Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 284.

BROKE INTO SHED, Prominent North End Resident Stole Corn at Haugk Quarry Yesterday CAUGHT IN THE ACT ! _________ ! 1 Paid the Corn Shed a Visit i Before Daylight—Teamster Caught Him The Decatur men who are inclined to pillage the possessions of another have, ostensibly, taken it for granted that a continuation of their dastardly work would not lead to their identity, inasmuch a s petty thieveries have been successfully pulled off here dur-| ing the past few months. The old adage “murder will out” however, was proven true yesterday morning early, when John Coffee, an employe at the Haugk quarry caught a prominent resident of the north part of the city stealing corn from a shed where a large quaitity was stored. Mr. Coffee. a teamster, arose early yesterday morning, starting for the barn to feed his horses long before daylight. He stopped at the corn shed, threw open the doo r and was about to enter when the intruder jumped from the elevated floor and started on the run. Rays from Mr. Coffee’s lantern cast upon the visage of the intruder revealed his identity and Coffee started on a -pursuit of the man. The form soon disappeared in the darkness and Coffee returned to the shed to find a large fertizer sack filled with corn. Assuming that the burglar would lose j no time in fleeing from the premises ■ Coffee went to the barn to do his work and upon his return was completely astonished to find that the thief had the effrontery to return and get the corn after the (chase. It is quite likely that the man thought he was not recognized by Mr. Coffee. Mr. Haugk has been missing corn and other things for some time, and irremissive as he is for the bold acts, he has not. as yet instituted charges against the unwelcome visitor of yesterday morning. This is the second revelation of petty thieveries at the hands of men who have been held in the esteem of the people, within the i period of a short time, the men in both calses being caught in the act, and it seems that drastic measures should be resorted to in effecting a j riddance of such a disgraceful and lawless practice. Decatur has been ; visited by more pillagers during the past three months than ever before In double that time,and the indignation of the people has arisen to the extent that they will demand rigid enforcement of the law in case the intruders are captured. MEETIMGAT BERNE Final Preliminary Steps Toward Incorporation of Traction Line Made 300 SHARES ARE SOLD At SIOO Per Share—This is Purely Promoters Stock to Create Fund

Tonight at Berne the final preliminary steps toward the incorporation of the Bluffton, Berne & Celina traction company will be made. The list of the directors will probably be decided upon at this meeting a s well as a partial list of the officers, M • H. Eichhorn, attorney for the promoters, will go to Berne, with several other local people, to assist in completing the preparations for the incorporation. The promoters have succeeded in selling about 300 shares of stock. This stock is listed at SIOO a share and is purely promoters stock, for the purpose of getting money to conduct the expenses of putting the line through. When the party returns from Berne some of the papers will have to be signed by some Bluffton men who are interested, then they will be read} to be sent to Indianapolis, where the sec(Continued on Page Two)

WILL USE DOUBLE TRACKS. C. B. & C. and C. & E. Will Be Joined Between Uniondale and Huntington. Within a few weeks the present reballasting of the.C., B. & C. railroad will have been completed and the Erie will unite with it in conducting the two lines from Uniondale to this city as a double track system. This has been impossible in the past because the road bed of the C. B. & C. was not strong enough to carry the heavy Erie trains. Both roads realize what a great benefit it would be to each to run all trains on the C. B. & C. tracks going out of the city and to run trains of both roads on the Erie tracks when coming into the citv. It seems to be probable, too, that the Erie and C. B. & C. may unite to make a union depot. —Huntington Democrat. o TEACHERS MEET Association of Adams County is in Session Here Today PROGRAM IS GOOD Prof. Smyser, of Delaware, Ohio, is Principal Lecturer Nearly two hundred teachers, nearly every one in the county was here today in attendance at the meeting of the Teachers' Association of Adams county. The day was a profitable and

