Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1909 — Page 3

I— I fl’erry Alexander Wante $2,500 from fl Dick Humphrey. ||| MMW* fl This morning through his attorneys ■Mock & Sons, Perry Alexander, of Redfley, filed complaint against Rlchara ■Humphrey for $2,500 damages for In■juries received by Alexander in an ac- , ■jident that occurred here last spring. ■He alleges that on the 16th of April ■while attempting to board a south ■pound car, he was knocked down by ■Humphrey’s automobile and sustained ■bjuries from which he has never recovered. Mr. Alexander was stepping ■from the curb to the car when Dick ■ilumphery, in his machine, darted ■between a south bound car and a ■north bound car striking Mr. Alexander and knocking him down. His ■loot and limb were so severely in■jured that he has never regained the flree use of them, and has been unable ■jo follow his work. He states he is , B horse buyer and traveled extensilefly throughout the state in the pursuit flf his business. Mr. Alexander is a , ■brother of Marcellus Alexander of flhis city.—Bluffton Banner. o_ — B Fifty Years' Experience. I’Mra. <W. W. Ralston, Hopkinsville, ■ky., says: “I have been raising Chickens for fifty years and Bourbon ■Poultry Cure is the most satisfactory ■remedy I have ever used or chicken flholera and gapes. I would not* be flrithout It. Sold by H. H. BremerI MAY GET THE REWARD ■1 < ———« flatrlck O’Reilly Claims Reward In fl Billy Whitla Case. fl Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 9.—Patrick flj’Reilly’s claim for reward offered by flhe state of Pennsylvania for the capflure of the kidnappers of Billy Whitla flvius materially strengthened today flit the Investigation here to deterBnine to whom the money shall be flaid. Captain Shattuck, who, with fletective Wood, arrested James Boyle Bind his wife admitted on the witness fltand the description of the kidnapflers furnished him at the police staflion did not help him find the Boyles. fl’Reilley’s description of the couple Bed to the arrest he said. Captain flhattuck testified that O’Reilly showfld him where the kidnappers were sit fling in a room in his saloon, but reBuested that the arrest be made outfllde of his place of business. The flurest was effected on the street, fl o _ fl HAS EIGHTY TURKEYB. ■ Mrs. Ellora Sonnemaker, Glasford fllh, says: “My neighbors have lost ■tff theta young turkeys. I have flighty head of fine Bourbon turkeys flnd I give them Bourbon Poultry Cure fln the drinking water twice a week flnd have not lost any/ Sold by H. fll. Bremerkamp. ■ —O ’• ' ' '< . '■■■«'" w H Samuel D. Beavers, father of Dr. fl. D. antt Emerson Beavers, of Deca- , slur, and’one of Adams county’s most flnown and widely beloved pioneers Is confined to his bed at the home of Airs. Dick Buckmaster, a daughter sufflering intensely from bowel trouble flhich threatens to usher his spirit inflo the eternal world. Last Saturday flnorning Mr. Beavers became quite ill flnd subsequently he was the victim • flf violent hemorrhages of the bowels. ■These continued for some time and flis condition gradually grew weaker flntil this morning, when he was very Kick man. While all hopes have not , Been abandoned it is said that recov- ; flry would be nothing short of miracfllous in consideration of his advanced flge. Mr. Beavers is well known in : ■his county. He has contributed to ■ flts advancement liberally and his ev- ( flry acquaintance will deplore the fact ’ flhat he has been overtaken by the flllness. A ■ o 1 fl|. ' This Is An Easy Test I Sprinkle Allen’s Foot-Ease in one 1 flhoe tod not In the other, and notice ; ■he difference. Just the thing to use j flhen rubbers or overshoes become j Accessary, and your shoes . seem to ; flinch. Bold everywhere, 25c. Don’t i Accept any substitute. I fl. . o j I THE LATEST FAD I I Mother calls it culture, I I Sister calls it art < fl Father can’t be quoted 1 I I Wholly, or in part. 1 i —— ! ■ The next society event is a house 1 flarty in which several out, of town 1 Auests (will participate. The event t Bill occur at the handsome country ] florae of Mr. and Mrs. Clark J. Luts, ] fllth Miss Jean Lutz as the hostess. ] flhe guests will arrive this afternoon, 1 Bey being Miss Lucile Cusac of Van 1 ■Vert, Miss Marguerite Hughes and ] flies Margaret Ketler of Fort Wayne, ( flies Ruth Fioan of Urbana, Ohio, and flies Mayd Shoaf. Several interesting flvents will be chornicled from the Butz home wihtin the next few days. ‘ I Quite a number of the relatives t ■pent Sunday at the home of Mr. and 1 flrs. Henry Worthman, living west of 1 ■his city, they all enjoying the day ] fllth this very worthy family. Among j 1^,..

