Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 128.

CHILD WAS RESTORED Great Excitement Was Caused Over Disappearance of Babe FROM EADY HOME Party of One Hundred Made Search—Found in South End A searching party consisting of more than one hundred residents and several city officers invaded the west part of the city this morning looking into sewers, cisterns and receptacles of every kind to find the three-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Eady who at ten o’clock mysteriously disappeared from the Eighth street home. The babe had been playing in the yard and left the premises unobserved by any of the family members. Mrs. Eady noting the absence of the child, at once instituted a search in the immediate neighborhood. Enable to find her she apprised the neighbors of the child's disappearance, and they joined in the hunt. The officers were also notified and but a short time elapsed until the news spread through the streets of the city like wildfire. Every one was on the lookout for the babe of tender years and at about 12:15 o’clock Reuben Gilpen telephoned the Eadys that the little one has been found near the home of John Frisinger in the extreme soutn part of the city. The father lost ng time in securing the child and thus the anxiety of the mother and other family members was appeased. How the child, two and one-half years of age, had gotten so far from home remains a mystery, but those concerned are willing to allow that to go unsolved since the little one has been restored to them. It was thought by some members of the searching party that she had fallen in some open sewer or cistern and a diligent search of all openings was made. —■ — o SELLING STOCK AT COLUMBUS Fred Reppert Assisting in a Big Sale. One of the largest sales of cattle , ever held in Ohio was begun Wed- I nesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the stock farm of Thomas Johnson, I the coal operator, in west Broad street. A herd of 34 prize-winning Shorthorns comprised the list of choice stock offered at public auction. Many of the herd have won large prizes in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky .Tennessee and at the international stock show in Chicago. A delegation of about 50 stock men from all over the United States and Canada arrived in the city Tuesday night. Five professional who have often worked together in sales rings, are conducting the big sale. The auctioneers are F. M. Woods, of Lincoln, Neb.; George Bellows, Marysville, Mo.; K. M. Jones, Chicago; Dwight Lincoln, Milford Center, 0., and Fred Reppert, Decatur, Ina. —Columbus (O.) Citizen. — A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST Max P. Emerich Worked the Sank for Ten Thousand Dollars. Indianapolis, May 28. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The officers of the Capital National Bank announced this afternoon that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Max P. Emerich, a bookkeeper at the bank. He is charged with defrauding, the amount being ten thousand dollars. Emerich is thirty years old, and a son of the principal of the Manual Training high school. • i #

WILL TEACH IN MARION SCHOOL Miss Bertha Heller Selected for the Horace Mann Schools in that City. Miss Bertha Heller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Judge D. D. Heller, of this city, has been chosen as the teacher of the second and third grades in the Horace Mann school at Marion, and will begi nher duties there next fall. The superintendent of the schools at Marion recently made a trip to a number of cities having in view the selection of competent teachers and among other places visited, Alexandria, where Miss Heller has taught for three years past, and has been most successful. She was offered the position at Marion at a handsome increase in salary and has decided to accept. She will arrive home Saturday to spend the vacation with her parents and other friends. THE BANNER WET Laporte County Gives the Wets 4,300 Majority— The Banner FLOYD ALSO WET Harrison County Goes Dry by a Small Majority Laporte, Ind., May 28.—Laporte counly liberals in their zeal to keep (licensed saloons in the county, have | set the pace for the remainder of the state by rolling up a tremendous majority which may reach as high as 14,300 or more. The “dry" forces were fairly swamped and attribute their (loss to lack of organization. The saloon forces had a fine working organization. Th etwo principal cities—i Laporte arid Michigan City —gave (great majorities in favor of the saloons. In Laporte the “wet" majority lis placed at 1,184 and in Michigan City the “wet” figures show a margin jof 2,951 for their cause. Mayor Darrow, chairman of the “wets,” in addressing a crowd at headquarters, advised against a demonstration, declaring that a jollification would only 'add to the bitterness of feeling between the two factions. G. M. McDowell, who directed the “wet” fight in Cass and Tippecanoe counties, says the change of sentiment in Laporte is the most remarkable in* the state. .Eight weeks ago it was conceded that the “drys' had more than an even I change to win. The streets, newsi paper offices and the headquarters of the “wet^ 1 ’ are filled with crazed 'people. The “wets’’ are surprised and I the “drys” are overwhelmed. The I majorities are cyclonic and old-time i leaders are at a loss to explain the drift to the “wets.” New Albany, Ind., May 28. —The saloon forces won a big victory in this county yesterday and the present figures show their majority is between 1,600 and 1,800. The city went “wet" by a majority of 1,637, the “wets” carrying every ward in the city. Few votes were challenged during the day, not to exceed half dozen in any precinct, and where challenges were made the necessary affidavits were made strictly in accordance with the law. From the time the polls opened this morning voting was lively and a heavy vote was polled. It w’as the policy of both sides to get in the vote early, and within an hour after the polls opened 25 per cent, of the vote had been cast. By noon practically all of the vote was in and the voting all afternoon was exceptionally slow. Hundreds of Louisville people crossed the river to see a county option election in operation. They had read and heard of the county option election and the enthusiasm of the women displayed at the polls, and every car coming from the Kentucky city across the river was crowded. The Kentucky people were attracted simply by curiosity and took no part in the contest. Corydon, Ind, Mhy 28— Harrison county, once seat of Indiana s capital, yesterday voted against the saloons by a majority shown by unofficial figures to be 169. The “drys” and “wets ' mingled freely and talked the matter over good naturedly, and there were no heated arguments or personal collisions. Politics was kept in (Continued on page 4.)

