Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 126.

SALOON CASE IS HEARD Question Which Affects Operation of Four Places of Business Argued EVIDENCE IS SHORT Attorneys Argued the Case All Afternoon—Quite a Crowd Was Present A crowd that about halt filled the court room listened to the arguments of the attorneys In the case, State vs. Joseph Tonnellier, on the result of w’hich depends the continuance or closing of four saloons in Decatur. The parties interested besides the defendant, Charles Zeaser, William Badders and J. B. Knapke were in court at 1:30 when Judge Charles Sturgis of Bluffton, convened the session. The state’s interests were looked after by Prosecutor Henry B. Heller and the defendant was represented by Peterson & Moran, A. P. Beatty and L. C. De Voss. The parties agreed to the greater number of facts, that an election was held, the action of the board of commissioners, etc., and then the state used Mr. Tonnellier who admitted that on May 25th he sold a drink to Ed Johnson for ten cents. Cross examined he said he made the sale under his license, believing he had the right to do so. This concluded tne testimony and Mr. Heller opened the arguments for the state, urging that the only question to be considered is what Is meant by the word '‘passage’’ as the law says that it shall effect all licenses issued after its passage. The lawyer quoted the constitution and explained the workings of the Igeislature, insisting that a law is passed after it is signed by the presiding officer of each branch of the legislature and goes to the governor and receives. hi® signature. The defendant's attorneys contend that a law is not passed ufitil it becomes a law and that is when published, unless it contains an emergency clause which this did not include. Attorney Schafer Peterson followed Mr. Heller and spoke for over an hour, quoting numerous decisions to (Continue don page 4.)

WAS A GREAT TRIP Harvey Harruff Has Returned from Trip to Michigan HE SOLD LAND To Harvey Lee of this City—Was on Fishing Trip Harvey Harruff returned last night from a business trip in Michigan and ■while gone he had a most enjoyable time. The eighteenth of this month Mr .Harruff, accompanied by Harvey 'Lee of this city, left for Freemont, Michigan, where the latter purchased a farm of sixty acres which is a very valuable one. Mr. Lee returned last Saturday and Mr. Harruff remained for a few days longer on account of important business. Last Monday Mr. Harruff met two friends, Schischo brothers, and with them he enjoyed the time of his life on a fishing exJsdltion. The three gentiemeu went to White river where in less than three hours they speared 585 pounds °f fish. Mr. Harruff brought fifty Pound of the fish home. He says Michigan land Is rapidly growing in value and that it is a very desirable Place to live. There are said to be some great opportunities in that state and many Decatur people have alreadtaken advantage of them. Mr. Harruff ?oes to Michigan often and has always successful in selling land on the trips. He reports the most flattering Prospect for a great fruit crop.

LAW SUIT OVER A HORSE Case to be Heard by Squire Woden and a Jury Tomorrow is of Interest. An interseting law suit is docketed for trial tomorrow before Squire Will Worden of Union township, entitled Herman Gerke vs. Elias Mitch, demand $ 15.00. Mr. Gerke bought a horse from Mr. Mitch some time ago, paying for the animal the sum of $225. The plaintiff claims that the defendent guaranteed the horse to be gentle, but that instead of being lady broke he is vicious and hard to manage and is worth seventy-five dollars less than if he was otherwise. Mitch claims he did not give the give the guarantee, and the taw suit is the result. It will be tried before a jury. Dore B. Erwin is the attorney for the plaintiff, and D. E. Smith represents the defendant.

