Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1908 — Page 1

■'oiume VI. Number 234.

■ADJOURN I TONIGHT ■s the Present Program of I the Special Legislative Session SAWAIT COMMITTEE jrhey Will Exonerate Hanly I and Criticize Wickwire . and Kinseley Slightly Kndtanapolis, Ind.. Sept. 30 —(SpeK'Cial to Daily Democrat) —The sessions 1 of the committee from the house of I- Representatives, which is investigatI* Ing the reported attempt of Governor » Hsr.ly to bribe Legislator Kniseley on his vote for local option, caused I ail other business in the legislature I to be subordinated today. Both | houses are ready to adjourn, but' canact do so until this committee has reported. This will very probably be at a late hour tonight. The democrats caucused this morning concerning the advisability of insisting on extending the scope cf the investigation to include all charges of any nafure for this session and also for the I session of 1907, but it was decided i to await, the report of the present comVuiittee before further action is taken. Tiie report expected from the committee is that instead of merely re|lmporting its evidence it will exonerate Hanly. and possibly declare that '' Wickwi-e who is charged with carrying the offer, hunted too much and ' that Kniseley had inferred too much, i INSTITUTES ORDER BL Grand Patriarch L. C. Helm Instituted I. O. O. F. Encampment at Gary ■ I SATURDAY NIGHT Encampment Starts Off With Fifty Charter Members—Banquet Royal In the official capacity of the high- . «*t office afforded in the state of InBteana in I. O. O. F. circles. Grand PaIjjßjarch. L. C. Helm instituted an enat Gary. Indiana, last SatVltaay evening and the order starts fifty charter members. Mr. Helm HSf the grand marshal of the grand SSjgjfcaniiitiient from Elkhart, went to IJtry Saturday and they wore greeted a large and enthusiastic crowd ■ppost'd of candidates who were Making admission to the ledge. The degree staff of the Tn■knapolis encampment number five ■jferr-d the work and the exenipliMkion of same is said to be the most ■fressive ever. The order institujat Gary was named the Helm •Mnpmcnt number 356 •* being namthe father of L. C. Helm. At tV -Close of the initiatory work, an flunt banquet was served at the '■Bria hotel and a grand time was fe'jgyed Mr. Helm will relinquish his t'-E office at the November session of '■fcrand lodge. Hfe— —o . Hr- and Mrs. T. P. Haucher transhere this morning from their J Hr at Willi? hire to Portland, where ■ wi'l visit relatives and friends days.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

neXr death in ore chute Wardner Miner, Buried to Neck in Rocks, Escapes Unhurt. Wardner, Idaho, Sept. 29—At Towers, employed in the Last Chance mine, had a narrow escape, from death when he was caught in a chute by a mass of falling rock. Towers had gone up the chute to see what had caused it to choke up, and when near the cause of the trouble the ore an drocks above became dislodged and began coming down the chute before he had time to escape. Fortunately the large boulders all missed him, but the chute below filling up, caused the muck to cover him to his neck before it was stopped. He finally escaped by crawling through the top of the chute and had not a single bone broken. OHIO GOING DRY Twelve Counties Held Elections on Local Option Yesterday ALL VOTE DRY Van Wert in the List by Nearly 900—Surprises in the Election Twelve counties in Ohio voted on the local option question yesterday, and each one voted to oust the saloons by majorities ranging from a hundred to two thousand, and putting out of business 289 saloons. The surprising feature of the elections was the fact that even cities, and several of them manufacturing places, voted dry. This makes a total of sixteen counties in that state which have voted on the new law and every one with the same result. Van Wert county gave a majority of 894 for the drys. Twenty-one saloons are affected. Adams- county, which has five saloons, went dry by 2,000. Marion county, the largest sub-di-vision that has yet taken advantage of the Rose law. went dry by a majority of 1,253, last Monday. Morrow county, essentially a rural community, ousted the saloons by a majority of approximately 2.200 the same day. Saturday last, Warren county voted dry by a majority of 129, and Meigs count went dry the same day, by more than 800. Hocking count voted dry bjf a majority of 700. Twenty-eight saloons are affected. Johnson county by a majority of 1,646 voted out thirty-six saloons. Vinton county, which has only four saloons, went dry by 800. Noble county, with five saloons, voted dry by 138. Guernsey county by a majority of 2,145 voted to banish the thirty saloons within its boundaries. o GETS LIFE TERM FOR MURDER Calored Man Confesses He Pushed Woman from Bridge. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 29.—Clint Redman, colored, was found guilty of second degree murder here today and sentenced to the state prison for lifeHe was charged with the murder of Mrs. Eva Biechleln, a white woman, in this city several months ago, whom, it is alleged, ho shoved off the Pigeon Creek bridge near the city. Redman was arrested in Louisville shortly after the murder of Mrs. Biechlein and confessed. DAVIS MUST STAND TRIAL. Alleged Slayer of Dr. Rustin Bound to District Court. Omaha. Neb., Sept. 29—Following a five days’ legal battle before Police Judge Crawford, Charles Edward Davis this afternoon was bound over to the District court to answer to the charge of murder i.i the first degree for the killing of Dr. Frederick Rustin on the morning of Sept. 2. Bail wag fixed at SIO,OOO, which was promptlv furnished by two brothers of the defendant, and the accused man was permitted to go, although he will remain in charge of a guard which has ben retained by the Davis family.

