Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 145.

MACHINES CONFISCATED Six Saloon Men Fined for Having Them in Their Possession WILL BE DESTROYED Sheriff Meyer Made the Raid Assisted by Several Deputies Sheriff Meyer, assisted by several deputies, Including Albert Presdorf, Frank Smith and others made a raid on six saloons in this city at just six o’clock last evening and confiscated all the slot machines in sight, taking eight in all. For some months the machines have been in operation here. Yesterday James O. Ball went to the office of the prosecutor, where Deputy Lautzenhfzer prepared search warrants entitling the officers I to search the saloons for slot machines, and Mr. Ball signed them. The affair was pulled off in a systematic way, deputies being stationed at each place and at just six o'clock they walked in and took the machines, which were conveyed to the county jail. This morning affidavits were filed against Albert Lehrman, L. B. Brokaw, Joe Tonnellier, Charles Omlor, Will Badders and Charles Zeaser, charging them with having a gambling device in their possession, and they were brought forthwith before Squire James H. Smith. They admitted their guilt and the squire assessed the lowest possible fine, twenty-five dollars and costs, amounting in each case to $33.80, which they paid. The law also provides that the machines must be destroyed within ten days, and the : squire stated that the money in the ' machines would be returned to the men from whom taken. When the | raid was being made Igst evening, the ' machines were carried out on the street, and the affair soon became the sole topic of conversation, crowds gathering wherever one of the instruments was set down and many gazed with awe on the little boxes which have caused so much trouble. o APACHE CHIEF WHIT EMAN Two Braids. Indian, Proves Identity as Thomas Stringfield, Texan. Galveston, Tex., June 18. —Two Braids, a well known Apache chief, has proved his identity as Thomas ( Stringfield a native Texan, born of a ' prominent family forty-four years ago I in McMullen county and, at the age , of four years was kidnaped by * band of Apaches, which; on a raid, mas- . sacred the boy's mother, father and ; young brother. A sister presumed to have been slain survived, and still : lives. She is Mrs. Ina Hatfield of • Frisco county. She and Two Braids are positive they are brother and . sister. Two Braids married a belle of the tribe. Bright Moon, who is a niece of the late Chief Geronimo. Two children have been born to them. Stringfield heard the story of ths killing of his parents and obtaining a four months- furlough, started out from the Fort Sill (Okla.) agency to find their graves and to clearly establish his family record. He found his sister and others who knew his parents and himself when a baby. Hp located his parents' graves and now will apply to the government for fila citizenship papers. o SALEM AND CALVARY. Calvary: Sunday school at 9:30. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30. Theme, “The Christian’s Hope.” Salem: Sunday school at 9:30. At 7:30 p. m. will be held the annual Children’s Day service The church will be decorated and everything will he in harmony wit hthe occasion. An urgent request is made to all interested in the work to be present. Bring your friends and come prepared to drop something into the collection, which will go to the general missionary treasury of the church. AVe weicom eyou. Rev. E. R. Roop, Pastor.

PHIL SCHUG IN MARBLE TRADE Buys the Shop of Bazil Kelley at Berne.

I After having sold his house to Grandpa David Heller, of Linn Grove, Bazil Kelley disposed of his marble shop Wednesday afternoon, Phil Schug being the buyer. Mr. Kelley will now move to Bluffton, where be is in the marble business with his son. Since selling out his interest in thf shoe store to Benjamin Sprunger, Mr. Schug has been devoting his time to insurance business and selling sewing I machines. He will still carry these lines together with the marble works. Mr. Kelley has been well pleased with the patronage he received from ! the people of Berne and community, and he hopes that his successor may enjoy the same successful career. And here are the good wishes of the Witness to Mr. Schug for his new enterprise.—Berne Witness. ■ IS RECORD BEATER Michael Bannon Next to Youngest of Large Family at Age of Seventy-Seven , PROBABLY A RECORD Combined Ages of Living Ones is 506 Years—ls Very Healthy Michael C. Bannon a member of barrack No. 7 at the soldiers' home, who is seventy-seven years of age, is next to the youngest of a family or seven children, all living except i Martha, mbther of Michael McGriff, of this place. The combined ages of the living ones is 506 years. The Bannon family lives near Waynetown, Montgomery county, apd the six brothers and sisters were present at a recent family reunion. . The oldest [is Elizabeth, who is ninety-six; Lewis I ninety: Mary, eighty-five; James 'seventy-nine: Michael, seventy-seven; | William seventy-five. Lewis Bannon, who is ninety, is the father of five living generations, he being the sixth. Four generations are not uncommon, five generations are unusual, and six generations are very unusual, as it runs into the thSrd generation of grandsons. Michael C. Bannon, who is a member of the soldiers' home, is a young looking man and does not appear to be more than sixty years of age. He is active in both mind and body.—Marion Leader.

