Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 100

THE JNSTITUTE Adams County Woman’s Temperance Union to Hold Institute at Berne THURSAY, APRIL 29 Many From Decatur Will Go—Good Program Is Announced - I The Adams County Woman’s Christian Temperance Institute will be held , at Berne, Thursday, April 29, at the ,

First Mennonite church. Mrs. Hose Pearce, state superintendent of Institutes, will preside, and a cordial Invitation is extended to all members and friends of temiierance to be present. Many from Decatur and all parts of Adams county will attend tliis institute. The following is the program announced. Morning Session 9:00 Song. Devotional Service —Bible reading on “Peace” —Mrs. Bachman, of Berne. Report of department superintendents. Piano duet —Misses Mary Ann and Ella Sprunger, Berne. Election of Officers. Song. Paper,—“Benevolences vs. our Extravagances”—Mrs. Knipe, Geneva. Discussion. Vocal duet —Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Mrs. C. E. Bell, Decatur. Prayer and adjournment. < Afternoon Session 2:00 Song. i Devotional service—Rev. Schroeder. < Report of election of officers. ] Music. “Is the European War Doing Any- i . thing for Prohibition? How Are Our i ■ White Ribbons Helping?—Mrs. E. K. I ’ Shalley, Berne. < Discussion. Reading—Miss Alda Sprunger, of < Berne. Song L. T. L. Prayer. Evening Session 7:30 Organ Solo—Miss Celia Andrews, j Decatur. 1 Devotional Service —Rev. Kaley. . Piano Solo—Miss Thelma Houck, Decatur. < Reading—Mrs. S. W. Teeple, Fort ] Wayne. i Vocal Duet—Miss Beck, Miss Egley, Borne. Violin Solo—lrvin Hirschey, Berne. , Reading—Mrs. S. W. Teeple Vocal Solo—Miss Hope Hoffman, , Decatur. Piano Duet—Miss Irene Stucky, : Miss Edna Neuenschwander, Berne. ■ Reading—Mrs. S. W. Teeple. Offering. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Arthur Ford, De. entur Announcements and Banodiction. CASHIER IS BADLY WANTED ,cllivan, Ind., April 27,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sheriff Kelly of Sullivan county today sent out a request to c’ties in Indiana to help him in catching Edward J. King, cashier of the Dugger State bank who disappeared Saturday night. Books of the bank are being examined. It is believed King tok witli him about $15,000 of the banks deposits. The name of a young woman who formerly lived in Dugger but who moved to Indianapolis i. mentioned. Kings wife has been living in Vincennes. He left in an auto. He left the bank safe unlocked. The auto was found in» Terre Haute. POLICE COURT I’ ! A case was filed in the court of Squire Kintz this noon entitled State of Indiana on relation of Vernia HarkIcss vs Roy Steele, the defendant being charged witli paternity. Steele, who is a married man is charged in the affidavit witli being the father of a eshild born to the plaintiff last December. Sheriff Green was given the warrant to serve on Steele and he will be brought in late this afternoon. o NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Zion’s Classes of the Synod of the South west of the Reformed church in the U. S. will on the 29th. of May hold an election of trustees, in the city ol Berne, Indiana. Louis C. Hessert, St. Clerk.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MEET AT EIGHT O’CLOCK A meeting of the Decatur merchants association is called for this evening and every business man is requested to be present. The meeting will he held at eight o’clock at the library hall. A number of important propositions will be discussed. O MOVE TO NEW HOME Tile F. C. Hoensisen family has moved from Eighth street to the new home, the Ix>vi Miller residence, corner of Adams and Ninth, which they recently purchased. — o BIBLE CLUB CHANGE On acount of measles in. the family of Mrs. A. Lee on Russel street, the community bible club of ward one, district one, will meet Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock instead, with Mrs.

