Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1917 — Page 1

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WELL KNOWN JURIST DEAD PASSING OF JUDGE DANIEL D. HELLER MARKS CLOSE OF LIFE OF PIONEER RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY.

Sinking into a deep sleep Monday afternoon from which he never a wakened; like the ebbing of a deep tide that gradually and peacefully merges I nito the high tide of Eternity, was the life of Judge Daniel David Heller drawn to a close last night at ten o'clock at the houe on South Fifth street. Thus passeth at the age of seventyseven years, nine months, and four days, one of the eminent men and one of the best known jurists of northeastern Indiana, who for fifty yean; had been a resident of this city and county, and an active factor in all its best int' rerts. Mr. Heller, a member of the law firm of Heller, Sutton & Heller, and engaged in active practice until his fatal illness, was stricken with apoplexy jus tthree weeks ago this morning. His condition was considered most serious from the first and while he grew better, rallying at times, very little hope was extended at any time for his recovery. A week ago his condition became most serious again, and at that time it was thought he

was dying. Last Sunday he suffered an attack of coughing which continued ■ for twenty-four hours and on Monday afternoon he paar-ed into the sleep from which he did not awake. His passing was a very peaceful one, life's pendulum simply swinging shorter and shorter in breathing, until it slow ly ceased. All of the family, jn- < hiding the wife and the four children. w >re ai his bedside’when he pas:.’ ed aw»y, having been faithful attendants at all times during his illness, f ■ when he was given every care that love and the best skill could give and offer. The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2130 from the L Methodist church of which he was a | member. Rev. F. F. Thornburg will be in charge and interment will be in j th Decatur cemetery. Friends who wish to see the body may call this evening or tomorrow at | the home. An Eventful Life. Mr. Heller, a native of Ohio, war | born in Harrison county, March 2** His career has been an eventfu' ‘ one. full of the ups and downs which fc go towards the making of a success ful lawyer and jurist. His grandpar . ents were among the earliest pioneers | of eastern Ohio, having emigrated ~ there nearly a century ago from Green county, Pennsylvania. His par ents were Henry Boone Heller and Mary A. Wyandt who were resident of Harrison county from the time K they were four years of age. L Judge Heller was reared on a farm | His early education was received i

I / / ISF *k , JMk L / ■ "W* ■ / /..■?• '” j' *■ •*»> \ i- *^ T e ... ~z .M. .Z ■ * ■ /■ n A- /’ 1 ' ■ S *»‘ f ' ■?■ ■ i ifl^ra’^ DANIEL D. HELLER From photo taken when he retired as Judge In 1901.

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the common district schools whJ-e by diligence he prepared himself for entrance into the higher grades. In May 1856 lie entered the New Hagerstown Academy which he attended five summer sessions of five months each. During three winters of that time lie attended the home] school which was favored with teach- . ers capable of giving instructions in the higher mathematics and Isatin. When twenty years old he began teaching and taught two winter terms before graduating at the academy in the fall of 1860. The study and practice of law had ever been his ambition and about that time he began reading with the firm of Stambaugh & Bartleson at New Philadelphia. Ohio. In April 1863 he was admitted to the bar at Carrollton Ohio, and the following August opened a law office at Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio. He prospered there and was elected town recorder but realizing that better opportunities were presented in the west, cqme to Deca-, tur in the spring of 1867 and has re- r sided here continuously since that. time.

I in 18G9 he returned to Millersburg and on July 15 was united in marriage to Miss Anna J. Corpus, then a teacher in the graded schools. Igtst July 15 they celebrated their forty-seventh .wedding anniversary, with a familyi reunion. Mr. Heller’s death is the first break in the circle, which iniclues the widow and four children: Mary, wife of the Hon. John W. Tyndall, of this city John H. Heller, publisher and editor of the Decatur Democrat; Henry B. Heller, associated with his father in the practice of law; and; Miss Bertha C. Helltr, of Indianapolis. In 1871 Mr. Heller was appointed by ihe board of commissioners as school » xaininer of Adams county and in 1873 1 when the law abolishing that office | went into effect, and the office of county superintendent of schools was crcn-i ted, he was chosen as the first occupant of that office. In 1885, he was chosen mayor of Decatur and served two years. He lias, during his career as an Adams •ounty citizen and an ardent Demorat, served as town clerk, town trustee and school trustee fulfilling the duties of each in a most competent manner. In the spring of 1888 in one of the Host exciting conventions ever held n the twenty-sixth judicial district, he was nominated for judge over four worthy aspirants and was elected the ollowing November by a handsome Majority taking his office a year later, n 1894 he was again nominated deeating Hon. John W. Smith of Po>t(Continued on Page 4.)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,.January 3, 1917.

