Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1909 — Page 1

Xtjkur.c VII. Number 4.

HARMON LOCATED He Called Decatur Attorney by Telephone—He is at Willshire AFRAID OF ARREST He Asked “Are They After Me?”—lt is Certainly a Complicated Affair At last James Harmon has disclosed his'whereabouts, a telephone message from Willshire revealing the fact that ho has propelled his anatomy from the Hoosier state. Such a complicated affair has never before presented itself to the minds of Adams county people, as has the Harmon-Blount escapade of a few weeks ago. While B*mon was shaking in his boots, crying and trembling for fear that he would be arrested for biting off the smelling member of Blount, the latter wasequally as fearful of his arrest upon the charge of assault and battery upon the person of Harmon. Hannon anticipating the filing of the charges against him by Blount, and Blount thought Harmon was preparing to file charges against him. Mr. Blount did take a preliminary step by engaging Decatur attorneys to notify his opponent that he had better settle the affair for a money consideration or a prosecution would follow. In the Meantime no action whatever was taken and each of the participants took i tfor granted that the silence would be suddenly broken and Blount went to Lima, Ohio, and Harman to Willshire. Mr. Harmon called a Decatur attorney yesterday by telephone and said “Are they after me?" From his antics it would naturally be aupiKised that he is lacking mentally, for nothing whatever has been done injxegard to his arrest. A BUILDING FEVER John Schug Will Erect a Fine $5,000 Home on South Third Street OTHERS WILL BUILD Ernest Gallmeyer of North of the City Will Build a Fine Home That many new homes will be built In and about Decatur in the near future is evidenced by the fact that sever? 1 are already making preliminary arrangements to that end Architect Oscar Hoffman is drawing plans for n five thousand dollar homo to be built by John Schug this spring and the house will be modern in every respect. It will have nine large rooms without the bath and closets, and when done will add greatly to the appearance of south Third street. Mr. Schug is building this new home for his own use, and he will not spare either time or expense in making it convenient and beautiful. Ernest Gallmeyer, residing near the St. Johns church, is preparing to erect a beautiful eight-room houee and Oscar Hoffman is dr-wing plans for same. The work will begin soon and rushed to completion. — A la‘go number of new houses will he built in Decatur this summer, as aever 1 Decatur people have the building 'ever. : o—- | .iB- wi’iimn Bowm’n. of Marion, is f"- n few days doing field work •far the D-otherhood of American Yeo society is small in Deca’tU’. vo* there is every evidence of rt js an insurance order, and •M>m "->'»♦ we know ’bout it. they are geed and deserve even a larger me-nbo chin than is accorded them in thi’ citv Dr. Bowman will endeavor to fvio C f npw us e an( j ij ere j S hoping - flk’t be wf.] succeed.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

