Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 243.

CASE IS IN COURT — Officers File Affidavit Charg-1 ing Charles Wolfe With Murder IN FIRST DEGREE x I Bench Warrant Issued and Prisoner Will Be Held to Grand Jury When court convened this morning, • Prosecutor Henry B. Heller filed the affidavit, signed by the sheriff, Eli Meyer, and charging Charles Wolfe j with the murder of Jacob Mangold. ' A bench warrant was issued, returnable forthwith and the defendant will i be held without bail until the further | ’ order of the ccur. The affidavit reads as follows: State of Indiana vs. Charles Wolfe, I Murder, in the Adams circuit court, 1 September term, 1508: Eli Meyer, I who first being duly sworn, upon his t oath swears and says, as he is in- . formed and believes, that on the Bth ' ‘ day of October, 1908, at and in the I I county of Adams and the state of In ! diana, one Charles Wolfe did then and t there unlawfully, feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice, kill • and murder, one Jacob Mangold, by i then and there unlawfully, feloniously, purposely and with permeditated mal- • ice, striking and beating the said Jat cob Mangold on the head and person, | thereby, mortally wounding the said • Jacob Mangold, with a dangerous wea- [ pon, towit: a large and heavy club, which he, the said Charles Wolfe, then and there held in his hands, of which | mortal wounding the said Jacob ManI gold, then and there died, contrary I to the form of the statute in such | cases made and provided and against I. the peace and dignity of the state of | Indiana. ELI MEYER. ! ■ Subscribed and sworn to before me. E this 9th day of October, 1908. HENRY B. HELLER. Pros. Atty. ' o INTEREST GROWS IA Large Crowd at the Evangelical Church Last Evening |rev. MYGRANT HERE Delivered a Splendid Message at the Revival— Tomorrow’s Program ' | The splendid attendance at the re♦ival meetings now in progress at the ' church speaks good omens for a successful campaign. Despite : . the many other gatherings of a special H&iaracter in cur city, the church was ■ filled with people to hear the sweet Story of the Gospel. The afternoon Service of yesterday was led by Rev. A. D. Kraft, of Scott, 0. He spoke of the table spread in the kingdom of G<>l and of the voluntary access to it by each person: and that although sMmple prevision has been made for spiritual blessings many are not availing themselves of these heavenly blessfetgs Last evening Rev. W. H. Myf'grant. of Van Wert, 0., spoke to a large and appreciative audience. He fcsed his remarks on Gal. 6:7. lie said the world is full of delusions. “Man’s neighbor may deceive; his religion may be incorrect; his faith may be delusive and finally his, future re’Krd may be disappointing. This evening at 7:30 Bro. J. W. Metzner. of Huntington, Ind., wiJI preach. Tomorrow a. m. at 9:30 the Sabbath school will convene. At 10:30 Rev. W. S. SRacy. of Blppus, Ind., will preach. At 6:30 the Y. P. A. will hold its usual irervice. Evangelistic meeting at 7: 30 p. -m., Rev. J. W. Metzner will deliver th* message. Special music is being rendered in each service. You are invited to attend these special meetings. 1 O- • Mr. George Tricker went to Richmond to look after important business.

