Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

olume VII. Number 48.

IS BUMPED AGAIN ..Supreme Court Makes Ruling in Blind Tiger Law A NEW DECISION Persons Cannot Under Law Secrete Drink in a Dry Township _ I Indianapolis, Feb. 25.—A judgment 1 ordering the destruction of seven I boxes of bottled beer seized at the borne of Charles Campbell, near Al-1 r Jbion, Ind., upon a search warrant Is- ! ' «ued under the blind tiger act, was ; ttoday affirmed by the supreme court. | 'The -township had "gone dry" a short time before, and a street fair at Albion was to begin the morning that the beer was found. Campbell insist-1 ed that the court had no jurisdiction, I he had not been arrested nor a summons as owner of the beer, and that he was entitled to a jury trial, and that there was no •evidence of his intention to use the T>eer in an illegal way or for any other -purpose than family use. The surpreme court decide dagainst him on all of these points, and while it said that the prosecuting attorneys fee should not have been taxed against -Campbell as costs, it said that he had saved no available exception'. Judge Myers said: “The warrant was served ov appellant and search made, and seven boxes of bottled beer found on the premises in the early morning, and taken possession of by the constable and return made accordingly. Appellant was not regularly engaged in the sale of liquor, and there is no direct evidence that he intended those seized for sale or barter; but taking all the facts and circumstances shown by the evidence, such as that a street fair was in progress in a nearby tcwn; an attempt to conceal the presence of the liquor by getting it late at night and going by circuitous lines of travel passing by his own residence in going to the town, coupled with other acts, facts and declarations made by him, the trial court was justified in finding that he intended to sell the beer unlawfully.” FAIR DADS MEET Representatives of County Fairs Are at Indianapolis C. D. KUNKLE THERE And E. B. Adams Who Represent the Great Northern I C. D. Kunkle as a representative of "the Great Northern Indiana Fair asI sociation. and as treasurer of the t association of fairs of the state, went ■ to Indianapolis this morning, where I in conjunction with representatives L of all other fair associations of the £ state, he met at the English hotel Skthis afternoon for the purpose of as- £ Misting in framing a bill which will I" be to the legislature ask- ■ ing that appropriations be provided f for each fair In the state as is the ■case in Illinois and Ohio. In these g» states the county donates an amount ■of money, as does the state, to all K agricultural associations, and which K has tended to make the fairs a sucKcess in every respect. The fair representatives will do all in their power to effect the passage of the bill, and it is thought that the law making bodies will give voice to their sentiments by passing same. E. B. Adams, secretary of the Greta Northern. is also at Indianapolis, and he will attend the session at the English, hence the Adams county fair association will be well represented. The movement is one which is deserving of consideration as it is no more than right to encourage in a financial way the holding of fairs annually. Adams county folk are hoping that the bill will pass.

NO GRAY HAIRS IN PARIS. At Least They Are Not Seen on the Women. Baltimore, eb. 25.—“ While in Paris not long since I walked with my wife into a fashionable hairdressing place, and madame, who ran the shop, noting a few gray hairs in my wife’s , head, came forward smilingly to ask I what color she would have it dyed,’* , said Capt. J. A. Hare of St. Louis, at the Hotel Kernan. “When my wife I replied that she did not wish it dyed at all the woman's face fell and she began to pour forth a flood of arguments in favor of that operation, saying, among other things, that no ladles of fashion in Paris would dream of exhibiting gray hairs. To do so (Would be an unpardonable breach of .society's dictum. After this cogeht appeal, which did not, however, bring 1 results, my wife told me she looked in vain on the streets of the French | capital for a lady whose hair showed i any trace of sliver. We remained over there tor over a month, but no gray I haired daughter of Eve was ever seen |and we came to the Invitable conclusion that madame, the hairdresser, was quite right” REPORTS FILED Committees on Several Senate Bills Filed Report Yesterday MANY ARE TABLED A Lot of Business Ground Out by the Committees —Busy Session Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 25. —Reports of committees on a number of bills were filed as follows; Judiciary—senate bills, Bland, providing administrators may file actions against mining companies to obtain damages, to pass; Royse, providing for examination of persons wishing employment in coal mines, for postponement; Stotsenburg, providing that a person convicted in criminal court of any offense not punishable by death may be released pending trial in a higher court and admitted to bail, to pass; Cox, to require five days’ notice of creditors when a stock of merchandise listo be sold; (House bills), Stephens, to require publication of receipts and expenditures by school cities, for postponement; Kleckner, to provide against injunctions in labor disputes, when amended to pass; Hauck, to amend the depositories act as recommended by the attorney-general, to pass; Shaefer, to provide for protection of sheep against vicious dogs, to postpone. Ways and Means —Racey, to provide for the establishment of a

