Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1914 — Page 1

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REV.LEO FAUROT TO BE ORDIINED Will Be Elevated tc Priesthood On Friday, Jure 26th By Bishop Ale» . ng HIS FIRST MASS i . Will Be Said at the S' Mary's Church In This City Sunday At 9 O'clock On Friday morning, June 26t at the Cathedral of the Immaculate oaception. Fort Wayne, the sa.-ra-.nent of Holy Orders will lie conferred poll sev en young and worthy men by , re Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alerti <) The ordination is of great interest to the members of the St Mary’s Cs hoiic church in this city an one of her most esteemed and highly honored gentlemen -will lie elevated to the priesthood. The members of the Catholic cl arch feel justly pro'id in having st. a a worthy young man as the Rev. ;x?o Faurot to receive this holy Orde Rev. l.eo Faurot began his KU ies for the priesthood at St. Joseph's oilege. Collegeville, Ind. about ten years ago and here he successfully c<mpleted a six years’ classical course. He then entered Mt. St. Mary-of-the Wi »t---seminary, at Ellenora, Ohio, and c-iu-tinued his studies in the classical ? philosophical degrees. He sas jt t graduated from his institution s summer. Tiie ordination ceremonies w’l' largely attended by many of the ck’> , ' | of the diocese as well as by the msb friends of the young men. The It Rev. Bishop Herman J. Aldering wi; j arrive from Rome where he viai'-.c ! the Pope on Thursday evening «',*»■ '■ will officiate at the ordination Friday ! The six other members of the etas' are: Rev. Joseph S. Snyder, Rev. ‘l.l Joachim Ryder of Fort Wayne whe ( have completed their studies at Mt. St. Mary-of-the West: Rev. Conrad Stop of Remington: Rev. Anthony Kroegc. of M* < uce. ill. Rev John G. Bet;n~*' of Dunnington. Ind.; who have com pleted their studies at St. Meinrad’j seminary, Spencer County, Ind.; Rev. John Hosinski. a seminarian from SS. Cyril and Mehodius seminary, Orchard Lake. Mich. On Sunday. June the 28th Rev. Fau-' rot will say his first mass at the St.' Mary's Catholic church in this city. It will lie a aolomn high mass and will start at 9 o'clock. A SERIOUS OPERATION. Undergone By Mri. Tony Kohne Thia Morning. Mrs. Tony Kohne of south of the city, underwent a serious operation this morning at nine o'clock at hei home for the removal of diseased or gans. His. C. S. and O. D. Clark of this city, and Or. Bruggeman of Fort Wayne, performed the operation. They were assisted by the Misses Jones and Josephine Krick, trained nurses from Hope hospital. Miss Jones is the nurse in attendance. The outcome of the operation cannot be told at tips early time. EXPECTED TOLLAND WEDNESDAY. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alerting of Fort Wayne who has been visiting in Rome and other countries In Europe and who was on board the ship Kaiser Wilhelm 11, when it was struck anildshlp is expected to arrive in New York City on Wednesday June 24th, on the steamer "Imperator." He will’ arrive in Fort Wayne on the 25th and on Friday, June 27th will ordain seven young men to the priesthood. A glad welcome and home coming is being planned for the Bishop's return among the Catholic churches, the Knights of Columbus and his many friends In Fort Wayne. o- ■ NOTICE TO PYTHIAN SISTERS All Pythian Sisters are requested to moot nt the home tonight to make arrangements for a dinner to be g.«en tomorrow and housecleaning time Please be present. COMMITTEE. . UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. A snap ez alius sumbody else's job.

