Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII.

VETERANS GATHER Members of G. A. R. and W. R. C. Take City of Crawfordsville THOUSANDS THERE Big Fight is on for the Offices and for the Meeting of Next Year Crawfordsville, Ind., May 19.—The

first day of the_thirtieth encampment of the department of Indiana G. A. R. saw lively skirmishing in the contest for department commander. Both candidates for this office, O. A. Somers of Kokomo and Col. C. G. Thomson of Lafayette, arrived today and opened headquarters at the Crawford House. Big delegations of boosters from the cities wherein the candidates reside are here doing all they can for their candidates, and the fence building became so lively this Mternoon that the candidates themselves deserted their rooms and went down to the firing line in the hotel lobby. Talk of a dark horse candidate for department commander was rife tonight, and it was said that the name of Maj. M. M. Lacey of Fountain City, will go before the convention when the time arrives Friday morning for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Maj. Lacey was a candidate up to a few weeks ago, when his health failed and he withdrew. His health is better now, however, and he is being urged to get into the contest. The first day was given over almost entirely to the arrival and registration of delegates. The heads of the various departments held a public reception tonight at the Masonic Temple. The building was crowded all day long: the streets resounded with the music of bands and the beating of drums as post after post and delegation arrived. All of the incoming regular trains and interurban cars were crowded and special traction cars brought many more. It was estimated tonight that fully 10,000 people are already here to attend the encampment. Fully 25,000 are expected by tomorrow afternoon, when the annual parade will be held. Militia companies will arrive tomorrow morning from Indianapolis, (Continued on page 2.)

TO MEET FIANCE Miss Agnes Sowers Will Leave for Laßelle, Mo., this Evening WELL KNOWN Will Wed Mr. Frank Post, a Manufacturer of Kirksville, Mo. Miss Agnes Sowers, the eldest daughter of Dr Homer Sowers of this city and Winona Lake, Ind., will leave her home at Winona Lake this evening for Laßelle, Missouii. where she will meet Mr. Frank Pest, of Kirksville, Mo., and they will be united in marriage at the home of the groom’s parents at Laßelle. From, there they will proceed to Kirksville, where they will make their future borne. Mr. Post is a well to do and respected young man and holds an interest in the glove factory located st that place. Dr. Sowers and his family have lived at Kirksville for several years, while he was attending college there, and while there Miss Agnes became acquainted with Mr. Post, the friendship ripening into love, and culminating in their wedding which will occur very probably tomorrow evening. Miss Sowers has many friends and admirers in this city who join us in advancing best wishes for her future. She is an accomplished and beautiful young lady a nd has many qualifies which have made her friends almost innumerable.

Number 120.

HAD GOOD TIME AT FORT WAYNE Masons Attended the Special Scottish Rite Session—Theater Party. Among those who attended the Masonic banquet at Fort Wayne last evening were Messrs. L. C. Waring, M. Burns, H. R. Moltz, E. B. Adams and J. H. Heller. Messrs. Moltz and Adams were in the Rose Croix class yesterday. At the close of the banquet and the usual speech making, the entire body of several hundred men were invited to the Majestic theater to witness the performance “Turn ed Up'' by the Our Own Stock company. The invitation was extended through Mr. Nicholson, a member of yesterday’s class and a leading man in the stock company, and by Mr. Rice the manager of the theater, who is a Scottish Rite man. The evening was a delightful one. o BAILOR CAPTURED Young Man Who Jumped His Bond Arrested at Scott, Ohio, Today MUST FACE TRIAL On Charge of Receiving Stolen Goods—Will Be Brought Back Here Sam Bailor has been landed and will have to stand trial here for receiving stolen goods. He disappeared from here about a month ago and just a day or two before he was to answer tn court. He had been arrested some months before, but was released on S2OO bond furnished by T. R. Moore, for whom he worked. He showed his appreciation to his employer by skipping out and it is likely that his actions will not assist him very much

