Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAI 1Y DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 224

A HOUSE RAIDED IKe Zimmerman and Mary Evans Taken preliminary this morning Had Been Living Together in Little House on Second Street—Gained Entrance Through Window. For several weeks past complaints have been made to night policemen gam Frank and Joel Reynolds in regard to some man and woman living in adultery in the south part of the little house located just north of the Fashion stables. Neighbors in that locality saw this couple going in and out of the south window, but could not get close enough to ascertain who they we re. consequently the police were notified to investigate the affair. The officers have been watching for several nights for the parties, but could not catch them going in or coming out of the house. Last night, however, a resident of that neighborhood informed Poliecman Reynolds that he saw the woman enter the house about nine o'clock. This was the opportunity, and the officers deputized Arthur Beery and a representative of the Democrat to accompany them to the scene so that the house could be surrounded and make escape impossible. After arriving at the house the men were stationed at different places where exits could be made and officer Reynolds knocked on the door and requested the occupants to open same. No answer was forthcoming from the folks inside and he made another demand quite emphatically this time, stating that he would force his way in should they not make an entrance for him. At this the woman shouted back: “Just you dare to break the door in and I will fill you full of holes.” This threat did not have any effect on the officer, who made many more similar demands, but without the desired result. The noise awakened Nick Tonnelier, who lived in the north part of the house and he opened his door to find out what was coming off. Reynolds asked him if there was a door between his rooms and the one in question. His answer was in the affirmative and the officer went in his room and forced an entrance into the south portion of the house, where he found Isaac Zimmerman close to the door. Zimmerman was arrested and placed in the hands of Sam Frank and Mr. Beery, who escorted him to jail. After Zimmerman was safe in the hands of poliecman Frank, Reynolds went back into the room and with the aid of a lantern saw Miss Mary Evans with a hatchet drawn nd threatening to strike him if he advanced, but he arrested her easily, and she was taken to jail to await a hearing. Both were taken before Mayor Coffee, where their lawyer, L. C. DeVoss asked for a continuance of the trial until one week from next Wednesday, which was granted. Zimmerman and Miss Evans were placed under a fifty dollar bond, which they furnished, and were released from custody.

A HORSE KILLED As the Result of an Automobile Accident BELONGED TO WILL BLANCHARD CCSJ Horse Became Frightened, Ran Away, Fell Over Water Hydrant, Broke a Leg and Had to Be Shot.

A case that is causing considerable excitement in Squire Stone's court is that of the State against Joseph Hart, of Pontiac. Mich., who is charged with running his automobile in excess of the limit set on such machines in the city, thereby causing the horse of William Burkhead to run away, during which it came in contact with a water hvdrant and broke its leg. necessitat ing it to be shot. The accident happened In the south part of the city on Chestnut street and from the evidence disclosed in our hearing at the tria Hart was practically not to blame, as he had stopped his machine at the (Coninued on Page 3.)

THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINS. Says Vincennes University Bonds are Invalid. Governor Hanly in explaining his refusal to sign the bonds authorized by the 1907 General Assembly to give about $120,000 to Vincennes university, said that it was because they were “wholly! invalid,” and contravened a section of the state constitution with reference to the creation of a public debt. Incidentally the governor thinks the supreme court has no authority to mandate him to sign the bonds. “The act creating a bonded indebtedness against the state through the issuance of bonds given to Vincennes university clearly contravenes Section 5 of Article 10 10 of the state constitution,” said Governor Hanly. “This section provides as follow’s: ‘No law shall authorize any debt to be contracted on behalf of the state, except in the following cases: To meet casual deficits in the revenue; to pay the interest on the state debt; to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or, if hostilities be threatened, provide for the public defense.’ ” FIRST OF THE YEAR Ladies Historical Club to Meet With Mrs. Lower HAIN-HURTELL ANNOUNCEMENT A Birthday Celebrated —Twelve O’clock Dinner —Many Other Society Events.

