Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 175,

GOT TO BOTTOM Governor Ralston is Making an Effort to Unravel Mystery of Recorder Rill — FOR LAKE COUNTY Will See That a Change is Made in Proceedure of the Next Legislature ■ . Indianapolis, Ind., July 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Governor Ralston is making an effort to get at tlte bottom of the fraud practiced on him in putting over the bill to increase the salary of the Recorder of Lake county. An investigation begun here shows that at least three bills that were either killed in the house or in the Senate were revised by someone and sent to the Governor witli a representation that they had been passed in the regular manner. The Governor has been trying very hard for the last two weeks to get evidence that will disclose just who is responsible for these frauds. It is admitted that it is very difficult at this time to find the guilty parties as they have had a chance to cover up their tracks in good shape. The disclosures regarding these bills are liable to be followed by a change in the methods of the next 1 session of the legislature by which it will be impossible to put through any. bills after they have been defeated. Itj is pointed out that one of the conditions that has existed in every session of the Legislature for the last twenty years is the method of appointing clerks for the engrossing and enrolling rooms. It has been the custom tor (Continuen on Page Two) JOY RIDERS MIX Three Rigs From The Palace Livery Stable Are Badly Broken In a Mix-Up SATURAY EVENING Two of the Rigs Were Damaged in Race, Third Was Broken By Drunks An epidemic of smash-ups which struck this city Saturday evening resulted in the breaking of three excellent buggies belonging to the Palace livery stable on Jefferson street, the injuring of two of the horses and the breaking of a buggy belonging to Mr. Wolford, a farmer residing west of the city. The first smash-up occurred near the John Schurger farm on the Preble road? Mr. Wolford was driving home after transacting business in this I city and as he was passing the Schurger home, heard the two rigs approaching him at a fast speed and side by side, he attempted to turn his outfit onto the side of the road but before he could do this the other two rigs were upon him. The two approaches to his buggy were broken and the harness torn off his horse while the other buggies sustained more or less serious damages. The young men were very nice about it however and assisted him in repairing the damage as well as possible, then drove to the livery barn and informed the owner of the accident and promised to settle for the damages. The second smashup occurred near the Ward Manufacturing Company’s plant when the front axle of the buggy occupied by three young men of tills city who had been imbibing too freely in intoxicating liquors, was torn lose and scattered the occupants over the road. The excuse offered by them was that the horse was running away, but Officer Smitley was in the vicinity shortly before the Meldent and saw' them driving the horse at breakneck speed. They made no offer to settle for the damage, but : they are known to the Palace proprle tors and unless they make reparation soon, legal action will be the result. Twoof the horses that were in the mixups are In a bad condition and what the result will be depends on the future. ’ . ,

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CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY. Miss Dreda Parent and Mr. Aloyslous Schmitt celebrated their seventeenth birthdays yesterday at Tri Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Parent making the drive with them in their machine. A picnic dinner and bathing were the pasttimes of the day. Enjoyed supper at Ed Kite’s at Larwill, Ind. Clyde Noble and Orval Parent also accompanied them. Q NOTICE FOX PATROL. It is requested that every member of the Fox Patrol of the Boy Scouts be present at a business meeting to be held at the Scout hall at q o’clock this evening. Monday July 27, 1914. SHOCKED BY NEWS w 1 Decatur Friends Are Griev- ( ed by Announcement of • 1 Death of Beeks Erick > i AT FORT WAYNE ’ I ( Well Known Banker and 1 t Railroad Builder Expired ( Suddenly Last Saturday 1 i Announcement of the death of Beeks ( ' Erick at Ills home at Fort Wayne Sat- 1 I h urday, caused a shock here where he' f was well known and where he lived > I when a lad. His death came very < suddenly though he had not been in i good health for a year or more. Just i a few moments before the end he had t talked with Perry Randall concerning j the purchase of the traction line to t this city, and it is said he had com- I pleted all his plans towards buying the road and extending it south. The < Journal-Gazette said: Born in Allen couty December 25. 