Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 163.

RETURNSVERDICT Canadian Board of Inquiry Places Blame of River Disaster on the Storstad ' PAPERS ARE REFUSED Gov. Ralston Says Requisition Papers for Evansville Brewers Are Defective O (United Press Service.Quebec. Canada. July 11 —(Special to pally Democrat- The steamer Storstad was today held for blame in the Empress of Ireland disaster when 1032 persons lost their lives. The board of inquiry in giving out the finding declared that the Storstad was responsible for the collision and held that the officer was wrong in altering his course. * 4 ißdianapolis. Ind., July 11—(Special to Daily Democrat 1- Governor Ralston refused to honor the requisition papers for the return to Tennessee of the six Evansville brewers who were indicted at Memphis for the alleged violation of the four mile state prohibition law. The governor held that the papers were defective and declared that he held them for that reason. He also expressed doubt as to whether they coulu be compelled to go even if the papers were not defective for the cause that they were not in the stall? at the time that the crimes were alleged to have been committed. Vera Cruz, Mex., July 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congressional investigation to determine whether American marines shot down and killed unarmed Mexicans during the occupancy of Vera Cruz, was apparent today. Fred Boald, correspondent for the Newspaper Enterprise Association .

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ganization. But —Oh well I might as c well admit that I always DID want to c get a look at the machine, having a liking for watching the wheels go t round, so I just came on over here to c State Headquarters, fast as 1 could 1 walk. But I cannot find the "machine < nor the “road roller.” nor any of those < other terrible inventions of the evil one, designed exclusively for the use ' of the Democratic party in this state, t according to some disgruntled persons < —and institutions—whose sole aim in 1 life appears to be a desire to blacken 1 the name of their state before the t world at large. But I have searched. Oh so hard for, but the only thing I have found is— t A splendid Democratic organization, j It is made up of real human men., Is the State Committee and their help- 1 ers here at headquarters; men who at t K times, reveal traits of kindliness and ; genuine human sympathy. There have j even been moments when I fancied j | that certain of the Democrats who j make up the working organization are unselfishly trying to do things for the < good of their party and because of an honest belief in its principles. 1 Os course none of them would admit jt for the world. It woui ’ ' ‘-V ,he symmetry of f things vc , nnt"h as suggested , that the- orker was inspired by any - than the hope , Bof politica. iiA <l. But all the same—oh well I d jus , g®ke to know what Chairman Bernard Korblv expects to get out of it, other Bfean the satisfaction of having served party of his convictions with al. Ute strength of his somewhat proncunced ability. Kor even Korblys worst enemies Wknit that he DOES NOT want "a job.” S’TLey" say that Mr. Korbly is

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and who was ordered to be deported for his sending in a story containing the charge, today declared that he obtained the story direct from officers on the Arkansas. He said he would demand a congressional investigation before he would surrender his credentials. William Shepard, correspondent for the Urfited Press and other correspondents were summoned to appear today before the- board of inquiry which is sitting on the battle ship Texas. Indianapolis, Ind., July 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charles Gardner, a wealthy meat packer was today found guilty in criminal court of having unwholesome meat in ills possession and was fined SSOO. Gardner appealed to the criminal court after he had been recently convicted in the police court. 0 — GAS EXPLOSION Mrs. Page Burrell is Painfully Burned Around Eyes Shortly Before Noon WAS USING OVEN ■ I ■ ■ And Was Thought to Have Ignited Only One Burner— Explosion Shook House While standing in front of the oven door of the gas range this morning at eleven o’clock, Mrs. Page Burrell residing on Jefferson street was the victim of a gas explosion which painfully burned her face in the vicinity of the eyes and her forehead. Although the cause if the explosion is not definitely known by Mrs. Burrell it is thought that in turning on both oven burners, only one of the burners ignited from the match. This left the gas from the other burner fill the oven until such a quantity had enter(ConunqeO on rage 2)

