Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1914 — Page 1

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EIGHT HURT IN COLLISION ( • I I* I ■ • •* BM*»rcn Jasper Wable Ant > «n« Schwartz Motorcycle •nd Side Car — ■ ON I.AST EVENING — S*.h» <U Family Badly Hurt —V> able Family Less Seriously Injured. mmmmm at •SB brtWf*Mk the aato MmM < Wahw. tn which he at-' • < Tito family were rMlna and • W aad aMe car attached tot a M a Mr Mchwarta and wife and •fcf f *W*hf«r4. onio, were drtv In a. fan ta aertaaa lainry to the oc- • M»< »laataf ai seven o'clock. faaiaMeoi haanvaed al the cross • $Kv Mt. Raa«ant char* h seven Oath stid a mile east, of thia rthf Wa WaMe car was driving south ■ar W ww-anr ryrto east It js m • I la* tetwh taw* obik ur«*d the I vaew aid ft* th* !<• wa«* low. I Mr «a ► 4M SM see It until the two I •nd. TW* aMdofwilist l» said to have •OM IB* ***«•*< hln« aato bui owing Ml IwHate sf his breaks working prop •Vt>. h* httevnfSed Io shoot ahead, but *** wMMhe •• Ao •© Mt. •»•*»■’l was thrown fifty feet **d Si* *TO k s.ve-ely uirrt Ills wife *■* MMad ««♦< the wreckage of the r>. Use haw-' of her right arm at •mrnrn Seine irv.lrod, one eye rwwUwa and Sadly braised over her en ttr- w-tv T • .. ih , tncmihs old babe **» taato* toror bar. With Its right leg Th* Wabh rar was overturned, the CCaattruea on but J) TRAMP SALESMEN Expected To Have WaikAway Selling Walk-Over Shots- Are Arrested SUPPOSED THEFT Placed In Jail Pending Official Investigation—Six In The Party ——•TO < MM*i< «C *•» ttanip- who came hr«v S*Bd-> ncorolnr and evidentlv t fa makr » easy walkover" (k t*HM . iua.ii. wm. Imdly mllab** I O* arrival here they started out two i w*. with a bunch of tour dollar Wa»««W sb*** aad attempted to a*U the* fur a dollar or two. They *M »wd in selling three ■nM- bebsrw they were arrested aiuaw* tw«. W'rhwk 'a the afternoon by tia*nrtf Mwrtf Kelley and taken to Ind T’ * Shoes were undoubtedly Mrai-w and charges of grand larceny sa-teai ail *' them wera filed In th. tomrt at jßMicw Kinta, aa Hie circuit roan as wow m vacation The justice alii certify the cases over to the clr rail euwrt , «f the mew solicited for a tale, vt> deary Krick He became hum ■trios at "U'» th»l tboes were Hciiea sad bought t pair. He then railed u» the sheriff A» he happened 1,. t*» sway be lhen 'slled Marshal .. |« the meantime. Mr Strick b-f Kad pHfvhaeed a pair, as did Dan .. . . The Btrfcklers live near the Ctart* nuedae home and Mr. Hurdgc.telv wanned Deputy Sheriff lrl< Both Mr. Kelley und Mehhi etarind out to look for the Mgn Mr Itu'dt had watched them and noticed that they went east across 'he Krlo bridge Mesuro. sod Hurds then went out and th. men tn ramp 'hero and art.sted them '’ringing them back to v.il toarl’ •*' 'he hmr men had a pair , < »«.* sh<"« »nd their old ones were It lea M ">• sround ahowlng they had ■ hanged Two of the others ewb*. had new pans In their pockets, and two other pain * rr " f ' m * x ‘ to* * total of eittht pans in •hksh th* officers «"* hoMln * at ,h< ' jell flr.idc* there are the three pairs (Cu&tiauetl ou I'M*

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

BECOMES ASSISTANT MANAGER. 1 < lAlotixo Dutcher this morning began work as assistant manager of the M'.rris Company's five and ten cent store this city, Mr. Dutcher has been five years with the Schafer Hardware t Company, is experienced as a buslb« man and will make good in his new position. <>■..■ WANT INDEPENDENCE Manila, P. I.: July 6, —(Special to Dally Democrat,)—The text of a new revolution adopted at a mass meeting ■ I more than 5.000 representatives of all the Philippine factions, and calling upon the United States to grant them liiiinediate Independence, was telegraphed to President Wilson today. IS WINNING FAME George Wemhoff of this City Is Doing Work of President of Association IS BEING CARTOONED As the Man Who Drove the Mausoleum Out of Indiana —Gets Credit. Mr George Wemhoff, well known business man of Decatur, manager of the Wemhoff Monumental Company, will have charge of the exhibit and . .invention of the National Retail Monumental Dealers Association of America, to lie held at Milwaukee during tile week of August 17th to 22nd, doing the president’s work. At the last meeting of the national association, O. J. Hammeii, a wealthy manufacturer of Pleasantville, New Jersey, was elected president and Mr. Wemhoff was chosen vice-president. As much work