Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 73.

GOOD FOR LEWIS “True Chapter of Decatur” is a New Organization A CHAPTER HOUSE Another Public Building for Decatur is the Latest News E. W. Lewi's, a phllapthropist of Chicago, has interested a number of Decatur women in the good work, They have organized and selected a name for their society, the “True Chapter of Decatur.” Mr. Lewis is a member of the lewis Publishing company of Chicago, which publishes the “Woman’s National Dailey," “Woman’s Magazine,” “Beautiful Homes” and “Woman's Farm Journal.” Those who are most Interested in the movement now are Mrs. James Fristoe.Mrs. Charles Dicer. Mrs. Carrie Sutherland. Mrs. C. D. Murray and Mrs. Walter Murray. The officers are as follows: President, Mrs. Fristoe; secretary, Mrs. Dicer; treasurer, Mrs. C. D. Murray. The society has not been thrown open to membership yet. Only ten members are needed when a twelve hundred dollar chapter house will be built for women by Mr. Lewis. The building will be one of architectural worth and beauty. A one-story edifice in a suitable style of architecture. There will be a rest room, kitchen and reading rooms with all modern improvements. The Evansville chapter has erected a home at that place. The country women and girls will especially be welcomed and find it very convenient. The town people, too, will find it handy; all of the clubs will be invited to have their meetings there. The society here was ■ named in honor of True Fristoe. Help the movement along if you can. and see a new public institution built. o DIED YESTERDAY Mrs. William Brokaw of Indianapolis, Called to

Her Reward WAS REARED HERE Mother of Frank Brokaw — Remains to Arrive Here Saturday Afternoon A message received this morning from Indianapolis brought to Decatur the sad tidings of the death of Mrs. William Brokaw, sister of Mrs. Harriett Gilpen of this city and mother of Frank Brokaw of east of the city. The deceased was seventy-three years of age. She was born and raised to womanhood in this county and has a wide acquaintanceship tn the city and county. A number of years ago she with her husband moved to the capital city. There they prospered until the dread disease pnuemonia developened and ushered Into etrenity the soul of the estimable woman. Death occurred yesterday and the relatives here were notified at oace. Funeral services will be held from the Indianapolis home today and the remains will arrive in Decatur tomorrow afternoon, interment to be made in the Decatur cemetery. Much sorrow has been caused as a consequence of the death as the deceased was beloved by her every Adams county acquaintance. She is survived by the follow ing children: Dr. Ruehen of Portland, and Frank of this county. William of Cleveland. Ellen, south part of Indiana, Lillian Pillar North Dakota. Laura McKinley, Portland. —— o Hon. Judge R. K. Erwin and wife. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Thomas Comparet, Fort Wayne; Mrs. P. Potorff and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Baker Marion, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.' Cross. Decatur. Ind., and many other relatives of the late Mrs. J. A. Barkley were here last Monday attending the funeral.—Monfoevilie Breese.

EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION Wil! Be Held at Fort Wayne in June Rev. Mills on Program. The annual convention of the Fort " ayne district Epworth league will be held in this city June 22 to 24 inclusive. The sessions will take place at the first Methodist Episcopal church and leading workers in the league from all over the district will participate, as will also a number of the state officials. An especially interesting announcement to the members of the organization will be that Rev. M. J. Mills, the celebrated singing evangelist will be present, and will have charge of the singing at the convention. He has recently been assisting in great evangelistic meetings at Anderson and will be heard at the sxty-sixth session of the North Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcapol church to be held at Greenfield beginning next Wednesday and continuing for about a week. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. WAS BURIED TODAY David Eicher, Former Resident of St. Marys Township WAS FORTY-NINER Made the Trip to the California Gold Field—Died Near Willshire David Eichar, one of the most highly respected residents of this community passed away at his late home one mile east of town, Wednesday morning at about four o’clock. The immediate cause of his death was heart trouble, with which he had been suffering for some time, together with pleurisy, and bronchial affections. Mr. Eichar was born March 4, 1830, being 79 years and 20 days of age at his death. He had been very poorly for some time but his death was sudden and unexpected at this time. At half past two o’clock Wednesday morning Mrs. Eichar and Dot had been up with with and turned him over, and at four o’clock he was heard to move a little, but nothing more was heard of him until upon arising he was found to be lifeless. He bad spent practically all of his life near Pleasant Mills, until he moved to the farm east of town, except when a young lad. he went to the California gold fields, being one of the original “forty-niners” and one of the few who survived the hardships of that time. The funeral services will be held at the house Friday morning at ten o'clock conducted by Rev. J. H. Walters, and the interment will be in the cemetery at Pleasant Mills. —Willshire Herald.