TAKES HAND IN RIOT CASES State of Illinois Sends Representative to Aid Prosecution. Springfield, 111., Oct. 9.—The state of Illinois today took 7 a hand in the prosecution of the riot cases when Attorney General Stead and Gov. Deneen sent Charles F. Mansfield from attorney general’s office to assist the county prosecutor in the case against ‘'Slim’’ Humphrey. This ac- • tion was taken because of the fail- | ure of the state to convict in the two cases against Abe Raymer. In both instances almost mandatory instructions were issued to the juries by the court, yet the juries cleared him both times. The city is aroused over the failure to convict and the feeling is , almost as high as it was after the riots. Humphrey, who is under indictment fcr murder, is being tried today for malicious destruction of , property at Loper’s restaurant. INTEREST IS HIGH Christian Church Evangelistic Services Continue to Be Interesting A LARGE AUDIENCE Special Music Rendered Last Night—Must Carry Work to the People A fine audience listened to the sermon and the special music last night at the Christian church. The evangelist had for his subject: “He that , winneth souls is wise.’’ He emphasized the necessity of getting ready ! for evangelistic meetings. In his op- • inion personal work is the keynote ; of evangelism. You must carry the i work to the people. Christ was a ' personal worker. Many times his audience consisted of one . person only, i The woman at the well, Zaccheus, Nicodemus, etc. A few things said by the , i minister are quoted: “Some people; I are too dignified to do personal work, i Some people have more dignity than religion. Some people are about, as dignified as a marble statue, and as cold, heartless and useless.” “There are some preachers so dignithat they never preach a soul-winning sermon. There are a great many drones in the Lord’s bee-hive. The personal worker must realize that he who dies cut of Christ is lost. The gospel is the power of God to salvation, noth-| ing else will save. Every Christian is , ' God’s messenger to bring this message , to dying men and he who" dees not , do so, is a traitor to his Lord.” “Today is tpe day of salvation. Be- j gin new. God will remember his , faithful workers, there is nothing greater than the rewards to personal workers. Daniel refers to these when he says ‘They that be wise shall shine as the lightness of the fimament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.’ ” Tonight Mrs. Crabb will sing “Saved by the Crucified One” and a duet ■ will be sung by Marguerite Daniel and Mrs. Crabb. The subject for to- ! night is: “The Atonement,” 7: 30. ' Sunday morning—Bible school 9: 30. “God’s promise to David.” Sermon 10:30. Subject, “The Lord’s Supper.” Afternoon—2:3o, Talk, “Teaching department of the Church.” This is a Sunday school subject and all who are in any way interested in Sunday school work are urged to be present. All of other churches and no church. Come. Sunday evening—7:3o. There will be special music. Subject of discourse: “The Keys of the Kingdom.” What are they, to whom given etc. All are very cordially invited to all of these services. We believe you will be benefitted by attending. — o — ______- STEWART CASE IS CLOSED. Expected that Army Board Will Ori der Retirement. Washington. Oct. 9.—The case of Col. William F. Stewart before the army retiring board was closed this 1 afternoon with a brief address by Recorder Howland. It is expected that the board will recommend re- 1 tirement. The prevailing impression in Washington that the case of Col. Stewart is being “railroaded” is appar : ently borne out by the action to summon any of the 13 witnesses whose names were submitted by that of- 1 fleer’s counsel at yesterday’s session.

WAS BIG SUCCESS Democratic Meeting Largely Attended—Clark Failed to Arrive HOFFMAN’S SPEECH Brilliant Fort Wayne Attorney Pleased Crowd—Senator Fleming Spoke One of the largest crowds which ever assembled at the court room in this city was that of last evening, yhen hundreds of voters gathered there to hear the Hen. Champ Clark, of Missouri, whose coming had been announced. As may be imagined there was much keen disappointment when County Chairman Gallogly announced that late during the afternoon the news had arrived from the Chicago headquarters that Mr. Clark had been taken suddenly ill, and that it would be impossible for him to arrive. It was promised that another statesman would arrive late to take Mr. Clark’s place, but he, too, failed to arrive. However the meeting resulted in a very interesting affair just the same, for after making his announcement, he introduced the Hon. Stephen B. Fleming, candidate for joint senator ’ in Adams and Allen counties, who delivered a short address, and pleased his hearers. Following him, the Hon. Edward Hoffman, chairman of the twelfth district, was introduced and for an hour and a half held the closest attention of the large audience, .delivering one of the best political speeches ever heard in this county. He dwelt upon the local, state and national issues and made many good I prints that set his hearers to thinking. After all the meeting was a big ‘success. The next democratic meet-i ing occurs next Monday evening when | Judge Edward O’Rourke and Judge R. ' K. Erwin, of Fort Wayne, will be .here and will speak at the court house. On next Wednesday evening Hon. J. A. M. Adair will tell the Decatur vet-l ers all about it, and it is expected ' that both these meetings will be sue-1 cessful. CLOUD QUITS HORSE BUSINESS Will Not Drive Again—Goes to Work at the Murray. Tom Cloud has returned from several months in ,the country, having been working on the Houck farm since last May. He will begin his duties ias engineer at the Murray hotel next Monday, taking charge of the heating | apparatus. Tom knows his business , when it comes to working about machinery of any kind, but his regular business for twenty-seven years was that of preparing horses for the race track, and he was considered one of the best men in the country at that profession, but Tom has quit it for good so he says, there being no money in it. He knows a horse from A ; to Z and if often called upon to select ! horses for various uses and to train them. During bis career Tom has placed eight horses in the list, meaning that he has trained that number to pace less than 2:25 or trot less than 2:30. This list includes Ralph Jones. 217%, Red Dick 2:14, Moll S 2:30, Daisy C 2:30, Little Fred 2:27%. Will Raven 2:20%, Richard King 2:20%, Tax Title 2:15%. — —— On next Monday the Pythian Sisters will .begin the tickiet sale .for "A Bachelor’s Honeymoon" or “The Three Twins” a musical farce comedy in three acts, that will be presented at the Bosse Opera house Monday, Oct. 19, under their auspices. “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon’’ is a dazzling sun- ( burst of fun and rollicking music and will keep you smiling from the first curtain to the grand finale. About forty of Decatur’s best talent will take , part under the direction of Mr. Henry Thomas and everything will be done ( to make the Pythian Sisters benefit . an artistic as well as a financial sue- , cess. The ladies will canvass with . their tickets and the admission will , be twenty-five cents, no more no less, and if you don’t get your money’s , worth of laugh you will be hard to , please. The members of the cast will be announced later. , A judgment in the sum of $23 was i rendered against Dr. H. E. Leßrun ' by Squire Smith, the plaintiff being j II L. Conter. Judgment by default. |i

