£WORK Mediators Are Progressing Nicely Towards Pacification in Mexico. I 1 11 A HEAVY FIRE LOSS Lumber District in Cleveland Swept by Flames With Loss of $1,500,000 (United Press Service.) Niagara Falls. May 26 —(Special k Daily Democrat)—The mediation con ferees have so far progressed tha. actual detail for a-plan of pacifieatioi of Mexico are being discussed. On a number of points the Mexicans ami Americans were delighted to find themselves on substantial agreement. “It is agreed,’’ said Justice Lamar, “that I can say we have begun tt discuss the actual details of a plan for pacification. It is of course impossible for us to specify the points under discussion, those on which whave agreed and those that are rc ceiving consideration.” (By Wm. G. Shephard.) Vera Cruz.. May 26 —(Special to Dai ly Democrat) —Extremely weakenei leaniug on the arm of a soldier am showing every sign of sickness, Councl Stillman who was Held prisoner it. Saltillo arrived here today. Mrs. Sill iman has remained in Saltillo fearini to leave the city. "I have no blam< for Huerta for causing the trouble,' lie said, 'General Maas is responsibh for it all." (United Press Service.) Washington, May 26 —(Special t< Daily Democrat) —Important dispatch ex from Carranza and Villa are in th> hands of Secretary Bryan today. They were sent In code from El Paso. They expressed the exact position of th« rebels towards the Niagara Falls con ference. Details are withheld bu both generate believe are to have ex pressed hopes that good would conn from the mediation. Cleveland. Ohio. May 26 —(Specia to Daily Democrat) —After a nine hou fight a disastrous fire that swept ban one-eighth square mile of the lumlie: district was under control today. Thi loss is estimated as near $1,500,001' The fire probably started from a can lest hanger-on of the Ringling circus It swept with marvelous rapidity inti the wholesale lumber district. Threi spans of the two million dollar centra viaduct, the property of the city, fel 40 feet to the Big Four tracks. Fire men below it barely escaped. POLICE COURT. Mayor Christen's court was crowded last evening when the five lhen arrest ed on the charge of assault and bat tery. which ix-cured on Saturday night were given trials. The first case to come up was that of Francis Mar baugh. No evidence could be produced that he committed assault and battery, therefore he was found not guilty. Th< second ease was that of Frank Shoe maker. He was found guilty of th* charge and was assessed a fine of 31 and costs amounting to sl2. The third case was that of Frank Lynch, win like his pardner was found not guilty for the lack of evidence, Tlu, ca« us Marbnugh vs. Johnson wiu then dismissed. The fifth case, 'that of Clifford laiDello vs. Fred Jackson, charged with assault and hittery re suited in a fine given to Jackson of $5 and costs, amounting in all to sl7. The two men found guhty stayed their fines and were released.

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MANYJWYAUTOS Seven Thousand More Licenses Issued This Year Than During Last BRING LARGE SUM Total Number of Licenses Will Probably Reach 60,000 This Year I * *•*' (Democratic News Bureau.) Indianapolis, Ind., May 26—(Special to Dally Democrat) —The books in the automobile department of Secretary ot State Ellingham's office showed today that nearly 50,000 automobiles have been licensed thus far in 1914. The total was within 125 of Cue 50,000 mark. There are on file to be filed at once requests »or nearly 1,500 more licenses. These records show that there are at this time nearly 7,000 more autie mobiles in Indiana now than there were at the close of 1913. The state has collected this year in licenses from automobiles, motorcycles and chauffeurs more than $250,000. The total collected last year white the new law was n operation was about $200,000. The fact that so many more licenses have been issued this year is interesting in view of the charges the Republicans are making that there is a serious business panic on in Indiana now. if there is a panic the question arises is to where the money comes from or the buying of several thousand new’ automobiles. The number of licenses issued for new cars shows that an enormous amount of money lias been spent in Indiana this year for them—and generally speaking most people say that the automobile is a luxury. Apparently the people naie money for luxuries in spite of the calamity talk of the Republicans. It Is estimated that the secretary of state will issue more than 60.000 11•enses this year and that he will collect in fees for the state more than >140,000. This automobile law is one >f the Democratic measures which tiie Republicans charge lias increased the tost of the state government. A new department was necessary to handle the automobile license business but it will collect and turn into the state treasurer) more fees than any other branch of the state government. The number of automobiles owned in Indiana not only represents an enormous investment but it is estimated that there is about one automobile ovrned for each 50 people in the state it this time. The reports from various parts of the state indicate that business is a lot better than the Republicans will admit but it is a part of their campaign plan to t ry that business is poor and that men are out of work. One well known northern Indiana business man who was here today said that th" railroads are putting back the trains that were annulled a few weeks ago when a genera: policy of retrenchment was announced. Tills policy, he said, was Intended to make a poor showing so that the roads would lie granted an increase in freight rates. That business Is beginning to readjust itself to the new conditions brought alxrnt by the Wilson administration is tiie opinion of fair-minded men who are more Interested in the business welfare of the country than they are In the advancement of any political party. ’ Tiie arguments of the Repuldleans about the terrible effect of the tree Importation of Argentine corn on the farmers hns been exploded since It has been shown that tiie Argentine corn Is not being Imported to Indiana and even If It was there would not be enough of it to cause a fall In the market prices. Th" total production of corn laal year in tiie Argentine Republic wna not as much ns was raised In llllonlx nlon*. However the Republicans have been trying to work up a scare among the farmers In hope of getting them to turn against the Democratic party. The Republican leaders are al temptIng to show that President Wilson is to blame when "gga are cheaper although two years ago they declared that when egga were higher that the Republicans were In no way to blame for the high cost of living. The latter, they maintained. «n« regulated hr "supply and demand." They are now sliigiug toother tune in hop" »f rrnat(Conuuueo on race 1)