normal school for colored students, for postponement; King, to fix fees charged by the secretary of state for certificates of elections and commissions and placing fees in the general fund, to pass; Merriman, to provide a state home for colored orphans, for postponement; Seidensticker, to have state take over Indianapolis Industrial Home for the Blind, divided report, majority for postponement; Williams, to pay bounty of SIOO to surviving members of the Home Guard, for postponement; Racey, to appropriate $14,000 for purchase of Harrison home at Vincennes, majority to pass when amended to cut appropriation tn half; Seidensticker, to limit product of state penal institution to binder twine for postponement; Miller, to. amend railroad commission act, referred to judiciary committee; Roggen, to provide for the erection of an armory at Fort Wayne, and appropriating $30,000, for postponement. Public library—Garrard, to provide for state library commission and to take over Indiana library school, majority to postpone. Fees and salaries —McGinnis, to repeal sheriffs’ law for in-and-out fees, passed over governor’s veto, majority to pass. Criminal code—Hewig, to provide better protection for abused animals, to pass; Eschbach, to provide for sale of fish caught in the state, to postpone. Insurance—Pelzer, senate bill, to make it an offense to obtain a change in an insurance policy through misrepresentation, to pass. ■» o Mrs. Eli Meyer delightfully entertained the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church at her home this afternoon. A market was conducted.

SEED CORN SPECIAL Will Start from Decatur March 2, Stopping at Preble Brief Time NEXT STOP TOCSIN Farmers Will Visit the Train—Will Be Great Demonstration < The trip to be made by the Erie seed train will be a success if plans materialize and a great exhibition will be. made. The train will start from Decatur at 8:45 Tuesday, March 2. after .standing for a time on the tracks there for the inspection of the farmers of Adams county. The first stop is to be made at Preble at 9 o’clock, which Is the only stop In Adams county. Farmers from the vicinity of Magley and in the western part of Adams county will meet the train at Tocsin at 10:09, as will those of the esstern part of Wells county. Kingsland will be reached at 11 and doubtless many people from Allen county will find their way to that place to meet the special. Being the junction of the Erie and the Lake Erie & Western, many will come to Kingsland on the latetr road. The farmers of the central part of 'Wells county will meet the train at Bluffton. Uniondale will greet the special at 12. This noon stop will attract farmers from a wide section in that part of Wells county. Markle will be the first stop of the afternoon, and also the first in Huntington county. The train will reach that town at 1. The drawing points for Markle will be from the western part of Wells county and the eastern part of Huntington. Simpson will be invaded at 2. being the last stop to the east of Huntington. A large section of the county will supply the audience for that stop. The Seed Corn Special will then pass through the city of Huntington, and on to Bippus, the last stop in the county fluking Uhe afternoon. The schedule calls for the arrival there at 3:30. Farmers will gather at that point from the southern part of Whitley county, the northwestern corner of Huntington county, and from the eastern border of Wabash county. The j last day’s trip will be across Starke, LaPorte, Porter and Lake counties. Jasper county will have large delegations on hand at the stops in Porter county, as the Erie runs close to the line. Stops of from thirty minutes to an hour will be made in each station, time being afforded for all persons interested to pass through the cars of the special, observing the corn exhibits and listening to the ! talks of the specialists on hand to ' make explanations. The crowds will be drawn from at least sixteen counties. u COOK MAY “SPOON” 24 HOURS May Entertain Friend Every Night, But Not Feed Him. Carbondale, Pa., Feb. 25—Paying proper attention to the “spooning ’ proclivities of the average cook, a householder of this city who has had ' a long and trying experience with servants has inserted this advertisement in a local paper: “Wanted —Girl or woman to wash, iron, bake, cook, serve meals and do general housework for two persons; eight rooms and a bathroom to keep clean; wages $4 every Saturday night to one that can give satisfactoon; one afternoon a week off, besides every Sunday afternoon and evening, but must return and get supper every other Sun--1 day; ‘gentleman friend’ may be entertained, but not fed, seven nights a ! week from 7:30 to 11, no oftener or later; this gives one whole day, twen--1 ev-our and one-half hours a week for ‘spooning.’ which ought to suffice until after matrimony; then you’ll be lucky to get one day a month; if these restrictions seem unreasonable do not consider it.” o About twenty friends and neighbors I of Mrs. John Ritter, 109 south Seventh i street awaited her return home from I church Wednesday night to congratulate her on her birthday anniversary. Remembrances were presented, some speeches made and refreshments served. A pleasant evening was’ 1 enjoyed by all present.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, February 25, 1909.

