Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 290

SERIOUS TROUBLE For Jack Graves, a Warsaw Lawyer Well Known in Decatur. HE STOLE A FARM Also Embezzled $1,250, According to a Warrant Recently Filed.

Hon. John C. Graves, an attorney from Warsaw, popularly known over the state as Jack Graves, and who bas transacted considerable business in this city, Is under arrest for embezzling a forty acre farm and $1,250 in money. There is some system to. that and when a man has the ability to smuggle goods of such proportions he is certainly entitled to all the medals. Graves several years ago secured contracts in several counties in the stare to investigate the books and records of township trustees. He landed such a job in Wells county, but failed to make his suits stick and in turn was saed for the costs. Such a case against him is set for December 16th at Bluffton. Now he is having more trouble as told in the following dispatch sent out from Warsaw: “Charged with embezzlement of funds of his client the Arbuckle Ryan Harvester company, Attorney John C. Graves, of Warsaw, was arrested today. Unable to furnish a bond of $5,000 fixed by County Clerk Aaron Rasor, he appealed to Judge Lemuel W. Royse, who reduced the sum to $2,500. It is charged in the affidavit filed by Prosecutor Anglin that Graves feloniously and fraudulently appropriated a check for $1,250 belonging to his employer. A second case on the same charge is based on the allegation that Graves secreted and feloniously appropriated a certificate of purchase to forty acres of land. It is hinted that others may be implicated.”

TEACHERS MEET Report of the Mid-Winter Institute Held Last Saturday. i MET IN THIS CITY , 1 Splendid Program Was Given and Was Appreciated by Every Teacher. The Adams county teachers’ association met in its annual session Saturday morning, Nov. 30. at 9:30 in the Methodist church of Decatur. The first number on the program was indicative of the kind program we were to have throughout the day. This was the musical number of the Monroe township orchestra. Their numbers throughout the day were highly appreciated by the institute. Their performance was of a high order. One remarkable thing about the Adams county teachers is their punctualityOnly six teachers were absent, and this, coming at the Thanksgiving r* cess( makes it the more remarkable. The superintendent, by a few wt 11 chosen remarks, impressed all with the seriousness of the teaching P rc session. He spoke briefly of the higher plane on which the profession has been placed by the last legislature. „ In his discussion of “Trodden Path, we think that Mr. Hornady said some very truthful things. He did not point out all of the old ruts in which some teachers travel, but undoubtedly did make some of them clear, i•• Beery’s discussion of the above su ject was very forceful. One of the strongest papers of e day was that of Prof. 0. E. Fraze, science teacher of the Decatur school. Its discussion by Prof Hu ’ superintendent of the Berne schoo was equally strong. These two m are valuable additions to the teac tag profession in Adams county Rev. Wilcox's lecture on Evidences of the Flood” was ajcW *rly address. All were impressed

the wide range of historical study and research shown in the lecture. The afternoon session met promptly at 1:30. The superintendent announced as the first subject, “Township High Schools.” Mr. Weldy discussed the history and development of the township high school during the course of his paper. Mr. Weldy pointed out the defects of the township high schools of Adams county. His paper also brought out the remedy, for to every defect he had a practical remedy.

In the discussion of the above subject, Mr. Robt. Mann, principal of the Monmouth school, developed the idea that as most of our teachers have come from the country, so in the future the ranks of the profession must

be filled from the country. Hence the township high school must furnish the great opportunity for equipping i these recruits. He pleaded for recog--1 nition by the commissioned schools of the township high school graduates. Mr. Jesse N. Snyder, of Jefferson township, developed the idea that lack of parental authority was largely the . cause of the juvenile offender in his subject, the “Parental Condition of the Juvenile Offender.” The discussion of this subject by Mr. Milton Miller, of French township, was exceedingly good. After the afternoon recess and music by the orchestra. Miss Mamie Baily favored the institute with one of her inimitable readings. The last subject of the program, "Does the District School Fulfill its Mission? If Not, Why Not?” was ably discussed by Mr. W. H. Miller. His standpoint was that from the parent. Mr. Melvin Mallonee discussed the subject from the teachers’ point of view, and Mr. Martin Jaberg discussed it from the pupils standpoint. The music was of a high order. The vocal duet rendered in the forenoon was highly appreciated by the insti- ' tute. On the whole it was one of the ' best institues ever held in Adams i county. o

COURT HOUSE NEWS Criminal Week Begins and the Petit Jury Reports for Duty.