Decatur. Indiana, Saturday Evening, October 10, 1908.

BY FANNIE M LOTHROP * . W* u ....St* Bradley Studios, Fifth Ave., New York CORNELIUS VASDERBILT AND HIS INVENTIONS CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, capitalist, engineer and inventor, has made a success of his life,despite the handicap of wealth. He has chosen labor rather than idle luxury and determined to make a name by his mind rather than by his millions. The eldest son of Cornelius, Sr., he was educated as the heir-apparent to the bulk of a great fortune and as the future financial head of large interests and industries. After graduating from Yale in 1895 he entered the mechanical department of the New York Central Railroad to acquire a practical knowledge of engineering. He worked as conscientiously, simply and faithfully as if he were but a struggling mechanic ambitiously seeking to win his own way in the battle of life. In 1898 he married Miss Grace Wilson of New York, despite the violent opposition of his father who protested because she was older than his son. Cornelius, Jr., decided for himself, followed the guidance of his heart in the most sacred decision in the life of an individual, naturally, simply and without any consciousness of the halo of the heroic self-sacrifice the sensational press w’ould place on his head. He did merely what he felt was right and resented the impertinence of being publicly canonized, as if real love-'eould ever be out-balanced by gold. The one million dollars which he received on the death of his father was increased to seven by an arrangement with his brother Alfred who inherited the major part of the estate, and this fortune has since been more than doubled by Mr. Vanderbilt’s own efforts. He has invented more than ten valuable Improvements on locomotives alone. His tender consisting of a cylindrical water-tank and a coal-box of unusual design, has many advantages. It increases the carrying capacity for fuel and water, reduces the cost of construction and maintenance, lessens the weight and adds to the tender’s strength and life. His all-steel ears, upon which he worked two years, are superior to the ones now in use, and on the Lackawanna Road his cars carry sixty tons of coal, while five years ago a fifty-ton car was considered the limit of possibility. Mr. Vanderbilt in his writings and lectures on engineering topics, reveals ' t-a same aggressive, far-seeing and original mind shown .in his inventions. He is modest, earnest and serious, despising notoriety and is irritated by the fact that a rich young man with thoughts above mere money-spending should be regarded as a world’s wonder. Copyright transferred to Vvm. C. Mack.

SPOKE AT ELWOOD Thomas R. Marshall Has Another Enthusiastic Meeting ASKS QUESTIONS He Wants to Hear a Few Things from His Two Opponents / Elwood. Ind., Oct. 9.—About 3.500 people sat and waited patiently at the jWigw'am last night, until 9:45 o'clock for the arrival of Thomas R. Marshall who was enroute from Knightstown, but bad missed connection at Anderson, and had to come here in an automobile. The run from the county seat to this city was ade in fiftyfive minutes, and the speaker gulled off his coat and rushed into his speech amid cheers, before many in the audience knew he had arrived. Mr. Marshall having come in at the rear entrance. Mr. Marshall's speech was similar to the one he delivered at Knightstown in the (afternoon. He said in part: “Mr. Watson wants to know if I am going to appoint partisan men to office if I am elected as governor of Indiana. He seems to be greatly worried about what I am going to do. He asks me if ‘to the victor belongs the spoils.’ I want to say that if any' man is working for my election with the expectation of being appointed to an office by me, he had better quit right now. J have promised no man an office if I am elected and if any ■ man comes up and says I have. I promise as sure as God rules th? universe that he shall never be appointed to an office in the state of Indiana under my tedjninistratflon if I can help it. Now the opposition has been quizzing me and I want to ask Mr. Watson a question: Have you promised any man an office if you are elec[ted, and how many men have you told

