Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII .Number 155.

Will ENTER CITY K In Case Huerta Collapses In-ter-national Forces Will Rush Into Mexico City • AS A PROTECTION Belief That Carranza-Villa Breach Cannot be Healed Is Expressed. Vera Crux, July I,—(Special to the Daily Democrat,)—Rapid action by the • marines and blue Jackets from the i American British and German war | ships in the harbor here, was freely j predicted today in case Huerta collapI sea in Mexico City. It was presistent t ly reported that If Huerta flees. It has ■ been agreed that International forces ■ will make a quick dash to the capita! | to protect the lives and property of B all foreigners from rioters. El Paso. July 1. —(Special to the I Daily Democrat,)- Even hopeful observers today expressed the liellef that | the com iny conference between CarI ram a and Villa will not heal the breach | They believe that Villa will carry out | his threat to set hinvelf up as hed | of the constitutional government. The | conference will probably be held at I San Pedro, midway between Saltillo | and Torreon, the dividing line of the [ territory claimed by Villa and Carral.- |. za. Crarrum.a’s friends said that if t. the conference was held in Torreon as g. originally proposed, the envoys of Carta ranza would have been constantly stirR loanded by Villa’s soldiers. Williamson. W. Va., July 1 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hope was abandoned today for the five miners trapped in the Syracuse mine near here when tiro spread early today from a fsrrn house to the place in which they were working Twenty other miners in the same shift escaped by laying oft to drink a farewell to the closing' of West Virginia saloons last night. I Belfast, Ire.. July I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ul»ter volunteers with rifles and fixed bayonets paraded the streets today us a notice to the author hies that Ulster will fight The sltuaI thin throughout Ulster became more r - ub 1 Romo. ,ipy * —(Hpecial to I), muerat) — Pope Plus today received in audience 500 American midshipmen,' 25 officers and W sailors who are on their annual cruise of the Annapolis naval academy. POLICE COURT The case of John Lehue vs Frank Psrrish was dismissed tills moruin< from Use court of Squire i Kintz on ticount of the failure of the Prosecution to appear and also on ac ' count of the lack of evidence- Lehue; claims that ha worked out toe poU i Ui of Mr Parrish, but upon endeavoring to collect Mr. Parrish refused to pay him When waked thia morning by the. Squire whether Parrish had ordered him to do the work, he stated that .Mr Parrtab had not, but that Street Commissioner Chronister had put him on the Job. KIT COWAN VERY SICK. Kit Cowan, postmaster and merchant at Hobo, and one of the best known men of the county is very ser louily ill with symptoms of typhoid fever. He passed a very l»ad night and his < ondition is serious today. O — JOSEPH MERBMAN FUNERAL. The funeral services for Joseph B. ij! Mersmnn were held this morning from the St Mary's church at nine o'clock. Burial was made In the St. Joseph s cemetery — ■ —-“W NOTICE BOY BCOUTB. All Scouts are requested to meet at die Henry Hite residence on Win cheater street. Thursday at 3 o'clock ® to assist the City Improvement society SCOUT S< HI BE. —v •* •• 1 — ELECTION OF TRUSTEES. There will be two trustees elected I for a t.rm of three years each at the • next huilntw? Baptist E • hureh. ALICE nnAN'nVBERRY ,Clerk. |

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LADDER RUNG BREAKS. Ed Anghenbaugh had a narrow es cape from serious If not fata), injury, yesterday. He was painting the Gus Ueinklng house and was standing on a ladder some twenty five or twentysix feet above the ground. The rung of the ladder on which ho was standing broke :.nd ho wold have been precipitated to the ground had he not fortunately caught himself in time. That ho could scarcely have escaped breaking his neck if he had fallen, is the opinion of all. *' O' ■ ■ ■ UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Lulu Simmons sez th - plosure uv tiltin’ un a stool at th' kounter uv ’h’ restaurant ez enuff C compensate for bein' a man. Et's the foundashun of her wun regret for bein' n wonfan. AUTOS ARE GIVEN Public Spirited Men Donate Use of Autos for “Porch Party” Festivities THURSDAY NIGHT More Are Needed-Plans Are Ready for the Big Event. A number of public spirited men of the city have already offered their automobiles to the Woman’s Civic Im proveinent League for use for Thurs day evening when the public "porch party’’ entertainment will be given on Wim. Lester street. The automobiles will I u used in giving the children rid es atiu a small sum will be charged each. Those who have offered their autos for this purpose are: William Parent, Harvey Shroll, Charles Mur ray and O. L. Vance. Others will undoubtedly offer theirs and they may ■ notify any member of