THE COURT NEWS Abdul Changes His Plea to Guilty of Exhibiting Gaming Device. HE WAS FINED $25.00 • And Costs — Shoemaker Drain Report Hearing Set for February 5. C. L. Walters, attorney for John H. Shuey, filed a suit against the Dowl-ing-Shuey Hardware company, asking for an accounting and the appointment of a receiver. An emergency affidavit was filed. — Raymond Abdul, of Fort Wayne, former Berne candy and ice cream man withdrew his plea of not guiltv, and pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to the charge of exhibiting and keeping a gaming device, while in business in Berne. He was fined $25 and costs. In the Smith Shoemaker drain case, ] the report of the drainage commissioner was filed. No new lands were found to have been described in the report that were not named in the pei tition and February 5 was the date set for the hearing. Charles C. Schug et al vs. Florian J. Starost, et al. Answer by defendant in two paragraphs; rule to reply.

The People’s j pany vs. Francis M. Gossard. Appearance by Simmons & Dailey for Nash. Rule to answer. A marriage license was issued t< Hubert Sprunger, hardware merchant of Berne, born January 18, 1892, son of Silas Sprunger, to wed Vera Quigley, born May 7, 1898, daughter of Americus Quigley. Real estate transfers: Charles S Linton, et al to James A. Linton, five acres of Wabash township, $300; Joel Schaffter, et al to Emma U. Miller, 9 acres of Hartford township, SI3OO. Hunters’ licenses were secured by William Linnemeier, Charles Bryan and V. P. Ball. — Certificate of the election of J. 1 . " < Continued on Page 4 > THE CO-WORKERS I I Methodist Organization Closes First Year—Mel J. Butler Re-elected 1 AS CLASS PRESIDENT Chorus in Great Demand— I t Good Charity Sum Raised for Worthy Poor. ; At a meeting in the M. E. church ' last evening, of the Co-Workers, one j of the strongest church organizations! in the city, the business of the year I was loseu and the reorganization affected for the new year. The following officers were elected: I President, Mei J. Butler; vice pr?si- | dent, Milton E. Hower; secretary, j Frank Carroll; treasurer, Harve j Smith. During the past year this organizai tion has conducted services in nearly ■ every Methodist church in the north [ part of the county. Their chorus, u.iI der the leadership of Prof. W. F j Beery, has been a great demand by the various churches. The report of the charily committee showed that during the past y?-tr a nice sum had been raised for the : relief of the worthy poor and the organization has surely made a good record in its first year’s work. ELKS TO MEET At a regular meeting of the Elks lodge tomorrow night commencing at eight o'clock, there will be initiation followed by a social session of the or der. 0 AUTH FUNERAL Funeral services for Leo Auth wil be held from the home on Eleventl street Friday afteronon at two o'clock

HELD FINE MEETING The Decatur Rotary Club held an] 'enthusiastic meeting at the office of I i the Daily Democrat lust evening,| nearly every member laving present, i Business propositions were discussed! 'and decided upon, and the entertain-f ! ment committee reported as having! planned a banquet and entertainment ] for the members and their wives or 1 sweethearts, as the case may be, on Tuesday, January 30th. The club' ! will meet in February at the home of, J. O. Sellemeyer. UNCLE HEZEK?AH OBSERVES. “Teaching girls how to detect shoddy dress goods is now a part of the college girl's education,” read ole Mis' Lickiticut. “H-p,” she snorted. ! “I never did see a woman yit, college; 1 girl or not, who couldn't detect shoddy dress goods, especially when somebody else wears it." o MISS PARENT BURNED Miss Veda Parent, while kindling a fire with kerosene this morning, had the misfortune of having her arm bad-, ly burned when the fluid exploded. She was rushed to a physician where i , her injuries were dressed. The entire right arm to the elbow was burn- ' ed. FINANCT BOARD Holds Bi-ennial Meet and Establishes Public Fund Depositories.

