Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DA IIA DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 244.

PIRATES WIN FIFTH GAME Three Home Runs the Sensations of the Big Ball Game this Afternoon CLARK’S CAME HANDY Scoring Two Ahead of Him —Brilliant Plays Were Numerous Today SCORE BY INNINGS D’roit ,1 0 0 0 0 2 01 0-4 61 Pfb’g 11 1 0004 1 *-8102 Pittsburg, Pa., October 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—They’re off again at Forbes Field, play on the fifth of the world’s series starting at two odock eastern time, and with a crowd present that more than gladdened the hearts of the team owners, who get practically the entire receipts. The umpires are Johnstone and O'Laughlia. The batteries are Adams and Gibson for Pittsburg and Summers •tud Stanage for Detroit. The score by innings and by play was as follows: First inning— Batroit—D. Jones, the first man up, -e*r a home run crashing into the center field bleachers, causing the Detroit fans to go wild with joy. Bush, the next man up walked; Cobb fiied ti> Leach; Crawford singled; Delehanty fanned; Moriarity popped to Kbstein. One run, two hits, no errors. (Continued on page four.) COURTHOUSE NEWS The Scott vs. Graham Case is Set for Trial at Bluffton —Several Go JURY REPORT OCT. 25 To Try Saloon Cases —No Session of Court Was Held this Morning There was no session of the Adams circuit court today. Judge Merryman being the special judge at Bluffton for a day or two. The jury has been discharged until Monday, October 25th, when they will report for the purpose of hearing the Gladieux and other Allen county saloon cases before Special Judge R. S. Peterson. The case of Mary A. Davis et al vs. Adaline Rumple et al, to construe the' will of Daniel Rumple, is set for trial here on Friday of this week. The only transfer recorded today was that of Cora Werling to John Breiner, lots one and two, Preble, $1,3»». Various attorneys and other interested parties and witnesses went to Bluffton this morning where the case' of D. E. Scott vs. L. A. Graham, for; an accounting, is set for trial. Gra-1 ham & Scott were formerly partners in the insurance business, but dis-. solved and this case is for an adjust- ■ meat of their affairs. Mr. Scott is now Ja the insurance business at Lafayette.

TO APPOINT LOUISVILLE BISHOP Bishop O'Donaghue Seems to Be the • Most Favored. Indianapolis, Oct 13—That the Rt. Rev. Denis O’Donaghue, auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis, will be assigned to succeed the late Rt. Rev. Bishop McCloskey of Louisville is said to be the general impression among the Indianapolis clergy of the Catholic church who are watching the progress of the appointment of a Louisville r bishop. Although the final action in Rome which will decide the appointment definitely cannot be predicted with certainty, it is said that Bishop 1 O'Donaghue is popular with both the clergy and the laity of the Louisville diocese and that sentiment among the clergy whose duty It is to send names to Rome favors him. A meeting of the irremovable rectors of the diocese. who together with the bishops of the province send six names to Rome, has already been held in loulsville, although the names decided on by them have never been made public. It has been said, however, > that the sentiment among the priests was strongly In favor of Bishop O’Donaghue. The bishops of the pro. ] vlnce will meet next week to select the remaining three names which will 1 be sent to Rome immediately. f 0 THESAME OLDTALE I k Dr. Cook Makes Statement t About Peary’s Criticisms i ; NO NEW EVIDENCE Will Bring Eskimos to New York to Refute the Peary Story ’ Cleveland. 0., Oct. 13. —“It is the same old story,’’ said Dr. Cook when he ■‘was shown the statement issued by Commander Peary, together with 1 the map accompanying it. I have replied to the points raised a dozen times,” he continued. “The map pubI lished by Commander Peary in itself indicates that the Eskimos have respected their promise made to me, and that they would not give any information to Peary or his men. Mr. Whitney has said that during the cross examination conducted by Commander Peary and others of his expedition that Eskimos did not understand the questions put to them or the map which was laid before them. Their replies to the questions put have been twisted to suit a perverted interest. 1 will not enter into any argument about the matter, but I will bring the Eskimos to New York at my own expense and they will prove, as did Mr. Whitney, all that I have claimed." The doctor continued: “Reasmussen, who will be here shortly, has seen the Eskimos and knows the real story. They did not try to deceive him. He was witn them for fourteen days. They know him and told him everything. He speaks the Eskimo language, for he is a semi-Eskimo himself, and the people have the most complete confidence , in him. That is all I have to say now.” — o ————— THE FUNERAL THIS MORNING The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Harris occurred this morning from the house on west Monroe street at ten o’clock i the services being in charge of the I Rebekah lodge, Rev. Sherman Powell officiating. It was a beautiful service and largely attended, thus showing , the esteem with which she was held I by her many acquaintances in the city. > I Interment was made in the Decatur cemetery. o Mrs. Matrin .Taberg went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a short stay with friends. Wm. MeConnehey returned home from Monroe, where he was working 'at the carpenter trade. i E. N. Crawford, of Bluffton, returned to his home after attending 'to business here in the city, The number of new buildings which are being erected in the city are go- t 1 ing steadily along and before many ( | weeks will be .eady for occupancy. j

