Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 165

PAROLE GRANTED Chauncey Steele Given His Freedom by Governor Marshall Yesterday SIXTEEN IN LIST Os Men Who Will Walk from Prison Cells—lncludes Five for Murder Chauncey Steele of this county has been paroled from the Jeffersonville reformatory, where he was sent three years ago on June 9th for forgery. Prior to his sentence he had served a long term in jail while awaiting trial. It has been the general opinion here for some time that he has been punished enough for his crime and an effort was made to secure his release. He has been a model prisoner and when Attorney L. C. DeVoss circulated a petition some weeks ago it was signed by nearly every one whom he met. Acting upon the recommendation of the board of pardons Governor Marshall yesterday pardoned four convicts, paroled twelve refused clemency to seven. Five men sent up for murder were paroled. They are Andrew Koerner sent from Marion county in 1884 for killing his wife, and who still claims his innocense: Vincent Ginn, sentence in 1901 from Henry county for killing Frank Giltner whom he accused of untoward relations with his wife: Fred Ellis, sent from Putnam county in 1898 for killing John Krack in a quarrel over a widow woman's hand, at whose home the affair happened; Lawrence Smith, from Clay county, November 9, 190", for manslaughter; Taylor Hughes sent from Washington county in 1889 for killing a man whom he found in his home with his wife. He plead guilty but claims self defense. He is sixty-six years old and a veteran of the civil war and will 'enter the Marion home. Those pardoned were: John C. Stupp sentenced from Knox county Nov. 18, 1902, for entering a house to commit a felony. One to fourteen years states prison. Benjamin Ackerman, Boone county, Jan. 9, 1909. One to eight years. Petit larceny. Reformatory. Meyer Harris, Henry county, December, -1908. Grand larceny. State prison. (Continued on page 4.) — ———— BUILD AN AIR DOME W. P. Biggs Has Contracted for Such an Amusement Place TO BE BUILT AT ONCE Will Be Located at the Rear of the Niblick and Co. Store W. P. Biggs yesterday afternoon leased the vacant lot at the rear of the Niblick and Company store, and he will begin today or tomorrow the erection of an up-to-date airdome thereon, the same to be ready for opening by next Saturday night. M_". Biggs recently purchased the Crystal theater, and has already established a good business. He is building the airdome to meet the demands of the people, who find it too warm and sultry evenings to be inside. Mr. Biggs was today busy buying lumber and engaging carpenters to do the work. The entrance to the amusement place will be near the alley by the Crystal theater, and the stage will front westward. When completed it will be an ideal theater. This will make two airdomes in Decatur and without doubt they will both be liberally patronized as the amusemefit and comfort afforded is equal if not superior to that of the larger cities.