THREE MORE DRY - , Madison County is Dry by 1,258 Majority—Exciting Election CRAWFORD, OWEN « Both Give Large Majorities Against the Saloon Anderson, Ind., May 27.—Madison county went “dry” by a majority of 11,258 votes (unofficial). The returns from the start indicated a close contest and as the reports increased the crowd around the Union building swelled until a mob of 3,000 were gathered. As the returns indicated a gain for the “drys” the cheering increased. When the result was deteremined beyond question whistles in the city were blowing and bands paraded the street. The “wets” finally conceded the county lost when the returns from the city precincts showed smaller majorities than they expected, and when the last precinct reported, the “wet’’ headquarters were deserted. Each of the fourteen townships in the county returned a t'dry” majority excepting Anderson township. In some of the precincts the vote was almost even, while in others the majorities ran 70 per cent, “wet” or “dry.” English, Ind., May 27. —Crawford county went “dry” by a majority of 819. Every township gave majorities averaging from 17 to 218. There was only one precinct in the county which went “wet," and that gave a majority of 10. Torrents of rain poured last night and this morning, but the polls were opened on time and many were voting early in the day. Some voters were here from five miles distant? This was as quiet an election as was ever experienced in the county and only about 60 per cent, of the total vote was east. Tne women of the different churches had the tables loaded down with all the viands imaginable for the members of the election boards and no partiality was shown to the “wets” and “drys” on the boards, but they all partook. The Rev. Mr. Howertin, the Methodist minister, stood at the polls all day in the rain and instructed the people how to vote. There was absolute!” no stir, not a drunken person was 3 een in the village and the “wets” made no effort whatever. Many “wets" did not go to the polls to vote. The druggists of English have made the assertion that if the county votes “dry” they will quit selling liquors of any kind. Spencer, Ind., May 27.—Owen county today gave a “dry” majority of nearly 1,000. The vote cast simply confirmed the general belief that the county would give a substantial margin for the temperance cause, making the county in the “dry" list for two years more. Today’s election is conceded to have been the quietest one ever held here. The order was generally good. One arrest was made for intoxication, but there were no attempts to vote illegally. A heavy vote, probably 80 per cent, of the total poll, was cast in nearly all precincts of the county. The weather was un(Continued from page 1.)

WILL NATIONALIZE Indiana Masons to Take the Initiative Steps in this Movement DELEGATE IS NAMED 9 To Attend Meeting to Be Held in Philadelphia for the Purpose Indianapolis, May 27. —The Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana decided yesterday before bringing its annual session to a close to take the initiative in the matter of nationalizing the order, and Grand Master William H. Marker of Tipton appointed Past Grand plaster Charles N. Mikels of Newcastle to represent Indiana at a conference of grand lodge representatives to be held in Philadelphia on June 1 for the purpose. Mikels will report back to the grand lodge at the next annual meeting. The matter of nationalizing the order was proposed by the grand master of Pennsylvania, but Indiana is the first jurisdiction to declare for the proposal. As a result of action taken yesterday a Masonic home in Indiana seems a possibility of the near future. The grand lodge decided to authorize the Order of the Eastern Star, the women’s branch of Masonry, to solicit Indiana Masons for additions to the home fund which has already been started by the Eastern Star lodges. A committee was authorized and will be appointed within the next few days to co-operate with the Order of Eastern Star. It w’as decided that the members of the grand lodge building committee, the Indianapolis Masonic Temple association directors and others who gave largely of their time and energy, should have their names placed upon a bronze tablet to be placed in the temple. Grand Master W. H. Marker of Tipton appointed the Rev. Joshua Stansfield of Indianapolis, grand chaplain: Edward W. Bowen, Delphi, grand lecturer; Joseph A. McKee, Jeffersonville, grand marshal; John W. Hanan, Lagrange, senior grand deacon; Martin A. Morrison, Frankfort, junior grand deacon; Jacob Rubin, Indianapolis, grand steward and tyler; Edward H. Wolfe, Rushville, grand inspector,, and Daniel McDonald, Plymouth, chairman of the committee on foreign correspondence. All the new officers except the grand inspector were installed by the ritualistic formula.

!AN ACCOUNTANT L Mr. Clarence Wertzberger, Formerly of Decatur, Doing Public Work » ° 5 'AT SAPULPA, OKLA. i i ' Employed by the City to Straighten Out the Accounts of Officials Another Decatur boy who has made good away from home is Clarence Wertzberger, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wertzberger of Third street. For several years he has been engaged at various kinds of work in the southwest and has become an expert accountant. Recently he was employed by the city of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to make a report of the office of the city treasurer of that place. His report, a very extended one, was published in the papers of that place, and showed the exact condition of the funds of the city, the figures extending into the hundred thousands, and so complete and satisfactory was his work that he was immediately employed to do similar duties in the offices of the city clerk and the city superintendent, at a good salary. In his report he recommended that the city employ a man whose duty it would be to take charge of the accounts and collections and showed that tlfe city had lost many hundred? of dollars in the past by not having the proper system of collection, many water users not being on the books. The Sapulpa papers speak very highely of his ability and his report was a very satisfactory one to all concerned.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 27, 1909.

