Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 168.

DOFFED HIS HAT And Drew His Cane—Decatur Woman Gives New Version OF OLD RIDDLE “Hoosier Observations” Associated With the “Tipping” of Hats. • I“I once overheard a jealous girl ‘carrying on’ with her lover over what seemed the most trivial tiling,'’ said a Decatur woman, known to her friends as "The Hoosier Observer." "But, on second thought, maybe it wasn't so trivial as one might imagine. Jealousy has always been called the green-eye monster' but I think it should be called ‘the keen-eyed’ wonder.’ A jealous person can see ant hills looming up as mountains, a hundred miles away. “Well, as I was saying, it seemed I very trivial. She had seen her lover doff his hat to another girl and she thought he did it more graciously, more spontaneously, or—or—took it off further, or something more than he always did to tier and site thought be did not respect heta or care for her as much as he ditmor the other girl. The poor boy had not been aware of his short-comings in that direction, and the way he blundered around, trying to explain and straighten things up, was rather pitiful. For he was not one of the kind that deliberately delights to play upon a jeal cus nature and cause needlessly great suffering—for it does, in spite of any statement or pretense to the contrary.’’ “Well, that opened my eves to this. Not being in love, myself, I had never observed the various shades of cordiality that the jealous girl had, in the raising of a hat. But one passion of mine is, ‘to observe’ to find out the whos, whys, wherefores, whens and whatevers of life, and I resolved to take up the study of ‘hat-doffing of men.’ "I confess, that I soon found myself thinking that the poor jealous girl had reason to feel hurt —and then again, on second thought—l didn’t. For much can be said on both sides! “Just watch, now. Some men tip their hats just as courteously to rich and poor, beautiful and ugly, old and young, high-degree-lady or “scrublady.” They use just the same degree of cordiality and kindness. But 1 think with them, it is simply a habit. They have been taught to doff their hats to petticoats. When they, see the flutter of petticoats coming, they doff their hats. They do this much the same way that a little puppy, whose eyes are not yet open, staggers blindly around until it finds the lifegiving milk-fountain and drinks simply from habit or instinct; or much the same that some peculiar persons who are absessed by the idea that they can t go past a certain door knob, or chair without tapping once or twice. Really there is not much deference iH. being greeted by an habitual' of this kind. “Tften, too. there is the busy man. who does not take time to raise his hat at all. His mind is full of business and his hands are often just as full. With mind intent on business, his eyes look inward not out he sees no one; or, if bis hands are full of tools, and his eyes may see, is he supposed to drop his shovel, his pen, his hammer, his saw his milk bottles or the mail and take off his hat? Some few might, but they would probably r” be rusired to Easthaven or lose their jobs. “I went on observing. And really. I confess, I admire the busy man who is too busy to tip his hat to everybody. But. then, again, I saw that there were some exceptions with some. Some men spied a pretty woman a block away. And, I must say, that their hats were off tlieir heads, yards before they passed the woman. Os course, I suppose, she was a good friend, a very good friend, and the greeting was in order. But then, again, I saw them pass others, whom I knew :hey knew nearly as well, but who were much plainer and less prepossessing in appearance and manner, and the caps came off as though glued on, and only one tiny corner could be loosened. In other instances, the arm seemed paralyzed and could be scarcely missed above the heart level toward the cap. And the ladles were entitled

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to just as much respect as the pretty ones—they were wholly deserving! "Os couse the invasion of woman into the business world is marking a decline of chivalry that is, its outward form. A woman who works in the world cannot expect to be treated with the same formal deference, as though she emerged only occasionally from the home to lie met at a dance or a party or entertainment. Familiarity does not exactly breed contempt that is, in the sense of lowering one’s respect —but one cannot expect a man to be forever raising his hat twenty or thirty time a day that he passes a woman with whom be is associated in the business world, and repeating all the silly little attentions that one bestows upon a blue ribboned woman at a dance. It would be impossible and silly. A woman must expect the some treatment in the business wor H that she would receive if she were fContinuen on Page 2) CONTRACT IS LET Manning & Ritenour of New Weston, 0., Were Successful Bidders for Big Ditch