EXPERTS TO GET NEW TRIAL

R. K. Erwin Will File Motion in Baker Case. Judge Erwin will present a motion for a new trial in the John Baker case to Judge Cook at Huntington within a short time and Is confident that he will get It as he has been informed that some of the jurors were under the impression that the prisoner would have to serve but ten months in the Michigan City prison before gaining his freedom. The judge has been informed that some of them said that they would compromise upon a finding of involuntary manslaughter for the reason that Baker had already been in jail fourteen months and that ten months more would complete his minimum sentence and that he would then be freed. This will be presented to the judge along with some other facts that have since come to light.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. _ o ROBINSON TO LEAVE SOON Cal Robinson, of this city, has been notified that transportation will arrive about April Ist which will convey him to Dallas, Texas, where he has signed as a pitcher in the Texas league for the coming year. Cal has the goods and his friends believe he will stick in the southland where so many ball players secure their first professional experience. If he makes good this year he will likely go ih faster company next season. He was signed by the northern scout for the Dallas team, C .0. France.

HE HAS RETIRED John Baker Sells His Interest in Restaurant SOLE PROPRIETOR N. C. Anderson Now Owns the Business Himself A business change of considerable importance occurred last evening when the firm of Anderson & Baker dissolved and Mr. Baker retired from the firm. The new proprietor is Mr. N. C. Anderson who has been in the place for the last four years, and who is one of the successful business men of the dty. He will continue the business as sole proprietor, and as a matter of fact, will succeed as he has succeeded during the time that he has been in the restaurant and even increased the large volume of business done by this firm. Mr. Baker has been for eighteen years in a Decatur restaurant, and it will seem strange indeed not to find his smiling countenance behind the counters where he has been a moving spirit for so long. He has not fully determined what he will get into, but it is not likely that he will be idle long. His long service and devotion to the cares of business are not calculated to make him satisfied with little or nothing to do. For the present, however, he will settle up his present business affairs and take a good rest, after which he will likely enter some other line. He desires to express his appreciation of the many courtesies extended to him by the public, during the long time he has been connected with this business. Mr. Anderson who accedes to the sole control, also desires to say to the public that he will be more than pleased to extend the pleasant relations that have existed for so long between this well established business house and the public. HE WILL TRAVEL President Taft Will Take a Few Swings Around the Circle MADE A SPEECH Crumpacker Talked on New Tariff Bill—The Assignments Washington, March 26. —The country seems to have got the impression that congress, at the recent short session, filed the president’s salary at $75,000 a year and also allowed him $25,000 a year for traveling expenses. It increased his salary to $75,000. but it cut off the $25,000 annually for traveling expenses which had been allowed President Roosevelt for three years. So in the “long run” Mr. Taft would not be any better off financially than his predecessor if he should do a great deal of traveling. The increase in salary went into effect March 4, while the appropriation of $25,000 for traveling expenses made for the current fiscal year runs until the first day of July. Mr. Roosevelt between July 1 last year, and March 4 this year, spent $9,000 for traveling and so Mr. Taft found a balance of $16,000 in that fund when he entered office. He may spend all of that amount in travel between now and July 1 if he shall so choose, but with congress on his hands he is not planning to make any long trips. Washington, March 26. —Representative Crumpacker of the Tenth Indiana district, who, as a member of the ways and means committee, helped to frame the Payne tariff bill, addressed the house of representatives on the measures yesterday. He said at the outset that the bill is not perfect. “Bills of this character are peculiarly the result of compromise®,” said he. “I am sure there is not a single member of the committee who would not make a number of changes if he could have his own way about

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 26, 1909.

