Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1909 — Page 1

Sk'olunie VII. Number 155.

PUNCH OF I TROUBLE [Results from a Saturday Night Spree at Chattanooga—Many Arrested [REVOLVERS AND GUNS [Were Pulled in the Usually i Quiet Village—May Oust the Saloons | Chattanooga, the little town which (is located just over the Ohio line from Jefferson township, has been [the scene of more excitement than is ' usually found any place east of the rockies during the past few days, and as a result about a dozen of the inhabitants have had to pay fines. For •some time it is said people from that

section have been gathering in the saloon of Hedges & Gibbons and cutting up high jinks, causing all kinds ■of disturbance, much to the disgust of the sober inhabitants. Saturday night quite a crowd spent the evening drinking and after the saloons had closed they went out on the streets and woke up the town, cursing and swearing and carousing. Monday morning one of the citizens, George Leininger, Appeared before the justice, Squire Kerr, and filed affidavits against Otto Fickert, Adam Ault, Peter Ault, Daniel Hardin, Ed Dickey, Jacob Baker, Jess Jarrard, Al Jerrard, and William Wiswell, charging them with disturbing the peace. The entire police force, con ■sisting of Constables Bowers and Foreman, were summoned and the warrants placed in their hands. Since then they have been busy bringing the boys into court, where they paid fines of from ten to eighteen dollars. On Monday a warrant was also issued tor the arrest of a young man named Clyde Grim, charging him with selling liquor to an habitual drunkard. Grim Is a son-in-law of one of the saloon men, Perry Gibbons, and the latter is said to be a very bad man. When the officers w-ere taking Grim to court Gibbons started trouble and one of the constables to show him that he meant business pulled a revolver. , In the meantime Gibbons secured a revolver and a Winchester rifle and marched up and down the streets In ' real western style, telling what he would do when the opportunity came. This got a little strong for the local force, and Sheriff Grothjan and Marshal Weber were summoned from Celina. Without much trouble they arrested Gibbons and took him before the squire who bound him over to court in the sum of S3OO, the charge being interference with an officer and displaying weapons. He will be held awaiting action of the grand jury. Tuesday a warrant was issued against Hedges for selling liquor on Sunday and a half dozen more warrants will be Issued before the trouble is over. It is said that an election will te called at once and an effort made to put the saloons out of the township?

Excitement has been intense there for seycrnl days and the little town is crowded with curious visitors each day. There « r e two saloons in the village, but the other one has never caused any trouble, and is said to be Operated strictly within the law. Tt is also reported that two or three women have been arrested for provoke, as a result of the war. SPECIAL MEETINGS AT MISSION Rev. Gibson Will Preach Thursday, Saturday and Sunday Evenings. We are trying to create a renewed interest in the Mission work in this city and during the week have arranged for meeting on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings and the usual meeting for Sunday afternoon. At each meeting there will be a sermon by the Rev. J. M. Gibson, who has worked so faithfully for three years past, and whose heart is in the work. He honestly wants to see the mission grow and will aid in every wray he can. The public is invited to attend these meetings. We need your help and we believe you will be better by aiding us in a good work. Come out.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

TOM LOGAN WAS REAPPOINTED As U. S. Commissioner for Fort Wayne D’strict. | Thomas J. Logan has just been reappointed United States commissioner in Fort Wayne for the fourth term. Mr. Logan has held the position for the past twelve years, and at the expiration of his new commission he will have served in this capacity continuously for sixteen years. The commissioner is the preliminary trial officer for this district in all cases involving violation of the federal statutes, though his power is limited to either a dismissal of the case against a defendant or holding him under bond for the subsequent action of the federal grand jury. Mr. Logan is regarded as a most capable official. He is deeply familiar with the federal statutes and has recently written a work on forms and procedure before United States commissioners. He is also deputy clerk of the United States courts in Fort Wayne.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

THE WORK BEGINS Engineer and Assistants Are Staking Off the New Interurban BLUFFTON - GENEVA List of Owners of Land, Across Which the Railroad Will Run