By Perle Burdg. The Historical Reading Club will hold their first meeting of this year at the home of Mrs. Lower on Tuesday evening, September 17th. The order of exercises will be as follows: Current Events, fifteen minutes; Quotations, fifteen minutes; Lesson, sev-enty-five minutes; Entertainment, fifteen minutes. The study for the evening will be “The Bible as Literature” being divided in sections as “The Psalms, Ecclesiastics, Song of Solomon;” b 'Story of Job and Lesson Taught.” The entertainment is in charge of Mrs. Blossom. This meeting will be very interesting and instructive to all of the members. ■ — The young boys who form the Holy Grail will meet at the church parlors of the Methodist church Tuesday evening. The Ladies' Shakespeare Club will be entertained by Mrs. R. K. Allison on north Second street, on Wednesday afternoon. The marriage of Miss Anna Hurtell and Simeon Haines was announced yesterday morning at the Catholic church during mass. This has caused a great deal of surprise among their many friends, yet it is a piece of welcome news.

Fourten girls gathered at the home of Miss Lily Venis, on Eighth street, Saturday evening to celebrate her sixteenth birthday anniversary by having an old time surprise party. The evening was spent in music and games, while at a late hour light refreshments were served and the girls departed to their homes wishing their hostess many more such happy events. A number of beautiful gifts were received by Miss Lily. Those who were present were: Cecil Eady, Goldie Biggs, Frances Butler, Jessie Schrank. Velma Lenhart, Blanche McCorry, Ruth Parrish, Imo Soles, Zella David, Ruth Patterson. Evangeline Venis, Agnes Eady, Pearl McGill, Ruby Artman. Another prettily served twelve o'clock dinner of yesterday was the one given by Mrs. Isaac Brown in compliment to Mrs. Noami Hurst, of Wabash. Sweet peas and ferns were used on the dining table. The guests were: J. R- Peoples and family, SE. Brown and family. Noami and Esther Peoples. Rev. John Encell. a pioneer preacher among the disciples of Christ, on the Ohio Western Reserve, and an uncle of Rev. Wm. E. Adams, a forher pastor of the Decatur Christian church, came down on the 9 o'clock car yesterday morning from Fort (Continue* on ?•«• <•>

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, September 16, 1907.

FOR PRESIDENCY Governor Johnson Enjoying Lively Boom IT WOULD MEAN HARMONY This is the Prediction of Some Prognosticators Upon Political Conditions.

Chicago, September 15. —A Washington correspondent of the Daily News says: Out of an attempt by eastern and southern Democrats to prevent the nomination of William Jennings Bryan for president next year and out of an equal determination that the men who nominated Alton B. Parker three years ago shall not nominate the next Democratic candidate for the presidency, will come the nomination of Governor John A. Johnson, of Minnesota, and harmony in the Democratic party. This is the prediction of Democratic politicians who have recently been in Washington. They base their claims upon the assumption of some of Mr. Bryan’s avowed friends that he will not be a candidate himself next year. These men say Mr. Bryan is not anxious to sustain a third defeat at the polls, but the Nebraskan will not quit under fire and that when the time comes to eliminate him from the presidential race he and not somebody else will do the eliminating. It is predicted by them that Mr. Bryan may not make his position known until a few weeks before the Democratic convention meets next year, at the earliest and that Mr. Bryan will have much to say in naming the candidate who is chosen by the convention. In the estimation of disinterested observers there can be no reunited Democratic party with Bryan as the candidate. Neither can there be a reunited party with a candidate named by the elements that controlled the convention in favor of Parker three years agio. These disinterested observers say it does look as if Johnson offers a compromise that might be satisfactory to everybody. “But what’s the use of speculating as long as Bryan’s to the front,” say these disinterested observers. “An announcement from him that he will not run again would open the way for harmony. It might not bring it, but it cannot come until he does make an announcement of that kind.”

