Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 104.

B DRAWN TO CLOSE ——— Was Long and Useful Life of Samuel Kunkle-Died This Morning AT AGE OF 94 YEARS At Farm In Root Township —Resided There SixtyEight Years *1 I Samuel Kunkle, for sixty eight years a resilient of his home farm in Hoot township, one of the oldest men of the county, as well as one of its best known, died this morning at 2:30 o'clock at the old home farm, where he‘has made his home with his son. C. D. Kunkle and family. I Had Mr. Kunkle lived until next August 25, he would have bet n ninetyfour years old. Possessing a wonderful Vitality, that found vent in an unusual activity for one of his years, his death was due solely to infirmities of age, to a simple weakening and gradual wearing away of the body, that to the last withstood any attack Oi’ {disease. He had been gradually growing weaker for several months, and about a month or two ago was at the point of death. He grew better, however, and was able to be Brounii again. Last Sunday he became worse and had been steadily dedtning since that time though early last evening his condition was not thought alarming. During the night it was thought he was growing much • weaker and all the children, except Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss who lives in Detroit Michigan, were at his bedside, when the end came at 2:30 this morning. Mr. Kunkle was active to the very latest years and months of his lite. He was a frequent visitor in this city, ecminc in on the interurban car. at Church to was an interested attenda|M»nd he was a prominent figure at the various r-union gatherings of bis llmily both here and in neighboring Cities, making the journeys to the very last. He was in a runaway a few years ago, and also in a fall suffered a fracture of the hip but recover'd wonderfully from all injuries. He was one of the oldest pioneers Os Root township. He was born in York county. Pennsylvania. August 25, §IB2O. and was the son of Michael and Catherine (Sentz) Kunkle, both natives Os that state, but of German extraction. They came to Richland county, Ohio, in about 1525, where Mr. Kunkle purchased a splendid farm, the father’s death occuring in 1850. The son. Samuel, received his education in the old subscription schools of that dayl, and eagerly improved all the opportunities in that line that came to him. He lived on bls fathers farm until twenty-six yca:S” of age when he came to Indiana byway of wagon and bought eighty acres of land in Root township, this county, which was then in a state of primitive wilderness. .He built a rude log cabin where he lived for about sixteen years’ subsequently trading his farm for another consisting of 160 acres in Root township, where he spent the remainder of his life. He erected many substantial buildings and got the land under a splendid state of 'cultivation, yielding rich returns, In 1900 the son, purchased the farm, but Mr. Kunkle continued to make the place his home. Mr. Kunkle was married June 9, 1846, to Miss Martha Dorwin, daughter of Calvin T. and Fanny (Bell) Dorwin, Mrs. Kunkle died February 6, 1902, aged seventy-seven years. Os the six children born to them, four of them are living. They are: Fanny, wife of the late Robert S. Peterson, this city: Dora wife of Alexander R. Bell, this city; Florence L., wife of the late Alton L. DeVilbiss, now residing in Detroit, Mich., and Calvin D., who lives on the home farm. Those deceased are: William and Effie who died in infancy. Mr| Kunkle was a member of the Concord English Lutheran church, and was a faithful attendant, being an earnest Christian man, and one who held the love and esteem of all. He was a republican, politically and served as assessor of his township for eight years. Mr. Kunkle was one of nine children in his father's family. There is but one surviving member —a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Wasson, who resides at Toscin. The funeral will be held Monday (Continued on page 2)

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* WOODMAN SANITARIUM The Modern Woodmen have secured the reels for moving pictures showing the sanitarium for tubercular memb- “ err at Woodman, Colorado. These will bo shown at the Crystal taheater Tuesday, May 18. Some time ago ordinary steropticon views were shown at the lodge room this city, but these moving pictures of the sanitarium , will be much better. Remember the * date and go to the show. o T. P. A. DAY IS POSTPONED I The T. P. A. automobile trip and banquet scheduled for next ThursdayMay 6th, has been indefinitely postponed, because of conflicting engagements of a number of the members. The committees will announce a date 1 later. o »> — NAME MRJTEELE Jesse Steele Elected Attendance Officer On the Fourth Ballot COUNTY BOARD Os Education Meets-Teach-ers Must Attend Normal Or College Jesse Steele, of Pleasant Mills, for twenty-five years a teacher in the ccunty schools, a very capable man, was elected attendance officer for Adams county by the county board of education this morning, the term beginning August 1. As William Miller’s resignation was effective April 