interesting one, and the program was carried out as announced. County Superintendent L. O. Opliger presided and conducted the day's work in his usual efficient manner. The program opened with music by the Decatur school, followed by devotional exercises conducted by S. C. Cramer. After another selections of music Miss Nellie Winnes gave a well prepared paper on “Phonics in the lower Grades.” Miss Mindwell Case discussed the subject. The next subject was “The Young Man of Today,” by William G. Teeple with a discussion by G. W. Warner. The Misses Mutchler gave a piano duet that was thoroughly appreciated and Noah B. Gilliom addressed the teachers, his subject being “Dream Life, Its Place in Our Public Schools,” and the mornings program closed with a reading “A i Visit to the Cliff Dwellers.” This af- | ternion’s work was looked forward to with pleasure and includes music, “The School Ideal” by O. G. Brim, with a discussion by W. P. Merriman, a recitation by Miss Goldie Fink, and educational quiz, a vocal solo by Robert Poor and then the prncipai lecture, “The Book of Job, a Literary Study.” by Prof. Wiliam E. Smyser, of Ohio Wesleyan, Deleware, Ohio. SECRETARY’S REPORT. The midwinter annual teacher’s institute convened at 9:30 a. m., Saturday, November 27, 1908, in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church, Decatur, Indiana. Opened by singing by primary pupils of Decatur schools. Devotional, S. C. Cramer, principal of South Ward school, Decatur. Reading of a portion of Proverbs, followed by prayer. Song, Decatur schools. Address by' county superintendent Opliger, giving a hearty welcome to the teachers of the county. The first educational subject of the morning was that of “Phonics in the Lower Grades,” by Miss Nellie Winnes of the West Ward school, Decatur. She insisted that teachers should strive to be free from false statements in their language so that the child learn the right use of language. Words must be mastered by drilled work. It does not take as much time to do this as some think it would. Diacritical marks should be taught little by little. Discussion of the subject “Phonics" by Miss Mindwell Case, of the Preble schools. Her discussion was on the same line as that giveL by (Winnes. Both were wall taken. Miss Case called for the method of teaching “Phonics" in the Decatur schools. Miss Acker and Miss . Ccngleton responded. Also many oth- , er teachers helped in the discussion of the subject. Mr. Warner, of Peterson, asked the i question “How to teach pupils to use . the dictionary.” Mr. Kelley, of Hart- ' ford township, answered the question. Mr Opliger asked “When should (Continued on page 4.)

FORGERY CHARGE Noah Yoder Was Indicted I by the Recent Grand Jury IS UNDER ARREST Spent Night in Jail —Released Today After Giving SSOO Bond The first arrest on an indictment returned by the recent grand jury was made yesterday afternoon, about three o’clock, when the deputy sheriff, Ed Green, went to the home of Noah Yoder, in Hartford township, and arrested the head of the family on a charge of forgery. The crime for which Yoder must answer, was committed on March Ist, 1907, when he signed his own name and that of Emanuel Wanner to a note for SIOO and s°ld it to Christian Gerber. The note remained unpaid, becoming overdue and one day Gerber met Wanner and reminded him that the note was due. Then it was discovered that the paper had been forged and a conference was held, the parties all belonging to the same church. It is said the matter was partially arranged and had been somewhat forgotten when the recent grand jury were informed and returned an indictment. In the note the word hundred is spelled “Hundered" and the word Emanuel is spelled “Emaul” and these facts are set out. Yoder was brought here and spent the night in jail, appearing in court at nine o’clock this morning. Yoder is a man of about thirtyfive years, apparently, is married and has a family of several children. It is said he has had a good reputation, but has been hard pressed and unfortunate. He was placed under a bond and was finally released, to await trial. SLATED FOR PLACE Hitchcock to Be Postmaster General in the Taft Cabinet I THE FIRST ONE 11 - The Cabinet Will Be Completed at an Early Day Hot Springs. Va., Nov. 28—Frank H. Hitchcock has been offered and has ; accepted the position of postmaster • general in the Taft aabinet to be. The 1 oflicial announcement of this conclusion regarding the first cabinet selection of President-elect Taft doubtless will not be made until Mr. Taft has t completed his cabinet, at which time > i; will be announced en bloc. Because of this view of the situation no expression regarding the selection of - Mr. Hitchcock was obtainable for pub- . lication from either Mr. Taft or the 1 Republican national chairman, There ’ were uaany reasons, it was pointed ! out, why it was expedient that Mr. t Hitchcock’s status should be fixed, at 5 least sc far as the principals are con- ' cerned, and a complete understanding r is known to exist between them. As f chairman of the Republican national , committee, Mr. Hitchcock became i more familiar than any other person with the political phase of questions ‘ likely to arise at the beginning of the Taft administration and the knowledge - he gained regarding the personnel of i the party will be of great, service to Mr. Taft throughout his administra- > tion. Besides these reasons the na- > tional chairman admittedly possesses -a comprehensive as well a technical knowledge of postal affairs, gained by [ a protracted experience as first assistant and acting postmaster general.|