FOR THE SALOONS Judge Merryman Rules on a Liquor Case at Fort Wayne ORDERS A LICENSE Be Issued to Frank Young in the Rolling Mill District Taking a view of the law’ directly opposed to that taken by Judge Edward O’Rourke in the Space Pietro case, Judge James T. Merryman todayordered the county auditor to grant to Frank Young a license to conduct a saloon in the rolling mills district. A change of venue had been taken in the circuit court and Judge O’Rourke appointed Judge Merryman to pass upon the matter. Young applied for a license and although there was no remonstrance the county commissioners very wisely determined that there are already enough saloons in the district and declined to grant the license. An appeal was taken to the circuit court. Judge Merryman indicated early in the hearing that in the absence of a remonstrance the county would not be permitted to introduce any testimony and all that was heard was to the effect that Young is a sober man and a fit person to have a saloon license. The judge said that by admitting testimony where the applicant is making lan affirmative case and where there has not been an adverse hearing before the commissioners would be making a class of the saloon keeper, which is not contemplated under the law. He also said that the law does not give the commissioners the right to hear testimony In the absence of a remonstrance and that they have no right to limit the number of saloons in a certain locality and that a hundred can be established if the applicants can show their fitness. County Attorney E. G. Hoffman was handicapped from the start and had no opportunity to show any of the objections advanced by the board. Judge R. B. Dreibelbiss represented Young.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. SHE MAY SEE AGAIN Mrs. W. H. Murphy Undergoes Operation for Restoration of Sight WAS SUCCESSFUL Aged Woman Has Encouraging Prospects to Again Enjoy Vision With joyful hearts Decatur people will receive the news which has recently been conveyed to this city to the effect that Mrs. W. H. Murphy, of Marshal street, had encouraging prospects to regain her eye sight. The aged lady has suffered greatly with impaired vision for several years, and some time ago became all but totally blind. An operation one year ago failed to relieve the affection and she gradually grew worse day by day, until her attendants feared that she would go totally blind. It was some few weeks ago that she decided to be taken to the Fort Wayne hospital for treatment, and a few days ago she underwent an operation, which thus far has proven successful, surpassing even the fondest hopes of the family members. Mrs. Murphy can now see fairly well with her right eye, and it is thought that ere she returns to the city, which will probably be next week, her eyesight will be greatly improved that she may enjoy the closing chapter of her long life with the blessed privilege of being conversant with the beauty of mother nature and her surroundings. Miss Anna Amspaugh is recovering nicely from an accident. She injured her foot by stepping on a rake some time ago, and suffered much pain. She has been able to walk around the house, but is not able to do much more.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 28, 1909.