devolves upon the president to prepare for the annual convention and as Mr. Hammeii Is to busy to give the required time, many interested in the association have asked Mr. Wemhoff tn take hold of the work and he lias agreed to do so. He vzill be kept busy the next six weeks sending out letters and completing arrangements for the llg event. Mr. Wemhoff will very probably be elected president of the association at this meeting, an honor worth while. He iias for years taken a prominent part in the work in Indiana as well as nationally and is recognized as a strong man of the asso- < iatlon. The convention will be held in the colllseum, one of the largest convention halls in the United States. It is estimated that from 1500 to 2,000 people will be in attendance. One of the features of the meeting will be tCoutinaen on Page X) meeTthursFay Stockholders of Old Ada. County Bank Will Elect 9 Directors this Week ■ CHARTER EXPIRES And Old Adams County Bank Will be Suceeded by The Adams County Bank A meeting of the stockholders of the Adams County Bank which will succeed The Old Adams County Bank, August Ist, will be held counting room® of the bank at four o’clock Thursday afternoon of this week, for the purpose of electing nine directors for the new institution and to make such arrangements that will be for the good of the new concern. Notices to this effect have been sent out by E. X. Ettinger, cashier of the Old Adams Couuiy Bank. The charter of the old bank will expire the 26th of this month having run twenty years. The stock • for the new bank has all been sold and the list includes a number of new i members and the reorganization will he a strong one that will continue the spi-ndid reputation the bank has always lield. The capitol of the new bunk is the same as the old, $120,000 i und lhe stock was quickly disposed of by the committee in charge.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Mon ’ay Evening, July 6, 1914.

'» JOINT MEETING p t: . : n n | Os Wells and Adams County Medics Will be Held in Decatur, TUESDAY, JULY 14 o - . ■ . V s At Library—Wives Will be f s Entertained at Dr. Beav11 t T T ers Home. ( The Wells County Medical Society , will be the guests of the Adams , county society at a joint meeting at Decatur, at eight o'clock on the evening of July 14. At splendid program r has been prepared and the doctors will assemble in the public library. Their wives and any guests in their homes have also been invited and the ladies will be entertained at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Beavers of Decatur. A good-sized company of BiufI ton doctors and their wives will motor tc Decatur for the event. The program will include the foilowing papers and discussions: “Infant feeding in health and disease—a compai\tive study”--Dr. I. N. Hatfield. Discussion by Dr. .1. S. Boyers, Decatur., and Dr. F. M. Parish. Monroe. A paper by Dr. C. L. Blue, of Tocsin, discussion by Dr. A. Reusser, of Berne and O. M. Graham, "The medical treatment of ppen- , dicitis with the report of a case." — [ Dr. C. R. Price, Geneva. Discussion by Dr. J. W. McKinney, Bluffton, and Dr. G. B. Morris, Petroleum. “The Physician as a Financier" Dr. S. B. Beavers, Decatur. Discuss- ; Lou by Dr. L. H. Cook. Bluffton, and Dr. E. W. Dyar, Ossian. There will be an opportunity for a ; general discussion of all the papers. o — REFLECTED_GLORY Bluffton Gets Herself Mentioned in Meredith Nicholson’s Story IN COLLIER’S WEEKLY As Place Where Counterfeit Bills Were Let LooseFormed A Clew. ■ I < Meredith Nicholson, of Indianapolis, the Indiana author, is determined to keep Indiana on the map of general fame, and incidentally this part of the state is coming into a little prominence. In his short story, “The Girl at the Ad Counter” which is given first page in the July Fourth edition of Colliers' Weekly, is mention of “Bluffton, Indiana.” Not that it particularly reflects glory on our neigli boring city, except n the same ratio that one's name as a “server” might appear among , “those present” with the somewhat doubtful glory of hobnobbing with ‘the elect” —but it does undoubtedly , add local interest to the story and it was read with more than the usual interest here. The story is a newspaper story, especially interesting to the “profesh” although 'its plot and the moving forces thereof work themselves out > so obviously partially to the hero and - heroine that the story's moral might , be “all things work together for good” for those we want to win. t It tells how a police reporter got r “scooped” on a murder and how he rei trieved his laurels by tracking down s the murderer with the assistance of s the “girl at the ad counter” and get- ) ting a scoop on that story. The chief . clew was a torn corner of a twenty s dollar counterfeit bill left clutched in 1 the murdered man's hand. The counti erfeiter and murderer —one person—i was traced down through having re--1 ceived an answer to an ad from hjs . pal. the letter being postmarked 1 "Bluffton, Indiana.” » The reporter remembered that a - buifch of those same twenty-dollar .