the committer | which includes, Mrs. Charles Hocker Mrs. Clem Voglewede. Mrs. Fred Heu er. Misses Annie Winnes and Helen Niblick Everything is going along nicely and prospects indicate that the entertain ment Will be a great success. Tin refroshtuents will be served from I booths and .p ill consist of ice cream iK.'iemiwl" candies, pop, lemonade, and <>U> ref sh'ng drift*. . crecku jack, etc. I TM <uy I mod *lll play for the eve Ding übd their music will be a big at traction Impromptu musical progran will also be given by resident talent and the pontes of all the homes, nice ly decorated, with the streets lighto with special electric light stringer: and Jap lanteruu, will make a gay and festive appearance. The proceeds will go to swell the ' children a play ground fund. The cause is a general ofte unc the public shoul< ; make it theirs in fact by attending I There is no admission charged am the proceeds will bo derived from the sale of the refreshments and the auto mobile rldtw. Netlse to Band. Notice is given herewith to the city band which is to play for the "porch party” Thursday night, to meet at their hull by seven o'clock on that evening. In Case It Rains. In case it rains ou Thursday eve nlng, the porch party will be given <® Friday evening. ♦» '•■■■■».-■ GET YOUR DIME READY The Democrat carrier boys will col lect Friday evening Instead of Satur day evening thia Week. If the box doesn’t collect ha won't have hl* money for the week. Please accommodate him by having the dime ready for hln on Frldny evening. . ■ i ' JOE 8. LINN ASSISTING. Joe 8. Linn b assisting vs drive: for the Adams Express Company, t) K. Wright of Portland is serving at temporary local agent and the dlvislor agent la expected here soon to appoint a permanent man. • ■ --o — REBEKAHS’ BANQUET. The losing aide of the Rebekahs It a recent membership contest, will bat: quet the winners next Tueaduy eve uiat. At that tlteu also, the officer for th* new half year will he Install |ed.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening,July 1, 1914.

ft MORALITY PLAY j Children of Presbyterian * Church Will Present One Act Play J MONDAY JULY 6 “The House of the Heart”— Shows Experiences of a Child. i The girls of the Presbyterian Sunday school are preparing for the pre- | sentation of "The House of the Heart” a one act Morality play in verse by Constance Darcy Mac Kay. The playwill be given Monday July 6 al the ! Presbytei ian church. The little play was presented before in New York City’s Children’s theatre. The scene takes place within a Heart and the play shows the adventures of a child in taking possession of its own Heart and learning by ex perience which guests to make welcome and which to bid depart. The characters are: Experience, Wisdom .... Alta Teeple The Child Florlne Michaud Love Veronica Anker Cheerfulness Ruth Frisinger Industry- Helen Myer Vanity Helen Dugan Laziness Gladys Flanders Lady Gossip Ira Biggs Jrumble Fanny Heller Dame Quarrelsome Doris Erw in Song "Beautiful Sumpier is Here”—by all the characters. DENIES ANY PLOT Servian Youth Who Assassinated Archduke Ferdinand and Wife Questioned S STILL ACTIVE American Volcano Continues Its Voilent Eruption— Ashes Cairied 15 Mile:.. • (United Press Service.) Serajevo, Austria-Hungary. July 1.Special to Daily Democrat) —Gavrio Trincip, the Servian youth, today con eesed that he assassinated the Arch lake Ferdinand and wife but denied ihat the killing was the result of a Servian plot. He declared that he ould have been of no greater service jo his country- Gabrinovies, the bomb hrower was also closely questioned oday. He too denied that any one Ise was Implicated. Austrian officials lore today declared that they had dis ■overed that the city was literally own witli Ixmilis to make the assassiintlon certain. They said two infernal marlilnes were found under the table it which the Archduke was to eat. a hird was found In the chimney of the lining room, and several were found inder the rallriuui trues upon which he xas to have returned to Vienna. The •olice also found seven infernal mahines in the room of a woman sus •acted who is under arrest. It <s >elieved that these were intended for he Archduke had the others Redding, Cal., July I—(Speciall—(Special to )aUy Democrat)—Mt. Lnffen. the American volcano, resumed action tolay with the most violent and terrlc eruptions yet seen. Dense smoke ecendcd from the crater to the height d one mile and ashes fell for fifteen nlles around. The town of Volta, '2 miles aw«y was InconW-nr vd by ; ulpliur fui. es Trouble was being experienced in keeping tourists away. Indiunapolls, July 1- (Special to DalI y Democrat)--Serious charges against Dr. W. A. Winters, the New Castle lenttrt. his wife and W. R, Cooper, a oomer. growing out of the mysterious 'isappearunce of Kathryn Winters will tot bo pressed. Detective Able made his announcement today. Able said osltively that he will not appear In <cw Castle on July 10 when the trio ire scheduled to ho tried Ho said (Continnen on Pago 3)