in making his defense. Immediately after his leave taking, a search was i begun for him by Sheriff Meyer and Deputy Ed Green, the latter making several trips to the vincinity of Mon- ' roeville. At one time he was only a ! few hours behind his man, but he got away. The search was continued until this morning when the marshal of Scott, Ohio, a small town north of Van Wert, telephoned that he had I his man safely locked up in the village lockup Sheriff Meyer drove ov'er after him and the reckless young man v»ill likely be placed upon trial within the next few days, as after his actions he will have trouble to secure any one to go on his bond and he will have to remain in jail Until tried, consequently he will want as early a hearing as possible. Bailor was caught at the home of a brother-in-law named Dan Brandyberry, where he had been holding forth for a week or two past. o CLOVER LEAF EMPLOYE INJURED R. E. Sipe Figures in Awful Accident Near Landessville. R. E. Sipe, aged 22 years, and a brakeman on the Clover Leaf railroad met with an accident near Landessville Monday, that will lay him up for awhile. Sipe received his injuries in a very peculiar manner and it was only a miracle that he escaped with his life. He was braking on .freight train No. 24, making a drop of a cut of cars at a siding near Landessville when the accident occurred. He was hanging in to the side of a car and trying to uncouple two cars when the coupling rod broke from its fastenings and caused him to fall between the cars. He was rolled and dragged along for at least two car lengths before the train was stopped. He was badly shaken up and bruised and just before the train came to a stand still his right foot slipped onto one of the rails and the heel of his foot was cut off. Dr. Richardson, of Van Buren, was hurriedly called and attended Sipe. The loss of his heel and being badly bruised up was the extent of his injuries. Trainmen who rushed to his assistance were surprised tr find him alive and say they do not see how he escaped being killed. -— The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at the M. E. church next Sunday night and it is expected that a large crowd will be in attendance. Special music will be rendered. Rev. L. C. Hessert will deliver the sermon. 4*

WANTS THE MONEY George Crim, of Portland, Will Demand Return of About $1,500 FROM THE G. R. and I. The Cash Disappeared While He Was Agent and He Had to Make Good Portland, Ind., May 19. —A demand has been made by George W. Crim, until recently agent of the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad in this city, of officials of the company for the return of $1,449.80, a sum which, it is alleged, Crim was compelled to pay to the company by force, coercion and duress. The demand is addressed to H. D. Lyman, president; R. R. Methany, auditor, and James H. Campbell, general counsel of the road, at Grand Rapids, Mich., and states that unless repayment of the sum is made suit will be brought for its collection in the Jay circuit court. The demand recalls the mysterious disappearance from the safe of the company’s office in this city about two years ago of a package of money, receipts from ticket sales and other business of the office. The package, prepared v for shipment to the general offices at Grand Rapids, when it reached there, was found to be a “dummy,” containing instead of the money, old paper. ‘ The local office was at once notified, and the special officers of the company started to run down (the thief. Weens, and then months passed, but no clew sufficiently tangible was secured on which an I arrest could be based. While the inivestigation was being conducted,Crim | was relieved of duty at the station, it .being in charge of Gail McFarland, of Grand Rapids, the company’s relief agent. After the examination had proceeded sufficiently far to establish his lack of criminal responsibility, Crim was reinstated. For weeks and months afterward the company’s detectives and private sleuths employed by Crim worked to locate the guilty party, but nothing has so far ever come of their efforts. Crim was held by the company as responsible on his bond as agent for the safety of the money and he was compelled to (Continued on page 2.)