Decatur, Iliana, Saturday Evening, November 28, 1908.

Pe3puSsl BY FANNIE M LOTHROP \ \ ' . \ •JL QUEEN ALEXANDRA The Sweetness and Charity of England’s Queen Queen Alexandra, whom Dean Stanley termed “the angel in the palace,” has for over forty years endeared herself to the hearts of the British people since 1863, when a girl of nineteen in her quaint, little, old-fashioned poplin frock and shawl, she landed at Gravesend as the bride of the Prince of Wales. Her early life was passed in extreme plainness and simplicity, because of the smallness of the family income. When she was born, her father, them Prince Christian, had no hope of ever being King of Denmark, for his relation to the reigning king was so distant. He had nothing but his military pay and his wife’s modest dowry. The life in their home, the Yellow Palace at Copenhagen, was pretentious only in name. The daughters, Alexandra and Dagma, who became Empress of Russia, wore garments of cheap material cut in the plainest style. • When Alexandra was seventeen, the Prince of Wales, while speaking* to one of his friends, jestingly asked to see the portrait of his sweetheart. Inadvertently the wrong picture was handed to the Prince, and instead of the face of his friend’s fiancee, he saw the likeness of “the most beautiful woman in Europe.” The future king of England promptly fell in love with the portrait which led to his marriage two years later. The simplicity of her early years has ever clung to the Queen; though in the court she has not been of it. and for society, she has cared little. Her home circle has been her throne, where she has reigned with sweetness and love. Her kindness, gentleness, tact and generosity have been always at the call of need, and since she went to England has been instrumental in raising or causing to be raised over $250,000,000 for charity. In one of King Christian's weekly letters to her, he wrote that an elderly lady-in-waiting to the late Queen of Denmark was dying, and that her one wish was to speak again to heAlear “Princess Alex.” At that time it was Impossible for Alexandra to leave England, but a long tender message of love and hope spoken by her into h phonograph, was sent by special courier to Copenhagen. Its arrival a short time before the aged lady’s death made her last hours serenely happy. At Sandringham she led the life of a country lady, finding her pleasure In her children, the house, the grounds, her pets, and in ministering acts of mercy. Serene, gracious and beautiful, her life has been quiet, though with & thread of sorrow running through days of seemingly golden happiness. Copyright transferred to Wm. C. Mick, 1906.

