Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 242.

THE PRESIDENT ANDJMRS. GALT Were Big Attractions at Ball Game —Second of Worlds Championship Series GOES TO BOSTON Red Sox Outhit and Outfield the Phillies and Won by Score of Two to One. The Score by Innings. +++++++ + + + + + + + + 12345678 9—R H E + ’ ❖ Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I—2 10 0 + ! ❖ Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 o—l 3 I+' ++++++++ ♦ + + + + +' Attendance Today—2o.3o6. Gross Receipts—ss2,o29. Players Per Cent —$26,095.66. Philadelphia, Oct. 9, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Ideal weather prevailed today for the second world's series game, There was not a cloud in tlie sky. The sun was shining brightly during the morning. It was < 00l but not uncomfortably so. George Foster, smallest pitcher in base ball, this afternoon, won singlebanded thesecond game of the world's series from Philadelphia, two to one. Picture, if you can. as tense a moment as the grand old game ever saw. In the last half of the ninth inning with two outs, score one to one, with the winning run waiting on .second base. Foster pitched as brainy and clever a game as the world's series ever saw. Speaker singled a terrific hit along the line of the second base.and Gardner came in with the run that boosted the Boston stock one hundred per cent. Today’s game was full of intense moments, for one side always threatened to break up the game. Foster pitched probably the best game ever seen by a world’s series crowd, and probably the best game President Wilson ever saw, or ever will see

In vain did the athletes strike heroic poses. The photographers spent all their time getting pictures of the solitaire diamond on Mrs. Gait’s third finger. The game was delayed four minutes awaiting the arrival of the president and Mrs. Galt. Mayer took the mound for the Phillies, Burns receiving. while Foster and Thomas completed the Boston batteries. The umpires were Evans, on bases; Clem, in right field; O'Laughlin, on left foul line, and Rider, behind the plate. First Inning. Boston at Bat —Hooper walked; Scott fouled to Luderus; Speaker hit to right field; Hooper to third; Speaker out for stealing; Burns to Niehoff; Hooper scores. Burns dropping the ball- at the plate; Hobblitzell singles to center; Hobblitzell out in a steal; Burns to Neihoff. One run; two hits; no errors. Philadelphia—Stock out; Scott to Hobblitzell; Bancroft fanned; Paskers out. Hobblitzell to Foster. No runs; no hits; no errors.

Second Inning. Boston —Lewis fanned; Gardner singled to left; Barry fanned; Thomas out; Mayer to Luderus. No runs; one hit; no errors. Mayer had steadied in this inning and was throwing with control and speed. Philadelphia—Cravath fanned; Luderus fanned; Whitted out, Scott to Hoblitzeil. No run; no hits; no errors. Third Inning. Boston Up—Foster fanned and was thrown out at first; Burns to Luder»is; Burns dropped; Hooper fanned; Slock fanned. No runs; no hits; no errors. Mayer secured his fourth strikeout in this half. Philadelphia — Niehoff fanned; Burns out x>n Hobblitzell to Foster; Mayer fanned. No ruiys; no hits; no errors. Foster’s fifth strikeout was had in this inning. Fourth Inning. Boston—Speaker popped to Bancroft; Hobblitzell out; Luderus unassisted; Lewis singled to center, to Whitted. No runs, one hit, no error. Mayer was using a curved ball to right handers and a swift ball to left handers. Philadelphia—Stock filed to Speaker; Bancroft out; Foster to Hobblitzell. who covered first; Bancroft filed to Hooper. No runs; no hits; no errors. Bancroft’s fly looked like a twobase hit. Fifth Inning (Continued on Page 3.)

