Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 114

ELECT OFFICERS Commercial Club Ready for Fray Again HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH More Homes are Needed to House the Coming Population—Decatur Will Grow Fast. I The Board of Directors for the DeCommercial Club last evening J held their first meeting for the curB rent year. The old officers were re■Mlected, L. G. Ellingham, president; I L. C. Waring, vice-president; Earl B. Adams, secretary, and C. S. Niblick, treasurer. Many things cf direct interest to the club were discussed and will later be taken up. The Commercial Club are exceedingly proud of their past achievements, having been an instrumental factor in the many new manufacturing additions to our city. They intend to do more. They do not propose to rest long enough to take a long breath. The next year will be an important one to Decatur, as the ground work for a population of ten thousand in 1910, will be laid. "There is nothing impossible about this f proposition. New factories, new peoJ pie, more work and more business will i; make it expand and grow rapidly. | At present the question of homes Ips aserious one. It is next to imposReible to rent a home in the city, notBwithstanding the fact that at least a dozen are now under construction. ’The new industries already contracted will demand from thirty to fifty houses before this year is ended. ■This means that more resident houses must be provided, and that soon. If you own a lot, build a house. Telephone this office and we will find you a renter. Not a day passes but that Krom one to six inquiries are made for a house. Any house built with :good improvements can be rented for a fair return on the investment. Agitate house building. The Commercial Club will guarantee to bring ■the renters if the people will now’ provide them homes. WAS FOUND GUILTY Mrs. Alice Cooper Sentenced for Life TO THE PRISON FOR WOMEN I Jury Returned Verdict this Morning, Convicting Her for Murder in the Second Degree. Lafayette, Ind.. May 9. —Mrs. Alice -Cooper Dawson, was found guilty of I murder in the second degree by the j jury which returned its verdict t.ns | morning and she was sentenced to the j woman's prison for life. The jury were sent out at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, deliberating nearly twenty hours. I Mrs. Cooper was charged with the [ murder of her husband, and the case ■ has been one of the most interesting i in Indiana courts during recent years. The arguments by the attorneys were rather sensational. In his closing speech yesterday afternoon. George B. Haywood, assistant counsel for the state, said: “There sits the coldest human being that ever sat at the bar of justice in this state. She is a woman who could go to the gallows without batting an eye. She is a thoroughly bad woman without principle, who killed her husband to get him out of the way so she could carry on unlawful relations with Charles Russell.” A GOOD SHOW LAST NIGHT. Camille at the Bosse Opera House was Real Good. A large crowd attended the production of Camille last evening at the Bosse Opera House as rendered by the Maud Henderson company, and all are pronounced in saying that it was one of the best performances ever seen on the local stage. The work of actor Primrose was greeted by great applause time and time again by his admirers. The company is a strong one, and are pleasing their audiences nightly.

SELLING IMPURE MERCHANDISE Deputy Food Commissioner Shows up Mail Order Houses. The deputy food commissioner of the state of Michigan stated to the convention of retail grocers and general merchants of the state of Michigan that all the food products that he has examined, from the firms of Sears, Roebuck Co., of Chicago, Montgomery Ward Co., of Chicago, and the Larkin Soap Co., of Buffalo, were impure and deleterious articles of food. In view of this fact, the public will feel like joining the retail grocers and general merchants, denouncing and condemning the sale of impure articles of food which are injurious to the public health and pledge themselves by ev ery means in their power, to handle, sell or use nothing injurious to the public health. The only safe way, and the most economical in the long run as well, is to buy only of home merchants, respectable men who have their honor at stake and are right here and get-at-able all the year round. LAUGHLINIsYrEE Acquitted by Fort Wayne Jury Last Evening ON THE CHARGE OF MURDER Crowded Court Room Cheered the Verdict and the Scene was a Pathetic One. Amid the hand clappings and cheers of a crowded court room, the twelve Allen county jurymen sworn to decide upon the guilt or innocence of Charles Laughlin tried for the murder of Samuel Augsburger, descended from the circuit court jury box at 3:35 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after the reading of its verdict of “not guilty.” At 3:30 o’clock, after three hours and forty-five minutes of deliberation, three distinct taps on the jury room door were heard in the court room then about one half filled by spectators awaiting the return of the young prisoner’s fate. Judge O'Rourke, in his private rooms, was immediately notified that a verdict had been found and mounting his bench called forth the twelve dealers of justice. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laughlin, father and mother of the defendant in the case, had spent the entire day at the court house in anxious waiting forth decision. Word was sent to the sheriff's office and Laughlin was ordered brought into court, but Judge O’Rourke did not wait. The task over, the jury filed from their seats and the relatives of the happy man who had by this time heard of the decision and was hurrying toward the court house with a deputy sheriff, rushed to the jurors and with tears of joy streaming down their faces pressed their thanks upon each man. While the scene was vastly different from what would have occurred had the verdict been for conviction, the court scene was no less pathetic. While the court and jury were making ready for the hearing of the contents of the sealed envelop which held either liberty or punishment —which, none but the twelve men knew —Mrs. Laughlin gave way to her emotions and sobbed pathetically with the. tetrrilile mental anguish caused by the -suspense that must have seemed to her like years. Also was the father affected even in his attempt to comfort the mother with hope for the best. When the words that w-ere sweet to their ears sounded she sighed with relief and joy commingled and then audibly wept for her boy. Young Laughlin himself soon arrived and met a number of his acquaintances at the court room door where each gave a word of advice with a warm handshake. As soon as possible, however, he made his way through the crowded space to his mother who passionately held him in her arms and kissed him. Laughlin could hardly speak. He was choked with joy.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Farmers and other people who are in need of good horses either for working or driving purposes, should not fail to attend the hrse sale tomorrow on First street. A fine string of draft and harness horses will be offered for sale and you can get just what you want. The sale will be cried by Fred Reppert.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, Evening. May 9, 1907.

A FREE FOR ALL A Fight for Blood was Pulled off Last Night FINE FOR ASSAULTAND BATTERY George Zimmerman and William Fronefield Did a Little Stunt With Bare Fists. George Zimmerman and William Fronefield, two .well known citizens, on last evening had a free for all fight on the sidewalk in front of the Murray saloon that resulted in Fronefield getting beaten up in bad shape and which resulted in Zimmerman paying a fine of a dollar and costs for assault and battery. The trouble, which has been brewing for several years, came to a head last evening when the men met on the levy east of the city, at which time Zimmerman accused Fronefield of carry a gun and threatening to shoot him. Fronefield denied this and the men started up street, Fronefield consenting to be searched. When they neared the Murray saloon Fronefield made an effort to get away, but was blocked in his attempt by Zimmerman. Fronefield struck Zimmerman in the face and some say that Billy had a gun in his hand when he hit Zimmerman. Whether he did or not is not material as Zimmerman resented the insult, and proceeded to deal out to Fronefield one of the prettiest whippings that a man ever got. The boys were separated by standees by. Fronefield going into the saloon to wash up and Zimmerman going on his way unmolested. Later in the evening Zimmerman went before Squire Smith and plead guilty to assault and battery, paying his fine and then filed an affidavit against Fronefield for carrying concealed weapons, and he will be given his hearing next Tuesday. Architect J. F. Wing is preparing plans for a handsome residence to be erected by Mr. A. T. Vail, at Taber and Webster streets. —Ft. Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. truOYuhed Allowing Competition in the Drug Business HAS BEEN VICIOUS OCTOPUS Estimated that Thirty Million Dollars Has Been Wrung from Pockets of the People. The drug trust, which has been reaching its hands into the pockets of the people for the past four years, will cease to do so in a few days. The reason for this suspension of business on the part of the drug trust is because the trust has been killed for all time to come by the government. This week, probably today, a decree will be entered in the federal court at Indianapolis that will put the drug trust clear out of business. The neat, expeditious and very complete manner in which the octopus has been knocked out will be most pleasing to a long suffering public. The decree in the case is a clean victory for the government. It will act as a perpetual injunction and after it is issued any person or firm having the hardihood to engage in unlawful discrimination in the sale of drugs will be liable to citation for contempt of court. The people will be benefitted immeasureably by the decree. It is sweeping in its scope and reaches the •wholesale dealers and jobbers, the retail dealers and manufacturers of proprietary medicines throughout the country, w’ho are now bound together in one of the most powerful of trusts. The final dissolution of the trust will be coincident with the issuance of the decree. It is estimated that the trust has wrung $30,000,000 from the people over and above what they would have been obliged to pay for drugs if the trust had not been in existence. The dissolution of the trust removes all of the restraint on the drug trade and insures free and open competition. Hereafter there will be unlimited competition in the sale of drugs and every druggist will be unhampered in his right to fix his own selling price.

HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT The Geneva High School Exercises on May 17. The commencement exercises of the Geneva high school will be held at the Methodist church on the evening of Friday, May 17. The address to the graduates, seven in number, will be delievered by Dr. O. A. Holland, of the state university at Bloomington. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached at the Methodist church on Sunday, May 12, and on Wednesday evening. May 15, the annual reception of the Junior class will be held. The following is a list of the graduates, and their themes: Worley Pontius, “When the Ocean Liner Sails;” Gladys Aspy, “God, the History of Our Nation;” Jessie Pontius, “Cut Your Clothing According to Your Cloth;” Leia Connor, “The Gift Without the Giver;” Goldie Fink, “Wee Women;” Ethel Sutton, “Only Once We Pass this Way;” Inez Bradford, “Mark Only the Hours that Shine.” surpriseWnds Dr. Mangold and Miss Andrews Married AT MONROE LAST EVENING Groom a Well Known Young Prosessional Man and the Bride a Popular Young School Teacher. At the home of Rev. Edgar Jones, at Monroe, last evening about 9 o'clock occurred the wedding of Dr. Burt Mangold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Mangold, of this city, and Miss Nora Andrews, the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cash Andrews, of south west of the city. The’ceremony was witnessed by only the immediate friends of the contracting parties. The bride and groom are both well known in the city, the bride having been a teacher in the Monroe schools for some time, and she has moved in the best of society wherever she has been. The groom is a selfmade young man, born and reared in this city, and has always conducted himself in an upright manner. By diligent work he graduated from the Dental department of the universary of Indianapolis in 1905, with high honors, and immediately after returning home, opened dental parlors in the city and since that time has been attended by abundant success. Today he is one of the leading dentists of the city, and his multitude of friends not only in this city, but wherever he is known, predict for him a happy and successful future life. While the doctor was attending his own wedding, a number of his young friends formed themselves into a little club and concluded that the outside of Mr. Mangold’s office should be adorned with something appropriate concerning the wedding and proceeded to decorate the building with numerous signs, and to top off the entire performance purchased an entire outfit of baby clothes and playthings and tacked them up in the most conspicuous places. The decorations attracted considerable attention from passersby. But the docor stood it all good naturedly and says that these pranks can always be relied upon as side issues. In connection with ornamenting his office front the visitors left some very valuable and beautiful presents. BLOEMKER-KRUETZMAN WEDDING Popular Young People of Magley Were Contracting Parties. At the Magley Reformed church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Schneider united in marriage Miss Susie Kruetzman and Mr. Harry Bloemker. Both the bride and groom are well known, accomplished and popular. Immediately after the ceremony a big wedding supper was served at the home of the bride’s brother, Mr. Louis Kruetzman, and the event was a very happy and social one. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Boltemeyer, Ernest Bloemker, Rev. Schneider, William Kruetzman, Lewis Conrad. William Bracht, Martin Keppey, Lewis Worthman, Charles Colter. Fred Bloemker, Jacob Bloemker. Sam Jaburg, Mrs. H. Hilderbrand, Chris Scherry and their families, and Messrs. John Beinecke and Burt Scott. o Mrs. W. H. Lindsley returned yesterday afternoon from a visit with friends and relatives at Lexington, Kentucky.