1857, Mr. Erick left here with his parents when but an infant and later resided in Spencerville, Ohio, where he 1 engaged in business when fifteen years old. At the age of thirty he went to Weatherford, Okla., and readily became one of the most influential men of the southwest. "Various railroads in Oklahoma and other states of the southwest were'' built by Mr. Erick and he also was interested in the production of oil and I natural gas in that section. He later J became interested in banking and at one time was president of thirteen banks in Oklahoma, acquiring wide(Contmneu on Page 3) t Most Enjoyable Time is Had ' by the Porter Family at s Robinson Park ’ f i i AT FORT WAYNE i i ( Sunday—The •J. R. Porter ' Home Here Selected for Next Year A most enjoyable family reunion was held by the members of the Porter family when they met in annual ' reunion at Robinson Park, Fort Wayne. I 'yesterday. A gumptious picnic dinner, was served at noon and after the members had taken in all the sights at i the place of amusement, they departed | for the home of Mrs. Rachael Baugh- ■ man, 516 W. Dewait St., where sup- ; per was served and an enjoyable so- > cial evening was held. For refreshi ments in the evening, ice cream, cake - and fruit were served. > Those present were: Mrs. Rachael ) Baughman and children, Lauta, Gail, ?Carl and Fannie of Fort Wayne; Mr. r'and Mrs. Glenn Baughman and chil- - 31 dren Thelma, Bernard and Dean of ■ Salem; Mrs. Lillian Porter and sons, s Harold and Hilliard, and Chalmer t Porter of Parker, Indiana; Mr. and - Mrs. W. H. McGill of Wren, Ohio; ! Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Porter and son, Giles, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter i :- and granddaughter, Leah, of this city, t The reunion for next year will ba t- held at the home of J. R. Porter in .this city.

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, July 27, 1914.

ON NEWJJHARTER Old Adams County Bank Began Today With Old Officials at the Helm DIRECTORS' MEETING Held Saturday Night—C S. Niblick President and M. Kirsch Vice-president. The board of directors of the Old Adams County Bank met Saturday evening at which time Frank M. Schirmeyer who had been elected president of the bank at the meeting on Tuesday evening, tendered his resignation. It was accepted by the board and Mr. Schirmeyer then moved that Charles S. Niblick be elected president and Mathias Kirsch, vice-president and the motion carried unamiously. Members of the board declared their intentions of making every effort to continue and increase the, popularity and prosperity of the big financial institution. A finance board was named and the meeting adjourned. This morning the bank opened under its new charter, the old one having expired at midnight Saturday night. This is the third charter and marks the start of the forty-first year as a state bank. Prior to that time the bank was operated for many years as a private institution. It is a strong concern and will continue to serve the people of this community as it has for so many years. The old force greeted the customers at the bank this morning and business started off with a rush. GIVESREfISDNS Evangelist “Bob” Jones Explains Causes of Many UnHappy Marriages NEW YORK PEOPLE Is to Hold Ten Protracted Tent Meetings Under Auspices of Moody Institute. Evangelist “Bob” Jones who held a series of meetings in Bluffton last winter and for whom an attempt was made by the local ministerial association to bring to this city, is spending a short time in New York and under the auspices of the Moody institute of Chicago, will attempt to "burn hell out of New York.” The following despatch from New York says: “Bob” Jones the thirty-year old Alabama evangelist, who “burned hell out of the south,” is resting at the home of supreme court Justice Ransom here preparatory to a ten days’ series of