I the features of the day was a family dinner, and It. was the best that was ever set before such r company before. The day was a pleasant one throughout, and enabled many of the relatives to spend the day in visiting together. .-r/■'' Miss Zella and Mr. Rex Dickinson of Niles, 0., Hattie Mayer of Kendallville, Louise Alberts of Lisbon, Ohio, came to the city today from near Monroe to be guests of Mrs. Harmon Tettman during the day. Mts. Wm. Sheerer gave a lawn party last, evening to a number of out-of-town young people— Misses Zelda Dickinson of Niles, O„ Louise Alberts of Lisbon, 0., Hattie Mayer ot Kendallville, Ind., and Mr. Rex Dickinson of Niles, 0., who are visiting friends here. Besides the guests of honor forty other guests were present The hostess pleasantly entertained during the evening, and the time was spent in a very enjoyable social way with out of door games. Late tn the evening Ice cream, cake and lemonade was served. The German Reformed church will held its annual picnic tomorrow at Martin Miller’s grove. Conveyances will be at the church to take the members of the congregation to the picnic grounds. For the past several years the annual picnic has been a big affair, having been largely attended, and the event tomorrow promises to be pleasant. A sumptuous dinner will be spread at noon. Games will be played during the day, and all the picnic amusements which make a pleasant day will be in order. The Queen Esther Circle Will meet at the home' of Miss Frances Merryman at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 11. It will be a social meeting and a collection will be taken of 10c. A large attendance is desired by the hostess. A unique birthday party that promises to be very pleasant for the infant guests will be the one tomorrow afternoon from three to five, given by little Margaret Frisinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, and by Leah Vileta Peters. The latter’s mother, Mrs. R. E. Peters and Mrs. Frisinger will enjoyably entertain the mothers of the babes. Margaret is one year old tomorrow, Leah’s being on the next day—the twelfth. The fortieth wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Gilbert and the sixtieth birthday of the former were celebrated at a big family reunion held at the park. Among the number who enjoyed the festivities of the day, including the splendid dinner spread at noon, were, the children, grandchildren and intimate friends. Those present being Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert of Ossian; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilbert and family of Poe, Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Sudduth and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Gilbert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Trim and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frwin Gilbert and children, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron De Vinney and Mr. and Mrs. Elt Brown and Mr. Lutz of Ossian. Several pictures of the happy crowd was taken by Mr. DeVlnney. Miss June Coverdale of Bluffton, will be married to Mr. Joseph Burr of that place tomorrow. The bride is well known and popular here, having often visited here and being a very lovable girl. Her grandmother Mrs. H. L. Coverdale went to Bluffton today to be in attendance at the wedding which occurs at the home of the bride’s father, C. M. Coverdale. A happy event of last evening was the surprise party given in honor of Miss Mary Keller at her home on Line street south of the city. A number of her friends gathered at her home and spent a very pleasant evening as she is going to leave for Canada the last part of this week, where she will make her future home. The evening was spent in playing numerpus games and also in other ways which' afforded a very pleasant pastime. A delicious luncheon was x served during the evening and after which they came to the city and were treated by Miss Mazy to ice cream. Before they departed for their homes they gave Miss Mazy a veil pin and also three beauty pins, and, also wished her a safe journey to her new home. Those present were Leota and Mazy Kejler, Lucy Mclntosh, Agnes Eady, Hulda Loser, Irene Gerard, Mamie Kitzen, Stella Chronister, Ethel Butler, Florence Edwards, Lulu Beachler, Florence Meyers, Nellie Hichols, Dessle Mann, Alice Brandyberry and Grace Purdy. ..ilm n ..! * Every Woman Win &e Interested. There nas recently been discovered an aromatic, pleasant herb cure for woman’s fils, called Mother Gray's AustfaUan-LeaL It is the only certain regulator. Cures female weaknesses and Backache, Kidney, Bladder and urinary troubles. At all Drugsista er hr mall M eta. Sample Free. Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. T. 'i.r' •',■■■ L'f ,r -iV