RECEIVED BUMPS IN RUNAWAY Sam Leyse and Dayton Hower Slightly Hurt at Bluffton. Sam Leyse and Dayton Hower, two Adams county men, had a little excitement on north Main street this morning when a young horse they were driving frightened at an interurban car and upset their rig. They were driving north and were immediately in front of the Souders’ livery barn when a car came in "from the north. The young horse shied end ran into a water hydrant at the corner of Wabash and Main streets. The next instant the buggy went over onto the pavement. They escaped Injury, however, further than some painful bruises. The horse was caught before it could make a dash and the buggy was not badly damaged, the most severe damage being broken shafts. T b e rig was immediately taken to a repair shop and tne men will be able to go home in it this afternoon. The little accident attracted a big crowd to the north end for a short time but they quickly dispersed when it was learned that nobody had been seriously injured.—Bluffton News. o II NEW CARS READY Coppock Factory Will Turn Out a Big Shipment Within Ten Days THEY ARE BEAUTIES

More Orders Coming—The Ward Fence Plant is Very Busy If there is a soul in all of Decatur who doubts the future of the Coppodk Automobile company, they might change their minds considerably by spending a half hour at their plant. We tried it yesterday afternoon and were surprised at the revelations. There is system in everything they are doing. A new addition is a grey iron foundry, the cupalo just nearing completion, and when ready for operation the Coppock will do all their own iron and brass casting. This will make the plant a most complete one, and enable them to make more of the parts to the automible than any factory in the entire country, big or little. Just at present they have under construction eleven cars, ten of which will be delivered next week and one, the largest they have ever turned out on June 15th. The cars are sold to dealers of various kinds, three are taxicabs and go to the Bird Transfer company at Indianapolis, a delivery car is sold to the Court House grocery company, others to the American Creamery company, the City Parcel Express company, Royce & Wishard, are dealers in autos, a truck for the Polk Creamery one for the Day Creamery, all in Indianapolis. They are also turning out two models H runabouts, one to be used for demonstrating purposes here and the other at Fort Wayne. The pay roll at this factory now numbers thirty-seven, the most of whom draw splendid wages. Everything is conducted in a systematic manner. Frank Coater Is a cashier of the various parts and every piece that is taken out by a workman is registered, weighed and accounted for. It would please any patriotic citizen of Decatur to go through this place and we advise you to try it. While in the neighborhood, we also took a squint at the Ward Fence factory, where they are operating at full blast, and where there are sixtynine men on the pay roll. It’s a busy factory, and the floor is covered with fence of all kinds, billed to every state in the union and elsewhere, while on the side track stood two big box cars loaded to the brim with Ward fence. \ The trip convinced us of several facts. One is that, more than a hundred men are at work in Decatur factories than were a year or two ago. Another is that both of these plants are only in thei stage of infancy, and will in time become big concerns. A third is that Decatur is the best town on the map.

THE ART EXHIBIT Throngs of Men, Women and Children Visit Exhibit CLOSES TOMORROW Drawings and Designings Are Excellent—Stenciling is Good The art exhibit which continued today ,and will close tomorrow at four o’clock is splendid. Throngs of men, women and. children admired the many excellent drawings which completely cover and adorn the walls of the high school recitation rooms at the Central building. Music at the piano, vocal and instrumental, added to the pleasure of the visitors. Gay colored flowers, foliage and vegetables in brush work looked natural and even a second’s look reveals the drawing perfect. In the department, the north room, devoted to the ward schools, there are charcoal drawings of still life, vases and cubes drawn well. Great care and quick work are needed in this work. The studies of the higher grades and high school in the other room are excellent for in, some of them there are no outlines and none are found in nature. One picture represented a woodland scene, a house in the distance surrounded with trees and a stream flowing by. The larger trees in front looked tall and black and blended into a deeper color until the trees were purple and smaller in the distance. The house drawn in detail was just at the side of the stream and looked through the atmosphere hazy and blue. Studies w’hich give the shadow’s and shadows that are cast and good modeling were shown in this room. Such a drawing is very satisfactory and speaks well for the talent of the artist. It was also evident that the mechanical part of free hand drawing has been considered, for there were some good examples-of this shown. On the tables in the rooms were excellent designs for the magazines and stencil work. Some original pillow tops designs were stamped and were splendid. These tops are more artistic, more comfortable and as pretty as an embroidered one. Any color may be used in the stamping. Tomorrow will be the last day at the exhibit.