*JEW DEPUTY CLERK Dan Roop Begins Duties at Court House—Gerke Warranty Case Dismissed. The third week of the November erm if court began this morning. This s criminal week and the petit! jury •eported for duty.

Dan Roop, of Blue Creek, township, reported at the clerk’s office this morning for duty. He will devote a month in learning his work and on January Ist will begin his term as deputy clerk, under James P. Haefllng whose term of office begins at that time. He is an affable young man. who will soon become popular among the patrons of that office. The drainage commissioners in the petition of Henry I. Teeple et al for a ditch, filed their report. The case of Herman Gerke vs. Christian W. Boknecht and Frank Dibble, suit on the warranty of a horse, demand $l5O, was dismissed in motion by plaintiff, the costs being paid. In the case of J. H. Voglewede. guardian vs. John Gluting et al, partition. a demurrer was filed by Mr. Gluting. _ A marriage license was issued to John F. Morningstar, aged twenty-one X- -d Effie Jane Teeter, aged nineteen. B Frank Kern has tendered his . o+inn as justice of the peace of xxu - "”” d to this city. _ “TTgrain dealers have bought ljo 1 . f ittle corn this year as it is bUt Ve d being cut before it was ripe. “helW and placed in a bin. it when felled There is little corn heats and ™ T and no t many ° f a e" have anv they wish to sell so farmers have . worked on them, no groat hardship - Miners compU ground year's crop-

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 2, 1907.

FORAKER STIRS’EM Says He is a Candidate for the Presidential Nomination. CAUCUSES ARE HELD Party Leaders Selected by the Lower House of Congress. Washington, December 2.—Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s announcement that he is a candidate for the presidency while not unexpected, is the political topic of the day. Coming as it does at a time when the candidacy, of William H. Taft is at a standstill, it presents to the politicians many possibilities for consideration. It is an unusual thing for one state to have two candidates of the same political faith for the presidency. The prevailing view here is that the situatiin will make it impossible for the national convention to think seriously of taking its candidate from Ohio. Washington, December 2. —Caucuses of both the republican and democratic congressmen were held and officers for the coming session nominated. John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, was chosen by the democrats for speaker and thus again becomes the floor leader of his party. The republicans renominated for the third time Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, who will be elected Monday. Washington, December 2. —Senator Beveridge will reintroduce probably next week, his child labor bill and his bill providing that the meat packers shall pay the cost of inspection and requiring that the date of packing go on the can. The important new bill he will introduce will provide for the appointment of a tariff commission. He may not introduce this bill until after the Christmas holidays, as he desires to work out the details carefully. *

A MANDAMUS SUIT Is Threatened Against the Adams County Board of Commissioners. OVER STONE ROAD Petitioners for Macadam Improvement on Wells County Line to File Suit. Bluffton, Ind.. December 2.—Another mandamus suit against the commissioners of Adams county will likely be filed by Attorneys Eichorn and Vaughn, who are attorneys for the petitioners for the imrpovement of the Lobsiger road on the county line between Adams and Wells. Saturday was the date named by the Wells county commissioners for the joint meeting between the boards of the two counties and the Adams county board had been notified, but they failed to appear to sit with the Wells county commissioners. After waiting until afternoon the Wells county board adjourned. Judge Vaughn said that he could not yet state positively the next proceeding. A telephone message Saturday morning was to the effect that the Adams county board would not be here. This is the second time that the same petition was presented and at the first time the Adams county board got out of taking action on the ground that one of their townships affected was above the debt limit. The local attorneys now declare that this condition no longer exists. — —o The new flues arrived this morning from Fort Wayne for the defective boiler at the city plant and were installed today and by tomorrow will be ready for use. This completes all the necessary repairs at the city plant at this time and everything is now in readiness for the heavy holiday run that is due in a short time.