EFFORTS CROWNED Ossian Man at Last Heard from Although Reported to Be Dead HE DISAPPEARED A Year Ago and the Guardian of His Children Instituted Vigilant Hunt After a year has passed since his disappearance and every effort has been made by G. W. Blauser. guardian of his children, it is now thought that Cornelius Taylor has been heard from, although dead. Sheriff Lipkey Monday received a letter from Sheriff W. O Funston, of Sullivan, 111., stating that a man was found dead in his county last April, who resembled the missing Ossian man. He stated that if Mr. Taylor had not been located yet he would send a picture of the deceased fiere. Immediately after receiving the letter Mr. Lipkey wrote to the sheriff in Illinois asking him to send him the picture. The Illinois man received one of the circulars sent out from this city May 9, 1908 on which was a description of the man with the picture. The sheriff evidently did not receive a circular until recently and he was struck with the likeness of the picture to the one which had bee taken of the dead man. Nc particulars concerning th® death of the man found in Sullivan was given in the letter received by Mr. Lipkey. Mr. Taylor, who was demented, left his home at Ossian, August 17, 1907. Since that time, although every effort has been made to locate him all have been unsuccessful. G. W. Blauser, guardian of the children of Taylor has sent out thousands of circulars and on numerous occasions it was thought that the man had been found, but each report proved false. The last bunch of circulars which were sent out was on May 9, 1908, which was after the date when the dead man was found at Sullivan, which was on April 29 of this year. Mr. Lipkey telephoned to Mr. Blauser this morning telling him of the letter and stating that at last it looks as if the missing man had been discovered dead, —Bluffton Banner. LADIES WILL AID Pythian Sisters Will Give a Play to Help Build New K. P. Home' H. THOMAS, DIRECTOR “The Bachelor’s Honeymoon” the Title of the Home Talent Production Under the auspices of the Pythian Sisters’ lodge and the direction of Henry Thomas, a three act musical comedy play will be staged at the Bosse opera house October 19. The play, entitled “The Bachelor’s Honeymoon” is said to be the best ever seen in the city as portrayed by kcal characters, a vein of humor counteracted by a sufficient amount of pathos being characteristic thereto. Mr. Thomas has selected a double chorus composed of men and women, which will add greatly to the appointment of the event. In consideration of these features and in view of the fact that the profit realized from the show will be employed to assist in the building of the new K. P. home the patronage of the people is merited by the ladies. As planned, the Pythian Sisters will have a convenient room in the new building with all modern appliances and in appreciation of same, they have signified their willingness to raise a portion of the money to finance the construction of the home. The K. P. home will be a credit to Decatur and who is he who would not patronize the ladies and besides seeing a play twice worth the money, assist in the noble cause?