THEY WANT THEIR ; BOOZE Gary Citizens Sign Remarkable Pe- > tltlon. Gary, Ind.,' August 10.~Many business men of Gary and a large number of other private citizens wish beer if the reform element in the city does not This a petition with over five hundred signatures of prominent'business men, and headed by F. N. Deen, was sent to Thomas B - Knotts, president of the town board, but known asJknayor” asking that he should allow beer wagons to deliver beer to private families in Gary with the restrictions that only one case should be allowed each person a week. The following is the petition: “We, the undersigned citizens cf Gary, earnestly appeal to you hi behalf of our citizens to allow beer wagons to deliver beer to private houses and restrict drivers of said beer wagons to allow but one case to each customer and not to exceed two cases a week. Wagons not to be allowed to deliver'beer to places that have the name of running “blind pigs.” o . Many Children are Sickly Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children’s Home, New Tork, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. T. , O ? ONLY SEVEN THIS SUMMER Seven Bank Clerks Under Arrest for Defalcations. There are already in Indiana seven bank clerks whose shortages have been discovered this summer and who have been placed under arrest since the last session of the federal grand jury at Indianapolis. These men, of which Nicolai, of Auburn, Is the seventh, are all out. on bond to appear' before the federal grand jury the second Tuesday of next November.’ This large number of alleged dishonest young men is startling and it really Is a question just where the epidemic will really end. Os the seven cases mentioned, Indianapolis furnished three, Terre Haute one, Tipton one, Fort Wayne one and Auburn one.

A Certain Cure for Aching Feet Shake into your shoes Alien’s FootEase, a powder. It cures Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample Free. Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. T. — —a —— Miss Lucile Cusac, of J Van Wert, is visiting friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sprunger will leave tomorrow for Germany, where they* will remain for several months. Steven B. Whipple, one of Portland’s good lawyers, was in the city today on business of a legal nature. Mr?. S. Buchanan went to Fort Wayne today after a visit with Mrs. Clark. At Fort Wayne she will visit her sons/ The Great Northern Indiana Fair is near at hand', and it will certainly, be a big event Arrangements are being made for a great time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schneider of Wells county, came to the city this morning to remain for some time as the guests of friends and relatives. Wednesday of fair, week will be old soldiers’ day and soldiers will be admitted bn that day free of charge. Children’s day will be observed Tuesday. Elijah Nldlinger has become the sole proprietor of the interurban station ice cream parlor. He purchased the interest held by Charles Baker yesterday. One week from next Saturday the C. J. Keller sale will be held at the Decatur Horse Sale barns, where his entire stock of livery rigs, horses, etc., will be disposed of. Tie famous five-legged horse has attracted much attention in Decatur. It is one of the greatest freaks ever seen in the city. The animal will be shown tonight again. Work was commenced on putting in a cement sidewalk in front of Chas. Dugan’s residence on Monroe street Which, when completed, will add very much to his already beautiful home. The largest barn in Marshall county doubtless is now located at Bourbon, Charles Fribley being the owner, and the job has just been completed. The immense structure is 72x88 feet, and is even forty-eigjit feet to the comb. The immensity of the think can be realized when it is -known that the wheat straw from sixty-two acres is now in the mow and there Is room for forty acres of fodder yet It will harbor sixty head of cattle, 200 head of bogs and ten head ot horses. It will be lighted by fifteen electrio lights, and has water in it from the city water plant The whole floor is cemented. It cost $2,500.

IV I" Ora Dykeman went to Ottawa today on business. Ed Vancil left yesterday On his regular business trip on the road. Chris Btrebe returned last evening from a business trip to Ridgeville. Albert Numbers of Ossian, went to Williams for a short visit with friends. Pat Hyland went to Berne, where he will look after some business in his line. * The officers nabbed Warren Wilkinson last evening for forging another check. Ralph and Esther Penn of West Kenton, Kansas, is visiting A J. Smith and family. Avon Burke was a business caller at Mbnroe yesterday and returned to the city last evening. Miss Cora Hunter returned to her home at Bluffton, after a visit with relatives in the city. Mrs. Tony Hocker, of Monroe, was a bailer In the city this morning and has returned to her home. i Miss Emma Byerly is planning a visit to the city, and will very likely visit for several weeks nere. Paul Walker, 9 years old, fell from a box car at Coesse and is suffering from a concussion of the brain. Fred ‘Parr left today for North' Dakota, where he will work during tiie summer in the harvest fields. Chas. Ross and A. C. Ball went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they will look after some business during the day. Miss Ruth Reinking who has been yisiting Mr .and Mrs. Charles Heckman and family, returned to their today. Mr. and Mrs. Martha A. Bennett of Kokomo, changed cars here today on their way to Oden, Mich., where they will spend a week or so. Kendallville boys found a human skull and part of a thigh in the public dump pile there. It is not known how the skull got on the dump.