30, this was accepted and Mr. Steele appointed to serve his unexpired term. There were two other applicants, Clark Butler and Jacob Augsburger. Mr. Steele was elected on the fourth ballot, receiving ten votes and each of the other two, three votes. On the firstballot, Steele got 8 and each of . the others, 4. On the third ballot, Steele got 7; Butcher 5 and Augsburger 4; on the fourth Steele got 8; Butcher 5 and Augsburger 3. All members of the board, which includes the township trustees and presidents of town school boards, and County Superintendent E. S. Christen, were present, the meeting being in Mr. Christen’s office. A resolution was adopted, requiring all teachers to attend a credited normal or college for a term of at least twelve weeks once in each three years, or forfeit their right to teach. This ruling has been effective in the city schools, but never in the township schools, and will raise the standard. The board also adopted Webster’s (Continued on Page 2.) RENEW THE VOWS Robert A. Andrews And Divorced Wife, Della Andrews, Remarried IN FORT WAYNE Were Divorced Last January 11, in Adams Circuit Court Divorced last January 11, Robert A. Andrews and Della Andrews have decided that life apart is not the best. Hence, this morning they left on the ■ 8:30 car for Fort Wayne where they ■ were united in marriage. While there they will visit with Mrs. Andrews sis- ■ ter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. > Frank Van Gundy. Mrs. Andrews has been staying in Fort Wayne, and for > that reason the license was secured 1 there. j The couple will make their home > in Monroe, where Dr. Andrews, who is a veterinarian, will practice his 1 profession. r When Mrs. Andrews was awarded the divorce last January 11 in the Adi ams circuit court, she was given alit money in the sum o fssoo. The cus- ;. tedy of their minor child, Cleo Robs- ert, who will not be two years old until next June 25, was awarded to Mr. y Andrews, the mother being given the privilege of visiting it.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, May 1, 1915.

GARY PROMOTED ? I - J Becomes Ranking City of North Western IndianaSecond Class City > * I BEGINNING TODAY Third Annual Banquet of Chicago Alumni of Depauw to Be Held Soon Gary, Ind., May I.—" The Steel City" today became the ranking city of northwestern Indiana. Having voted to become a city of the second class, Gary tyiday advanced from a city of the fourth class, as this was the date set by the legislature. The city clerk of fourth class Gary and the real estate men were the chief grumblers today—the city clerk because he became clerk of the city court at a reduced salary, and the real estate dealers because they con- 1 sldered the law governing a second class less favorable to the outlying sections of the city. Greencastle, Ind., May 1. —The third annual banquet of the Chicago Alumni Association of DePauw University will be held at the LaSalle Hotel a week from today. President George Richmond Gross of DePauw will be the guest of honor and will deliver a talk before the alumni of his insti- 1 tution. It is expected that other pro- 1 minent alumni, most of whom are from Indiana will (attend the banquet. o FIRE INSURANCE Would Have Been a Better Investment Than lobacco For the Hospital AT LOGANSPORT i Loss Last Year Would Have i Carried Insurance For < Fifty Years Or More Indianapolis, May I,—lf the trustees of the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Logansport, had spent $292.82 on fire insurance instead of adding that amount to the institution’s tobacco bill for 1914, the tax payers of the state would have saved the $25,000 loss which the institution sustained through fire a week ago. The Northern’s tobacco bill for 1914 was $1,373.57, an increase of $292.82 over the previous year. It didn’t have a cent of fire insurance, although, as results have shown, one building at least was practically a tinder box. Investigation here discloses that the state of Indiana neve» has had any fixed Policy regarding fire insurances but has left the matter in the hands of trustees of each institution. There never has been a central authority. There is now a law on the matter. As a result, the general policy has been not to insure the buildings, whether they are inflamable or not. Several superintendents in the state’s employ were questioned and they said it had been the general policy for many years to let the state . take its own risks. It was believed, they said, that it would cost the state . more to insure its costly buildings i than to make good the occasional loss • by fire. They pointed to the policy 1 of the federal government, and of the Standard Oil, which is not to insure. The fact remains, however, that the > loss at the northern asylum would i have paid SSOO premiums year for fifty years. 1 At the office of the state fire mar- - shal, it was said that the verdict of - business men is overwhelmingly for - fire insurance. They not only insure non-fireproof buildings, but the fire- - proof ones as well. The theory is ". that by building fireproof buildings e they get a much lower rate of insurance.