THE TEN BANKS Os the County Are Named —Per Cent of Public Funds Each Gets. The Adams- county finance board met and made its bi ennial establishment of depositories for public funds of the county, and fixed the maximum amount of the county funds which may be placed on deposit at each bank. This is based on $500,000 and the maximum amount for deposit in each bank is fixed by the bond given The county funds were apportioned among ten banks. The officers are advised to maintain the balance in each as nearly as possible in proportion to the maximum amount fixed The following table shows in the first column the maximum amount each bank may receive on deposit, and in the second column the per cent at which the county funds are to be apportioned for deposit among them, according to the bond which they gave: Old Adams, Decaaur ...$190,000 .225 First National, Decatur 100,000 .225 People’s Loan & Trust. 41.500 .093 Monroe State 15,000 .033 Bank of Berne 56,000 .127 People’s State (Berne). 40.000 .090 Bank of Geneva 40,000 .090 Farmers & Merchants Geneva 25,000 .05< Bank of Linn Grove.... 15,000 .033 Farmers State, Preble.. 12,000 .027 ELECTION IS HEIR ,l By the Pythian Sisters — Mrs. Rachel Burdg Becomes Past Chief. THE NEW CHIEF Is Mrs. Jennie Miller, Who I Has an Able Corps of Assistants. Ml • Officers elected by the Pythian Sis r| ters last evening for the ensuing tern b ’ are: ’•I Past Chief—Mrs. Rachel Burdg. d' Most Excellent Chief—Mrs. Jennii | Miller. j Excellent Senior—Miss Ireta Er win. g Excellent Junior —Mrs. Mae Butler I Manager—Mrs. Lydia Worthmanr Mistress of Records and Com n | spondence—Mrs. Lydia Shamp. r j Mistress of Finance —Mrs. Lydi Elzey. Protector—Mrs. Mabel Burgener. Guard —Mrs. Lura Miller. II Installing Officer—Mrs. Maud h Hower. k. Trustee—Mrs. Ella Peoples.

ON CHEAP CANDY — Dr. Barnard Issues Plain i Statement About Boys and Their Stomachs. — OVEREATING CAUSES — I More Trouble Than Inferior Goods—Allow Only Reasonable Quantities. (By Dr. H. E. Barnard.) I Pure food and drug commissioner; j for Indiana. Written for the United i Press. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 3 —(Special j to Daily Democrat) —The boy’s stoin--1 ach, like his pocket, seems to have ' been designed as a receptable for ev-] erything the owner through whim or longing may put into it. The boy’s mother asserts he eats more than his father. The boy stoutly argues that his parents never give him a chance to learn how much he can eat. The boy and his stomach are capa- | hie of great things but they cannot be | tried too severely. The growing child needs large quantities of food and he ■ is so active, he can assimilate and di-! gest food that would often try the stomach of an adult. But there is a limit to a boy’s capacity and the food ] should be carefully regulated by he; parents. Green apples are supposed to be the ban of a bov’s existence. As a mat-