COURTHOUSE NEWS Jury Returns Verdict for Eli Meyer SUIT ON BOND BEGAN TODAY Against Harry Cordua and Others— Jury Empannelled—Claims Adjusted Against William Sheets Estate. A marriage was issued to Daniel Burt Mangold, aged twenty-three, to Nora Andrews, aged nineteen. The jury in the case of Eli Meyer vs. Julius Haugk, suit on account, returned a verdict at nine o’clock last evening and same was read in court at nine o’clock this morning, finding for the plaintiff in the sum of $15.00. The amount in controversy was $21.50. D. B. Erwin and D. E. Smith were attorneys in the case. Herman SelleYneyer, guardian for Hulda Bauer, filed a current report which w r as allowed. The case of the George A. Bohrer Brewing company, a corporation, vs. Harry Cordua, William Roop, Ludlow L. Sheline and Jonathan M. Andrews, suit on bond, to collect an account of $650, began today before a jury and special judge LaFollette, of Portland. An hour or more was required in empannelling the jury and the trial began about 10:45. D. D. Heller & Son represent the plaintiff and Beatty, Erwin and DeVoss are defending. Barclay Smith vs. Clara D. Sheets, admx. of William Sheets estate, claims $4.10 and $25.00, allowed by order of executor to be paid out assets. oA tall, slim fellow, with black mustache, has been frightening people in the north part of town. He has been seen at Joe Tamelier’s and other homes and last night Mrs. Shaffer took three shots at the fellow. He may be landed one of these fine evenings if he continues his queer actions. TOLETCONTRACT Open Bids Tonight for Furnace Buildings LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO BID Bids Will be Received by F. M. Schirmeyer. Trustee of the Factory Fund—Will Rush Work. C. R. Kenyon, of the Marion Malleable Iron Works, and William Chambers of the Garden City Sand company, of Chicago, are in the city on business connected with the Decatur Foundry company, the latest acquisition to Decatur’s manufacturing concerns. Bids will be opened this evening at 8:30 for the furnishing of the material and the construction of their buildings, three in number, one 60x220 feet, with cupalo 18x20 feet; another 36x140 feet and the third 20x25 feet. The bids will be filed with F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee of the factory fund, and the low bidder will get the work. Local contractors will bid on the work and will likely land the contract. The gentlemen back of this project are hustlers, and do not propose to waste any time. They want to be ready for business within niney days. o ENTER PERPETUAL INJUNCTION Judge Anderson Gives the Drug Trust a Complete Knock-Out. Indianapolis, May 9. —Judge Anderson in the federal court today entered a perpetual injunction against the drug trust. The trust was prosecuted under the Sherman anti-trust laws, and the decision rendered today prevents them from keeping a black list. It puts the trust out of business completely and will aid the government in dealing with other combinations. o TWO KILLED AT LEXINGTON. Lexington, May 9. —A collision of a C. & O. train with a street car on south Broadway today killed George Fells, the motorman and Mrs. Bertha Kirkpatrick, a passenger.

WILSON DENIES ALLEGATIONS. That He was Drunk Saturday—To be Tried Here Next Week. In response to a request a reporter visited John Wilson today at the county jail and listened to his denial of certain charges made against him by his former employer, Manson Reiff. Wilson claims that he was not drunk Saturday or Saturday evening, as was reported, and that his part in the al- ' tercation at the Reiff pool room was merely in self-defense. He said that the statement that he would have been taken to Decatur by Sheriff Lipkey had he not been sick, is also false, for he has not been ill during his present incarceration. He is under the impression that certain Bluffton parties are constantly on the lookout to do him a bad turn and in return he treatens to make a series of disclosures that will about even the score between them. He is confident of being cleared of the charge hanging over him at Decatur, and upon being set free promises to lead a square and upright life. —Bluffton Banner. o AN INDIANA LAW The Adult Probation Act Highly Complimented NEW PRINCIPLE IN PENOLOGY Many Other States Will Watch the Application of this New Law—ls Successful Will Adopt it. The Board of State Charities has received a copy of the Lexington, Ky., Herald, containing an editorial highly complimentary to the laws passed by the last Indiana legislature for the regulation of crimes and delinquencies. The Herald says that Kentucky is far behind her neighboring state in this respect.. . ... “In our neghboring state of Indiana,” says the editorial, “several laws were passed by the General Assembly of 1907 which represent a distinct advance in dealing with certain crimes and delinquencies. Os the most striking of these is the adult probation act which authorizes circuit and criminal courts to suspend sentences and parole persons convicted of crimes and misdemeanors in certain cases. In this law the principle is applied to adults which has been used with such excellent effect on juveniles under the new Juvenile Court system. Judges of the circuit and criminal courts after pronouncing sentence, may