spired with the desire of helping hit brother, Congressman Charles Korbly, to keep a grip on his seat in Wash ington. But if memory serves correctly, tlie Congressman fought and won his battle long before Bernard Korbly was elevated to his present proud posi tion, and won it, too, with absoiuteij no help. But to go back to the machine. I searched dilligently in all of the closets —there was not even an odoi of Pluto. The only suggestion of the domina tion of Mr. Pluto, was the appearance of an enameled representation of tht little red devil who rules at Frencl Lick and which appeared on a pail of cuff buttons that wandered into tin committee rooms one day. 1 was unable to observe that the wearer received any extra considera tion because of the cuff buttons. M) own private opinion was that he wat probably wearing ’em because the) had been given away for a prize some time hud ho could not afford others. One thing I did find, unmistakably—an air-tight, splendidly efficient work ing organization. Let's stop here a moment, merely << Inquire how the world would manage to move without organization? Organ ization is the secret of success. Then is no such thing today as go-as-you please-methods. That sort of thing isn’t done. And politics, I take it, is not dlff erent from business. You never hear terrible howls abou business “machines.” now, do you? And yet you know —the world know:that no business tn the world could survive a week without intelligent or ganization. It is all a matter of organization through the whole list of enterprise! -die factory that has the best work in organization wins the greatest success; the political party that is best organized is successful at the pells— And that is all there is to this ma chine talk.

‘‘You'll be fairly I s gobbled ali ve — b they’ll crush you in t the machine.” ii That was what I 1; was told when 1 an- h nouneed my inten- v tion of becoming a t little bit of a cog in n the great, big Democratic State Central Committee or...nil I ~Gn-R( O C f

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, July 11, 1914.

BOY IS IRON OVER Doyle Johnson Runs Across Street Into Dr. Smith Automobile. . —»——-4 IS THROWN DOWN And Rear Wheel Runs Over Left Foot—Not Badly Hurt. Doyle, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Walton Johnson, of Sixth street, had a lucky' escape from serious injury about 7:30 o’clock last evening when he ran into the automobile driven byDr. W. E. Smith, was thrown to the pavement and the rear wheel of the car ran over his left foot. It was about dusk. Dr. Smith had made a professional call near the scene of the accident and had gotten into his auto to drive home again. He sounded the horn juid boys playing in the street scattered and ran to the walk to make way. Doyle was playing on the sid walk however, and not noticing the machine, stated to run across the street. As he ran. he ran directly into it, striking the car on the side. He was thrown to the pavement, his left foot being in the path taken by the rear wheel which ran over it. Dr. Smith expected to fiind the body badly hurt but examination revealed the fact that no bones were broken and lie was not much hurt. He was able to be out riding his tri-cycle today. o . WASKNOCKEOOUT Jim Coverdale Attacks Floyd Archer With a Chair and is Given the Count. CAUSED EXCITEMENT Had Been Tormented by Young Boys-Archer Struck in Self Defense. Much excitement was caused last evening at 7 o’clock when Jim Cover dale was given the knock-out drops by Floyd Archer in front of the Par ent Brothers’ Electrical shop, and for ifteen minutes was in an unconscious condition. Coverdale had been indulging rather heavily in "fire water” and Had tone into the vacant lot at the rear of the Art store for a few minutes sleep. Several young boys discover'd him there and began tormenting him until his anger had risen to the boiling stage. He then picked up a large stone and started in pursuit of he boys who ran west on Jefferson street. The boys managed to get out of Coverdale’s reach, however, and le then went over to the place where Archer and another compaion were sitting. Qoverdale bad been there before going into the lot and had dropped his bicycle guard. When he reurned, Archer picked up the guard to give it to him, nut with an oath Coverdale picked up the chair and nade a pass at Archer. Archer back'd out of the way and stepped to one side, thinking that Coverdale would pass on. Instead of doing this Covrdale made another swing at Archer with the chair and grazed his shoulder. Archer then lightly struck Coverdale in the chest and told him to stop. This further angered Coverdale and a third swing landed the chair with full force on Archer’s chest. Realizing that Coverdale was in earnest and to protect himself from . further onslaught Archer made a left hand pass at Coverdale catching him on the right cheek bono and landing him in the street in an unconscious condition. A physician was summoned by Archer and in about fifteen minutes 1 Coverdale was all right and sent home. No blame is placed on Archer's action as he struck the blow merely in sell defense.

