Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 213.

THE RED SOX TAKE THE THIRD - 1 Forty Thousand Fans Cheer Boston Americans to Victory in 2 to 1 Score. BEST OF SERIES Third Game Results in Same Score as Other Two— First Double Play. The Score by Innings.

4. 4. 4. 4. -4. 4. 4- 4. * + + 4* 4* 4* 4. 12345678 9—R H E + I 4* Phillies 00100000 o—l 30 4* 4> Boston 00010000 I—2 6 1 4* 4*4*4*4**t4*4*4*4*4*4»4*4*4* Boston, Oct. 11, —(Special to Daily | Democrat)—"Pair with rising temper- | ature,” is the official weather fore- | cast for the third game of the world's I series. At noon today there were more than | four thousand persons waiting at evI ery entrance to the Brave’s field I clamoring for admittance. The bleach-l-ers were then filled when the public I sale of uncalled sor _ reserved seats | started at ten o’clock and the jam was I terrific. The grand stand was •>■'!- I pletely sold out and this sheltered secI tion alone seats eighteen thousand. I By noon upwards of twenty thousand I were packed in the bleachers, a band I was on the job entertaining the crowd. | The waiting fans amused themselves I by singing and general “horse play”. ■ With this great outpouring it was cerK tain that more people will see todays ■ game here than witnessed both games |dat Philadelphia or any other game ini ■the history of professional base-ball. (By George R. Holmes.) Bravos’ Field. Boston, Mass., Oct. ■ 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The E Red Sox and Phillies resumed their. ■ fight for the championship this after-1 g noon. They were watched by a crowd ■of more than forty thousand people — i E tier on tier —until they seemed almost | I to meet the sky. No bigger crowd I ever saw a professional game in a t bigger or more magnificent base ball ■- park in the world. Not a man in bat- ’ ting practice hits a ball anywhere near j the wall. If a ground ball drops past I a fielder it means a home run sure. |. The Red Sox took the field at noon 1 E and worked steadily for two hours. ■Every foot of the grounds was gone ■ over in a search for treacherous ( ■ spots. The Phillies appeared at one’ g o'clock. The weather was fine. The , E umpires are: O'Laughlin, behind the £ bat: Siem, on bases: Rider, in left ■ field, and Evans, in right field. Alex . | ander pitches for Philadelphia and is , caught by Burns. Boston batteries > s are Leonard and Carrigan. First Inning. Philadelphia to Bat —Stock doubled to center: Speaker dropped ball; Ban-i croft out; Gardner to Hobblitzell; I Stock to third; Paskert fouled to Gardner; Cravath fanned.' No runs; no hits; one error. Boston—Hooper flied to Cravtfth; Scott fanned; Speaker flied to Paskert. No runs; no hits; no errors. Second Inning. Philadelphiat — Luderus fanned; Whitted popped to Hobblitzell; Niehoff popped to Scott. No runs; no hits; no errors. Leonard was fine, throwing with great speed. Boston—Hobblitzell out, Alexander unassisted; Alexander ran to the base line, picked up the ball an<i tagged Hoblittzell; Lewis singled along the left foul line; Lewis out; Burns to Bancroft; Gardner flied to Whitted. No runs; no hits; no errors. Third Inning. Philadelphia—Burns singled to center; Alexander safe on first; Hobblitzell dropping the ball: Burns to second; error by Hobblitzell; Stock sacrificed, Gardner to Hobblitzell; Bancroft singled, scoring Burns. On the throw-in Burns came to third; Paskert flied to Barry; Barry made a wonderful catch with his back to the ball; Cravath flied to Lewis. One run; two hits; one error. Boston—Barry flied to Paskert; Carrigan walked; Leonard fanned; Hooper popped to Stock. No runs; no hits no errors. Fourth Inning. Philadelphia — Luderus fanned; Whitted flied to Hooper; Niehoff popped to Scott. No run; no hit; no error. Boston—Scott lined to Paskert; (Continued on Page 3.)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

AUTO RACER WAS KILLED Dougins Gray, of Lima, Ohio, entered in the races here tomorrow, was killed while tuning up his Stutz car at Columbus, Saturday. Gray was driving at a good pace when a rear tire bursted, the car whirled twice and over turned. Gray died two hours later. A negro mechanician who was riding with him was instantly killed. Gray was to have arrived here today. o BUSINESS MEN WEDNESDAY. The Decatur Merchants association will hold their regular meeting at the library at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening and it is desired that every member be present. An important matter is' to be discussed, requiring the appropriation of some money. If interested, you should be present.