protracted tent meetings under the auspices of the Moody Institute of Chicago, during which he will try to "burn hell out of New York.” "Do I believe in hell?” said Jones toI night. “I do, and if there isn’t one there ought to be, for the benefit of America at large and New York in I particular. If hell ftre wys seared in- , to the heart of this town for the next six months God would gain 3,000,000 converts.” Touching the question of the increase of divorce, Mr. Jones assigns the following reasons for unhappy marriages: “The average man, when he marries, is no better than the offscourings of the underworld. He is not a perfect man physicially, mentally, moral ly. He isn't capable of making a wo man a decent husband. There is but one standard of morality. The ‘wild oat’ theory is founded upon a despi cable lie. "Modern women despise restraint They enter married life refusing tc bear the burdens of married life. They frequently decline to have children (They have little thought for the bus band, save as a provider of luxuries. "Too many women go into marrige with secrets to be kept from hits bands. The familiarity that exists

I nowadays between the sexes is also I a cause of wretched marriages. Bare arms and legs at the seashore, undraped bosom and gossamer apparel in the ball room, the accentuation of ■ sex in every possible way—these tilings lead to marriages which are not built on respect and wholesome love. "Let me say one final word as to the modern dances. The man who says lie dances these modern dances and never has an evil thought is one 1 of these things, "He is more than a man, less than a man, or a liar.” o A SPLENDID TRIP. The Misses Bess and Rose Tonnelier, Celesta Wemhoff and Rose Confer left this morning on a two weeks’ vacation trip. From here they went to Fort Wayne, then to Toledo, Detroit and ' Cleveland. They will also go to Nia- ■ gara Falls, Buffalo, N. Y„ Thousand Is- . lands and take a little trip through , Canada. Their trip will be a most enjoyable one without doubt. —■ -■ u — GERKE— REUNION Will be Held Next Year at the Martin Gerke Home in This County. ARE BIG EVENTS Met Yesterday at Herman Gerke Farm Near Fort Wayne—Many Attended Nearly one hundred relatives at- ' tended the annual picnic reunion of ■ the Gerke family at the home of HerI man Gerke, near stop 4 just south of Fort Wayne, Sunday. It was a successful event, enjoyed from morning until night by young and old and the hours passed happily. It was decided to hold the meeting next summer at the home of Martin Gerke in this county and the members of the family ' may rest assured that they will bo well entertained. The officers elected were Louis Gerke of Findlay, Ohio; Henry W. Buck, Fort Wayne, secretary and treasurer. An executive committee was also named including Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gerke and Mr. and ' Mrs. Henry Gerke of this city and Mr. and Mrs. August Holbrick of Hoagland The big dinner yesterday was the . headliner of the program and you can feel assured that it was a complete success. The young folks spent the day in games and song while the older folks recalled old times and discussed the new. FOR OPERATION Wm. Burdg of Marion Was Operated Upon Today , For Appendicitis WAS VISITING HERE * k ' With His Wife and Parents 1 —Had an Attack Saturday Evening. J f William Burdg, a former Decatur i boy but now of Marion while visiting - here with his wife at the home of his t - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg suffer(lied an attack of the appendicitis Saturday evening and this morning had i- to be taken to Fort Wayne where he s underwent the operation at the St. y Joseph's hospital. Mr. Budrg had suffered a number of attacks within the *- last year and the one he had Saturday s was a very’ severe one. This morning r- he was in a very weakened condition 1- and the only way of obtaining relief y- was to operate. His wife, mother and it Dr. Earl Coverdale of this city accomd panied him to the hospital this morni- ing. t IS BUILDING HOUSE, o John Colchin is having the large y barn back of his residence on Fifth 1. street moved in line with the street 3- and will remodel it in a very up-to-date eight room house. It will be built e with a furnace, bath and electric lights- -- and a large cellar. • It will make one of s the best houses in the city to rent.