SHOW WAS GREAT Monte Cristo Made a Good Impression BEST EVER WITNESSED HERE Company Was Strong, the Scenery Beautiful and the Audience Were More than Satisfied. Os all the companies that have attempted to play that famous piece “Monte Crsito,” the one that showed at the Bosse Opera House Saturday night eclipsed any that has ever been seen in this city. Notwithstanding the fact that the weather was quite warm, the house was fairly well filled and those who attended have nothing but praise for the excellent and interesting manner in which it was produced. Every act was a feature and every character was strong enough to make the show most pleasant to all that were there. The title roles were especially good and were played as only actors of the best ability could handle to a credit, and the same show with the same cast would be welcomed back at any time by the theater going people of Decatur. The special scenery ithar is carried by this company is elaborate and very pretty, especially the representation of ocean I “waves, where the escape from prison is made and the man in the leading 1 role is seen standing in the water. 1 —o- ————— Misses Clara Neadstem and Mary Riff, of Steele, passed through here ’ today enroute to Fort Wayne, for a < visit with friends. 1

SOUVENIR DAY FOR BALL BOYS Each One Given Handsome Gift and Offer Their Thanks. Each member of the Decatur team, of the Indiana Ohio league was presented with a handsome signet ring or tie pin by the loyal fans this morning. The team requests us to say to the donors that they are very thankful for this appreciation of their efforts, also for their loyalty during the season. They will always retain a warm spot for old Decatur and a number of them will no doubt be seen here again next season. o WANTS PAY FOR HER CLOTHES Through Attorney Thomas W. Saylor, Mrs. Alice Openhelm this morning filed in the circuit court a suit for S2OO damages against Richard Humphrey, proprietor of the bus and transfer line, which in her complaint she avers she sustained through the negligence of the defendant.

The occasiori for this suit will be easily recalled. Several weeks ago, Mrs. Oppenheim, who had been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Saylor, in this city, instructed Humphrey to transfer her trunk from the baggage room at the L. E. and W. station to the Clover Leaf depot in time for her to make the early morning eastbound train the succeeding day. One of the employees of Humphrey took the trunk to the station early that evening and left it setting upon the baggage platform. The next morning when Mrs. Oppenheim arrived at the station to depart on the train it was found that the trunk had been stolen and carried a short distance down the tracks where it had been opened and the contents either taken away or thrown into the mud along the road. Her damage she places at S2OO and says that the defendant has refused payment of this amount.— Bluffton Banner.

ARE DOWN AND OUT Nearly a Thousand Saloons Took the Count

DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS Moore Law Has Aided the Anti’s Greatly and the Workers are Jubilant. Indianapolis, Sept. 15. —The Indiana Anti Saloon league made public today a statement which shows the sweeping scope of the anti-saloon movement in this state. Referring to the fact 955 saloons have been put out of business in Indiana since' May, 1905, the statement contains this interesting comment: “If placed in a row, allowing twenty feet for each saloon, they would extend over three and three-fifths miles.” That the Moore law has been an efficacious instrument in knocking out the saloons is proved by the fact that on May 1, 1905, there were 169 townships in the state from which the saloons had been driven out by remonstrance and now 390 townships are under remonstrance. Then there were only five city wards in the state where remonstrances had been successfully invoked against the saloons. Now there are thirty-two remonstrance wards. Then there were 547 dry townships in the state; now there are 723 dry tow’nships. Then there were 20 dry wards, now there are 55 dry wards. Then there was not a single dry city in the state, now there are six dry cities. There were two dry counties then and now there are seven dry counties. The number of dry county seat towns has increased from seven to twenty-one.

At the present moment there are 1,284,853 persons living in dry territory in Indiana, as against 810,099 on the day the Moore law became operative. There are now 293 wet townships in Indiana and the indications are that the liquor will be squeezed out of a good many of them in the near future. The anti-saloon leaguers are in high feather over the progress they are making. o — Charles Good and Herb Lachot were visitors at Fort Wayne yesterday and returned to the city last night.