Peter Forbing and son Vincent left this afternoon for Fort Recovery and Indianapolis, where they will make a week’s visit with relatives. Chas. Tepele and Cal Peterson went to Cincinnati this morning, where they will look after some business. They will be gone until Thursday som< time.

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bedford of Marlon, passed through the city this afternoon enroute to Fort Wayne, where they will make a prolonged visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. <3. Myers returned Monday to their home in Robinson, Illinois after spending seven weeks with, her father, A.. F. Cougill, mid family, of west Main street, and vyith relatives in Decatur.—Portland C6m-fnercial-Revtew. Mrs. Fanny Miller, of Decatur, and Jier daughter, Mrs. Elias Kuntz, of Shelbyville, Michigan, stopped off in jßerne yesterday to call on Mrs, Kuntz’s relatives. They were on their way home from Celina, Ohio, and Geneva, where they had been visiting—Berne Witness. King, who has managed the Tudor plant at Warren for more than sixteen years, has been retained by the Decatur Produce company which recently purchased the plant, to continue as manager. Mr. King is a former Wells counts boy and was at one time located at Liberty Center, where he has many friends.—Bluffton News. Rev. Powell accompanied a crowd of seven boys of the Holy Grail to Winona this morning, where they will spend ten days at this great summer resort. They will enjoy themselves very much as that is their usual custom. Those who yent were Tom and Forest ValL Joe and Fred McConnell, Carl Beatty, Kenneth Neptime and Frank Mills. Through A W. Hamilton, his attorney, William Sprowl, employed by the city, today filed suit in circuit court for divorce from his wife Samantha J. Sprowl, to whom he was married August 8, 1908. The couple were married at Indianapolis and resided there until February 5, at which time they separated and Mr. Sprowl returned to his old home in Bluffton.—Bluffton News. Miss Fannie Burwell, stenographer in the office of Eichhorn & Vaughn, returned Saturday evening from Oden, Mich., where she has been spending her vacation. W. H. Eichhorn and family left Sunday evening for Seattle, Wash., where they will attend the exposition and where Mr. Eichhorn will deliver an address before the American Prison congress.—Bluffton Banner. Condemnation proceedings will be started by the B. G. & C. traction company against Mrs. J. L. Brown and son; Lloyd, to get a. right of way through the farm east of this city. The officials of the traction company and the owners of the land have never been able to come to an agreement in regard to the right ot way price. The suit will be filed by Simmons & Dailey.—Bluffton Banner.

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’♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Ten Thousand Employers of United States Looking to Trade Schools For Skilled Workmen of the Future.

The school authorities and employers of skilled workmen have been looking into the results of schooling in the United States, with some startling results. They have found that there are about 18,000,000 pupils in the public schools, and not more than 5,000,000 of them get beyond 'the fifth grade. Os this 5,000,000 not more than 2,500,000 get through the eighth grade. Only 650,000 get through high school, and not over 200,000 go on to college. The particular point searched for has been to learn what becomes of those who leave the public schools/before their education there is finished and who do not get into the high schools and colleges. The seekers after this fact have found that half the number is boys who go into the world to work as day laborers or to gather up a smattering of some trade. The results of this investigation has brought grave concern to the large employers of skilled workmen, who say that while on the face of the returns many thousands of boys every year begin to learn trades, there is a shortage of from 10 to 50 per cent of

