Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1915 — Page 2

daily democrat Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 19 emits Per Year, by carrier $5.00 i'er Month, by mail ...‘.....25 cents Per Year, by mail $3.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates wade known on application. Entered at the Poslotlice in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. Tlie report that Charles Eckhart of Auburn is at the point of death, as a result of a stroke of apoplexy, has caused great sorrow over the state, as well as in his home city, where he has proven so great a benefactor. Mr. Eckhart has done much for his home city besides building a great manufacturing plant. To him. Auburn owes a library, a Y. M. C. A.., the new city park and many other; improvements. A check in the rains of the past few weeks is most acceptable and if the sky will remain dear for a week, the farmers of this section will be permitted to save the biggest crop in history. They have worked under ad verse conditions all season and a little good weather will be greatly appreciated now. The loss to the hay end wheat and rye is already some thing, and it is to be hoped they will vet save much of the unusually heavv crop. Keep your chin up. Don't pay too much attention to the fellow who tells you "It can’t be done.” If you can grin a little, and keep at it most anything can be done. If you agree with the other fellow who says it < an t. then most assuredly it won’t be. V. bile the man who whines at the emos, the conditions and other incidents, the worker is getting rich. Ikm’t let any one put it over on you. De a booster, be ope who does things. Keep your chin up. Whether or not there is ever another Chautauqua in this city, the fact will remain that those who attended the 1915 entertainments got their money s worth. Every program so far has been a dandy, more than was expected, and those who attend are enthusiastic and want the Redpaths to return. There is no way other than the chaulauqua for you to get the fanions lecturers, the splendid musicians. the band, the big attractions, and just think about it a moment —- you can get them this way at almost

WHEN THE THERMOMETOR Rises Don’t Let Your Temper Fly Up With It! We’d prescribe a suit of Palm Reach For that sizzling feeling---They’re here from $6 to $9 Separate Trousers $3.50 -’TT j THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

1 picture allow prices e— UX-- .U. . 'JtaJ. ixeiqi the boys out of the creeks and rivers. The drowning* within the past day or two should be a lesson worth considering. The lad who can swim a few strokes thinks he can battle any old current, but he finds out that the undertow and the crisscross pull of the water as it dashes through the narrow bed of the creek is more powerful than seemed possible. It Is unsafe and dangerous. We watched strong men battle the currents in the Blue Creek ditch last evening in search of the body of an unfortunate boy, and wondered how any youth had the strength to save himself. Keep the boys out. The creeks are unfit to bathe in and are just now exceedingly dangerous The general imj'res.do.- corns to be that if Mr. Taggart. Mayor I- dl and a number of others who were indicted are guilty ot conspiracy, to- n bait the county political organixaU-ms in Indiana, botii democratic and rc-i publican, should be indicted tor fi< same offense. It was only a f- w years ago that a republican comm: 1 -: teemau openly stated that more than $-.ii.000 was used the week before the election in Indianapolis by the rep ;bLcan committee. And. we might add. the $40,000 brought results in the way of a big republican plurality. In Indianapolis there are more than five thousand colored voters, and ever since the $40,000 deal mentioned above it has taken a lot of "influence” < f various kinds to control the verv larc<per cent of those five thousand votes. The results of the election last fall in the colored section looked like some other party than the demotr- ts exerted that influence. JVhen that $40,000 was dumped into Marion county it was a matter of common repo-r. Yet we fail to recall that some c-r the holier-than-thou newspapers, that profess horror at recent alleged vitiations. ever opened their heads at what were conceded to be the most corrupt election ever hald in Indiana. One violation of law does not justify another, but the people do not have much confidence in the sincerity of a newspaper or o’ther agency that professes horror at comparatively small offenses and blandly overlooks or winks at the greatest primes ever committed in Indiana against the bal lot.—New Castle Tinies. gcssssasgsssaasnmmutMttßttt - ! DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Monday Young Woman’s Bible Club —No meeting. Wednesday. Afternoon club—Mrs. H. 11. Bremerkamp. Thursday. Baptist Brotherhood —Rev. F. G. Rogers. Friday. Baiitist 8. S. picnic. On account of Chautauqua there will Ik- no meeting of the Young Woman's Bible club Monday evening. Miss Tena McKean arrived ftom Granite City, 111., for a visit until the latter part of September with her uncle, T. H. Baltzell and family and other relatives. Her mother Mrs. Annice McKean will come in several weeks. Her sister Miss Grace, wii > is a singer and with a chautaunua company, and is now in Florida, may stop off here later while on her circuit. Miss Hazel Schultz went to Fort Wayne today noon to be a week-end guest of Mrs. George Schultz. o MR. ECKHART IS NEAR DEATH. Auburn. Ind.. July 17—Honorable Charles Eckhart, Auburn's premier citizen and benefactor, and nationally prominent for the part lie has taken in the prohibition movement, lies at death's door at his home in this city as a result of a stroke of apoplexy which he suffered Wednesday morning. Physicians at his bedside reported late tonight that the family have but the slightest thread of hope to which to cling. While he may revive and be better for several e dayH, It is not thought that he can survive long. Frank Eckhart, his son and partner in huglnes-s. who has femm Sf-jourßlllg lit CaUUwrnia, expected to arrive home today. B HOUSE FOR RENT—Or- Marshall St. good condition. Injuire of Holier. Sutton & Heller. MTU.

