Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. lumber 37.

ROUTIN I rVORK 1 Nothing on the Localption ■ Bill ■lots of ratory A Patriotic Se; n is Held in Hon of Linet FebriiE: ii X to the Daily Demoerj-Nothing but I&tine work came n the house representatives tliorning, and as no regular sessic is held this atlernoon, nothing is v in option circles. The Kleckneil was saved ■O&ißterday for anothenut, but the double cross given tbill by the Republican repealers! caused a ffreat deal of uneasinjnong those •who want the countyion bill rei Jealed at any price. lort will be mad" to pass the Kier bill In the house, as it was tl y bill that ■was framed in accords > the Dem- ■ ocratic platform, and k fear is expressed that even si the Tomlinson bill pass the s« the governor might take a n<|o turn it ■dewn with a veto. Indianapolis. Februar-(Special to the Daily Democrs he joint : session this afternoon ■ie means 4>t packing the galleriely people K'Mmnig out to hear Patriotic speeches on the life. Iter and accomplishments of 4. The “speakers were all at tlest and erarorv flowed at a bleed for BBL I ? aome time. I t MARRIED AGIiT E * I Two Lagrange to Decatur an 4 Married — : | NOT THE RST They are Foolin heir Friends « Home a' Clerk Haefling abdicatedlke; t ■yple today and issued a A? lijffiense to Casper Barton innie M Johnson, both of Lagrainty. ■living near Lima. They wfenxand produced the crea inKuring the clerk that the! all Wight, so the license was land k - " (Judge James T. Mjerrymlhis Kinost polished way. perfohbe Mfeeremony and made theml on |Bthe spot. The groom gave I at fcjßixty-eight and the bride ken fiyears his junior. Both Hen ■harried before, the formerly ■big dead and the latter hisgVorccd from her husband, Lfr Kon the afternoon train. g<4ct their home near Lima. Are jKtliey propose to give theijs ■the laugh by getting marrielit ■Living notice in advance, th y looked good, and arenodolg K the best people in Lagrani-. Hand just slipped down to Ito Befool the green-eyed jealoult llabound around Lagrange co|-jp-fore leaving the city they It ■ this sanctum, and made thJt fcthat as it was all a dead sect the word. Please do not I MSfcMng about it.

SET PRICE FOR FUNERAL. Cclonel Wanted Cheap One and Provided S2OO for It. Stamford, Conn., Feb. 12.—The closing paragraph of the will of Col. Woolsey R. Hopkins, which has been offered for probate here, is somewhat unusual. “I have a strong objection to elaborate and costly funerals,’’ it reads. “I therefore direct that my coffin and the preparation of my body for burial shall cost not more than S2OO. The headstone to my grave I wish to be strong and plain; on it put my name and age, and that I died in the hoije of everlasting life, through the merits and intercession of Jesus Christ, my Saviour.” Col Hopkins died at the age of 93. He makes a number of small bequests, given the residue to his son and grandchildren. IT WAS EXCITING Tomlinson Repeal Bill Passed the House With One to Spare THE OTHER FAILED Kleckner Bill Will Be Called Up for a Vote Today

Indianapcflis, February 12. —The house of representatives yesterday afternoon ended one of the most exciting episodes in its history by passing the Tomlinson bill, which, if the senate takes the same action, as it is expected to do, will repeal the county local option law, enacting in its stead a less restrictive measure. The vote was 52 to 44, giving the bill just one more vote than was absolutely necessary for a constitutfcnal majerity. Following this the Kleckner bill, which would substitute township and ward local option for county local option, failed to pass, the vote being 48 to 47, two Republicans who had supported the Tomlinson bill refusing to vote for the Kleckner bill, and two others being absent. The final vote was preceded by a long debate and by a longer struggle under the surface. To the very end the forces for repeal were uncertain of the outcome, while the Democrats and Republicans fighting repeal still had hope of winning. Victory for the repealers was made possible by the votes of four Republicans, Schreeder, Hewig, Ratliff and Kllver. Kllver's vote became necessary, or seemed to become so, when Coble, Democrat, of Dubois county, refused for a time to vote for the bill because in his estimation it is not sufficiently liberal. The voting by Kliver with the Democrats caused a small sensation, growing out of allegations that he has traded that one vote for several votes in support of the Gary court bill, Gary being his home. After the Tomlinson bill had been passed an effort was made to pass the Kleckner bill substituting township and ward option foi county option. The vote was 48 foi the bill and 47 against. As the constitutional majority of 51 was lacking the bill failed to pass, but may be called up again if desired.