A VIEW ON INCOME TAX Washington, July 13.—After agreeing to take a vote before adjournment for the day on the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution authorizing the levying of an income tax, regardless of apportionment among the several states, the house proceeded to discuss the proposition. “I believe it tends to make a pation of liars,” declared Chairman Payne, in connection with a statement that he was utterly opposed to such a tax in times of peace. He believed it was the most difficult of enforcement and the hardest to collect. “It is, in a word,” he said, "a tax upon the incomes of honest men and an exemption, to some extent to the rascals.” He hoped it would never be invoked. WAS FOUND DYING James Rich, of Geneva, Died Suddenly Early this Morning at Geneva FELL IN THE YARD Died a Few Minutes Later —The M. E. Church— Other Geneva Notes Geneva, Ind., July 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —James C. Rich died very suddenly this morning, at about 3:30 o’clock. For about a year he has been in poor health, suffering from what was termed leakage of the heart. Early this morning he arose and walked out into the yard at the home of his mother, Mrs. David Michaels, with whom he lived. He remained quite a while ’ and his folks becoming worried, went out to search for him. They found him lying unconscious and dying near the house, having suffered an acute attack of heart trouble. He was carried into the house where he died a few minutes later, without regaining consciousness. He was thirty-six years old and unmarried. He leavas four brothers, one sister, mother and stepfather. The funeral services will be held from the United Brethren church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. G. M. Meyers officiating. Interment at the Glancey cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Michaels, from west of town, left today for a visit with relatives and friends at New Madison, Arcanum and Greenville, Ohio. Two trick bicycle riders entertained the boys and girls Monday evening in front of the Sharmock hotel. They were two clever artists and received rounds of applause but few dollars. Miss Florence Hilbish, daughter of Thomas Hilbish, president of the First National bank of Bristol, Ind , is here the guest of Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Graves. S. O. Weldon of Elyria, Ohio, is here for a visit with his brother-in-law, W. W. Briggs and family. The M. E. church of Geneva is a brick structure, situated at the corner of Line and Main streets. It has a seating capacity of 500 with a gallery. It is well lighted and is in a very flourishing condition under the pastorate of Calvin J. Graves. The Sunday school under the superinteudency of F. J. McWhinney is making great progress with an average attendance of 140. The parsonage is a frame house, surrounded by a well kept lawn and is a comfortable home for a pastor and his family. The public is cordially invited to all the services at this church. o WHITTAKER GETTING BETTER Indianapolis, Bradshaw, of Indianapolis, who filed a petition last Thursday asking that a temporary guardian be appointed for W. H. Whittaker, former superintendent of the Indiana reformatory, on the ground that Whittaker was of unsound mind and incapable of managing his own affairs, has notified the probate court that he wishes to withdraw the petition.

A BIRTHDAY PARTY Big Surprise Given Mrs. Ed Marschand in Honor of Her Birthday BAND WAS PRESENT And the Occasion Was a Happy One—Dinner and Supper Served Mrs. Ed Marschand was the victim of a happy surprise party, the event being planned by her husband and two daughters, Misses Osa and Maggie> at their home on the Heckman farm, seven and one-half miles northwest of Decatur. It was the lady’s fortyfourth birthday and the celebration was a most enjoyable one for the guests, who included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeser and Andrew Zeser of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grim of near Echo, Mr. and Mrs. David Liby of Preble, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Swiggart of Laketon, Indiana, the Misses Osa and Maggie Marschand, Miss Bertha Zeser, Messrs. Clarence Zeser Edgar Grim, Lafayette Swiggart, Noah Marschand and the members of the Freidheim band, including August Conrad, Henry Gallmeyer, Charles Kirchner, Rudolph Buuck, Conrad Schueman, Herman Stoppenhagen, William Buuck, Rudolph Eickhoff, Herman Reese, Mart Blomenberg, Herman Miller, Otto Conrad, Martin Buuck, Adolph Stoppenhagen. The rooms were tastily decorated and the tables were brjghtened with vases of pretty flowers. Dinner most delicious, was served at twelve o’clock, which was of course enjoyed to the limit. At two o’clock after the ladies Jiad seated themselves in the yard, the band marched up from the barn, surrounded the ladies and rendered several selections of beautiful music. At five o’clock a big supper was served and this was followed by another band concert which concluded with “Home Sweet Home,” and later the guests sought their homes after a happy day. It was a big day for all and Mr. and Mrs. Marschand request us to thank the band boys for their assistance in the entertainment and celebration of the event. AN ELECTRIC PLANT Messrs. Francis and Dray, of Kalida, Figure on Such a Franchise FOR WILLSHIRE TOWN Have Had Experience in Small Town—Herald Favors Town Ownership Willshire, Ohio, July 13. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —W. J. Franc’s and C. A. bray of Kalida, have been here several days to look over the situation relative to the installation of an electric light plant in this place. They went over the situation thoroughily and had several conferences with the business men and officials of the town and expressed a willingness to put in such a plant if proper arrangements can be made concerning a franchise, etc. The men have built similar plants in a number of towns the size of this, and believe that one would pay here. The Herald here is in favor of a combined electric and water plant, and is also in favor of the town owning its own, although they will not oppose the proposition made by these men, provided the town council so decides. If built the plant will not be an elaborate one, nor will it be fitted with costly machinery, but will be only large enough to supply the town with light. It is possible that the two men named will put in the plant, place it in operation and then turn it over to the city. ———■ —o James Prover is enjoying a short vacation from his duties as conductor on the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 13, 1909.