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NEW ALBANY BARBECUE. (United Press Service) New Albany. N. Y., Oct. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator Ollie James of Kentucky was the headliner at the old-fashioned southern barbecue held by the Third district democrats in Glenwood park in this city today. Senator James made the visit here in advance payment for some addresses which Senator J. W. Kern expects to make in Kentucky. Other speakers were Seilator Kern and Representative Cox. o POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE The Decatur post office wil be closed Tuesday, October 12th in observance of Discovery Day. The city patrons may get their mail from eight to nine o'clock. Tlie Rural carriers will make their regular deliveries. HANSENJS HURT Lawrence Hansen of Holland, Mich., is Hurt at Beet Sugar Plant IN AN ELEVATOR

Was Attempting to Get Machinery Moving When Caught in Chain. Lawrence Hansen, twenty-three, a mechanic in the employ of the Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar company, and working as a knife setter and slicer operator at the local plant, had his right hand badly mangled while fixing the beet elevator at the plant last night. The elevator stopped, it is said, and Hansen", in attempting to clear the way, got his hand in a perilous position, another employe starting the heavy chain going, catching him. Hansen was sent to Dr. P. B. Thomas, where his injured hand was dressed. The back of the hand was crushed, the. palm torn open, and several days will be necessary for a recovery of the use of it, Hansen came here from Holland. Mich., last week, and has had several years' experience in the operation of slicers of a horizontal pattern, hut this is the first vertical machine he has operated.

AN OLD_ PAPER Cerificate of Grant of Land From Government to John Halt in JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP Paper Given Prior to Issuance of Patent Deed— Found by J. Schurger. In his forty-one years experience as an abstractor and his long experience prior to that in the county offices, John Schurger, the well known abstractor, today met with something that he has seen but once before in his life. That was an original certificate for land from the government, prior to the issuance of a patent deed. Mr. Schurger is making an abstract for Isaac Heimbarger, and this certificate came up in the course of his search of the records. It is number 25,005 and is a duplicate of the certificate given by the government at the general land office in Fort Wayne, September 16, 1840, for 80 acres n Jefferson township, Adams county, to John Halt This is the farm now owned by Isaac Heimbarger. The paper had been folded and was so worn that it was in small pieces. These were pieced together by Mr. Schurger and the original can he preserved this much longer. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Th’ president’s policy uv watchful waitin' ez not th’ same in marital affairs ez et is in martial affairs. Mrs. Ed Macy will entertain the W. C. T. U. Tuesday afternoon and will be asisted by Mrs. S. W. Peterson. This is an important meeting. The report of the state convention will be given and the election of officers held.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, Octobers, 1915.

LIVELY_CONTEST By Decatur for Next Dental Convention—Kokomo Gets It. THE OFFICERS NAMED A. L. Harter of Kokomo is President—Convention Closes at Bluffton. Bluffton. Ind., Oct. 9 —ln a lively contest, dentists from Kokomo won for their city the privilege of entertaining. next year, the Northern Indiana Dental society, which closed a splendid two days' session here this morning. Officers elected were: Suprvlsor of clinics, A. L. Harter of Kokokomo; president, O. A. Van Kirk, of Kendallville; vice president, F. A. Wildason, of Eaton; secretary, C, A. Priest, of Marion; treasurer, L. W. Dailey, of Bluffton; registrar, Fred Houk of Bluffton. The Bluffton Banner says: There was a lively contest for tlie ' honor of entertaining the next meeting, both Decatur anq Fort Wayne making requests for the privilege and bat king up their invitations with very convincing arguments. Fort Wayne had carried on quite a campaign for the meeting but the. majority favored 1 Kokomo on the grounds that it is cen- 1 t rally located. The Kokomo dentists < are trying to effect a county organiza- ' tion and they believe that the meeting 1 of the society with them next year will aid them in accomplishing this (Continued on Page 3.)

O : DRY Is the Aim of Organization f in Chicago Which Paraded the Streets. WERE FIFTY THOUSAND Representatives of Every Religion and Organizations Are in Line. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., Oct. 9—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Headed by 1,000 Chicago ministers, priests and rabbis, fifty thousand men, women and chib dren today marched down Michigan avenue and through the loop, heralding the beginning of a campaign to wipe out Chicago's 7,152 saloons in 1916. Behind the divines marched 4,000 representatives of Catholic and Jewish organizations, followed by a delegation of 30,000 members of 500 Protestant churches and 1,600 Boy Scouts. H. S. Warner, general secretary of the Inter-Collegiate Prohibition association, led 1,000 college boys. Then came 11,000 marchers, representing the W. C. T. U., Good Templars, the Anti-Saloon League, the county and national prohibition parties and other organizations. "We are out to make a cleanup. Chicago will go dry at the next election, April 4, 1916, said G. F. Rinehart, Clinton, lowa., head of the Dry Chicago Federation. "The women, are going to do it for us.” Rhinehart is the man who made Arizona dry. He walked into the mining camps of Arizona amid threats, but went out amid cheers. Following the parade, petitions to have the proposition put on the ballot will be circulated. A force of 1,000 will harangue the voters.