SIX BIDS PRESENTED Ditch Will be 64,500 ft. Long and Will Drain Approximately 20,000 Acres. One of the largest ditch contracts ever let in the history of Adams county, was that of the John W. McKean ditch, commonly known as “Yellow Creek,” and bids for the construction of which were opened in the county surveyor’s office at ten o’clock this morning. Six firms were represented by bids, as follows: Schmersal & Miller of Venedocia, Ohio, $22,991; John S. Bowers, $22,900; John F. Kinzel of Schum, Ohio, $21.750; Cole Brothers & Cd., Nappanee. Ind., $22,690; Dull & Baker of Arcanum, Ohio, $21,639; Manning & Ritenour. New Weston, Ohio, $18,998. Maiming & Ritenour were awarded the contract by virtue of theirs being the lowest bid, but should they not provide satisfactory bond, the contract will be awarded to Dull & Baker, the next lowest bidders. The ditch is one of the largest that has ever been constructed in Adams county and will be 645 stations, or 64,500 feet in length, running through Monroe, Washington and St. Mary’s townships. The ditch will begin three-quarters of a mile west of Monroe and running through the three townships, will empty into the St. Mary’s at the edge of the Frisinger farm south of this city. It will be constructed of 2-3-4- and 8 inch bottoms and will require 144,266 cubic yards of excavation. When completed the ditch will drain and affect approximately 20,000 acres of land. While tlie new ditch will practically follow along the same line of the pre sent ditch, it will require as much work and excavation as if breaking in new territory inasmuch as the old ditch will have to be widened and lowered, and entirely new approaches will have to be made under the two railroad rossings. Grtat ineerest was manifested regarding the letting of this ditch not only among tlie land owners whose property will be affected, but among tlie contractors. The work will be started as soon as possible and will be rapidly pushed to ompletion. —■ i o ANKLE INJURED - Mies Jean Lutz Fractured Bone And Tears Ligam.ent Miss Jean Lutz is wearing her right ankle in a plaster cast since yesterday, and will be obliged to use crut ches for a couple of weeks until the injury gets better. Wednesday evening she slipped off the automobile while raising the top and hurt her ankle. It became swollen and more painful and yesterday tlie physician advised the cast. The ankle bone was found to be fractured and a ligament torn loose. o MEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON Members of all committees on the picnic and the picture show are requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon to report. Please bt there. 168t2

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, July 18, 1914.

THE HOUSEWIVES »■■ Hl I 1 Are Blamed by the Second Lady of the Land for High Cost OF THE LIVING \ Prices Have Doubled Since Mrs. Marshall Began Her Housekeeping “What? Beefsteak 40 cents a pound, you say? Although I haven't kept house for some time that seems pretty high.” This was the comment of Mrs. Marshall, wife of tlie vice president and second lady of the land,” when her attention was called to the boosting beefp rices and other aviation signs in the high cost of living. “I know of the steady rise in foodstuffs," she said, “why in the eighteen years in which I kept Mr. Marshall’s house for him, I saw prices double. At the beginning I bought butter at 16c a pound; at the end of my housekeeping days I paid thirty cents and more for exactly the same butter. And other things have kept the pace. “It seems to me that the women are somewhat to blame. They all send their orders in to the butcher or grocer at the same time of morning and they all want the tilings delivered at once. This makes the shopkeeper maintain a large staff, autos and wagons for prompt delivery and the place is in an uproar for a certain time of the morning—then it calms down and there is comparatively little to do the rest of the day. And then, these same women will phone down a little later to send up a cake oLyeast (Continued cn rage Two) resideTplris General Huerta With Family and Staff Sailed From Puerto Today for France. TREASURY STRIPPED Impossible for Carbajal to Pay Employees Through Monday Without Help (United Press Service.) Puerto, Mex., July 18 —(Special io Daily Democrat) —General Huerta sail ed today for Jamaca on the German

crusier, Dresden. He looks old. His face is drawn by the strain of the few months during which he defyed the United States. Sailing with the dictator were his wife, his sons and daughters, General Hlanquet and his military staff. The fleeing party will sail from Jamaca for Paris where they will make their home if all plans turn out satisfactory Huerta refused to make any formal statement, but said that he had kept his word. “When I took the presidential chair I declared that I would bring about peace at any cost. 1 am now paying the cost.” Mexico City, Mex., July 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The treasury is completely stripped. The Carbajal administration may not be able to pay the salaries of the government employees through Monday unless the local banks aid him. Carbajal today received a message from Huerta, stating: “I desire that, your government now continue, if you require my services 1 assure you that they will be at your disposal.” Governors in all the states and all diplomatic representatives here received messag es from Huerta asking them to support the present government. St. Louis, Mo., July 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lndustrial activities are again manifested in factories here. The American Car & Foundry Co., in Madison, ill., is working about 1,500 men, the largest force of employees for the past four years. Announcement was made today that the National Enamel & Stamping Co., of Granite (Continued on Page 3)