“A ROYAL SLAVE” TUESDAY A Favor Ute Play on the Boards at the Bodse. It may be of interest to our readers to know that an actual incident furnished the author of “A Royal Slave” with the initial idea out of which this great play was evolved. The little item of news appeared in the daily papers at that time. It is as follows: “A wealthy Mexican gentleman who was known to possess vast, hidden estate, suddenly disappeared and was finally given up by his family. Several years later a gang of celebrated bandits was surprised and captured in their stronghold and a poer, insane man rescued. He was take rto a hospital in the City of Mexico, where an operation of trepanning the skull whs performed on him, his reason returning. He proved to be the long-lost gentleman who had been captured by the bandits, who, in trying to force him to tell the hiding place of his fortune, had struck him a severe blow on the head which dented the skull and rendered him insane. He had been a captive for years, the bandits hoping that he might remember, in his half-lucid moments, the much coveted secret hiding place, and reveal it.” Os the plays that one sees In a lifetime, he can count on his fingers the ones that combine high literary merit with great dramatic value. “A Royal Slave” is one of these few and it also adds deep heart interest and the most beautiful scenic surroundings with which a play, could be embellished, as the scenes are laid in Mexico, proverbially the land of sunshine and flowers, of palms and fountains. No play has appeared in this country for years of which the press speaks in such unstinted and unqualified praise. This in one of the surest and best tests of a really great play, and “A Royal Slave” is a great play in every sense of the word. At the Bosse opera house Tuesday, Dec. 3. HENDRICKS CASE Began in Circuit Court this Morning—Charge is Petit Larceny. FIRST JURY TRIAL Defendant, a Monroe Township Man, is Accused of Stealing Ten Dollars. The case of the State vs. Theodore Hendricks, of Monroe township, began in circuit court this morning, petit larceny being the charge. The jury was empaneled at 11:30 and the hearing of testimony began this afternoon. The case will probably go to the jury some time Tuesday. H. B. Heller represents the state and L. C. DeVoss is looking after the interests of the defendant. Hendricks is accused of confiscating a ten dollar bill from one Joseph L. Hook. Both men attended a public sale given by a Mr. Campbell in the fall of 1906. Hook bought some property, amounting to $14.00 and went to the clerk’s desk to settle. He laid down two ten dollar bills but the clerk didn’t have the change. Hendricks volunteered to change one of the bills. He took out his pocket book and Hook claims he picked up one bill before and one after he made the change and the controversy resulted in the affair being reported to the November 1906 grand jury and the return of an indictment. There are quite a number of witnesses and the case is crating some interest. Attorey DeVoss for the defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment, which was overruled and the trial proceeded. — o Two new shows will be introduced this evening at the Pictorium, the first being entitled “The Rival Motorists” | which shows an auto race to win a girl’s affection, the second subject is “All on Account of a Lost Collar Button” which is a very amusing subject. The second film gives a graphic description of Mother Goose’s fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood,” which should be seen by all the little tots. The second subject is “A Wonderful Lantern” which shows many comic and beautiful scenes. The two shows are fine and should be seen by all. Mr. and Mrs. James Chilcote, of Willshire, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Flanders over Sunday and returned to their home today. I