| COMMUNITY BIBLE CLASSES Ward I. Dist 1, Mrs. Jacob Tester, Nutman . St., Thursday 7:00 P. M. Dist. 2. Mrs. D. N. JCrwin, Market St., Tuesday 2:00 P. M. Ward 11. Dist. 1. Mrs. A. R. Bell, Tuesday 7:30 P. M. Dist. 2. Mrs. Amos Yoder, Seventh St., Monday 7:00 P. M. Dist. 3. Mrs. James Hurst, W. Monroe St., Thursday 7:00 P. M. Ward 111. Dist. 1. Mrs. Cushman, N. 9th St. Thursday 7:00 P. M. Dist. 2. Mrs. J. T. Merryman, N. Second St. Tuesday 7:00 P. M. Dist. 3. ftfrs. Druley, Fifth St. on Thursday 9:15 A. M. Dist. 4. Mr£ Johnson, Sixth St. Tuesday 7:30 P. M. thelnSrsary Young People’s Society of the United Brethren Church Will Celebrate THE TWENTY-FIFTH With A Good ProgramMrs. John Hill Leader— What the Program Is The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Young People's society of the United Brethren church will be celebrated tomorrow evening with a special program, beginning at 7:00 o’clock and consuming the entire evening. Mrs. John Hill will be leader. The program follows: Spirited Song service. Special Music —Church orchestra. Scripture Lesson—Mattie Fisher. Chain prayer service. 1 Greeting from the general secretary—Frank Fisher. Reminiscence of the C. E. Work in our Local Church —Mrs. A. C. Ball. Duet—Mrs. Imler, Mrs. Schumaker. The Relation of the Senior to the Junior —Harry Magner. Impersonation—Harry Fisher. Reading—Clelland Ball. Song—A Class of girls. Instrumental Music. Our society and the New Christian Endeavor Crusade —Mrs. Zelma Imler. Would My Life Have Been Different had there Been no C. E. in our Local church —J. B. Kiracofe. Christian Endeavor Dialogue—Mrs. Hill( Zelma Stevens. Offering. Duet—Mary Roop, Zelda Melchi. Young people Who Ought to be f u Our C. E. Society—Mrs. Harman. The Spiritual Life of our Young People.—Rev. Harman. Music Orchestra. Closing Hymn. TO WEDATBERNE Ira Fuhrman Former Decatur Man Will Be Married Next Wednesday to MISS MABEL RUNYON Groom is Connected With G. C. Steele Racket Store At Huntington Adams county friends will be pleased to hear of the coming marriage of two Adams county young people. The groom will be Ira Fuhrman, formerly of this city and Monroe, but who is now connected with the George C. Steele racket store at Huntington. The bride will be Miss Mabel Runyon, a well known and highly esteemed young lady of Berne. The wedding will be solemnized on Wednesday of next week at Berne and the couple will live In Huntington. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 David Fuhrman formerly of this city i and has many relatives here. —- o — — i MrJ and Mrs. Herman Weishert of i Fort Wayne are here visiting with rel- ■ atives. Mrs. Wieshert was formerly Miss Flossie Lord.