WOODMEN CAMP AT WILLSHIRE A New Camp Has Been Instituted There. A camp of Modern Woodmen of America was organized and instituted in Willshire Monday evening, at the office of C. M. Foreman. District Deputy F. L. Hall of Toledo, was present and instituted the camp and installed the ngw officers. The tfew camp starts out with a charter membership of fifteen and three transfers from the Cattanooga Camp, and as there are several other Woodmen in the community it is thought the membership whll soon roll up to a goodly number. The Maccabee hall has been rented for one year in which to hold the meetings of the camp, to which all visiting brothers will be welcome at all times. The officers elected for the ensuing term are: Consul, C. M. Foreman; adviser, 3. W. Bissell; i clerk, Bert Cully; banker, W. A. Colter; escore, W. H. Moore; camp physician, Dr. W. C. Roller: watchman, Fred Bilderback; sentry, James Adams; watchmen for three years, J. ' L. Crowe, for two years, I. T. Cloud, ' and for one year, Delmar Douglass. The matter of selecting a meeting ' night will come up, and a night will be selected which will be the most 1 convenient and which will not conflict with the other fraternal societies. " —Willshire Herald. o GAVE A DECISION Decision Given Yesterday by Judge of the Fountain Circuit Court PASSAGE QUESTION Case Exactly Like the Tonnellier Case Decided— Three Each Way Covington, Ind., May 28. —The first contest over the local option law was had yesterday before I. E. Schoonover judge of the Fountain circuit court, 1 who ruled in favor of the saloon men. The contest was over running a sa- 1 loon after' the expiration of ninety days from the time of holding the local option election. The ninety days expired in this county on May 26, and by agreement of the parties a test case was made by filing an affidavit against Arthur Baldwin of Attica, and a hearing was had at once. The license was granted between the passage of the act, Sept. 26, and the final publishing of the law in November. The w-hole question reverted back to Sec. 9 of the local option law, where it says: “After the passage of this act,” The court hold that the law was not in effect until the acts were published and the receipts of all the clerks of the state had been received. In part the court said: “To one acquainted with the method of legislation in the state it w'ould seem that the act originally contained an emergency clause, which was afterward stricken out without making any other change. At any rate I am of the opinion that in the i absence of any emergency clause, in view of the constitutional provision, this act did not go into effect until the 20th day of November, 1908, and 1 the expression. After the passage of i this act,’ as used in the law, can have : but one meaning, namely, after the ; act goes into effect. I hold that any ; other meaning would be held as class legislation, as a man getting license j on the 25th day of September would hold for one year, and the man getting license on the 27th day of September would only run ninety days from the time of the election. I therefore find the defendant not guilty." This will allow four saloons to be operated jn Fountain county until next fall, two in Covington and two in Attica. The above case is the same as the Tonnellier case tried here yesterday. Decisions of the judges who have heard similar causes are even, three having ruled each way. Guess. (j Perl Laßue, who has been placing an infield position with the Columbus club of the American association this season, is at his home at Andrews. Laßue has been out of the game since Friel was added to the club but expects to get into active work again as soon as his arm recuperates from the recent bad spell. He will be home the remainder of the week.