| ’ ter of fact green apples do not harm; j the boy because they are green but because the boys eats more than he I canpossifcly hold. That is the reason why candy hurts children. It is not the quality but the quantity of candy that hurts children. Cheap candies are wholesome. | In fact they are about as good as if I they came in be-ribboned packages at ( a dollar a pound. A nickel will get < half a pound of cheap candy. Eight ( ! ounces of candy is almost half a pound j 'j of sugar, twice as much as a child's ' stomach can begin to care for proper- 1 d ,y ’ When the boys stomach is out of < i sorts, empty it thoroughly and then 1 . give it a rest. Don’t worry about bad , food: the probability is that the boy i , is suffering from overfeeding and not ( . food poison. , » jniNT SERVICE II ( Officers of G. A. R. and W. ( R. C. Will be Installed Jointly 1 1 — ’ SATURDAY EVENING i i j i 1 • Public Invited —Good Program is Announced for the Event. 1 1 I There will be a public join installation of the officers of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. at the post hall on Madison ; street Saturday evening at seven - o’clock sharp, January 6. The program j follows: j Musio—Orchestra. Song —“America.” Invocation —Rev. J. C. Hanna. Introduction of Mustering Officer, p Installation of Officers of G. A. R. Five minutes’ recess, after which j Ladies of W. R. C. will take charge! ' of meeting and install the officers of | ’ the W. R. C. Song—Andrews Sisters. 1 Camp Fire and Social Hour. Short Address—Rev. Thornburg. Reading—Miss Alta Teeple. Short Address—Rev. Hanna. s ' | Short Addresses —Member of the 11 the G. A. R. Telling of personal experiences of ! thrilling scenes in camps on the j le j march and battlefields of the great civil war ’6l-’65. r_ 1 Everybody welcome. COMMITTEE. IT. — n J TODAY'S HOOSIER ODDITY e ' (United Press Service) Huntington, Ind., Jan. 3—(Special ia ito Daily Democrat)—Miss Bessie Payne, a superintendent in the First Methodist Episcopal Sunday school, ;l e has attended the same Sunday school for eighteen and one half years without missing a Sunday.

COMMISSIONERS NOTES John Hey files application to sell; renewal of his liquor license to D. H. ■ Foos filing application to purchase same. Evidence was heard, several witnesses being examined. Mr. Hey | is the Williams suloonist. In the matter of the J. B. Holthouse et al macadam road, viewers and en-l gineers filed petition for extension of time in which to report. In the Catherine Eiling macadam road matter, H. M. DeVoss city clerk ; filed resolution of city council in same. DR. CONNELL HAD PAPER Dr. C. V. Connell attended the monthly meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Veterinary association last | evening held at the Wayne Hotel. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one and was well attended. Dr. Connell and Dr. Bryan each had a paper. Tii-y! were read and afterwards discussed. It was also decided that a clinic would be held sometime in February at Muncle, Ind. AN ACTIVE FiGHT Sensational Scrap in Congress Over Investigation of Alleged Leaks TO WALL STREET Os Information About Pres- • 1 AL.

ident s Peace Message — House in Uproar. (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 3—(Special to ;he Daily Democrat) —The fight in the house over proposed congressional itv-j vestigatlon of the leaks to Wall street of advance information on the president's note to warring nations to k its most sensational turn this afternoon when representative Bennett cf New York named Bernard Beruch as one of those who received the advance tip. He said that it was rumored th.it Baruch sold fifteen thousand shares of common steel on a rising market thirty minutes before the note wa s published. That congress will inves-i tigate the leaks seemed certain following Bennett's declaration. In the senate a vote of endorsement of President Wilsons note was refused for the fourth time following a, stormy session Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, in speaking in the senate exonerated Secretary’ Lansing from: blame for leaks in the state depart ment which Stone said resulted fro ■: the present civil service system. Th*’ statement wans made fnPowine a cob fcrence between Lansing and th" = ator. Washington. D. C., Jan. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —William L. | Chambers. United States commissioner of the board of mediation and con-; ciliation. was today requested to prepare an amendment to the proposed railway bill that would give to the courts the right to interpret and enforce the awards of the board of mediation and conciliation. The request was made by members of the Newlands railroad committee now holding hearings and in charge of the president’s railway program. i Judge Chambers pointed out that the i one weak point in the president’s pro- ! gram is that he does not provide a means for enforcement of the awards ! of the mediation board. ABOUT THE SICK C. J. Lutz writes from St. Petersburg, Florida, that his stay will be materially lengthened from present ■ indications. Mrs. Lutz has been serj iously ill since Christmas Day, on ac- | count of the condition of her heart j and is still confined to her room and , bed, requiring almost constant attend-! ance of a physician and careful nursing. Mr. and Mrs. Lutz went south several weeks ago, Mrs. Lutz went for the winter and Mr. Lutz expected to return here after a few weeks. Mrs. Henna Stover of Rockford, O. changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne to call on her twin sister, Hettie Ainsworth, of Rockford, O. who has been a patient at the Hope hospital a week, for hemorrhages of hte lungs.