LIST Os Officers of Adams County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union HAS BEEN NAMED Department Superintendents Number Several Decatur Ladies The following is a complete list of the officers elected for the Adams County Woman's Christian Temperance Union: County Officers. Pres.—Mrs. John Niblick, Decatur. Vice-Pres.—Miss Rose Lehman. Secretary—Dorcus Sprunger. Cor. Secretary—lnda Sprunger. Treasurer —Mrs. B. J. Rice. Department Superintendents. Literature—Mrs. Knipe, Geneva. Mothers Meeting—Mrs. E. K. Shalley. Flower Mission —Mrs. C. C. Sprunger. Anti-Narcotics—Mrs. Houck. Sabbath Observance — Mrs. C. E. Bell Medical Contest —Osie Beitler. Scientific Temperance— Mrs. L. Broughton. Red Letter Days—Mrs. Ed Christen. Woman’s Suffrage—Mrs. Mary Eley. The out-of-town guests that attended the institute at Berne are the following: Mrs. E. J. Peterson, Mrs. A. D. Suttles, Mrs. John Niblick, Helen 1 Niblick. Mrs. C. E. Bell, Mrs. E. D. ' Runyon, Mrs. J. C. Houlk, Erma Houk, Celia Andrews,. Mary C. Eley and Hope Huffman of Decatur; Mrs. 1 Grace C. Knipe and Mrs. Hester A. Vorhees of Geneva; and Mrs. S. W. 1 Teepe of Ft. Wayne. o THURBER NAMED 1 Former Terre Haute News- 1 ! paper Men Appointed De1 puty Health Commissioner ' i BY DR. J .N. HURTY > 1 T 1 Will Be In Charge of the ' New Department Created '• By Last Legislature ; < (Special to Daily Democrat) Indianapolis , May 1, —Dr. J. N. 1 Hurty, Secretary of the Indiana State : Board of Health, today announced the •appointment of Walter D. Thurber of tiiis city as Deputy State Health Com- | missioner in charge of the new De- | partment on Tuberculosis, created by the last legislature. It will be the duty of the new de- . partment to receive and tabulate re- ■ ports of tuberculosis cases from city, county and town health officers throughout the State and, to investigate the prevalence, cases and distribution of human tuberculosis in Indiana, for the purpose of determin- . Ing the relation of the disease to the public health and welfare. The law also proivdes that the chief of the new department shall devise ways and means for restricting and controlling tuberculosis. The results of the investigations to be made by the new department are to be included in the annual report of the State Board of Health and are to be otherwise printed and distributed throughout the State as the State Board of Health may elect. One of the things that the new health deputy is planning to do during the remainder of 1915 is to make a special study of tuberculosis as an occupational disease. The prevalence the cause of and the prevention of tuberculosis in tho mining and factory districts of the State probably will come early in the program to be out lined by the new department. — o HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS Washington, May 1, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The United States naval observatory reports distinct earthquake shocks, the most violent in several years. lasting from 12:12 to 2 A. M. today. The observatory characterized the tremor as probably destructive.

■ LATEST WAR PICTURE The greatest and latest of the European war pictures “ The Struggle of the European War” will be shown •it the Crystal theater Tuesday afternoon and evening. To the older generation as well as the younger, th’s picture will have much of interest to everyone. The bombardment of . Leige, the destruction of Belgium, the naval batteries off the Falkland Islands, the sinking of tho German cruised Leipsig, file battle of Malines, a i great field guns in action, the great German Zepplin in hot pursuit of a French aeroplane, the destruction of Aerschot by the Germans, and hundreds of other interesting features of the war. On Tuesday. May 4th, Matinee and night, 5 and 10 cents. bi early autumn Committee Hopes to Have Gymnasium Ready For the Young Men and Women HAVE TWO HUNDRED Fund Is Growing Each Day and Committee Will Look For Good Quarters The general committee of the Decatur Athletic Club held a meeting at the city hall last evening, at which was discussed the problem of locating a temporary club. After talking the question over for two hours it was unanimously agreed tliat at tiiis time it would not be to tlie best interests of the young people or the older ones who are subscribing the money, to expend it, but that it will be wiser to place the money on interest for the present and when a sufficient amount has been secured with which to arange suitable quarters that will really benefit tlie boys and girls this will be done. So far about ' S2OO has been paid in, this being the pro rato share for one month plus • a few small contributions. This amount would of course not go very : far in fixing up a “Gymn”. Tlie com- 1 ni’ttee do not believe that one or two up stairs rooms would be the proper thing for the young folks and since ■ tlie summer months are almost here 1 and the young folks will find more ' pleasure out of doors than inside, it was decided to await until fall at I least. It is the desire that by that time some suitable place can be so- < cured and the committee will use every effort to accomplish it. Many believe that the only thing to do is to secure permanent quarters by buying (Continued on Page 2.) SHOWS # LOSS ( Decatur Children of School ; Age Number 41 Less Than Last Year REPORT IS MADE Total Number 1286 Which Is Two More Than For Year 1913 Decatur children of school age show decided falling off in numbers this year, according to tlie report made this morning by tlie enumerators, Omer Butler, and Jacob Buhler, to the school board. There Is a loss of forty-one children. This is due in a measure to the removal of several families from the city. The total number this year is 1286, of which 667 are boys and 619 girls. The boys still lead in the population. The soldiers and sailors were also enumerated, there being 82. Last year the number was 105, showing a decided loss. The school enumeration last year ; was 1327, while tliat of the year 1913, . was 1284 —two less than the number . for this year. 1 o “ r Miss Grace Horton, of Fort Wayne r will be a guest of Miss Frances Deininger over Sunday.