THE WATER WAY MARCH Send for New D. & C. March and Two-Step. The D. & C. Lake Lines have just published a March and Two-Step written by Harry H. Zickel, composer of the popular “Jolly Student,” “Black America,” “Ford” and other very successful selections. This composition, which was expressly written for the D. & C. Lake Lines, is full of life and action, and so catchy that it is bound to be the popular success of this season. You will hear it everywhere. Everybody will whistle the tune. Get your copy first. Mailed to any address for only five two-cent stamps. Adress Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co., Dept. W., Detroit, Mich. • o HE MADE A SPEECH Congressman Adair Talks Tariff to Members of Congress DUTIES INCREASED Aldrich Tariff Bill Makes the Dingley Law Look Good Washington, July 13. —Representa-

tive Adair, of Indiana, made a speech yesterday of considerable length. Among other things he said: “I am so deeply impressed by the iniquitous provisions of the tariff bill as it came from the senate that in justice to myself and in justice to the constituency I represent I take this opportunity to offer my protest against its enactment into law. Four months ago congress was called in extraordinary session to revise the tariff in pursuance of a sacred pledge made to the people by the party in power. The duties fixed by the Dingley law were so high that it had not only resulted in building up gigantic trusts, controlling almost every line of business, piling up tremendous fortunes, wrongfully taken from the pockets of the people, but it also had depleted the government treasury until We were facing a deficit of $100,000,000. The cost of the necessaries of life had soared so high that those who work for wages were ground down to a meager living. The small manufacturers all over the country were being driven to the wall by the trust combinations, demanded an honest revision of the tariff downward. The Payne bill, as passed by the house, instead of being a revision downward, was a revision upward, and carried a higher average duty than the Dingier bill. While the bill was under con- I sideration in the house protests against its passage came from all parts of the country and it was bitterly denounced by the Democratic as well as the Republican press, from one end of the country to the other, as being a travesty upon justice and a palpable violation of a party pledge made to the people. Instead of reducing the- duties on the necessaries of life in order that the burdens of taxation might fall more lightly on the poorer people, and increasing them on the luxuries consumed by the rich, the policy of those in charge seemed to be, to make the taxes as b high as possible on the masses and as low as possible on the special intests. The bill then went to the sen* ate and that body has made it so much worse than the house bill, that the people who denounced rightfully and vigorously the house bill would now be glad to see congress adjourn and let the Dingley rates stand. Mr. Speaker, I heartily commend both Democrats and Republicans in the senate who made a terrific fight for an honest revision, and. I earnestly denounce both Republicans and Democras who joined with Senator Aldrich in the passage of a bill which is the most, wicked of any tariff bill ever passed by an American congress. I am exceedingly glad of the fact that only one Democratic senator voted for the bill and am also pleased to note that Senator Beveridge was one of ten Republican senators who voted against it and assign as a reason that it was a violation of a party pledge and an injustice to the American people. I was also pleased with the active interest taken bv Senator Shivet ly toward the reduction of duties all along the line. The action of the (Continue don page 4.)

USED A REVOLVER Martha Grim Says Her Husband Tried to Kill Her on March Third FILES DIVORCE CASE Another New Case —Charles Bunn Summoned in a Divorce Proceeding Attorney D. E. Smith filed two new’ cases at the clerk’s office today. One of them was a divorce case entitled Martha Trim vs. John Trim, in which the charges were rather sensational, one of the accusations being that on March 3rd last John pointed a loaded revolver at his wife and threatened to kill her, being prevented from doing so by his wife’s sister, who grappled with him. The complaint says they were married May 6th, 1907, that at that time Mrs. Trim had about ?300, most of which John got away from her and spent, that he has failed to provide for her and has in various ways been guilty of cruel treatment, and after the trouble on March 3rd left his home. Mrs. Trim asks that her maiden name, Martha Huston be restored and that she be given a judgment for SSOO alimony.

