Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1914 — Page 1

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ESCAPE WAS MIRACULOUS Sixty-six Hundred Volts of Electricity Passed Through Bob Quinn’s Body. HE IS RECOVERING Live Wire Touched Top of His Head and Electricity Shot Through His Body I tart Quinn. only mm of Mr. and ■r> French Quinn .xp<ri.-Ae B I 9K hk 1 ? P™ HR

' iio«- JF A ** 2 :o Vk • A ■ .. .. i volu of electricity went eutl'ely ugh his body. Toe stra.-ge things U lit It and one that comes near bei.ig a miracle Is the fact that within an hour he had recovered consciousness and by four o’clock had l-een brought to hia home .n this city and was ranting comfortable. He had been at work on a big Gondola coal car. Two or the cars were run on the siding just over the county line and Bob was standing on one of them, waiting for the passenger car to go north. His hat touched the high tension wire and instantly 6600 volts of electricity passed through his body He was rendered unconscious and thrown bark into the car. The men who were working with him hurried to his sid\ and supposed he was dead. They soon found signs of life and rushed a message to this city for medical •id. The lad’s father French Quinn who ia receiver for the road, secured the services of physicians and with F M. Scliirmeyer, W. H. Fitter johann and out or two others rushed to the scene of the accident on a special tnterurban car. In the meantime the physicians had sent word ahead to keep up the respiration and to treat the injured boy as they would a drowned person, with the result that when the car arrived he had recover(Continued on Page 31

LADIES PRESENT The Women’s Civic Improvement Society Talk “Clean Up” to Council STREET SWEEPERS Will Not be Purchased— Steven and Smith Will Build the Acker Sewer. The regular session of the City Ctuncil opened last evening with a little taik from the different Committees representing the Woman’s Civic Improvement society on the work of keeping the city clean and the many ways In which It could be done. A number of good snd practlcle suggest tons were offered by the ladtee. Miss Bessie Boyers spoke flrßt and thanked the city officials for the aid they had given them during the “clan up” week. Miss Jean Butler spoke of the nulcence cuused by letting the Ice cream cans stand in front of the dlff erent business houses and of away of keeping the new public drinking fountains clean.

Mrs. Or. C. V. Connell asked If t!ie city ordtuance against spitting on the i Idewalks could be more forcibley en torced and how the sidewalks were cbstiuotcd with goods, stands and the like. Mrs. Burt Lower spo’ of the matter of beautifying the vacant lots now In the city caused by the tearing down of the old wooden buildings. She said the ladles were willing to offer nny help in their power and that if file places were cleaned up they would possibly plant flowers In the lots. Mayor Christen then Informed the ladles that the city health officer had already notified the different business houses that used the sidewalks for storing their goodß and that a close watch would be kept on the offenders. (Continued on Tago Two)

DECATUR DAIIA DEMOCRAT

PARCELS POST SYSTEM. Parcss U. S. Esprsss Company out of Sutmtai. Officials of the United Stales Express company have served notice on till managements of the Fort Wayne * Northern Indiana ».nd other trar tlon and steam lines that no more ex frees Will be handled over the lines after June 30, when the express company plans to suspend business. It ts said that the parcel poet system has lorced the company to disband In this territory According to General Manager 8. W. Greenland of the Fort Wayne Si Northern Indiana Traction company m . Gallons are on to contract with »■ w t other express company for the use of company interurban cara. —■ K. OP C. NOTICE. Special mcetiu tonight at 8 jr m Some tm-lnet-sAai mods Immediate “" inion up before 'ln G. K

