Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 125.

TO BE BIG TIME Bluffton Arranging to Give Firemen of Northern Indiana District TIME OF LIVES At Convention on June 25— Order of Entertainment As Planned | The Bluffton fire department, at their regular meeting, made some arrangements in connection with the parade that is to be a feature of the ibiir meeting of the volunteer fire companies of Northern Indiana in Bluffton on June 25th. I The parade will Include automotive, all of the visiting fin companies pith any apparatus which they may king and of the hands of music that a ill accompany the visitors. Col. W. L. Kiger has been chosen as thief marshal of the parade and M. M. Justus and L. L. Martz will be his aslistants. The parade will form on tenth Main Street, at Cherry and will hove north on Main to Market, west in Markef to Oak. south on Oak to Wiley Avenue, east on Wiley Avenue |o Main and north on Main to the Burt house square. , The reviewing stand will he located si the court bouse corner and the |p|ges who will make the awards of h< different prizes will be stationed pre. Each company will pass in inaction before the reviewing stand. Prizes to be Given. j Prizes are to be given for the best i rated automobile, for the best dee (rated business house and the best Prorated residence along the line of bar, h, for the company having the irgot number of their membership n line and tor the best drilled comWill be Water Battle. f.Tb.c water battle will tai. plac>- on lest Market street and the hose layup contest will be held on West Marat street, immediately after the par sb . It is planned to have the parade Bl; 1 at 1:30 The annual bu ■ess session of the association will K held in the morning, proliahly at K> o'clock. The business to be trans acted will include the election of Meers and the selection of the 191'• ■on vent ion city. ■The local company is arranging tu ■r- B band of eighteen pieces, made ■p mostly of Bluffton musician-. The Mil horse drawn fire apparatus will M be equipped and in readiness for ■>> . A big grey team will be borrow ■d to draw the apparatus in the parEd.. ■ Tin- Brice room on East Market ■reel has been rented and will he ■■ d an a chec k room and as a head ■Barters for the distribution i>t Edges. The Decatur department will ■tend in full glory. sr o— — — TO OPEN STORE. Homer Lower and Alp* l Gentia Wil BHsve F.ve and Ten Cent Store. A deal which has l«*" c 0" federation for several weeks *'»' Bosrd whereby Homer Lower and Kll ii Cecitls have teased the Hoffman ■n ines* Mock st Warren. Indiana, ■here they will open a flv and l'' n ■< " . They will purenase an entire ly K> o stock of goods and expect to !••• Kmly fnr business by June 27. B*«th Ip. II will move their families to War Kb within two weeks. i ADJUSTED FIRE l-O ss ■ Fred Jones, of Fort Wayne was Kte on business with the itollugl'' * Kimwm insurance agency. He <atm (k adjust the fire loss on the Kit <’«»* barn al Itoho owned by Mrs. N-1> ■!< Steele of Pleasant Mills- The set K-' -' t was for »B>o. which was the sLount carried. The- barn wus a total Ke > WILL GIVE PLAV. I The O. L. H. club, comprising. Me A M Anker's cia.s of the rre.hyt.-r Kll Sunday School, will giro • » b< ”‘ & the Box theatre. Friday eveningKir the benefit of the class work Glen K-i.-une will sing and there will lamoving pictures. The pu > < Keuid c ome. The entertainment will ja* < fine

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FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Tlie funeral of Mrs. Harriet Brandyberry will be held Thursday afternon. The procession will leave the Faurote home near Monroe at Ono o'cloc k for the St. Paul’s church where the Rev. R. N. Bal! of this city will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Mills cemetery. The Zion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street was filled to its capacity this morning when the funeral services wore conducted by the Rev. Wehmeyer for Ex-Commitsloner William Miller. Many relatives from out of the city were in attendance.