IS PROSPERING Corless Faust Becomes of Age and Law Deems Him Capable of Managing HIS OWN ESTATE Owns Large Cattle Ranch in Washington—Will Market 400 Head • Homer Faust was in the city Saturday afternoon making his final report as guardian of Corless Faust, who is now of legal age and therefore henceforth allowed to manage his own affairs. The estate of which Mr. Faust was guardian is that which came to the young man from his grand mother, Mrs. Susan Archer. That the young man has been competent to manage his estate for some time, in spite of the law’s limits, is very manifest from the way the young man has prospered in the west. Twelve' years ago, after his mother’s death, he accompanied his father Frank Faust from here to Twisp. Washington, where he has been since. The father died, but the young man befriended by an elderly couple, has prospered much. Although only twenty-one years of age, lie is the owner of several thousand dollars accumulated i through his earnest endeavors. He owns a large cattle ranch near I Twisp, Washington. The ranch is one the like of which is unknown in this | state. For his first market of cattle this fall, he will have between three ■ and four hundred heads to sell. And yet we read of the diminishing “supply of beef.” THETUMBLESONS Held a Happy Reunion at Steel’s Park Yesterday With Large Number ELECTED OFFICERS Next Year’s Meeting Will be Near Huntington on First Sunday in August. The Tumbleson family reunion was held Sunday at Steele's park and was a great big happy gathering of all the relatives of that old family. The business meerlng was called to order by Daniel Erwin and the following officers were elected: James Tumbleson, president; Willard Tumbleson, vice-presjident; Frank Tumbleson, treasurer and Samuel Tribolet. secretary. It was decided that next year’s meeting will be held at the Frank Tumbleson home near Huntington on the first Sunday in August. The big dinner yesterday was one that did crel dit to the ladies or the family and ( was thoroughly enjoyed. The register showed the following present: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Tumbleson. Ernest Tumbleson, D. H. Harley, Hazel, Ethel, Pearl and Tony TnmbleIson; Mrs. Ernest Tumbleson, Mr. and • j Mrs. D. N. Erwin, Mary Callow and . 'Miss F. Crawford, all of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Curt Tumbleson, Mr. j and Mrs. Sylvester Tumbleson and 1 Miss Ethel of Wren, Ohio; Mr. and | Mrs. Charles A. Fuhrman, Thurman i’j. Thurman of £elina, Ohio; Mr. and . Mrs. E. W. Tumbleson and family of ( Berne; Sallie A. Henderson of Ripley, Ohio; Michael Henderson, Ripley, O.; Williard Tumbleson and family of Huntington, including George Fulton and family, Joljn Smith and family, ’ William Tribolet and family, Ross I Gress and family, Samuel Tribolet and • family, and Mary and Nellie Tumble- • son: Frank Tumbleson, Maggie, Katie and Eldin Smith, Earnest Grey and family, Vern Tumbleson and family and Everett, Harmon and Harvey ; Tumbleson of Huntington; and the i Samuel Tumbleson family of Berne, l Berne. s The reunion was the gathering of t the descendants of James R. Tumbler son, 68; Sallie A. Henderson, 65; Ml f chael Henderson, 66; Williard Tumble son, 63; Frank Tumbleson, 61; Mrs I

| Sarah Tumbleson. 67; W. G. Tumble,I son, 59; all of whom were present. HEARD FROM RALP FULLER. County Supt. of Dehools Ed. S. Christen this morning received a letter from Ralph Fuller who with John Boner is making a trip in a row-boat to New Orleans, congratulating him , on his splendid position and telling ' him a little about their noteworthy trip. The letter was written on the 21st and mailed from Nachess, Miss. Ralph states that tney are within 375 miles of New Orleans and on the day he wrote the letter he and John Boner were enjoying one of the big Lousiana watermelons. o — FOORTM/ICTORY Bluffton Aggregation Again Lost to White Stag Team Yesterday With A SCORE OF 8 TO Large Crowd Was Present and Game Was Clean and Every Inning Fast. Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHE Decatur 4 2 0 11 0 0 0 x 883 ■Bluffton 116 003200 781 Home Runs: Blouvelt & Sand, Berlin and Remington. For the fourth consecutive time this season the Lew Scott Bluffton base. ball team came to Decatur with the intention of wiping the earth with the local team, but by a whimsical turn of the wheel of fate, met with defeat and returned to their homes with the small end of the score. Yesterday’s ■ball game was an exact duplicate of the games played before with the ex- ■ ception that it was one of the cleanest' and most enjoyable games for the fans that has ever been pulled off on the local diamond. While it is impossible for an umpire to make a decision in every move that would satisfy each individual player, and while he is bound to make an error occasion ally, Umpire