MEET HERE NEXT District Convention of Christian Endeavor Closes Sessions at Bluffton. PROGRAM WAS GOOD Chorus from Berne Surprised the Delegates in a Very Pleasing Manner. The Christian Endeavor Convention of the Fort Wayne district adjourned last night at the conclusion of the evening program at the First Prebyterian church. Announcement was made before the adjournment that it had been decided at the executive session to hold the next convention of the district at Decatur, in November, 1908. The closing session of the convention was one of the best of the two days’ session, and a most interesting and enjoyable program was presented. An especially pleasing number not down on the original program and therefore an unexpected treat was voval singing by a male chorus from Berne, members of a large chorus of about fifty voices belonging to the Berne church. Their singing was pronounced exceptionally fine and they won merited applause. The regular song services were conducted by C. R. Willson and the devotional services were in charge of Rev. H. B. Dietenbach, of the First Reformed church of this city. Miss Lanham, the state secretary, gave another pleasing address on the subject “A Big Opportunity” and the state president, C. J. Orbison, was present for this session and gave his only address before the convention. It was an interesting and instructive address, and was helpful in the new ideas it conveyed to the Christian Endeavorers in their work. There was a vocal solo by Miss Chloe Hi.ester, and the closing address was by J. R. Klever, of Berne, who spoke on the subject, “The Radiant Life.” The convention was closed with consecration services. —Bluffton News.

ELKS MEMORIAL Popular Lodge Did Honor to Deceased Brothers— Many Present. SERVICES BEAUTIFUL Prayer, Songs, Eulogies— Appropriate Address by H. L. Conter. One of the most impressive services ever held in the city were conducted Sunday afternoon by the Benevolent and Protective order of Elks at their lodge room in honor of those Elks whose membership with the lodge has been severed by the hand of death. The lodge room was packed by the Elks and their friends and the beautiful music and eloquent tributes to the memory of the departed brothers, words of prayer and the ritualistic work of the order, made the services one of unusual inpressiveness. The services were opened by Exalted Ruler A. P. Beatty, who conformed with the work as laid down by the grand lodge and the same was listened to in a very attentive manner. The Elks choir then sang “Nearer My God to Thee” which was followed by the opening prayer by Rev. C. B. Wilcox. Miss Beery then rendered a vocal solo entitled “Heavenly Song” which was more than appreciated by the audience. Past Exalted Ruler H. L. Conter delivered the first address of the afternoon, his subject being, “Our Departed Brothers,” and he spoke as follows: Exalted Ruler. Brothers and Friends: This day has been set apart by Elkdom to pay honored tribute to our dead. Decatur lodge has but one brother, who has gone to his final reward and we mourn his loss. Roman Holthouse was born and raised In this city and for a number of years was engaged in business with his father. He afterwards became a traveling salesman

and was very successful in his chosen occupation. It was my good fortune to know him intimately in the last few years of his life and to know him was to love him. He was always cheerful, charitable and generous to a fault. While a seeker after the good things of life, he never overlooked the misfortunes of others and always extended a helping hand to those in need. We all well remember the sad fate that befell him and the pall of gloom that was cast over our city by his sudden demise. By his death this lodge lost a dutiful and beloved member and his family a kind and loving husband and father. To them this lodge extends the hand of sympathy. The Elks choir rendered another selection entitled “I Can Hear My Savior Calling” which was followed by an address by David E. Smith his subject being “Charity.” This being one of the leading characteristics of the order of Elkdom, Mr. Smith had a broad field to cover and he handled his subject in a most impressive manner and brought forth many new and original ideas concerning the theory as to what charity conveyed. A vocal solo entitled “One Sweetly Solemn Thought” was beautifully rendered by Mrs. C. B. Wilcox, and the same was appreciated by all her hearers. “Justice” was the title of Judge R. K. Erwin’s talk and for fifteen minutes he held his audience spellbound, while he extoled the many and beautiful lessons to be learned from this subject, and he carried conviction to all his hearers. The Elks choir rendered another selection entitled “Jesiis Savior, Pilot Me” which was followed by an address by Judge J. T. Merryman on “The Hopes of An Elk.” This was the closing address of the afternoon and the committee made no mistake in putting this subject in Judge Merryman’s hands, as he not only did . justice to himself, but to the order he represented. He spoke at length concerning the earthly hopes of all Elks (Continued on p«g* Z.)

o STRONG SERMONS I ! Dr. Foreman Delivered Two Interesting Discourses Here Sunday. MANY GOOD THOUGHT Large Audiences at Both Services —At Indianapolis Next Sunday.

