Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1914 — Page 1

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KVolume XII. Number 151.

DECATUR WILL | HAVEJJIGEVENT Block or Two on Winchester | Street Will be Roped Oft For A PORCH PARTY Thursday Evening. July 2--Proceeds for Children's Play Grounds. Ss Funds are needed. ■fThey are needed at once. ». Nearly one-third of the children’s school vacation has already passed. I If they are to have the use of the proposed playgrounds this summer, it is lie* esiHiry that they be arranged and thrown open as soon as possible Hut more money is needed to equip them. The go<>j! women of the Woman's City Improvement league have beer, working zealously. Some have given their time; some citizens have given money. but more help, time and money Me needed. * The public will he asked to lo Ip in tie movement. if While the funds are being secured the good citizens of Decatur are going to enjoy themselves. I The league held an enthusiastic iui eting last evening at the library hall. The- big event discussed is a "porch Party” to Im* given next Thursday night. The proceeds will be used (or the good of the children by the H Iragio ■ Now this porch party will not be the usual little ’•dinky” affair that the name ‘porch party" ordinarily signifies. It will be a very novel one. None ' ot this kind has ever been given here a before. Not one porch, but every porch in i r block or two will be given over to t tb< public. 1 Mayor Christen has given his conI ktnl to the roping off o£ Winchester Hktreet from "Five Points" to Rugg. ■•trot The houses along Imth aides of Ejhe street will give over their porches. ■-They will decorate. The < enter of Ute ■Ltievt will lie kept free from passing ■fehi. lea and the space thus given will Ek used tor the placing of long tables Hnnd refreshment booths. Xutomoblles Kill be donated for tiie giving of rides. will be arranged on the porches Sfi<>r the rest and pleasure of the guests Kwho may visit as they progress from Km? to home, meeting their friends Knd enjoying the delights of the eve- • |ning. I Electric Light Superintendent Mar Mhin .Mylott has promised three and pos Br-lhly four stringers of electric lights Kfor the occasion. The residences will ■hit* nd to their decorations of strings Mos pennants aud Jap lanterns across ■the street; the providing of chairs and Mgeats on the porches and similar nr eE langements I The entire street for a block or two I ■will put on a very festive dress for ■ evening The public will be Invited to Koine and no one is expected "to send ■regrets’ that they cannot come; uor ■ v 111 they "regret" It if they do come. What Others Have Donej in the absence of Miss Bessie Boy ■ era. president of the Woman s Fit.' society. Miss Helen Nib Kick presided at the meeting last evtRning. Miss Annie Winnes. an active ■ member of the league, was the leading ■spirit In outlining the proposed festival ■ for Decntur. Miss Wlnnes visited In ■ Philadelphia several years ago and nt R tended porch parti*** of this kind Ml Miss Funny Hite also attended them ■ in the weal. And from both east and ■ west come glowing reports of their ■ rucce s In Philadelphia they were ■ given to raise funds for the poor and ■ sick children. People of all ihureh F denominations political parties and so- ■ cial talus attended aud assisted In the ■ work. Two or three blocks were ropKed off and given over to the affair ■ Fifteen hundred people at one time at ■ tended and more than 116# a Bight was ■ often raised There Is ro reason why ■ Decatur cannot he Just us successful Committees Named Thursday evenlag. J u| F *•’* lhe ■ date finally agreed upon This comas E just two day* before the Fourth of July and as uo celebrating for tills ■ holiday has bren urrufgsd. this will Kake Ha plate Decatur will gJenM on« festive day. I winchester street will b« roped