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DELAYED IN STARTING. 10. W. Mumma, of Decatur, who was given a contract some time ago for the drilling of several eight-inch holes in the bottom of the new well at the water works in an effort to increase • the water supply in the hole, arrived In Bluffton Friday evening and began work this morning. The work of drilling the holes will take a part of next week. Mr. Mumma was delayed by i series of bad luck. He got a drHT stuck in a hole, broke his engine and was ' impaneled on a jury in the Adams Circuit Court, and altogether seemed to have plenty of excuses for not begin- ; nlng his job here sooner. —Bluffton News. NARROW ESCAPE Virginia Hite Falls Through Open Cellar Way and Strikes Head on Floor OF CEMENT BASEMENT Yesterday Morning—Was Playing In House Being Erected By Otto Kirsch A miraculous escape from death was experienced by little Virginia Hite, six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite oif North Third street, yesterday morning at 11:30 o'clock, when she fell through an open celler way to the cement floor, nine feet beneath, alighting on her head and shoulder. The little girl in company with another little friend had gone over to the j house which is beng built by Otto Kirsch on North Second street. The little girls were walking around the | first floor and were looking up, not i; paying any attention to where they (were going. The celler steps had not [been completed and left a straight drop of nine feet to the cement floor of the I basement. Virginia was only a short distance from this opening when she ' looked up and failed to realise her danger until she stepped into space, he fell head first to the hard surface. ..nd but for the fact that a small pile i f shavings had been left by the carI enters and which broke her fall to s >me extent, it would undoubtedly >vve proven fatal. No one was in the ■ inity at the time of the accident 1i d it was not until her screams at- ( r icted the neighbors did help arrive. . n d it is no known how long she lay !p an unconscious condition in th, ba ement. A physician was hurriedly su nnonded and a thorough examina tie i was made. Reports from her side this morning are that her < dit < n is favorable and it is thought tha ”‘ie will get along satisfactorily. ATTACKED BY MAD BULL. i: -ob Scherry, an aged and well x- ov n citizen of Kirkland township lying in a very serious condition as t. • suit of having been attack- -1 by a vi< ous bull at his farm, Friday evening. Mr. Scherry was repairing a f«n t when the enraged animal attai.;e.i him. The aged man was kno-led down and severely Injured, thr-e -lbs being broken and it is feared n, tired internally. His face was I-r u - bruised and cut and he is reported to be in a serious condition. It |« »:G« .hat he would have been killed cutrig: t, but for a dog which bit the bull oi the hind legs until he left the unfoTi aata man. I KN’ ERTAINMENT TONIGHT. I The < inuul commencement exercises of t i St Joseph's schools will be ' held tc'i.ght at Bosse opera house. Five gr- luates will receive diplomas. The cla>; address will be delivered by Rev. J. .. Selmetz and a special pro gram w,H be given by the different grades o the school. — — Q VINE GIRL BORN. Mary Madeline is the name of the fine girl l »by born Sunday morning at five o’ck It to Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Coverdale. M as Lilly Gerard is the train--1 ed nurs,, i. tending Mrs. Coverdale and babe. i 1 _— —o RELIEF CORPS PASTRY SALE. The Wo an's Roll, f corps will give a pastry s le at the Pennington and Lelchty's nMt market on Saturday June 27th a d July 4th. Plenty of good i. things for le. JF’ ""

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 22,1914.

TURNED TURTLE ' Big Auburn “40” Touring Car Went Over 10 Foot Embankment Near Monroe SATURDAY EVENING , Albert Rich, Only Occupant. Caught Beneath—Escaped With Slight Injuries. Albert Rich, son of John Rich of French township, had a narrow escape from serious injury at six' o'clock Saturday evening when the big Auburn "40" touring car in which he was driv iny horn from Monroe over turned after dasnmg over a ten foot embankment at a point a mile and a half west of Monroe. Mr. Rich Is tin able to explain the cause of the accident further than the car became unmanageable. He tried to steer it away from the ditch but it finally went over and turned on Its back. Albert was caught under the car and held a prisoner there several minutes until Frank Johnson happened along and helped him out. Miraculously he escaped without any broken bones, though he was severely bruised about the legs. The car was badly damaged and was pulled Into Monroe where it was turn ed over to the Monroe Auto Garage for repairs. The car belongs to John Rich. Albert was an experienced driver having handled a car for several years. He says he has no explanation to offer except that the car tried to get into the ditch and he tried his best to keep it out. DOG LIKESMOVIES Takes His Seat Every