could have the same office at your disposal if you were elected? I really am not positive who I am running against for governor of this great state, whether it is Watson or Hanly, since both these men are assailing me at every point, and it is difficult to tell which is the man behind the gun, and one cannot tell which is pulling the trigger, so closely are they interwoven politically. “Now, I want to ask Mr. Rillheimer a question, since he has ‘butted into the game.' Did you Mr. Billhelmer, in the year 1907, draw from the public treasury of Indiana SI,OOO in addition to the salary paid you? Now, don't dodge behind the pillars of the state house, or envelop yourself under Hanly’s gown. Come cut in the open and answer the question. “Hanly says I have dug a pit, erected my own scaffold, and I w r ant to say to you, fellow citizens, that if there has been a pitfall dug, or a scaffold erected. I will not be the victim to fall in the excavation or be the figure on the gibbet on the 3d of November, for I am just as sure to be elected governor of Indiana as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Mark my prediction. I have been accused of being a dreamer, an unsafe man to trust with the affairs of the state, and that I would sacrifice everything to get into office. • Gentlemen and fellow citizens, T want to say to you that if I could make all men equal under he laws of the state, if I could grant equal rights to all and special privileges to none, under this great constitution cf ours; if I could elect William Jennings Bryan to the presidency of the United States, and the other men of the pa.rty to the various offices they seek, by sacrificing myself politically, I would do it right now. and quit the job.' “I have been accused of saying that the president of the United States belonged to the predatory class, and one paper said I used the word purgatory; ’ class. Predatory is good enough for me. I am not going to pursue the' Republican into the beyond. I -am going after them right here in Indiana, right now.” ■> Mr. Marshall again said he was not. the candidate of the brewery, “and I am not the candidate cf the Anti-Sa-loon League either,” he asserted. “I am the ‘simon-pure, blown-in-the-bot-, (Continued on page 2.) L

HAD FINGER AMPUTATED Walter Jctmscr. Victim of Acscsdent Yesterday. Walter Johnson, a member of the Decatur fire department was painfully injured yesterday afternoon while assisting to manipulate the machinery of the hose cart, his index and little fingers of his left hand being badly lacerated, the former being amputated a short time afterward. The department was called to the south part of the city to extinguish a fire which had originated on a field and after arriving at the scene they experienced difficulty in unreeling the hose. Johnson seized the belt which operates the mechanism and as a consequence his hand was caught in a cog wheel with the above stated THEIR FUNDS GROW Democratic Campaign Fund Amounts to $220,000 MANY CONTRIBUTORS The Amounts Given is from One Cent to Two Thousand Dollars New York, October 10.—The Democratic national committee is preparing to announce next week the amount of its campaign fun and the individual contributors of amounts ofsloo or over. The lists, which have been compiled to date and sent hero from Chicago, show that the campaign fund is a little over $220,000. Os this fund Something over SIBO,OOO has been collected from contributors, which, with $42,000 of the Denver convention fund, is the total fund now in the Democratic treasury. It was learned that there have been fourteen individual contributors of SI,OOO each and eighteen contributors of SSOO each. There have been no contributions of sums betwen SI,OOO and SSOO to date. The Denver headquarters cf the national committee collected $5,000. which is said to include a check of SI,OOO from former Senator William A. Clark, of Montana. The smallest contribution received was 1 cent, which came in the mail from Monroe, Wash. Nathan Straus. New Ytrk city, had given $1,250, and the National Democratic Club. New York city. $2,500. The following have give'n SI,OOO each: Delaney Nichbll, New York city; Jacob Ruppert, New York city: W. F. Sheehan, New York city; Archbald McNeill, of Bridgeport, Conn.; Guy B. Tucker, Little Rock, Ark.; M. F. Dunlap, Illinois; Roger Sullivan, Chicago; Perry Belmont. New York city; Robert L. Owen, Oklahoma; J. Hogan, La Crosse, Wis.; E. O. Wood, Flint, Mich.; E. F. Goltra. St. Louis; Mcses C. Wetmore, St. Louis, and Norman E. Mack, Buffalo. The following have given SSOO each: Melbert Cary, Conn.; Jefferson' Levy, New York city; Dr. John Cox, Conn.; William F. Burns, New York city; K. S. D. Mallery, Selma, Ala.; Nathan Cole, Los Angeles, Cal.; P. W. Burns. Chicago; Joseph Fels, Pa.: William B. Rodgers, Pittsburg; Carl S. Vrooman, Cotnit, Mass.; Melville ;