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across from the corner of the "V” to the Engeler home at the north end; , at the south end. across the street from liugg street. Vehicles will have no trouble in getting through from Rugg street, Mercer avenue. Third and Adams streets. The hours for the roping will lie from about S:3O to 10 o'clock. Mrs. Clem Voglcwede, chairman of the social committee of the league, x. ill be chief supervisor of the porch, party and will have a number of assistants. Mrs. C. E. Hocker and her committee will have charge of the securing of tile tables for the street center booths. The Boy Scouts who have tendered their services for other things will be asked to assist in this work. Miss Annie Wiunes will lie chairman of the refreshment committee, lee cream, rones, pop corn, cracker-jack, home made candies, and such delect able things will be sold. Miss Grace Coffee and Mrs. S. D. Beavers, with others will solicit for donations for home made candies, and among others, (Continued on Pago Two) WILL IS FILED Mrs. Mary Watkins Gives Five Dollars to Son, John W. Watkins. REST IS DIVIDED Wil. ■ .. .M Equally Among the Heirs— Will Was Executed May 12. 1911. .Mrs. Mary Watkins, lately deceased, and long a resident of Pleasant Mills, left a will which was executed May 12, 1911. This was proaated by County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke. during vacation of court. and entered of record. The will was witnessed by Judson W. Teeple. Maggie Teeple and Lillie Teeple and admitted to probate on their testimony. I According to custom, the first provi-l sion is for the payment of any debts.) In item two. she sets out that all real estate is to be given to her daughter, Sarah E Ritter. Mary E. Case. James W. Watkins. Jesse 8. Watkins, in equal shares. Out of her personal estate, she gives the sum of $"• to her son, John W. Watkins. In full of hit Interest therein. The rest is to be equally divided amoug those named before. She asks that James W. Watkins serve as executor. ICE CREAM AT CALVARY. An ice cream social will Im* given on the Calvary school lawn, five miles west of the city on Saturday evening June 27th. A program and several contests will l>e in order and a good tint** will be In store for ail those who attend Everybody come. AHENO_WEDDING Mrs. E. B. Macy at Elkhait Where She Attended Wedding of Sister MISS RUBY HOCKER Formerly of Monroe—*Was Married to Torrence Wertz On Wednesday. Mrx. E. B Macy is at Elkhurt, where she atteuueu the wedding of her sis ter, Miss Ruby Hocker, who is well known to Decatur unu Monroe peolile Her wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening. July 24 the groom bolus Terrence C. W«na. a young Elkhart i man. The wedding look place at the ■ home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. W Hocker. The Hocker family were former real- > <'»uts of Monroe and have many rela i fives there and In this vicinity The ' bride Is also a cousin of C. E Hocker i of this city I The young couple will be at home ( after August 6 at, 711 Mclkmuld street. Elkhart, the grooui holding an excelI lent position in Elkhart,

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, June 26. 1914.

ALL ARE HELPING West End Residents Donate Funds and Work in Equipping Play Grounds. WANT A PLOT For the Children—Two Are Suggested and One Will Be Fitted Up. Mrs. Wisner, representing the parents of the west end district, was in attendance at the meeting of the Woman’s City Improvement society las* evening, and asked that the west end be assisted in securing ground for the establishment of a play ground. A number of residents have already do I nated money to Im* used in equipping it. Carpenters have offered their service for the making of tables, lienees, swings, others will help in establishing tiie sand piles, the croquet sets, and other amusements; and the (toys will make their own ball diamonds. They are very enthusiastic over the play ground and except for the plot of ground, are all ready. The matter was taken up and two plots suggested. One is the series of Niblick lots on the south side of Monroe street, corner of Monroe and 13th streets, across from the James Hurst. Julius Haugk and J. J Magiey residences. Suggestion was made that there are no trees on these lots and that probably the lots tin Sixteenth street, between Madison and Jefferson j belonging to the Erwins, .Miss Annie Winnes and W. I’. Schrock, on •which are several trees, would be preferable. One of these two locations will he de elded upon and consent asked. The work on the tennis court on the lot at the rear of the James Niblick home is nearing completion, and the other grounds are also beng equipped and will soon be ready. TO 8E NOJiEARIN G Os Petition of Rae Krauss for Release From Prison Until September TERM OF BOARD If Released Rae Krauss Will Return to Pennville to Live With Parents. The hearing of the petition for parole ot Mrs. Rae Andermnnn Kraus, slayer of her step-daughter. Crystal Krauss, has been postponed by the stale pardon board until the regular September session, this action being taken on a motion filed hy attorney* representing the murderess, who after ten years of a life sentence Is asking that she Im* set at liberty W. F. Andermann, the aged fa fi*t ot Mm. Krauss, now lives at Penn viile with l.:s young wife, formerly Midge Moore, of Hartford City It waa with them that Mrs. Kraus* spent nearly a month recently when she was permitted a short furlough from the Indiana Woman's prison They are taking active Interest In the effort to have her released und spent Wednesday at Hartford City, where the murder of Crystal Krauss was committed, in conservation relative to the intention* of Mrs. Krauss pio tided she la released, the stepmother sold: "It we don't get Rae out this time, we'll try at every meeting of the pardon board until we do We feel that she hi" been sufficiently punished for her part In the crim* She has learned her lesson in these ten years and - wg fe«-| that she should lie released. "Wi lle my husband and 1 are not financially able to carry on the fight, there are plenty ot people willing to lend us assistance. The prison au--1 thorlties at Indianapolis have promised ’ to give us financial aid." "Where will Mrs. Krauss go If site i gains her freedom Mrs Anfferminn . was asked. "Rhe will come to Fennville to live with her father and me That story