HE RENTS THE WEBER YARD Mr. Schlickman Will Conduct Two Feed Barns —Is Experienced. John Weber, of Fort Wayne, was here yesterday and leased Mis north Second street feed yard, and livery barn to Mr. Ernst Schlickman, who took possession this morning and will operate a first class feed yard there. He will also continue to conduct the feed yard at the corner of Monroe and Third streets, operating both. Mr. Schlickman has had, several years’ experience in this businesa, and will run a first class yard at the new place, and would appreciate any patronage sent his way. Mr. Ward will continue to conduct the garage at the barn, this not interfering in any way with the feed business. OHIO G. A. R. ADJOURNS Features of Closing Session Are Parade and Election of Officers. Newark, 0., June 18.—The feature of the closing day of the G. A. R. encampment of Ohio was the parade of veterans this afternoon. The parade was reviewed by Governor Harmon and staff. Char.es H. Newton of Marietta was elected department commander and O. D. Hunt of Newark, was chosen senior vice commander. Xenia was selected as the place for holding the next encampment. Chsfs. A. Hoffman, of Vermilion county, 111., has purchased of O. Gandy & Co., Fort Wayne Ind., the George Dutcher farm of 90 acres two and one-half miles northeast of Decatur. Mr. Huffman will take possession of the farm "March the first, 1910. Mr. Dutcher expects to live with his daughter in Decatur.

MANY NOSEY MEN Will Be Employed by the Government Next Year— Taking Census JOBS ARE GOOD ONES Sixty-Five Thousand People Will Serve in That Department Next Year Sixty-five thousand inquisitive persons will enter the government service early next year. They must bo inquisitive in order to hold their jobs. The 65,000 are the census enumerators whom Uncle Sam expects to pay to get all sorts of information about his nephews and nieces. The work of gathering the statistics which he demands is stupendous. In addition to the enumerators who do the actual collecting of the information by a house to house canvass, there will be appointed 330 supervisors. The director of the census plans to place one of in every congressional district in the country and one also to have charge *of the work in each of the large cities. TheYmly exception to this rule is the state of Massachusetts, which will be in charge of the supervisor. This is a delicate compliment of the state’s statistical bureau, which the census office holds to be extremely efficient. Thb supervisors will receive $1,500 a year and in addition will draw an al'owanee of $1 for every thousand persons enumerated. The people who do the questioning—the enumeration —will receive two cents per person in rterviowed. In a big state like Pennsylvania, for instance, the government will carry on Its payroll 3,001 enumerators and twenty-three supervisors. But the work of the census is only begun with the collection of statistics. A big force is required in Washington to arrange the figures in telligently and interpret them. The census bureau is now housed in a big' brick building near the capitol and congress is expected to appropriate several hundred thousand dollars at this session for another building.

WILL CELEBRATE Second Anniversary of Local Castle Holy Grail Celebrated • THIS .EVENING Queen Esther Girls Will Serve the Banquet— Splendid Time / ■ The second anniversary of the Decatur castle of Esquires and Knights of the Holy Grail will tonight be fittingly commemorated and a banquet royal will furnish an appropriate climax to an evening of enjoyment. The anniversary exercises will consist of toasts by Don Burke toastmaster; Howard Wisehaupt, Ben Beavers, Frank Mills and Clyde Baumgartner and these will be very interesting. The Grail chorus and quartet will furnish delightful music /luring the session as will others. Following a general good time which will mark the passing of the second anniversary will be a banquet which will be served by the Queen Esther band. Plates will be prepared for one hundred people, and it is expected that many will be present. Dr. Perry E. Powell, of Tipton, Indiana, the originator of Holy Graildom has been invited to attend and a special invitation has ben forwarded to Dr. C. B. Wilcox and son Harold, of St. Louis, Mich. The anniversary will be celebrated and those who attend will without doubt be royally entertained. The Grail boys are planning to go to Winona August 10th, and remain for ten days, and a very interesting probgram has been arranged for them to Ibe observed during their stay.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 18,