MANY CASES OF SMALLPOX' Are Reported in the Vicinity of Ossian. — Instead of there being just one case of smallpox northeest of Ossian, there are probably a dozen cases. The people were not aware of what the disease was and as a result many of the residents in that vicinity have been going to revival meetings and other public gatherings. Not until Mr. Chubb became sick was it known what was the matter of the residents. The remainder thought tha tthe eruptions on the skin were chicken pox. As all of the cases with the exception of the Chubb sickness, the disease is mild and the patients have suffered no more from the disease than if it had been only chicken pox. As a result of the epidemic the Bethel school has been closed, Mr. Chubb be- ; ing the teacher. The time has pass- , ed when smallpox is dreaded by the . people of the state. A few years ago persons shrank from cases of small- , pox like they would from a snake, but , the number of deaths have been so . small since vacination was started , that little fear is felt. A BOMB FOR NEWS 1 I Representative Garrard Says ' “Billy Blodgett” is a Vicious Liar ■ THE TEXT BOOK BILL J 1 He Says the News Has At- i tacked Him Without Rea- > son—Threatens Libel I — • Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 25. —A feat- . ure of the morning session of the ] house was an attack on the Indian- i apolis News by Representative Gar- ' rard in a speech in defense of his text-book bill, which was passed to engrossment. He said: “This is the bill upon which it has been charged I spent a great deal of time among the members. I want every' member i to whom I have said anything upon this subject to rise in his seat now. 1 (Nobody responded.) I merely asked this in order to show you what an infamous and vicious liar Billly Blodgett is. The Indianapolis News has attacked me personally on this bill. The News has not put forth one argument in favor of the present textbook law. It has argued this bill from the standpoint of personality instead of public weal. It has tried to argue that the present law is a Democratic measure, and that we ought to stand by it because it is a Democratic measure. If the thing we have is not good, I don't care whether it is enacted by a Democratic legislature or Republican, it should be put out of existence. But, to say just a little more in connection, with the Indianapolis News. It has made vicious attacks on men of character in this state and will so long as it is influenced by degenerate reporters—men not allowed to go into decent society any place in the state of Indiana. I am not very much inclined to mince words when a man comes to me to get the truth. The News not only wants to dictate the political policies of every party, but it wants to dictate the policies of every individual in the legislature. If a man does not go to it tb ask how he shall think, and what he shall do, it tries to intimidate him. It has not been more for gcod legislation than it has been for vicious legislation. It adopts the plan of insinuating much. I am not putting my character against that of any reporter on the Indianapolis News. It insinuates much and says nothing definite. If it will say something definite it need not go to Washington to get a libel suit. I defy the Indianapolis News to make a definite positive statement in connection with this bill. A newspaper can insinuate much and blacken a man's character, and yet make it impossible for a man to get redress." e The evangelistic services at the M. F. church are very interesting and large crowds attend each evening. Dr. O. A. Miller is delivering excellent sermons and his singing has been greatly appreciated by the audiences. The public is cordially invited to attend these meetings.