Bluffton, Ind., June 30.—Chief Engineer Fred Davenport started out yesterday with a crew of linemen for the purpose of surveying and staking off the right-of-way for the new interurban line to the east the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction line. They will set sakes designating the exact route that the line will take across each and every piece of ground between Bluffton and Geneva. Assistants of Davenport on the job are Joe Simmons, Harold McCleery, Herbert Burgan, Lew Miller and George Brice. After the right-of-way stakes are set the surveying gang will start out setting the grade stakes. The contract for grading, it is expected, will be awarded the latter part of this week and construction work on the IJne iwill then be pushed rap|idly. The route between here and Geneva will run through the following farms: John Winters, D. D. Studabaker, Hale farm, John McCleery, Robert Chalfant, I. T. Allen, Mrs. Nellie Higgins, Six Mile church yard, Mrs. J. L. Brown, J. N. Miller, O. E. Brown, John Captain, L. Popejoy, 0. P. Markley, Abe Studabaker, A. Myers, Fred Beeler, Ed Huffman, J. E. Baumgardner, S. Lanning, John P. Stiner, John Mosure, John Reynolds, Timothy Fouts, Tremp farm, David Runyan, John Merschberger, Henry Morris, Jeff Dunbar, George Heller, Lindsay farm, Christian church yard, David Merschberger, Peter Huffman, Robert Simmerman, Fred Studler, John Pierson, David Spehiger, John Huffman, Chris Gerber, Noah Pusey, Simeon Sales, Badgley Anderson, William Hall, Sol Mosure, heirs. Nancy Yost, Mrs. Asa Sul-

(Continue don page 4.) o CHARITY BOARD IN SESSION W. H. Eichhorn is Meeting With the Prison Board. W. H. Eichhorn, member of the state board of charities, went to Indianapolis today. It is probable that there will be a meeting of the board for the purpose of determining the nature of the charges against M. M. Barnard, assistant superintendent, who has resigned after being accused of accepting blood money. Tbe prison board has been investigating the condition of affairs at Jeffersonville for several months and it was generally presumed that the state board of charities would eventually be called upon to assist in straightening out the affairs and it is believed now that the members of the board ■will investigate the seriousness of the charges against Barnard and cause his arrest if necessary. There has been considerable suspicion hanging over Superintendent Whittaker. It is thought that if the charges against Barnard can be proven that there will then be charges against Whittaker, which will result in his discharge—Bluffton Banner.

DO NOT LIKE IT Indiana Democratic Congressmen Are Talking ARE DISGUSTED With Action of Many of the Southern Members of Congress Washington, June 30.—Several of the Democratic congressmen from Indiana are considering the advisability of openly repudiating and denouncing the Democratic senators who have been voting for protective tariff duties contrary to the pledges of the Democratic platform. It is not likely that any of these disgusted congressmen will make their views public during the special session of congress, but when they return to their districts they will find some way of giving out the information that they do not indorse nor excuse the conduct of the Democratci senators who have gone to such extreme lengths in ridding the Democratic platform and scoring W. J. Bryan, the candidate on that platform. The Democratic congressmen from Indiana, who were elected in closed districts or in districts that are normally Republican, are intensely apprehensive as to the effect which the apostasy of the Democratic senators may have on their congressional prospects next year. “William J. Bryan pulled me through,” said one Indiana Democratic representative, and he pulled through at least five other Democratic congressmen from Indiana, who could not have been elected if he had not been the candidate for president. I have never flattered myself for a minute that I owe my election to congress to my own merits. I owe it to Mr. Bryan, whose popularity in my district redounded to my good fortune. If Parker or some other representative of the moneyed class had been the candidate for president, I would have been snowed under by a large majority.