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SIXTY MILES A DAY. Will Be Made By Pleasant Mills Boys On Mississippi. A card received by Prof. M. F Worthman from Ralph Fnlier and John Boner, of Pleasant Mills, written on July 7, was sent from Caruthersville, Mo. The boys are nowwell down the Mississippi river with their two ten foot row boats and find the current very swift and strong. They expect to make a straight trip without stop, down to the great gulf, at the rate of sixty miles a day. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. There air sum pepul thet y’ kan’t git acquainted with except un a complainin’ basis. o ■ DEATH JESULTEO Hort Kunkle, Well Known Here Died at His Home at Warren This Morning AT FIVE O'CLOCK Illness Brought on by Blow on the Back When Boy Fell From Shade Tree. Hort Kunkle, well known in this city and county, a brother of District Chairman. W. A. Kunkle and a cousin of C. D., Kunkle of MonmoutlZ died at his home at Warren at five o’clock this morning after a short illness brought about by a peculiar accident. A short time ago Mr. Kunkle, apparently in the best of health was walking down the main street of Fairmount. Indiana, when a lad fell trom a shade tree and struck him on the back knocking him to the pavement and injuring him severely. Pneumonia developed and in a few days diabetes added to the complications. He was taken to his home at Warren and grew gradually worse until death relieved him this morning. The funeral services will Oe held from the Christian church at Warren at three o'clock Sunday afternoon. VISITED IN OLD KIRKLAND Squire J. H. Ward .returned today from Kirkland township where he spent the week as a guest of relatives and old friends. Tne squire located in that splendid township fifty years ago and spent the greater part ol his active life there. He said' the changes and improvements in that township in the past ten years art remarkable. It is now one the finest townships in the state and the crops this are all bountiful. Ont of the handsome new homes there war. built by Will Sautbine. son-in-law ol Mr. Ward's who started a few years ago on a rented farm. The squire also called on Jacob Scherry who was injured a few weeks ago when attacked by a bull. Mr. Scherry is improving nicely and will soon be as well as ever. o ORGAN RELEASED Sheriff Durkin and Marshal Melcli have returned horn Ixigansport when they went yesterday to get Harry p . Organ wanterd here for forgery. They found he had been released after habeas corpus proceedings were begun by him, because he alleged he -was out of prison only on parole and stil under the jurisdiction of the prison authorities. Where he is non. it is difficult to say. Authorities here an of the opinion that he could still be taken up on the old charge. TO HAVE OPERATION. Mrs. Henry Stevens of the west part of the city will be taken to Fort Wayne Sunday where she will be a patient at the St. Joseph hospital for an operation for fibroid tumors. She has been suffering severely for sev eral weeks and the operation is ad vised by physicians as the only thing for a cure. o ■ - FIRST WHEAT RECORD From Pleasant Mills comes report of a bumper wheat crop this summer. Samuel Durbin is the lucky man and he threshed 1060 bushels from a thir-ty-five acre tract. This is ten bushels more than an average of 30 bushels per acre.

NARRDW_ESCAPE Captain Dellinger Becomes Mixed Up With Fire Hose in a Running Jump WEDNESDAY EVENING Connection Catches on Car and Loose End is Torn From Plug. Captain Dellinger of the fire department had a narrow escape Wednesday evening from a broken leg when the hose wiapped around him while making the jump from tile car during the practice run on South Mercer avenue. The car was going at a high rate of speed and when it reached the water plug, Captain Dellinger jumped to fasten the hose. He succeeded in getting it wrapped around the plug but the connection on the fourth or fifth section caught on the side of the car in some manner and jerked the hose loose from the plug. Captain Dellinger was standing to one side and the loose end of the hose struck him with teriffic force just below the knees. A portion of skin about two inches square was torn from his right leg, and the muscle in the left leg was badly bruised. It was necessary for him to secure the services of a physician to dress the wound. The soreness which follows as the result of the impact has made it necessay for the Captain to use a cane, but this is gradually wearing off and in a short time he will be as frisky as ever.