BUYS NEW PAPER Dr. C. B. Wilcox Buys Hillsdale (Mich. Leader— To Move There FROM GRASS LAKE Step-daughter, Marguerite Bell, Will be City Editor of Paper. A change is announced in the ownership of the Hillsdale Leader, and the new editor and manager. C. B. Wilcox, will take possession next Monday. The deal was closed with the present owner, Ray Robson, last evening. Mr. Wilcox has been living in Grass Lake and has been conducting the Grass Flake News and the St. Louia Independent, both weekly newspapers. He recently sold both of these papers. He has been in the newspaper business seven years. Mr. Wilcox will make the Leader once more a weekly publication, instead of a semi-weekly as it has been recently. The family will remove to Hillsdale as soon as possible. Mr. Wilcox has rented one of Harry McClave's houses on Waldron street. The family consists of Mr Wilcox and his wife, their son. Harold, and a daughter! Miss Marguerite Bell. Harold Wilcox is the sporting editor of the Detroit Times. He will remain in Detroit. Miss Bell is associated with the father as city editor and she will (Continued on Page 3.)

BEN HUR SHOW I I The Ben Hurs Arranging i Home Talent Show for Latter Part of Month. TO GIVE THE WORK To Class of One Hundred t Candidates —Supreme Office to Aid Them. Arrangements for giving a ’spectacular degree by the local Ben Hur lodge in the Bosse Opera House is , being made and thirty-five local members will confer the degree on a class of one hundred candidates on a date not yet selected, but judged to I be about the fifteenth of November. Bluffton. Van Wert, and Ft. Wayne lodges will be present and will probably assist in the work, and F. F. Brough man and XV. N. Steele, the Supreme instructor, of Crawfordsville will arrive in the city shortly to train the team in the work. Special scenery is furnished by the supreme office. About the last of October the lodge will have a local talent show, under the direction of Miss Mabel Weldy. This will also be played at the opera house. The play to be given has not , yet been selected but anonuncement of the play and the cast will shortly . be made. o ICE SUNDAY MORNING > If you were up early enough Sunday morning, and you looked for it. ; you could have found a quarter of an inch of ice on exposed still water. '• The temperature dropped quickly past midnight and by morning we had 1 a real fall morning we hadSst|.sc. melted by seven o’clock.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, October 11, 1915.

TRACK IS FINE The Track is in Excellent Condition for Races at Steele’s Park. $625 GIVEN IN PRIZES Nineteen Entries—Cars Arrived Sunday and Today for Preliminaries. The races tomorrow, with the ideal weather we are having, is bound to be a success. The track was inspected yesterday and is in excellent shape and it could not be better. Workmen have been busy working its surface during the past week and a firm, dry surface is awaiting the racing card to be run tomorrow commencing at one o’clock promptly. Nineteen entries have been made, in the four events t obe run, and yesterday two cars fro mOhio arrived here for preliminary work on the tracks. Today a Bluffton car will arrive for practice. The management of the races stated that those holding season tickets for the fair would be admitted on those tickets. The admission to others will be twenty-five cents. $625. in prizes will be distributed to :he winners of the different races. There I will be a five mile event, a ten mile a free for all and a twenty-five mile ' run besides a single and a twin motorcycle race. '

