Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1909 — Page 1

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OUR NEW I SENATOR Hon. Benjamin F. Shively Elected United States Senator — A JOINT SESSION IHe Made a Happy Speech Accepting the Honor | Indianapolis, January 20.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The Inaiai a legislature in joint session at neon today formally elected the Hon. Ben jamin F. Shively as United States senator to succeed the Hon. James A. Hemenway. The two houses voced separately on yesterday, the vote in the senate being twenty-three to: Shively and twenty-seven for Hemenway, while in the house the tote was sixty for Shively and forty for Hemenway, giving Mr. Shively a majority of thirteen on joint ballot. The minutes of the proceedings held yesterday and the election of Mr. Shively followed. The new senator was presented and made a happy speech of acceptance of the high honor. • Life of Shively. Mr. Shively will be meeting his fiftyBecond birthday when he takes his seat In the senate on March 4. He was born in St. Joseph county March 20, 1867, the son of Rev. Joel and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively,, who went there three years earlier. His earlier days were spent in the district school and working on the farm, later attending the Northern Indiana Normal schol at Valparaiso. From 1875 to ISBO he taught school, going to South Bend in 1880 when he started a greenback newspaper. Long recognized as a leader in democratic ranks. Mr. Shively was elected to congress from the Thirteenth district in 1884 and at the expiration of his term in 1885, entered the University of Michigan, where he graduated in the law department in 1886. He was again chosen to congress and in 1888 and 1890 reflected. In 1890 he was nominated, but defeated for the same position, but succeeded in reducing the normal republican majority of 6,000 to less than 800. While in congress, Mr. Shively stood among the leaders of that body. He served on the committees on banking and currency; Indian affairs and ways and means, playing an important part in the tariff deliberations, on which subject he is considered an authority. In 1896 Mr. Shively was nominated for governor. He made a magnificent race, and, although defeated, polled more .votes by 30,000 than had ever been cast up to that time. Mr. Shively Has been frequently mentioned for vice president, but declined to enter the race. Despite his big law practice, however, he has always been ready at the call of party, and during every campaign, has made many addresses. In 1889, Mr. Shively married Miss Laura Jenks, daughter of George A Jenks, of Brookdale, Pa. Mr. Jenks was solicitor general for the United States fro mlBBo to 1886. It is the concensus of opinion that Mr. Shively will add to the lustre and fame of Indiana gained through the notable array of senators that have represented the Hoosier state for years back. ;• , __ a As a result of a motion made and carried at the last meeting of the Allen County Sportsmen’s association a resolution has been drafted approving the candidacy of Dr. A. G. Emrick, of this city, for the position of commissioner of fisheries and game lu Indiana. The resolution will be forwarded to Governor Marshall by Mess#s. Herman Tapp and Edward Perrey, who were selected for the purpose at the last meeting. — Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

SPEAKS A WORD Os CAUTION Hon. Samuel M, Ralston Against Repeal of County Option. Lebanon, Ind., January 20. —Samuel M. Ralston, who was defeated for the Democartic nomination for governor by Thomas R. Marshall, and who in his campaign for the nomination was an advocate of townshipand ward option, now speaks a word of caution about repeal of the county option law. Speaking of the work of the legislature, he said: “I w'ould not want to predict the consequences if the people are not afforded an opportunity to give the county option law a fair trial. I have not changed my opinion that from a governmental viewpoint, the city or the township should be the unit, but since the people now have a law making the county the unit they should be allowed ample time to test it. I hope the Democratic legislators will not blunder on this question.” A NEW CITY HALL The Council Adopt Plans for Such a Building HELD A MEETINQ An Interesting Session of the City Council The council met in regular session last evening at the council chambers Mayor France presiding, and every councilman being present except Chronister, who was detained at home owing to