RECOVERS GRIP Railroad Detective Doehrman Restores Stolen Grip To Mrs. C. W. Hocker FOUND IN BARN At Kendallville Where It Was Stolen In Transfers--Some Goods Taken William Doehnnan, railroad detective came here from Fort Wayne yesterday and restored to Mrs. C. W. Hocker of Elkhart, who is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Macy since last Wednesday, her grip which was lost in the transfer at Kendallville while enroute here. The grip had been checkei for passage' over the G. It. & I. and had been placed on a night truck instead of for the train taken by Mrs. Hocker. The grip failed to show >ip and it was found that it bad been stolen from the truck. The case was given to Detective Doehrman who ran down the matter and finally found the grip in a barn at Kendallville. The contents had been thrown about and tucked back in again, haphazard, except for some articles of general value which were stolen Among these was a commencement gift brought by Mrs. Hocker for Miss Andrews, a graduate. Articles of clothing were also taken. Those left were badly wrinkled from lack of careful packing. Mr*. Hocker was greatly Inconvenienced during her stay here, having with her only the clothing she wore, which was her second best. —— EVANGELICAL QUATERLV. Rev. 8. H. Baumgartner, presiding <ldcr, will preach Thursday evening at 7:30 at the Evangelical church, after which the quarterly conference will h< held. A cordial Invitation to the public to attend. CHURCH WEDDING Wedding of John O’Brien and Miss Minnie Orvis . Will be June 11 THURSDAY EVENING In Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne—Reception at Home of Aunt, TI„. wedding Os Miss Minnie Orvis. formerly of thia city, will take place Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. June 11. to Mr. John O'Brien. The wedding W IH be solemnised at the Episcopal , Lurch In Ft. Wayne. Several Deciitur friends will l»e among the guests. \fter the church ceremony, a small informal reception to a few of the relatives and friends will be given at the home of Mies Orvis' aunt, Mrs. Eudora Boyles. They Will reside in Marlon, where Mr O'Brien Is in partnership in the manufacturing of wall board. Ml«s orvis who left here a few days .go is visiting with her aunt In Fort Wayne until the wedding, where her grandmother. Mrs. Ferry bi Bow mak mg her home. . _ .

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, May 27, 1914.

THE BAKER BOYS Plead “Not Guilty” at Celina, Ohio, to Charge of Murder DENNIS WAS NERVOUS But LeVan Was Mor; Com-posed-Trial Within Next Four Weeks Le\ an and Dennis Baker, who were indicted by the grand Jury on Monday May 18. charged with the murder of Wilbur Phillips, were arranged before Judge F. C. CiayLon. As LeVan stood up to hear the indictment read he showed none of the nervousne. s shown on other occasions and when the Judge asked the question as to whether or not lie was guilty as charged in the indictment he answered, “I will have to plead not guilty." Dennis was not as composed as his companion In crime, but kept nervously arranging his collar and tie and the hand which held his cap shook. He answered not guilty to the charge of murder. The prisoners not being able to hire counsel, the judge appointed Judge I! U Mattingly and Frank V. Short to defend them during the trial which will probably lie held some time within the next four weeks. —Celina Standard. WILL TOUR STATE

Albert J. Beveridge and Chairman Toner of Progressives to Make Trip < TO TALK POLITICS With the Men in the Field— Democrats Planning for Registration Day (Democratic News Bureau.) Indianapolis, Ind., May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat»—-A series of dis-

trict conferences of great importance to the Bull .Moosers is to be inaugurated this week when Chairman ’Toner of the state committee and Alliert J. Beveridge, nominee for the O. S. Senate will start on a tour of Indiana for the purpose of talking organization for the party workers. Beveridge expects to accompany Toner Into every district when- meetings will be held to get an exact lino on the situation and to make plans for getting out the vote next November. Beveridge wants to get In personal touch with the workers before he begins his speei-h-tnaking tour. He Is insistitjg that a thorough organisation •hall be made and that there shall leno fusion with Hie Republicans except where the Republicans are willing to come in under the Progressive party emblem. The tour to he made by Beveridge and Toner will lie the first of the kind attempted by the leaders of the new party. Beveridge is carrying on a Voluminous eorrespondem e with the member* of his party hut what he wants I* to get nut among them and obtain tlie Information first hand i d. The -perch delivered here by Paxton Hibbea in accepting tlie Progreaaive nomination for Congress served again to call attention to tlie fact that on some of the big Issues of the campaign the Republicans and Progressive* are not very ter apart. Hlbben made a strong declaration In favor of a protective tariff system. No Republican could have come out stronger on that Issue. He ul*> declared for « permanent tariff commission which is part of the republican plat form. What Is significant is that Hlbben •nd Beveridge arc very cimtr pofitl rally. Hlbben has an office with Bev ertdge and It may be taken for granted that Hlbben's speech was approved by Beveridge before It was delivered. The great difference between the Hlbben speech and Hie doctrines expressed by the Republicans I* that Hlbben doctor ed for tho Initiative, referendum and