USED BROOM STICK Mrs. Della Sampson Pays Fine for Striking Neighbor SHE PLEAD GUILTY Last Night Before Squire Smith —'Fine Was $9.85 As a fitting climax to a series of neighborhood brawls, the last of which resulted in the infliction of an ugly wound in the arm of Mrs. Blazer, Mrs. Dell? Sampson had an inning in Squire Smith’s court last night and after a plea of guilty to the charge of assault and battery, she was assessed $9.85, which in a small measure at least atones for her misdeed. As is usually the case in neighborhood disturbances, the children of the parties concerned, disagreed on some fine points and the mothers of these, thinking the young folks were unable to properly discuss the point in question, offered their services and their disagreement was even more bitter than that of the children and in order to effect a permanent settlement they resorted to a fistic encounter, even more, they wielded broom sticks, the butt end of one striking Mrs. Blazer on the arm. The nature of the wound Inflicted necessitated the attention of a physician. Mrs. Blazer, not to be outdone by her opponent, filed an affidavit against Mrs. Sampson with the above stated results. — o Mr. Gleason, of Van Wert, was in the city today looking after business interest and has returned to his home.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 20. 1909.

EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION Fort Wayne District Meeting at First M. E. Church June 22-24. The annual convention of the Fort Wayne district Epworth league will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church in Fort Wayne June 22-24 inclusive. Leading workers in the league from all over the district will be present, as will also some of the state workers. An especially interesting announcement to the Epworth leaguers will be that Rev. M. J. Mills, the celebrated singing evangelist.will be present and will be in charge of the singing at the convention. The program for the meeting has not as yet been arranged.

ARE GREAT FRIENDS Senator Shively of this State and Senator Bailey of Texas — DON'T ALWAYS AGREE The Hoosier Was Against Duty Iron—Texan Was For It Washington, May 20—Senator Shively of Indiana and Senator Bailey ; of Texas are like Damon and Pythias , in their personal relations. They have ' suites' of offlees on opposite sides of the same hall in the senate office building and are together a good deal j of the time when Senator Shively is felling well enough to leave his apartments at the National Hotel. When Senator Shively is not able to be present during a roll call his friend. Senator Bailey, always explains to the senate that he is detained by illness, thus making it clear that the Indiana ■ senator is not absent without cause. The other afternoon, when Senator < Bailey was trying to secure an agreement on a time for a vote on his amendment to put a tax on incomes, he made a very pleasant reference to Senator Shively. He said: “The senator from Indiana, a new senator and one who does credit to this body, because I had the honor to serve w*ith I him in the house of representatives, lis detained at his room sick. If we were to act on the income tax amendment unexpectedly he might not be able to reach here, but if he knew the vote was coming he could not be so sick that he would not be In his place, and I assume that other senators are of the same mind. For that reason I believe it is in the interest of a full and fair decision of it that we fix a time in advance, so that every senator who desires to be here may have an opportunity to come." Nothwithstanding the close friendship between Shively* and Bailey, they* do not always agree on particular schedules of the tariff. Senator Shively for example, voted against the duty of 25 cents a ton on iron ore, while Senator Bailey voted for it. Senator Bailey would have been better pleased if the Indiana senator had supported this duty, but Mr. Shively did not believe the duty was in line with the Democratic faith. The argument that it was a revenue duty and, therefore, Democratic, did not appeal to Senator Shively. He had conducted an investigation which showed to him that the duty on iron ore amounts to but a mere bagatelle so far as bringing in revenue is concerned, for the reason that under the draw’back provision 99 per cent, of the duty paid in goes back into the pockets of the manufacturers when converted into iron and steel exports. o TONIGHT LADIES’ NIGHT AT THE GRAND. Special program at the Grand theater tonight, we have secured the services of Prof. W. A. Hamerick’s big orchestra of ten pieces, who will entertain you royally. Miss Niblick will sing that song you all know so well, “It looks to me like a big night tonight,” with 15 slides. The pictures w*e shots you this evening “The Poor Musician,” “The Perpetual Proposal,” “The Marathon Race” and “The Decon's Love Letter” are all fine subjects and good pictures. Gentlemen are kindly requested to be present. If you prefer you may accompany the ladies to the Grand. The big 5-cent show. I