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, September 30, 1908.

GYPSY LOST HIS WIFE. Bluffton Officer Extends His Aid in Helping to Find Her. When Marshal Carlisle attempt to send one cf the Gypsies who have been camping near this city, to his wagon Monday night after he had gotten beastly drunk, the man renigged. He had come to this city with his wife early in the evening arid somehow or ether lost his wife. For this reason he refused to return tc his wagon without his better half. The man. not able to talk very plainly to start with, could talk even less intelligibly and it was some time before Mr. Carlisle wa? able to make the man understand or could understand what he wanted. Mr. Carlisle, always obliging, started cut to help hunt the frou of the Gypsy, but was unable to locate her and as a result the man returned home alone. The man and woman belonged to the band cf Gypsies who have ben camping east of the water works. The band when ordered to move by Deputy Sheriff Pierce, moved to a place along the road south of the city near the car barns of the I. U. T. company. The band will be permitted to remain there this week if they do not cause too much trouble among the farmers. —Bluffton Banner. MEET AT CHICAGO The Two Vice Presidential Candidates Exchange Courtesies BRYAN GOING HOME He Will Be Heard in Indiana and New York Before Election Chicago, Sept. 30.—James Schoolcraft Sherman and Jchn Worth Kern, the two vice presidential candidates, were introduced to each other at the Auditorium Annex yesterday. “Delighted.” said Sherman. “Glad to meet you,” said Kern. Beth men parried with dry humor, and Sherman urged Kern to call on his family when he got around to Utica, and Kern asked the Republican nominee to visit his family at Indianapolis, and tcok occasion to recommend Mrs. Kern's cooking. The conversation lasted a few minutes, and ended with each wishing the other a pleasant campaign. They had just separated when an Illinois Democrat rushed up to Kern. “I want to shake hands with the next vice president,” he said, as he grabbed Kern's hand. Kern shook his hand and then with a smile said: “Why, here’s Sherman over here. Come aver and let me introduce you. You might as well make this thing sure.” Sherman. with Nicholas Longworth started on his Illinois trip today, and Kern started for Michigan a few minutes later. He will speak at Saginaw tonight and at Kalamazoo tomorrow night and then start for Birmingham. Ala. Before leaving, Kern said 'hat his railroad pass, found at Connersville, Ind., as reported in the papers recently, had been issued to him when he became a special attorney for the Big Four railroad. This is permitted by law. He said that he had not ridden a mile on passes during his present canvass and had only used that pass when traveling as the company’s special attorney. He said he had only appeared as attorney for the company when its regular attorneys were out of Indianapolis. Mr. Bryan closes his first big speaking tour of the campaign at Rock Island, 111., tonight. He then hurries home to direct the fall plowing and get the boys on his farm out to hustling in the 80-cent com crop and get the steers headed for market. He is to stay on the Fairview farm until October 6, when he comes to Chicago to be present at the deep waterways convention. The Bryan plans after that date have not been decided on, but jt has been practically settled- that he will not take the talked of trip to the Pacific coast. He will be seen in Indiana and New York the last week of the campaign. The tour that Mr. Bryan closes tonight at Rock Island opened just three weeks ago at Peoria and has extended through Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Michigan.