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recall for which Beveridge also stands. Hlbben came out squarely for a constitutional convention on which issue he stands with the Republicans as liis entire party does. However in spite of the similarity in platforms tlie Republicans and Progressives are as far apart as the north and the south poles—to hear their loaders toll It. Chairman Korbly of the Democratic state committee is getting in touch with the members of the local organization and is starting a plan to bring out tlie Democratic voters for registration in September. Tlie registration of the voters promises to be an < normous task. There will he but one registration day this year and tlie new law will have to be explained to tlie party worker before they can carry out its provisions. For the next three months it is likely that the Democratic committee will devote Itself almost entirely to making plans for registration day.

MEET THURSDAY Democratic County Central - Committee Will Hold Session Next Week. BOSSE WILL RESIGN To Assume Postmastership —Democratic Nominees Meet at Same Time J. W. Bosse, democratic county chairman, today issued a call for the committee to meet at the headquarters in this city at ten o'clock on the morning of Thursday. June 4th. at which time plana for the coming campaign will be discussed. At that time also. Mr. Bosse who has been appointed and confirmed as postmaster will resign from the committee. It is a firm rule of the postoffice department that none of the government employes can take active part in politics and this will necessitate Mr. Bosse's resignation. The names of several have been mentioned for the place as county chairman, that of Henry B. Haller, who has served as secretary of the committee' for several years, being one of them. The democratic nominees have also been notified to meet with the committee at this time and they will arrange their campaign donations and conclude such other plana as they deem advisable after consulting with the committee. The campaign will not open for some time, it is likely, but the organization of the committee is made necessary at this time because of the fact that Mr. Bosse will assume his duties as postmaster. July Ist, he having notified the department that he prefers to enter upon his duties ut that time, the beginning of the quarter.

BIG DAMAGE CASE John P. Baker Sues John P Brown for $2,000 Damages —Says He CLOSED A DITCH And Removed Wells Causing Water to Overflow and Ruin Crops. | Alleging that the defendant obstruct, ad it drain, removed wells at certain stations, causing the water to over flow hl* land. John P. Baker has brought Mit agn'nst John P. Brown, asking 12.00 C Tim suit was filed in the Adam - circuit court, by Attorneys C. I- Walters and L, C. De Voss for the plaintiff. Mr. Baker allege* that tlie overflow of water ruined his crop* and damaged his real estate In the above mention i d sum. The drain is the one known ns the Andrew Miller et al drain. The plaintiff also ask* Hint Hie channel be restored and the well* replaced at the defendants' costs.

FOR BOYS IN BLUE Special Services Will be Held at Salem Sunday School Next Sunday A GOOD PROGRAM Will be Given—Graves Will Then be Decorated With Flowers In honor of the Boys that wore the Blue, It lielng missionary day here next Sunday, a general invitation Is given to all to attend Sunday School r.t Salem. May 31 at 9:30 suntime. After the stufiy of the lesson of the day. a program will be given in honor of tlie old soldiers. It is the desire to have a speech from all the ex-soldiers that will respond. After the program is given they will go from the church to the Tricker cemetery and decorate the dead soldiers' graves. A general Invitation is here given to all that can and will furnish flowers to prepare and bring them, not holy for the soldiers’ graves but to decorate Brothers in the various lodges and any friends you wish to decorate. Come in rigs to go to the cemetery. Let every body help to make this a grand decoration day, not only to honor the dead but that cur lives may be united more in love and good will for each other. Mrs. L!-:zie Davis. Missionary Pres.