sickness. The minutes of the former meeting were read by Clerk Wemhoff, which were approved after which the council {Proceeded to their regular routine of work. The first matter taken up was that of having the interior of the water works plan painted and frescoed, and after the question was thoroughly discussed, the matter *was referred so the water works committee, they to investigate the condition of the plant and report back at the next meeting just what is needed, when a contract will be let. Upon motion by Van Camp the electric superintendent was ordered and instructed to put up several new' street lights, one in the south part of the city and the other In the west part of the city, these lights having been petitioned for by property owners and upon investigation having been fountj to be absolutely necessary. The building committee, to whom at a former meeting had been referred the matter of securing sketches for a new city hall, filed their report and had present at the meeting Architect Oscar Hoffman, who presented a sketch that seemed upon examination to meet with the approval of every councilman present. Several slight changes were made on the second floor, being advised by Councilman Christen, which will make the arrangement of that floor more convenient for every one, and Mr. Hoffman was advised to make the changes In his sketch and present the same at the next meeting. The sketch as presented by Mr. Hoffman is complete in every respect, showing that the building will be a two story affair, the ground floor to be used exclusively for fire apparatus purposes in which a new and complete fire fighting machine is expected to be installed, and is arranged in such a manner that the firemen will have all of the conveniences necessary and the same as in any fire department building in the larger cjities. The second floor is arranged into offices, one for each and every official, and on this floor will be the council chamber, which will be a large and commodious room. Another feature that has long been needed is that of a large vault which w-ill be installed on the second floor and which will be used to keep records and old papers in. and which will be absolutely fireproof. Mr. Hoffman has spared nu time in making his sketch and the same reflects great credit on this young man, and stamps him as one of the best in his line in the state. Upon motion by Christen the ser(Continued on page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, January 20, 1909.

CASE BEING TRIED The Paille Damage Case on .. Trial in Jay Circuit Court HAVE A JURY The Customs of the Amish is New to Portland Residents The $5,000 damage suit filed in the Adams circuit court at Decatur by George E. Paille against Joseph A., Peter, Jacob P. Christ, John P. and Samuel P. Swartz, Noah Neusbaum, Joseph Hilty, Jacob Eicher, David Wickey, Noah Bacheice and Samuel Ceroe, for the alienation of his wife’s affections, and sent to this county on change of venue came up for trial before Judge LaFollette and a jury Tuesday morning. The case is a peculiar one and not 'without pathos, in that it recites th/ breaking up of a once happy home because of the plaintiff's actions in accepting $l5O insurance money after the barn on his farm near Berne was destroyed by fire —an absolute violation of the rules of the most peculiar religious sect, the Amish. The jury to try the case was not selected until court had resumed for the afternoon session and some time was then devoted by the attorneys in their opening arguments during which the.life of the Amish was explained in detail, especially was this done by Judge Heller, of Decatur, who is appearing for the defendants. He scored the manner of the language used in the second paragraph of the complaint referring to it as slanderous and villifying to the members of the church who are taught from childhood to tread only the straight and narrow path as laid out by the laws of their creed. It is expected that the case will require several days’ time before the evidence is submitted. —Portland Sun. IT COST HIM $370 ______________ Elmer Davies Pays for Maintenance of Child TO MISS RIFF A Settlement Was Reached Between the Parties For the present, at least, Elmer Davies is again a free man. His attorney, Edward G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne, came to the city this morning and a few moments prior to the time for the trial which was scheduled for ten o'clock in Squire Smith’s court, a settlement was reached between Miss Riff by her attorney, J. C. Moran and the defendant in which the relatrix