it ” Mr. Crumpacker said that the chief commendatory feature of the Payne tariff bill is the placing of certain crude, raw materials used in manufacture on the free list. He said that he had no doubt, that the Payne bill is a great improvement over the Dingley act. Washington, March 26. —The new Democratic members of the house do not yet know whether they shall look to Speaker Cannon or to Champ Clark minority leader, for their assignments to committees. For several years Mr. ' Cannon has permitted the minority leader to assign the minority members. In the heat over the opposition of the minority to the adoption of the old rules, he declared that he would this year place the minority members himself. He made good his word in naming the three committees announced for this special session, but whether he will still be in a frame of mind to enforce his threat when the regular session convenes is a question yet to be determined. ■— ■ o TRAIN DERAILED Clover Leaf Freight Leaves the Track Near Peterson AT NOON TODAY Traffic Delayed Three Hours —No One Injured in Wreck A freight train on the Clover Leaf was derailed near Peterson, and quite badly damaged; several of the cars were very badly splintered up. Traffic on the road, according to a message received will be blocked for three hours. The agent and employes of the railroad received special instructions yesterday, which emphasizes the rule which prohibits giving information on any such subjects. However the most important facts were gained otherwise. The wreck occurred about eleven forty-five and a message was immediately sent along the line to stay traffic. The wreck car was ordered from Frankfort. The engine was sent up here from the scene of the derailment to get waterl. The trainmaster who happened to be in town and roadmaster, French Parrish, went out on the engine to the wreck. The cause could not be ascertained. Luckily no one was injured. ———<i DIED AT HUNTINGTON Charles E. Wintrade Died at His Home Yesterday. Huntington, March 25. —Charles E. Wintrode, prominent in Indiana Republican politics, died here this evening after an illness of a year from Cancer of the stomach. Mr. Wintrode was chief doorkeper of the house of representatives during the legislative session of 1907, and was the choice of the minority in the house at the last session. He was elected chairman of the Huntington County Republican committee a year ago, but resigned because of poor health. His illness came upon him suddenly and he was removed to a hospital for an emergancy operation. Subsequent operations gave only temporary relief. Mr. Wintrode was a charter member of the Elks and the Eagles of this city and served as head officers of both organizations. Re came from one of the most prominent families of the county, his father being Capt. Jacob Wintrode of the Forty-Seventh Indiana regiment. He leaves a wife and one daughter. HAS SETTLED THIRTY FEET Colon, March 25. —A section of the embankment 300 feet long of the relocating Panama railroad line at Gaton has again settled about thirty feet at the same spot where the last movement occurred in November. The slide however, was to the eastward. A trestle is now being rebuilt across the depression, which will be filled with rocks until the former level is reached. Passenger trains have not used this line for several weeks and little importance is attached to the occurrence.

WAS OVER THE LINE L. C. Justus Looking After the Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Line IS ENTHUSIASTIC Thinks the Extension Will Be a Good Thing for All Concerned L. C. Justus, who was over the line of the new Bluffton,Geneva & Celina Traction company this week is very enthusiastic over the prospect. Besides the fact that the towns of Geneva and I,inn Grove have come fully up to expectations in the placing of $75,000 worth of stock, Mr. Justus said today that he had some more very good news concerning the new line, which however, he did not care to give out today. One thing that now appears to give this route greater promise of being built that the one projected by way of Berne is the fact that practically all of the right-of-way between this city and Geneva is still held by the company. It will be remembered that two years ago the right-of-way was secured, but when the panic in money matters came the road could not be built at that time. The right-of-w’ay leases still hold good however, for there was a clause in them which provides that in case of panic or similar event the right-of-ways should be extended and not lapse at the end of two years. Therefore the company still has the right-of-way, with the exception of only three or four pieces, and practically all of it was contributed by the land owners in order to get the road. The preliminary surveys of this route were all made two years ago. The Berne line has many friends here who hope also to see it built. —Bluffton News.

IN CIRCUIT COURT The Yoder Forgery Case Attracts Considerable Interest TO CLOSE TOMORROW Other Items—Real Estate Transfers—A Marriage License D_avid Wulliman, aged 31, a farmer of French township, and Laura Habegger, aged 20, of Monroe township, have been granted a marriage license. The forgery case against Noah Yoder, the Linn Grove young man, began at nine o’clcok this morning and will probably go to the jury tomorrow morning. The jury as empanelled and sworn is as follows: W. H. Dettinger, Fred Koldewey, Henry Gunsett, Henry E-iting, T. R. Moore, Louis M. Andrews, Miller Smith, George Calkins, Jacob MagJey, John Lose, Charles Boknecht and John Bolinger. There are quite a number of witnesses present and considerable interest is manifested. H. B. Heller is prosecuting and F. M. Cottrell defending. Real estate transfers: George W. Alexander et al to William W. Stewart, 11 acres in St. Marys township, $1.00; John B. Jones et al to Henry T. Sherry pts. of inlots 109 and 110 Decatur, $1,600. William Hilgeman, executor of the George H. Hilgeman estate filed an inventory which was approved. E. Woods has filed suit against Frederick Bussick demanding $l5O for services and labor rendered in building the J. A. Cline macadam road, since July 1, 1907. E. B. Adams is attorney for plaintiff. ■ o Duglass Dudgeon, the well known Blue Creek township farmer, was in the city this morning looking after business affairs.

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I TWO WANT THE POSTOFFICE Bluffton Politicians Are Nosing After a Good Job. When the time comes for the appointment of a postmaster to succeed J V. Spivey, present postmaster, the field will have two very active candidates, according to the dope which is being dished out at present by those who are “on the inside.” J. R. Spivey is an applicant for the job, as he thinks that his record is such that he should be given four years more in the federal office. He believes that the government will reward good work and that his name will be presented to the president. L. E. Roush, who was republican county chairman during the last campaign, believes that he served his party sufficienty well that he should be given the appointment. There is little hope for a republican in such a large democratic county as this anyhow and Teddy thinks that he should have some reward for his efforts.—Bluffton Banner. o THEROLLOFHONOR Thurman Gottschalk in Favor With the Labor Organizations IS COMPLIMENTED Hon. Fred L. Feick Made the Report for the Trainmen The report of the Indiana legislative board of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, with the Hou. Fred L. Feick as chairman, has just been issued, and the report which is a comprehensive review of the work of the legislature upon the measures which affect and interest their organization. The report includes the list of those members who were favorable to their association, and in the list is the name of Mr. Thurman Gottschalk the representative from Adams county. The report speaks thus kindly of those members who gave them consideration: “The (board takes this opportunity of expressing to the senators and representatives who were