suspend it on promise of good behavior from the culprit and he or she may be committed to the supervision of the court probation officers. “Where the criminal courts are acting a ‘discreet person' may be selected by the judge to act as probation officer for any adult thus paroled; where convicted of a felony the paroled person is to be under the control of the prison authorities, just as if he had been committed to prison and had been paroled from there by the Board of Commissioners. The parole in all cases may be at once terminated by order of the judge if the convicted adult finds reform impossible. “This law embraces the essence of what may be called a new principle in penology, the principle that courts and punishments must aim to reform a person falling under their sway rather than to punish him; that they must give him a chance to lead a normal life; must aid him with encouragement and strict control rather than to throw him into prison where the conditions of life can only be abnormal and not conductive to right living under normal conditions.” Regarding the act legalizing the sterilization of defectives and degeneates, the Herajd says: “The value and wisdom of the principle cannot be refuted theroretically. Indiana, however, is the first state of the Union which has been courageous enough to make a practical application of the principle. It is worth while for other states to observe whether public disapproval will follow the wise application of this revolutionary principle.” STEAMER IS STILL AGROUND. New York, May 9. —The big White Star Line steamer, Baltic, with Andrew Carnegie, H. H. Rogers and the Countess of Yarmouth aboard, is still aground in the mud off Sandy Hook. The tugs are pulling at her and she will probably be floated at high tide tonight.

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ARE REBUILDING New Town will Mark Site of Old Markle BRICK BLOCKS GOING UP A Half Dozen Contracts Let and the Recent Fire May Yet Prove a Blessing to the Town. Before the insurance adjustments had all been made, men were on the ground clearing up the debris resultant from the fire of Saturday afternoon, April 27th. From that time the work has been progressing. The force is being increased; brick walls are being razed; men and boys are cleaning and assorting brick; others with teams and wagons are hauling and carting away twisted and burnt machinery, sheeting, crockery and queensware and all the mineral portions of the large and varied stock carried by the unfortunate ones. Everybody is busy and keep going. Monday the first load of new brick was brought over from Ossian for the Boyd block. As soon as arrangements can be perfected and contracts entered into the whole row will be building, and this will be kept up until all are safely ensconced in commodious and comfortable business rooms. C. F. Boyd will build a 20x90 twostory; Harvey & Roush will follow suit with a two-story 20x90; McGuffey & Boyd purchased ten feet off the east side of T. M. Redding’s half lot, making them a 30 foot front, this they will make 90 feet deep and twostory; T. M. Redding let his contract to John Taylor, for a two-story 20x80; J. E. Harvey will build on the same dimensions; though, so far, his contract is not definitely let. Julius Yoos is not quite decided as to his structure, but means to settle that soon and join the busy throng. When the whole stands complete it will be a credit to the enterprise that wrought it, and a lasting benefit to the best little city on earth.—Markle Journal. SOCIETY ISDULL Not Much Doing in a Social Way DINNER BY MISS JOHNSON The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian Church Holding a Meeting this Afternoon —Other Events. Friends: —It is a kind of virtue, or joined with virtue, besides, it is most necessary for life, for without friends no one would choose to live, even if he had all other goods. For the rich, and to those who possess office and authority there seems to be an especial need of friends; for what use is there in much good fortune if the power of conferring benefits is taken away, which is exercised principally and in the most praiseworthy manner toward friends, or how’ could it be kept safe and preserved without friends? For the greater it is, the more insecure is it. And in poverty, and all its other misfortunes, men think that friends are the only refuge. It is also necessary to the young in order to keep them from error; and to the old as a comfort to them, and to supply that which is deficient in their actions on account of weakness; and to those in the vigor of life, to further their noble deeds. Miss Winifred Johnson will be hostess at a six o’clock dinner on Friday evening in compliment of the young tladies of the Menu-Ate Club. The Menu-Ates will form a theater party and attend the theater at Bosse’s Opera House. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church is holding an excellent meeting at the church parlors of the church, this afternoon, the meeting commenced at 2:30 o'clock. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kohn, of Willshire, Ohio, on Monday, May 6th, occurred the marriage of Mr. John E. Trim, of Decatur, to Miss Mattie Huston, of Mercer county, Ohio. They will reside in Decatur and come here immediately after the ceremony.