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M ENTERTAINMENT A SUCCESS. The show given nt the ('rystnl theatre last evening by the Woman’s City Improvement society for the bene 1 tit of (lie children’s playground hint', was a most successful one. The -at tendance was very large and the fund was added (o largely. Special credit should be given to those who assisted by giving the specialties Decatur people were pleased to hear Miss 1 Grace Miller sing. On account of her heavy work, and the complete occupation of her time, she does not find it possible to respond to many requests to sing. Inasmuch as this was "for everybody" and especially lor the cause it represented, she gave her time and services last evening and the public is indeed appreciative. Miss Alta Teeple in a patotic pantomime and the little Miller girls in recitations, were ex- ■ ceedingly good. SUDDEN ATTACK ~'-*•** - I I Mrs. Rebecca Bunner. Weil Known Bobo Lady Died . Last Night at NORTH MANCHESTER Os Sudden Attack of the Heart—Had Visited There a Week. Mrs. Rebecca Bunner, for twenty years a well known resident of Bobo, died last night at 10:30 o’< k« k of a sudden attm k of heart trouble, at the home of herdaughter, Mrs. Katie Bon newitz. at North Manchester. Since ■ last fall, when her daughter. Mrs. E. W. Dailey died. Mrs. Bunner has lived with Mr. Dailey, Her son-in-law. A week ago she left for North Manchester for n visit. While she had been subject to heart trouble, she was ap pfirently well at that time and the last fatal attack came very suddenly. She was sixty uve years old. Her maiden name was Rebecca Carpenter, and she was born in Miami county. O. Her husband. Eugene Bunner, died four years ago last March. She leaves the following children: Mrs. Dessie Sarff, Gideon. Mo.; Mrs. Annie Dull. Glenmore. Ohio; Mrs. Kattie Bonnewitz. North Manchester; Miss Bertha Bunner. The body will be brought to het home here and it was expected to ar rive today. The funeral will be held at Methodist church at Bobo, the date tc be announced later. Mrs. Bunner was a woman promi ' nent in her community, and universal ly beloved and esteemed. THE K.K.K. ELECT Miss Madge Hite Becomes President of Local Tri Kappa Sorority. A GOOD STAFF Elected at Home of Mis? Jean Butler—To be Installed Next Tuesday. i - One of the most Important thing l done by the Tri Kappas last evening i at the meeting with Miss Jean Butler ' was the election of officers for iht new year. These will be installed at the next Tuesday afternoon at the t home of Mrs. Avon Burk. They nre ( : i Pesldenl—Miss Madge Hite. Vice-president Mrs. Avon Burk. , Recording Secretary- Mt Oscar . Hoffman. Corresponding Secretary—Miss Jean Butler. Treasurer Miss Frances Cole, t Monumental Committee—The Miss . es Helen Nibllcl:, Florence Myers, i The last named committee Is one i elected annually whose duty it Is to I see that the urns and vases of the ■ soldi' rs' monument are kept filled I with plants and flowers. i A report of the Tri Kappa grand > convention held at Union City last I week, was also given laat evening by Miss Madge Hito a delega'o

LOT OF BOOKS 1S I -.- I I I Added To Mine of Wealth of Reference Books of <i ‘ The Library a r ' " A NEW EDITION t s Os Britannica Encyclopaedia p —Magazine Files Sent To Be Bound s ' With it* already well stocked shelves, enriched by the new series of reference books received, the Decatur library is fast bcoming a mine of F wealth in this line. One of the latest acusitions is a twenty nine volume of the eleventh < dition of The Encyclopaedia Britan | nn-a. in full sheep-skin binding with India paper, each volume comprising nearly a thousand sheets. With this is a guide volume to the Britannica. A volume of Cram's Atlas of the World is another valued edition. This is particularly fine in the arrangement. > as each map is followed directly by its index and the data. The magazine files tor the past year ( have also been sent to the Berne ’ Bindery and when complete will make more than seventy bound volumes ol magazines for the library shelves. Little by little the furnishings ol the library are also being renewed am ndeed to. The latest is a set of eight ? tandsome chairs for the referenc l , loom. These are of the style and fin i ,n to match the other furniture there > A new revolving desk chair for the librarian has‘also be*n secured. ■ PROVED FATAL Fall of Mrs. Nancy Vaughr June First Proved Fatal Last Night. ' WAS A SISTER > Os Dr. J. S. Coverdale —Died I at Age of Seventy-nine . Years. Mrs. Nancy Vaughr, widow of Joe Vaughn, cf Blue Creek township, sis ter of Dr. J. S. Coverdale of this city died last evening between eight and nine <■ lock. June first, Mrs. Vaught had the misfortune to fall, her hip be ing broken. She had been in pool health and that with the shock of thaccident and the infirmities oi age, re ! suited