Traveling Man Says That Democratic Farmers Will Vote Their Ticket NOVEMBER ELECTION Interview With a Salesman Who Has Traveled Over The State of Indiana. • Democratic News Bureau.) Indianapolis, lna., June 17—(Specla, to Daily Democrat I —A traveling sales man who visited the small towns and crossroads villages made an Interest ing statement here today regarding political conditions. He says that h< has been making inquiries of proprie tors of the ‘‘cross-roads’’ stores re garding political conditions. These men talk with the farmers and have a good chance to get a line on them. The traveling salesman, who Is a Republican, said that tin opinion of the cross toads’ merchants Is that the Democratic farmers are going to vote their'own tickets not withstanding the claims of the Republicans wty> have been asserting that because of the enactment of the Wilson tariff that the farmers generally would vote the Republican ticket T?.ey have told of scores and scores of such farm ers who are deserting their own part ies but inquiries among the farmer> themselves does not indicate that th< Democrats are going to vote the Re publican ticket. The traveling man did Bay. however, that he was informed that many ' publican farmers who voted the Bull Moos® ticket two years ago are going to return to their own party. If this information Is correct It is not unrea sonable to believe that the Republican will regain some ground and will run second to the Democrats in many countlea. Albert J. Beveridge, the Bull Moose nominee for U. 8. Senate Is very opt! mistic over the success of the series of district organisation actings thal sre now being held by his party. He saya they are the best meetings of the kind he ev“r attended. He is preaching organization to the Bull Moosers and the results sre becoming apparent. Chairman Toner announces that sixty counties litve nominated tickets. Every county will have a Bull s\<y*e ticket and a precinct organization. Beveridge and Tonor are attending organization meetings this week. They Will complete their tour of the state next week by which time they will have laid the ground work for their or ganizatlon.

The Bull Moose organization Is going Into the campaign In a more thorough manner than It did two years ago. Beveridge is absolutely confident that he will run far ahead of Hugh Th. Miller, the Republican nominee for Ihe senate.

Mrs. W A. Kuebler and daughter, Marcella and Mrs. Mary Crawfc-d left this morning hr Mansfield, Ohio, where they wll) attend the wedding of Krank Barthol to Miss kSmma Cellars. Leon Crawford, nephew of the ;;room Is to be the best man. He left for Mansfield yesterday.

SELLS INTEREST Two Business Houses Take in Partners Yesterday— Milo McKinney BUYS HALF INTEREST In the Steele Plumbing Shop —D. A. Hunsicker Buys Interest in Bakery. A business transaction was closed yealerday afternoon whereby M. M. McKinney, sou of W. ('. M Kinney ot this city, seized a half In ;i. . ,^H HH

The f trni makes il cue ~i e»; 'n the city as lie is a highly e„ pcble young man of exoelien qualities and high business standards. Through several years of traveling lie has gained much experience in meeting the requirements of the pub lie and this will undoubtedly assist the firm in adding to their already large number of patrons. Mr. Steel? to known to practically every one in this community and his business was growing so heavy that it was impossible for him to manage It alone. Transfers were completed yesterday afternoon in which Dallas Hunsicker becomes a partner with his brother-in-law. B. E. Miller, in the bakery and fruit business. Mr. Hunsicker needs no introduction to the public as be has already proven himself a most capable and efficient business man. having been one of the proprietors of :he business before selling to Mr. Miller. Mr. Hunsicker will have active charge of the business as Mr. Miller will be required to spend the winter In Orlando, Florida, where he has several business projects and also an interest in real estate. The new firm will be known as Hunsicker & Miller. A great many improvements will be made to add to the attractiveness of the business, one of which to the installing of waul mirrors around the ice cream parlor.

BANNER RECORD June Averages A Marriage License a Day In Adams County. IS FAR AHEAD Os Record Last Year—Only Four Issued During First Sixteen Days. The Marion (Grant County) Leader Tribune comes out with a cartoon ol a smiling Cupid pointing to the cal endar and exulting over the twenty three marriage licenses Issued thuv far In the month. “And plenty mort left."—Cupid finishes. Adams county, which to twice and » half smaller In population than Grunt county, runs It a close second in the number of licenses issued tills June Up to this morning seventeen couplet had gottan the papers necessary foi the making of twain one, This makes an average of one a day, with an ex tra for good measure. Up to June sixteenth last year, only four had beer Issued, June 17, dosing with a total o' six.