I WILL NOT STOP HIS FACTORY Ed Beelers Glove Factory Resumed Work Yesterday.' F Alexandria, Ind., Jan. 4. —The suicide of E. D. Beeler,president of the Beeler Manufacturing company, which operates a cotton glove factory here, will in no way interfere with the working of the local factory, according to a statement made by F. M. Smaltz, the superintendent here, today. The factory, which has been idle for ten days • to give the employes a holiday vaca- , tion. started this morning with several additional operatives, and now, about sixty-five persons are employed there. During his visits here Mr. Beeler was always very enthusiastic about the future of the concern, and I seemed W’rapped up in it so thorough- > ly that at no time did he give the * . impression of despondency. o ' 1 < IN CIRCUIT COURT, ] . Rinehart Partition Case Heard by Judge D. E. I Smith Today < RUSH OF TRANSFERS — ' Big Grist of Deeds Filed at Recorders Office —New Case Filed < ’ f , A new case was filed by D. E. t Smith, entitled Daniel W. Myers vs. , 1 Samuel E. and Lydia A. Shamp. The suit is for the collection of a prom- < i isory note, the note involved being • $75.00. i C. D. Lewton, administrator of the • ] . estate of L. W. Lewton, filed his rei port, which was approved. Report of . ! sale of personal property also filed • and approved. The petition case of Charles F. Rinehart vs. Charles F. Rinehart, adm • I et al, was submitted before Special Judge D. E. Smith this morning. Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed a new case 'entitled Dallas, E. and Mary 1 Grim vs. Zehmana Grim t id Malinda Burns et al, suit for partition of real estate. Anson B. Cunningham vs. Chicago & Erie Ry. Co., damages, demurrer of defendant overruled. I William G. Smith vs. Muri Laisure, judgment rendered on verdict for SIOO I and costs. Daniel B. Ford vs. Smith Shoemaker e* al, damages, motion filed by plaintiff to retax costs. There was a rush of filing of deeds ar the recorders office today as shown in the following items: Isaac Michael t er al to Edward Amspaugh, 40 acres in Wabash township, $2,000; W. E. Everts to Nicollaus Stucky inlots 451, r ’ 452, Berne, $2,600; Joel H. Habegger ;to Peter Neuenschwander, 40 acres T ’ Wabash, township, $3,300; Jacon Habegger to J. H. Habegger, 80 acres “ Wabash township, $7,00(0; Nicholas Stucky to W. E. Evarts 40 acres ' Fiench township. $2,600; J. H. Striker r to W. H. Clark. 40 acres Blue Creek ? $2,800; J. A. Habegger to Alfred ’ Romey, 7 acres Monroe township, $4,300; P. Neuenehwander to J. M. Neuenschwander, quit claim. 160 r acres Monroe township, $5,000; J. A. Habegger to A. M. Habegger inlots ’ 336 and 4-9 Berne, $2,800; Alfred s Romey to J. A. Habegger, Inlots 336 3 and 418 and 419, Berne, $3,300; Samuel Simison to Henry Ellenberger, lot 369 Berne, S2OO. 1 ° s CALLS PROHIBITION MEETING Wayne Party Chairman Announces Convention for Jan. 11. a b Richmond, Ind., Jan. 4. —Thomas C. 1 Hough, Prohibition chairman Os ’ f Wayne county, today called a county a convention for Richmond on Monday, y Jan 11. County officers will be chosr en to serve two years and delegates n selected to the district convention at :r Rushville Jan. 20. Prof. F. W. Lough, g Indianapolis, and the Rev. J. N. Hector, York, Pa., will speak.

THEELKS PROGRAM Is Evidence of a Very Interesting Entertainjnent Two Nights this Week CATCHY SONGS And Witty Sayings Will Be in Evidence—Everybody Attend The Elks show to be given Thursday and Friday night will be a glowing success. Following is the program to be observed, including the executive staff, chorus, etc.: Th'ird annual minstrel show given by Decatur Lodge, No. 993, B. P. O. Elks under the management of Brothers F. E. France, George L. Maddy, Dr. E. Gi. Coverdale (and W. P. Schrock. Bosse opera house, January 7th and Bth, 1909. EXECUTIVE STAFF. Directors —F. E. France, Dr. E. G. Coverdale, W. P. Schrock and George L. Maddy. Musical Director —True Fristoe. Elecrticians—Tom Haefling, M. J. Mylott. Parade Manager—George L. Maddy. Programers—D. E. Smith, John S. Falk and F. V. Mills. Chorus —H. F. Callow, F. E. France, J. D. Reiter, Todd Linn, D. E. Studabaker, L. A. Hotlhouse, H. Fritsinger, W. A. Lower, M. E. Hower, W. H. Fledderjohann, W. L. Lehne, Roy Archbold, C. C. Schafer, Joe Berling, H. J. Yager, Will Berling, Jesse Niblick, W. J. Bosse, Chas. Christen, Dr. Connell, J. D. Dailey, M. J. Mylott, A. Van Camp, Walter Johnson, Col. Foreman, Wesley Hoffman. W. H. Amerine, Fred Vaughn, Jesse Helm, Jesse Sutton, Jesse Selleir.eyer, L. E. Steele, Charles Teeple, Clayson Carroll, D. D. Clark and Dan Vail. Song—“ Take a Sail in My Boat” “It Looks Like a Big Night tonight” , ,W. P. Schrock “My Very Own” ...xClayson Carroll Song—“l’d rather Be a Lobster Than a Wise Guy.” “And Mother Hasn't Spoke to Father Since” H. L. Center “When the Bell in the Light House Rings Ding Dong”..J. O. Sellemeyer “The Rose’’ L. E. Steele Seng—“Dolly Dear” “Cupid is tile Captain in the Army..H. B. France WANTS TO FINE THEM. Twenty-Five Dollars to the One Not Votirg. Indianapolis, January 5. —Linton A. Cox, holdover Republican senator from Marion county, expects to introduce a novel bill in the senate —a bill to punish legal voters who willfully fail to vote. Mr. Cox said yesterday that he had been considering the bill for several months and had spoken to a number of his friends about it, and that most of them had believed that it would be a good law. He has drafted it roughly and will likely introduce it The bill, as he has drafted it, is very brief, being in two short sections. The first provides a fine of $25 and costs for a legally qualified voter who, not being sick and not being necessarily out of his voting precinct all day, shall fail to vote. The other section makes similar provision as to primaries. As far as Mr. Cox has been able to learn no law of the kind exists in any state in the Union. But he believes it would do away with the expense of “getting out the vote.” o DIVORCE ENDS PASTOR’S WORK The Rev. D. B. Duncan of Crawfordsville Will Resign Next Sunday. Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 4. —The Rev. D. B. Duncan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church here, from whom his wife, Mrs. Mary L. B. Duncan, recently was granted a divorce [on the grounds of cruel and inhuman i treatment, has asked the officers of the ehurch that a meeting of the members of the congregation be held next Sunday for the purpose of receiving his resignation. Dr. Duncan announced shortly after the outcome of the trial he would resign his position here, but would not retire from preaching. The officers of the church have decided to call the meeting directly after the morning services on next Sunday. and’t this meeting the members of the congregation will be asked to join with Dr. Duncan in asking the Presbytery to dissolve the relations between the pastor and the church.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 5, 1909.