Clifford Lee on Chestnut street. ON A LONG WALK Young Russian, Champion Boy Walker, Arrives Here Enroute Western Coast , ! WILL STOP HERE i Over Night- To Write Book ’ of Travels—Was In As- t i rica Recently I r i < Youthful in appearance, with downy ( check still innocent of razor, Alexander < Grenwaldt, aged seventeen, a native i of Petrograd. Russia, arrived in tills city today noon, completing another . lap of his walk from New York City which he left March 25, enroute to San Francisco. He expects to complete the triji in three months, and will then leave for Australia, becoming a sail- ( or Young Genwaldt it is thought, Is the champion youthful walker He has been in many foreign countries In 1914 he was in South Africa, and walked from Alexandria to Cape Town, ,i distance of 4800 miles in six months. He lias had many experiences and when through will write a book of his (ravels In Africa he was bitten by i large poisonous snake, and to escape the deadly efiects, witli his pocket knife he cut a large piece of flesh from his leg, bearing the bite While in Indiana, he walked from Calcutta to Bombay, a distance of 1200 miles in two months The first was n 1913 He lias been to America four I times The first was in 1912, wbc»i ! he was here six months; the second, 1 3 months; the third a month and a 1 half; and this time, six months. < His mother is still living, being at > Petrograd He has been hustling for I limself since the age of ten years The boy bears with him a letter sign- 1 ;d by P. tie Routski, the Russian Im- < >erial Counsul general, and also has < etters from prominent Americans. 1 He follows the Erie railroad, and < est Ohio City this morning at eight < I’clotk He averages forty miles a 1 lay. He expects to remain here all 1 light and leave at three o’clock tomorrow morning for Huntington. He I lays his expenses by selling postcards ! bearing a picture of himself He is in good health and was never sick in his life. He is clad in Khaki 1 ,uit, and storm shoes, wears a rough Ider hat and carries his supplies in a rack on his back. In cities where there is an organization of the kind he has his headquarters at the Y. M. C. A. Young Grenwaldt has arranged to •stop at the Smith restaurant while here. — o JUDGE ANDEDSON IMPROVING Evansville, Ind., April 27, —(Special ■ to Daily Democrat)—The condition of ■ Mr. Anderson of the United States 1 district court for Indiana, was much f improved today. He is suffering from • ptomaine poisoning. Mrs. Anderson 3 was expected here tonight. He probB ably will be confined to his room for the rest of the week. DYNAMITER IS PAROLED e Washington, April 27,— (Special to e Daily Democrat) —Henry W. Legleitn ner, Pittsburg, one of the Indianapolis d dynamiters, sentenced to three years if in prison, ending August 9, 1915 was paroled today because he was a tuberculosis victim.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 27, 1915.

EXPERT COMING I Miss Treasure Will Make Semi Annual Visit at Gass and Meibers Store FOR THREE DAYS Will Give Corset Demonstration and Fit Corsets Free of Charge Gass & Meibers now have everything ready for their semi-annual demonstration of the Henderson and La-

Trincesse front and back lase corsets, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of this week—April 29, 30 and May y. Miss Treasure an expert corsetiere, of eighteen years experience comes from the factory and will be here to give expert corset advice and personally fit everyone who so desires, no extra charge being made for this expert fitting. These corsets combine the best and newest in their features, and range in price from one to twenty-five dollars, suiting every form and purse. Miss Treasure has been in charge of several of the demonstrations, and has made many friends here who will welcome her return. Ladies are already telephoning into the store asking to reserve certain hours for engagements in coset fitting and your call will be given the best consideration. In order to accomodate those who may not be at liberty 1 during the day time, the store will be 1 open until eight o’clock on Thursday ; and Friday evenings. o ( TWO MEN ROBBEDi 1 George Dutcher Has Gold , Watch Stolen From His Vest Pocket FIVE DOLLAR BILL ‘ 1 And Some Change Is Stolen ( From Harry Springer’s Trousers in Garage ‘ i While working on the Schurger ’ bridge northeast of the city yesterday afternoon, George Dutcher had the ] misfortune of having a fine gold ( watch stolen from his vest. Mr. Dut- , cher had placed his vest on a fence ( near the bridge with the watch in the ] pocket. During the afternoon a ] stranger strolled along, watched the t men work for a short time, then started over and sat down on the fence . close to where the vest hung. The , men were busy at work and Mr. Dut- , cher thought nothing was wrong until , evening when lie started to put on tlie vest and discovered the theft. A . good description of the man was given Marshal Melchi, but no trace of him I has been secured and it is not known in what direction he went. Another bold theft ocurred yesterday morning Harry Springer, assisting in the stuccoing of the Dr. Smith residence, had a five dollar bill and lome small change stolen from his trousers pocket. Mr. Springer had been in the habit of changing his trousers for his overalls and leaving the trousers hang in tlie Smith garage. Mr. Springer had left his pocket-book containing three five dollar bills and some change in the trousers pocket. During the absence of the owner some person had entered the garage removed a five dollar bill and the change. In his hurry to place the two remaining bills back in the book he left the edges protruding and it was in this manner that the theft was discovered by Mr. Springer. The thief also left ids mark on the trousers, evidently having been handling a lime sack or some other object with lime on it, as ills finger marks were plainly descernable. With this clue the officers hope to soon be able to trace the robbery. HAVE A NEW BOY Henry Franklin is the name of tlie i son born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ritter. . Mrs. Ritter was formerly Elia Jane Smith.

