Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 218.

IS WORK OF BLACK HAND An Atrocious Crime Committed in Utica, New York, Last Night IN POOL OF BLOOD Three Children Kidnapped and Two of Them Found Murdered (Special to the Daily Democrat)— Utica, New York, September 13 — Three Utica children were kidnapped here last night, and it is supposed to have been the work of the black hand men. Today one of the children was found murdered, another one was shot and the third is still missing. The children were Terressa Pecepta, aged eight, who was murdered, Fannie Sufisine, aged six, who is dying, and Fredie Sufisine, a brother of the second named, who was found suffering with a bullet wound in the arm. The deed is the most atrocious in local criminal history, and the populace are up in arms and are helping in the search of the criminals. THie tragedy w-as revealed by a milk peddler, who found the children under a culvert in an isolated part of the city. The little i ones according to information of the j dying girl were taken away by a ' man they did not know. A suspect was later arrested and subjected to third degree. The milk peddler saw' one of the children apparently asleep, I and thinking it a lost child, went to' the spot where- he was horrified to find three bodies in a pool of blood. He gave the alarm and it developed ' that the parents of the missing chil- ■ dren had been searching for them all night in the Italian quarters. O' WILL PURCHASE THE MOTORS Pushing the Construction of the B. G. & C. Line. L. C. Justus, president of the B. G. & C. Traction company, stated this morning that negotiations would prob-. ably be closed within a short time for, the purchase of the motor cars for the 1 system. He said he could give noth-1 ing out as yet in regard to the details concerning the purchase. A directors' meeting will be held within a short time, at which final arrangements will be made for the purchase. The grading on the new line is being pushed as fast as possible and will be completed within a few weeks. The steel. work will be started from this city I with renewed force within a few days and will be pushed to completion as fast as possible. The gang which is | grading from the other end of the > line will be through within a few days. also, going as far as Linn Grove. The i new road will have its track laid as far as the water works and the electric light plant within a short time so that it can bid on the hauling of the city’s coal to the plant. Bluffton Banner. —o IS SERIOUSLY ILL Mrs. Wm. McClemns, living just one mile east of the state line is very ( seriously ill with typhoid fever, and not expected to live. Mrs. McClems, has been sick but a very short time, but her condition proved serious, and ( her many friends have become very ( much alarmed and fear that she can survive but a very short while. _ i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

MUSKOGEE ICE CREAM CO. Have Bought Ground and Will Erect a New and Modern Factory. The Muskogee Ice Cream company, located at Muskogee, Okla., have reached that size, that they will soon own their own home. F. E. France, of this city, who is half owner in the concern, has sent a marked paper to his friend, H. L. Conter here, showing that a deal was recently consummated whereby the company has purchased a ninety-two foot front lot on South Cherokee street, for which they paid tjie sum of $3,500. The lot is 210 feet deep and the company will at once erect a modern two-story building, built especially for the ice cream business. Mr. France has prospered since going to the southwest and his friends here are glad to hear that he is still going. IT’S NEW OR DURBIN These Two Men Being Considered for G. O. P. Chairmanship AND JACKSON, TOO It is Said That Stokes Jackson Wants Democratic Chairmanship

Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 13. —Inquiry among scores of republican workers who were here during the week indicated that the only men who are | being considered seriously for the chairmanship of the state organization are Capt. Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, and Col. Winfield Taylor Durbin, of Anderson. The prediction was made freely by the visiting politicians that either New or Durbin will be chosen. There were indications that the leaders of the old time rival | Beveridge and Hemenway-Fairbanks factions may be able to get together on one or the other of the proposed candidates without a great deal of . trouble. Probably owing to the dec--1 laration of Colonel Durbin that he is s not a candidate and does not want to be elected chairman, most of the lead- ■ ers and their followers seemed inclinjed to the opinion that Captain New will be selected. Captain New has | not returned from his summer hunting and fishing trip in the wilds of northern Michigan. He has made TurI tie lake his headquarters for the last three months, but he is expected to I return to Indianapolis within a few 'days. His boom is growing and leading republicans are saying that it would not be surprising if he should be elected without opposition. Fred A. Sims, who acted as chairman last I year, spent most of the week around the state headquarters talking to the visiting “statesmen.” He says they showed a deep interest in all gossip relative to the state organization, and were making inquiries on their own hook to find out what is being done. Sims says it is likely that the organization will take place at the usual time and under the rules that have existed for years. Senator Beveridge is expected home the latter part of next week and it is likely that plans for the organization will be taken up soon, after his arrival. Friends of Stokes Jackson, chairman of the democratic state committee, are letting (t be known now that he will be a candidate for re-election when the new committee is organized in January. Jackson has been away most of the summer, but it was said today that he has informed his lieutenants that he feels about right to lead his party in the fight next year. —— o— EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY ARRESTED For Steealing Chickens—Will B e Sent to Children's Home at Mexico. Jesse Fisher, eight years old and a son of Sam Fisher, was arrested this morning, charged with stealing chickens. Though a youthful criminal, ft Is said the boy is an adept in his line and has been doing this kind of work for some time. He was turned over to the children's board of guardians I and will be sent to the home at Mexico Indiana, where it is hoped he can 'be raised in the proper manner. The I board has also taken in chargejeveral other children. When a child of 'this age does such acts it is not exacUy their fault, but usually the re-, isult of poor home training.

GAS IN A FEW DAYS Is the Announcement Made by the Indiana Lighting Company Today IN CITY OF DECATUR Final Test Will Be Made Tomorrow—Gas May Come Last of Week

Gas by the latter part of this week is a possibility in Decatur. The big . tank in the northwest part of town ■ is complete and for three weeks, a , force of men under Jack Monyhon have been repairing the leaks in the lines. They have found a number and the five pound air test now holds for several hours. It shows, however, that there are still some leaks and to repair these will require several days, the exact time depending upon the promptness with which the citizens report. Tuesday morning the ammonia test will be made. that is a liquid , which will cause a disagreeable odor but perfectly harmless, will be turned into the lines, and wherever this is detected it should be reported to the gas office, where the complaint wil’ be registered and the lines promptly repaired. Letters were mailed this morning to every home in Decatur, warning the people and requesting them to aid the company in detecting the leaks. Everything is in readiness and if the boys have good luck- so that the lines can be put in perfect condition, then the gas will be turned on by the latter part of the week. At any rate the men work faithfully to complete the repairs and the gas will be turned on within a few days at the furthest. This will be good news for many who are waiting on the popular fuel. o SPECIAL SESSION

Council Will Meet this Evening to Look Over Draymen’s Ordinance MAY MAKE CHANGES One Member is in Favor of Repealng the Law—Fines May Be Remitted The dray war, over the license, has come to a focus. We have been un- ' able to find out just whether the draymen want the ordinance or not. or who

does. Saturday two petitions were circulated for the repeal of the ordinance and they were liberally signed. In order to please those interested, Mayor France has called a special session of the city council for this evening at seven o’clock when some action will be taken. It is said that at least one member of the council is in favor of repealing the ordinance, while others believe that the clausing which reads, “And all other vehicles,” should be stricken out, thus onlymaking it apply to drays which are used as common carriers, or in other words, the regular dray lines. In the meantime, the cases against Andrew , and Charles Baxter and Dan Hill, in ' which they were found guilty, are still hanging fire, that is the fines have not been paid, and if the council makes some change in the ordinance, the fines will be remitted by the mayor. It is very probable that the affair will be settled within a day or two, in a manner satisfactory to every one concerned. ■ - o SAYRE AS A COUNCILMAN Wabash, Ind., Sept. 13. —The Wabash city council, as did the Indiana state legislature, is likely to have a “watch dog of the treasury" in the same person, Warren G. Sayre, former speaker of the Indiana house and later chairman of the ways and means committee. At the entreaties of many friends Mr. Sayre entered the race for first ward councilman and it will be decided at the Republican city primary on Tuesday of this week whether he is to be nominated. Against him is Henry I. Klein, p grocer.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, September 13, 1909.