DAY OF REJOICING I I • ■ St. Paul Lutheran Church to Celebrate Twenty-Fifth Anniversary ON NEXT SUNDAY Services Will Be Held in the Morning, Afternoon • and Evening The Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's congregation at or to be more accurate, near Preble, of which the Rev. J. H. Klausing is pastor, will have a day of rejoicing and thanskgiving on Sunday, October fourth. Twenty-five I years have elapsed since their present house of worship, a substantial brick building, whose interior now presents a very pleasing and beautiful appearance, because the ladies of the congregation have equipped it with a new Brussels carpet, rubber matting, wine-colored plush altar and pulpit coverings, and last but not least, because a new pipe organ has been purchased, Was dedicated. In commem* oraticn of the last mentioned fact they have appointed the aforesaid day for their jubilee services. Three of them will be held; the first in the morning at 10:90, the second in the afternoon at 2:30 and the third in the evening at 7:30 o'clock sun time. The festive tunes of the new organ, which was built by the old reliable firm of Mr. Geo. Kilgen & Son, of St. Louis, Mo., and bought for the sum of $1,200. will be rendered by Profs. H. Hahn, of Fort Wayne, G. Fischbach, of Friedheim and F. Briel, of Preble, who will demonstrate that there is seme excellent music in it. The morning sermon, in the German tongue, will be by the Rev. G. Spiegel, who is president of the Michigan district of the Synod of Missouri. Ohio and ether states and resides at. Jackson, Mich. In the afternoon, when the dedication of the new organ takes place, the Rev. C. B. Preuss, of Friedheim will deliver an appropriate sermon, also in German. The evening service will be conducted by’ the pastor, Rev. J. H. Klausing. who will have an English discourse. The pastor and people of St. Paul's church unite in extending a most cordial invitation to their friends near and far, to attend one and all of these services. — IS BADLY INJURED John Debolt, of Decatur, Belonging to Standing Army Attacked by Bandit YELLOWSTONE PARK His Horse Was Shot from Under Him and Animal Fell Upon Him Lying at a hospital in Yellowstone Park, John, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Debolt, of this city, is suffering from Injuries received while attempting to stop the dastardly worn of the bandit, who a few weeks ageheld up several stage coaches in the famous park. Mr. Debolt who is a member of Troop E, of the H. cavalry was detailed for police duty in the park, and as he was riding to and fro on his steed he heard the cries of the occupahts of the coaches. He and several of his comrades, members of the standing army, hurried to the scene and as Debolt was approaching his horse was shot, the animal falling forcibly with the Decatur youth underneath. Debolt was badly injured by the fall and was at once taken to a hospital, where his Injuries were cared for and according to the letter written by him he is now’ recovering nicely and will be able to resume his duties. The many Decatur friends o“ the young man arc glad to hear that he was not seriously injured. ■■ - --o Mr. and Mrs. Patton, of Ligonier, Ind., arrived in the city this afternoon to make a visit with their son, Chas. Patton the contractor.

PAPAL SECRETARY TO QUIT? — American and English Prelate Said to Oppose Merry del Vai. Rome, Sept. 30. —According to the Avanti, Cardinal Merry del Vai, the papal secretary of state, is about to retire. This step, it is asserted, is an outcome of representations made to the Vatican by American and English prelates, but 'particularly !by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland. who objected to the secretary’s severe measures against modernism. According to the Avanti, Cardinal Vannutelli received these complaints in London at the time of the Eucharistic congress, and transmitted them to the pope. In the event cf Merry del Vai’s retirement he probably will be succeeded by 'Cardinal Rampolia, who formerly held this office. Rampolia’s return to power would mean a policy of dignified conciliation with regard to France an dan attitude of greater reserve toward Italy.