EXECUTING FINNERTY MEMORIAL George Wemhoff has received word from his friend, Charles Dodd, whr executed our soldiers’ monument, thn< he is now In Chicago working on tin execution of the Flnnerty Memorial h Garfield Park. This was designed by Charles Mulligan, who designed th« Adams county soldiers’ memorial. A number of Adams county people nr< going up for the dedication. Children's Day was celebrated Sun dey evening at the M. K. churc>> o' Bobo, a very fine program was givet and a large crowd attended.

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Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, June 17, 1914.

RUMOR OP WEOOING Os Ployd Butler Partially Substan Gated in Card to Family. Humors of several weeks age, that Floyd Butler, son of Truste< and Mrs. Samuel Butler was married to a well known Decatur young lady, have been somewhat substantiated by a card reeeved by hti! parents inviting the family "to rome and aee us" at Fort Wayne. No part iculars are given, and while the family la inclined to believe that the couple were married some time ago and are now located in Fort Wayne, nothing further to definitely known. The family of the young lady whom he to suppoaed to have married, have received no word of tk'- marriuge. and state that they know nothing of It. if It has taken place, but that there was no reason why she should not have gotten married here If site so desired. - there wnyi no objection £ the mar J 9 m la. i ..

1 C. H. Fluke Who Traced Insane Brother to Decatur a Year or So Ago. IS ALSO I INSANE Attempted to Commit Suicide by Drowning in Cistern —Several Insane. C. H. Fluke, brother of the insane Mr, Fluke of Markie who wandered to thib city about a year or so ago, and was seen In the Smith restaurant this city and near the saw mills, several times before fouud and taken . home, to also insane and recently tried to commit suicide. This is the man who followed the brother here in an attempt to locate him and return him to his home, after his runaway. The Huntington Herald says of him: "L *d froi cistern, partly filled with ?ter _>d later disengaged from k wire that he had fastened around his neck and tied to a bed post C. H. Fluke, farmer living near Markie, who has been declared insane was thwarted in two attempts to commit suicte Saturday. The tear of becoming Insane expressed many times by Mr. Fluke, seems to have been realized. A number of his brothers and sisters are insane.

“Escaping the vigilance of watchers, who had been stationed near the room in which he was confined. Mr. Fluke ran to a cistern in the rear of the dwelling. There, lying in a small amount of water, he was found a few moments later by the watchers. Ho suffered no harm. “The demented man was taken front the cistern and placed in bed the second time. Again he tried to end life. He mysteriously obtained a wire fastened it around his neck and tied it to a bed post. But for the timely arrival of watchers, the farmer would have caused his death. “They found the insane man struggl ng, the wire caught. "Residents of the district about Hie i-'luke home say Mr. Fluke has brood--d about the possibility of hto following the path of his brothers and sis•ers. They say he has expressed his fears many times and that in all probability the thought of becoming insane has caused the farmer to lose Ids mind. “Mr. Fluke Is a orother of the Mr. Fluke, who aimlessly wandered to Decatur from Markie about six months ago. He too, was Insane. The Markie farmer was taken to Blnfftou Saturday where he was examined In a sanity Inquest. He may be admitted to Eastbaven asylum soon.”

PASS STATE EXAMINATION. Mrs. John Jeffrey was delighted to raceive word from her daughter, Boss that both she and Miss Huldah Loser had successfully passed the recent date examination for nurses In Indianapolis. The examination was a severe one but the girls passed sue■essfully and now have certificates is registered nurses. They were graduated this spring from ‘he LoMieran hospital’* training school. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Tanvas went to Fort Wayne today uoon.

IS LITTLE LOWER Second Month’s Rural Mail Count Shows Only Slight Decrease OVER THE FIRST Were 143,636 Pieces Delivered—Weight Was 19,607 Pounds. The rural mall carriers out of Deatur have completed their mammoth extra job of counting and weighing all mail delivered and collected by them for two months from April 15 to June 15. The second month shows only a slight decrease over the first, the malls "holding their own'* pretty well throughout. The count was begun un ata- Postmaster I»w,-r‘s admlnistraj