ARE ASKED TO EMIGRATE. Wayne County Dunkards Have Received Inducements. Richmond, Ind., Nov. 27—Wayne county Dunkards are in receipt of a proposition endeavoring to induce them to locate in the west. It is proposed to found a colony in Stanislaus county, California. A tract of land including 1,200 acres has been obtained at the head of the San Joaquin valley. _lndiana Dunkard farmers were identified with a colony at Cando, North Dakota, a few years ago. o BIG MINE HORROR Two Hundred Men Are Entombed in Pennsylvania Mine HOPE IS SLIGHT Feared That Not a Man Will Live to Tell Awful Story Pittsburg. Pa.. Nov. 28,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two hundred miners are entombed in one of the shafts of the Pittsburg-Buffalo coal company at Marine, In Washington county, and their fate is unknown. The explosion was of unknown origin and occurred in the pit about noon. It wrecked the timbers leading down the deep shaft to the bottom of the mine. The rescuers are baffled t as the only way of rescue is through the working shafts or other mines by tunneling under the mountain. The rescue parties have started at several different points of ingress, but they have a long distance to go and it is a doubtful undertaking. The force of the explosion carried the heavy iron cage three hundred feet fro mthe mouth of the hundred feet from the mouth of the the men because the explosion wrecked the fan house and the f ans are stopped. Two men who w'ere on the cage at the time had their heads i blown entirely off.

SCHOOLS TO CLOSE On December 24th and Reconvene January 4th, 1909 HOLIDAY VACATION School Board Held Interesting Meeting Last Night —Salaries Allowed The school board held their regular monthly meeting last evening, each member of the board answering to the roll call, and important business was immediately taken up. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the former meeting, the board allowed the teachers' salaries, aounting to $1,669.09 and the janitors’ salaries amounting to $170.00. This was followed by the allowance of other bills as follows: Frank Teeple, freight and drayage, $1.25; Daily Democrat, printing of notices. $3.75; Silver Burdett & Company, books, $1.08; True and Runyon, towels, 80c, and T. A. Leonard repairs on furnace pipes at Second Ward, $23.97. It was ordered during the course of the meeting that the schools of the city be closed Thursday, December 24 and re-convene January fourth, 1909, the intervening time to be the holiday vacation. This vacation is anxiously awaited by the students. It was also ordered that S3OO be borrowed from the First National bank until January 20. at six per cent. The meeting was unusually interesting and the business transacted important. The next session of this body will be held in four weeks. 0 A number of Decatur citizens left last night for Louisiana, where for several weeks they will hunt fo r wild game. The gentlemen went prepared to have a good time. Some of those in the party were Messrs. Ed Johnson, Frank Maples, Lafayette Ellis and Charles Zeser.

MIDDIES ASHORE ALL NIGHT Spent Time in Manila Because of Rough Waters. Manila, Nov. 28. —The storm last night kept the liberty men from the Atlantic fleet ashore all night. The waters of the bay were exceedingly rough and Rear Admiral Sperry sent a wireless message ashore to the effect that they should not attempt to return to their ships until weather conditions were more favorable and directed them to go to the halls of the local Y. M. C. A. and the Knights of Columbus, where provisions were made to take care of them. All of the stranded sailors were taken to their respective ships at 7 o’clock this morning in three large coast guard vessels. IS A COMPLEX CASE Prosecutor Emshwiller Will Not Take Action in Terrell Case CAN FURNISH BOND But Mr. Emshwiller’s Term Expires Soon—Will Leave It to Successor It is improbable acocrding to Prosecutor Emshwiller, that anything will be done with the John W. Terrell murder case during this term of court. Mr. Emshwiller said that as the case will not be tried during his term he did not suppose that he would be called upon to do anything with the case. Mr. Emshwiller says that he does not wish to do anything which might in any way embarrass his successor, Ethan Secrest. As a result of this decision it is improbable that any recommendation will be made to the court for the letting of Terrell out on bond. Mr. Emshwiller said that he did not know just what action would have to be taken in this matter if the man should be permitted to go : out on bond. He said that as he does not know what, action Mr. Secrest might want to take and as he does not know whether it would be agreeable to Mr. Secrest to let him out on bond he will probably do nothing in ■ the matter. —Bluffton Banner. The case of Mr. Terrell has perplexed the authorities as no other case has. Mr. Smith, of East Haven asylum discharged the man. hot for the rca son that he was pronounced sane, but probably because his mental capacities were improving but little if any. Now that Prosecutor Emshwiller does not know what disposition to make of the prisoner, •who is languishing in the Wells county jail, is evidence that the case is complex indeed. The public has nothing to speculate upon as to what the outcome will be. IS A BLACK PENCIL GOOD? Question to Be Decided In Election Contest Case. Hammond, Ind., Nov. 27.—Whether a black pencil records tne vote of a citizen when the precinct election officials run out of blue pencils will be an interesting question which will be decided as a result of the decision of Sam Ableman the recent candidate for the office of North township trustee to contest the election of John C. Becker, his Democratic opponent. The first evidence will be heard Tuesday. VISIT EPILEPTIC VILLAGE. High Officials Ascertain What Appropriation Shou'd Be Given, New Castle, Ind., Nov. 27. —Dr. W. C. Van Nuys, superintendent of the Indiana village for epileptics, north of the city, had as guests today the legislative committee of the village, the state epileptic board and Engineer Shutt. The visit of the party was for the purpose of ascertaining what will be needed in the way of appropriation for the village from the coming legislature. At noon a dinner was served to the visitors, all of them having arrived by that time, and after that the business of the meeting was taken up ’ and attended to. It had been announced that Thomas R. Marshall, governor- ■ elect, would be present, but he was . not here and was not expected by the superintendent of the village.

