Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1914 — Page 1

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NEW DIRECTORS WEREJLECTED Stockholders of Adams County Bank Held First Meeting Yesterday TO ELECT BOARD Several New Members—The Board Increased to NineMeet Next Tuesday Night Board of Directors. W. J. VESEY. C. S. NiBLICK L. C. WARING E. X. EHINGER M KIRSCH JOHN NIBLICK F. M. SCHIRMEYER L. G. ELLINGHAM C. J. VOGLEWEDE thousand shares of the 1200 sold in the Adams County Bank were represented at the first meeting held yesterday, pursuant to a call by E. X. Ehinger, cashier of The Old Adams County Bank, for the purpose of electing :i board of directors and attend Ing to other preliminiary matters pertaining t otne organization. The meeting was called for four o'clock at the bank’s counting rooms. Frank M. Schirmeyer was elected chairman and John H. Heller, secretary and a motion carried to adjourn to the rooms of the Bowers Realty company. Immediately afterward the session re- ’ convened at that place and the selection of a board of nine directors proceeded by ballot resulting in the selection of the above named men. The new’ organization will be knowp as the Adams County Bank Aid will be chartered for twenty years beginning with July 26th and will succeed the Old Adams County Bank whose charter has expired. That it will continue to be a strong institution is assured. The membership to the new institution includes a large number of new stock owners. The board of directors held their first meeting last evening but owing to the fact that Mr. Ellingham was not present it was decided to postpone any definite action of organizing the board until next Tuesday «venIng at which time they will hold another meeting and will complete all necessary arrangements, elect officers and transact such business as is brought before them. HORT. KUNKLE WAS INJURED. — Marion, Ind., July 9—Horton Kunkle. former Bluffton business man, who has been a resident of this city for several years, is in a serious condition as the result of a peculiar accident which happened in Fairmount a few weeks ago. Mr. Kunkle was walking along the main street in Fairmount, when a boy fell from a shade tree, striking Kunkle in the back and knocking him to the pavement. Pneumonia developed and now Mr. Kunkle is suffering from diabetes. ■ TRUSTEES MEET. The regular monthly meeting of the township trustees was held today at the office of Trustee Samuel Butler, when routine business matters were discussed. As this is the last meeting before the called meeting of Monday when a county school superintendent will be'elected. candidates circulated very freely in the city and in the midst of the truftte n s today. _ o — —— pastry sale tomorrow. The ladies of the Ben Hur lodge will hold a pastry sale tomorrow at the Pennington & Lichtle meat market on Monroe street. This will be an excellent chance to get your home made bread, pics and cookies and at the same time assist in a good cause. o— BuNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. j|aß Bin Simmons ez confined t th ■L, He is sufferin' from a shock. He' went f pay a bill an' found it lesr-’n he thought it wuz. J -o Rteal estate transfers: Frank M. ijgphiniieyer trustee to Jos. W. Moser, Slot 52, Decatur, $295.

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VAN KIRK BABE INJURED. Maxine, the two years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Kirk, West .Main street, fell from the porch, at hi'r home. Thursday noon, injuring her right hip The child suffered considerably from the accident and a physician was called. This is the second accident sustained the little girl in the past three weeks. Her first injury was a broken arm as the result of a fail from the porch.—Portland Sun. Mrs. Van Kirk was formerly Miss Eva Metzler of this city, a daughter of Mrs. Bice Metzler. o— —. ■ — CARD OF THANKS. For the many kindnesses shown to them and theirs during the long illness of their husband and father, Jacob Drake, and -t. the time of his death. Ills wife ai.d children wish in this way to extend their sincere thanks to all who assisted and favored them. JOIN IN SERVICE W. C. T. U. Granted Request by Ministers for a Union Meeting SUNDAY EVENING At Methodist Church—Rev. Love Will Deliver Sermon — Fine Music. Some time ago the Woman’s Christion Temperance Union requested the ministerial association of the city to arrange for a union service on Sabbath Observance. The ministers responded favorably and the date for the service has been set tor next Sunday evening, July 12. At that time, the greater number of tlie churches will all join in attending. The service will be held at the Methodist church and the sermon will be delivered by the Rev. L. W. Love of the United Brethren church. The music will be in charge of Mrs. Eugene Runyon and will be given by the ladies of the W. C. T. U. Mrs. Arthur Ford will also sing a solo. The members of the W. C. T. U. are reguested to meet in the lecture room of the church a short while before the service on that evening. Everybody is cordially invited to come.