■ bills was let loose in Bluffton the day J before and the local-police wired to his f home city for the secret service men The letter from Bluffton, the last place

| where the twenties wi-re passed, prov | ed an important link iu catching the ’ man, who was caught posting another letter which, a postoffice inspei tor who was summoned, opened and found contained similarly counterfeit bills. The hero reporter was reinstated to the police reporiorial work which suited him much better than the inferior job given on his demotion —that of "going to Bluffton to report a meeting ot' the State League of Women’s ' Clubs.” Apparently nothing is too small or too trivial to embody in a story or ? newspaper article, and Decatur people should not be surprised to find themselves at some time depicted in a story as either heroes or heroines or villains —according to their several merits. o DEMOLISHED CAR 1 ’ Charles Murray Skids On A Bridge Near Delphos And Narrowly Escapes Death ' SATURDAY MORNING Leo Bogner Is Thrown From Car And Was Unconscious For Hour And Half While driving at a high speed Saturday morning at 4 o’clock, Charles Murray's big Jackson car, struck a i low bridge near Delphos, causing the 1 machine to skid and run into the side of the bridge throwing out Leo Bogner, rendering him unconscious for about an hour and half, and almost completely demolishing the big automobile. Mr. Murray had started from Decatur at 2 o’clock Saturday morning with two passengers to attend the Delphos Decatur base ball game, and every thing had gone smoothly until the bridge was reached. The approach to the bridge was in bad condition, and in going over this at high speed, the rear wheels were thrown into the air and skidded into the side of the bridge. Both rear wheels and back seat were torn loose and Mr. Bogner who was sitting in the back seat was thrown out, alighting on his head. Fortunately Mr. Murray and the other passenger were in the front seat and escaped without a scratch, suffering only a few bad Jars. After Mr. Bogner had regained consciousness and it was found that he was not otherwise injured, the party proceeded to Delphos secured assistance for pulling the remains of the car into town. The accident was a narrow escape from . death or serious injury for the three of tiie men. ENJOYED BY MANY Cantata Given By The Presbyterian Choir Last Evening Highly Appreciated BY CROWDED HOUSE Solos, Duets And Quartettes Were Fine—“ The Prodigal Son’’ Next Fall. The cantata “The New Jerusalem” 1 by Charles Davis and which was given by the choir of the First Presbyterian church last evening, pleased and was highly appreciated by a large attendance of lovers of good music that over taxed the seating capacity of the spa--1 cious building half an hour before the - time for the opening chorus. Al ' though the choir have given several E excellent cantatas, never before have they attempted and carried through 1 anything so difficult as the one given - last evening. Almost unanimous were ■ the compliments extended to the mem- ■ bers of the choir by the large audience, i The various solos, duets and quarI tetts rendered by Mr. and. Mrs. E. D. Engeler, Miss Kathryn Egley and Dr. i Fred Patterson were excellent and the ' chorus work was fine. When cooler weather arrives, the ’ choir will take up work on an entirely different branch or music. “The (Continuea on rage 2)