I ATTEND BROTHER’S FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. James Brunnegrnff have returned from a week's stay nt » Minster, Ohio, where they were called by tlie deatli of Mrs. Brunnergraff's brother, Michael Jacobs, which occurred last Tuesday. He was sixty-three years of age. Many here are acquainted with him, as lie has visited here. While there Mrs. Brunegraff met a brother from Cincinnati, Ohio, for the first time in nineteen years. 0 MORE FORD CARS John Schafer of Union township, is the owner of a fine new Ford car, purchased through tlie Kalver & Sikes Agency. Another carload of new machines were unloaded today by this enterprising company.

II SAD DEATH — ■ ■ Eleven Children Left Mother- , less By Death of Mrs. Amos. Z. Smith. 1 AT EARLY HOUR This Morning—Death Due 1 to Nervous Exhaustion— i Was In Runaway t j An extremely and sad death record- | ed th'is morning at 4:30 o'clock when t Mary Viola Sheets Smith, wife of Amos i Z. Smith, living two miles east of Pleasant Mills and four miles south- I east of this city, passed away, at the I family home. Death was due to a complication of diseases, and nervous exhaustion. She had been a sufferer 1 from nervous exhaustion for some time ’ and added to tliis was the shock ami injury* sustained in a runaway two weeks ago Sunday when she was thrown from a rig, the horse frightening at an automobile. A gash on the head, necessitating the taking of stit- , ciies to close it, injury to tlie spine resulted from the runaway accident, and this shock added to ill health prior, and also to congestion of the lungs, ( resulted in her deatli. The death leaves eleven children, tlie eldest sixteen years of age, motherless. The family has been passing through an exeremcly heavy siege of illness, ten of the eleven children being ill of the measles at the same time. Tlie greater number are now out of danger, ' but aft have not yet fully recovered. 1 Mrs. Smith, who was forty years, six i months and nine days of age, was horn , October 18, 1574, in Van Wert county, j Ohio. She was tlie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Sheets. She is a well 1 known and weil liked lady of her com- ' munity, and the family lias the sympathy of all, in their heavy bereavement, t T * funeral of Mrs. Smith will be i Thursday afternoon at two o’clock t from tlie home. Rev. Poweil of Rivar- t re, of the Methodist church, will ofli- j ciate. long TifTends ; 1 t Mrs. Margaret Dauber Aged t Eighty, Succumbs at the ' Home of Daughter ——- I MRS. I. WEIDLER ' < Was Native of Germany—- < Funeral Will Be Friday Morning Mrs. Margaret Dauber, aged eighty years, three mentiis and twenty days, ( died this morning at 9:30 o’clock at ( the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Weidler in Root townsfiip. Death was , due to infirmation of old age witli a , complication of asthma Mrs. Dauber's maiden name was , Margaret Seiner end she was born in Germany, January 7, 1834. Her husband has been long deceased. Mrs Dauber was a devout Christian lady and a woman highly beloved. The funeraf will be held Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Decatur German Reformed church, leaving the house at nine o’clock.