ONLY HALF A CROP Tomatoes Were Not as Productive as Usual. The tomato crop in Indiana will be ’ short one-half the average this year according to reports from leading packing companies. Hard driving rains washed most of the blossoms off the vines and prevented plowing or hoeing with the result the vines were so completely shaded by weeds as to prevent the tomatoes from ripening. In such fields a light frost or several of them for that matter would be very (beneficial at this time rather than injurious as most people are inclined to believe, killing both vines and weeds. Indiana is not alone short on this crop, however, as it is estimated that the total will fall short of the average by at least 30 per cent.

STARTS TOMORROW A Most Notable Trip by the President of the United States THIRTY STATES i More Than Twelve Thousand Miles Will Be r Traveled r fa ' Beverly, Mass., Sept. 13.—When

( President Taft motors into Boston ' . Tuesday afternoon, to be the guest of the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner that evening, he will have actually started on one of the most notable (trips ever taken by a chief magisI trate of the United States;., Aftteij spending the night at a hotel in BosI ton, the president will leave at 10 a. m. Wednesday on the first stage of his long journey, the first stopping place being Chicago, where Mr. Taft will be entertained part of the day by the Commercial Club and the remainder of his stay by the Hamilton Club. Leading through thirty states and both of the far southwestern territories, the president's trip will reach its climax at El Paso, Tex., Oct. 16, where he will meet President Diaz, of Mexico. The meeting will be surrounded with all the pomp and dignity which such a rare occasion demands, and after Mr. Taft has formally received President Diaz at El Paso he will cross the international bridge to Ciudad Juarez, officially to return ' the call of the chief executive of the ' southern republic. During the evening of the 16th President Taft will be entertained at a state dinner on Mexican soil. President Diaz will be entertained at luncheon at El Paso. The president’s trip covers an itinerary of 12,759 miles and his private cars, the Mayflower and the Haslemere, will be handled over twenty-two different railroad systems. The voyage down the Mississippi river from St. Louis to New Orleans,on the steamboat Mis11 sissippi, covers 1,165 miles and oc-

cupies four days and five night. In addition to the meeting with Presi- ! dent Diaz and the voyage down the Mississippi river, a trip vhich Presi■dent Roosevelt made several years the ! striking incidents of President Taft's tour will include a moonlight ride j through the Royal Gorge and a night trip over the highest passes of the Rocky mountains; an inspection of one of the greatest irrigation projects in all the west at Montrose, Col.; a visit to the smelters at Butte; a flying . visit to the Coeur d’Alene country of . northern Idaho; a two days’ stay at ' the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition !at Seattle; a day of sightseeing down ! the Shasta route in California; a three 1 days' visit to the Yosemite Valley; a ' day spent about the rim of the Grande 1 Canyon, in Arizona, and four days on the ranch of the president's brother Charles P. Taft, near Corpus Christi Tex. o ROY ST}EELE HAS TYPHOID Came Home from Dakota Wheat Fields in Serious Condition with Fever. Roy Steele, a young man of near Pleasant Mills, son of Jesse Steele, is very sick with typhoid fever. About a month ago he with several other young men from this loca'ity, went to North Dakota to do harvest work in the wheat fields of that section. He began feeling badly and came home a few days ago. When he got here he was quite sick and the physician summoned pronounced his trouble as typhoid. The friends of the young man hope he will recover soon.

FIELD EXAMINERS Competitative Examinations to Be Held on September 28 and 29 MANY APPLICANTS Many Will Take a Tryout for the Places in the Field

The competitative examination for the appointment of field examiners, under the public accounting law, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28 am} 29, 1909. Those wishing to qualify under the law for the : 1 examination are expected to register at Room No. 6. State house, not later than nine o’clock a. m. Tuesday, September 28, 1909. The following is a general synopsis of the scope of the examination: A general knowledge * of the laws on taxation, fees and salaries, general duties of officers of the state, counties, townships, cities.

school corporations and all penal and benevolent institutions of the state; a general knowledge of the government of the state in its different branches, including the different boards and commissions and their duties. A general knowledge of booki keeping, accounts and the geography of Indiana will be essential. In order .that proper preparations may be made for the examination it will be of great advantage to the state board of accounts if they know- about the number of applicants. Therefore, any one thinking of taking the examination should notify the accounting board, by addressing W. A. Dehority, state examiner.