IS ASPHYXIATED Jesse R. McFarland, Divorced Husband of Stella Neireiter Meets AN UNTIMELY DEATH Asphyxiated in Fort Wayne —Was Well Known School Book Man. Jesse R. McFarland, who was asphyxiated at Fort Wayne, was the ( divorced husband of a young lady, formerly Miss Stella Neireiter, of Middletown. Allen county. He was a former teacher of Marion. Both are well known here. The Fort Wayne Jolrnal-Gazette says: “Jesse R. McFarland, thirty years old, a traveling salesman, whose home was at Marion. Ind., was found dead on the floor of the bathroom at the residence of Mrs. Ada O'Brien, 1118 Fulton street, at 7:30 o’clock yesterday morning, the fumes of burnt gas from the patent gas heater which heated the water having asphyxiated him. This is the opinion of Coroner Edward H. Kruse, who was called in the case, and who believes that with the doors and windows of the bathoom tightly closed, ventilation was impossible, an dthat the young man was stupefied. Mrs. O’Brien, with whom he had roomed for some time, stated that McFarland arose about six o’clock and entered the bathroom. Hearing nothI ing in the interim, she went to call 1 him an hour later and received no response. Investigation showed his dead body lying on the floor. Mrs. O’Brien telephoned to police headquarters and the response was made with the pulmotor which was used without success. Coroner Kruse ordered the remains removed to the undertaking parlors of Chalfant & Egley. Last night the body was shipped to Marion for interment. “There was nothing to indicate that McFarland committed suicide. He had taken his bath and had let the water out of the tub before he was overcome, and the gas was still burning under the water heater so that no other explanation presents itself except the burnt gas theory. "The unfortunate man resided at 3741 South Boots street, Marion, and was a member of the I. 0. O. F. lodge of that city. He was employed as a traveling salesman for the School Methods Supply company of Columbus. Ohio. Prior to that time he engaged in school teaching. A year ago he separated from his wife, Estella McFarland, w4»o obtained a divorce

from him December 13. 1914, and the custody of their two children, Beryl and Anna McFarland. Secretary Jas. F. Hood of the Marion Odd Fellows lodge was notified and the organization will have charge of the funeral services.” o A HINT TO THE WISE. A lady member of one of our leading churches was heard to make this remark: "Now, no one likes to have the minister call and to talk to him any better than I, but I must say that though the reverend is a privileged man to go when he pleases, he might have pity on the lady of the house and not make his calls on Monday, as that is wash day, and very few women feel like entertaining even the minister on wash day.” And I think she is right. Let him call any day but Monday.—Contributed.

METHODIST DAY October Seventeenth Designed to be Rally Day at Methodist Church. THE SCHOOL IS ACTIVE Will Give a Program at the Regular Morning Hour —Two Missionaries. Sunday, October 17th will be rally day in the Methodist Sunday school. At the regular hour for the morning service the Sunday school will give a special program and all of the mem bers of the church have been requested to be present. The object of the rally is an increase in membership, and to make such a campaign effective Rev. Steph enson has enlisted the workers of the church, and they will devote a stated period each week for the benefit of the church. The activity will be be especially noticeable until December 12th. when a large number will be received into the church. At the mid-week service, Wednesday evening, Rev. Stephenson will explain more fully the working hand to the Personal Work class. This meet, ing commences at seven o'clock. Last Wednesday evening two volunteers agreed each to support a na tive missionary in India.

GET TRAVELOGUE Professor Spaulding Arranges for Series of Travelogue Pictures. BEGINS HERE SOON Every Student in County Will be Given Free Admission Tickets. Travelogue pictures, for the benefit of the school children of the county, will be shown at the Crystal thea ter this winter. Prof. C. E. Spaulding, superintendent of the public schools, has made arrangements with a Chicago firm whereby they send a travelogue film twice each month, also photoplay films to make a full hour show. Admission is to be free to each student in the schools. Cards are to be printed and distributed within a short time, which will serve as admission to the show. The film itself takes up the different sections of the country, shows natural features and scenery, manufactures. methods of manufacture of various commodities, and is intended as a visual educational medium. According to a letter received this morning the pictures will begin here within thirty days. Tickets will be distributed to the country schools as well as to all schools in the city, and parents are required to accompany the children. Professor Spaulding is having a list of names of all students in Adams county made, and each of them will receive by mail, full descriptive literature of each film to be shown, in sufficient time for them to study up on the subject. The advantage of being able to see consideration in the daily lessons is of as well as to read of a place under i groat importance to the students.