A LARGE DISTRICT; i Heavy Amount of Work is : I Done in This Federal Dis- < t trict This Year ( t i i F. C. DAILEY REPORTS > i Shows 153 Cases Are Handled in Year—lndiana One of Largest. 1 Statistics compiled by Frank C. i Dailey, United States district attor ' ney, to be included in his annual re port for the fiscal year ending June iO, show that forty-five civil cases and 108 criminal cases were handled through the office of the district at lorney. Milton Mangus is the assistant district attorney. During part ot ] the fiscal year the office was in the ( charge of Charles W Miller, former ] district attorney, and his assistant. , Clarence Nichols. Mr. Dailey was ap ( pointed January 1. The report shows that eighty-twe criminal cases and thirty-live civil ] cases were tried during the year in the federal court. Fines and penalties amounting to $4,875 in the civil cases and $2,945 in the criminal cases were collected, the report shows. The report indicates that the largest number of criminal cases were , violations of the postal law, and the largest number of civil cases were those brought under the safety appli ance act, the twenty-eight-hour law and hours of service act governing the railroads. The district of Indiana is one of the largest in the country, many states of the size of Indiana being divided into two districts. A great amount of exacting and detail work is made necessary in ,lle handling of cases in the federal court. o LONG TRIP BY MOTOR. Mr. and Mrs. John Broker and six children arrived from their Pennsylvania home by motor and are visiting the family of John W. Coffee and Mrs. Matt Schafer. They came by automobile and motorcycle with side car and made the trip of between four hundred and five hundred miles in two days. A similar trip here by automobile was also made by them last year.

A TEACHER AT GOSHEN. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Warner of Goshen are here for a two weeks' visit with relatives. Mr. Warner is an Adams county boy, having been born and reared in Root township and was a former teacher in the city schools. He was a student in Indiana University and has since been teaching in the schools at Goshen, where lie has a fine position. o — WILL GIVE CONCERT. —— | -* ' Announcement is made that the city hand will give a street concert on some evening next week, probably either Tuesday or Wednesday even ing. A rehearsal was held last eve ning and the band is getting in fine condition. coupl£ killed Near Blaine in Automobile— Railway Crash—Badly Mangled LEAVE AN INFANT Six Months Old—Other Accidents Near Portland—- • Parties Known Here Portland, Ind., July 10—when theii automobile was struck by a freight train on the Lake Erie & Westen Railroad near Blaine this afternoon Mr. and Mrs. David Current of Jeff erson Township suffered injuries which resulted in death a few min utes afterward. They were 24 and 23 years old, respectively, and leave a 6-months-old baby at the home oi its grandfather, John Current. Mrs. Current took her mother. Mrs Samuel Lare, to Indianapolis for treat

ment at a sanitarium a few days ago ] Coming back unexpectedly today, she i telephoned her husband to drive from ■ the farm to Blaine to meet her. Her ] first question was of the baby ant laughing and talking, they drove di rectly toward the railroad, 100 feet | from the Blaine store. I Fail to Hear Warning. Bystanders who saw the approach ing freight train, called a warning , but the young couple failed to hea < and just as the automobile readier i the track the heavy train struck it demolishing tile machine and throwing i the occupants eighty feet along th' < right of way. Mr. Current’s skull wa crushed and an arm was broken. Be t sides a crushed skull his wife suffei t ed fractures of both legs. This was the sixth motor acciden i of the week near Portland and th first of fatal consequences. All twelvi victims of a smashup between twc I cars Tuesday night, when racing so. '■ a crossing, are recovering. Last night near Bryant, George W. Adams of thi. city narrowly escaped when his autc mobile turned over in a ditch when ; steering knuckle broke. Earl Coope 1 of Portland collided today witli Janie Bowman, who was riding a bicycle is the business section, bruising Bow man. L. G. Holmes of Portlam knocked a boy from a horse witli hi; ' car. E. G. Lefever of West Libert} 111., with a party of tourists, hit t 1 concrete culvert east of Portland this afternoon and suffered a severe shak ing up. The car was badly damage* and the concrete wall was demolish ed. o SAMPLE OF REAL HAY William Hilgemann of Preble town ship has sent to this office a sampl* of real hay, the kind they used tt harvest fifty years ago. The stocks measure live feet and one inch and is evidence of the nountiful crop ii Adams county this year. A trip through Preble township just now, or any of the others of Adams county will convince you that the farmers are sac jig a prosperous era. even more so than in the past. While th. weather conditions have aided in thi immense crop, it should not be for gotten that. Adams county farmers know how to farm. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. i Es th’ pearcing look sum wimmun - give anuthur wummin’s klothes kud t be patented as an sugar whut a boon t’ th’ mekanlkal wurld et uld he! |