A PARTY GOING TO TEXAS (They Will Look at the Country and the Land. A party of ten Adams county farmers and business men will leave tonight for Texas, the object of the trip being to look at the country and incidentally at the land. It is probable that several sales will result as several in the party is not adverse to taking a shot at an investment, providing that it looks all right. Those who are going are HenIry Eiting, Barney Myers, Edward and Thomas Colchin, William Lichtle, Casper Miller, Louis Koeneman, Julius Haugk and William Hartings of this county, and J. Moorman, of Cincinnati. They will be gone ten days or two weeks. They will spend some time in Uwelda county, which is located seventy-five miles beyond San Antonio. EXPENSE GROWING A Repeat by Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou A PARING KNIFE Thinks Congress Should Give Consideration to the Problem Washington, January 5. —In his last annual report Secretary Cortelyou of the treasury department used this significant language: “There have been under many adminisfrations excessive expenditures due to one cause or another. The time may come when a session of congress will be given over largely to the consideration of ways and means to reduce the operating expenses of the government and if it does come and patriotic and discriminating judgment is brought to bear on the problem, we shall see a saving of many million dollars with no sacifice of efficiency of administration. Few domestic reforms would . do so much to set the people an ex- > ample of good busines sand economical government.” Every student of ’ the situation is prepared to say that the time <has already come when congress should give over a session , or a part of a session to “the consideration of ways and means to reduce the operating expenses of the government.” No doubt Secretary Cortelyou, if he expressed his real convicI tions, would say that the time to take up the subject has arrived. The ex- , penses of the federal machine were I $293,449,160 more during the last fiscal ( year than they were during the fiscal year 1897. To put it another way, j the increase in the operating expenses of the government last year over 1897 were within $72,297,999 of the total I operating expenses during the year the t Republicans took over the manage- , ment from 1 the Democrats. No pru- } dent business concern would pursue the policy the government of the United States is pursuing. Soner or later the people of the land will become interested, and when they do begin , to express their views the problem j ( will receive attention from their pubservants, and probably not until | then. "With half of the present fiscal year gone the government has spent (about $65,000,000 more than It has c taken in. By the end of the fiscal year the excess of expenditures over receipts will be over $100,000,000. Secretary Cortelyou’s estimate is $114,- , 'OOO,OOO. 8. o ■■-■■■■ JURY ACQUITS FRED ELLIS. 1 a Shelbyville Man Found Not Guilty in i I Alleged Poisoning Case. f [ Shelbyville, Ind., Jan. 4.—The jury in the Fred Ellis alleged poisoning . case .after deliberating thirty mine utes, returned a verdict of not guilty •> this afternoon. The trouble followed “ an application for dviorce made by Mrs. Ellis early last year. Several . months later Mrs. Ellis was taken s very ill. It was alleged a plate was o found on which arsenic had been place ed, and that castor oil bottle also s contained traces of the poison, according to an analysis. /'V