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| about her going west is not true. It | probably gained currency front the fact that the prison matron told Rae she would assist her in getting on' if she would go far away. Rue hns a • number of relatives in the west, but she will not go there." o- - MARRIAGE OF THE TOTS. Fine Entertainment Will Be Given , This Evening. "The Marriage of the Tots" which has been extensively advertised, will I ’ he given this evening at tile lecture room of the Methodist church. The Mite society ladies have had tine success with the tic kets and the entertainment will be ail that it has been recommended. Sixty or more children i will participate in costume The time is 7:30 sharp. RACE UNDECIDED Bluffton and Decatur Trucks Both Failed to Make a Clear Record i i i IN SPEED CONTEST T i Fort Wayne Carried Away Prize for Best Drilled Uniform Company. , The local firemen and their friends I who accompanied them to Bluffton yes terday to attend the ninth annual Vol- ’ unteer Firemen’s convention, returned to thia city ai 7:30 last evening, tired and happy. The boys reported the finest time of their lives and voted the Bluffton fire department their unan- - inious thanks tor the entertainment ' given them. The only disappointment ’ for the local boys during the day was the fact that they failed to make a perfect score in the competition beI tween the Bluffton and Decatur truckc. I | The Decatur truck made the distance] of a little leas /han four blocks in fifteen sec onds but w hen Fisher made the Jump and attempted to fasten the ’ hose* to the plug, it caught on the curbing and was jerked away from him. The Bluffon company also failed to make a perfect score however, in that their plug man turned the water into the hose before they had attached the I nozzle, therefore no decision was made. The Bluuton truck made the distance in 23 seconds. The Fort Wayne tlectrlc Works company won ’ brat prize for having the best drilled team and also won first prize in the hose laying conteat. In the article published yesterday A W. Bichler of Berne was named as being elected vice president and which should have been A. W. Beehlnr of Garret. VICTIM OF HEAT •Abe Boch of Fort Wayne is Overcome by Terrific Heat This Morning. FOUND PROSTRATED II lAt the Decatur Horse Sale • Barn—ls Taken to Home of 11 Father-in-law. • I Alm Boch. of Fort Wayne th* r kn'*wn horse man and former resident of ihla city was overcome hy the tcrrl fie heat thia morning while In Decntur -. attending the regular sale of the Det < atur horse company r Mr. Hoch, who is a sufferer from . alomac h trouble nas not feeling quite 1 well today and It ia thought tbit with the terrific heat In connection ia what t brought on Hie pr. atratlon. Mr. Boch took ale k at aIMUt: l« n o'clock and waa j found In a able room ot the building - lying on the floor. A local physician I wm called and medlcai attention given him and than he »u taken to the » hOßl* hla father-in law, Frank Uuri ger on Flrat a>eet. where he became conavioua within a short while It la • Imped hy hla many friends that hla r* rjeovery will be u rapid one.