TO ENGROSSMENT I Many Bills Went Unopposed to Engrossment in Legislature THE COAL MINERS Are to Be Examined According to Kayser Bill— Good Friday Holiday Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 25.—The following bills went unopposed to engrossment: Kayser, to enable incorporated towns of from 1,000 to 5,000 to issue bonds for school purposes; Wickey, to create a permanent conservation commission; Hostetter, to have township assessor accept claims for mortgage exemptions instead of the county auditor; Brown, providing bounty for killing crows; Sunkel, to extend city library facilities to townships on petition of landowners, and provding for aid by township trustees; Garrard, merchants’ bill making it a felony for a public official to be a private party to a contract made with the corporation with which official is. connected; Hostetter, to enable either party to enforce a petition where a widow has a fee simple and also a life estate; Kayser, to provide that a majority vote of a board of township advisers may be sufficient to make an appropriation; Connelly, making a penalty of from $lO to SSO to be assessed against the owner of a dog which has bitten a child, and providing that the assessment shall be paid to the parent of the child; Chrisney, regulating excess fare charges by freight carriers; Garrard, to enforce publicity of campaign funds; Smith, to release state banks from the necessity of making annual reports under the act that requires statements on the* call of the audior of state. The Kayser bill to establish boards of examiners for coal miners and to provide certificates upon examination, and further providing that no miner shall be employed in any mnie in the state, except he be an apprentice, unless he hold such certificate was sent to engrossment. On KHver’s motion the bill was amended so as not to apply to mines where fewer than ten men are employed at any one time. The bill provides that the examining board shall be composed of practical miners, and effort to obtain an amendment to provide for an operator on the board, advocated by Garrard, failed. Talbott took occasion to right himself with Senator Fleming during the morning. Tuesday, he said, he moved to postpone indefinitely the bill by Fleming to make Good Friday a legal holiday and his motion carried. He understood then, he said, that Fleming had introduced it as a joke. He had since learned that the author was in earnest and desired the passage of the bill to please some Catholic constituents who wish to observe that holiday. He moved to reconsider Tuesday's action. Under the rules no immediate action was taken on the motion. In support of his bill drawn to prevent the use of pumps in transmitting natural gas, Cochran reviewed the marvelous industrial growth in the gas belt of the state. “Now.” he concluded, “the corporations have come in with their pumps and are forcing this gas to distant cities and towns and crippling our own industries and depriving our landowners of the state of their rights. The purpose of this bil’ is to protect our own Industries.” Stephens’ Cochran’s colleague from Madison county, opposed the bill. A motion to postpone the bill indefinitely was successful. Smith's Mil to permit commissioners to issue bonds for drainage of land without twothirds petition went to engrossment. Faulknor’s bill for the relief of certain county officials of Jackson county for loss of public funds through failure of the Brownstown bank was engrossed, as was a like bill designed for the relief of various township officers who lost public funds through the same bank failure. The Thornton bill to legalize acts of county commissioners in Floyd county concerning county orders was also engrossed. The Behymer inheritance tax bill |