WASGREATSERMON Rev. B. Earl Parker Delivered a Scholarly Address SUNDAY EVENING To the Graduates at Nappanee, Indiana—Was Very Interesting Rev. B. Earl Parker, son-in-law of J. D. Hale of this city, and one of the most promising young ministers in the North Indiana conference, deliverde the baccaulaureate sermon at Nappanee last Sunday evening and his address was indeed scholarly. He featured the discourse by dwelling on the theme “The Eighteen Silent Years of Jesus.” After appealing eloquently to the young graduates along lines of spiritual education, the able minister closed the great talk by the following beautiful language: “Over us bends the sky of a common future,” the speaker concluded. “We bear the same burdens, share the same responsibility, solve the same problems. Let us stand together. Let us here highly resolve to put some thought, some act, some deed of generosity, some personal sacrifice into the age in which we live, that will help to dry a tear, or scatter the gloom of some darkened lives. If we stand together in this compact here we shall stand together in that city not made with hands, that city splendid, whose spires and battle- I . ments gleam in the light of the day 'that fadeth not. I thank you. God- ( speed and farewell ?

INNOVATION IN THE SHOW LINE Big Company Coming to Play for Ten Cents to any Part of the House. Manager Bosse of the opera tiouse has secured a, new departure in the entertainment line for next week that we predict will prove a most popular Beginning Monday and continuing until Saturday, he will have Don C. Hall, the lawyer and millionaire actor, richest manager traveling today and supported by his wife an actress of renowm and an exceedingly strong company. They will put on such plays as Richard 111, also comedies and melodramas and the novel part of the show is that you see these plays which usually cost a dollar for ten cents, tha tbeing the price for a seat in any part of the house. The company carries a band and orchestra and travel in their ow’n palace cars. It is certainly a wonderful innovation in the show line and the opera house will be crowded every night next week to see the performance.

A SOCIETY EVENT Wedding of Miss Dailey of Bluffton, to Mr, Keyes of Indianapolis HELD YESTERDAY Father Wilkens Assisted— Affair Attended by Decatur People The Bluffton News of last evening described the wedding of Miss Carrine Dailey to Mr. Thomas Richard Keyes as follows: Sumptuous in appointment and elaborate in detail, the DaileyKeyes nuptials, performed at the St Joseph’s Roman Catholic church this morning was one of the most brilliant and successful events of the season. The ceremony united two young people in every way worthy of the esteem and regard bestowed upon them. Miss Dailey, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Dailey, of east Washington street is one of the city's most popular and highly accomplished young ladies, while the groom, Mr. T. R. Keyes, of Indianapolis is not a resident of this city he has made numerous friends while here in his capacity as chief traveling auditor of the Central Union Telephone company. The ceremony took place this morning promptly at nine o’clock. The full Catholic ceromonial, the Solemn High Mass was performed by Rev. Father Hellhake, as celebrant, Rev. Father Wilkin, of Decatur, the former pastor of the bride’s mother, as deacon and Rev. Father Woerman, of Fort Wayne assistant at the cathedral as sub-deacon. The church was completely filled by friends and relatives of the bride, who were seated by Mr. Joseph Tangoman and Mr. Marcus Weible as ushers. A tnine o'clock Miss Blanche Dailey struck the opening chords of the Lohengrin march and the bridal party entered the church. First came the groom and his groomsman, Mr. Keyes and Mr. Lawrence Heaurgis of Danville, 111. They were followed by Miss May Fitzgerald of Fort Wayne, the bridesmaid. Miss Fitzgerald was beautifully attired in a princess frock of mull over pink satin. She wore a picture hat with pink roses. Miss Dailey, the bride, came last and she presented a lovely picture in her white. She was calm and self possessed and carried herself with perfect poise,. She wore a white gown cut after the princess mode, made of mull over white satin. Her veil was fastened with a wreath of lilies of the valley and she carried a shower bouquet and a white prayer book. The same mass used at tbe Effinger-Tangeman wedding was sung by the church choir assisted by Mrs. F. C. Dailey, who sang the soprano part, usually taken by Miss Dailey, who -was a regular member of the choir. The music was Emmerson’s Nuptial Mass in E flat and during the offeratory Mrs. Dailey sang an Ave Maria. After the ceremony the party repaired to the Dailey residence where the bride and groom received congratulations, and where a two course wedding dinner was served. Seated at the brides, .table were Mr. and Mrs. Keyes, Mr. < ;Heaugis and Miss Fitzgerald, Father : Hellhake, the brides mother ano s I brother, Mrs. Ellen Dailey, Gerald Ji * Dailey and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van. I (Continued on page 2.) 11