ELECT OFFICERS t Rim —iff i Knights of Pythias Name New Officers for the Ensuing Term Last Night i 1 WILL BE INSTALLED 1 Next Thursday Evening — Home Has Been Given a Thorough Cleaning. i■ 1 * i Now officers for the ensuing term were elected for the Knight* of Pythias lodge ut their meeting held Thursday evening. I*he men elected to offlc * | were: Di. Fred Patterson chancellor commander; S. 1.. Hite, vice-chaneel lor; Clark Spahr, prelate: Harry Helm, master-nt arms; Frank Carroll. Inner guard; ETank Pierce, outer > guard; and Floyd Acker as marker of the work. The new officers will be installed next Thursday evening. The plan of closing the K. of P. home during tiie hoi summer months Is working out nicely and is a plan that is followed by many lodges and clubs elsewhere. Any member of the order may have access to the home at any time, and many take advantage of this, but until September at leas’, there will be no custodian in charge ot the building. The home presented a greatly changed appearance to the lodge members last night, due to the fact that the Pythian sisters had given it a thorough cleaning from a.in to celler. Dust and dirt is as foreign there now- as a heavy fur overcoat on Second street. COMPLETE TENTH STREET. Musser & Martz last evening completed the macadami-ing of Tenth street north of Monroe street and the thoroughfare ta now in fine shape. Five or six weeks were required. William Schamerloh was superintendent. FLOOR GAVE WAY Willshire Woman, Well Known Here. Precipitated Into Public Vault. —a AT WILLSHIRE. O. When Floor of Toilet Gave Way—Was Entirely Submerged—Brings Suit. Decatur friends have received word. | that as a result of a terrible experience | ' suffered by Mrs. Wilber Dull, wife ot | the weii known miller at Willshire. O . recently, she has sued the city of Van Wert. Ohio, for »300 damages. , With her eighteen year old daughter. Mrs. Dull had gone to Van Wert to do some shopping While there. I *.he went to a public toilet room. The floor gave way and Mrs. Dull waa pre clpltated Into tiie filth below, being submerged entirely. She managed to ' extend her hand above the contents ot the vault, and her daughter grasp Ing her hand waa able to pull her up so that her head waa kept above until the arrival of help. Four or five men were required to rescue the woman from her terrible position. YEOMAN MEMORIAL. The Yeoman Memorial poatponeii from last Sunday, will In* given next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at their hall over the Peoples A Gerke store. In rite absence of Rev Borton whipfwas have given the address, atiolh *r speaker will tw* secured. The public u invited to come. ERROR IN PRICE. In the Morris company ad In lent night's Issue, self sealing Jar cups were quoted at 10c per dozen and should have been 19c per doxen. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. I ■aa*M*« i No tuattur how little hair a baby he*. Its mothur buln't nevur satisfied unless she'a alltta a fixln' it.

) RUNS INTO RAILING. I Vs trying to avoid a "stiumli up” ye?--•fiiay evening at about five forty-five o’clock, Earl Sowards agent lor tin* - Detroiter Automobile, met with a very peculiar accident, but luckily however, not serious. Mr. Sowurds was drivim: his machine headed towards the Watson gaiage and was going at a higher rate of speed than the law allows in order to get out of the rain and when he got as far as the crossing of Monroe and Second streets, lie noticed another Automobile coming from the - east on Monroe street and headed straight for him. lie immediately put on Hie emergency brake causing tin car to stop at o.tce and throwingl it around und as tiie streets were quite wet from tin* rain it skidded up the j curbing and onto the sidewalk along the Winnes shoe store. It came to a stop when it hit the iron railing around B the cellar entrance of the building. The back end of the cur was slightly damaged and one of the wheel liases broken. Mr. Sowards was not injured and is still able to run his machine. ANNUAL REUNION l Second Annual Reunion of Ernst Bloernker Family Will be Sunday IN THE GROVE ' Northwest of Magiey—Big Two Hours* Program Has Been Arranged. The descendants of Mr. and Mrs Ernest Bloernker. pioneer lesidents Oi the county, will bold their secund an nual reunion next Sunday. The gath ering will take place in the Fred Bloe mker grove on the Wells-Adams coun ty line, located a mile and a half north west of the town of Magiey. A fine program of two hours lengt l or more has been arrang**d. Then will be speeches by various ones, song* solos, duets, quartets and choruses am. other features. Tiie basket dinner ai noon will also he an event. Professoi and Mrs. M. F. Worthman and famllt of this city, the Schraluka families an<> others are among those who will b< there. ORCINATION SATURDAY. The ordination of seven young me: to the priesthood will not lie held untl Saturday morning at eight o'clock a 1 the Cathedral oi the Immaculate Con teption. Fort Wayne, the Rt. Rev. Bis 1 Imp Herman J Alerding otlicating Th* postponement is caused on account o 1 the Bishop not arriving here in tim« for the services which were to liavi 1 been held today. A num lie r from thi» 1 | city will attend the ordination. ANNUAL_PICNIC Os Children of Freidhein Lutheran Congregation Will Be Sunday AT DOEHRMAN GROVE ■—■re «■* i ■ Friedheim Band Will Play and Children Will Give a Good Program. i Sunday. June 2klh. the annual chll drvn'a picnic at the Lutheran ennare gallon ill Friedheim will be held at th* Doehrnmn amve one half mile east ot the Friedheim church. The picnic will begin In the afternoon. The ciilldrrn will give a fine program and the Fried helm band will furnish good musk A commltte of fourteen church mem ■ bars will do every thing possible ti I make the affair a happy one for all guest* There will be aniu»<*iueuir aud refreshments of various kinds and everybody Is welcome to come and join with the others in the good time l, Edward Schurlcht is the teacher of the a school and C. B Breir s the pastor ml the * ongregntlon. |