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skilled workmen in the workshops of the United States. The employers have found that for all the hue and cry they make for more and better workmen, their forces cannot be recruited by employers teaching the boys trades in their own shops, as has been done heretofore. The strenuous competition, the unceasing demand for greater inC better output of shop and factory, has resulted in such a tremendous pace in the industries of this country that there is no. time to train an apprentice and give him an aU 'round knowledge of some trade, as was done back in early times. In a printing office, for instance, a boy becomes a feeder of a press gt,a-few dollars a week. So long as r he is con-, tent to remain a press-feeder at low wages he will stay at a machine year after year, and this is as fay along, the road to becoming a printer as he will get Some feeders, of course, gel by this point and become pressmen at better wages. But taking the work- , shops of the country as a whole and they Contain thousands of boys who did not finish the public schools and who are “tied to a post” by perform-, tag one particular task in a shop, or factory, until they become as much of a machine as the one they operate. It was this condition as found by the 'employers which has prompted six national associations of employers to go into the effort of training boys to become skilled workmen, to give them complete knowledge of a trade, as was once done by the apprenticeship method. These six associations have concentrated their efforts in the trade schools of Winona Technical Institute, at Indianapolis, and they are making of the institute “the school that gives the boy a chance.” These six associations represent 10,000 industrial concerns of the United States, which have on their payrolls the great bulk of skilled workmen —hundreds of thousands of them. The United Typothetae, made up of employing printers, has given $9,000 to the institute’s School of Printing to be used as a scholarship fund, and has helped in gathering up $60,000 worth of equipment for the school. The Natimsti Founders’ Association has given $12,000 in scholarships to the School for Iron Moulders and has gathered equipment worth many thousands for the use of the school. The Metal Trades Association has given $12,000 for scholarships in the School for Machinists and is gathering up many thousands of dollars* worth of material for the school, which will soon open at the institute. The National Lithographers* Association has given $28,000 in scholarships and equipment to the School of Lithography. The tilemakors of the United States have given $5,000 far scholar- • ships in the School of Tile-Setting. The bricklayers have given $5,000 for the School us Bricklaying at the institute. v These gifts of money are followed up by dose scrutiny on the part of the associations to see that boys in these schools get practical instruction. The associations do this through committees, each of which has one or more Indianapolis members, who are in constant touch with each school’s affairs.

How Trade Schools of Wi- • nona Technical Institute, i Take the Place of Old Ap- > prenticeship Method. ♦ i

These committees select the instructors, and the men chosen are known to possess two qualifications: They know thoroughly the trade they are to teach, and they also know how to impart their knowledge to boys learning the trade. The boy who goes to Winona Technical Institute gets his chance, whether he has money in his pocket or not If he cannot pay the tultioh, the amount needed, from S6O to SIOO a year, is lent to him from a scholarship fund. He gives his note for the amount which is to run for a period of years without interest. After finishing his schooling and going to work he begins to pay off this loap. Scores of boys have made such loans at the institute and they have returned several thousand dollars. As rapidly as the loans are repaid, they become money available to other boys who desire to borrow. Many of the boys pay their own tuition when entering the institute, so there are many of these scholarships untaken and are open to the first boys who apply for them. The institute since it opened five years ago has had 1,500 students, and its graduates are now employed all over the United States. The institute cannot produce Eraduaces as rapidly

as employers desire to give them work. With their all-'round knowledge of a trade, which they acquire in an institute workshop, many of them have quickly advanced to places as foremen and superintendents and other positions of responsibility. There have been many striking instances in the institute of boys who are determined to get on in the world. They have gone to the institute without any money, worked their way through a trade school, and gone at once into permanent employment at good wages. One of these boys is a native of Porto Rico. He sailed-from his island home -with only enough money to carry him to Indianapolis, and when he entered the institute's School of LlthogrSphy he had two dollars in his and had borrowed |IOO-from the scholarship fund to pay Ids tuition. He could hardly speak English, but employment as houseboy was found for him in an Indianapolis home/where he earned his bed and board, going to echoed through the day. He finished his schoolink and is now . employed at good wages with an Indianapolis concern as p full-fledged lithographer. In the School for Iron Moulders • there is a boy who was too ambitious,, to continue living in an Indiana orphans’ home. He entered the School for Moulding without a cent in his pocket. He is paying his way with money he earns taking care of furnaces through the winter and with odd ]obs about private homes through the summer, and he will make one of the best moulders this school has produced. A dozen jobs will be open to him as soon as he finishes schooling. Boys who enter the institute without means resort to many ways of earning money for incidental expenses. They take care of furnaces, mow lawns, drive delivery wagons, carry newspaper routes—anything that will give them an honest livelihood while they are learning a practical ‘trade at the Institute, They room and board in the private homes around the Institute grounds. Many fathers who are employers of skilled workmen send their sons to the institute to learn a trade in which the father is engaged, rather than teach the son in his own workshop, the boy going home to help the father carry on the business. Many employers, too, have taken alert boys out of ■ their shpps and sent them to the institute to get a better understanding of a trade, and such a boy usually goes back to his employer to become aforeifaan or a superintendent. . c , Scores of boys who have finished w trade at the institute have gone home "'* to fire their companions with an w ~ bition .to become a skilled, workmate-. wlthhls hands, and it is through this medium that the institute has in part seen dts enrollment - grow from year to year. That the national associations of employers are realising handsomely on their scholarship funds and gifts te the Institute. Is strongly indicated by the eagerness with Which these employers give employment to the graduates as rapidly as a boy oan get his schooling.