Night in Front Row and Watches With Interest IS WELL BEHAVED P. J. Hyland Dog a Regular Patron—Shows Much Intelligence. Not only people get "the picture show habit" but Decatur has an intelligent little curly, brown dog, that has “got the habit.” This little dog who delights in seeing the “movies" is no one more nor less, that "Taxi" Hyland, the little dog belonging to the family of P. J. Hyland. With him It is not only a "habit" for he takes LU seal in the front row eveiy even- » Ing, and sits there, as quiet as a mouse, looking intently at the screen, and not a thing escapes him. He enjoys it thoroughly. What is more, lie is much better behaved than some people, for not a bark, nor whisper, nor unnecessary movement, does he indulge in. Before the Stoneburner theatre closed. Taxi was a faithful patron of that play hous<. Every evening he was in his front seat and remained there until the show closed, or until nine o'clock or so when he would return home. After that theatre closed, he immediately hunted another, and he can now be seen every evening in his scat at another popular show house here. The Hyland family has said that during the winte, when Taxi would be in the house, when it became time fi . the show to open, he would manifest ills uneasiness and his desire to get cut of the house to go, by scratching on the door. This would be opened and out lie would go. Once, having I curiosity as to just what he did, they followed him and he made directly for the play house, where he entered anil took hip seat. Visitors nt the show have learned to watch for Taxi and he never fails them. He conies and goes, as freely, with- • out charge, or molestation as did the I famous “Immortal J. N." and Taxi Is ■ never disturbed or driven from Ills I seat, even though the house lie crowded. * — Asl mL' I A

' AND EVEN SWIMMING1 Has Its Stinging Aftermath of Blistered Backs. I After the pleasure comes the aftermath. often with its most bitter sting. Eien swimming has Ila Mings. Two or three little boys In .Monmouth made for the old swlmmtn' hole one day recently during the very severe heat and had a good time- splashing about while 1 tiie sun bent down mercilessly. Some time after running home their backs became so blistered that their cloth- , Ing even wns a burden and It was several days before they could go clothed in even the little that warm weather needed To make matter* worse there was no tellef In lying ciown. because of course they could n it f He on their back*, and It was necessary to lie on their "tummies" In the good old-fashioned days of their ■ colicky childhood. —o COUPLE WEDDED William Myers Takes Miss Ina Rabbitt For His Bride SATURDAY * EVENING Wedding Dinner Served at Home of Bride’s Parents Sunday. Rev. L. W. Ix»ve officiated Saturday evening at eight o'clock at the I'nited ' Brethren parsonage at the wedding of n well known and very highly esteemed couple. The principals were Mt. William Myers son of Mr and Mrs. Henry Myers of Mercer avenue this city, and Miss Ina Rabbitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rabbitt of Linton township. Witnesses of the wedding were the parents of the couple, and two brothers of the bride, Edwin and Ralplf Rabbitt. Their brother and sister, Miss Lucile Rabbittt and Mr. Lawrence Myers stood with the couple- during tiie ceremony. f Gowned in a frock of palest blue. ( the bride was unusually pretty. The slip was of pale messaltne satin, with over dress of plaited pale blue chiffon. The plaited tunic was edged with fine white lace, as were the short sleeves The girdle was of blue sutin. with ends edged with rosebuds, and rosebuds also outlined the low neck and tiie short sleeves. Miss Lucile Rabbitt was love- , ly in a gown of white voile witli trimmings of embroidery similarly made. On Sunday a fine wedding dinner was served at the Rabbitt home. ! Guests were the groom's parents and ’ the Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Love. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are now guests (Continaeu on Page DIRECTOR HERE On Wednesday—Will Meet t , With Children for the Rehearsal of "TOTS WEDDING" I Parts to be Assigned and » 1 Costumes Given Out WedI nesday Afternoon. 1 $ Preparations are now l>eliig brought ■ to a head for the entertainment “The « Marriage of the Tots” or “Tiie Jenny June Weddlngf" Friday evening at the t Methodist church. All who expect to t take part in the entertainment, must < be out nt the rehearsal Wednesday 1 afternoon at 2:30 nt the church. At 5 that time the pnrts will bo assigned, t the costumes given out and it Is neer essury that every one of the wedding I company lie present. A director of the “Marriage of the > Tots" company will be preeent Wed s nesday and will spend her entire time until tiie entertainment In perfecting the entertainment. It will tie full of ■ fun. harmless and uplifting. Tickets i may be secured of tiie ladles of the s Mite society, under whose auspices the - entertainment is to be given. The public is cordially invited to come.