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BETTER JOAOS Governor Ralston Appoints Highway Commission to Investigate Situation AND TO RECOMMEND — liiigm e Such Legislation As It Considers Advisable—Are Twenty Members A definite movement to obtain better roads throughout Indiana was launched by Governor Ralston yesterday when he announced the appointment of a State Highway Commission to make a study of the road situation and recommena to tiie General Assembly convening next January such legislation as it considers desirable Besid<*s naming five commissioners to act at the executive body, the Governor appointed an advisory commission of fifteen memtiers. Every section of the state Is represented on the Avisory Commission. Several of tiie Advisory Commissioners are fartters. the Governor believing that the rural listricts especially should be well rep resented on any body suggesting road legislation. Three political parties are represented on both the highway commission and advisory commission. Eleven of tiie twenty members of tiie two bodies are Democrats, six are Republicans aid three are Progressives. In an interview tiie Governor today old the United Press that the people tad long recognized they were not letting the kinds of roads they were »ntitlod to have, considering wh.it it ost them to maintain the state highways. "I have no particular scheme in nind to have worked out," he raid. "I am proposing to select a Commieion that will consider with the greatest care all the different methods ot -<>ad* building and. it possible, work >ul a plan to lay before the next leg stature that will be both practical and icientiflc and that can be adopted with>ut imposing unnecessary burdens upin the tax payers. If this result can iv secured, it will aad very greatly '.*> he material progress and comfort of he people. "The Commission I shall appoint to vork out the road problem will Im* aslisted by an advisory commission comMised of men whose citizenship, exlei ience and wisdom will not Im* called n question by anyone and who will airly represent the different sections ind interests of out state. "It is not my desire to undertake to lave a plan developed that will he dnding upon the legislature. 1 could int do so it I so desired, and I certainy do not desire to do it. but I am expecting that the commission and its tssociate commissioners will be side :o work out something that will Im* if some assistance, if not entirely sat•factory, to the men whom the people ihiill send to Indianapolis to make heir laws for them." The Highway Commissioners are; Thomas Taggart. Indianapolis. W. H. O'Brien, luiwrenceburg. L. B Clore. lari’orte. Addison C, Harris, Indianapolis. Prof, R L Sackett, Purdue UnfvorLuke W Dtlfiey. Indianapolis, Reomniended as Secretary MADE RECORD TRIP. The Monroe Ib-poiter says: Word was received last week stating Hist J. F, Hock*r of thh riace, and A. R. Bell of Decatui. had arrived at Oden. Michigan, in fine sha|»*. Mr. Hocker left here on Thursday at noon lune 11. and arrived ut Oden on Sat trday morning following, making the rip overland in his Ford car. While hey encountered many sandy roads, ret their ever reliable Ford did the work without a hitch The distance registered on the speedometer show■d 431 miles, which wus made tut 19 gallmts ot gunt'lenc und one gallon of oil, no sign of a puncture and not a minute waa lost enroute nn repairs Thia la a remarkable record for • ma bine to make and no doubt la seldom ■quailed by any other wake for e< on >niv n (running and endurance no t lonz trip. Mr. Hocker also slated Hint he has lH*rn eating blue gills, bass. etc., ■ver since his nrrival at that place and Ila having the 'lm* nf hl* life st that iauioua resort.