BIG CASE UP AGAIN Bluffton Sheriff is Busy Subpoening Witnesses for Faylor-Studabaker Case TO BE TRIED HERE It is Thought That Trial Will Consume Two or Three Weeks’ Time Sheriff Lipkey and Deputy Charles Pierce have been busy since yesterday serving subpoenaes for witnesses in the celebrated Faylor-Studa-baker case, which is set down for trial net Tuesday in the Adams circuit court at Decatur, and which is expected to require two to three weeks in trying it. There was some doubt whether the case would go to trial at this time until the subpoenaes were issued, which is taken to indicate that attorneys for both sides •expect to be ready. The case is a mighty expensive piece of litigation, and part of the costs are going out in cold cash right now. Since they are required to go to another county to testify the witnesses may demand their fees and mileage in advance, and yesterday, when the sheriff and his deputy were furnished with subpoenaes for witnesses for the Faylor heirs, they w’ere also supplied with $l5O in cash to pay out to various witnesses for carfare and witness fees. The witnesses are informed what days they will be wanted. The heirs of Catherine Faylor, who are seeking to set aside the deed to 100 acres of land, have already paid out about $2,500 in costs on the first trial. It is going to be a mighty expensive litigation for the losers. If the heirs lose they will have practically spent the 1 80 acre farm east of the river trying i to get the 100 acre farm, and if Studabaker loses he will not only have to surrender the 100 acre farm, but will 1 also have to pay the thousands of dollars of costs and pay back the income he is deriving from the farm all these years and many think the loss ■ of the case would bankrupt him. — 1 Bluffton News. o SENDING NOTICES School Fund Loans to Be I Paid or Called in at I Once — -1 LIMIT TO FIVE YEARS Loans Must Be Paid or ReI newed After that I Time Auditor Michaud sent out about ( seventy notices to those ow’ing school . fund loans, and the text of the notices was that the payment or a renewal of the loan was necessary and that at once. Many of these school fund . loans have been running for years, and according to a new law it is necessary to renew all such loans where they have not been paid, after a lapse of five years. This county, , like every county in the state, has several thousand dollars .of these loans, and this new ruling enables the county officials to keep a closer tab upon the securites which are held for these loans. Unless adjusted within the required time specified by the auditor, suits to foreclose will be instituted, but it not thought that anything so severe will be necessary. The auditor's office is getting ready for the June distribution of taxes, and by the middle of that month the township trustees will know the amount of money’ they will receive from the county fund. The treasurer’s office is now about the most deserted spot around the court house. Since the limit of expiration for the payment of the spring installment of taxes expired, about all the employees there have had to do, is to draw their breath. Things wil Iget livlier later and there will be plenty doing. •»

COMING HERE ON JUNE 3RD Fort Wayne Lodge of Pythian Sisters Will Visit Decatur. Initiatory work upon a large class to be taken into the Decatur organization of Pythian Sisters will be conferred by tpe degree team of the Rathbone Temple, No. 31, Pythian Sisters, this city. The trip to that city will be made on a special car and the visitors will be royally entertained while there. The officers of the Rathbone Temple are: Most excellent chief, Martha Lutz; excellent senior, Edith Reed; excellent junior, Emma Rush; manager, Ida Harold: mistress of records and correspondence, Bessie Miller; mispress of finance, Emma Sivits; protector, Mary Blythe; guard, Arminta Battery; past chief, Georgia Bates; captain of team, Emma Wilson. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. O' WANTS BIG PENSION Friends of John R. Kissinger Trying to Help Him HAD A FISTICUFF Senator Bailey and a Newspaper Correspondent Come to Blows / Washington, May 28. —Representative Barnhart, of Indiana, will make another effort to persuade congress properly to recognize the sacrifice which John B. Kissinger of South Bend, made as a soldier in the Span-ish-American war by volanteering to be bitten by a yellow fever mosquito at the time Dr. Walter Reed and others were conducting their experiments in Cuba. Kissinger was the first soldier to Volunteer for sucli an experiment. Other men who volunteered later have been handsomely rewarded by the government. Some years ago congress granted Kissinger a pension of sl2 a month. He is now entirely helpless as a result of the sacrifice he made, and Mr. Barnhart will endeavor to get him a pension of at least SSO a month. The one-hundred-and-fifty-seventh regiment association, at its recent reunion, adopted resolutions asking that congress do something for Kissinger. These resolutions have been forwarded to members of the Indiana delegation.