TAKE LIFE VOWS Lives of Agnes Omlor and Edward Rumschlag United Today. A HAPPY WEDDING At St. Marys Church—Day Spent in Festivity by Friends Tlio lovely May-time gave its best today for the happy wedding of Miss Agnes Omlor and Mr. Edward Rumschtog. The organ at the St. Marys Catholic church, and the church chimes pealed forth merrily at 8:30 o’clock a* a signal tliat the bridal party approached. With the bride and groom were four of their brothers and sisters—the Misses Gertrude Omlor and Agnes Rumschlag and Messrs. Ed Omlor and Joseph Ramsililag, as attendants. The Rev. Helmets officiated and the ceremony wus a solemn und beautiful one. Tlie bride Who Is very pretty, of the tall, willowy type, wore a lovely gown of white emlmiidi'recl voile. It was made in the tunic style, with blouse in the prevailing style. White bride's rose* were Hie Howers she carried, ami she also wore Hower* In her dark lialr. White rippers and glove* completed u charming costume. The bridesmaids were lovely In gowns of yellow satin with waists of while shadow lace. They carried rose* und also wore roses tn their hair. Tlie Immediate bridal party were served a wedding breakfast at 9:30 o'clock by the bride's aunt. Mr*. T. J Durkin st the jsll and a visit was then paid to the photographer's to sit for their pictures. Tlie lieautiful country home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs. Jscob Dmlor south of the city was given over for tlie rest of the day to grand festivity In which seventy-five relative* and fr..nd* participated Both dinner and -upper, bounteous beyond measure, were served. Tit* wedding color* of yellow snd white were carried out In the house decoration* in crepe paper streamers and Hower*. The dinner at 11:30 was served nt three tablss In tlie dining room. The bride's table had as It* cablsrptece the handsome wedding cake, and the bridal bouquet* of yellow and white rose*. The bride's aunt* will assist In thserving of the wedding dinner. They sre: Mrs. T. J. Durkin. Mrs. Dynol* Bclinildt, Mr*. Dr. H. E. Keller. Mrs. Hlineon Hain. Mrs. Thll Omlor und

Mrs. Frank Geary, the last named of Fort Wayne. This evening a big dance will be given for tlie younger friends, to which fully one hundred fifty have been invited. Tills also will be given at the Omlor home. Mr. and Mrs. Rumschlag will go to housekeeping at once on the Michael Miller farm a mile north of Monroe. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rumschlag and is a young man of worth, an enterprising farmer and a man of high character. His bride is one of the best young ladies of the parisli having an unusual pleasing nature and winning disposition. A rich shower of good wishes go witli them to their new home. NARROW ESC APE Seven Year Old Grace Butler Narrowly Misses Being Run Over By Auto CAR TURNED ASIDE - By Driver, A. S. Keller, In Time To Avoid Striking Her

A. S. Keller, of Monroe, narrowly escaped running over Grace Butler, aged 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Butler, on Adams street, between Tenth and Eleventh street, this morning while motoring to town. The tittle girl started .-g ross the street in front of the automobile after a ball, and had not Mr. Keller turned the car aside, he would have struck her. When she got the ball she started back across the street again in front of the automobile. Mr. Keller again hastily turned the machine aside, miss lug her by barely a foot. . As he turn ed the machine aside, the force was so great that the car ran up over the curb of the brick street and into a garden. The escape of the girl *as lucky, and due only to the very clever way Ui which Mr. Keller managed the car. Had she been struck. It is believed that instant deatli would have resulted Tlie wheel of the car and the fendei were damaged by the turn into tin c urb. \ . FOUR LEGGED CHICKEN Tlie baby, of most families, to whose portion falls the drum stick, would he delighted witli tlie generous suppl) from the four legged freak chicken hatched with others of a Hock be longing to Mrs. Verena Miller. Th« chick was hatched six days ago and is as lively and healthy aa tlie other*. It runs about witli only two of tlie legs, however, tlie others being folded up. WILL NOT CLOSE Business Houses of Decatur Will be Open All Day Decoration Day BECAUSEOFSATU RDA Y Services of the Day Will lie Given as Announced-— Banks Will Close. Decoration Day. Saturday of this weak. The day belCAg* to tlie Boy* In Blue and their Jrlenil*. Annually on that day these patriotic men who over a half century ago offered their live* to save the union,' meet to pay proper respect to the comrades who have heard the filial bugle call. We owe it to them to a*st*t them In any way we can, at leurt to give them the respect due them. Tills year the day come* on Saturday and the business house* will not follow the usual custom of closing during the entire day. The hanks and the postofllce will be closed but the retail stores will be open during the enure d«y. However this will not Interfere In any way with the services which will be held as an nounced. |