in her speedy decline and death She would have been seventy-nine years old next Friday. She was borr, m Muskingum county. Ohio. July 3 1835. She was tiic daughter of Dr. L. N. and Mary E. Coverdale. The par nfal family came to Allen county in ’853. and It was while residing at Mid lietown, that .mss Nancy was married io Joel Vaughn. The husband and *'ifo later moved to Blue Creek town dlip this county in 1871. and about 1875 Mr. Vaughn died. The widow continued her residence there. Hoi alhet’s family moved from Allen county to Adams county and resided . n Monmouth for some time, and also , on the Coverdale homestead north ol this < tty. Os the children born to Mrs. Vaughn three are living. They tire Lemuel ol ' Union City: Mrs. Samuel Tyndall and Mrs. Jodie Sackett who resided with ,helr mother at the time of her death Dr. J. S. Coverdale of this city 't r llm only brother living. There art four sisters. They an l Mrs. M. E i Clark, the Misses Sadie and Kate Coverdale. southwest of Decatur, Mrs. T F. Yuten of Fort Wayne; nnd Mrn • Maltox The late Elias Coverdaie was a brother. s The funeral will be held Friday > morning at eleven o'clock from the > Salem M. E. church. She was highly 1 respected woman and greatly liked ami her d»tnlse brings Borrow to all 1 her friends. t Mrs. Mary Numbers, wife of Eltner v Numbers who died Inst fall, at fot* land, was a daughter. * /

J HAVE SUFFICIENT HELP. I Word from Kansas. Oklahoma and Missouri is that there have arrived :i sufficient number ». help in the harvest 1 fields there and that South Dakota has also received a large number of hands. Any who contemplate going west witli the expectation of getting work, should get into communication in advance, witli the employment bureaus or commissions at Topeka. Kas.; Oklahoma City, Okla.: Jafferson City, Mo.; and Pierre, S. I). The bulletin was received here by Postmaster l .1. W. Bosse under date of June 24. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Life’s ex full uv surprises an’ mix tures ez a restaurant mince pie spice and beef an' things with here an’ there a little plum. ELECT OFFICERS Stockholders of Peoples Loan and Trust Company Hold First Regular Meeting FRIDAY AFTERNOON Elect Board of Directors and Officers—Open on or Before First of October. The stock holders of the newly or ganized Peoples Loan & Trust conipani of this city held their first regular meeting Friday afternoon and elected the following board of directors James Rupel. E. E. Zimmerman, J. I) Nidlinger. W. A Lower, Judge J. F laifollet of Portland. D. B. Ford oi Portland and C. L. Walters. All o: these men with the exception of tw<. are highly esteemed and well knowi residents of this county, noted foi their integrity and business lapabilit; and in whom the citir.ens can plan their confidence with safety. Judg< I.afollet and Mr. Ford are residents o lay county and enjoy equally higl reputation among the residents of tha county. The board of directors held a meeting yesterday afternoon at . o’clock and elected tile following officers; Janies Rupel, President J. F. Lafollet. vice-president. W. A. Lower, secretary A building committee was also ap pointed, comprising. Mr Rupel, Mi Nidlinger and Mr. Lower. This coni .nlttev will immediately begin arrangi ments for the removal of the old build 'ng, now occupied by the Vance .' Hite clothing firm, and will have at irehito! t draw up plans for an entirel modern and up to date business block The Trust company will occupy tin rent rooms and will rent the secout floor and lower rear rooms for offices The furniture and fixtures of the nev bank will boos the latest design an< when completed, will be one of thi finest hanks for a city of this,size !• Indiana. The building must be < on pleted and furnished ready for openim on or’before October Ist. Mr. Rupe will move to this city with his famib is soon as a suitable home can be st ured. The family consists of Mt •nd Mrs* Rupel. a son and a daughtei <nd will receive a hearty welcome h o the society ot Decatur. Mr. Rupel anti Mr. Lower will hav ictlve charge of the new concern. Mr Lower recently concluded u four yea (■rm as postmaster. NO PAPER ON SATURDAY Decatur will celebrate the Fourth » July Saturday nnd while no ehiboratt, (ilnns have been made for the occaslm there will be n general cessation o, business, permitting the employees t< enjoy a two days vacation, t'onse quently there w ill be no publication ol the Dnily Democrat on that date Subscribers nre to huvt their dimes ready for the curriers oi Friday evening. o. TO IRON CREPE A Decatur girl who does not Ilk' ' the idea of laundering tlie new < rep; ■ materials without ironing as sugaust ' ed. and yet who does not like th* I smooth finish and lost crepifiesb tlini 1 results from Ironing on a smooth sur face, has solved the problem by iron r Ing on several thickness of a Turkisl towel. This preserves the crepe fin ish yet 'ikes out the big wrinkles.