AN UNUSUAL WILL Mary Gnepper Gives Part of Estate to Husband But Names Trustee < TO CARE FOR IT I —— Retains a Third to Erect Monuments Over Graves of Herself and Son A rather unusual will was that of Mary Gnepper, which was filed for probate here. The first item provides for the payment of all funeral expenses and debts. The second gives one-third of her estate to her beloved

husband, Fred Gnepper, nut provides that Lewis Miller act as his trustee, that he receive and hold this share and give it to her husband as he may need it for his welfare and comfort. If at the death of her husband there is any of the estate left it is to go to her daughter, Ida Everhart. The third item gives one-third of the es tate to her daughter, Ida Everhart, who also gets the household goods. Paragraph four bequeaths to each of the children of her deceased daughter, Alta Deen, five dollars, and the next gives Clifford Wingate, a grandson, a similar legacy. The rest of the estate is to be used to erect tombstones over her grave and that of her son, Oliver Wingate. She appoints William Miller as her executor and in case he refuses to serve, then Lewis Miller is named. The will was written July 30, 1908, and was witnessed by Frank Coppes and John Schurger. The change mentioned some time ago to take place in the Studabaker Bank will come off as scheduled tomorrow, that being the first day of July. Ralph Todd will succeed to the presidency of the bank, and C. H. Plessinger cashier. Both are competent and will continue to make the Studabaker one of the great banks in ’this part of the state.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, June 30, 1909.

THAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING Bluffton Liked Webber Even When He Was With Decatur. At the meeting of the local managers of the base ball association Herman Webber was appointed captain and manager of the team in place of “Ducky’’ Eberts, who left Monday for Hannibal, Mo., where he will play the remainder so the season. Webber ig a favorite among the players Mere as well as the people and it is thought that he will be able to get all out of the boys that there ts in them. Even when Webber was playing with Decatur a few years ago he always made a hit with the local fans and the managers attempted to get him for this reason in the early part of the season. The new captain knows base ball from A to Z and he is always full of pep and ginger, which counts for a whole lot sometimes when the game is a close one. There will probably be some changes In the makeup of the team and no favorites will be played.— Bluffton Banner.

CORPORATION TAX Its Purpose is to Defeat the Proposed Income Tax A TAFT MACHINE One Being Built by the President—Porto Rico Governorship Washington, June 30.—Many of the senators are convinced that there is a prospect of the corporation tax amendment being materially modified before the tariff bill comes out of conference. It is clear that the president, as well as certain of the senate leaders, are using the corporation tax to prevent the passage of an income tax. The president is very much against an income tax from principle. The house, it ■will be remembered, voted an inheritance tax. It is among the possibilities that the corporation tax, which the senate is expected to enact, will be dropped hi conference for the inheritance tax will be lowered, perhaps to 1 per cent, and the phraseology changed so as to make it less objectionable to its critics. The strength of the opposition to the corporation tax is being felt already in the senate. Corporations throughout the country are filing their protests. This has given some impetus to a campaign for an inheritance tax. A few days ago the leaders were emphasizing that the Taft amendment must be enacted exactly as it came from the committee. Now, it might happen that if votes enough for an income tax could be mustered in the senate the whole administration plan would be dropped.

Washington, June 30. —The Washington Star, in a first column, first page article charges that President Taft is preparing to use the department positions in Washington to build up a great political machine in his own behalf. The upheaval that is going on in the departments presided over by Secretary Nagel and Secre tary Ballinger is declared to be the first step in this direction. The Star says: “When all the departments are reduced to the lowest possible working basis in point Os number of employes the build ng up, it is predicted, will begin. And when that building up starts, according to those who have been keeping tab on President Taft’s political moves, it will be with the set purpose of having ready by the summer of 1912 a thoroughly equipped Taft political machine in the government.

Washington, June 30. —Former Representative James E. Watson of Indiana had a talk with Secretary of State Knox in regard to the office of governor of Porto Rico, which is being held open for Mr. Watson. Secretary Knox assured Mr. Watson that if he accepts he will be permitted to name the members of his cabinet,who constitute the membership of the upper house of the Porto Rican legislature. A considerable share of the troubles of Porto Rican governors in .the past has been lack of harmony Ibetween them and their cabinets.