friendly to us its high appreciation of their efforts in assisting us in the enactment of laws that are of vital importance to the railroad men of this state, and we trust that whenever the opportunity prevails the members of the various railroad organizations will work hand in hand in supporting these men who have been so loyal to our cause.” Hon. Fred L. Feick of Garrett, was chairman and had charge of the legislation in which the brotherhood was interested. Mr. Feick is one of the hustling young men of the state, and quite active in the interest of his organization, although be it said to cis credit that to our knowledge he never asks for anything unreasonable or against the best interests of the state or any political party. o TWO MORE COUNTIES DRY Orange and Elkhart Counties Now in the Dry List. Indianapolis, March 25.—8 y a majority of 800 the temperance forces today carried Elkhart county in a local option election. Orange county, where a second election was held, voted “dry" by a majority of 677. Thir-ty-eight counties are now “dry” through the operation of the county option law. The victory in Elkhart county, which had been regarded as doubtful, is regarded as significant. The “wets” carried the city of Elkhart ’by 697 votes, but the “dry 1 majority in other parts of the county overcame this. Contrary to the expectations of the liquor men, the city of Goshen voted “dry” by a majority of 76. Orange county was “dry” previous to the election today, the saloons having been ousted by remon-I strances. French Lick township in I which are the cities of French Lick I and West Baden, voted "wet” by 129! majority. Fifty-nine of the ninety- I two counties of the state are now I "dry” either through option elections . 1 or remonstrances. | j

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BACK TO SHERON r - The Kidnapers, Boyle and His Wife Have Been Taken J ' r , JEERED AND HOOTED Big Crowd Sees Them Off at Cleveland Union I Station Cleveland, 0., March 25.—With the hoots and jeers ringing in their ears, James H. Boyle and his wife, arrested here as the kidnapers of little Willie Whitla, of Sharon, Pa., were escorted by police to an Erie train just before it left at 5:25 tonight for Mercer, Pa. This practically closes the case so far as Cleveland is concerned, as further action will be taken by the Pennsylvania authorities. However, the Cleveland police hold a club over the heads of the Boyles in a joint indictment returned today charging James H. Boyle and Helene Boyle, alias Faulkner, with blackmail. This charge is based on the payment of SIO,OOO ransom by J. P. Whitla for the recovery of his son Willie here last Monday. This indictment will be used by the local officials in the event the case in Pennsylvania fails of conviction. Sheriff William Chass, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and Chief of Police Crain of Sharon, arrived today and immediately originated proceedings for the return of the prisoners. The Cuyahoga county officials waived their rights to the Boyles and the latter informed Chief Kohler that they would not fight extradition. A few minutes before the Erie train left the station the couple was hurried from Central police sta- ■ tion to tbe depot in a patrol wagon. A squad of patrolmen had been sent in advance to prevent a crush, but as the prisoners alighted from the wagon, a great throng surged about them (Continued on Page Two) > o SPRING VACATION Begins for Pupils of Decatur Schools—Teachers Will 1 Go to Capital 1 f FOR NEXT WEEK School Re-Convenes Moni » day, April sth for Last 3 Term j » The Decatur public schools will 1 close this evening for a week's vaca--5 tion. During the next week the teachers will devote the time to ats , tending the meeting of the state as--3 sociation which convenes at Indianapolis, during which time they will hear lectures by the greatest educators of the country and will them- ( selves discuss many problems of interest to every teacher in the state. The students will in the meantime • enjoy their spring vacation in various . ways, some working at extra jobs, others visiting and still others who have been over studious, just taking ■ a good rest. The schools will convene again one week from next Mon- • day when teachers and pupils will ■ start in on the last term of the year with .renewed vigor and should accomplish much in the closing two ■ months. The year has been one of s the best in the history of the Deca- . tur schools and the vacation at this time is a well learned and deserved one for all concerned. o r FIRE DID SMALL DAMAGE r A fire alarm was sent in last night r at 7:30, causing the usual excitement I and was soon located at the home of Nate Haley on south Mercer avejnue. The blaze started from a defecjtive flue and burned a small hole In /the root, doing about fifty dollars /worth of damage. The fire company responded and soon had the fire out. i The house is the small two-room building located just south of the Daniel Haley home.