ARE HUMAN FIENDS Persons who Tried to Poison Mrs. Eli Merryman WHO FORMERLY LIVED HERE Sprinkled Strychnine on Meat in Refrigerator—Police Are Making Investigation. The entire police department of Fort Wayne is engaged in an effort to run down fiends in human form who made a dastardly attempt yesterday upon the lives of two women, as aresult of which Frances Steele, the divorced wife of Eli Merryman, was saved from death only by the strenuous work of two doctors, and Mrs. Emma Feldheiser, the divorced wife of Andrew Feldheiser, was prevented from a similar fate by the timely discovery of Miss Steele’s condition. The method employed by the wouldbe murderers was the sprinkling of strychnine on meat in a refrigerator used by the women and but for the fact that Miss Steele was discovered before the poison had time to thoroughly effect its work, the dastards would have accomplished their purpose in at least one case. There is absolutely no clue to the identity of the persons who placed the poison and the police are wholly at sea in the matter. While Drs. Morse Harrod and A. H. Macbeth, who were called to attend Miss Steele, are certain that the poison used was strychnine, and analysis will be made today to determine the fact to a certainty. The two women reside at 635 East Wayne street, Miss Steele accupying apartments with her father in the basement of the house, and Mrs. Feldheiser, who is a palmist, living in the upper portion of the building. The refrigerator which was used by both families jointly, stands in a summer house. The door was locked, as usual, on Saturday night, the women state, and it was found locked by Miss Steele Sunday morning when she went to get her meat, indicating that the poisoners must have had a key which fitted the door. On Saturday night the father of Miss Steele went to Decatur to visit friends, leaving her alone. Later developments show that she arose late Sunday morning and about 10 o'clock went to the refrigerator in the summer house

(Continued on page 2.) MRS. MYERS DEAD Was Well Known Lady of Near Honduras HAD BEEN ILL SIX MONTHS Death Was Due to Cancer of the Liver—Funeral Services Held this Afternoon. Mrs. Ellen Myers, aged fifty-five years, wife of John Myers, who re-

sides one-half mile south of Honduras, died Saturday at noon after an illness of six months duration, death resulting from cancer of the liver and stomach trouble. She was well known in the community, having a host of friends who will be grieved to learn of hqr sudden demise. She was born in Trumble county, Ohio, and came to this county soon after her marriage and had since made this her home. She was a member of the Zion church at Honduras, and was an earnest and devoted worker in its behalf and her energies in this manner will be sadly missed by the church. The funeral was held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Zion church at Honduras and interment was made in the Zion cemetery.

A number of small boys made themselves quite conspicuous with their presence last evening at the Presbyterian church corner, where they started in to playing with the guy wires that hold the electric light poles in place. The boys shook the lamp so strong that they burned the same out and also caused the fuses in several houses to be burned out Martin Mylott, the city electrician, was called out and remedied the same.

G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT OVER Commander Burton Makes His Appointments. Saratoga, N. Y.. September 13. —Veterans of the Grand Army of Republic who have been attending the 41st annual encampment of the organization, concluded their business today and adjourned until 1908. Installation of officers, adoption of several recommendations from the committee on resolutions and Commander-in-Chief Burton’s announcement of appointive officers, took up the time. The officers were installed by Robert B. Beath, of Philadelphia, past commander-in-chief. Commander-in Chief Burton’s appointments include the following; Charles Burrows, Rutherford, N. J., quartermaster general; Col. D. A. Stowitz, Buffalo, inspector general; J. E. CoryWinons, Toledo. Ohio, senior aide-de-camp and chief of staff. Retiring Commander Brown was made chairman of the committee on pensions. The council of administration includes William Armstrong, Indianapolis, and William J. Patterson, Pittsburg.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Several Criminal Cases Disposed of PLEAS OF GUILTY ENTERED Action in Oth'r Causes —Several Set for Trial—Three Marriage Licenses Issued.

In the injunction suit of Ed Meyers et al vs. David Werling et al, C. J. Lutz entered his appearance for the board of commissioners, D. B. Erwin for surveyor, Baumgartner and Peterson and Moran for contractor Miller. Case No. 7424 Sixby and Grimme Co. vs. Thomas E. Kraner, replevin, was consolidated with No. 7323, the same title and a change of venue granted to Allen county. Isadore Kaiver et al vs. William L. Gunder, suit on warranty,demand $250 motion to require plaintiff to make corqplaint more specific, overruled; demurrer filed and overruled, answer filed, motion for change of judge sustained.