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BE SLIM PICKING Taft’s Election Not Worth Much to the Professional Office Seeker CANNON ON TOP Taft and His Friends Afraid to Tackle Uncle Joe Washington, Nov. 28—The change of presidents on March 4, will mean less to officeseekers than any previous transfer of the presidential office. Spoils hunters will find the picking slim. In the old days the weeks immediately following inauguration day brought to Washington thousands of place hunters. “To the victors belong the spoils” wag the watchword. It mattered not whether a Republican succeeded a Democrat in the white house, or a Republican a Republican, The demand always was for a general change in the office-holding force of the government. And the demnd was heeded by the president and members of the congress. Even after the civil service law was enacted there were still plenty of official prizes worth seeking. But as a gradual development of the policy of retaining men in office the list of places that are open to the spoilsmen after the advent of a new president has decreased until the man who feels that he is entitled to some reward for the service rendered in the campaign finds little encouragement.

Washington, Nov. 28. —According to the latest advices from Hot Springs, President-elect Taft is likely to yield to the advice he is receiving from many quarters that he abandon the idea of trying to defeat Joseph G. Cannon for speaker. National Chairman Hitchcock does not want to see the fight made unless there seems to be a fair chance of winning. So far Mr. Taft has not been able to find a candidate with whom he could hope to make a successful contest with Cannon. He could draft Representative Burton, of Cleveland, but persons who know his mind say he feels that if he should do this the public would take the view that he had put Burton in the race to get him out of the way of his brother, Charles P. Taft, who wants to be senator from Ohio. Charles E. Townsend, of Michigan, Taft’s friends understand, could be persuaded to enter the field against Cannon, but the president-elect is not sure he would be a strong candidate. The standpatters in congress and out of it are confident they have succeded in persuading Mr. Taft to keep out of the speakership contest. o— CENTURY EDITION Copy of a Live Paper Printed in Tacoma Reaches Our Desk STORY OF WEST Is Portrayed on Every Page —Ferry Museum to Be Housed Mrs. Dr. McMillen has received copies of the century edition of the Tacoma Daily Tribune. The paper is a live appearing forty pager, in fit sections, showing the many attractive features of the Liverpool of the west ern coast. The papers were sent by Col. Ferry, who is Mrs. McMillen s brother, and well known here. On the first page we note this interesting item: At a very large and representative meeting of the presidents and officers of all the women s clubs of the ci y. called for this morning by the In - dent of the Woman's Club. Mrs. ace G. Scott, it was voted that an tertainment BhoU,d funds direction of Miss • to be applied to the support “ she ing of the Ferry museum. I - sense of the -eetin g that went should grow in 0 (Continued on Page *