ENOS IN COURT l ‘ Does Case of Widow Who ) Deeded Farm to Her Young Suitor. t r HE SKIPPED OUT I I > Sons Declare Her of Unsound Mind and Bring Suit to Cancel Deed. 1 I The sequel of either a little romance or a swindling game is noted in tjie Liling ot a suit in the circuit ( court late this afternoon by Attor- . neys Peterson & Moran. The plaintiff is Frank 'Herman, guardian ot Elizabeth Herman, and the defendant I is Leßoy Murton. The suit is to cancel deed for twenty-one acres of laud in Hartford township given January 18, by Elizabeth Herman to the defendant. Leßoy Murton. Elizabeth Herman is forty-five years of age. and a resident of Hartford township. The twenty-one acres, which she formerly owned is valued at $8,900. She was a widow. One day, Murton, who is thirty years of age. and a stranger here, blew in and took up his abode as a guest at the Herman house. He evidently “fell in love" with the fair widow for he made love to her and agreed to marry her upon condition that she deed her laud to him. She did so. Her sons, however, were not favorable to the marriage and took every means of preventing it. When the couple appeared at the clerk's office here the sous appeared, also, and prevented the . issuance of the license. They filed a Us pendens suit also, relative to their intention to bring a suit to have court declare their mother of unsound mind. I-atei court so declared her and a guardian was appointed Murton it is said tried to bargain with Decatur parties for the sale of the laud deeded to him, but the deal did not come off. as the lis pendens notice prevent ed. He skipped out and his location is unknown to parties here. The complaint is in two paragraphs. The lirst sets out that Elizabeth Herman wa sfo unsound mind when the deed was executed and had been so for ten yeais. The second alleges that she was a person of unsound mind and that the deed was obtained from her by fraud, for the purjKise of cheating and depriving her of her land. o BRYAN WILL BE PRESIDENT Indianapolis, July 17. — (Special tDaily Democrat) —“By the time Wil liiun J. Bryan arrives at Warsaw, Ind ‘ iana. the last week in August, th-' finances of Winona Assembly will be in a condition to satisfy him. It is 1 the hope and the desire of those i.i terested in the assembly that Mr. Bran will become its president at that time". This was the statement mantoday to the United Press by Lio.-' 1 D. f’layeombe. trustee in bankrupt-y of the assembly. Claycombe said all concerned had reached an agreement whereby a new association con sisting of many old directors and much new capital would prolialrty b< the only bidder when the property is sold to the highest bidder. August 1< The agreement is that the new as so elation shall bid the appraised valuation which is slightly over SIOO,OOO. About $1,350,000 is invested at Winono. Former Secretary Bryan has stated that he will become president of the assembly when he is assured that the finances are on a sound and permanent basis. —o YOUNG BOY DROWNED. Indianapolis. Ind.. July 17—(Spe< ial to Daily Democrat) —Robert Nidi olson. ten. son of T. E. Nicholson, a wholesale grocer, was drowned today while bathing at the city swimming pool in Fall creek. An under current swept him down in six feet of water. The coroner is investigating charges that the city guards were negligent. o Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sherman of laiuisville, Ky„ arrived in the city yesterday and will remain over Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. J Terveer. Mrs. John Myers and son, Isltel and daughter Eugene . of the Murray house, and tb-ir guest, Mrs. Ben Bo;l kins wont to Fort Wayne today Io soi- tin- Ringling Bros, circus. Henry Grant Brown, of iK-baiion. Indiana, republican candidate for the 1 nomination lor state superintendent of ■ public instru-Hon. wffis here today looking up bis interests. He is a line looking let low and ouside of politics, we bet is all right. He was many . years ago a school mate of O. L. , Vance, the clothier, and they enjoyed . an hour's visit this morning.