Julius Haughk et al vs. E. Fritzinger et al, on street assessment lien, demand $1,000; appearance by Heller and Son and A. P. Beatty for defendants. Cora M. Karmebery vs. William Wittwer et al. account set for trial Monday, October 14. State of Indiana vs. Ira Beard, trespass, plea of guilty, fined $5.00 and costs.

State vs. Charles Force, allowing minors to play pool, plea of guilty; fined SIO.OO and costs. State vs. W. H, Lindsey, keeping gaming room, plea of guilty; fined SIO.OO and costs. State vs. Henry Vian, allowing minors to play pool; two cases, set for trial Wednesday morning. State vs. W. H- Lindsey, allowing minors in pool room; plea of guilty; fined $lO and costs. State vs. Louis Wible, keeping gaming room; plea of guilty; fined $15.00 and costs. State vs. Theodore Hendricks, petit larceny; cause continued because of absence of ,important witness. State vs. Albert Baker, hunting on Sunday; cause dismissed and defendant discharged.

Marriage licenses have been issued to Harry Fuhrman, aged twenty-four, a carpenter, of Washington township and Bertha Tindall, aged eighteen, of Plesant Mills; Elroy Chrisman, aged twenty-two, a farmer, and Malinda D. Steele, aged sixteen, of Geneva; Jacob J. Stahley, aged thirty-three, a Hartford township farmer, and Martha M. Speicher, aged thirty, a seamstress of Wabash township.

Price Two Cents

IS NO REDUCTION Freight Rates Growing Higher MOVEMENT OF EVANS’ SHIPS Never Before Has So Powerful a Fleet Gone on So Long a Journey—lndiana Banks. September 16.—That the Interstate Commerce Commission will not attempt basic reductions of rates or reductions on any general scale, may be accepted as practically settled. The comm|ission will reassemble before long, probably about October 1, and will enter on the season of hard work that lies before it. It will find itself pretty sharply criticised in some quarters, because there is a tendency on the part of the railroads to increase freight rates rather than to reduce them. On high authority it is learned that no general reductions in freight rates may be looked for. The railroads will point to increased cost of labor and materials, and this will undoubtedly be accepted by the commission as solving the broad problem on the theory that many of the principal basic rates are too high. The commission’s view rather will be that if they have been too high in the past, they can hardly be held so now under present conditions.

Washington, September 16. —With Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s return to Washington from his inspection of facilities for caring for the Atlantic fleet on the Pacific coast, renewed activities are being displayed by the naval authorities in putting into effect the complicated plans for the movement of “Bob” Evans’ battleships. Not since the Spanish war have naval officers been confronted with so great and so intricate a problem. Never before has so large and powerful a fleet gone on so long a journey. Although it is officially termed a practice cruise, and the statement is made that the presence of the ships in the Pacific will be only temporary, the government is taking no chances. The state department is paving the way for the proper reception of the fleet by the people of the coast.

Washington, September 16. —The controller of the currency has issued a certificate authorizing the Wayne National Bank, of Cambridge City, Ind., to begin business. The bank is capitalized at $50,000, and has the following officers: John K. Smith, president; W. Bent Wilson, vicepresident; Robert A. Hicks, cashier. The Lake State Bank has been organized at Richmond, Ind., with a capital of $25,000. A new state bank has been organized at Brownstown, Ind., with a capital of $25,000 to take the place of the People’s State Bank at Ewing, which was closed by the state auditor some time ago.

NEW D.B. MINISTER ■" .... 1 Rev. Stangler of Pleasant Lake Comes Here r REV. KESSINGER TO LEAVE United Brethren Conference Makes a Change—Rev. Kessinger Has Made Many Fri e nds Here. At the annual conference of the U. B. church which was held at Laketon last week, it was decided that Rev. L. A. Stangler, of Pleasant Lake, is to be transferred to Decatur, and take charge of the church of this place. Rev. Stangler is a minister of ability and his wife is an accomplished musician, both vocal and instrumental and this family will certainly be welcome to our midst. They will move their household goods here in the near future. Although we have not ascertaind where Rev. Kessinger will go, but it is safe to say that he will be assigned to a good charge as he is possessed of rare ability in this line of (Continued on page 3.)