The other case filed by Mr. Smith 1 is entitled John H. Mtimma vs. Hugh McGuire and others, complaint to quiet title to 140 acres of land in ' Union township. < Sheriff Meyer received a summons from Wells county this morning for Charles Bunn, who is asked to appear in answer to a divorce suit. When | the officer called at the furnace sac- , tory where Bunn has been employed he learned that the young man had 1 left here last Thursday, jumping his i board bill. Real estate transfers: Rebecca J. ( Harkless et al to John H. Mumma, tract in Union township, quit claim, $1,050; Ella B. Spencer to A. D. Hun- ' sicker, inlot 171, Decatur, S9OO. < o | MISS WRIGHT COME ’ ■ ( 1 Will Make a Balloon Ascen- i < sion at Maple Grove Park ( Last of Month i OTHER ATTRACTIONS i 1 s Merry-go-Round Contracted ’ for Today—Refreshment 1 I Stand is Going I i The managers of the Maple Grove ’ park today contracted for a merry-go-round which will soon be in opera- ' , i tiuu at their grounds north of the city. ] They will likewise have a number of < other amusements there for the benefit of those who care to go to the popular resort. A contract has been closed with a Miss Wright of Greenville, Ohio, to make a balloon ascension at the park, the date having not been positively chosen, but it is believed that the ascension will be made on Sunday, July 25th. Miss Wright Is one of the greatest lady aeronauts in the country, and her ascension here will no doubt be witnessed by hundreds of people. The managers of the park are arranging for a number of Other high class attractions that will attract the attention of the people of this locality before the season is over. Several picnics have already been planned for the park and now that It is opened there will no doubt be many more. Refreshments, bowling, shooting and other stands will be found at the grounds.

Mrs. Ralph Rump of Allen countymade an attempt to end her life also that of her infant babe. She gave the babe a dose of carbolic acid and took a quantity of the dead'v poison herself. She will probably recover. The babe died after forty minutes of agony. |

MANAGE PORTLAND HOTEL Winchester Woman Now in Charge of the Old Merchants’ Hostelry. Portland, Ind., July 13. —The assignment made Saturday by Mrs. Mary Muldoon and daughter. Miss Rlose Muldoon, managers of the Hotel Muldoon, North Meridian street, has been closed, and a new manager, Miss Florence M. Reeves, of Winchester, is iu charge, having leased the hostelry and taken charge Monday morning. Miss Reeves for the past two years has been manager of Hie Hotel Randolph at Winchester. She will still retain the Winchester establishment, but will spend the greater portion of her time here. The name of the hotel will be changed once more to the Merchants. triaTcame off Mrs. Rosa Blazer is Assessed a Fine of One Dollar and Costs ARE TWO CLIQUES One Will Tantalize the Other and Then Affidavits Always Follow For the present at least the Blazers have made their disappearance from police court lime light, now that Mrs. Rosa has been assessed a fine of one dollar and costs as a result of her latest episode in the saw dust district. Democrat readers will remember the supposed to be trial which was scheduled in Mayor France’s court several nights ago, a suspension of which was caused, resultant to the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Blazer, who had been made defendant in a provoke action. For this bit of effrontery Mayor France fined Mrs. Blazer five dollars for contempt of court, but later by agreement this was remitted. The

case was venued to Squire Smith’s court where this morning the defendant was fined in the above stated amount after a trial in which sensational evidence was Introduced. There are a number of families in the saw dust avenue district who have repeatedly imposed upon the dignity of the people. Not alone are the Blazers to blame, but from information obtainable at this time it seems that two cliques have been formed and one will tantalize the other, etc., until ground for an action is practicable. The prosecutors will then drop their ironing, washing, hoeing or any thing they may be doing and flock to the squire’s office where they anxiously await their time to submit damaging evidence to the defendant. In the event of further indulgence in this disgraceful practice, a vigorous prosecution of every participant would seem a fitting stage setting upon which to ring up the curtain and would serve to convince that courts were not created for the purpose of being abused by a faithful few whose only abition is to antagonize their neighbors by causing the imposition of a fine.