UMPIRES GAME Shamrocks Take Another Victory From the Bluffton Team Yesterday. SCORE WAS 12 TO 8 Game Was Characterized With Heavy Hitting and Umpire's Bad Decisions. For the second time this season, the Shamrocks have met and defeated the fast Bluffton aggregation and sent them home with the small end of the ■core. Tiie game played yesterday however, cannot be described as fast end furious, as the only two points worth while mentioning were the heavy hitting and the umpire's decisions. Both teams swatted the sphere for several home runs and many single and doubles were hit out. running the score up. The game almost broke up in the second inning when one of the visitors hit ii home run over the fence, and the inexperienced umpire called him out for cutting s«« ond base. He was finally for< ed to withdraw his decision and about this time the crowd along the ■lde lines and in the grand stand got his goat. He would make and withdraw decisions and made a rotten game of what would otherwise have been a good one. The fielding was fairly good on both sides and several almost impossible stops were made by the outfielders on both teams. Gardner of Fort Wayne pitched for tiie locals, t’axhdoll.-'r being unable to appear bn account of a sprained wrist. HAD BAD WRECK Clover Leaf Engine of Freight Train Trown Flat On Back OVER EMBANKMENT Near Bluffton—Mmbers of Crew Had Miraculous Escape—Big Damage. Mr. and Mrs. George Burkett and daughter. Bather, and Mr. and Mrs. James Stonerook who motored to Bluffton. Sunday, visited the scene of tiie Clover Ij-af freight wreck, which occurred Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. This was eastlaiund i’lov-r ls-as freight No. 122. and was wreckrt at a point about ten rods east of the Clover ix-as bridge over the Wabash river at the northern edge of Bluffton. The escape of tiie members of the crew with no worse injuries than scratches and bruises is considered little short of miraculous. Sunday’s Ft. Wayne JournaHlaaette tells the following story: "The engine Is lying flat on Its back' at the bottom of a fifteen foot embankment on the north side of the rightsifway and half u dooeh earn are completely demolished. The track Is badly torn up for a hundred yards and the bridge, on which aome of the cars buckled and tumbled to the river bed Is damaged. "The engineer and firemen went to the bottom of the grade with the en gtne, but In a remarkable manner werr hurled free of the wreckage The worst Injury they sustained was a d«s-p gush across the fireman's arm. "One of the demolished rars was loaded with King pianos from the Bluffton factory and tiie consignment of Instramenta Is a mass of ruins. “There la some conflict in the storleof tiie train crew and the Interliskrr man stationed at Uie Junction of the Clover and ths Fort Wayne A Northern Indiana Traction line, about five hundred feet east of the point where the wreck <rcurred. The freight rrew claim that tiie tower man gave them tho block, and then threw the derail on then. It was at the derail where the h<avy locomotive was hurl ed down thi grade. "The tntsrtocker man declared tha' i the block hnd been set against th< freight permitted at

* Interurban car due here nt 4 o'clock to ’ cross the Junction point. He ex * plained that there was not time after the interurban car crossed for him to i lose the derail set against tiie freight ' Hain. He explained tliut there Is a time device on the e<iuipment and that fifty-five seconds must lapse after a train or car crosses the Junction before In- can give a train or car on tiie opposing line right-of-way. He said . that the Clover ls-as train ran Into the ’ derail In the Interval while he was waiting for tiie time device to release the loek. I 'Some of the trainmen who examined the derail and the signals ventured the theory that the tower man gave (Continued on Page 3) BADLY BEATENUP t Passenger on Interurban Ref t fuses to Pay Fare and AnI noys Other Passengers SATURDAY NIGHT I Results in His Getting a Severe Beating—Charges Will be Filed. 1 — Angered with having been carried past his getting off place by the 12:lu 1 car Saturday evening, Clarence Bever forden, residing south of Fort Wayne, endeavored to take charge of the cat and run things to his own liking, with * the result that he secured a sever, ' beating and will probably have charge.filed against him by the interurban company in th». Alien county court Beverforden boarded the car in Fort Wayne and was badly under the in fluence of liquor. He paid his fare U Stop 3. but when the car came to thlpoint he did not get off. M’hen the cai I' had pro- reded for about half a mile Conductor Ben Rice went up to him t> collect his fare to this city. Beverfor den refused to pay and said that h< had intended to get off at Stop 3. T?u car was then backed up in front ci his residence, about seventy-five feei from the slop but Beverforden insist ed that they go Mck to the stop. Con ductor Rice refused to do this, am ' seizing the man. put hint off the car When they struck the ground Bt-vei forden clinched with Rice and fousii with him In the ditch. Rice finally ex trlcated himself and started tiie car Beverforden was determined to ridhowever, and climbed on the back enc I of the car. Among the passengers oi the car were Frank Albright of thi- , city and a lady friend. Mr. Alhrigh f had just gone into the smoking depart ment wtu-n Beverforden got on the cai 1 the second time. Beverforden took th< r seat vacated by Mr. Albright and madr an insulting remark to the young lad) I ‘ Mr. Albright overheard it, and comini > hack littrt Beverforden out of th> 11 seat and pmcartrt t« administer . . I severe punishment to him. This quiet led Beverforden down until the ca , reached this city where he was turnr. over to Officer Rmltlry. He was take, to jail and kept then- during the nigh - but as tin- trouble had occured In Al len county It was out of the jurisdic 1 tion of the local officials and he wa< ■ liberated Sunday morning Ed Green motorman of the ear on which thtrouble occured went to Fort Wayn--1 this morning to prefer charges again* - Beverforden and be will either bi charged with assault and battery oi i public intoxication. , WAS NOT JOhtPH SHOAF. I In the Saturday laaue of the Dem - ocrat was given an account of the run > away accident to Joseph Shoaf and It which he was badly injured. It bai tarter been learned that it was not • Joseph Shoaf who had thU accident hut i William Shoaf and It is desired t« make Ihia correction. r MAS* HOURS CHANGB. r» h - During the summer months the tint* t of the Mass. Sunday at the SI Mary', t chut- h will bo changed The table It t an follows: Early Mass 7 o'clock. High e Mas* at k:00. benediction immediately e after high mass. This change will hold Il good until farther notice p nUNCLK HdZIKIAH OMKRVCt. it —— in A pessimist la wun whut he* t* IB n with an optimist an' do th* wurk.