Boxse woo ii«» iiie icport "c.r ready for mailing away. Thu grand total number of pieces delivered in the two months is 143, 636, weighing 19.607 pounds. There were 12.631 pieces collected, these weighing 803 pounds. The statistics according to class follow: Deliveries. First—24,2l6 pieces: 466 pounds in weight. Second —102,756 pieces; weight. 12.881 pounds. Third —14,995 pieces; 1305 pounds. Fourth, or parcels post—2oß6 piece;2703 pounds. Collections. First—l2,ll3 pieces; 232 pounds. Second—7s pieces; 17 pounds. Third —141 pieces; 21 pounds. Fourth—2B4 pieces; 528 pounds. - - -o— —— IS REMODELING HOUSE. The Harvey Smith’ residence, corner of Nuttman and Tenth streets, is being nicely remodeled. A basement has been made, a high foundation built, the house raised and a suite of rooms built on the second floor, a handsome porch added, and other improvements made equipping the house in a thoroughly modern way. ATTHEINFIRMARY Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Will Hold Services On SUNDAY AFTERNOON Rev. D. T. Stephenson Will Give Sermon —Ladies Will Furnish Music. file Womans Christian Temperance Union will hold services next Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Adams county Infirmary. Kev. Stephenson of the Methodist church will deliver a sermon to the inmates and the ladies of the union will furnish music, singing songs relating to their cause. The women of the union will attend

In a body and will make the trip "by automobile. John Vail. Henry Krlck, and John Niblick have already given the use of their automobiles and more will he secured to accommodate those who desjre to go. Arrangements for this service were completed at the society's meeting at the A. I>. Buttles home yesterday afternoon. o — ' ANOTHER RARE MOTH. Miss Genevieve Smith found another very rure moth, the first of its kind which many here have ever seen. It is a night moth and was found this morning on Miss Genevieve’s wheel which had bt \; left standing out doois. The moth kept close to the wheel during the day, never changing its position, probably waiting till the shades of r.i .’.it fell gain. It is of a pale green con, , ai j on each wing, a perfect . ye-shapeo design : .e tail is long and In two pane Ai .oon, trxlr.y the moth had not yet been identified.

AUTO HITS BICYCLE. Rev. R. N. Ball, pastor of the Baptist church In this city had a narrow escape last evening from being killed or having a dozen or more tiottes brokett, but luckily he escaped without injury. Itev. Ball who lives on Adams street was riding on Ills bicycle, going east and had a coal oil can In one hand intending to go to the grocery. Mrs. Harve Schroll was also riding along Adams street in her Ford automobile and when Rev. Ball and Mrs. Schroll got In front of the Mrs. Haefllng home they collided. The Rev. was knocked off of his bicycle while the automobile ran over the wheel, bending it almost together. The automobile ran up over the curbing and hit a tree before Mrs. Sehroll could stop, she being very excited over the mishap The fender of the machine was badly bent. No one was hurt al though Rev. Ball got a very severe “shaking " up quite a scare. Mr I S E. .Mrs A irollV two nd 1 Mm ti c