GOVERMENT LOST Case Against the Indianapolis News Will Be Dropped I JUDGE ANDERSON 1 ■ Ruled Against Their Removal to the District of Columbia for Trial I Indianapolis, Oct. 13. —Judge Anderson, in the federal court yesterday, denied the right of the government to remove Delavan Smith and Charles R. Wiliiatas, owners of the Indian- , apolis News, to the District of Columbia to answer charges of criminal libel preferred in an indictment found by the grand jury at Washington. In a verbal opinion delivered Immediately at the conclusion of the argument by District Attorney Miller on the merits of the government's contention that the two defendants should be required to appear at Washington the court summarily announced that Messrs. Smith and Williams would be discharged. The alleged libelous ar--1 tides were found In certain stories and editorials published in the News concerning the purchase of the Panama canal from the French government. The articles printed were to the effect that a syndicate had purchased the canal for 112,000,000 and sold it to the government for $40,000,000. Those who alleged they had been libeled were Charles P. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas Robinson, William Nelson Cromwell and others Stuart McNamara, assistant United States attorney general, who with Mr. Miller, has represented the department of justice in the prosecution of the case, stated immediately after the opinion was smivered tnat. he could not tell what action, if any, will be taken in Washington so far as serving the papers on the two defendants should they appear in the District of Columbia. Mr. Miller made a similar statement, declaring that so far as his office is concerned the case will be dropped. “I do not know whether any further action will I be taken at Washington or not,” said I Mr. Miller. “I only know that so far as we are concerned here the case is at an end.” HAD A GOOD TIME Columbus Day Was Observed by the Knights of Columbus Last Evening IN A FITTING MANNER Address by Father Eichinger of Fort Wayne— Special Music i The celebration of Columbus Dsy , at the Knights of Columbus hall last evening was very interesting and a < 1 large number of Knights and their ' friends were present to take part in . the celebration and the program was ( carried out to perfection. D. D. Cos- ( fee who was to be the speaker of the , evening was not present on account ] of sickness, being unable to leave the ( ' house. In his stead Fr. Eichinger of , . Fort Wayne, was secured and he de- < i llvered an address appropriate to the < occasion. He mentioned several im- j portant events which took place dur- 1 j ing the time of Columbus and the , ' difficulties he underwent until he dis- , covered this glorious country. Dur- ( ing the program very interesting , music was furnished in which Miss , Genevieve Berling rendered several , selections. Miss Naomi Niblick, Ag- j nes Meibers, Agnes Kohne also rendered several beautiful pieces. Miss ] Clara Terveer rendered a vocal solo ( accompanied by her sister on the ] piano. Mrs. Louis Holthouse also ' gave a vocal solo accompanied by I Miss Naomi Niblick. After the pro--1 gram was concluded a pedro party was held for those present and unt'l a late hour the lovers of this gam? ■ were entertained and prizes awarded.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, October 13, 1909.

MONROE REPUBLICANS MEET Ticket Selected for the Town Election to Be Helj November 2nd. Monroe, Indiana, October 13. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The Republicans of this place met last night in mass convention for the purpose of selecting a ticket for the November election. Os Andrews acted as chairman of the meeting and Sylvester Johnson was made permanent secretary. Without any very serious scraps, the following ticket was named: For clerk and treasurer, D. Osterman; for marshal, Ferd Tabler; for councilman of first ward, O. O. Hocker; councilman second ward. Will Newlon; councilman third ward, Dennis Brandyberry. MODERN NEW HOME Will Be Constructed on First Street by Willard Steele Soon OF BRICK VENEER Will Be Modern—Mr. Steele Will Continue to Manage His Big Farm Willard Steele, the well known farmer, who lives east of the city, and is the owner of Steele's park, the most beautiful lair grounds in the state of Indiana, and perhaps as valuable farm as can be found within a radius of several hundred miles of this place is soon to become a resident of Decatur. At present he and Mrs. Steele are discussing the plans for a handsome and modern brick veneer resijdence to be erected on First street. Mr. Steele owns the oid court house building, which will be torn down and the home will be built there. The tenants have already moved out and the work of preparing the lot for building will begin within a few days. No contract has been let yet and Mr. Steele has not fully determined as to all the plans. It is quite likely that a large part of the work will be completed this fall, before the real cold weather begins and that the fin ishing touches'will be put on in the early spring as soon as the weather will permit. Mr. Steele has worked ( hard all his life and proposes to enjoy the luxuries and conveniences of city life during the remainder of his days. His home on First street will make it very convenient also for his daily trips to his big farm which he will continue to manage. o DOPE ON THE SERIES. The contest between the Tigers and Pirates is causing more interest over the country than any event in the his. tnry [of sporting circles. There is no game like base ball. It is the only fair and square sport in the land. This year the winners of the two leagues, American and National, are putting up the greatest battles ever witnessed in a post series. At present it looks as though the entire series of seven games would be necessary. Up to today they stood even up, two games each. The receipts have already exceeded all previous records. Hereto- , fore the largest total of money taken , in was $104,000 when the Chicago ; Cubs and White Sox battled. Without today’s receipts the totals were , $123,935, with at least two games to play. It is estimated that each player in the winning team will receive $3,000 , for his week’s work, while the players , in the losing club will get about $2,000. The players only get a share in the first four games which have - already been played and they get but seventy-five per cent, of that, ten per cent, going to the commission and fifteen per cent, to the owners. From' now on the receipts go to the owners excepting ten per cent, to th© com- ! mission. It is figured that if seven games are played the owners of the 1 winning team will receive enough profit to pay the salaries for the en-I tire year. The total attendance up to last evening was 95,641. o Mrs. Lou Johnson went to Williams today to visit friends. She will return this evening. Mrs. Lou Baxter, who has been quite sick, is much better, and will soon be recovered. |