LOCAL HITS HIM Eastbound Clover Leaf Local Demolishes Wagon for Art Baumgartner. A NARROW ESCAPE Driver Saves Life by Quick Jump to Safety—Oswalt is Powerless. Art Baumgartner, tennant on the A. J. Smith farm south of the city, while hauling sugar beets to the factory Saturday afternoon, was struck by Toledo St. Louis and Western east bound local engine number 158, and suffered a total demolition of his wagon, narrowly missing death himself. The local had pulled up across the Russell street crossing, and a brakeman had just cut the crossing, not however before Ira Oswalt, the watchman had signalled Baumgartner to stop. The brakeman when he had completed the cut signalled the driver to cross and it is believed that the engineer also saw the signal and believed it for him. He backed the train onto the wagon. Baumgartner jumped and managed to save his team. Oswalt was powerless. Only the slow speed saved a disastrous accident. Otis Benton was conductor and Simeon Powell the engineer of the ] train. The wagon was almost total- ] ly demolished, and the sugar beets were scattered along the track for many rods. ,

CARRIERS AUTOS Automobiles in Use by Rural Carriers Are Growing Steadily. TWO HUNDRED FIFTY ______ I Now in Operation—Number to he Doubled by J First of December. Washington, Oct. 11—Motorization I of the rural dleivery system in the | United States has been started with more than 250 auto routes established between July 1 and today, and 250 J others to be put in operation by Dec. 1, the pastoffice department announced. Better service for less money to the public and better positions financially and otherwise for the carriers, are | he reasons upon which the department based the motored-mail-route policy. There were Oct 11, these auto ' routes already running. Arkansas 1, California, 23, Colorado 2, Delaware 1, District of Columbia 2, Florida 13, Georgia 68, Illinois 3, Indiana 14. lowa 24, Kansas 3, Louisiana 1. Mississipp 2, Nebraska 1, Oklahoma! 91. Pennsylvania 15 and Texas 24. By Decemner 1. there'll be 14 in Alabama, Arkansas 3, California 29, ' Colorado 3. Delaware 20. District of Co- 1 lumhia 22, Florida 22. Georgia 127. Illinois 3, Indiana 14. lowa 41), Kansas 3, Kentucky 3, Louisiana 1, Maryland ■ 3, Mississippi 3, Nebraska 1, Okla ! homa 156, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania 16. and Texas 59. Burleson says these autos will improve the farmer’s mail and express facilities. He says time schedules are better and weather doesn't affect autos so much. He says an auto can do 50 to 60 miles a day, regular schedule. He’s going to pay these auto carriers SI,BOO a year and make them supply their own cars anfl uniforms. He’s going to adept a regular style of auto and uniform. Carriers on wagon routes get only SI2OO. There’s a carrier in Kansas using an auto on a 30 mile route who's been getting 1200 and wh's going to get $1800; and he says the raise will more than meet his expenses, even when a good many miles have been added to his route. o BANKS TO CLOSE TOMORROW On account of tomrrow being a legal holiday. Discovery Day, the banks of this city will be closed. The postoffice will also observe the day.

TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY. (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Octo. 11 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Clarence Ferguson's sense of humor was such that he would hide his shirt and then command his wife to ’find it. Every time Mrs. Ferguson failed to find the shirt he would slap her. When the police arrived Iter eye was black and she was so weak from the beating tiiat she could not stand. Fergie was given $lO and costs and a jail sentence. BOX SOCIAL A box social, the first in this region this fall, will be held at the Magley school house, one mile north of the town of Magley on Friday evening October fifteenth Quite an evening's pleasure is being planned by those in charge.

NEW LEGAL STEPS Further Entangle Traction Company Affairs—Definite Action Postponed. ASK NEW RECEIVER In Case Filed Before Federal Commissioner Logan —Time Up Today. This was the final day for the payment of the balance of the purchase money for the Fort Wayne to Decatur traction line and a number of those interested were here to look after such steps necessary to protect the $5,000 which was paid in by the Fort Wayne, Decatur A- Southern Railroad company, which bid it in sixty days ago and paid that amount on same. They have partially concluded arrangements for the raising of the balance of the purchase price, which was bid in by Mrs. x.isette Dirkson and Mrs. Emma Gerke. August 12th. for $7,8.000. It was stated this morning by several of those interested tha the new company had prepared a showing which they believed would convince the court that another thirty days' extension should be granted them, by which time they believed the necessary money could be rats ed. Several financiers from out of the city, including Mr. Orr of Muncie, who has been interested in the prop