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PAYING THE DEBT State Board of Finance Have Paid Off $750,000 of the Debt of Indiana. 1 '■ —t ~ MADE GOOD RECORD Deficiency Left by Republicans Is Being Wiped Out by Business Methods. • Democratic Editors' News Bureau.) Indianapolis, Ind.. Juiy I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The State Board of Finance, consisting of Governor Samuel M. Ralston. Auditor of State William H. O’Brien and State Treasurc William H. Vollmer, today issued checks in Chicago a.nd Jndianajiolis for ¥500.000 covering the temporary loans made a few months ago tor payment oi current operating expenses of the various benevolent penal, correctional and educational institutions of Indiana. The Board of Finance also mailed to New York, draft for 1150,000 in payment of the foreign bonded indebtedners of tlie State making a total of 5750,000 of the state’s indebtedness that was removed today. The fact that Ralston’s administration was able to pay off the temporary loans and to make a payment of *150,000, on the foreign bonded indebtedness is a refutation of the campaign liepublicans are making for the purpose of creating a general impression that the current administration has mismanaged financial affairs and that the state is bankrupt. The Republican State Committee iias lieen sending broadcast a speech delivered at the State Convention by Howard Maxwell of R<x-kville in v iiich lie attempted to show that the Democrats under Governors Marshall ami Ralston have increased greatly the state's expenses. It is a part ot tne campaign plan of the Republicans to make it appear that the Democrats are guilty of gross mismanagement and that they have been obliged to raise the taxes in order to get money vufficient to meet expenses. It was necessary for the State Board of Finance, several months ago, to make a temporary loan of $600,01)0 because of the fact that the current revenues were not sufficient to meet the operating expenses. The number c' Mate institutions have been increased and the number of inmates also is larger than ever before so that it has lieen necessary to provide more money ■or maintaining them. When the Demm-ruts came into power in 1908 tlie state was practically bankrupt, although the Republicans laimed that they ha'd left nearly $500.900 to be used by their successors. The records in tlie Auditor of state's iffii-e show that then 1 was $493,000 on .ands September 30th, 1908. which was the end of the fiscal year to which the ilepuldicuns refer but the records show that this money and $421,000 in idvance payments from th** County Treasurers' office was exhausted before Governor Marshall was elected. As a matter of fact Republicans left, the Democrats with a deficit to start with and in spite of the good management ne< i-ssnry from time to time to uake temporary loans but all these loans have lieen removed. When Mr. O'Brien became Auditor n 1910 there were unpaid vouchcru or nearly SIOO,OOO left to him by John llllheinior, a Republican, who was his predecessor. In spite of tlie claim of he Republican organization about, good management of the state offi< lais the records show that tlie last two Republican administrations Juggled the funds and shifted them from one und to another in order to make it pfiear that they were iiiiiniigiiiK llu> iffairs of the state nt the least possible cost. The payment of 1150,(100 on th" state fori ign Ixmdi'd Indebtedness reduced that debt to $130,000 which Mr. O'Brien says will be paid on January Ist, 1915, wiiich will make good his promise that nil foreign Ixinded indebt -dnews will be ixild before the end of he Ralston administration. While the Republicans have been claiming the Democrats were fn< reaalng the statu eht the facta are just to the contrary . Ir O'Brien shows that alnt u Governi >r Ralston was inaugurated his adminstrii'loii has paid a total of $773,000 >ll tile stat"'- foreign bended indrbt lednesa. When the $130,000 i* paid by th’> (Contll.ued cr. xngo Two)