!S ON VACATION f |-j Judge R. K. Erwin Arrives ' Home From Indiana Supreme Court for SUMMER RECESS With Wife and Daughter, Will Motor to Davenport, lowa, for Few Days. Judge Richard K. Erwin, of the Indiana supreme court, arrived home yesterday morning to spend the summer recess with his family, and with Mrs. Erwin and daughter Francile will leave in a few days on a motor trip to Davenport, la. „ During the past year the supreme court lias disposed of 454 records, which stands as a high mark for the number of cases considered by the body in that period in the history of the court. When recess was taken July 1 there remained but 154 cases for adjudication. The major portion of them are of special importance and the briefs will be studied by the judges during their vacation so that they may render decisions when court convenes next tall. In the past the supreme court had been far behind in its work and as kmg as two or three years were necessary to obtain an opinion. The present court, however, believes in quick action and its aim is to give decisions as quickly as proper consideration can be given cases. The same is true of the appellate court and of the court and the court reporters, who are practically up with their records. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. PURCHASE_ FARM O. N. Snellon Family Visits Here Before Leaving for New Home NEAR "ASHTABULA, O. Sell Store and Residence at Willshire and Leave Tonight. Mr. and Mrs. 0. N. Snellon and family, life long residents of Decatur until they went to Willshire, Ohio, five years ago, were here for a two days’ visit with friends before leaving tonight for Willshire, thence to Ashtabula, Ohio, near which place they will make their home. After leaving here five years ago. Mr. Snellon purchased a hardware store at Willshire. This he sold a few weeks ago to Samuel Stine, and his residence at Willshire, to Mr. Cullop. He has purchased a ninety-five acre farm near Ashtabula, Ohio, where with the assistance of his sou, Frank, he expects to devote his time to farming. The farm has fine buildings and is nicely equipped, and they expect to make a specialty of dairying and chicken raising. Only forty miles from Cleveland, seventy-five from Pittsburg, and near Ashtabula, a town ot 25,000 inhabitants, they have especially fine marketing advantages, an dare exceedingly well pleased with the prospects of their “back to the farm” movement. A visit paid to the farm recently, found the crops growing nicely, as this year’s crons is included in the purchase, their going at this time, is quite in season. They expect to motor through. Their friends at Willshire, where they have enjoyed much social pleasures, regret their leaving very much and expressed such at several farewell parties. A party was given by the Twentieth Century club at the Dr. Christy home, and another by the Research Club for Mrs. Snellon and daughter, Mrs. Nelllie Jack, who are members, and another was given for Frank Snellon at the Barker home. It is with sincere regret, also, that their Decatur friends see them go still farther away.

I SHOW WILL BE HERE TOMORROW. • Young Buffalo Bill’s big shows will arrive in this city early tomorrow morning, coming here from KendallS tllle, where they show today. It Is a really big attraction, largest of its kind In the world and should draw n large crowd. The tents will be pitched on the Ahr grounds just across the river, east of town. > LEPROSY SCARE. Cleveland, July 6, —(Special to the Daily Democrat,) —A leprosy scare attacked Cleveland today and the entire Italian quarters may be quarantined. An Dalian laborer was found to be suffering from an advanced stage of leprosy. ; WILL BEWEDDED 1 An Exclusive Extra Act Will ) be Witnessed by Audience at Young Buffalo Show TOMORROW EVENING I Two of the Young Actors Will be United in Marriage by Squire Kintz. Final arrangements have been made for the big weding in the arena of the Young Buffalo Show tomorrow evening As lias been previously announced Sage Brush Charlie Stearns and Miss Virgina Ware, two of the riders with tiie show will be married in the arena at the evening performance as an extra feature. Many inquiries have been made at the newspaper offices where gifts for the couple may be sent and it is probable that between the various stores ot the city, as well as from many private individuals, that a very good start toward housekeeping wil be aft orded the happy couple. Today the "Twenty-four hour Man" for the Young Buffalo Show, that is. the man who travels one day ahead of the show- to complete final arrangements for the big aggregation, secured from the county clerk’s office the required license, which has been plac ed in the hands of the Justice of Peace G. F. Kintz who will perform the ceremony. On the show preperations have been very active by performers to make this the biggest wedding ever seen in this part of the country. All of the folks who take part in the program will assist, the bride and groom with the magistrate will head the entry in the [ arena, followed by Prof. Sowers’ cow- . boy band playing the well known (Continued cn Pago Two) MRS. TRIM OEM Funeral Services For Well Known Decatur Lady Held This Afternoon. ILL OF PARALYSIS Was Eighty-two Years Old —Death Came Saturday Morning. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Trim, wife of Henry Trim, were held this afternoon ai two o’clock at the Presbyterian church Mrs. Trim’s death occurred Saturday inon;ing at 5:30 o’clock and followed a short illness of paralysis, Mrs. Trim being stricken last. week. She had been a resident ot this city for twenty-tw r o years and was cne of its well known and much esteemed ladies. Her maiden name was ■ Sarah Alquire ano she was a native ■ of Pennsylvania. She was horn May > 30, 1832, and at death was eighty-two > years, one month four days of age 1 The husband and one son, Jacob H. 5 Trim of Van Wert, Ohio, survive. A r son, John, died August 1911. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. John Trim and t a brother, Adam Alquire, of Delphos, o Ohio. Rev. Gleiser officiated at the funeral.

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CAPS EXPLODE OVER HEART “> I . s 4 Thirteen Year Old Ben » Smith of Monroe Meets a Sudden Death ‘ AT NOON TODAY 3 1 Rolled on Caps in His Shirt Pocket—Shock Causes Heart Failure. I — Monroe. Ind., July—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ben Smith aged thir- . teen, son of W. S. Smith, proprietor of the meat market here, met a sudden death at 12:30 o’clock today when a dozen or so caps exploded in the shirt pocket above his heart. Tiie ?hock caused the paralysis of the heart and death resulted in a short time. The caps were such as are used in toy pistols. The boy was lying on tiie ground and in turning, the heat of tiie body, and the pressure were brought to bear upon the torpedo caps iu such away that they exploded. He arose and ran a short ways when he fell over. A neighbor seeing the accident gathered him up and carried him to the house. The boy was still breathing when the doctor arrived on the scene, although paralysis of the heart had already set in, and death resulted almost instantaneously. The shirt was slightly burned and a black and blue maik left on the boy's breast, but he was not mangled in anyway. The family is one of the most prominent in Monroe, and the entire town is in mourning. The boy was a bright little fellow, well liked, and his death (Continued on Page 3) ■ o BLOWS_STRUCK Trustee Magley Denies Statements Made by Mr. Opliger on the Stand AND USED FISTS Affair Occurred in the Court Room Just After Noon Adjournment This Morning; . Another chapter of excitement in the Opliger imjieacnment case was written just at twelve o’clock, noon, today, when Charles E. Magley, trustee of Root township rushed upon Mr. Opliger in the court room and struck him twice. Opliger had been on the stand the entire morning and was under cross examination. In his testimony he said that certain reports had come to liin: through Mr. Magley. This made the latter very angry and he denied it at once. No attention was paid to that incident, but when court adjoruned at 11:55 Magley started around towards Opliger. The latter started for the jury room and stopped at the door an instant. He was over taken there by Mr. Magley who quick as a flash struck him twice while telling him that his statements were untrue. Mr. Opiiger stepped inside the jury room .and dosed the door. There was a ripple of excitement but Mr. Magley was soon accompanied from the court room. Mr. Opliger was on the stand again this afternoon and it is doubtful if the case will be concluded before Wednesday. Late this afternoon an acidavit filed ’ against Charles Magley, sheriff Thomas Durkin, charging him with assault. ' and battery upon the person of Lew--1 rence E. Opliger. The arrest had not taken place at the time of going 3 to press as Mayor Christen was out. of the city and a warrant could not be r obtained. a o ' HAS CANCER REMOVED. Henry Mailand ot' north of the ci'y 3 was in town today for treatment. Mr. 1 Mailand has had a cancer removed . Lorn the left side of the face and another ,on the inside will also be taken . out. Drs. Clark are his physicians.