received the sum of $370. After this provision was made for the maintenance of the child, upon motion of Miss Riff, the case was dismissed. A check for $l5O was given by R, P, Davies, father of the defendant - and bankable notes were, furnished for the remainder of the amount. A settlement was agreed upon yesterday afternoon over the telephone between the attorneys of the two parties, but the process of thei law had to be gone through with to effect the dismissal. Miss Riff will remain in the county for some time as the guest of relatives. Although the bastardy charge is now settled, there may be new developments in the case which will cause Davies more trouble, although there has been no action taken as yet. —o Now comes the word that State Senator Nathan B. Hawkins, of Portland, smarting under the defeat for congress in the eighth district, is disposing of his Jay county property and may locate at Gary. Dr. Good having packed his trunk and the skids having been put under John Kern for the teenth time it might be policy for the Down and Out Club to colonize in some western state. —Hartford City Gazette.,

AT THE BOSSE TONIGHT “The Happy Youngsters” is a Good Show and Worth the Price. “The Happy Youngsters,” a bright, breezy comedy, by Harold Atteridge with whistling music by Wm Frederick Peters, will be offered by an excellent comedy at the Bosse opera house, Wednesday, Jan. 20. This will mean the treat of the season. The play is entirely original in theme and full of bright, witty dialogue, of the rapid fire kind, interrupted only by the many musical numbers, which include new topical songs, parodies characteristic numbers, ensembles and new dances and groupings, making in all a most delightful evening’s entertainment, a company of metropolitan artists engaged especially for their adaptability to the roles which they enact. The feature of this production is the beauty chorus and the pretty little dancing school girls, all gowned in the most exquisite creations of the costumers art. SAME OLD CHARGE Mrs. Molly Fravel is Again Incarcerated in the County Jail ADULTERY CHARGE Roy Booher is Also a Prisoner—Woman Was Found in Cow Shed Not content to await the coming of her trial on the serious charge of perjury without further infringements of the law and order, Mrs. Molly Fravel, of Geneva, known throughout the county as the most degraded of all femininity, convicted twice on the charge of adultery and whose morals If she has any, are at a very low' ebb, is languishing iff the county jail where for twenty-five days she will remain to satisfy the law for a repetition of her adultery hobby. Not alone twill she atone for the transgression wfhich was committed last night, but one Roy Booher, who is equally famous in the police court limelight, will suffer .the humiliation of being incarcerated for forty days and forty nights, his abiding place being on the first floor of the bastile and the woman’s the upper tier. The intimacy of Booher and Mrs. Fravel is not in its infancy, in fact it is they who were twice before tried and convicted of the same charge and served sentences for their misconduct. Marshal ''Atkinson was notified last night that Booher was at the Fravel home. A complaint was filed by, Mr. Fravel charging the young map with adultery and he was promptly arrested. Surmising that two parties must be connected with the violation, and knowing that Mrs. Fravel was the only one in the house when Booher was there, Atkinson instituted a search for the woman and tracing her tracks in the snow he found the miserable woman in hiding behind' a bunch of com fodder in the cow shed. He took her into custody and brought the pair to Decatur today after they were found guilty in Squire Armantrouts court. The perjury case of Mrs. Fravel will come up for trial within a few weeks In the circuit court. o GIVES ANOTHER MILLIONJohn D. Rockefeller Opens His Purse Again. Chicago, January 20. —John D. Rockefeller has given another $1,000,000 to the University of Chicago. In a telegram to the board of‘ trustees John D. Rockefeller Jr., announced that his father had placed securities on behalf of the university which will yield an annual Income of *40,000. On this basis, the securities are reckoned as being worth $1,000,000. The endowment fund of the university is now $15,000,000 from all sources. Mr. Rockefeller’s total contributions to the university aggregate $24,800,000. o All members of the Pocahontas lodge are requested to be present tomorrow evening at their hall as there will be something doing out of Ithe ordinary.