2 MACADAM ROADS Viewers Are Appointed to Report Upon Them THE COUNTY COUNCIL They Met and Transacted Business This Morning The commissioners’ docket shows that the Sherman Glendenning macadam road petition has been acted upon favorably, and that W. V. Bucnmaster and Eli Crist have been appointed as viewers and C. C. Ernst as engineer. They will meet at the office of I. N. Veley in Geneva on the Bth of January to begin their report. The Broadstock macadam road in Hartford township has been ordered sold, the date of sale being the first day of the February term of the board of commissioners. The first business transacted by the county council in their session this morning was the acceptance of the resignation of Frank Wecter now trustee of Blue Creek township. They immediately elected thereto Mr. J. W. Merriman, who accepted the pl ice, was sworn in and took part in the deliberations of that body. Mr. Merriman will make a good county councilman. The meeting of the county council was of short duration this morning. A resolution was passed diverting the surplus in the various funds of 'he county to the general fund. This ended the business and it likewise ended Ike session and an adjournment, was taken. The board of commissioners are allowing bills left over from last year which were awaiting the action of the county council. All accounts will now soon be closed up and business •will be done on a clean slate. It was expected that Martin Laughlin would he at the meeting of the board today, but he did not appear, not being able to stand the trip and wear and tear that a commissioner is subjected

to. GRATEFUL FOR ACQUITTAL. Defendants in Whitecap Case Dine Jurors and Lawyers. Rushville, Ind., Jan. 3. —Mr. and Mrs. James McFatriflge entertained Ithe attorneys for the defense and the jurors in She Tribbey whitecapping case a*, their home in Posey a dinner today. Charles and HUtry McFatridge, two of the men acquitted of the charge, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. McFatridge. The guests were met at Stop 23, on the 1. & C. fraction line, with carriages and hacks and taken to the McFatridge home, the Arlington band leading the procession. One hundred and thirty-five ’ besides the children, were served. 1 The guests of honor included Mr. and ! Mrs. T. M. Green, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Martin, John A. Titsworth, Mrs. 1 James E. Watson and son Edmund 3 Green, Martin and Titsworth were the lawyers for the defense. Congress- ’ man Watson, another member of the firm, who assisted in the defense,was av.ay from home. Six of the jurors— J E. Harrison, Manfred Stevens. Enoch B. *Hood, George W. Kraunnes, Morton P. Gray and Jacob Clifton, were present.

o SENATE ASKS ABOUT TRUST l Seek* Steel Corporation Information From Attorney General Washington, Jan. 4. —By a resolution introduced by Senator Culbertson of Texas and adopted by the senate today, the attorney general was directed to inform the senate whether r he had instituted proceedings against 1 the United States Steel Corporation 1 on account of its absorption in 1907, > of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com- - prny and whether he had rendered > an opinion as to the legality of such ■ proceedings and if so to send such opinion to the senate.

ADE MAKES ENGLAND ESCAPE I Indiana Humorist Reaches Paris, Glad to Be Among “Humans-” Paris, Jan. 4. —George Ade rushed into the Case de Paris yesterday with a haunted look on his face and, sinking down exhausted, said: “I’ve escaped at last, thank goodness. I risked my life in the roughest chan- • nel passage ever know-n to get away from the country of undertakers and sour balls. Why those English had such a depressing effect upon me that I fear I’ve lost all ability to smile, and, as for a laugh, I never expect to indulge in one again. I’m thankful to be again among people who show evidence of human feelings and emotions.” Ade, who is here with Ort Wells, John Gates’ old partner, is on his way around the world. He goes from here to Berlin. o i FEAR A COMBINE I It is Said That Kern and Shively Are Framing Up I GAINING STRENGTH James Garrard Hustling for the Speakership Indianapolis. January 5. —A combination between the forces of John W. Kern and B. F. Shively with a view 1 tc defeating any other candidate in the senatorship race, but particularly ' L. Ert Slack, and any support which ' Slack may receive through Stephen B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, seems to , be the situation which is now developing in the United States senatorship contest. At least assertions to this effect were being made generally Sun- , day night and yesterday by the vant guard of politicians who have arrived at the Denison Hotel for the sena--1 torship contest and the convening of 3 the legislature. Even those who 3 would suffer by such a scheme admit- ’ ted that the Kern-Shively combination ’ would be formidable and that it might > be impossible to defeat it. Streng'h 1 was given to the theory of the Kern3 1 Shively combination by statements