COURT PUZZLED AT LAW I Judge Wrigley Takes Case Against Saloon Man Under Advisement. Columbia City, Ind., June 17.—1 n the case of the state against James Grant of this city, who is charceu with selling liquor illegally, he hav ing secured a license Oct. 6, Judge Wrigley declared today he could not' see that the question of when the local option act became effective could have anything to dj with the merits of the case, nor the question whether the act ever contained an emergency clause. The question at issue, according to Judge Wrigley, was whether the legislature meant to distinguish between the classes of saloons “with reference to date of securing licenses,’’ and to bar certain ones from running to the limit of the licenses and to admit differs, declaring himself unable to decide. He took the case under advisement until next week.

AUTO RACES BEGIN Drivers Defy Death in Dashing for the Indiana Trophy AT CROWN POINT Biggest Event of Kind Ever Held in Middle West is On Crown Point, Ind., June 18. —The "Western Vanderbilt,” one of the three great automobile events scheduled for this year, will begin over the Crown PoinL-Lc-.-.•el! course today. This race is for light stock cars which will contest for the Indiana trophy. There are eighteen entrants for this event, as follows: Corbin, J. Maisonvilie. Buick, Robert Burman. Marion, Charles Stutz. Fore, George Dunnell. Chalmers-Detroit. William Knipper. Marion, A. Monsen Locomobile, J. W. Florida. Buick, George DeWitt. Fal-Car, W. H. Pearce. y Locomobile, George Robertson. Moon, Phil Wells. Renault, A. W. Greiner. Buick, Lewis Strang. * Fal-Car, Juhir*Ruchi. Stoddard-Dayton, Wiseman. Chalmers-Detroit, Al Poole. Stoddard-Dayton, Wright. Chalmers-Detroit, J. Matson. The officials in charge of the racing who arrived here are: Referee: Asa Paine, or Minneapolis; starter, Fred J. Wagner, X'ew York; clerk of course, C. P. Root, Chicago: chief timer, Harry Knights, Boston. Judges—John Farson, John C. Eastman and Fred D. Countiss, of Chicago; H. O. Smith, of Indianapolis; Judge W. C. McMahon, Crown Point, Ind.; Judge V. S. Reiter, Hammond, Ind.: chief flagman, F. B. Wood, Elgin, III.; chief of electric timjng, B. Edwards, Chicago; commissary-general, O. C. Tetntne, Chicago. The Crown Point-Lowell course is 23.6 miles in length, with long straighaways on three sides. The fourth side is irregular from Crown Point to Cedar Lake, about five miles. As the Indiana trophy race calls for ten laps, the cars must travel 236 miles. This is but sixty-one miles less than the Vanderbilt race on Long Island last year. The Cobe cup race on the Crown Point-Lowell route Saturday, the big event of the meet, is seventeen laps, or 402 miles, which is 105 milts longer than the Long Island route. It will turmsh one of the most sever tests of automobile stability in the history of motor car racing. In fact it has been stated by many drivers that the pilot who best saves his car will win both races. The course is In good condition. Better than a mile a minute has been made in practice. Colonel Joseph B. Sanborn and nine hundred men of the First regiment, I. N. G. by special permission of the governor of Indiana, arrived with full equipment from Chicago last night. They will patrol the entire course during both races. On Saturday will be run the Cobe cup race, in which twelve cars will compete for the trophy put up by Ira Cobe, president of the Chicago Automobile club. Beginning at 8 a. m., the cars will get away a minute apart (Continued on page 4.)