AYRES DITCH COMPLETED. Work on cleaning the D. M.Ayres ditch has been completed and Township Trustee Ed L. Augenbaugh has taken the job off the hands of the contractor, Tom Noll. The job cost the township 311.40 and consisted of 13.30 Q feet. The ditch starts in the John Dirkson farm and runs to tho St. Mary's river, emptying through the John Frisinger farm. — o — TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE. Six young ladies and three men teachers are in the city today attending the township institute which is being held in the office of Ed L. Augenbaugh, township trustee.

COURT HOUSE NEWS William Frazier was appointed inheritance tax apraiser in ' tlie John W. Myers estate. In the Jacob J. Runkel estate, a petition was filed for order to sell real estate to pay debts. Affidavit of non-residence was filed. Notice was ordered given, and summons issued for parties to the sheriff of Jay, Adams and Starke counties, returnable December 8. William H. Paterson vs. Oliver P. complaint more specific was sustained. Real estate transfers: Grace Johnson to Mary H. Spade, lot 275, Decatur, quit claim deed. sl. STUTZ CAR WINS Gil Anderson, Driving Indiana Car, Won Big Prize at Sheepshead Track.

AN EXCITING RACE Indiana Car Breaks World’s Record in Astor Cup Race —lO4 Miles an Hour. (United Press Service) Gill Anderson driving a Stutz, an Indiana car, won the three hundred and fifty mile Astor cup race here today, averaging 104 6-10 miles per hour. Time three hours twenty-four minutes and forty-two seconds. Sheepshead Bay. bong Island, Oct. 9, — (Special to Daily Democrat)— speedway; Twenty of the world’s greatest race drivers will get away from the line at noon today in the three hundred and fifty mile drive for the Astor cup in New York’s new motordrome. Sunny skies and low temperatures greeted the crowds. Resta in his Peugeot held the load until the 106th mile, when he broke a connecting rod and dropped from the race. Anderson was leading at 160 miles, having smashed all American records for this distance. Aiken then got the lead and held it until the 240th mile, when he went out. Rooney then took thelead.

HOME IN RUINS Frank Bentz and Family Return Home to Find Home Burned. THE ORIGIN UNKNOWN Neighbors Fight Valiantly to Save Nearby Buildings With Success.

Fire, at 11:15 o'clock last night, totally destroyed the home of Frank ftentz, four and one-half miles southwest of this city, with most of the contents. The cause is unknown. Earlier in the evening Mr. Bentz accompanied by his family came to town for church srevices. At 11:15 o’clock Bernard Meyers, a nearby neighbor saw flames mounting in the western sky and looking out of a window saw Cue nearby house a a mass of flames. Giving the alarm the neighbors managed to’ get most of the furniture on the first floor out of the burning structure; also, by heroic efforts to save the surrounding buildings from catching fire. The house is situated on the Mary Meyers farm, of which Bentz is tenant. It is insured, but not enough to fully cover the loss, it is asserted. It was a two-story fram house, well built, and bemi-modern. Bentz has lived on the farm several years. autoFsts open' dixie highway. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., Oct. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hundreds of Chicago automobilists started from Grant park today for a tour of the new Dixie highway, the road which will link the north and west with Miami, Fla. It was officially opened today—Chicago Day. About fifty of them will continue on through the entire system of highways to Miami. At the Indiana line Hoosier cars joined them. State relays in Kentucky, Tenneessee, Georgia and Florida will take the "through routers to Dixie” to Mityni.