JOHk BUNNY DEAD Hundreds of Decatur People Who Laughed At His Antics In THE PICTURE SHOWS Will Feel Personal Loss In Comedian’s Death—Died Yesterdav Hundreds of Decatur people who have had dull care chased away in ti.e moving picture shows by the antics of John Bunny, who as a moving picture comedian has made millions laugh, will feel a personal loss in his death which occurred yesterday at his home in Brooklyn, N. V. He had been ill about three weeks of a complication of diseases. Mr. Bunny was ‘ fifty-two years old. Members of Mr. Bunny’s family were witli him when lie died. For a week he had apparently been on tlie mend. A strenuous month of work, it is believed, caused the breakdown which resulted in his deatli. For twenty-nine years Mr. Bunny had been before tlie footlights before lie entered tlie moving picturefield t four years ago. He had attained countrywide popularity as an actor before he achieved his greatest success on tlie screen. Mr. Bunny was born in New York eity of English parents. He was said to have received more than tlie President of tlie United States in salary and royalties. j o MAIL BY WIRE; q ( U. S. Postal Department to q Wire Messages Lower Than Present Rates ' V OF THE WIRE " i< Government Has Plan of Sending Mail By Wire— Bulletins Sent Out G According to tlie notices sent out by ( tiie postoffice department to postmasters, tlie U. S. postoffice department, \ if plans do not miscarry, will put into o operation in tliis country what is ” known as tlie teiepost. If successful it would revolutionize tlie mail service. J “The electric mail service”, says the notice, "which tlie teiepost com- - niittee recommended for consideration,” means a telegraph servica - throughout the United States in conjunction witli tlie U. S. postoffic’s. C Tlie rates at which the teiepost will give the service arc one cent per word for ten words and one-half cent n a word for fifty words or more words, Tlie service would differ from tlie present telegraph service in tlie matter of rates and in that tlie postal f‘ facilities would be used to collect an<] deliver messages. In case of special <1 delivery requirements an extra ten n cents would be charged. It is explained that this service is b made possible by the tUepost automa- y tic system of telegraphing by which as high as 1,000 words per minute can lie transmitted over a single wire. “Where a message is delivered on a postal card it will be called a tele- i' card, delivered for ten cents, when 1' it is delivered in a scaled envelope < the message is called a teiepost, t which means fifty words or less for 25 cents, and 5 cents for each addi- 1 tional ten words or less. These rates will be uniform, regardless of distance between any two points connected by teiepost. The teiepost will be far quicker j than a letter and much cheaper than a telegram. Tiie teiepost is now ready to introduce tlie electric mail service between Chicago ana St. Louis, and extend it as rapidly as lines are built or leased. o A BAKE SALE Section number two, Christian Ladies' Aid will have a bakesale Saturday morning at ten o'clock, May 1, at the gas office, Joot4.

i IS HAVING HARD LUCK Miller Elllngham Is having more than his share of hard luck this year, having suffered from several weeks of : illness during the winter. A month ago he began to recover and was gelling along nicely when two weeks ago In a battle of tin cans ho stopped one of the cans with his bead laying tlie scalp open. To avoid trouble a scrum was used and on Sunday (lie lad broke out with immense hives, said to he tlie result of tlie serum. He is quite ill now but it is believed lie will get along alright. o POCAHONTAS NOTICE Because Wednesday is prayer meeting night, the Pocahontas lodge lias changed its meeting lime to Friday I night. Everybody is urged to be out next Friday as there will “lie something doing.” willlWhere The Five Act Drama “Ten Nights In A Bar Room” Will Show Here On t THURSDAY, MAY 6TH. ' t Play Has Been Meeting With Success—A Well Drilled 1 And Trained Cast i i Tlie people of Decatur will be much ' pleased to hear that they will lie given ' a chance to see tlie lift live act drama ’ entitled “Ten Nights In A Bar-Room” produced by Adams County people.' Tlie play will be given at the Bosse i Opera House on Thursday, May 6th. I The engagement, in this city will i make tlie sixtli /production of the t drama this season. It was first put I on at tlie Kimsey school iiouse in < tlie south part of the county-ami met i witli great success. Special Musical numbers will also be given. Tlie cast > of characters are: Joe Morgan, the Drunkard —John 11 Feasel. '( Sample Swichell, a Live Yankee— Lee Mitch. - t Simon Slade, tlie Landlard—Ches-1; ter Bryan. 1 Mr. Romaine, tlie Philanthropist- , G. C. Lehman. ' j Harvey Green, tlie Gambler Carl | Luginbill. 1 > Willie Hammond, tlie Pride of the . Village—Floyd Myers. ■ I Frank Slade, tlie Example (Act 1. 2,3) —Homer Malony. i Frank Slade, the Example Act 4,5) —Forest Ripley. Mrs. Morgan, tlie Drunkard's wife. Maggio Lynch. Mary Morgan, the Drunkard’s child —Marie Danner. 1 : Mehitabie Cartwright, a Yankee Girl —Lesta Meyers. 11 Mrs. Slade, tlie Landlord's Wise — ; Cora Lugibill. v Synopsis. ' s Act 1. —"The Sickle and Sheaf” Si-lj mon Slade’s Bar Room and Tavern. f Act. 2. —Joe Morgan’s home. i Act 3. —“The Sickle and Sheaf”. j Act 4.—“ The Sickle and Sheaf” a few years later. Act 5. —Joe Morgan’s Home. “Free ( disenthralled, I stand a man once < more.” Tlie price of admission will only be 15 and 25 cents. Better engage : your tickets at once. PROGRAM THIS EVENING Attention is again called to tlie Union Christian Endeavor meeting to lie held tliis evening at tlie Presbyterinn church at 7:30 The following program has been arranged. Song Service conducted by Howard W’sehaupt. Scripture Reading—Rev. Hanna. Prayer -Rev.Hanna. Solo —Mrs. Ed Engeler. Address—R. A| Walker of Indianapolis Song. Talk—Howard Wisehaupt. Offering. Duet Misses Alta Teeple and Giene Gregory. Song Mizpah. -o . ' UNDERGOES OPERATION Harold, aged four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Collins was operated upon tliis morning for tlie removal of adenoids and his tonsils.