COURT HOUSE NEWS The Faylor vs. Studabaker Case Will Go to Jury About Next Thursday NEW CASE IS FILED Suit for Support Comes from Fort Wayne—Real Estate Transfers The evidence in the Faylor' vs. Studabaker case Is nearing the close, and it is believed that the defense will probably conclude Monday. It will require a day for rebuttal and a <Jgy or two for arguments and the courts instructions and it is now thought the big case will go to the jury about next Thursday. Court will adjourn this evening it Is said until Monday morning. * * * Anna Holldner vs. Edwin C.Holldner and Julia Small, suit for support, is the title of a new case filed here on change of venue from the Allen circuit court, Emrick & Emrick being attorneys for the plaintiff. Anna and Edwin Holldner. were married October 28, 1907, and lived together until October 13, when Edwin deserted his wife and has since failed to support her in any way. The complaint says that Julia Small is made a codefendant because Holldner works for her, and that she owes him money and it is believed he at least has a working interest in a certain business with her on east Columbia street at Fort Wayne. A temporary restraining order has been granted preventing Holldner drawing any wages or disposing of any personal property. Mrs. Holldaer is not seeking a divorce but asks judgment for SSOO and $25.00 per month for her support. * * * Real estate transfers: John Berning to Charles E. Magley et al, inlot 816, Decatur, $500; Jacob J. Eicher to John It- Smith, 80 in Wabash township $5,800; Edward Sullivan to Luella Sullivan, part lot 321, Berne, S7OO. o ANOTHER DRY ONE

Warrick County Surprises Many by Givng “Drys” a Majority AFFECTS 19 SALOONS Both Sides Worked Hard All Day—Last Election Scheduled t • Boonville, Ind., June 18. —Warrick county voted "dry’’ by a majority of 237 (unofficial) in a local option election today. The election passed off quietly although the campaign had been bitter. The city of Boonville voted “dry" by a majority of 150. The election today was the last so far scheduled in Indiana. Most of the vbte was in by 4 o’clock especially in the country. A large vote was cast in the country, practically 90 per cent, of it, on account of the rain. In Boonville at least 85 per cent, of the vote was cast. Both sides had buggies employed all day to get out the vote. The "wets” worked hard all day. Sympathizers Tiom Evansville and other “wet’’ towns were on hand to lend any assistance. G. M. MacDowell, of Danville, 111., has been directing the work of the “wets,” with the assistance of the local officers of the anti-temperance organization. The women of Boonville held prayer meetings at the Presbyterian church at intervals during the day. Nineteen saloons in the county are affected. o Every voter in Adams county should subscribe for Norman Mack’s National Monthly magazine. It's a dandy to have in the home, containing all the news of national interest and sonje strong Center at this office. It’js only a dolj lar a year.

KLING NOT TO BE MAGNATE At Least President O'Neill Says That Pueblo Rumor is False. Chicago, June 18. —President O'Xeill of the Western League said today the report that John Kling, of Kansas city,* formerly catcher of the Chicago National League team, is about to purchase the franchise of the Pueblo club of the western League and remove the Pueblo club to St. Joseph, Mo., is without foundation, so far as Mr. O'Xeill knows. President O'Xeill further says that all clubs in the Western League are in excellent condition and there is no. reason why the Pueblo franchise should be removed to St. Joseph or elsewhere. Any prospective transfer, President O'Neill declares must under the constitution, be submitted to the members of the league for ratification before the transfer can be carried out. — 0 MANY PROTESTS Are Being Filed Against Proposed Tax Against Corporations SHIVELY GIVES VIEWS Wants Smaller Concern Exempted or He Will Oppose Bill Washingtqp, June 18.—In the evalanche of letters and telegrams received protesting against the propos- ! ed tax of 2 per cent, on the net earnings of corporations was a letter from ! John W. McCardle, member of the;, Indiana state board of tax commissioners, who points out what seems to him to be the utter impracticability of collecting such a tax. Mr. Me Cardie’s opinion is interesting and valuable because, as a taxing officer ot the state coming into contact with Corporations of all kinds, he has ex- ! 1 ceptionai opportunities to judge of I the feasibility of tbe plan of taxation suggested by the president and sen- i ate finance Committee. At the cau- 1 cus of Democratic senators yesterday < afternoon, when it was decided to 1 stand pat on Senator Bailey’s income 1 tax amendment and to allow sena-[i tors to vote their individual convic- i tions in regard to a tax on the net < earuings of corporations, Senator < Shively was one of the speakers. As- 1 ter the caucus Senator Shively said f that unless an amendment is adopted t exempting the smaller corporate i earnings from taxation and putting i the tax on the larger ones, such as 1 public service corporations, he will I not vote for tlie tax as proposed by 1 the president. “The plan in the t shape in which It is proposed •would 5 work many hardships,” said Senator t Shively, “and I predict that it would ; be the most unpopular tax ever put s on the statute books Tn this country, ; To illustrate, a poor person out of i the savings of a lifetime may have « invested a few thousand dollars in 1 the stock of a corporation. He will i be taxed 2 per cent, on his propor- 1 tionate share of the earnings of that i corporation, while another man, who • has an income of $200,000 a year from I other than corporation services, will not have to pay a dollar tax on that i income. Moreover such a tax would mean the building up of a great bureau of corporations in Washington which would give the party which happens to be in power a club to hold over corporations for political purposes to force campaign contributions and other favors. I can see very little merit and many serious objections to the proposition as it Is put up to congress.” Senator Shively will enthusiastically support an income tax amendment and also an amendment to the constitution giving congress explicit right to levy taxes on incomes. o .. “WE ARE SEVEN” AT BEDFORD Saloon Men Go Out of Business as Result of Optlbn Vote. Bedford, Ind., June 18. —The saloon of James Long was closed last night at 11 o’clock, the result of the local option election, and Karl Kramer will close his saloon at the same hour tonight. This leaves only seven saI loons to continue in business in Bed- < ford until next September, as com- i pared with twenty-one saloons prior < to the local option election.