WRITING POLICIES Insurance Agents Furnishing the Insurance on the Court House and Jail MANY ARE PAYING Delinquents Are Whacking Up Their Taxes—Others Paying Fall Installment The insurance agents who were last week awarded a part of the county j insurance on the court house and jail <sre taking out the blanks and furnishing the county the policies as prescribed in the order of the board of commissioners. The insurance takes effect on Wednesday and before that time all the forthcoming

i policies will be in the strong box at the office oi tne auditor, who has the I custody of these and other important documents. A total of thirty-seven thousand dollars insurance is carried, $25,000 on the court house and $12,000 on the jail. Ten per cent, of the pol--1 icies on the court house are on the 'contents. Many delinquent taxpayers are now j paying up their indebtedness to the county in the way of taxes. At the present rate of payment there will be much of the delinquency wiped oft the slate within the next few weeks. Along with the delinquents there are several payments of the fall installment of taxes for 1909 being made. Quite a number pay this early, and quite a number of others pay the whole year at the time of the spring payment. o • DEATH OF MARGUERITE PARRISH Marguerite Parrish, the four days' I old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orden Parrish, died at half past twelve on , Saturday. They live with Mrs. Par-, ish's parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. ; Martz near Monroe, and the funeral took place from there this afternoon, 1 a short service being held at the ( house, followed by Interment m the c Zion cemetery near there. t

HARRY DELLINGER IS DEAD Well Known Little Boy Called to His Reward —Funeral Held Today. Harry Dellinger, the thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dellinger, living in the southwest part of the city, near Thirteenth street, died Saturday afternoon, from a disease diagnosed as diabetes militus, an ailment of the kidneys. The lad had been ill for a year past, but it was not known that his condition had assumed so serious a form, until shortly before his death. Harry was born thirteen years ago last June and had many friends who mourn his death at the springtime of life. The funeral servifces were held at ten o'clock this morning from the home, with interment at Willshire, Ohio, where the family formerly lived.

SUTILIF IS HOME Returns from Light and Hope Orphange, Bringing Brother With Him BENNIE GIVES STORY

Ran Away from the Place Thanksgiving—Ruby Will Be Here in Two Weeks William Sutiiif arrived home this morning from Vermilion, Ohio, where he visited the Light and Hope orphanage. He brought him with him his fourteen year old brother, Bennie Sutiiif. who had been an inmate of the home for seven years, and who ran away last Thanksgiving day. Ruby the twelve year old sister, is still at the home, and though clad in ragged clothes and old worn out shoes, and I apparently having been as much mis-

' treated as any of the children, said the home was her home and did not want to come with her brother. After ■ some argument it was decided that she should accompany Rev. and Mrs. Sprunger to Berne, one week from next Saturday, when they are coming to this county for a rest, and to this both the girl and Rev. Sprunger agreed. Bennie tells of severe punishment received while at the home. He says that one time he threw a stone into an apple tree and the missile fell upon a chicken and killed the fowl. Bennie was whipped with a strap until the blood ran down his back. He ran away from the home and walked about twelve miles through the woods until he came to Vermilion, where he was given a home by Peter Hahn and his good wife. There he has been clothed and fed since last fall, was sent to school 1 , and treated nicely and when he left ', last night, Mr. Hahn gave him a five ! f dollar bill. William Sutiiif says that 1 f Mr. Sprunger admitted many of the charges made against him and said; ( he did wrong, but that some of the 1 stories were untrue. Mrs. Sprunger' e laughed and said, “Well, it didr. t :