RATE IS LOWERED Parcels May be Sent by Pod W jib in Radius of 300 Miles at Same Price of 150 MILE RADIUS Heretofore—Bulletin is Re" ceived Today by Postmaster Bosse. What amounts to practically the same thing as a reduction of parcels post rates is announced in the daily bulletin received by Postmaster J. W. Bosse. It is. however, an extension of the distance to which parcels can be sent for the same price that those were sent in the first and second zones, the limit of which was 150 miles. The rate was five cents for the first pound and a cent for each additional pound or fraction thereof, sent within a distance of 150 miles, which included the first and second zones. This has now beeen extended to 300 miiea, covering the distance included in the firsts second and third zones, before this. As the rate for the third zone distance was six cents a pound, and two cents for each additional, it is in one way. a lowering of the rate, for that inirtion of the 300 mile radius. o DISCUSS NEXT YEAR PLANS A meeting of abouta dozen men interested tn having the Chautauqua return here next year, met at this office at eleven o'clock this morning to discuss plans. Superintendent Smith on behalf of the Redpath company, offered to contract on the same terms this year and said the company would do every thing they could to improve the program if possible. The truth is the program this year is about as nearly perfect as it would be possible to make it. After an hour's talk it was decided to make an effort to get seventy men to sign the contract, each agreeing to tai.e and dispose of ten tickets. Whether the plan will work or not depends pn how badly the men of this community want the Chautauqua. The ladies of the Civic Improvement Society who did such good w-ork this year reported that they were willing to help all they can but prefer not to take the responsibility. FOR UNION MEETING Supt. Roy L. Smith Will Preach At Union Service Tomorrow The following is the order of service for the union meeting of Prot-t---tapit chufrehes which w'J'l he hell Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Chautauqua tent east of the city. All ire requested to come and bring their tabernacle song books with them. Song. “Onward Christian Soldier” Congregation. Invocation. Song—Congregation. Scripture reading. Song—Congregation. Prayer. Offering. Special music—Men's chorus. Consider and Hear Him”. Sermon, by Roy L. Smith superin’endent of Chautauqua. Song—congregation, “America Benediction. __o FLOOD MENACE SUBSIDING Cleveland. 0.. July 17, —(Special t-> Daily Democrat) —Ohio's flood menace was susidittg today. Tip- toll of he terrific three days’ wind and rain storm had reached five dead and an estimated property loss of between $500,000 and $1,000,000 today. Thousands an- homeless hut each city is handling its own relief work. Q COURT HOUSE NEWS F. H. Cottrell of Berne filed a new/ suit entitled Edwin Heller vs. Emil Liechty, on note, demand SIBO. Real estate transfers: Joseph M. Rice, et al. to R. W. and H. (V Haugk. realty in Washington township. $450. o— ■ Clem Uhl arrived in the city last evening to join his wife and family who are guests of the B. J. Terveer family. Otto Kiefer, driver of the auto line between hen- and Geneva, had a new experience this morning, driving Ids <ar through more than a foot of water for a distance of several hundred feet. The v i-st road out of Berne is impassable and the car made the drive through Ceylon. The water in (hat section is up higher than ye;-, terday ajid ths- road Js covered for a considerable distance, but Otto made the trip without accident, and arrived here safely.