A PATRIOTIC DAY Next Sunday Will Be Celebrated in a Patriotic Way at Geneva TO BE TWO SERVICES Patriotism Will Be at High Tide Both Morning and Evening Geneva, Ind., June 30. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Arrangements are complete for a patriotic service to be held at the Methodist church in this place on next Sunday. The morning service will be held at halt past ten o'clock and the singing will be composed of all of President McKinley’s famous hymns. The declaration will be read, and the text for the sermon which will be delivered by Rev. Graves, the pastor, will be “What Has God Wrought.” A beautiful solo will be sung by Mrs. Graves, entitled “Banner and Beauty of Glory.” In the evening the services will be in charge of the Junior League and will be patriotic throughout with recitations, flag drills, marches, etc., and the decorations will be elebarote with, patriotic colors. At this service the front seats have neen reserved for the members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C., and the membership of the other secret orders. Very handsome souvenir programs will be distributed, and everything will in commemoration of the patriotism of our people for the glorious Fourth. If the weather is fooling around about seventy-five degrees hot, the gentlemen will be invited to attend the meeting coatless. This innovation should be sufficient to warrant a crowded house. The patriotic efforts of the Geneva Methodists does them full credit, and we imagine the day will be a happy one for many of the good people of Geneva.

BUYS NEWSTAND Will Hammell, a Popular Young Man, Becomes the Proprietor of Stand WILL CONDUCT IT Takes Possession at Once and Guarantees Prompt Deliveries Will Hammell, one of the most popular young men of the city, has purchased the city news stand and took possession this afternoon. Lee Stultz

who has owned the stand for some time, recently sold it to a Mr. Durst, from Bluffton, who was to take possession today, but Just after the deal was closed, Mr. Durst was employed rm the road nt n gdhd salary and decided he would dispose of the stand here. Will expects to remain in the business for .several years. He is studying law and this work will give him an opportunity to continue that work while doing his other duties. He will put in a supply of magazines, books, etc., and will be there at all times to look after the business, using reliable boys to make his deliveries. He will prove a courteous and bustling agent for the various papers, and deserves the support of the public. The news business is different than in former years, and the agent must keep the papers he orders, no returns being allowed. It will, therefor be a great accommodation to let him know ahead when you desire a new paper or a change, as he will carry only a few extras of each.

Patriotism in boys is all right, and every one likes to see it. There would be something wrong with an American boy who wouldn't enjoy shooting off a firecracker, but it is easy to be careful along with it. Don't get careless and shoot off a finger. Don't do things that will cause an accident and injure yourself or some one else. I

WILLIE DULL HAD CLOSE CALL Four-Year-Old Boy and a Revolver Caused Excitement. William Dull, aged only about four little son of Ves Dull, the Bliss House barber, had a hair-breadth escape Sunday afternoon from death from a 32 calibre revolver which he accidentally found and took possession of at his home. While realizing to an extent the purpose of the weapon he did not realize the full danger and he pulled the trigger with the weapon pointing almost directly at his head. The flash of the weapon was so close to the little fellow’s head that one of his ears was burned slightly by the powder. The bullet passed within a few inches of the side of his head and was imbedded deep in a door casing back of him. The child screamed from pain and fright and his parents thought at first that he had shot himself, and there was great relief when they realized that he had no serious injury. It is safe to say that he will not get another chance at the revolver.—Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. Dull formerly lived in this city.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Twenty-Three Marriage Licenses Have Been Issued During June EXCEEDS LAST YEAR An Allen CountyWill—Real Estate Transfers—ltems of Interest The board of review have reached Monroe towmship on the inspection of the mortgage exemption blanks. They are trying to get through with this part of the work this week. * * * The county commissioners made a trip to Fort Wayne thfis morning where they will look after some bridge matters. County Attorney Lutz accompanied them. * * * Real estate transfers: Henry Claycout et al to Byron F. Ault, 50 acres in Wabash and Jefferson townships, $3,000; Stella Brushwiller et al to Thomas J. Elzey, 83 acres Preble township, quit claim deed, $132. * * * The will of Diederick Gallmeier, deceased, was filed for probate. The instrument divides the estate among the children of the deceased, and William Eggeman is named as executor, to serve without bond and to distribute the estate without any order of court. Heary, William G. and Diederick Jr., who had alreay received SSOO each, are given each SSOO additional. Mrs. Sophia Wiese, and Er nest Gallmeier, who had received two (Continued on page 4.) o BRANDENBURG WAS ACQUITTED On Charge of Larceny—Was Arrested for Kidnapping.