NEW GREEN HOUSE Will Supplant the Old One Located on Decatur Street THE IMPROVEMENTS By Ernsberger Brothers’ and Moses to Be Extensive Ernsberger Brothers and Ed Moses are planning extensive improvements in the Decatur greenhouse, which will not only add to the facilities of the concern, but will be a great improvement to the north part of the city. As the gentlemen are now negotiating the three houses now located on the north side of Decatur street will be moved away and in their place

will be erected other greenhouses, which will be modern in every particular. The new ones will be twice the height of the ones now standing and will be surrounded by a concrete wall. A new ventilating system will be installed and all other conveniences which go to make the concern one of the best equipped in this, (section of the state will be had. It |is not improbable that this improve[ment will be made in the near future. | Mr. Moses has some beautiful bedding plants which are finding ready sale on account of Decoration Day being close at hand and he has a profusion of beautiful carnations and sweet peas which he invites the people to look at. Any floral design which may be , desired Mr. Moses can furnish as, if he has not the particular kind on hand, he can secure them from the (different wholesale houses and do it i reasonably and quickly. The people . will do well to visit the greenhouse and enjoy the fragrance afforded by the flowers whether you want to buy or not. I o The stockholders of the Decatur Furnace company held a meeting at the rooms of the Decatur Commercial Club last evening, when the affairs of the company generally were discussed. The attendance was large and the conference brought to light the fact that the plant has a splendid outlook for the future. WOODMEN DOINGS Were Source of Much Enjoyment at Spacious Hall Last Night A GOOD PROGRAM Was Rendered in Which Robert Mann Was the Shining Star About two hundred interested people enjoyed the rendition of a splendid program at the Woodman hail last night, and the different numbers were cleverly executed. After a short business session the doors of the hall were thrown open to the Royal Neighbors and their friends and all available seats were soon by those desiring to hear the program which had been prepared and enjoy the hospitalities of the Woodmen. The first number was a vocal selection by Miss Hammond, which was well received and Robert E. Mann followed with clever readings. Several other musical selections were given including a vocal solo by Dr. Fred Patterson, which was very inspiring. Mr. Mann won the admiration of h’s every auditor by the clever manner in which he exeoi*?.i his rei ti igM, impersonations, ct’. At the close of the entertainment refreshment were served, all present declaiing they had had an enjoyable time. The Eagles gave another of their popular dances last night at the lodge room and many couples were pres-1 ent to trip the light fantastic. The, music furnished was splendid. 1

INDIANS FOR ROBISON PARK Corliss Bulger Goes to Wisconsin After Winnebago Braves. Corliss Bulger, of the Proctor-Bul-ger-Franklin Amusement company, lessees of Robison park, left yesterday for northern Wisconsin, where he will secure a dozen or more Winnebago Indians who will be encamped at the park as a special attraction during the summer. The delegation will include braves, squaws and children and they will build a typical Indian lodge at the park, so that visitors will be enabled to see the red man's mode living and watch the manufacture of moccasins, bead work and other Indian trappings. The Winnebago party is expected to arrive in Fort Wayne Friday,

MAY RELEASE HIM John Terrell’s Lawyers Say He Cannot Be Tried Again TWO TERMS PASS Without His Arraignment— Judge Has Motion Under Advisement Bluffton, Ind., May 19 —Special Judge H. J. Paulus was here from Marion this evening to assume jurisdiction in the murder case of John W. Terrell, which has been in the courts ever since Terrell shot his son-in-law, Melvin Wolfe, on July 12, 1903, and who is now confined in the county jail here, having been brought back from the Richmond asylum last October. Terrell’s attorneys, F. C. Dailey, of this city, and J. A. Hindman, of Hartford City, first filed a plea in abatement, holding that the state had dismissed the original case, which was equivalent to dismissing the second indictment on file at the same time, holding that there could not be two indictments at the same time on the same case and if one was dismissed it technically dismissed both. The attorneys then made a motion that he be discharged from custody, because tw*o terms of court have passed without the state ever asking for a trial of the case. They contend that the statute provides that no person under indictment can be held w-ithout trial more than two terms, unless he makes a motion for continuance himself, and Terrell has never done so. This motion the judge took under advisement and promised to return before the end of the term to rule upon it. No motion was made at this time to put Terrell under bond, as had been expected.