WRITES A LETTER Thomas R. Marshall is Still for the Letter of the Constitution NO INTERFERENCE He Will Sign No Bill of Any Kind Until He Sees It Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 28—Thomas R. Marshall, candidate for governor, was in the city yesterday and left this morning for southern Indiana for another w’eek of speech-making. While here he sent a letter to- Stokes Jackson, chairman of the democratic state committee, in which he says that now that the local option issue is out of the campaign he proposes to see if there are not some other things left in politics for the democrats to discuss. He still insists that if elected governor he will not interfere with the action of the legislaure. Mr. Marshall’s letter is as follows: “The Hon. U. S. Jackson, Chairman Democratic State Central Committee, Indianapolis, Ind. ■*Dear Sir—As you are well aware, I have not been in Indianapolis during the last week trying in any way to influence the conduct of the democratic members of the legislature. I gave my advice and went away upon my campaign. You are doubtless, however, receiving inquiries as to how I stand. New permit me to advise you: “From the commencement of this campaign I have conslstenly avowed my honest belief in the democratic local option plank and stljl believe that I was right. While I was advocating my platform I was also saying that under the constitution no government had any right to interfere with the action of the legislature. It wa s for this reason that I criticised Governor Hanly for his methods, declaring them, in my judgment, to be subversive of the constitution. It followed necessarily that I refused to say whether I would sign, not a republican, but any bill, until I had seen, read and studied it. “I have asked republican candidates several questions and they do not answer me, they seem to think that they are the teachers and I the pupil. I presume I will now be asked whether I would force the legislature to enact and to sign a bill repealing the present option law This must he considered as answer once and for all. I maintain my constitutional idea as to the governor’s dujy as above expressed. “I again repeat that I will agree to sign ho bill until T see, read and study it. My opponents may criticise me and say I evade, but that does not make it so in the eyes of a man who believes that the constitution limits his power. “Mr. Goodrich, chairman of the republican state central committee, says ; that the question is now out of poll- ; tics. If this is so. I am going to see i if there are not some things left in I politics for us to discus" Therefore. I from this time on I will, regardless of < inquiries, argue to the voters of In- < diana to consider as I have argued | to fhem in the past, all the issues be- j fore them and beg them to take their 1 government Into their own hands if s they want it back.”

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/HOW IT EFFECTS US Much Discussion Here as , Result of the County Lo- ( cal Option Law NEARLY A YEAR [ Albert Lehrman Can Run Until August if County Votes “Dry” i Since the passage of the county loi cal opticn law, there has been a great 1 amount of discussion as to how it will .affect Decatur and Adams county. | Opinion is divided as to whether or 1 not this county can be voted dry, and when the time comes there is sure to [be an interesting campaign. The fight has already began over the state. [ Wayne and Huntington counties having begun the work of preparing the necessary petition bearing the names of twenty per cent of the voters and they will be the first to test the pulse of the people. However the anti-sa-I oon people say that no general effort will be made along these lines until after the first of the year and it is the guess that the fight here will likely Lbe delayed until about February or jperhaps little later, according ta the best information obtainable. At &ny rate, those who can’t imagine how they will get along can assure themselves of the fact that they will have no trouble buying wet goods Ul Decatur until August next. After a ’ county votes dry according to the > new law. then after ninety days, all - licenses shall be null and void except , those issued before the passage of the new law. From this it is easily figured that Albert Lehrman. who operates the west end saloon may con- ’’ |duct same, no difference how the elecf jtion goes, until August 4th next, that > [being the time for the expiration of t his license, while Charles T. Omlor and L. T. Brokaw can continue until July -6th. Three-fourths of the 11- ‘ censes expire between this time and 1 next March and those who take out . licenses In the meantime enn operate only three months after the county votes dry if it does. When they can--1 cel the license they receive back the ' money proportionately due. says the law. o- ■- GARMENTCO. FROST . Are Trying to Work Further Graft on Bluffton Seamstresses SENT LADY TEN CENTS For Sewing Five Pairs of Insoles and Make Proposition to Another The Home Garment company, of Muncie, which mislead so many Bluffton ladies into believing that they were getting good positions as seamstresses have done nothing so far as can be learned toward squaring things but information at hand would indicate that they had endeavored to dupe more ladies into paying them a membership fee. When Mrs. McDowell tendered her resignation the company wrote in a few days request lug her to send in any goods that she might have on hand, but made no arrangements with her to adjust matters here satisfactorily with the ladies who had been drawn into the affair by their flattering proposition. Further Investigation shows that instead of trying to make matters right when another lady wrote to them asking for paricniars and offering to act as their agent here if satisfactory arrangements could be made, the company informed her that she might have the agency if she would secure twentv-five new members at 50 cents each. One lady completed five palm of insoles and sent them to the company and they sent her ten cents m payment, but this was followed by a letter stating that her work was unsatisfactory and that they could sen. (Continued on P**® Two)