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TO SEEK SAFETY ~ ' I• i Emissaries Ask if Huerta Will be Welcomed Within American Ranks RECORD AGAIN BROKE French Driver Breaks Speedway Lap Record for Fourth Time in Two Days. (By Wm. G. Shepard. ) Vera Cruz, May 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Emissaries to Mexico City have asked General Funston if Huerta would be welcomed within the American lines according to reports this afternoon. General Funston declined to make any statement when asked about*the story but admitted that he had asked Washington to permit him to make public a "big piece of news." There was no confirmation of the rumor that Huerta was enroute to Puerto -to take passage on a German ship. Indianapolis. Ind., May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —George Boillot. French driver of the Pougeot car this afternoon broke the speedway lap reeord. averaging 100 miles an hour. Boillot made the lap in 1:30:13. He lowered the record of 1:31:71 established yesterday by Gotix. his racing pardner. This is the fourth time the -peedway lap record has been lowered in two days. New York. New York, May 27 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —With the thermometer climbing up in the ninety's this afternoon, New York is sweltering in the hottest weather of tiie season while unubatting heat waves are striking tlie city. Suffering in the east side was keenly felt because the people had not yet prepared for it. Washington. May 27, —(Special to Daily Democrat.) —That Carranza will approve the list from which Huerta's successor la to be selected or there can be no results from the Niagara Falls conference was said today to bo certain. Carranza will not be included, tie Is perfectly willing to wait for the general election, but has made it plain hai no president approved by Huerta will be satisfactory to him. Carranza md Villa declansi that they controlled Mexico and that they will not be role bed of their rights. In this lies the dynamite of the present situation. Niagara Falla, May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat,) —That the delegates to the mediation conference probably will continue their conversations on board train was believed today. They left at 9:30 for Toronto to be the guests at a garden party given by Sir John Gibson. So favorable have been the conversations that It is believed mother full conference wffl be called rcion. No disagreements have been reached. Cleveland. ().. May 27, —(Special to Dally Democrat.)—With Uve dead at Canton, Ohio, directly attributed to the heat, and other cities reporting acarea of prostrationa, there appears to ln> little relief today from the high temperature of the past two days. THE COURT NEWS. Judge D. E. Smith has gone to Indianaiailia to attend tlie state M.i-on-le meeting. ( A mariagc Mcenae was Issued Inst evening to Benjamin Shroyer, engineer. bom September 17.1888. of Akron, Ohio, non of John I’. Shroyer, to wed lluldah Mutchler, bom August 4. 1893, daughter of Fred Mutchlrr. Judge Egaenmn hna dlsmlaaed the case of Ixmtta linker agnlnnt Noah linker for framhilent marriage. Th" couple were divorced In superior court Monday afternoon. Ft. Wayne Journal -Gazette. Real eatate Iran tern: G. F, Klntx to Joia<pli Palmer, lot 1012 itecatur. 1125. — PASTRY SALE. The laidlrn Aid aoclety of the t'nltml Brethren church will hold a pantry ante at the Pennington and Lli-chty meat market Saturday morning. Beialdea the many good thing- offered In the pastry line the ladle- will nail hot noodle noup and fried chicken.