DAYLIGHT CAN BE STORED UP (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) print*- subject. Monday'* Good Things. Many good things are on Monday's program. Ashton C. Shalleubcrger, ex-governor of Nebraska, and recently elected to congress, is the feature lecturer. He will talk on “Political Patriotism." Mr. Shallcnbergcr’s campaign is one of the most remarkable on jncord. He was one of four democrats in the United tSates to carry a district which had previously been republican. When he was asked to run for the nomination. he was just starting on a Chautauqua tour in other states and stated that he could do no campaigning whatever. While in Missouri, he was notified that he had been nominated by a big majority in the primaries. Then he returned and entered the campaign and was elected three to one over his strongest opponent. Preceding his lecture in the afternoon the Maurer Sisters’ orchestra will give a concert. Joy Night. Monday evening is joy night. This year “Joy Night” will be in charge of John B. Ratto, a prince of entertainers, assisted by the Maurer Sisters—versatile musicians. Last year Mr. Ratto appeared on the first night on many chautauquas. and there has been a big demand that he appear this year on a night later in the week when more can hear him. Mr. Ratto has been before the public for eight years and has filled approximately 2.000 engagements. His performances arc. full of action and life with not a dull moment, and consist in the presentation of types of characters one meets in the average American community, which makes them more vitally interesting than if idealized to present some literary mas terpiece. His programs arc niiscelianecus. Each number naturally and logically follow.-, the preceding ones, making a panorama of associated characters. He presents his characters in make up, penciling in full view of the audience, telling an appropriate story all the while. Penciling finished, he turns to the faces about to surprise you with the accuracy of a character different in appearance, speech and actions with a personality all his own. The Maurer Sisters, who are to furnish the music for "Joy Night,” will soon begin their tenth year on the Chautauqua platform. The Redpath has never had a company of young women of wlioui it has felt prouder’ and received better reports than the Maurer sisters. The instruments which they play are as follows: Cornet. flute, violin, cello, and piano. Yo<al solos, whistling solos and readings. also comprise a part of their program. Recently, Profcssorl234s 7890 9001 Bccently. Sylvestiar Schaeffer, the ; versatile German artist, appeared at Keith’s theater, Columbus, Ohio. Mr. S< haeffcr, it is said, for the rendition of his versatile program, receives a iiilier salary than the president of Hie United States. Two weeks later tin- Maurer sisters appeared in Columbus. The critic of the Coulmbus Dispatch, in writing of their entertainment. spoke of them as four Schaeffers and commended their program in the highest terms. *

~ WAV VW = ■j* ju y [ DON’T FORGET I | Our Big Sale jj i IS NOW ON = II OUR STOCK IS LARGER. OUR l>KiasS 11 = ARE SMALLER. I 1 hebostonst6re“ 1 Dry Goods & Groceries. SJ i !| 11 I=BI 11 S=||| H

FARMERS ATTENTION • I’m in the auction business. If you are going to hold a public farm or stock sale, don’t make a mistake in engaging your auctioneer. If you don’t know who I am inquire about me. Remember that Urn in the businessand get you the highest dollar. Call Early And Be Assured Os Dates. J. J. BAUMGARTNER Real Estate-Registered Stock and Farm Sale Auctioneer. Phone 426 or 135 Sec me or leave dates at office of Frisinger & (10. Coming In Fine:Up to this time we have collected in full from 140 of the 250 applicants of the Decatur Life Insurance Company. All those who have signed applications are reouested to call at our offices in the Peoples Loan Ac frust Company block and arrange for examination. By so doing you will save exiiense for you and the company. ’ 4 ‘Be a booster for your home city-nut a knocker. Get in at once.” J. S. PETERSON, H. M. CHUG, SECRETARY. PRESIDENT.

STROKE IS FATAL (CONTINUED FROM I’AGE ONE) She was a devoted mouil-er of th-.-German Reformed church at Magley. aud lived a consistent Christian life. It speaks well for her that three ■ f her grandchildren have already d“cided to be ministers. One is the Rev. Edward Wortliman, who has been a minister for several years; and two others are now studying for the ministry. Prof. M. F. Worthman, principal of the Decatur high school. | is a grandson, also. The funeral will be held Tuesday!

SHORUCK’S * THE ORIGINAL ML} MALTED MILK THE FOOD-DRINK FOR ALL AGES TAKE A PACKAGE ‘ HOME i MTNO SUBSTITUTE IS "JUST AS 6000'*

■ 111 ■ ■ '• ■ " ■ ' afternoon at 1:30 o’<lo>k at the M.<gley German Reformed church. Tiit Rev. Engleman will 1»* hi charge. -— — FOR SALE —A large size electric fan at a bargain. Inquire at this <>fI lice. IS'Jt ’>. "■■■ - — 1 Dr. C V. Connell VETERINARIAN Pfonnn Office 102 1 laO lie Residence 113