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MANY IN FORT WAYNE The Barnum & Bailey circus in Fort Wayne drew many from this city today, all trains and cars being packed. Among the number who went up this morning at 8:30, some to see the show and some to visit with friends, were; Mr. and Mrs. John ButTenbarger and granddaughters, Bessie and Emma ButTenbarger; Bess Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Eley, Mrs. Mary Marbaugh, Mrs. Louis Sampson, Mrs. James Ross and hildren. Gerald and Marland, Mrs. John Barnett and son, Harry; Mrs. Joe (•'loud, Mrs. WilliMagner and daughters, Georgia and Lolo, John Gage, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Foos and two children, Amos Harmon, Burt Green, J. Tecpie. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Helm, Mr. and Mrs. James Ferguson, Mrs. Lavina and grandson. Fred King, Mr. and Mrs. John Marlston,'and hildren and Harry Magntr. Those who went on the 11:30 car were Grace Hoeneisen, Mrs. Althoen, Mr. ami Mrs. A. B. Stewart, Samuel Heed, Carl Ernst, Mary Roop, Iva Venin, Mrs. Cal Peterson, Madge Hite, Mrs. ('. R. Weaver and babe and Miss Florence Weaver. CASE Is That of Ex-county Commissioner Joseph Mann of Root Township

OPERATION HELD / Revealed Cancerous Condition of Liver, Kidneys and Bowels Joseph E. Maun, of Root township, former county commissioner, is found to be suffering from an incurable cancerous condition. Mr. Mann had not been well for several years, but only since last Tuesday had he been more serious. Since that time he suffered from a severe pain in the left side. It was thought to be only a local ailment, but when he grew worse, i< was decided to operate. Yesterday afternoon at three o’clock the operation was held at the home in Root township. Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne was in charge and was assisted by two Adams county physicians. Tlie operation revealed tlie fact that there was a cancerous condition affecting the liver, kidneys and bowels. The appendix was also found to be inflamed and was removed. Chances for a much longer life are very much against him, as his case is found to be incurable, a fact which his hosts of friends will be saddened in hearing. Mr. Mann is tlie father-in-law of County Treasurer William J. Archbold of this city. o A BIG EVENT Will be Picnic and Sunday School Rally Under Auspices of MT. TABOR SCHOOL In Teeple Grove Week From Today—Hon. C. L. Walters to Speak. The season of picnics is at hand and one of tlie biggest and best of these events will be that given next Saturday, July 25, under the auspices of the Mt. Tabor Sunday school of which the Rev. H. C. Powell is pastor. This will be given in the Teeple grove a mile east and a half mile north of Bobo, and will take the form of a picnic and rally. There will be a good program. There will be speaking by Hon. C. L. Waiters of this city and others and also be good music by various schools and by tlie Golden Glee club of Wren, O. The Decatur Boy Scouts will attend and will give marches, drills and other exercises in their regular work. Everybody is invited to come and bring baskets of dinner. Lunch will also be sold on the grounds.

