Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1910 — Page 3

Tbe attention of members of the I Elka' lodge to the meeting thli evening at their hall, u a very Important session'is to be held. Arrangements and data for the Elks’ summer picnic are to be made at this meeting and all members are urged to be,on hand. Be sure and be there when the roll is called. ' - , <l, .. Alta Williamson, who a few months ago tried to enter the pearly gates by means of the carbolic acid route, by drinking a quantity of the stuff in her room at the Deßolt house in this city, made a similar attempt at Fort Wayne, but this time chose the more i agreeable form of chloraform. She failed again, according to the JournalGazette, which said: “Alta Williamson, alias Alta St. Clair, attempted suicide by drinking part of the contents of a bottle of chloroform at the resort of Emma Lawson on Eureka street, shortly after 10 o’clock last night. "The girl, who is twenty-two years of age, came here more than a year ago from Oakwood, Ohio, where her parents reside. When found last night she admitted taking poison but until the police arrived refused to tell ■where she obtained : it Finally a sixounce vial was found beneath a dresser; "Physicians who worked with her until a late hour this morning said she would probably recover." o DAUGHTER NEAR DEATH. Mrs. Henry Marhenke left today noen for Fort Wayne, where she was called by a message stating that s her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Miller, was lying near the point of death. Mrs. Miller was operated upon eight or ten weeks ago for gall stones and while she recovered sufficiently to be taken to her home four weeks ago, she has not shown the Improvement she should. She has grown worse in the past few days and It is thought she cannot recover. Mrs. Miter is about forty-ftve years of age. ,o— - •• Bluffton, Ind., June 30—The Bluffton Law and Order League is to take steps in Investigation of some objectionable features attending the annual banquet of the Phi Delta Kappa fratenflty last evening. The offenses included shooting fireworks almost all aright, which Is contrary to a City or- 1 finance, destroying property and disturtfing the peace generally. The most serious matter, in fact the orQy thing which pomes under heavy oen«une on the part of the league, te the’ fact that some of the fraternity boys,, many of them minora, were woeftflly intoxicated. An effort will be made to locate and punish the parties who sqKffM the younger boys with liquor. Most of the stuff came from Hartford! City and Montpelier and was trans-' ported by a flying suit case squadronof fraternity bays. The WMt esßpenaine damage i through the celebration was the' breaking of a piece <of heavy plate glare fa a door at the newly remodel-j ed Write County bank. Tffie rocket! was Shot straight down the street iinl the midst of a reckless flee battle; and went through wire screen and the; quarter-inch plate glass. The famous •“Shirt-tail parade” itookj place at 2 o’rioek a. m. It Aid not end the disturbance, however, ns thenoise was kept up until morning. As; a result ot the jaafcoree the manage-, meat of the BHss hotefl Issued the 'fol-! lowing statement: ■ “With much retactanee Ike management of the Bites hotel is forced to announce that no more rowdyism In and; about the hotel will be toleflated. tience with boyish fun is unlimited' but when license is given that turns! into a drunken earousal on the .part x>f many and utter disregard fer the rights of others, patfence ceases to be a virtue.” The annual ball marked the dose of ttte annual convention of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity. The dance wag the «k»t elaborate and brilliant event of the entire year and was attended by over 800 fraternity men and ladles from Btaffion and all fraternity towns The ball took place at the Elk's hall. Officers for the ensuing year were elected during the afternoon as follows: President, Harvey Stewart, Fairmouftt; vice president, Glenn Raleton, Indianapolis; secretary and treasurer, Kent B. Skiles, Bluffton; master $ ceremonies, A. W. Monahan, Fort Wayne; sergeant-at-arms, Carl Williams, Richmond; auditor, Richard Berry, Goshen; inner guard, Clayton Weaver, Auburn; outer guard, Patrick Garland, Marton. Stewart's only competitor for president was Richard Howard of Peru. The contest was dose, the final vote being 19 to 18. Other Important business consisted of the change in the ritual, formulating a code and translating the ritual into it, and changing the age limit of membership from 12 to 60 to 16 to 69. The change was a concession to the opposition, which the frater- . nity has experienced from school authorities at many places. A number'