IS SOLE OWNER r , George Babcock Buys Interest of Partner in the Pharmacy AT LOGANSPORT, IND. Mr. Babcock Has Been Manager for the Past Five Years. Decatur friends of George Babcock will be pleased to hear of his continued success in business. The Logansport Journal Tribune says: A business transaction just completed makes George Babcock sole owner and proprietor of the Red Cross Pharmacy. Mr. Babcock has held a fourth interest in the business for the past five years, during which time he had managed it very successfully. Other stockholders were Judge Moses B. Lairy, Judge John S. Lairy and Mrs. M. B. Lairy. The purchase of the Lairy interests has been contemplated for some time by Mr. Hitchcock and the transaction just completed will be of interest to many. Mr. Babcock is a graduate of Purdue University and his five years' association with the drug store, as man ager, iiave proved him a progressive and entirely able business man. He is personally well liked and his many friends and acquaintances will rejoice over his advancement. The store, which is one of the leading pharmacies in tlie city, and is also a postal sub-station, will he subject tn improvement from time to time. o THE TRIAL IS ON

A Large Array of Attorneys in the Damage Case of Ella Andrews FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH Preble Saloonist Defendant —Case at Portland Before Judge Shockney. The second trial of the suit venued here from Adams county in which Ella Andrews, widow of the late Wade Andrews, is plaintiff and Jest Klopfenstein and the Illinois Surety Company, are defendants, was begun pefore a jury in the circuit court Friday morning with Special Judge Theodore Shockney,, of the Randolph circuit court presiding. Judgment for $10,003 damages is sought, by the plaintiff. Klopfenstein is a saloonist at Pre ble. Adams county and it is alleged that on August 1, 1914. he sold more liquor to him and later, while in an automobile which was upset, was killed. The alleged sale of the liquoi to Andrews while he was intoxicated the basis of the suit. At former trial of the case in t.ie court here, all evidence was submitted and the trial had reached the point ol argument of attorneys, when the plaintiff's attorneys discovered error in their pleadings and withdrew the submission. Later the original case was dropped and a new precedure was msitltuted in the Adams county court and it also was venued here. Judge Denney had tried the former case and when the second suit was railed for hearing, a change of judge was aswer A‘large army of’attorneys is engaged in the trial of the case on each side and a bitterly contested legal battle is being waged. ~ £ Mrs. JOHN H. EAGY DEAD.

After years of suffering Mrs. John H. Eagy passed away last Saturday and the remains were brought to this city from the former home at Battle Creek. Mich.. Monday evening and were taken to the home of Dr. L. H. Edwards, and from there to the M. E. church Tuesday morning, where fu neral services were conducted by Rev. Hollopeter, burial in the I. O. O. F. cemetery beside her husband, who died in July and was brought here for burial. Mrs. Eagy was a former resident of this city and with her husband had many relatives and old frie. ds in and about the city.— MonI roevule Breeze.

| PARCELS POST SALE. The Presbyterian ladles have arranged for a short program to be given preceding their parcels post suitnext Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in tlie church parlors. The program: Piano Duet Stella and Olive Perkins. Piano Solo —Gertrude Moses. Recitation—Lowell Smith. Recitation —Margaret Bell Atz. Vocal Solo- Marie Patterson. Song -Betty Erwin. Recitation—LeeAnna Vance. Vocal Solo- Rowena Shoaf. Piano Solti - Rose Smith. The social is for all the church membership and their friends. It is requested that all those who promised parcels give them to the ones who solicited them not later than Monday evening.

THE FORTY HOURS Hundreds Attend Impressive Forty Hours’ Service at St. Mary’s Church. SERMON LAST NIGHT By Father Hoff Was Grand —Brought to a Close on Sunday Evening. A continual throng of people marched to and from the St. Mary's church yesterday where they haq been in attendance or were going to attend the devote and impressive services of For ty Hours. The ceremonies opened Friday morning with a solom high mass at nine-thirty o'clock with Rev. Father Hoff of Hobart, Ind. in charge During the day tlie faithful went to church for special adoration. In the evening benediction services were hel 1 and a sermon given by Father Hoff. This morning's masses were said nt' live, six seven-thirty and nine-thirty After which the day will be set aside for special prayer. This evening bene diction ceremonies ami a sermon will be held. Sunday morning the masses will be at the same hours as those ot this morning. At the seven-thirU evening services tlie ceremonies will be brought to an impressive close. The forty hour services are observed annually at the church and are the most impressive of any held.