E. Ingalls, Cincinnati; W. R. Burt, Saginaw; Murray Carleton, St. Louis; F. B. Lynch, St Paul; T. J. Walsh, Helena, Mont.; W. B. George, Billings, Mont.; R. S. Ford, Great Falls Mont. The major part of the Demo- ■ Cratic campaign fund has come from dollar contributions and from the Democratic press, which started campaign subscriptions. o - DEMANDS VOTE RECOUNTED Catholic Women Foresters Have Stormy Session Over Election. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 9. —After a stormy session in which the two factions almost resorted to physical vio- i leuce, the Catholic Women Foresters concluded the count on the election 1 of officers at 7:30 o’clock this morn- < ing, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, of Chi- < cago, the organizer and for 18 years ’ the president of the order, losing to i , Mrs. Rose D. Rittman, of Minneap- i olis, by one vote. The Rogers sac- 1 tion demanded a recount, and it will < be taken up this afternoon. The j i balloting starred at 2p. m. yesterday j land continued through the night. 1

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RALLY TOMORROW At the First Presbyterian Church— At Every Service PROGRAM IS GOOD Two Special Sermons by the Pastor—The Music a Feature Rev Richard Spetnagle, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has been putting in extra licks this week, iu an effort, which deserves success to make the rail yday at that house of worship tomorrow, a winner in evevry department and he has every reason to believe that each service will be largely attended. Aside from the general invitation to every one to come out, special cards have been handed out, giving the day’s program which begins with Sunday school at the usual hour, 9:15 a. nt. At 10:30 will be held the preaching service, with the older folk as guests of honor and the pastor will deliver a seymon from the well chosen subject, “The gospel of the leaves, ’ an autumn message. Junior Christian Endeavor occurs at 2:00 p. m. and Senior Endeavor rally at 6:00 p. tn. while at 7:00 p. tn. comes the Gospel Service at which the young people will be guests of honor. At the evening service Rev. Spetnagle will begin his series of lectures on the "Bible Heroes,” the first of a line of sermons that everybody who possibly can. should hear. Special music has been arranged for each of the services, including vocal and organ numbers. The instrumental numbers for the morning service are “Savior Again." (prelude): Hymn Coluntary, Ashford; Offertory—melody— Clarke; postlude, moderate, Ashford. o ■ Mart Mylott will go to Chicago this evening to spend Sunday with his sister Genevieve, who was hurt in a railroad collision a week ago. He will also witness the Chicago and Detroit championship ball game. ANNUAL SERVICE Decatur Woman’s Home Missionary Society to Hold Meeting TOMORROW EVENING i During Regular Preaching Hour at M. E. Church —All Invited The Decatur branch of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church will have charge of the evening service Sunday night at the M. E. church. There will be special music and three short addresses by Dr. Wilcox, Mrs. W. H. Daniel and Mrs. John Niblick. This great society, of which the Decatur ladies are a part, is one of the largest woman's organizations in the world. They own

propertv to the value of $1,056,935 and control'and support thirty-five schools and homes and have in charge twothirds of all the Deaconess work done in this country. They have become one of the greatest forces for the redemption of the home land we have. You are cordially invited to come out Sunday night and enjoy their service. The ladles of this organization have been working diligently for years and have accomplished much as a result ot their untiling efforts, it is needless to say that the services of tomorrow evening will be very interesting. At seven o'clock on last evening a well perpetrated farewell surprise was given to Donald Stangle. Fortytwo of his schoolmates and friends came tumbling in on him at a preconcerted moment, making him think the world was changing hands for a season. A few presents as omens of kind regard were presented. Ice cream was served to all after two hours of games and all kinds of "fun th youngsters departed, wishing Donald joy and prosperity in his far eastern home.