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BEAUTIFUL^ CLOSE Marked Last Hour of the Forty Hours' Service at St. Mary’s Church ON SUNDAY EVENING Thousand People Present— Nine Priests Participate— Very Impressive. Even standing room in the corridor, aisles or in the gallery was not available last evening at the St. Mary's Catholic church, when a thousand peo pie packed the spacious edifice to be in attendance at the closing cere monies of the forty hours’ devotion services and to hear the beautiful and masterful sermon of the Holy Father Hoff. Not only did the members of the congregation flock to the house of worship, but a least a hundred outsiders were in attendance. The chilreh was packed long before the last bell echoed forth its call to the worshipers and the ushers. Leoli Crawford and Norbert Holthouse, had a man’s size job in taking care of the continual throng that, was anxious to secure seats. Many were forced to stand during the entire length of the services. The services included first the beautiful sermon of Rev. Father Hoff’, who spoke on "Keeping the Good Resolution made." His appealing talk sank deep into the hearts of his large audience. The holy father is a very intelligent and masterful speaker and his sermon was taken as one ot the grandest ever heard in the St. Mary s church. The procession through the aisles . of the church, with the blessed sacra ; ment, headed by the little school children. who carried lighted candles and (Continued on Page 3.)

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TAKE UFE VOWS Beautiful Wedding Characterizes .Nuptials of Miss Lydia Miller AND WALTER DEITSCH Reformed Church Scene of Pretty October Wedding —To Live at Celina, O. October gave one of its most beautiful days yesterday afternoon for tho wedding of Miss Lydia Miller, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller, of West Monroe street, and Mr. Walter De(jsch of Celina. Ohio. The Reformed church, of which the bride has long been a member, was the scene of the wedding, and long before the hour of the ceremony, three o'clock, all the seats were taken by the many friends of the couple. Ushers were the bride’s brother, Ralph Miller, and the cousins. M. F. Worthman and Charles Brodbeck. The altar had been prettily decorated with a background of potted palms and vases of autumnal flowers. In the foreground was an arch of greenery, front the middle of which was suspended a white wedding bell. Flowers strewed the carpet. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Adella Sellemeyer sang. "Somewhere a Voice is Calling, with organ accompaniment by her brother, Albert Sellemeyer, both being cousins of the bride. Following the solo, the bride's uncle, Otto Reppert, took his place at the organ, and the notes of Lohengrin's wedding march heralded the wedding procession. The minister, the Rev. Stolte, who performed the ring ceremony, entered from the south side first and took his place at the altar. The groom, with his best man. his brother, Romeo Deitsch, of Celina, 0., entered next and took their places at the right side of the altar. The first of the bridal party to enter from the front, was the bride's cousin. Miss Augusta Yager, of Ossian, as maid of honor. She wore a lovely costume of pale green taffeta silk and carried a shepiierdess basket filled with yellow roses, the long handle being tied with a yellow satin ribbon. Site was followed by the bride's cousin, little Lee Anna Vance, ring bearer. She was lovely in a fluffy white lingerie gown, with pink tulle bow on her hair, and with pink tulle sash, with wing bows in cupid fashion, the tulle being caught with rosebuds. She carried a bouquet of rosebuds, one of which was circled by the wedding ring. The bride’s brothers, Elmer and George Miller, and the groom’s sisters. as bridesmaids and groomsmen, entered next. Miss Etha Deitsch wore pink crepe de chine and carried an arm bouquet of pink chrysanthemums. while Miss Laura Deitsch wore yellow and carried yellow chrysanthemums. Flower girls were the bride’s little cousins, Marie Elizabeth Houck, of Bluffton and Helen Crum of Fort Wayne. Both wore lingerie frocks of white, with pink tulle bows, and carried shepherdess baskets trimmed with srailax and with long handles tied with tulle bows. From these they scattered rose petals in the pathway" of the bride, who entered last on the arm of her father. Martin Miller, who gave her away. During the entire ceremony the organist played softly, and the ring service with the following chapter from the Bible, referring to the duties of the husband and wife, made a very impressive and sacred service. The bride, of the petite type, was ethereal looking and lovely in her costume of dainty white. The gown was of embroidered net over white satin. Tho skirt was in three-tier effect, and tho embroidered net in surplice waist, style was worn over a shirred chiffon waist. The long tulle veil in triangular form, fell like a cloud from her head where it was fastened with orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of white roses, tied with a shower of white ribbons and swansonia. At the close of the ceremony. Miss Adella Sellemeyer sang “A Perfect Day." Following the ceremony the bridal party sat for their pictures at tho Erwin studio, and later a reception was given at the home of the bride's parents. One hundred or more guests attended and were guests at the wedding supper. (Continued on Pag« 2.) ’