TO MEET SOON Committee Appointed to Arrange Data Relative to Women’s Rest Room. WILL MEET SOON Members Are Named by the County Commissioners— Report in August. Tlie committee appointed by the county commissioners to whom the petition for a rest room to be located in this city for the use of the women of the county is referred, will meet at an early date that the work may be done and ready to report to the com missioners at their August session. The committee will collect data rei ative to the most desirable and admirable location for the proposed rest room, the purpose and method of maintaining it, and probable cost of the building and preparing same, probable cost of maintaining it, and other data relative to the same. The following members of the committee were appointed: Mrs. Emma L. Daniels, Mrs. C. 5. Niblick, Miss Bess Congleton, Mrs. Fred Heuer, Decatur; Mrs. Nellie Gottschalk, Berne; Mrs. A. G. Briggs, Geneva; Mrs. Clara McKean, Linn Grove; Mrs. C. E. Magley, Root township; Mrs. Minnie Parrish, Monroe; Mrs. R. A. Davies, Sal em; Mrs. Margaret France, Pleasant Mills; C. N. Christen and Oscar HoffIman, Decatur.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, July 10, 1914.

NEW JERRITORY American and National Express Companies Will Succeed U. S. on Railroads. MUCH LARGER SCOPE Has Been Opened and Practically All of the Larger Cities Will be on List. Local manager J. C. Patterson of the American and National Express companies has received the new tariff and routings over the many new railroad lines which they have acquired by the dissolution of tile United States Express company, and which enlarges their business territory to a wonderful degree enabling them to enter many of the larger cities in the country which they were unable to do heretofore. With the acquisition of the lines of the Central rairoad of New Jersey and the Philadelphia and Reading, the company will have its own direct lines from New York to the Jersey coast and also to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington and will have direct connection with the lines of the Adams and the Southern Express companies extending into the states of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, also with the Wells Fargo company for all points on the B. & O. railroad. By the acquisition of the Rock Island lines, the company will extend its lines direct through to Santa Rosa, N. M.,| connecting there witli the Wells Fargo comparer for points in Arizona, New Mexico, and the state of Chihauhau, Sonora and Sinaio, Mexico. The addition of several other Jarge railroads, enables the company to increase its facilities and to cover a much larger territory with its own direct lines, thus greatly assisting them in giving quicker and more efficient service. A' DRYDEATH Banquet for Rats Advocated by an Ohio Health Officer Dr. Landis. AN AWFUL DEATH But Probably to be Preferred to Have Plague Spread-

ing Vermin. “Six parts plaster of Paris, two parts flour and one part powdered sugar.” This is jin Ohio Health Officer, Dr. Landis' menu for a “dry death” banquet to rats. He insisted on it being dry because after it is swallowed, it will become moistened in the process of digestion. And then tlie plaster of Paris will suddenly harden and put an end to further activities of Hie banqueting rat. Dr Landis says this is one of the most effective ways of poisoning the germ-carrying rodents. He recommends that six or seven portions of the substance be set around. He says after one or two rats have died tlie rest of the family will become suspicious and consequently tlie more you can tempt by the first banquet tlie more you will kill. Tho campaign against rats, which is being emphasized by tlie discovery of several cases of bubonic plague in New Orleans, can only be carried on by each individual householder, Landis says. He particular!;’ cautions the citizens against the open garbage pail as a means of attracting rats. No scraps of food of any kind should be thrown about, he aiys, if rats are to be avoided. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Doc Livermore wliut boards at tlie eatin’ house conducted a post-mortem examinashun uv th’ soup. He found ut. sufferin’ frum a komplicashun uv ailments superinduced by ole age hominy, peas, potatoes, beans, unions, tomatoes —remnants uv the week, fixed accordin’ t’ th’ "redoes th’ cost uv livin’ colum" uv th’ magazine.