consideration for the next annual convention. The final decision rests with the executive committee and will not be made until fall.-—Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. ' 1 o - AT MAPLE GROVE PARK. One of the best events of the season Is being planned for Maple Grove park for Sunday. At 2:80 in the afternoon the Geneva and Decatur Shamrocks will baittie for supremacy on the base ball diamond, and it promises to be a hotly contested game. J. B. Stoneburner will give a moving picture show, the Decatur band will be there and all amusements are free. O " 1 The busy hum of the machinery at the Waring glove factory today shows that the plant is in operation in spite of the strike of some of the employes.. Some of them have returned to work and others are holding; out on the window question. Mr. Waring stated this morning that those who were under the impression that they could go to the Waring factories at Huntington and'Rocnester for employment would be disappointed. None will be employed at any of the other factories, those being strictly reserved for the employment of the people of those cities. The new factory at Rochester will be ready for opening July 11th. Miss Alta Dibble, who has served in such an excellent manner as forelady of the factory here, has been transferred to (Rochester, where she will serve in a similar capacity, and Miss Anna Parent, an experienced worker of the plant here, has been given the position as forelady, succeeding Miss Dibble. Dick Burrell of this city will be given the position as cutter for the Rochester factory and his son, Page, will be packer. Mr. Burrell will move his family to that city. No others from the Decatur factory will.be employed there, the workers ’being taken from the populace of Rochester- The Rochester building is a fine new one, practically three stories high, including the basement, which wHI be used for storing, etc. It is admirably located, being opposite the court house, is equipped with all : modern machinery, electricity, steam heat throughout, and all modem 'appliances. — —w ——- “I confit this thing to be grandly'true, That a figkteous deed is a tftep toward tied, ' Lifting the soul from its ttommon : . ciod ■ To a purer air and a clearer view. , “Heaven is mot reached by a single bound But we bcßld the ladder by'Which we rise From the lowly earth to the 'vaulted -skies i And we meant to its sumnfit round by rotted.” AWt Wayne exchange says: “The j Archer studio, in th© Art school building, was well filled last evening with the friends of the advanced pupils of Mr. John B. ‘Archer, who gave the closing recital of the season, assisted by Miss Agnes Stemen, soprano, and Miss Margaret Spencer, contralto. The program consisted -of fourteen numbers and each number was most thoroughly appreciated by the audience. Miss Kettler gave a group of three of MacDawdll's charming compositions and surprised even those Who knew her at her best by her artistic playing. Miss Kettler is a natiural -musician and "plays with Intense feeNng, making -earth note a vivid portion of the picture;” Miss Kettler has a rflare of music pupils in this dty, where She is meeting with good success. A happy event was that given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Shoaf, near Peteiwon, Thursday evening as a fanewell for Mrs. Olara Benedict, who leaves Saturday -for her home at Oak county, Ohio. The evening was spent in music and outdoor amusements and everyone enjoyed the occasion. A delicious luncheon was served. Those present were Mrs. John Unnlgpr, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Shoaf and son, Martin, Mrs. Clara Benedict, Miss Lulu Shoaf Misses Annie Martin Stella Egley, Julia Lhmlger and Messrs. Noah Egley, Charles, George, Frank, Harvey and Dodge Unniger, Louis Egley, Charles and Fred Shoaf, Sam Crist, Edward Miller, Charles Craft, Harry Martin and Frank Shoaf. BoyS are boys and right you are. Boys can do great things, as evidenced Thursday night at the home of Miss Susie Mayer on North Second street; teacher of a class of boys in the Sunday school of the German Reformed church, Wh6n she entertained her boys. They had a surprise in store for the superintendent of the Sunday school. He was invited to meet with them and have lunch and refreshments, when he was presented ’ with a purse of no small Amount, rais-