Republican politicians are wondering a little about the apparent activity of former Attorney-General Charles W. Miller in support of the repeal of the county unit local option bill. Mr. Miller, who was one of the Republican candidates for governor before the last Republican state convention, is in evidence around the Denison hotel, which is the headquarters of the brewery forces. Wednesday he was in consultation with Joe Bell, talking with others in the Denison house in away that indicated his opposition to the county unit law new on the statute books, he sought out L. Ert Slack and the two disappeared together up the elevator. Mr. Slack, formerly an ardent supporter of temperance movements, is now understood to be lined up with the repeal forces. —o Many Wells county farmers have made sales of produce during the past year which have assumed enviable proportions. One of the largest aggregate sales made is that of Fred Fatke who has disposed of $3,700 worth of hay, corn and oats since fall. Most of this amount was sold to C. F. Davison and Co. The corn was the greatest item in the total.—Bluffton I News-

CAPTURED THIEFS Dennis and Earnest Baker Find Themselves in Toils THEY STOLE COAL From Erie Cars—Were Captured at Lima Last Night I Dennis and Earnest Baker, the two Decatur lads against whom affidavits were filed a few days ago charging petit larceny, were Arrested last night at Lima, Ohio, by Detective Fenstermaker and Captain R. Toussaint and have been brought to the city and lodged in the county jail to await hearing. The youths whose respective ages are fourteen and sixteen years have, according to their own admissions, been stealing coal from Erie cars for some time and selling the fuel to people in the south part of the city. Ascertaining that a detective was on their trail they fled for Lima, and took up their abode with their mother, Mrs. McConnehey, who in the company of William McConnehey and another man were staying at a place known as the white elephant, a place of decidedly questionable repute. • The detective and captain of the Lima police instituted a searoh for the fugitives with the result that they located the boys late last night, and placed them under arrest regardless of the protestations of the mother. Questioned as to the stealing, the ycuths admitted they had been stealing coal and selling it and as a result of the confession a number of other Decatur parties have been implicated in the law violation. The younger of the Baker boys stated to the officers that there had been an understanding between he and Mr. Bailer with whom he stayed, that he was to furnish the coal for Bailers and in return they would board and clothe him. The detective and captain of the police inform us that they expect to file an affidavit against Bailer also. The other boy related how he would steal coal by the sack full and sell it to different parties at ten cents a sack, stating that the only thing he was sorry for that he had not been paid for the last two jacks he had sold. It will be remembered that the detective found a ton of coal in the woodshed of 'Mr. Bailer last week and this amount had been taken by the Baker lad in a single day. The young men will be given a hearing and in all probability will be remanded to jail to await trial (Continued ou page 4.)

HE IS LUCKY AGAIN Former Congressman Gilbert, Bags Another Good Job A BIG SALARY Now Secretary of Education at Fifteen Thousand a Year Washington, Feb. }2. —The promotion of Newton W. Gilbert, ot Fort Wayne, from commissionership in the Philippines to the place of secretary of education in the islands carries with It an increase in salary from $7,500 to $15,000 per year. The nomination of Mr. Gilbert was sent to the senate by President Roosevelt late Wednesday afternon. Mr. Gilbert, who resigned his place in congress as the representative of the Twelfth Indiana district to become judge of the court of first instance in the Philippines, went to the orient three years ago, and his rise in public life has been very rapid. In August last he was appointed by President Roosevelt as a member of the Philippine commission at an annual salary of $7,500. The new appointment is merely an advance in rank on the commission that carries with it additional duties and doubles the former salary.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 12, 1909.