Ed. Macy is to be com plimented on the way he managed his end of the game, and it is safe to say | that a more impartial umpire could not have been secured. Both sides were treated witli the, best of respect and it will be hard for the Bluffton team to find any excuse (Continued on Page 2) OFF THE BRIDGE Automobile Occupied by Frank Snarr and Mrs. Hizer Plunged Thirty-five Ft. j - I INTO THE RIVER Claimed to be Mr. and Mrs. Smith of This City—Snarr Rescues His Companion A couple who gave their names as Mr. and Mrs. Smith of this city but [ who it later developed were Frank Snarr, a blacksmith and well digger from. Poe and Mrs. Ezra Hizer, wife of a former saloon keeper there had ' a narrow escape from death Saturday evening when an automobile in which they were driving from the Nine Mile house to Fort W’ayne, plunged over an embankment, thirty-five feet into the St, Mary’s river just outside that city. When the car reached the bridge it stopped and Snarr got out to crank the engine. He forgot to throw the machine In neutral and when he start- ■ ed his engine the car started forward. ( Snarr swung on the side and his r weight turned the machine towards r the river, leaped the short railing and j plunged down a fifteen foot embank Imcnt and then went on over the re taining wall twenty feet and alighted i in four feet of watej. Mrs. Hizer win j- thrown over the wind shield and intc 1- eight f?et of water Strange to saj e- neither was hurt and Snarr swan s. out and rescued the woman. 1

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DIES OF CANCER Mrs. Charles A. Standiford is Called by Death Saturday Evening AFTER LONG ILLNESS Funeral Services Were Held This Afternoon From the Baptist Church. Death claimed Mrs. Charles A. Standiford of this city Saturday evening at six-ten o’clock after a long illness from cancer of the liver. Mrs. Standiford had been in poor health | for a number of years and during this j time her suffering was very great. | Cancer of the liver finally set in which ■gradually resulted In her death. Mrs. Charles Standiford was a 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Meri< a of Van Wert and was born in tiiat Icity on the sth day of February, 1868. (She lived in and around Van Wert up until a few years ago when her lius- , band and children moved to this city and Mr. Standiford secured eniployinent in the Schlickman feed yard. The deceased was a most lovable* 1 lady and was only 46 years, 5 months, and 20 days old. Her presence within the family circle will be greatly missed and the happy circle will be broken up without her. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Olive Schifferly, Clyde, Oren. Carlo, Iva, Paris and Harold Standiford of this city and Merl of Van Buren. I The funeral services were held this afternoon at One tliiPty o'clock from the Baptist church, the Rev. Hamilton of Wren officiating. Burial was made in the Maplewood cemetery. o EXCHANGE SHOTS •* 1 1 ’ I First Engagement of Austrian And Servian Armies Resulted Today SERVIAN TROOPS Blow Up Big Bridge Spanning Danube River And Exchange Shots Vienna, July 27, — (Special to Daily I Democrat) —Servian troops today ■ blew up the railroad bridge spanning 1 the Danube river off Senlin. Austria had concentrated its greatest force for : the invasion of Servia at that point. Reports of the Servians troops firing •on an Austrian boat bearing troops 'on the Danube, were confirmed today. The fire was returned and a hot engagement followed. The outcome of the fight was not learned. Reports were received today that engagements are in progress near the mouth of the Temes river east of Belgrade. Berlin, July 27, — (Special to Dally Democrat) —The conferences on which may rest the peace of Europe were in progress this afternoon at Potsdam. With the war spirit rampant in his home city, Kaiser Wilhelm returned home today from a cruise and boarded a special train for Potsdam where the Crown Prince and three cabinet ministers are awaiting him. All Europe believes today that, the sole hope of preI venting war between Austria and Servia and which may involve all Europe, rests with the “war lord". He was given a remarkable reception upon his ' arrival at Kiel. Great crowds at the ; station joined in singing “Per Wacht s an Rhine”. Naval officers on leave of c absence, received orders by telegraph ' to return to their posts at once. As • a result of the conference this afterl. noon the Pruse, or stock market, ops ened stronger and there was a more s hopeful feeling in fina’r'ial circles, d .The German fleet which had just startc- ed on a cruise was today ordered to ? i return immediately. d I — ■s| Paris July 27,—(Special to the Daily o Democrat)- President Poincare will y return to Paris immediately from his n visit to the Scandinavian states, so R (Continuoff ou /age 3)