ed by the boys, by hard labor and all in the last six weeks for the building fund of their church, tor which every member is working so hard at this time. To say the least, it was an agreeable sunwise, and worthy of imitation—a noble thought. as a surprise for her daughter, Florence, guests being members of the V. W. A. club, After supper there was music, a visit to the picture shows, with cool and delightful refreshments at the Sunshine ice cream parlor. The club includes the Misses Reba Quinn, Neva Brandyberry, Winifred Sowers, Lillian Rice and Florence Meyers. ~/i Twenty-four ladies were in attendance at the Helping Hand social at the home of Mrs. George Henneford on First street Thursday afternoon. Needlework for the society busied the ladies after which a social time, with the serving of a two-course lunch was enjoyed. Mesdames Lyman of Indianapolis were out of town guests. Mrs. Fred Heuer will be host ess in two weeks. A profitable session at the home of Mrs. S. E. Shamp was enjoyed Thursday by the Baptist Ladles’ Aid. The devotional was conducted by the president, Mrs. John Everett, and after the business period came a social season, during Which refreshments were served. Mrs. John Daugherty of Third street Will be hostess in two weeks. The Misses Ruth and Frances Miller are at Bluffton, where th.ey are guests at a house party given by Miss Smalley. They attended the Phi Delta Kappa dance last evening and were guests at other social affairs of the week. / Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter and, family had as their guests at supped last evening Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance and daughter, Leanna, and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Porter and children of Parker City. Mrs. John Evans and her sister, Miss Maud McLaughlin of Wichita, Kansas, and their aunt, Mrs. Melissa ' Rice, of Goodland, were entertained at dinner Thursday by Mrs. E. S. • Moses. Rev. J. C. Valentine will preach Sunday morning at Beulah Cnapel, ' having charge of the regular services of the day. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. p . - ; - A fishing party, consisting of the Misses Anna Baker, Anna Miller, Lena Meyer, Anna Meyer, Esther Enos, Bertha Voght, Mesdames Chris Vogt, John Meyer and Messrs. Paul Voght, Leo Meyer, and Bill Meyer enjoyed yesterday afternoon at the St Mary’s river, fishing and boating. Quite a number of fish were caught by the party. AR report a jolly good time. 1 o- . MRS. TRITCH IMPROVED. i Word from Bloomington tills arara- ; ing is to the effect that Mrs. J. G. > Tritch is somewhat improved today, ; which is quite encouraging to her ; friends here. She was operated upon , Tuesday for peritonitis ,and acconßi ing to a message received late yester- ; day afternoon, her condition at that ■ time was alarming. 1 — —» ... ■ ■ - MEAT MARKETS CELEBRATE 4TH All meat markets will dose at 11 o’clock July 4, 1910, for the balance of the day: BAKER & PENNINGTON. D. SCHMITT. FRED MUTCHLBR. SIMEON HAIN. WILDER & BARKLEY. * —i. o ■ CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS. ‘ (United Press Service./ Washington, D. C., July I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The etanptrolter of currency issued a eall tor tbe eundltion ot National banks at the close «ff business on June 30th. : —o The management of Maple Grove park was quite disappointed last Sunday in wot getting the moving pfetare shows to operate on account of the voltage being too strong. A strong endeavor has been made to get it into working order by Sunday evening of this week, and it is hoped that everything will come off all right. The association has been at great expense lij fitting up the airdome and everything will be done to carry out the rest of the program. o- —- — READ BROCK’B ADVERTISEMENT. We wish to call your very especial attention to the large display advertisement of Uncle John Brock, to be found in another column of today's issue, in which he announces a new line of handsome aluminum ware, that is just the article for your kitchen. You know it's all right, or Mr. Brock wouldn’t say it was. You are