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s HE WAS PROMOTED 1 e 'John L. Griffith Goes from r Liverpool to London i • r j THEY WANT TO VOTE r 5 1 Senate Getting Tired of i Prolonged Tariff Debate i Washington, May 27.—The predict- - ed shakeup in the consular service, ! which occurred yesterday, brought handsome promotions to two Indiana consuls. John L. Griffiths of Indianapolis, were promoted from consul at Liverpool to be consul general at London. George B. McGoogan of Ft. Wayne, was transferred from LaPaz, Mexico, to Progresso, Mexico. Mr. • Griffiths receives, bv his promotion, the topnotch post in the consular service with an increase of salary from SB,OOO to $12,000 a year. Mr. McGoogan is promoted from a place that pays $2,000 a year to one that pays $3,000. Griffith’s promotion was not a surprise to his friends here, as more than a week ago Secretary of State Knox made inquiry a® to how the elevation of Mr, Griffiths would be received in Indiana. The premier of the administration soon learned that any advancement that might be adcorded Griffiths would be appreciated by the people of the state. ; Washington, May 27. —Senator Al- ■ drich and his finance committee are 1 making overtures to the downward revisionists with the view of obtaining an early vote on the tariff bill. The negotiations have npt made much headway so far. They may fail altogether. While no definite proposition has been made the chairman of the finance committee has indicated that ther might be found a basis for an agreement on various schedules which would permit a vote on the bill not later than the middle of June. The progressives understand that proposition from them w’ould be welcomed by the finance committee. Washington, May 27. —The real fighting on the sugar schedule of the tariff bill began when Senator Bristow of Kansas stirred the senate with an exposure of, the methods of the sugar trust. He advanced arguments which (Continued on page 4.) LOAN AND TRUST Citizens’ Loan & Trust Company to Be Located in this City STOCK SUBSCRIBED * The Capital of Fifty Thousand Dollars Quickly Subscribed The Citizens’ Loan & Trust company is a new financial institution . that will soon be launched in this city. That there is room for such an : institution and that it will succeed is already evidenced by the fact that I the stock was subscribed in just a ■ day and a half, and that is going some ■ when the capital stock of fifty thout sand dollars Is taken into considera- ; tion. There are sixty-three stocki holders, and about as many more that 1 are clamoring for stock, or those , who already have subscribed want r larger amounts. But the stock is all » gone. A good location has been ses cured and they expect to begin buss iness the first day of July. The stock- >• holders will have a meeting on next P Wednesday ajternon at which time di- > rectors will be elected and many oth- > er things appertaining to the future . of the Citizens’ Loan & Trust company will be discusseif The list of stockholders includes a large number lof the business men and the farmers land it is expected that the new institution will begin business under very favorable circumstances. ThW” has been some talk of such an instl- \ > tution in this city for several years.