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DR. MILLER HERE Evangelist from Moody Institute Will Conduct Revival A POWERFUL MAN Has Had Six Years of Glowing Success as Evangelist Dr. O. A. Miller of the Moody Bible institute of Chicago, recognized as one of the most successful evangelists touring the country today, has arrived in the city to conduct revival

© services at the M. E. church during the remainder of the month. Dr. Miller just closed an engagement at Elkhart where eighty-three conversions were had and about sixty additions to the membership of the church. He is a forceful speaker, a most pleasing vocalist and ha salready won admiration of a large number of Decatur people who were fortunate in hearing him last night. Dr. Miller has had six years experience as an evangelist and has been most successful during that time. He has with him 300 of the very best views obtainable which will be used in the illustrated hymns to be sung hy him with a guitar accompaniment. Some of the hymns to be sung and illustrated with stereopticon views are as follows: “Let the Lower Lights be Burning.’’ “Throw Out the Life Line,” "Jesus Lover of My Soul,” “Rock of Ages,” “Ninety and Nine,” “Abide With Me,” “Tell Mother I’ll Be There” "Holy City” and "Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight.” The theme for tonight’s sermon is “Hindrances to a revival/” Sunday imorning, “How Great victory Was Won;” Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock a magnet sermon will be delivered to the children and the subject Sunday evening will be "The Happy Lot of a True Child of God.”

1809— ABRAHAM LINCOLN—I9O9

REFUSED THE APPROPRIATION Princeton, Ind., Feb. 12. —The county local option issue received a setback when the county council refused to allow the appropriation for the election to be held Feb. 26. In refusing the appropriation the council upheld the opinion advanced by Attorney Henry A. Yeager, who says the county commissioners exceeded their authority when they called for an election when there was no appropriation. The councilmen claim they refused the appropriation on account of the threatening attitude of the legislature toward the county option bill. The temperance forces declare they will proceed with the election and collect the expenses from the county by resorting to the courts. Q — A GOOD STORY IN LIPPINCOTT • “A Knight Errant in Broadway” is the story of a certain Englishman’s perfidy when he took root in Wall street. This is only incidental, however, to the central characters, a bonny English girl of mettle and a ycung American who has red blood enough to rise above his early environments, which threaten to suck him down. The story is full of action in present-day affairs and quite characteristic of Mr. Holland's best style. The story complete will be in the March number of Lippencotts.

WILL BUILD ROAD Promoters of Berne Road Say They Will Build Their Line CUTS NO FIGURE Building of Geneva Line Cuts No Ice With Them The controversy between the promoters of the Bluffton, Berne & Celina traction line and those of the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina line has not stopped yet. Both sets of promotors are declaring that they will build their lino and a merry war is anticipated between them. Following the failure of three of the four townships in this and Adams county to vote subsidies for the Berne road the business men in Geneva held a meeting, at which time they told the local members of the Geneva company that they would be able to take $75,000 worth of stock in the line if it should be built, this being the amount asked of the Geneva people in order that the road might be builL It was supposed by many that the Berne people would not build, owing to the fact that the subsidies were not voted. Now, however, the members of the Berne company have come back with the (Ooutaued Oft >•)