invited to call and inspect and inquire j the prices. A souvenir given with every purchase. Q —-— Word which has been received in a letter to Frank Runyon gives grounds tor the announcement that when Captain Herman Weber reports in Bluffton to take charge of the Bluffton ball team he will be accompanied by a bride. The news of his marriage will come as a surprise to most of his friends in Bluffton and he will be given a regular honeymoon reception when he reports here. —Bluffton News. Martin Beery is building a new barn on his farm a half mile south of Pleasant Mills, which he purchased about two months ago. Mr. Beery purchased the big farm, which is one of thotfflnest in this section of the country, and while it was without buildings these are being rapidly erected. He will build a house in the near future. The barn is being roofed today and the structure will be finished this week. Miss Hattie Wertzberger, who has been visiting a week with her parents, Mryand'Mrs. M. J. Wertzberger, left yesterday for Lafontaine, where she Will visit with a sister, and will then go to Indianapolis, and from there, this evening, will leave for New York City, where she will be until July 12th In the Interest of the large wholesale millinery house at Indianapolis, for which she is designer. ; Edwin Laßue of Ceylon was in the city this morning while on his way to Wren, Ohio, to call on his father, Abraham Laßue. The father, who will be ninety-one years of age July 18th, has been bedfast for the past two years, suffering from paralysis, having received several strokes, which add to the seriousness of the case from time to time. ■ j; o Rev. and Mrs. Sherman Powell and their son, John Sherman Powell and, wife, have returned from Ann Arbor, Mich., where they attended the commencement exercises of the Michigan University. The commencement was held Thursday, John Sherman Powell, who has been a student there for some time, being one of the graduates from the law department The son will spend the summer here, studying with his father, and in the fall will enter Depauw university to prepare for the ministry, which profession he will enter. Rev. and Mrs. Powell and 1 daughter-in-law were also in atteud- • ance at the Epworth League convention at Angola last week, going from there to Ann Arbor for the commencement ■ —'l o — ■ Brener C. Underwood, who has ’ been practicing law at Fbrt Wayne, [ Ind., and was recently <®e of the , democratic candidates for judge of the t superior court, has opened an office in > Washington, D. C., and will be the Imad of the legal department for a serge corporation engaged in handling trade mark litigation. JHis wife, formerly Anna Patrick, and their daughters, Leah and Alice, will not £o to • Washington until later in the summer • or fall. —Willshire Herald. > . -o a— I GENEVA VS. DECATUR SUNDAY. (Opening of Maple Grove Ball Park — Free Picture Shew in Evening. - A battle royal wiE be the base ball game at • Maple Ctaree park Sunday at 2:3d, When Geneva and Decatur cross tata. The Geneva club •defeated the locate recently by a score of three to ®ne and now the home boys say thsy will get even. This is the first game of the season at the park, befog the nedl opening and ! iff should prove a good .draging card. The park this year te more pleasant than ever, its essal, sShaiiy spots more ' hiritlng. You ore talked to visit the grounds and bring ymurffiinner or sup- ' per. Refreshments an the ground. Duffing the eventag a (free picture show will be given.. - - ■ . . W’ "" ■ — Indianapolis. Ind, JffiF 22— (Special to Daily Democrat!—The Indianapolis Sun, organ of tbe tedisna insurgency, prints a twoctihonn the Fifth district republican convention at MsrtisntViile. After quoting from the speech of ’Frank Tilley Terre Haute, nominee for congress, who declared in hte speech of acceptance that he is a regular and will stand *by his party, the Stm says: “This sentiment was a fitting climax to a convention, the work of which was wjholly in the control of the standpat edement of the republican party of tMs state. There was no attempt by this element at disguising the animosity to Senator Beveridge because of his fight against the interests, no mouthing of words in expressing not only the opinion, but the wish that Beveridge will be defeated for re-election. “Resolutions that endorsed the Taft administration for what it bad done were offered to the committee on resolutions, but were rejected because they were not ‘strong enough.’ The standpatters upon the committee in-