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DAUGHTER AT SEGUR HOME. Harvey Segur lias received a card which announces the arrival of an eight pound girl baby at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Segur at Chicago. Tlie daughter lias been named Dorothy Florilla. and was born July 7th. Bert Segur who will be remembered by the people of tills vicinity, is now employed in tlie efficiency department of tlie Chicago city administration. o—— —— CONTRACT FOR SUPPLIES. Tlie school board last evening let tlie contract for school supplies, to Smith, Yager & Falk. The contract for paper was split. Tlie Democrat will furnish 55 reams of 12 pound paper, and the Herald will furnish the same amount. An order for school supplies .including charts, maps, and ■uch necessaries was also placed and tlie board allowed its members’ salaries for the half year.

THE SHORT STOP Put on by Harry Organ and the Jig is Up—Says He is Out on Parole AND IS ANSWERABLE To Board of Pardons—Cannot be Held Here at This Time. Sheriff T. J. Durkin and Marshal Cephas Melchi left this morning for Logansport to bring back Harry C. Organ, the forger, whom it was said was released from prison where he was serving time ou a Logansport forgery charge. A forgery charge is pending against Irim in the Adams circuit court and the officials went to get him to face this. Tlie Decatur officials will run up against difficulties on arrival there, however, according to a Logansport dispatch. Organ put on the short stop and the jig is up for the time being. A Logansport dispatch says: “Harry Organ, sentenced from Cass County April 4, 1914. to serve two tc fourteen years for forgery on the City National Hank here and paroled on June 30, came back here today to get some personal property and was arrested on an old warrant for forgery’ at Decatur, Ind. Organ at once brought habeas corpus proceedings, saying he was in effect still in prison and in the jurisdiction of the state board of pardons. Judge airy, of the Circuit Court, granted the writ and Organ was released. “The sheriff of Decatur was on the way here for Organ, but Organ had left for Marion, where he has to report by order of the board of pardons.”

A BIGGERSLICE Os State School Funds Apportioned to Adams County Than SHE PAID IN Her 6930 School Children Get $2.21 Per Capita or $15,315.30. Adams county’s heavy enumeration showing 6930 children in tlie county of school age when tlie census was taken this spring, is helping her out considerably in getting a much larger slice of tlie state school funds than she paid in. County Teasurer W. J. Archbold and Auditor T. H. Baltzell have received notice from the state that tlie county’s share of the state funds for school purposes, is $15,315.30. This was apportioned at the rate of $2.21 per Capiita. Tlie amount received will be $1058.84 more than the county paid into the state fund. The amount paid in for state school tax was $12,165.82, which with the interest on the common school fund of $2,090.64 made a total of $14,256.46 paid in from this county.

FOR DESERTION Os Wife and Children is William Wolfe, Decatur Resident Held AT WOODSTOCK, ILL. Skipped Away Two Months Ago and Left Family Destitute Here. William Wolfe, a well known young man of the west part of the city, employed for some time at the Krick & Tyndall factory, who skipped out about two months or so ago and left his family in destitute circumstances, has been arrested and is held at Woodstock, 111., near which place he lias been working on a farm. A message of his arrest was received by Sheriff Durkin from A. H. Henderson, an official of Woodstock. Wolfe stated that he was willing to return without extradition papers and wiil be brought iiere soon by Adams county officials. Wolfe is charged with wife and child desertion, the charge being filed in the court of Justice of the Peace G. F. Kintz. On the Saturday that lie skipped out. he sent his wife and two children to the home of his parents, and told them to remain until the following Wednesday, as lie intended to go to lodge on one of tlie intervening evenings. When she returned she found him still absent, and it was some time before officials learned where he was located. o BABE IS IDA VIRGINIA.