HOLTHOUSE DITCH First Acceptance of Work Made This Morning by Ed L. Augenbaugh. A MILE AND A HALF Os Contract Finished —Will Work Throughout the M inter on Ditch. Ed L. Augenbaugh, township trustee, left this morning for the west part of the township, where he will accept the first strip of work that is finished on the Hollhouse ditch. Sam Butler, the contractor, has fin ished about a mile and a half of the ditch. He has imirteen miles to clean and repair and the work is not nearly through. A sub-contract of one mile let to John Barger is about finished and Will be accepted in a short time. The work has been held up considerably during the summer on account of the high water keeping the men idle. Mr. Butler will work through the winter on the contract, and the force of seven to ten men who have been regularly employed on the work, will be augmented by several others, as fast as they can he hired.

o CHIROPRACTOR ACQUITTED. Franklin, Ind.. Oct. 9—Dr. James L. Campbell of this city, a chiropractor, who was tried on a charge of practicing without a license, was acquitted in the Johnson circuit court yesterday. This was his second trial, the jury having disagreed at a former trial. The above will be of interest here, as the case agaist O. L. Burgener, chiropractor here, was tried last week, resulting in the disagreement of the jury.

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AT CEDAR RAPIDS Road Superintendent Jim A. Hendricks Tells of Visit at Road Congress. ENJOYED IT ALL So Did Michael Miller—Description of lowa City and Word of Trip. Monroe, Ind., Oct. 9, 1915. Dally Democrat: The trip to Cedar Rapids, lowa, t attend the Northwestern Road Coi gress. of which you have had the pr< gram in last week's issue of this p. - per. Cedar Rapids is located in lowa o the Cedar river, which is a very bea tiful stream; it has five railroads rui ning through it; also the river rui through almost the center of th town. The river is divided into two streams for a distance of about two thousand feet, with an island between. On this island is located tii city buildings, auditor's and treasui er's offices, police station and loci up. and the balance of it is in law and flower beds, which give it aver unique appearance and necessitar two large cement bridges to cross it . the streets. The river has four largcement bridges across it, besides several iron and steel structures. The cement bridges present a very ni< < appearance in design and in work manship. They claim to have the tii - est and longest paved boulevards in the state, and I can say they are fine and plenty of them; and they have the natural park on one side of town and tlie artificial on the other. The natural park right in the woods suits me. They have the following institution.-: in the city: A home for friendless children, in its own building. A home for aged people, in its own building. A public library, costing SIOO,OOO. A complete Y. M. C A- building, costing $50,000. A complete Y. W. C. A. building, costing SIOO,OOO. An Elks’ home building, costing $75,000. A Knights of Pythias home, costing $50,000. The only exclusive Masonic library in the world. I understand. A beautiful Masonic consistory building. Best equipped Commercial club roms in lowa, and most active com-, mereial club in the middle west, so claimed. The international headquarters of the Order of Railway Conductors of America. They claim to control the pump, windmill, iron pipe and wire fence trade of the west. Its own fire and life insurance companies. Four daily papers; eight weeklies. Two of the largest cereal mills in the world, so claimed, and they are large. The largest independent starch works in the world.

The largest independent meat packing plants in the world. The largest commercial text book publishing company in the state. In all they have six beautiful res dential parks aggregating an area of 500 acres, landscaped and restricte . for residential purposes. One hundred eighty three fratern: organizations, societies, lodges, etc. The city is ten miles long, a streets well paved and the dam in tl river is being reconstructed at a co. of two hundred thousand dolla’ which is to furnish the power for tl street railway, etc., the city doing tl. work, and the companies are then t > pay for the use on a per cent basis they think about ten per cent of t amount invested. tax levy in the tow ships runs about one dollar. Nothing as yet but earth roac . Some term them soil roads, as it mixed with soil and sand. One fellow in his speech said that they did n< , leave home very far unless it was o.i a clear day so they could get ba. . before it rained or they would ha to stay a day or two. Up to now they have no stone or bonded roads, nor any law whereby they can build them. They are making a desperate effort to get a highway state law so they can get state and and some think the federal government should also bo asked as well .to construct the main (Continued on page 2)