SPITE BUSINESS WON’T DO A Supreme Court Decision on Queer Business Deal. A wealthy banker, prominent in his locality, In a Minnesota village, set about to monopolize the barber’s trade, and to collect the gleanings from the harvest of growing whiskers into a little hair lined mattress of his own. In Tuttle vs. Buck, 119 Northwestern Reporter, 946, the complaint alleges. In substance, that defendant, a banker, and man of influence In the community maliciously established a barber shop, employed a barber to carry on the business, and used his personal Influence to attract customers from the plaintiff's shop, not for the purpose of serving any legitimate interest of his own, but for the sole purpose of maliciously injuring the plaintiff, whereby plaintiff s business -was ruined. In deciding whether such allegations state a cause of action, the supreme court of Minnesota lays down the general prop osition that to divert to one's self the customers of a business rival by the offer of goods at lower prices is, in general, justifiable as fair competition. But when a man starts an opposition place of business, not for 1 the sake of profit to himself, but re-1 gardless of loss to himself, and for she sole purpose of driving his competitor out of business, and with the < intention of himself retiring upon 1 the accomplishment of his malevo- 1 lent purpose, he is guilty of a wanton I wrong and an actionable tort. |1

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WILL WED IN JUNE Tony Hackman and Miss Bertha Miller to Plight Vows ON JUNE NINTH Rev. Wilken Will Perform the Ce'emony—Popular People On the morning of June ninth, at eight-thirty o’clock will occur the wedding of Tony Hackman of east oi this city and Miss Bertha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miller of Washington township, the ceremony to be impressively performed at the St. Marys church by the Rev. Father Wilken. The bride and groom both enjoy an extensive acquaintanceship over the county and the announcement of their coming marriage will be received with surprise to their friends. After the wedding a delicious dinner will be served the festivities of which will be enjoyed by many friends of the contracting parties, after which the happy couple will take up their abode on a farm located near the home of the bride’s parents, which will be given them as a Wedding gift. Miss Miller and Mr. Hackman are exemplary young people, are held in the high esteem of all who know them and that their matrimonial career will be attended by happiness and prosperity is the sincere wish of all.

Thomas Haefling and Miss Mary E. Voglewede will be wedded on the morning of June tenth instead of June ninth as previously stated. The postponement of one day was necessitated. o FT. WAYNE BALL TEAM COMING The Fort Wayne Dodgers base ball club of Fort Wayne, will arrive in the city next Sunday to cross bats with the Decatur Shamrocks and a warm contest is assured. The locals are considerably strengthened and expect to win the honors, while the Fort Wayne chaps are confident inasmuch as they will have two players from the Minneapolis league club with I them. No doubt many of the local | fans will witness the exhibition. o HE GOT A BEATING Bluffton Notorious Man is Said to Have Met Waterloo Here WAS - IN FIGHT And Carried Some Bad Spots Back to Bluffton —lt Was Clint Deam According to information which was received here this morning, Clint Deam got his last night at Decatur, and as a result this morning is carrying around bruises that will stay with him for some time. Clint always depended upon his size to keep any one , from licking him when he pursued his [ bul idozing tactics, more than his ability to fight, but last night his size did ; him no good. According to a Bluffton man who was in Decatur, Deam called some one a vile name. This had no ( more than escaped his lips until the ; Decatur man landed on his face like s a sledge hammer, putting him down without any more ado. This did not f satisfy the Decaturite, who followed r the blow up with others, grabbing the , Bluffton Slim by the throat and ham- ■ mering his face until the sidewalk was spattered with blood in every direction. Deam left this city the latter /part of last week upon being faced I with a prospect of being landed in jail for several weeks 'on some old charges. At the time he announced he was going far away, but evidently his idea of distances was not what the idea of the globe trotters would | be. —Bluffton Banner.