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ON - HONEYMOON Fred Mayer and His Bride Are Visiting With Parents in Monroe. A DECATUR BOY Now in Indianapolis, Takes Shelbyville Lady For His Bride. Fred Mayer, a former Decatur boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer of Monroe, is at home on a honeymoon visit. He was married a week ago "Sunday to Miss Maria Bass, a well known young lady of Shelbyville, Indiana. Mr. Mayer is a linotype, operator with ability and holds an excellent, position in Indianapolis where he has been three years and where he and his wife will live. They will remain at Monroe until next Tuesday when they go to Winchester for a visit before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mayer and lii.s sister, Miss Harriet Mayer of Monroe, visited in the city last evening and were guests at supper of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Doak on West Monroe street. Mr. and Mrs. Doak then took them home by automobile, and remained in Monroe for the evening. The Shelbyville Democrat gives the following: Notable among the June weddings of 1914, is that of Miss Maria Bass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bass, west of the city, and Mr. J. Fred Mayer, of Indianapolis, the nuptial event being solemnized at the home of the bride's parents at high noon Sunday.

The wedding was simple and witnessed only by the Immediate relatives of the contracting parties. “The bride is one of the county’s most popular and charming young women. She is a graduate of the local high school with the class of 12 and is a favorite in both old and young society circles of this city and her home community. The groom is the sou of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mayer of Monroe, Ind. He is ethployed by the Indianapolis Sun and enjoys the friendship of all his fellow workmen and acquaintances. “Following the wedding a dinner was served by the bride's mother, after which the couple left on a honeymoon trip. “On their return to Indianapolis they will go to housekeeping in a cozy little home already furnished by Mr. Mayer at Colorado Avenue. The friends of the coupie extend felieations.” O RUNAWAY ON MERCER AVENUE ' ! ■' ■ « A horse, hitched to a buggy, driven by a young man, frightened at a handcar on the Erie railroad yesterday and ■darted to run south. It ran as far is the residence of Mrs. Fred Schcinan, when the wheel rati into the ■urb and the horse go; its foot caught throwing it to the pavement. The Iriver jumped from the rig and unhitched the horse and proceeded home, eaving th ) buggy as it was badly damaged. The front wheel was broken, the windshield smashed and .‘her damages sustained The horse had ?s leg skinned somewhat but was tot seriously hurt. The driver’s name was not learned. EASMELLO DID NOT RETURN. « In the story printed in last evening's paper it was stated that Sam Easmello the young Italian who induced Mrs. Vincent Lewton and her children to leave their home here and go to New York, expecting to sail for Italy where he claimed to have a fortune awaiting him, had accompanied them back here. This is denied and it is also reported that Miss Edna was not married to the foreigner as was reported. The family are now with Mrs. Lewton's mother, Mrs. Zimmerman. - —a — TO GET WOLFE. Sheriff Durkin will leave Sunday night for Chicago and from there to Woodstock, HL, to bring back William Wolfe wanted here on a wife and child desertion charge. He iias been working on a farm near Woodstock. He skipped out from here two months ago leaving his wife ana two small | children destitute.