PIONEER_CALLED Gilbert Thompson Succumbs at Home of Daughter at Pleasant Mills WAS 85 YEARS OLD Had Bepn Resident of Adams County Since 1865— Funeral Sunday > ii 1 q Gilbert Thompson, 85, a pioneer resident of Adams county, died last evening between five and six o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. M. Fuller at Pleasant Mills. Death was caused by infirmities of old age and compli cations of cancer of the stomach. Mr. Thompson was born near Cadiz, Ohio, and had he lived until next December would have been eighty-six years old. He came to Adams county in 1865 and entered government land south of this city, near the St. Paul c hurch. There lie lived, and helped to make the county the very excellent one that it now is. A number of years ago his wife died and he went to live with his daugiiter, Mrs. Fuller. He also leaves one son, Will Thompson, residing in Georgia. Os his parental family, but. one is living, a sister, Mrs. ■William Clouse of Ohio City. The late Howard Thompson, father of Mrs. W. R. Dorwin, and husband of Mrs. Catherine Thompson of this city, was / brother. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at Pleasant Mills. W. R. Dorwin and children and Mrs. Catherine Thompson who have been at Clear Ijiko a week, were notified of the death, and will return tonight for the funeral. ■ BOOSTERS CIDB Mayor Bunch of Muncie and Other Live Ones Talking ' , Up State Coliseum TRAVEL BY AUTO Left Here This Morning for Ft. Wayne—Will Make All Counties in State. Mayor Rollin Bunch of Muncie, H. O. Bell, state organizer for the Mill ion Dollar Coliseum Club of Indiana polis, H. S. Maddy, Muncie police com misflioner and Johnston Walker oi Muncie, comprising a coliseum 'Booster” party, spent, last night in Decatur. The '•’boosters” were in con Terence witli Mayor Christian who ap pointed the following men to act or the advisory board for Decatur and vicinity: L. G. Ellingham, J. W. Tyn dall, C. C. Schafer, C. A. Dugan, E X. Ehlnger, W. D. Coyle, L. C. War ing, Harry Ward, J. H. Heller, John Briggs, Geneva: and E. K. Shalley, oi Berne. Thft. promoters of the Coliseum, which will be erected at Indianapolis at a cost of one million dollars, have inaugurated a campaign for twenty , five thousand members. These mem hers are to be drawn from among the public spirited citizens of tin state. “The Coliseum and tlie chib will b( non-political and will be for Indiana In every sense the term implies,” said Mayor Bundi this morning. "The building will be twelve stories high and the Coliseum arena will be large enough to accommodate National con ventions. In the building will be housed exhibition halls, a theatre, cases, athletic features, the finest swimming pool in the state, four hundred rooms for club members and appartments for ladles. “All for Indiana and Indiana for ail is cur slogan." The building will be constructed entirely of Indiana materials and all the work will be done by simple, pure Hoosiers." The “Boosters” will visit every county in the state. They are using n big Cole 6 donated by the Cole Motor Company and will make the en-

tire 11 ip in tlie car. They arrived here last evening with banner^flying, consulted with a number of business men here this morning and left for Fort Wayne at ten o'clock this morning. o- . _ WM. BIEBERICH FUNERAL. The funeral of William Bieberich, the prominent Preble township farmer, was held this afternoon at one o'clock from the house and at the Preble Lutheran church in charge of the Rev. Koch. Friends in large numbers wore present. o_ — VISITS IN WARREN. J. S. Lower went to Warren today cn business and to visit witli ills son. Homer Lower and family. Homer Lower and Alph Gentis are in business, there, and are getting along very well, enjoying a fine trade and business. TALK WITHH ANDS Is Popular Method of Conversing in Craigville—Business Man IS NOT HANDICAPPED Much Because of Being s Mute—Successfully Runs Business The Bluffton Banner says: “If you have no desire to “talk' with your hands don’t move to Craig ville. This little town probaldy hat more people who can use tlieir fin gers for conversation than any towi of the size in Indiana. It all come: about as the result of Isriael D. Bright one of the most prominent busines: men there being unable to talk o hear. Since lie lias lived in Craigvilk no one has ever heard him utter < sound, but tills lias not prevented bin succeeding in business. “At the present time Mr. Bright con ducts a barber shop, shoe repaii shop and is also engaged in tlie man ufacture of harness. It is the quietes barber shop in tlie county, withou a doubt and even the weather is no liscussed in tlie way that an outside would be able to understand the con versation. In spite of his misfortum Mr. Bright is understood by the peopb of the little town and he also undei stands them. Most of them have be "•ome experts in conversing witli tliei fingers, and they get along just a well without talking. In a. room owne by Mr. Bright in the rear of where h is engaged in business, an automobil garage is conducted by his cousin. Th sound of the chugging motors fails ti innoy him and he never rows tirei if the pounding of tlie hammers 1' his shoe and harness shop. “One of Mr. Bright's neat ways o advertising is a business card on on side of which is his picture, and o lie reverse the finger alphabet. Thee ■ards lie hands out to his patrons an f the people do not learn his way c aiking it is tlieir own fault. “Mr. Bright was left, a mute afte an illness with measles when a smal boy. At that time he lived nea Honduras, in Adams county, but to nany years he has lived in Craigvill ind is raking in the sheekles fror Ills many customers. He lias no o| position in his many lines of tradt but. this fact does not make him ir dependent and he is always sociabb md glad to have new customers. o - ■ — WAS NOT IN QUARREL. Mrs. David Liby of Monmouth calle: at this office and stated that lie daughter, Mrs. Harry Kaylor, of For Wayne, who is a visitor at her hom< and wh# came to assist during the ill ne: . of her sister-in-law at her request was not a party in the quarrel Thurs day evening. Mrs. Liby stated tha’ her son, Lase Swygart attempted t< strike Iter, while her daughter, Mrs Kaylor stepped between the two t< shield her mother and received th< blow . —o FOGLE-BERGER WEDDING. Labon Otto Fogle and Miss Rosr Martha Berger, of near Geneva, werr quietly married this afternoon at l:3i o’clock by the Rev. O. T. Stephenson of the Methodist church. The cere atony was performed at the parsonage.