New York, June 30. —Broughton , Brandenburg was acquitted today on | the charge of grand larceny, growing < out of the sale to the New York , Times of an article purporting to have been signed by Grover Cleveland. He was at once arrested on the charge of kidnapping his stepson. James Shepard Canne, in St. Louis. Brandenburg's case attracted wide attention because of the prominence of the persons who figured in it and the interest that attached to the threshing out of the question of the genuineness of the Cleveland article on which the proceedings against him I were based. Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of the late Grover Cleveland, and Richard Watson Gilder, a life-long friend of Mr. Cleveland, both testified the signature attached to the Times' copy of the Cleveland article was a forgery. Justice Fitzgerald today, however, in his charge to the jury, indicated that the alleged forgery of the signature was not the charge against Brandenburg. The grand larceny charge was based on the payment to Brandenburg by the Times of SSOO for an article which was alleged to be spurious. The jury was unanimous on the second ballot for his acquittal. The kidnapping , charge is the result of the removal , of Brandenburg s stepson from the < child's grandmother, Mrs. Julia Ca- ( I banne, in St. Louis. ;

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TO VISIT THE WEST ——— . • Geneva Will Be Represented at the Yukon Exposition MUCH OF INTEREST Father of W. D. Cross Dead —Clark Fink Quite 11l Geneva, Ind., June 30. —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Mrs. S. A. M. Butcher and son Roy left Sunday morning for the Yukon exposition at Seattle, Wash. They W’ent by the way of Fort Wayne and enroute will visit Denver, Colorado Springs, Pike’s Peak, Salt Lake City, Portland, Oregon, and many other cities in the west. Roy Butcher is a teacher in the high school in Decatur, 111., and he is taking his mother on this long and splendid trip, in which the most of the grand west will come under their vision. During their absence S. A. M. Butcher will visit his brother, Newton Butcher at Detroit, Mich. (

W. D. Cross of this place, on Tues-

day morning received a message announcing the death of his father, for forty-five years a resident of Lima, Ohio. The deceased was seventy-six years old, and lived at 232 Jamison avenue. For twenty years he has been master mechanic for the C. H. & D. railroad, and was one of the most highly respected employes of this great railroad system. The funeral will take place from the Christian church in Lima on Thursday morning, followed by interment in Woodlawn cemetery. The many Geneva friends of Mr. Cross sympathize with him in this sorrow. Deputy Postmaster Clark Fink was taken suddenly 111 in the postoffice on Monday morning with neuralgia of the stomach. He Is somewhat improved, but there are yet grave fears that typhoid fever may develop. His many friends hope that he will rapidly improve. Rev. J. W. Zerby, .pastor of the Methodist church at Union City, gave a lecture at the U. B. church in Geneva on Monday evening to a large and appreciative audience. The subject of the lecture was “Wanted, a Man." The lecture was exceptional'y good and every one enjoyed it to the limit. Mrs. W. W. Briggs and her mother, Mrs. Hawkins, are at Indianapolis attending the funeral of Orville Reed, a brother of Mrs. Hawkins. Geneva is nothing if not up to date. The latest is a twilight church service. It is a union service of both the Methodist and U. B. churches, and will be held during the hot weather on the lawn at the home of Homer Pontius at the corner of Butcher and Pyle street. Arrangements will be made for the accommodation of three hundred people, and the time of the services will be from six o’clock in the evening until half past seven. A special line of hymn books will be used and It is their purpose to make the meetings chuck full of interest. The name is suggestive of a large attendance.

Judge Henry Lankenaij, of Decatur, was looking after a few incorrigibles at this place yesterday. I The drug firm of Deitsch & Poer pave dissolved, the former taking the stock and will continue the business as heretofore. The latter, who was superintendent of our sctytols here for a long time, has gone to Gas City, where he has been selected in their schools there, and where he will take up his residence. Here is wishing both Messrs Deitsch and Poer the best that is going.

Frank M. Schirmeyer, of Decatur, I was a Geneva business visitor yester- ' day. o The United Brethren Aid Society will give an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday evening. The congregation is going to build a parsonage and the proceeds will be given over to this cause. Everybody come and help them along.