went to engrossment without opposition. Talbott introduced a bill to enable incorporated towns to annex ■ territory representing that under the present laws such annexation cannot be done. He obtained a suspension of rules and the hill was passed by a vote of 72 to 0. A second bill by Talbott, to provide that public advertisements in an incorporated town where there is no daily newspaper may be published in a county newspaper, was also passed under a suspension of rules. “I hate to do this,” said Talbott on moving to suspend the rules, “but they are so slow over in the senate that this is the only way, at this time, to be reasonably certain of action over there.” The Bassett bill, to provide against the employment in factories of children of fourteen to sixteen years or under went to engrossment after an amendment by Culbertson, to enable such children to be employed for a period of forty-five minutes between 6 and 9 o’clock a. m.. and for a like period between 4 and 6 o’clock p. m., and an amendment by Miller, to make the bill harmonize with Kessler’s bill concerning truancy. COURT HOUSE NEWS Several Estate Matters Disposed of by the Court A JURY TRIAL Case of Haugk vs. Place Being Tried in Court Today I. M. Dickerson as guardian for Lula Johnson and Grace Chrisman this morning filed a petition with the court suggesting the death of the ward, Grace Chrisman, and at the same time filed his final report as to this ward. The report was approved by the court and the guardian was allowed the sum of $33.96 for his services and was discharged as to Grace Chrisman. Martin Kirschner, administrator of the estate of William A. Kirschner, filed with the clerk a certificate of deposit for the sum of $1,985 as heretofore ordered by the court and the clerk was ordered to make the distribution to the heirs and devisees as they were named in the current report heretofore filed except as to Ida Hay who had received her share some time ago. The case of Julius Haugk vs. James W. Place et al, which had heretofore been set for trial, was taken up this morning, the same being a jury trial. The complaint recites the fact that several years ago the said J. W. Place and H. L. Conter entered into a contract with John S. Bowers for the rental of an ice house at the Bowers quarry, and also for the harvesting of ice from said quarry, the rental for the same to be 150.00 per year, that after said contract had been entered into a transfer of the property was made to Julius Haugk who now claims that rental for the sum of $250.00 is due him and remains unpaid. Some little time was taken up in selecting a jury and several men were excused before the same was sworn in, however the following jury was selected: Martin Miller, William Adler, A. Krumenacher, Albert Buhler, T. R. Moore, Louis Andrews, Miller Smith. George Calkins, F. Faurot, Henry Gunsett, Fred Koldewey and W. H. Dettinger, and as we go to press the case is still in progress. A marriage license was Issued late' yesterday afternoon by Clerk Haefling to Joseph Burk, aged twenty-nine, and a resident of Van Wert county, and Katie Mohr, aged nineteen, and a resident of Adams county. The couple were very anxious to be married at once and the clerk sent for Squire Smith, who performed the ceremony in a remote corner of the clerk’s office and the couple left seemingly contented and happy. Linemen are still busy repairing the lines of the Monroe telephone company. Dr. Parrish has suffered a loss of at least SI,OOO as a consequence of the storm which occurred several [days ago.

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AN OPERATION Will Be Performed Upon Charles Moore at Phoenix PITIFUL CONDITION He Has Gradually Lost His Mental Faculties T. R. Moore has received a communication from Phoenix, Arizona, in which the fact is stated that his son Charles is gradually losing his mental faculties as a result of the accident befalling him some time ago, and it is now thought that an operation will be necessary to relieve the unfortunate man from his pitiful condition. Charles lived in this city for many years, and was among the most progressive men of Decatur. When In infancy he sustained a fall which injured his skull although he was troubled but little as a consequence thereof until subsequent to the accident which occurred some time ago at his Arizona home. Since then he has not only gradually declined physically, but rationality has partially left him. His condition is deplorable and has signaled alarm among the family members and his many friends. An operation will soon be performed if present plans materialize in which his skull will be raised and the pressure removed. It is hoped by the many Decatur friends of the unfortunate man that the operation will prove successful and his health will be restored. o Washington, Feb. 25. —When Represetative Watson goes to Indiana, on March 5 he will take with him a magnificent silver service ot 285 pieces, the gift of members of congress, whom he has served as “whip.” The service which will be of flat stiver, will be inclosed in a handsome box. The cost of the service is SBOO, It will be on exhibition tomorrow to those who desire to see it. Representative “Jimmy” Burke, of Pittsburg, is chairman of the committee that collected the money and selected the design. At first it was. the intention to present Watson a punch bowl, but this was not regarded a suitable present for a water-wagon congressman. STILL ANOTHER Morgan County Adds Their Name to the Dry Column BY BIG MAJORITY Every Township Except One Carried by the Dry Factions Martinsville, Ind., Feb. 25. —Morgan county today added its voice to the chorus of disapproval of the licensed saloon by a substantial majority. The figures, based on the complete unofficial returns, show a “dry” majority of 1,055 in the county. The weather was very much against an election today. The rain, snow, sleet and wind, with lowering temperature served to keep many at home who might have exerted themselves to vote had the day been bright. It is estimated that less than three-fourths of the normal vote was polled. The election was a very quiet affair and J there was a certain lack of interest ; because of the fact that the county i has been saloonless for some time I and many just took it for granted that it wasn't necessary for them to hustle much to keep it so. There I were no demonstrations and the elec- > tion in its entirety was a perfunctory affair. Each of the fourteen townships, with one exception, voted for the "drys” by substantial majorities. The one exception was Ray township, in which the vote was a tie. This is a situation that has not arisen in any of the township in any of the counties in which elections have been held on the liquor issue. Five of the seven precincts in Martinsville gave “dry” majorities..