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SPIRITUALWOMEN And Their Song Bursts Will be Subject of Epworth League SUNDAY EVENING At the Methodist Church— Kenyon Walters Leader— Good Program “Seng Bursts of Spiritual Women” is the very promisiiy, subject of tlie Epwortii League for Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Methodist church. Kenyon Walters will be the leader. While the program is not omplete at this time, a part of it has been announced and shows that the evening will be one of instruction and pleasure. Included in the program will be the .'oilowing: Talk, "Notable Women of he Fast" Mrs. Hunter Myers, Bloomng. Illinois. Talk, “The Women of Today”-—Mrs. J. E. Hocker. Tali, ,‘Tlie Consecrated Mother”—• <frs. F. W. Downs. Piano Solo —Robert Colter. Vocal Solo —Hope Hoffman. o BEN HUR PLAY A SUCCESS. A fine success was the Ben Hur day given Thursday evening at the 'rystal theatre. A large crowd witlessed tlie play and every body seemd well pleased. The cast has been isked to repeat the play in tlie near uture, which will be done. The charicters representing the illustrated ■vork of tlie book Ben Hur were fine n their posing. While the explanation >f each was given by Mr. Lee Walers who cannot be excelled in the work. Mr. Walters is an able man nd a Ben Hur in spirit and truth, and i strong member of the order, as well as a useful man in many vocations of ife. We wish in this way to thank he public for their patronage. A neat ■uni was realized. Following is the program: The family of Hur, as they appear efore the arrest of Ben Hur. Ben Hur —Russel Acker. Mother Hur—Mary E. Artman. Tina —Grace Heoneisen. The Thre Wise men, as they meet, nd following the Guiding Star to letlileliem, where lay tlie infant Reeemer of tlie World, these characters s they appear were as follows: Orlando Springer, John Burk, Alon;o Cherryhomes. Song, Star of the East Mrs. Olin laker. Ben Hur and Masella, where boy rlends before the arrest of Ben Hur, Masella proves an enemy to Ben Hur. Characters Russel Acker, Ben Hur, Lawrence Biggs, Mesalla. Second Reel. The return of Mas'lla. The Arrest. Ben Hur led to he Galley. Ben Hur tells of the uiraeles. Characters: Ben Hur, Russel Acker; fassella. Lawrence Biggs; Mother of lur, Mary Artman; Arrah. Mrs. Marha Hay; Tirza. Grace Heoneisen; 'apt,in, Alonzo Cherry Homes; Solders, Enoch Eady and Herman Convay; Hebrew Ladies, Mrs. Biggs and Vlrs. Ray; Simionides, Henry Moyer; Esther, Ivy Ray. Third Reel. Ben Hur. Esther,. Iris, Character same as before. Iris: The Egyptian’s daughter, Marie Teeple. Simionides reveals himself to Ben Hur. Tlie Lepers. Arrah, the servant telling of the Nazarine--Martha Hay. The Family reunited. Cast tlie same. BAND BOYS TO PLAY. Tlie Decatur band boys will play ev?vry evening next week for the Guy Btock Company’s show. They will also help in the sale of the tickets and the band will get a per cent of the proceeds. Omer Butler, of the band organization distributed tlie tickets tolay to the boys, so remember and buy if them if you go, as it will help to swell the band's treasury. IN ONE DISTRICT. The township of St. Mary's In Adams county will now be put in one road supervise district instead of two |as it was formerly.