The girl baby born Wednesday to 1 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ault, has been 1 named Ida Virginia. This is tlie second girl and child in the family. Mr. ' Ault is a member of the Democrat force, oeatFWes Prison Term of John Gannon t Sent Up From Here for Petit Larceny. IS CUT SHORT Death Message Received Today by Sheriff Durkin— Had Heart Trouble Death, the Grim Mediator, stepped in and paroled John Gannon, aged 32 the tramp sent up to Michigan City state’s prison last January 13, when lie was found guilty of petit larceny—stealing coats from an Erie railroad consignment in this city. A telegram from E. J. Fogarty, warden of the prison, was sent to Sheriff Durkin this morning. He asked whether the body would be claimed here and stated that there was an expense of thirty five dollars and two railroad fares connected with it, in case of claim. The man was a total stranger here and of course no claim to the body will be made. Unless his companions can give information as to who he is, his family, if lie has any, will pro bably never know what became oi him. There were three of the ‘'tramps” or strangers who were convicted ol petit larceny and given a sentence of from one to eight years. At Charles Williams was thirty-two years old, he was sent to ffchigan City with Gannon. Edward Wiser, the other, 28 years old was sent to Jeff ersonville reformatory. None of them told their real names, their residence or gave any informa tion regarding themselves, as they did not want their disgrace to become known to their relatives. Gannon suffered from heart trouble when here and It was probably the cause of his death. Had he lived three days longer, he would have served six’ months on his time In prison. _o Mr. and Mrs. Ben Swartz, Miss Swartz and Mr. Andy Gluggin of Ft. Wayne motored to this city last evening and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Patterson.

BACK FROM VACATION. Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of Zion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street, has returned with his family from a three weeks' vacation, spent at Fort Wayne, New Bremen, Ohio, and other towns. Un last Friday, Rev. Wehtnever, with others of the Adams County Lutheran Ministerial Association, attended the conference at the home of Rev. Nees at Ossian. Rev. Wambsgans of Fort Wayne was al so present. o PENALTY WAS DEATH. Allie Flower's dollar horse was put to death this morning. The horse was recently appraised at one dollar after it had raided many gardens and flower beds and was finally killed, the city paying Hie bill.—Bluffton Banner. Mr. Flower is one of tlie two blind men who often come here together to hold violin and vocal concerts on tlie streets. o NANO INWRINCER Mrs. N. C. Anderson Has Hand Caught in Clothes Wringer—Very Painful WARREN WILSON Falls From Hay Wagon and Breaks Right Hand, Above the Wrist.

Mrs. N. C. Anderson, of Gideon, Mo. who is visiting in the city witli hei < sister, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune met witl a painful injury this morning while assisting Mrs. Neptune in a Ugh: washing. She was running tlie elec trie wringer and as she was puttini tlie clothes through piece by piec« be left hand went along witli th clothes and caught in tlie wringci Tire hand was badly bruised and med leal attention was necessary. Warren Wilson, the eleven year oil son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wilson win tenants the A. J. Smith farm nortl of tlie city fell from loaded ha; wagon yesterday afternoon breakini tlie right arm just above the wrist ii the fall. Warren was helping r.is father and other workmen in the hat vest and was on top of a hay loade when it began to shake causing liii to loose his balance and fall t< the ground. No other injury’ was sus tained in the accident. DREAMHASFADEO Mrs. Vincent Lewton anc Children Return After Absence of Several Months ITALIAN WITH THER Mr. Lewton Insists That th Foreigner Cannot Remain Under His Roof. Mrs. Vincent Lewton and two daugh tors, Geraldine aged eight, and Edm aged sixteen, who left their home hen February 22nd expecting to go t Sunny Italy, arrived home this mon. ing on an early Chicago & Erie trail and walked to their former home nea Preble, it is reported that, Sam Easmello, the young Italian who induce* them to leave with him under the re presentation that he had a fortuni coming to him in Italy and marrie* Miss Edna in Nev,’ York City, was with them and Mr. Lewton said that he would go to his place this after noon accompanied by an officer am order the foreigner who has causeC him so much trouble, away from his property and that if he refused to g< he would have him placed under ar rest. Mr. Lewton who was working b Detroit at the same time his family left but who came here immediate!; afterward and has remained since says he has not determined what action h< will take. He feels no ill will towards his children and wilt do nothing t< i make them suffer any more than they (Continued on 2)