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BERNEJDEFEATED Local High School Wirg Largest Number of Points in Spring Field Meet HELD YESTERDAY At Steele’s Park—Decatur Wins in all But Three of The Events Before a large and enthusiastic crowd, the representatives of the Deatur high school defeated the Berne high school by forty points in the spring field meet held yesterday afernoon at the Steele Park. Tlie boys nave been practicing and getting in form for the meet for some time and the athletic ability demonstrated yesterday was great. Not only did the loal high school have a large crowd present, but ten or twelve alto loads .rem Berne arrived and much friend.y competition was shown. For the Decatur high school, Lenhart and Blackburn tied 'for the greatest number of points, each having eleven to ais honor. The winners of the events ire as follows: 100 yd. dash, Colter irst, Fisher, second, Lehman third, hue 12 sec; 220 yd. dash, Colter and trillion! tier for first, Wulliman secnd, time 26% sec; Distance throw, Lenhart first, Coffee second, Bowers third, distance 90.8”; running high lump, Hey first, Miller second, Lenhart third, Hirschy fourth, distance 7’2”; 440 yd. dash, Miller first, Sprung>r second, Stphenson third,, time 1 minute 2% seconds; pole vault. Ball irst, Baumgartner second, Hirschy third, distance 9'3”; mile run, Hoffmann first, Roop second, Archbold .bird, time 5 minues 19% seconds; bort punt. Lenhart first, Blackburn second, Letter third, distance 8’10%”; running broad jump, Gilliom first, William second, Blackburn third, dis lance 16’10 1-2”; 880 yd. dash, Broadicck first, Roeßert second, Kirshman third, time 2 minutes 26% sec; standing high jump, Baumgartner first, Blackburn second, Archbold third, distance 4'2”; standing broad jump, Blackburn first, Miller second, Fisher third, distance 8’10"; low hurdling 220 yd., Wuliman and Gilliom tied for first, Franz second Lenhart Archbold winners, time 1 minute 49% sec. The total number of points for Decatur was 82 while the total number soured by Berne was 43. Decatur bested Berne in all but three events. o LARGEST ANIMAL ON EARTH Sparks’ World Famous Shows are billed to exhibit at Bluffton, Tuesday, .lay 11th, and from the newspaper report preceding them their exhihiilon will be worth going many miles to witness. Among the many features the show carries is what is claimed to be the largest land animal on earth. It is an elephant said to be three inches biller than Jumbo and a half ton heavier. Some idea of her immense size can be obtained when you consider that she is 11 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs over 5 jtons. In other words she weighs as much as 10 ordinary horses. Another extraordinary feature with tlie show is Capt. Tiebor's troupe of educated Seals and Sea Lions. These interesting sea animals perform the most seemingly impossible feats: balancing chairs, unbrellas and whirling brands of fire while climbing ladders, walking tight rope, and riding the backs of galloping horses. This feature baffles description and must be seen to bo appreciated. Many other wonderful things are to bo soon with this manimouth show and the main performance beneath the big tents will present a number of the most marvelous foreign acts of tho century. The menagerie of wild animals carried with the show is complete in every detail, and contains rare and 1 curious specimens of the earth’s most interesting and curious animals. A mile long street parade of dazzling splendor, beautiful women, and ■ handsome horses, interspersed with , three brass bands and a steam caliope will traverse the streets shortly before noon, and this feature alone will be worth going many miles to see. Don’t forget the date and the place of exhibition, Bluffton, Tuesday, May tl,e llth - ..