that in the last few days supporters of Kern and those of Shively have been holding frequent conferences, and that Judge Joseph H. Shea, of Seymour, who from the beginning has been a Shively man, and has been active in the management of the Shively campaign, has recently been seen conferring with the Kern men as often as with the supporters of Shively. Indianapolis, January 5. —Friends of James Garrard, of Vincennes, candidate for the speakership of the next hcuse, were making some positive statements yesterday. They declared in the first place, that Garrard had enough votes now pledged to elect him, not taking into consideration several doubtful ones yet to be heard from. The Garrard men declared that Garrard would be elected. Garrard returned to the Denison Hotel Sunday, after an extensive tour of the state. In the last week he has talked with more than h’if of the members of the house. He has visited them at their homes and at their offices and (has broken bread with them. He has not even relied on the telephones for interviewing, it is said. His friends assert that this personal work will result in his election. o

LATE FATHER JOHN HONORED Thousands of Dead Priest's Followers Participate in Funeral Services. St. Petersburg. Jan. 4—The body of Father John of Kronstadt, who died two d’ys ago, was brought to St. Petersburg today. Thousands of followers of the noted priest gathered at Oranienbaum, near Kronstadt, to take part in the funeral services. The entire garrison at Kronstadt tuned out to honor the dead priest and two regiments were sent from Oranienbaum to handle the crowd. The cathedral was kept open all night and long lines of people filed through it to pay their last respects.

Price Two Cents

TO ASK SUBSIDIES Petitions for Elections to Be Filed in This County FILED AT BLUFFTON Want Ten Thousand Dollars from Harrison Township Bluffton, January 4. —This forenoon Peter Neuenschwander and Joseph Gerber, with Judge Vaughn as their attorney, filed with the county commissioners a petition asking for an election in Harrison township to vote on a subsidy of SIO,OOO to help defray the expense of constructing the Bluffton, Berne & Celina interurban railroad. The petition is signed by twen-ty-two freeholders of the township, and with the paper is a certified check for S3OO to defray the expense of the election. The petitioners recite that it is their intention to construct a substantial railroad, carrying passengers and freight at the usual rates and that it is their belief that the road will be a public utility and benefit to Harrison township. Petitions have not as yet been filed in Adams county for subsidy elections for this proposed line, but they will be, and that likely within a few days. The petition for Monroe township is ready, but no action upon this will be asked or desired until the petitions for French and Jefferson townships are ready. They are working upon them and they win be ready for submission in a few days. Elections will then be held and should they all carry <t will be a big boost for the Bluffton, Berne & Celina interurban line, and will furnish them with considerable backbone in furthering the financial future of this company. Several Berne gentlemen are Interested in the road the majority of the directors being business men of that hustling little town. WAS LAID TO REST Remains of Late Edward Beeler Were Interred Today AT TIPTON, IND. His Mother Who Resides at Wren, Ohio, Could Not Attend 1 - The funeral of the late Edward Beier was held at Tipton, Indiana, this afternoon, in charge of the Knight Templars. Mrs. Wash Keim, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Davis Dailey and Lizzie Dailey, ' of Adams county, were in attendance. Mr. Dailey telephoned from Tipton . yesterday requesting Mrs. Kern and Miss Dailey to be sure and attend the funeral, hence they left early this morning via Kokomo. Unfortunately ( Mrs. Stephen Merica, of Wren. Ohio. , the aged mother of Mr. Beeler, could not attend the funeral on account of I her serious illness. Mr. Beeler was a member of the Elks, K. P. and Mason . ledges, and was prominent in their . circles. He was known tc be a shrewd I thrifty business man. and his progressiveness will be s’dly missed in Tipten, where he was bent on advancing the interests of the town. It is probI able that Mrs. Beeler will come to s I Adams county for a visit with relatives | soon. o r SERVICES AT U. B. CHURCH. ' Services at the U. B .church last ' evening were well attended, notwithst’nding the inclement weather. Much 1 interest manifest in all the services. ’ At the conclusion of the service the ■ official board held a regular session, I allowing all bills due and attending i to all the business of the church for the month. The motto is “All bills paid at maturity and finances full date.” Services will continue tliia week. All cordially invited to the services. JK