FOR DEFENDING GOVERNMENT Penalties of a Million and a Quarter Against American Sugar Co. New York, Feb. 12.—The government's star witness in its suit to impose penalties amounting to $1,250,000 on the American Sugar Refining company for sugar alleged to have been entered without duty after the government’s scale on Havemeyer & Elder's pier in Broklyn had been tampered with, testified yesterday before Judge Holt in the federal court. He was Richard Parr, special treasury agent, Mr. Parr told of finding holes bored in the framework of seventeen scales on the Broklyn pier, in which pieces of steel wire had been inserted to make the scales register lighter weight on imported sugar to be weighed for purposes of taxation. 0 HE SPEAKS OCT A Quiet Little Jacking Up by the Governor ARE GETTING BUSY Lots of Wholesome Laws Yet to Be Passed this Session Indianapolis, February 12. —The hepe of Governor Marshall that the important matters of legislation will be taken up in the house of representatives, and acted on promptly is expressed in a letter written by the governor to a friend, who requested the governor to take a hand in legislative affairs. The letter, which was made public yesterday by the man who received it from the governor, is as follows: “You ask me why I do not call the members of the legislature into my office and insist upon the Democratic house carrying out the pledges of the Democratic platform, sveh as economy in public expenditures, retrenchment and reform along the line of abolition of useless offices, the investigation of public affairs to determine whether the expenditures made have been strictly legitimate, the guaranteeing of bank deposits, the passage of a primary law; uniform accounting and examination of public records, and why I do not endeavor to prevent the legislature from going directly against the will of the people in making extravagance allowances of claims which have been dead and buried for many years, and of still further catering to the vicious fee system by giving the sheriffs their in and out fees, by giving to clerks transcript fees, and by seemingly being desirous of raising the salary of every man who wants his salary raised. “I think I must answer you when you make inquiry of this kind, because the people of Indiana know that I am opposed to legislation which does not attempt to better the condition of public affairs in Indiana, reduce expenditures, make of the state government and every county government a business proposition, and work wherever it can work for the gooa of the people. For these things I stood during th erecent campaign, for these things I now stand, but I warned the people of Indiana that my theory of government was that it was not the right of the executive to interefere with the legislative department. Such being my view of my constitutional duty, I shall not interfere with the legislature in the discharge of its duties. I have been hoping from day to day that the really important measures in the interests ot the people would be taken up by the house of representatives, passed by a Democratic majority and put up to a Republican senate, giving B an opportunity either to play politics or serve the people. I still hope that these things will be done, but they will never be done if it is necessary for me either to threaten, bride, bulldoze or plead with any member of the legislature to do his duty. When this session of the legislature shall have adjourned if the Democratic party as represented in the legislature shall not have kept its pledges to the people, it must be understood that the breach of fideliyt has been a breach of the legislative and not a breach of the executive departuie&t of ttie state.”

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F. JOHNSON CAPTURED • Man Who Embezzled Money from Mrs. Schlegel Captured IS A REAL CROOK Was Captured at North Manchester—Meyer After Him Frank Johnson who will be remembered by Decatur citizens as being one of the worst crooks who has ever been horbored in the city, and who, after winning the hand of Mrs. Belle Schlegel, a little more than a year ago, secured S3OO of the money she obtained by selling her little property and then suddenly disappeared, has at last ben captured and in languishing in the North Manchester jail awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Meyer. Johnson came to the city a few years ago and engaged in the painting and papering business. After remaining here for some time he succeeded in establishing an acquaintanceship with Mrs. Schelegel. When he ascertained that she possessed a property, he so skillfully engineered the courtship that Mrs. Schelegel never caught sight of his criminal inclinations but thinking him to be a man of high ideals, she wedded him. The ceremony over he at once began negotiations to get what money the woman had. His scheme was cleverly planned. Telling his wife he had a good position elsewhere he asked her to dispose of the property that they may be able to go into business. This the woman did and packed her furniture and had them placed in a car at the Clover Leaf railroad ready for shipment to the new home, when she found that Johnson had made good his escape, taking with him all the money his newly wedded wife and realized from the sale of the property. A fruitfess search w'as instituted for the thief and all hopes had been abandoned of capturing him until the marshal of North Manchester called Sheriff Meyei notifying him that Johnson was there. Mr. Meyer left this morning for that place, and will bring the criminal to the city, and if justice is (Continued oh page four.)

A BIG GOLD NUGET Was Given to Jacob Martin by His Son , Fred IT IS VALUABLE He Brought Many Furs— Goes to Old Country Fred Martin, who arrived yesterday afternon from Fairbanks. Alaska, for a visit with his father and other relatives, brought with him many articles which have attracted considerable attention, among the people of this city. He has presented his father with a gold nugget which weighs seven ounces and seven pwt. and worth approximately $135. The nugget is in the form it was when mined, and is certainly a curiosity to see. Mr. Martin says he does not like the idea of using it as a paper weight as was suggested by Fred. Among other valuable things he brought were a number of beaver fur mittens, etc., which he has given to his relatives. Mr. Martin and his friend, Mr. Greenfield, will remain here for about two weeks, after which they will leave for the oid country for a three months’ visit with relatives of the former. They will return to this city for a few weeks' visit and then return to their home in Alaska. Fred likes it in Alaska very much, and he has prospered well there.