sisted that Taft had done It all and that he must be given credit accordingly. ‘We do not propose to give Beveridge or any insurgent any credit for anything done,* exclaimed, one of the leading spirits of the convention. “A resolution endorsing the work of Senator Beveridge for eleven years was cut out by the standpatters upon the ground it was'- ‘hot air’ and Beveridge was no republican. ‘You call bim a progressive,’ said a leader upon the scene, ‘but I call bim a rebel. The convention ought not to say a damned word about him.’ It did say but little. Its nominee said nothing at all. "Beveridge is marked for defeat, if money, crooked politicts and the political stiletto can defeat him. The democrats cannot defeat him —many of them will vote for him. The republicans who call themselves ‘regular,’ who talk in public places of their party loyalty, who call Beveridge a‘rebel,* because he refused to vote for the Payne tariff, these are the ones who will defeat Beveridge, if he is-defeat-ed. iue men who are damning Beveridge for not standing by his party, right or wrong, are the ringleaders of the movement to beat him.” , 1 ■ 1 A shattered large plate glass at the Burdg millinery store, a little trail of blood that dripped from a badly cut hand belonging to Grover Odle, that is carefully bandaged today, and an ill-feeling existing between the aforesaid Odle and “Mexico” Everhart, that may find an ending in the police records, is all that remains today to tell of a fierce but mis-directed blow in a scrap Friday night. Odle would not be interviewed this morning, but it is said that he was walking along in company with some lady friends Friday evening, when “Mexico” made some expressions that offended Odle or the propriety of the occasion, and he let his left fist fly with true JeffriesJohnsonian vigor toward the head of “Mexico.” “Mexico,” however, did not let himself be caught napping, but gave the proper dip to the dodge that sent Odle’s fist crashing into the large plate glass just behind him. The blow >must have been a terrific one, for the glass was completely shattered and the boy’s hand cut painfully, bleeding profusely. Odle at once went to the Burdg home and told of the affair, offering to settle for the damage, but WM referred to the owner, John Niblick, where he made the same offer of reparation. It is not known whether any legal action against each other will be taken by the boys. — —o

Next Monday is tne Glorious Fourth. It will be duly celebrated in Decatur, and you are most cordially invited to attend the “doings.” The program complete appears elsewhere in the issue today. That the clerks and proprietors may enjoy the day to the full limit, the dry goods, clothing, hardware, harness, shoe stores and grocery stores will be closed all day. The banks and the postoffice will also be closed and the Daily Democrat will not appear on that evening. The day’s celebration has been planned by the band boys and they have worked hard. As a consequence you will see a good time in Decatur, though they have been forced to change the plans slightly, o The industrial parade will • probably not be given, but in its place there will be some feature of entertainment just as good. The balloon ascension is guaranteed and the fire works in the evening will be as good as ever seen in this section. The speaking and entertainment at the , court house during the afternoon will attract many and the day should be a big success. Enter into the spirit of the day. Decorate your business house and your home. Shoot off a few fire crackers and “holler” like you used to do twenty years ago. It’s good for you once a year. o — ABOUT THE SICK. A message from Bloomington received this morning by the Vail family brings the encouraging news that Mrs. J. C. Trite* is getting along as well as can be expected, that she passed a fairly god night, and her condition remains about the same as yesterday, which was improved over the preceding day. Word from Mrs. Philip Schug of Berne, at the Fort Wayne hospital, is to the effect that she shows very little change, if any, however, she is slightly better. , , .. o GETTING READY FOR PARADE. Among those who are preparing wagons for the industrial parade for Monday are Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Sons, (3); Decatur Produce Co., (2); Deeatur Lumber Co., Acker Cement Co., Decatur Cement Co., Gay, Zwick & Meyers, Fornax Mills, Lachot & Rice, Pughe Blacksmlthers, Lose &. Thomas, Schaub, Gottemoller & Co., Clarence Baughman and Chas. Heckman, besides several automobiles. Anybody who will arrange a wagon are invited to join the parade which forms on Third street at 9:30 a. m.