Mrs. Rosa Blazer resorted to retaliatory measures this morning subsequent to paying a fine of eight dollars and one-half for provoking Mrs. Carrie Brown, by filing a counteraffidavit against Mrs. Brown. The latter appeared before Squire Smith this afternoon and plead guilty, paying her fine promptly. Is there any more coming? o SAILED OVER NEW YORK Young Aeronaut Interested Gothamites With Dirigible Balloon. New York, July 13. —Crowds along Broadway today watched a flight by Frank W. Godale, a young aeronaut, who drove his dirigible balloon high above that thoroughfare from Ont ! hundred-and-sixteenth to Forty-sec-1 ond street. Starting from an amuse-1 ment park across the Hudson, in New >

' Jersey, he rose three thousand feet 1 to avoid the effect of the coo! air above the river, then swooped down! until he was about five hundred feet over Broadway. After reaching Longacre square he returned, fearing that his gasoline would not carry him farIther. The trip lasted fifty minutes.

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STANISLAUS CARS Arrived this Morning from the Sunny Lands of Central California HAVE A GREAT SHOW Courteous Men Are in Charge and Hundreds Visited Cars Today The exhibit cars from Sunny Stanislaus, arrived on schedule time today and have been busy places all during today. Hundreds of people visited the palace cars throughout the day and all were wonderfully impressed by the vast number of curiosties, the loads of fruit and grain and the hundred other things of interest. One could spend many hours in this train and then not see it all, but one can also learn many things of interest in a few minutes' walk through the cars. Mr. L. K. Owen

is in charge and we found him a very pleasant and affable gentleman. He is assisted by six courteous gentlemen who are anxious to explain the various exhibits. In the first car the lecturer is Mr. W. J. Miller, having charge of the grain and fruit exhibits, while in the second car is Mr. J. J. Rehm, who knows all about the sharks, whales* monkeys, star; and jelly and sword fish and the myrriad of other curiosties of the land and sea which can be see in that car. Other assistants are C. G. Gordon. Thurman Harper, D. Brownell and E. A. Anders. Until a few years ago Stanislaus county, California,was a great wheat and grain country. Then came irrigation and with it the development of the greatest fruit country in the world. They raise all kinds of fruit, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, etc., and if you are interested in this line you will find a display that will make you gasp. Then there is a showing of sea shells and curios and each person who visits the ear is given a pretty souvenir. In the second car is found the wonderful shark which was captured in a net and weighed over 10,000 pounds, also whales, man-eating shark, live monkeys and other animals, all kinds of fish and other things so numerous that no one but Mr. Rehm himself can tell you of them. An ostrich is also one of the attractions. The car will remain here until Thursday evening when they go to LaOtto. If you haven’t seen this show do so.

ATTEND FUNERAL Messrs. John Johns and Tony Conter Went to Fostoria. Ohio, Today RELATIVE IS DEAD Mr. Nicholas Emerine Died Yesterday, According to

Message Received Mr. Peter Center of this city last evening received a telegram announcing the death of Mr. Nick Emerlne of Fostoria, Ohio. The message came from a son of the deceased and said only that his father was dead and that the funeral will be held Wednesday morning. His brother-in-law, John Johns and his nephew Tony Conter, left this morning for that

' place to attend the funeral services. 7 Mr. Emerine was quite well known • here, having frequently visited in this 1 city. He was about sixty years old and leaves quite a large family of grown children. He was a prosperous farmer, owning quite a large tract of valuable land and was considered la well-to-do man. His death caused | a shock here, where he was known by nearly all the older citizens. It was not known here that he was sick and the cause of death is unknown, nothing having been said about it in the message which announced his death.