hurt us; we are all alive yet.” Ben I I will make his home with his brother, | five miles west of Monroe, and Ruby' will join him in two weeks. The boy I has his school report with him from I last winter, and it shows very good . grades. Though nearly fifteen years I ' old he was, however, only in the fourth grade, showing that his education had been somewhat neglected. o UNCLE TOM WILL NOT BE HERE The Olerich Company Hung Up at Richmond and Dates are CancelledIt is with a feeling of the deepest j regret that we announce to the children of Decatur, and some of the parI ents, that Ooelerich Bros.’ big Uncle Tom Cabin company billed to appear here on Tuesday evening of this week, I will not be here. Manager Bosse of ‘ the opera house received a card this

morning stating that the show had ' disbanded at Richmond and all dates were cancelled. This means a disap--1 pointment to more than one little boy or girl, who since the flaming posters were put up a week ago. have < had visions of the big show, but such . things happen to show companies t early in the season and no one is to A Slame. It is likely that another com- ii >any will be here before the year is n >ver, and thus the boys and girls can'c >e appeased. 't<

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Mrs. Martha Trim Was Granted a Divorce from Husband, John Trim A SALE IS ORDERED For Decatur Furnace Company Property—sl2,ooo Suit on Bond Was Filed James Touhey vs. City of Decatur, damages SIO,OOO, demurer to complaint filed by Attorney DeVoss for the defendant. Martha Trim was granted a divorce from her husband. John Trim. The evidence showed that John had treated his wife in a cruel manner, threatened to kill her and failed to support her. D. E. Smith represented the plaintiff. The defendant did not appear. Mrs. Trim was also given ’ judgment for S3OO alimony.

Peterson & Moran filed a new case entitled The A. & C. Stone and Lime company vs. Calvin Miller et al, suit on bond and contract, demand $12,000. Isadore A. Kalver vs. Decatur Furnace Co., petition to sell property sustained. sale ordered at public sale after three weeks’ notice by publication and posting of notice. Floyd A. Shaw, a laborer, age I twenty-five from Leeport, Ohio, and Miss Blanch Hubbard, aged eighteen, from the same place, applied at the clerk's office here today for a marriage license, but as both lived in Ohio the papers were refused them. Dan Runyan was in town today and paid the costs in his recent divorce case, amounting to about $40.00. Real estate transfers: Winifred J. I Russell to Nade C. Haley et al, part Joutlot 84, Decatur, $l5O. Eli W. I Steele to Martha Johnson, inlot 18, I Decatur, $l5O. F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee to Eli W. Steele, lot 18, Decatur, $125.

■r A marriage license was issued to i- C. L. Denman aged 35, a laborer from 5. i Bluffton, to Dessie A. Crook, aged a (Continue son page 4.) O d WILL GET INTO TROUBLE 11 s Craigville Boy is Handy With His e> Mits. 3 j Reports from Craigville are to the i effect that action may be started there ' i against a young fellow who appears 1 1 11 to be a regular kleptomaniac, with an uncontrolable inclincation to take ■ I whatever comes within reach of his ( fingers. The accused in the last case reported is the same lad who a fewweeks ago stole a brass box from the j Craigville elevator. This week he | paid a visit to the residence of Mrs. .Sadie Meyers, which he had also visted , once before, and as stated to the News . several days ago, stole two gold I some pennies and other small articles. | The rings were the most valuable part ,of the plunder and Mrs. Myers is veryanxious to recover them, and unless jthey are returned she will have action started against the youthful thief. It develops that Mrs. Myers’ father, Adam Pease, from his home some distance away, saw the boy enter Mrs. Myers’ house by raising a window. He remained inside eight minutes. Mr.

Pease is not able to get around well , and could not get to the house across [lots to take charge of the boy when jhe crawled out. —Bluffton News. o COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT QUITS Bloomington, Ind.. Sept. 13. —The sudden departure of Harry O. Buzzaird, former superintendent of the Monroe county schools, last week, for Woodward, Okla., has placed the board of county commissioners in a dilemna that may only be solved by declaring the election of Frank Jones, as successor to Mr. Buzzaird, null and void.

As a result of the complication of affairs, County Auditor Blakely, whose duty it is to call the board of education together, will go to Indianapolis to morrow and confer with Dr. R. J. Aley, state superintendent of public Instruction. When the difficulty was made public a number of Buzzaird's ?reditors appeared and consulted attorneys.