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THE BIG CHANCE Is Now If You Want a Good Fellow Writes Decatur Man TO A WIDOW He Would A-courting Go but His Letter Is Too Egotistical. Nothing is so amusing to those for whom it was not intended—as a love letter. Realizing the h-mor accorded b/ the preference, women usually keep in strict confidence any love letters, or near love letters, wiUi propensities matrlmonially Inclined, or otherwise. But the fact that one widow In the north part of the city believed recently that a near-courting letter which she received recently was the result of a joke played on her by a man friend, haa unwittingly made pul.llcne letter of a twice married Decatur man. who found his first two marriages so happy that lie would acourtlng go again, and does, quite fre-quently—-to relieve the monotony of long lonesome evenings. Now the widow's man friend who Ik a match maker pointed out to her among others, thia twice married tnan who wants to he married again and when ahe received several days after warts, a letter from the widower, she immediately turned to the man who mentioned him to her. She espc-ially thought he had a band In the letter, .tecause she had heard that the widower was unable to indite his own epistles and had to seek the aid of friends in that line. “Now what do >ou mean by getting him to send me such a letter as this, and why did you help him to write it?" said the widow ,o her tormentor, handing him the letter she siippoxrt he had written for the widower. But it turned out that it was -lot a joke at all. tl-jit he had not written It for the man, and that <t was undoubtedly written in good ■ Ith. Here is the letter: “1 have quit my girl at W— i small town near Decatur.l If you want a good fellow, now la your chance IMease let me know when you will be at homo to I can come and se<- you and not tie fooled out tliere for nothing" The widow, it la said, haa decided not to take any cliances. and the letter H-malna unanswered. Some Letaons. Some Dolly Dalrymple Dimples, ed It rem of a "heart column'' In a magazine, could take Hm abova glaringly .■ctless letter und write several column* of advice to ccHirters that would loubtless smooth the way for mauy a 'orlorn one. It would probably read •omething litke this: “In the first place don't write to the lady If ahe Ilves In your own town. If you haven't the courage nr the ee rgy to go to sc- tier and speak for yourself yon don’t deserve her and «<m't get her. either, If you haven't he courage and must write, and c annot youraelf. get a competent pc-rson, bristling with tact, who will write for ion. “Never mention your "other girls" tn the lady. She doesn't like tn think she la playing second hand-— unless of codrao she haa rushed In herself, and did the cutting out of the nther 'girl'-— which la not a d.-slrahie thing from he man's standpoint, either, for when •he has dune the cutting out' the eon--luest la over and she will -cmn drop you “When you nay you Ipive 'quit your •ther girl If you are m unwloe as to disobey the preceding; hit of advice - Mplnln why you 'quit her' und make It certain tbnt you and not she |« the -me who quit.' The lady will thus learn in time that If you and she d. • ld« 'to quit.' just wh«l your v<-r»km if the affair may he tn the next one >ou ao a cciurtlna "Don’t be egotist leal. You may he t goc4 fellow, bm don't hh.w your own horn. The Indy haa prcihably heart. ’ and knows whnt kind nf a fellow you i <r» -If not let her find out fur li«r*,-lf f Then. too. dun I he »u egntlslh-al ns " to Imply that ahe has never had a I 'chatice* until you came along and off 4 red yourself. Hhe mav have tutn.-d -town dozens and demon* of other uocsl better und bo»t fellow* »»r If b’io ha* never hnd even one-rhame. it won't do your chance any n«>d to Imply > that she hasn't Your chs.nrc-' will gn I (Continued m> Fsjg Too)