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CASE DISMISSED * Dr. and Mrs. Winters and W. R. Cooper Are Free— Prosecutor Filed Motion ARE AFTER BANDITS “4 Posses Searching for Four Men Who Held up a Train in Missouri at Midnight. (United Press Service.) New < astlg, Ind., July 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)- The charges of conspiracy to murder and burn tlie uody of Catherine Winters, filed against Dr. Winters, father of the girl, Mrs. Byrd Winters and W. It. Cooper, a roomer at the Winters home, were dismissed today on motion by the prosecutor who declared tlie evidence insufficient to warrant a trial of the case. Washington, D. C., July 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Lulu Naylor, twenty-five was shot and killed and William Poland, 38 seriously wounded in a mysterious affair iu a boarding house here today. St. Louis, Mo., July 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Posses are today searching for the four bandits who at midnight held up a passenger train of Matson, Mo., and escaped witli loot .alued at several thousand dollars, file safe in tlie express ear was dynamic and several parkages of jewelry L.i-ii. Tlie bandits rowed down tlie river and made their e cape New York, N. Y., July 10 (Special .o Daily Democrat) —Joint Sankson was fatally injured and many others had thrilling escapes in a tenement louse fire here today. Korte Grast. saved his entire family by lowering hem one after another witli a rope. Vera Cruz, Mex., July 10—(Special o Daily Democrat) —Tlie Carranza government will eventually triumph ,n Mexico but the United States will never lie able to keep it in power according to Juan Moahino, former nun.ster of foreign relations in Huerta’s cabinet. Moahino expressed bitterness toward President Wilson charging him that his refusal to recognize Huerta was responsible for the killing if 8,000 Mexicans daily in the past six months. Indianapolis, Ind., July 10- (Specie Daily Democrat)—Numerous prostrations were reported today while Indiana sweltered in temperature that ranged from 92 degrees to nearly 100 legrees. Edward Laubscher, a farmer iving near Evansville was prostrated ind will probably die. Tlie governnent thermometer here registered 95 legrees this afternoon. MORE ADVENTURES.

Tonight at the Crystal theatre, the ixtli installment of “The Adventures jf Kathlyn” by Harold McGrafth will )e given in two reels. It will be renembered that Kathlyn was hit in the rm by a bullet from a gun fired by he villain. This wound proves to be mly a bone bruise however, and the party continue on their way only to all in more dangerous and exciting medicaments. These pictures are all hat can be demanded for thrilling icenes and are the talk the entire ■ountry. The production, of this story ■ost a small fortune and an entire menagerie of wild jungle animals are used. Don't fall to miss this installwent of the series. o TO TAKE FINE TRIP. Miss Agnes Costello, bookkeeper for he Indiana Lighting Company, will leave Tuesday for a vacation of two weeks or so. She will be joined at Port Wayne by Miss Ganger of Ixigansport, who was a companion stenographer with her on the state legislature. They will lake a lake trip from Detroit to Buffalo, then to Niagara Falls, and from Albany, N. V . will have a boat trip down the Hudson river to New York City. They expect to make many side trips and will nclude Washington, D. C.. Atlantic City and Philadelphia in their itinerary.