MUSICAL EDUCATION FREE. Any young man or woman who is a bona fide patron of this paper may secure free instruction in music or elocution. The Toledo Conservatory of music, with a desire to stimulate the study of these arts, offers scholarships to applicants from each county in Indiana, valued at |IOO each, and good for a term of twenty weeks, beginning with the opening of the school year, September 5, 1910, in any of the following departments: Voice, violin, piano, public school music and elocution. These scholarships are awarded upon competition which is open to any one desiring a musical, Course or literary education. Any one wishing to enter the competition or desiring information should write to Mr. James S. Shaw, business manager of the Toledo Conservatory of Music, Toledo, Ohio, before September 1, 1910. —Q Portland, ind., July 2—lra W. Porter was acquitted of the murder of his wife, Mary A. Porter, by a jury ia the circuit court last evening, the report being made about 7:30 o’clock after six hours’ deliberation. The jury retired at 1:50 o’clock yee terday afternoon and it is said that in all seven ballots were taken during their deliberation. After they were discharged the members of the jury refused to discuss the matter, but it is understood on the first ballot they stood eight to tour for acquittal. The others came over one at a time on succeeding ballots, it is understood. Porter, when the verdict was returned, was so overjoyed for a moment that he was unable to express himself. He recovered quickly, however, and, shaking each juror warmly by the hand, thanked him for his freedom. Porter, who claimed all through both trials, and the time he has spent in prison, has professed the utmost faith : in his final successful outcome of his ■ struggle for liberty, declared that God ! had guided the minds of the jurors, and put words favorable to him in the ‘ mouth of the presiding judge as he 1 read his instructions to the jury. > Porter, following his discharge, went ! with various relatives who have been ’ with him during the trial to a prit vate boarding house, where he spent ’ the night This morning he went to r the home of his sister, near his for- ’ mer home near New Pittsburg. From ' there he has planned to go to Westville, 111., to spend some time with his niece, Mrs. Sarah Jane Richards, whe

has stood by him and sat by his side every day during the present trial. ,^ A divorce case, in which >1,500 alimony is demanded, was filed here on change of venue from Allen county. It is entitled SUsie Ireland vs. Wayne Irelan, and the complaint says that they were married May 2, 1899, and that six children have been born to them. Ireland is a track foreman for the Pennsylvania, railroad and -earns $77.95 per month. He owns a -property worth $2,500, household goods worth SSO Oand has $1,200-in money. The complaint avers also that Irelan has caUed his wife names, slapped her and otherwise mistreated her. One occurrence is told that in last February while attending a party, Irelan slapped his wife in the presence of others. He also has charged her with infidelity. Mrs. Irelan asks far $1,500 and the custody of the tw» minor children. The month of June this year did not prove as attractive to the fair young ladies of Adams county, wh« would be brides. At least the record at the clerk’s office is one «ff the smallest in years, only twelve licews* having been Issued. The same number were issued in Jay county, while Allen came in with one hundred and twenty-one. — —<J ■■ • OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT- J >i i We have been authorized to announce that the program for the Fourth as advertised by the band boys will be carried out to tbv ik&fiar possible and the only thing that fcoulit interfere now seems to be the weather. The parade is guaranteed. A slight change has been made in the hours. The balloon ascension will occur at 5 o’clock instead of 4, and the fireworks display has been changed to 9 o’clock instead of 8:30. FIRST ACCIDENT OF FOURTH. Little Harry Yahne Examines Fire Cracker at Close Range. The first Fourth of July accident that has come to notice was that of little Harry Yahne, six-year-old son of Mrs. Anna Yahne, of the north part of the city. The little chap was examining a lighted fire cracker too closely, when it went off and struck him in the mouth. His lips were badly torn, burned and swollen, and he is suffering much pain. It is not thought that he is injured seriously, though it is always difficult to foreteJL results from powder burns.