Dr. Charles Preston Foreman D.D. of Winona, who is delivering a series of sermons at the Presbyterian churct again pleased large audiences yester day morning and evening by able ad dresses on themes that were most ab sorbing. In the morning service the subject “The Church, It’s Great Law,’ was taken up and handled in a mannei that appealed to all present. Vital points to the members of the church were discussed in this discourse and it proved beneficial to all. The subject for the evening service was, if possible, the most interesting, and instructive as well, that the reverend has delivered in this city. “Christ, the Language of His Cross” furnished the theme and thoughts were revealed and pictured which possibly have never before been placed before the church going people of Decatur. Dr. Foreman dwelt for some time in a general way on his theme and then proceeded to furnish reasons for Christ being the language of the cross upon which he was crucified. “The sentence, Jesus Christ the King of the Jews,” was written upon the cross above Christ, in Hebrew, Latin and Greek, said the speaker. “The fact that these superscriptions were written thus” he continued, “was evidence that Christ should be the center of thought in religion, social life and business, as the three different classes, that existed at that time represented each of these.” The discourse was most interesting and was exceptionally pleasing to all who were in atetndance. Dr. Foreman will not preach here next Sunday for the reason that he has been engaged to talk in Indianapolis for ’the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana, who are centralizing their efforts in Indianapolis, but he will be here one week from Sunday to resume his work, —-o Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Sillig, of Portland, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Flanders over Sunday and returned to their home this afternoon

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IS GETTING READY Primary Election is on Friday of this Week. TICKETS WEDNESDAY Free Telephone Service Throughout the County Election Night. The printing of the tickets for the primary election now in the hands of the printer, the same to be ready for delivery by Wednesday morning. On this day the inspector for each of the twenty-seven precincts will appear and get his tickets and other election supplies. This will give them Thursday to get their booths ready for service for the battle on Friday. If the weather continues favorable, a large vote will be polled. The candidates are all working hard and their friends are doing likewise, and it now looks like a battle royal. The primary throughout has been free of anything bordering on corrupt practices. Ip. fact it is the most decent and well behaved primary election ever held In Adams county, and the Democrat congratulates those in charge. The influence of such a primary electien are both right and wholesome, and means the building up of the party in power. Returns from the election will be received Friday evening. Arrangements are being made for free telephone service throughout the county, and any one wishing any information are free to call the Democrat, any time after six o’clock on election night. Policeman Bohnke received word this morning from the sheriff at Montpelier, Ind., informing him to be on the lookout for a stolen horse, black in color, with a white stripe in face, a curb on right hing leg, age seven and weight about 1,300 pounds. The animal when last seen was headed In this direction and Mr. Bohnke is keeping a sharp lookout for the same.

Commissioners Began Regular Monthly Session Today. BUSINESS IS QUIET Ed Young Granted a Saloon License —Ditch Petitions Discussed. The board of county commissioners met this morning tor their regular December session and were busy today attending to routine business, which however, was lighter this term than usual. Edward E. Young, of Geneva, was granted a license to sell liquor, after the regular examination of witnesses and the other necessary preliminaries. In the matter of the petition for a drain filed by Marcelllus Davidson et al, proof of service of notice on party named in the report but not in the petition was filed. The petition for the John Smitley et al drain was dismissed at cost of the petitioners upon request of John Smitley. William H. Teeple, Warren Janes, John Gephart and Henry H. Foreman. J. W. Teeple appeared for the petitioners. The allowing of bills will be concluded Tuesday morning, concluding the session earlier than usual. ——o — Saturday was the date set for the joint meeting of the boards of commissioners of Adams and Wells counties to act on the Lobsiger road on the line between two counties, and. from the non-appearance of the Adams county board, it appears that the road will go the same route that has been taken by the other two that Wells county petitioners have attempted to build on the line during the past year, (that Is, It will never be constructed.