Washington, May 28. —Just after , the senate adjourned yesterday Sena- ( tor Bailey, of Texas, and W. S. Man- ’ ning, a representative of the New i York Times, engaged in a fisticuff in ' front of Room 9 of the senate committee on finance. There was a ref- ] erence to Mr. Bailey’s characteriza- ' tion of the New York Times writer < as “an infamous liar,” and too soon i for bystanders to apprehend what it i was all about Manning struck Bailey i with his umbrella, and the two men CllDched, They were immediately i seperated without injury. i Washington, May 28. —President Taft was informed that the English Grand Lodge of Masons had granted a dispensation—most unusual in the history of Masonry —tor the organization of a Blue Lodge of Masons In London, England, to be composed entirely of Americans. The dispensation was granted by the Duke of Connaught, grand master of the grand lodge of 'England!. The duke and President Taft will be made the first honorary members of the lodge, which will be instituted June 3. o .. .. — BAPTISM MAKES HIM SSOO. Convert Drags Out Mussel Shell Containing Valuable Pearl. Evansville, Ind., May 28.—John Maunee, living at Maunee, 111., on the Wabash river, near this city, found a pearl in a very peculiar manner. He recently professed religion and was baptized in the river at Maunee. He wore a shoe in which there was a : loose string, and this dragged over ' the bottom of the river and a mussel closed on the string. Morgan pulled ; it out on the bank after him. When ; he opened the mussel shell he was surprised to find a pearl on the Inside, which he sold to a dealer for SSOO Morgan says he would like to be bap- i■ tized again.

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“THE PRINCESS” Production by the Seniors Pleased Large Crowd at the Opera House GIVEN LAST EVENING Home Talent Play, Original and Appropriate for Commencement Week “The Princess," presented last night by the 'O9 graduates of the Decatur high school was a brilliant success. The show was unusually good, and every one expressed themselves as well pleased. For two hours and a half the Seniors kept their audience greatly interested, and as the play of this poem and tale of England was gay and amusing rather than sad, the audience was kept smiling and happy. Opening the first act, the ctirtain down, voices were heard singing, the maidens of the university of which the Princess was the head. When the curtain rose, the Prince and his two noble friends, Florian and Cyril, were earnestly talking. Clad in satin draped vests and trousers, trimmed 'in lace and buckles, with flaxen wigs and plumed hats these men of noble lineage were of the gentlemen of rank good types. The prince had been betrothed since infancy to the Princess Ida. She, however, had left her father’s court, and founded a college of women. Ida was a thinker and profound, and her wish was to raise the position of women. As her ditties were sacred to her, she never thought of the prince nor any of the men. On account 'of her teaching from the Lady Blanche, they appeared as very low to her. The prince told his friends of his wish to wed Ida. In order to do this his father, the King, advised war. After some consultation Cyril (Tracy Nelson) proposed that they dress as wtimen and gain admission as pupils to the Classic hall. The prince (Otis Dibble) was overjoyed and Florian (Ben Beavers) agreed to do this. And seeking an interview from Ida’s father, Prince Gama (Hugh Perkips) whom they found seated on his high throne, surrounded <oy his guard. He gave permission and wrote a leter to his daughter, recommending the

young prince. In the next scene the nobleman, disguised as pretty girls, entered the beautiful university ground. The smooth green lawn was stretched, before them and lovely statutes of the Roman and Greek women, the noble mother of the Gracci and others. These pure and wonderful works of art cast an ancient and graceful look over all. It was the class hour and Lady Pysche (Marie Allison) surrounded by her pupils was giving learned discourse when the new pupils entered and the old ones left the hall. She immediately recognized Florian. In distress she called attention to their rashness and bade them leave for there was a law at the university that a man enters These beautiful estate on pain of death. Pysche said that Ida was too strict, and bade them flee. She told them of the Lady Blanche who hated her and would be glad to drag her to the ground if the truth was known. Turning, the lovely instructor saw Melissa (Leota Bailey) Lady Blanche’s daughter, but Melissa assured her she would never tell her mother. But the Lady Blanche with her lynx eye detected wrong and held her peace till a time to tell it. With malicious thought and designs in her mind she went about her duties. On hearing of the new girl arrivals the princess and her maidens called them all and they strolled with their books about the lawn and the prince and his friends with her. The princess • asked Pysche to sing. She sang in a low sweet voice a troubled air. Then the prince was asked to sing. He did i this in a disguised voice and sang ! the song of the lover to his sweeti heart. Having completed the Prin- ' cess said that the tall girl from the ! north should now forget the things > of love, as men were rare and never . at the hall. She, however, did not ' like the mode of address in the song, and advised the girl to be more modest and let the men sing of their proposals of love. The Princess, having heard the music of the one girl from the north asked Cyril to sing and he forgetting, commenced to sing the song from “Moll and Meg’’ from (Continued on page 2.)