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BUY CONDENSER City Council Closes Contract for Purchase of an Allburger Condenser FOR MUNICIPAL PLANT Will Manufacture More Electric Power—Contract Price Was $3,474.00. Mayor Christen and the city council as a whole believed in starting the New Year “right,” and with a look forward in the interest of the Decatur citizens, so they decided last evening when they met in regular session, to close the contract for the purchasing of an Allburger condenser to he installed at the city light and water plant in connection with the new unit that was lately contracted for by the city council. With the installation of the condenser and the unit as well, the city of Decatur will be given one of the most complete and valuable municipal plants in the state of Indiana. With the aid of the extra equipment more electric power can be furnished and the customers will be given more efficient services. DelivI ery of the condenser will be made in about seven or eight months. The contract price was $3,474.00. The bond of L. L. Baumgartner in ! the amount of $2,000 as a guarantee to fulfil his duties as city engineer during his present term of office was « • . ■ _ . X .1

filed and upon motion approved. The street commissioners’ report for the quarter was filed and referred to the street and sewer committee. The city engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for Third street. Upon the reading of a communicai tion from a committee that was organizing an association of the municipal owned light and water plants, a motion was made to join the association and to send a representative to the first meeting which would be held on January 7th at Indianapolis, The purchasing commitee was authorized to buy supplies for the city 1 street commissioner. The city clerk was instructed to notify the Chicago & Erie railroad relative to the matter of repairing the sidewalk crossing at Eleventh street. The street and sewer committee allowed the following bills and the meeting adjourned: Kendallville Broom Co $ 6.00 Charley Roop 46.60 Waterworks Pay Roll 7.50 General Electric Co 63.00 Citizens' Improvement Assn.. 1212.50 Citizens’ ’Phone Co 205.75 J. C. McFarland 3.00 Indiana Elec. Appliance C 0.... 26.56 Kalver-Noble Co 18.40 National Meter Co 72.10 Protective Elec. Supply C 0.... 54.45 M. Fullenkamp 8.80 I E. L. Carroll & Son 2.00 City Firemen 62.50 Police Pay Roll 90.00 M. J. Mylott pay roll 164.75 Lee Hardware Co 4.00 Isaac Chronister 32.50 Street Commissioner’s pay roll 36.00 i Adams Express Co 1.83 Schaefer Hardware Co 12.30 D. F. Teeple 15.32 Wm. Schamerloh 100 i A. C. Foos Pay Roll 193.00 : Citizens’ ’Phone Co 6.75 Orval Harruff 37.50 T. St. L. & W. R. R. Co 316.45 Natl. Mill Supply Co 21.20 Volunteer Firemen 10.00 . Everett & Hite Co -55 ! Citizens’ 'Phone Co 7.60 Central Rubber & Supply Co . 10.38 i Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 60.54 ’; The Democrat Co J. S. Peterson 28.20 SHOWS WIFE HOW TO COOK FRIES POSSUM IN SOAP (United Press Service) Terre Haute., Ind.,— (Special to the Daily Democrat) —Detective Ed Bigaman brought a possum home to uis wife but she confessed she didn't know a thing about cooking it. Bi.gaman donned an apron put on a skillet I and started to show his spouse how to i cook. Ed only made one mistake. He i grabbed the wrong can and fried the posum ni soft soap instead of lard. - o — BUYS OIL WELLS. I George D. Roberts. Muncie Oil man, '• closed a deal Saturday, whereby he ' disposed of 100 of his wells, located >! in Wabash township. Jay county, for • a consideration of about $40,000. The i j wells were purchased by Dr. O. A. | Graham, of Geneva.