m dl’hu'UL duuKc _ ——- County Supt. L. E. Oplig«r Receives State Proclamation Relating TO OFFICERS’ DUTIES In Handling School Books— Contract Expires for Certain Books. County School Superintendent L. E. Opiiger has received from the state executive department, the following proclamation: State of Indiana, Executive Department. A Proclamation, To The People Os The State Os In diana: The State Board of Education constituting the State Board of School Book Commissioners, for the purpose of making a selection or procuring for use in the common schools of the State of Indiana a series of certain textbooks, having heretofore entered into a*contract with Charles Scribner's Sons to furnish the Primer. First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Readers (Howe) and D. C. Heath & Company to furnish a ‘New Primary Arithmetic’ and a 'New Grammar School Arithmetic' (Walsh's and with Eaton & Company ‘The New Era System of Semislant Writing' (Five Books) for use in said schools, and such contracts hav ing expired, I Samuel ill. Ralston. Governor of said State, do now proclaim that it is no longer the duty of school officers to deal in said readers, arithmetics and writing hooks. Said Board having entered into a contract with t’i • Bobbs-Merrill Company to furnish the "Child Classics Readers,” Primer. First Reader, Second Reader, Third Reader, Fourth Reader and Fifth Reader, by Georgia Alexander for a period of five (5) years; with Silver, Burdett & Company to furnish the Silver-Burden Arithmetics (Elementary Book and Complete Book) Phillips and Anderson, for a period of five (5) years; with O. P. Barnes to furnish the “New Outlook Writing System” (Shorter Course) for a period of five (5) years, I now proclaim said contracts to be in full force and effect, and said books adopted for use in the public schools of tills state until further notice Is given to the people of a change therein. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be as * the Great Seel of the State of '.cc..- a. ''one at the Capitol, in the City of Indianapolis, This 12th day of June, A. D., 1914. SAMUEL M. RALSTON, Governor. By the Governor: L. G. ELLINGHAM. Secretary of State. o- - - ... ICE CREAM SOCIAL. The Epworth League announces a big ice cream social for Thursday evning on the M. E. church lawn. The junior leaguers will conduct a pop corn peanut and candy stand. The league trusts that the thermometer will stand so high that their ice cream may he n. gwe dr mind accordingly. Everybody s Invited. I

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A COOK BOOK Will be Written by Dr. Hurty—llis “Baby Book’’ Has Been SO WELL RECEIVED That He Will Now Give A Scientific Cook Book to Indiana Women. Indianapolis, lnd„ June 17 —Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception given the "Indiana Mothers, Baity Book." l*r. J. N. Hurty, state health commissioner, announced today that the state health board would in the fall Issue another book entitled “Plain IA asd Plain Cooking." The book \ril by |tr lluriy, (jvmilw-l,

! with the plain foods from the Tniiar.a j .arms almost entirely, and will to- valI uable for Its recipes. “Os course, we 1 will include prunes and other staples, though they aren’t grown in Indiana,” said Hurty. The idea running through the whole book, as Dr. Hurty expressed it, will be “to nourish the body and provide gustatory enjoyment.” Dr. Hutry asserts that just as much pleasure can be had from eating well-cooked plain foods as from eating the rich food tit to dangerous to the health. The Baby book has been met with open arms in Indiana, and has attracted attention throughout the country and tn three foreign countries, as is testified to by the numerous letters received at the office of the state board of health. Every young mother in Indiana gets the book free if her name reaches the board’s office. Dr. Hurty has a letter from a Chinese missionary asking for permission to translate the book into that language. The letter praised the Indiana doctor for the condensed manner in which valuable information was complied in the book, saying that it was for that reason it was the most valuable book of its kind that had come to the missionary's hand. Letters also have come from England and France, all testifying to the health commissioner's genius as an editor. A NEW CHAPTER Os Kappa Kappa Kappa Instituted at Mishawaka— Mrs. Edward Wilson

ASSISTS OFFICERS Os the State in the Initiation —lt Has Ten New Members. A new Tri Kappa chapter was instituted at Mishawaka Saturday evening by Miss Norma Hickatn, state president, who visited with the loeal chapter last week. She was assisted in the initiation by Mrs. Edward Wilson, of Mishawaka, formerly Miss Luvile Hale of this city, who was a member of the Decatur chapter until her marriage and removal trom this city. Mrs. W. C. Ballou, of Lagrange, grand secretary, also assisted. A banquet at the Mishawaka Hotel proceded the initiation of the ten new members Into the sorority, and was quite an elaborate affair according to the South Bend Tribune. The Mishawaka sorority will be known as “The Beta Alpha Chapter of the Tri Kappa Sorority of Indiana,” There are forty-five chapters in Indiana with a membership o' over 1,400. The annual state convention will lie held at Union City next week, June 24 and 26. Dr. C. V. Connell left this morning for Toledo, Ohio, where he will meet > lg daughter Marie, who is returning 1 for the summer from Monroe. Mich., where she Is a student in the St. s Mary’s college. As a delightful surprise to her, her dearest girl friend, Miss Amber Rhoam came 'down from Fori Wayne and accompanied Dr. Connell to Toledo to meet Marie.