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SCENES AT MUNICH Described by Mrs. Otto Haubold, Many Incidents of Much Interest VISIT MANY PLACES And Enjoy a Delightful Trip in General—the Favorite Summer Resorts • Mrs. Otto Haubold continues to write most interestingly of her trip abroad. A postcard received by her father, Dr. P. B. Thomas, was written in Munich on June 4th. On the day Sprevious her party went to “Stornbcrger See" the most popular summer resort of the empire, and spent the day there, took a steamer ride of three hours over the lake and saw Schlossberg, the castle where King Ludwig II committed suicide. Her last letter was also written from Munich, on June 3rd and reads as follows: Munchen, Jupe 3, 1909. Dear Mamma, Papa and Pryce: We received your budget of news last Sunday in Innsbruck, and fairly devoured the letters and clippings. Otto had a letter from his mother, too, so we are even again now. Two letters from home apiece. We were as much surprised as the Whitneys were to see the clippings of my letters to you, for I had no idea that I had written anything that wouljl interest any one but the family. However, if I wrote anything that other people enjoyed, too, I am glad. My i last letter was written from Cortena. Since then we have seen much, and I am afraid that I cannot give you ; more than a bird's eye view in this, for-we are getting ready to leave Munich tonight and I have no packing done yet. We left Cortina the 28th on our long drive to Toblach, such an ideal morning as it was too. We thought we had never seen the mountains look more beautiful, with their snow caps towering above the green valley. As soon as we left the village we started on our long climb, a steep, up-hill road for many miles, but a very good one, considering everything, although very narrow. Before we came to the Ire Croche Pass (6,280 feet high) we found ourselves in a light snow storm. We had been riding along with snow on either side of us, but to have the flakes come down thick and fast all about us on the 28th day of May seemed quite funny, and because we were so cold as much as anything, we all got out of the carriages and made snow balls, as we walked along, to help keep us warm, although I guess we could have taken a better method perhaps. We went by the way of Lake Misurina and Schluderbach, as I told you we would. Our ride to Misurina was through the most beautiful scenery, pine woods most of the way, with snow caps towering above us, deep gorges, beside us, through which ran noisy little mountain streams, and every little while we caught sight of little waterfalls that were perfectly fascinating to me. Misurina is a little lake in the mountains, a mirror reflecting the snow capped mountains which completely surround it. The hotel there was not open, so we drove on jo Schluderbach for lunch. In the season this little mountain village is visited by many European tourists, but it is still early. Even our hot lunch which we had at the Schluderbach Hotel failed to warn us, so I wore Otto's overcoat over my own wrap when we started out again, and he was muffled to the chin in a heavy carriage robe. We could readily understand why most people go later in the summer to this picturesque place. From Schluderbach on to Toblach we went down hill the whole way, some places so steep that It is fairly frightening. Just before we came to the village we passed the lake of Toblach whidh, cradled in the pin -1 forest, was as beautiful a little ' lake as we have seen. Toblach itself is a very old Tyrol village, and the houses are all of Swiss architecture. It is divided in two parts, the new part dating 28 years back at the time the railroad was put through. It is about a quarter of a mile from old Toblach, and is only about half as large. Our hotel the/Germania, is in the new village, so we walked over to old Toblack to see the sights there. Otto found out about an old castle belonging to Bossi Alfonso (Continued on page 2.)