ABOLISHED AGAIN Government Pension Agencies Again Abolished A RESOLUTION Senator Beveridge Wants to Make February 12 a Legal Holiday Washington, Jan. 20.—The house of representatives, by a vote of 124 yeas to 71 nays, decided in favor of abolishing all the pension agencies in the country, including the one at Indianapolis,and providing for the future payment of pensioners by checks sent out directly from Washington. It was demonstrated in the debates on the proposition that the change would be in the interest of economy. It is quite probable, however, that the senate will restore the agencies, as it usually does when the house strikes them out. The pension agents are senatorial patronage, and that may make some difference in the attitude of the two legislative bodies. The Indiana delegation voted solidly in favor of abolishing the pension agencies. Some of the Indiana members were not present, but those who were voted as a unit for the proposed economy. The Indianaians present and voting were Holliday, Chaney, Gilhams, Adair, Dixon, Rauch and Cox. Three of the Indiana members, Holliday, Adair and Cox, made speeches urging the business sense and good judgment of wiping out all the agencies. Washington, Jan. 20. —In recognition of the services which Abwrham Lincoln rendered to humanity, Senator Beveridge introduced a joint resolution to make February 12, 1909, a special legal holiday, that being the ettitenary of the birth of the emancipator, Senator Beveridge's resolution, as referred to the committee on judiciary, where it will be considered at an early date. A LIMITEDSUPPLY Many Laws of Indiana Being Taken Out DO NOT DELAY A Year in Advance to the Daily Democrat Gets One Free . * It may be well to state that but a limited number of the Laws of Indiana could be purchased, and while under ordinary circumstances there would be a sufficient number to satisfy the calls for them, yet we feel that it Is but fair to state that at the present rate they are being taken out, the supply will not long. If you are desirous of possessing one of these valuable additions to your library, we would urge that the early bird catches the worm. The hook is a most valuable one. and contains that you will want to know many times over during the year. They are not for sale and you could not buy one for love or money. Every year in advance subscriber gets one free, and as the book is worth the price of the subscription, and the subscription is worth double the price charged for it, you will readily see what a whole lot you are getting for a little money. The books are now ready and we will gladly give you one for a year in advance to the Daily Democrat. o In a recent issue of the Democrat au error was made in regard to the horse sale to be held by the Decatur Horse company. The auction will positively be held Friday of this week, January 22, and the farmers will do well to attend. The buyers have scoured the country for good animals and they will have a good consignment to offer for public sale. Remember the date, Friday the 22nd, the place the First street stables.

NOT AN ADEPT AT PRAYING Doctor and Not Minister is What Prisoner Ought to Have. • Portland, Ind., Jan. 19. —Turnkey Henry Thomas, of the county jail, is authority (for the following story: Asa Blount, who was convicted Saturday in the circuit court of a charge of criminal assault, experienced another severe attack of “stomach trouble” in his cell Sunday forenoon. Moaning and shaking like a leaf in a gale, Blount sat on the edge of his cot, moaning that he was going to die. John Nelson, awaiting trial for man's stealing, heard the fellow's gtoans and hurried to his side in time to hear Blount moan, “I’m dying, John; pray for me; pray for me.” Nelson looked puzzled for a moment, then thinking that Blount's condition was probably critical, he hesitated no longer and quavered, “Now I lay—now I lay—Oh, h —ll, I can't pray." Thomas heard the conclusion of the “prayer,’’ and sizing up Blount, decided he needed a doctor worse than he did a minister, and sent for the county physician. COURT HOUSE NEWS A Large Claim Filed in the Dailey Estate ARREST OF GOOD Charged With Cruelty to Animals—Other Court News A claim for the amount of $1,215 was filed against W. A. Lower as administrator of the estate of Cassius M. Dailey. The claim was filed in the office of the clerk of the Adams circuit court, was disallowed by the administrator and will come up for hearing on its merits during the February term of court. The claim was filed by Elicta Weimer and is for nursing and attention given the deceased during a long illness, at the rate of sls a week. % The sheriff's office reports the arrest of Francis Good’, cf Jefferson township, the arrest being made on a grand jury indictment and the charge for which he will have to answer is cruelty to He gave bond in the sum of two hundred dollars and the case will come up later in the Adams circuit court. George H. Kerr et al has deeded part of inlots 276 and 281 in Geneva to Emma J- Kelley, the conside~ation beirlg SBOO. A commission consisting of Drs. Smith, Miller and Beavers, and Esq. J. H. Smith adjudged Otto C. A. Thieme, an epileptic, and the proper papers will be made out for his admission into the epileptic village at New Castle. The jury commissioners will be called in next Monday and the petit jury for the February term of court will be drawn. ■ o— ————- MANY FAVOR SUNDAY BALL. Bill in Legislature to Repeal Present Stringent Law. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. —Seventeeen members of the state senate said that they favored the Broliey bill to repeal the Sunday baseball law. Four absolutely refused to discuss the bill. Seven were found not having decided how to cast their vote, but they favored the bill they said. Three who had not decided were apparently against the measure. Thirteen said they would vote against the bill. As the hardest fight on the baseball bill is expected in the senate, the poll today was pleasing to the followers of the national game. Last session a similar bill was killed in the senate, but the poll today showed that two or three senators who had voted against the bill at that time looked' upon it with more favor now. Much will depend, it is said, upon the senate committee to which the bill is referred. Representative Broliey won his first victory when the speaker of the house sent the bill to the committee on cities and tovrns instead of the committee on public , morals. I

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MAKING NEW LAWS The Legislature is Getting Down to Serious Business FOR ECONOMY Most of the Legislators Want to Make a Good Record Indianapolis, January 20.—The pas- / sage of the bill introduced by Representative Mugg to abolish county councils, woul dbe nothing short of a calamity, in the opinion of William H. Morrison, a member of the county council of Marion county. Mr. Morrison is positive that in the last two years the county council has saved Marion county from the needless expenditure of at least $150,000, and probably more than that. County councils have been equally beneficial in other counties, he believes, where the councilmen have had the backbone to discharge their duties faithfully, and they have been failures, he thinks, only in counties where the councils have blindly and carelessly voted so«- all appropriations asked. A bill introduced in both branches of the legislature Monday, which would throw iron-clad regulations around foreign voters, arises primarily out of conditions which were said to have existed in Lake county on last election day. The measure was presented in the senate by Kistler and in the house by Strickland, leading Democrats. The charge in Lake county.was that foreigners had been voted in droves, and that there at least had been a great deal of carelessness in the way in which “first” naturalization papers were handled. One of the objects of the contest there, conducted by Edward Simon, Democratic candidate for representative against E. W. Wickey, Republican, was to create sentiment in favor of election reform laws. It is hoped by those interested that the sentiment which has been created will result in the passage of the bill introduced Monday. Senator Ranke came back yesterday from Fort Wayne with the material ofr a hill *in his pocket. The bill when it is ready win call for an appropriation of $50,000. wth which to buy a lot and erect an armory in Fort Wayne for the boys of Battery B. Senator Ranke is a member of the committee on military affairs and expressed a belief that he could get a favorable report from the committee, but the tour lawmakers were cautious about promising the Jpassage of the bill, having in mind the policy of economy to prevail this session. —o- —• WANT A NEW POSTOFFICE. New Castle Citizens Have Dreams of Fine Federal Building. New Castle, Ind),, 19. —New Oastie citizens are having dreams which are taking the form of commodious federal building as the smoke floats upward. With a congressman all her own, New Castle has hopes that in the no distant future this will come to pass. There is no doubt that W. O. Barnard, v/ho wiii succeed Jas. E Watson in congress next March, has already heard it said that New Castle wishes a federal building and desires him to conduct the campaign. The lease on the building now occupied by the postofflee expires in a little over a year and the citizens believe that now is the time to take the preliminary steps. o ATTENDING POULTRY SHOW. Several Adams County Poultry Fanciers Are at Huntington, Michael Miller, C. E. Magley and Willis Fonner are at Huntington, where they are showing their fine poultry in competition for prizes of- j sered by a poultry show now on there. ! The show is one of the largest ever given in this part of the state, and as a matter of fact the best fowls that grow will be there. The Adams county boys are sure of bringing home a good share of the prize money for they are always there with the candy.