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CHURCH WEDDING > Urvan Sutter and Miss Clara Helen Schirach Married This Morning AT ST. MARYS By Father Seimetz—Bride Is Well Known Lady of Near Peterson At eight o’clock tliis morning al tlie St. Marys Cathoic church, Father Seimetz offiiated at the wedding of Urvan Sutter of Toledo, Ohio, and Miss Clara Helen Schirach daughter of Philip Schirack, of near Peterson. The spring day lent all its sunsliine for the event, and it was a very pretty wedding. Botli the bride and her maid, Miss Jennie Beadel of Byant, wore pure white. Miss Schirack's gown was of white crepe de chine, witli a plaited chiffon skirt falling from a draped girdle of Hie crepe. Tlie waist was of sliadow lace with blouse in Jumper effect of tlie crepe de chine. Dainty rose-bud trimmings, in pale blue and pink, outlined the blouse drapes. A corsage bouquet of white sweet peas was worn and bride’s roses nestled in her hair. Miss Beadel’s frock was of shadow lace, tlie skirt being in three-flounce style. Tlie gown was becomingly made and she carried a sheaf bouquet of bride's roses and wore them also in her hair. White gloves and slippers were worn by both. Tlie groom was attended by 'lem Suter of Dryton, Ohio. After a visit at tlie Moser studio where they sat for their pictures, tlie party went to the Schirack home, where a coni] any of tlie nearest relatives of botli parties were assembled for the wedding dinner. On account of tlie recent deatli of tlie bride's mother, tlie festivities were very quiet and only the nearest relatives were present. Tlie couple will make their liame at the Schirack home on account of the death of Mrs. Schirack. Out of town guests, besides tlie attendants, were Anthony Sutter, Perrystev.n, Ohio; Mr. ami Mrs. Eva Langhorst, Bryant. Miss Schirack is one of the best young ladies of tlie parish, and very highly esteemed. The groom is a young man of worth, and is by trade, a metal polisher, being witli tlie Overland Automobile company. Tlie trip was made by tlie wedding party in tlie line new Kalver Ford Sedan ear. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Tlie petition of John H. Bass, to be made party in tlie interurban receivership case, was granted, but his petition to vacate order of sale, or to modify it by striking out parts thereof, was overruled. Exceptions were reserved by Mennefee to fix aim adjudge priority of claim was postponed for filial action. Tliis action was taken late yesterday afternoon by Special Judge Hartford. Dore B. Erwin qualified as guardian of Alma and Irene Hart, minor heirs of George H. Hart. Real estate transfers: George E. Snyder to Frances M. Mtttidhark. realty in Hartford township, $10; U. S. patent deed to Booth Burdett, 80 acres I of St. Marys township; U. S. to Aaron I Brown, 100 acres of Hartford township Menno Schindler to David Stucky, realty in Wabash township. SISOO. David Stucky to Menno Schindler, real estate in Wabasli township, $4500. In tlie estate of Catherine Allison, the motion to strike out certain charges were overruled. The administrators, esse A. Deam and Robert Allison wereallowed $2400 and tlie attorney for the estate, SBOO. Tlie costs are to lie taxed to tlie estate and ordered paid out of it. In tlie estate of Junies Wagoner sale bill was filed and approved. , D. Forest Hoffman, Dr. S. P. Hoffman and L. L. Yager qualified as administrators of tlie estate of Peter Hoffman. They gave SIO,OOO bond. . F. Snow administrator of tlie Nancy Vaughan estate, filed inventory which was approved.