NO OBJECTIONS Were Filed to the Building of the Cement Sidewalk on Monroe Street NEXT TO CURB Owners of Property Petition—Appoint Inspectors Thursday Night The city council held a special session last evening, this being the time as advertised for hearing objections to the construction of a cement sidewalk on the north side of Monroe street, between Third and Fourth streets. All members were present excepting Mr. Van Camp. Mayor France being absent, Mr. Christen was selected as chairman of the meet, ing and the council at once proceeded to business. Attorney J. C. Moran, representing John Webber, the Hessler Brothers and the Smith heirs, all the property owners along the route where the proposed sidewalk is to be built, presented a petition asking that the sidewalk be constructed along the curb, setting up the facts that this is a business distract and that besides those places of business now located there, Mr. Webber is contemplating the erection of a block where the feed yard is now located. This petition was adopted and order placed on record. A resolution was then adopted showing that the benefits will exceed the cost of construction and the matter was allowed to go over for the present. It is likely that the sidewalk will be built next to the curb and will be eight feet wide instead of six on account of the telephone poles which cannot be moved. It is also probable that the walk will not be built until next spring because of the fact that the cold w-eather makes it bad for building cement walks. Proof of notice of advertising for outstanding bonds, thus shutting off the interest was filed. The notice from the Coppock company telling of the plans for the payment of an account held by the city was read and the proposition accepted. The council adjourned until Thursday evening when they will meet again in special session for the purpose of appointing the inspectors for the city election. o MUST DRESS UP One Thousand Thirty-Sec-ond Degree Masons in Evening Attire AT THE DEDICATION Fort Wayne Scottish Rite Cathedral Dedication November 16, 17, 18 — — One thousand thirty-second degree Masons, all attired in full evening dress, assembled in one of the handsomest consistory rooms In the United States will be an occasion long to be remembered by Masons of the northern Indiana Masonic jurisdiction of America. This is the scene that will meet the eyes of the new Fort Wayne Scottish Rite cathedral, for the officers of the consistory have requested that all thirty-second degree Masons attending the ceremonies oe in full evening attire if convenient. This is one of the great many things which will render the ceremonies attending the dedication long to be rel membered by the Masons who partlci ipate. The committee of the whole.' in charge of the arrangements which are being made rapidly now with the j dedication but a month away, met I last night for important consideration lof its plans. The new pipe organ in j the new cathedral is being installed and erected and wi’l be ready for the consecration and dedication ceremon-, ies on November 16, 17 and 18. This organ is said to be one of the finest i instruments constructed and the music for the coming event has been especially prepared for this one spec. I ial occasion.—Fort Wayne journal-; | Gazette. 1 1

HE AVOIDED ARREST Charles Bunn Owes a Board Bill In this City. Charles Bunn, whose wife has a divorce suit pending in the circuit court got out of this city Monday afterJ noon in time to avoid an arrest and a trip to Decatur on the charge of beating a board bill. Only the fact that the deputy marshal who was here from Decatur did not know Bunn and had not been able to find the marshal, who was busy in another portion of the city, saved his arrest. Bunn arrived in this city Sunday from Anderson, where he had been working. He went to the home of his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wolfcale Sunday night, but Mrs. Bunn was not there. It is claimed that he threatened at that time to kill his wife if she got a divorce and then went out on the street to search for her. She. however, was with a lady friend for the night, anticipating the call and not wishing to see him. It is alleged that he said before leaving the city Monday that he would return and kill his wife and the officers watched for him, but he did not return. —Bluffton Banner. HEARS ONE CASE Judge Merryman Quashed Affidavits in Two Cases Against Reiff WILL TRY OTHER Two New Affidavits Will Take Place of the Two Which Were Bad The Bluffton News said Tuesday evening: Judge Merryman came from Decatur at noon to take up the cases against Manson Reiff, in which he was appointed as special judge, and the first step was to take up the motions to quash the affidavits, three in number, one for selling liquor to a minor, one for keeping and operating a place where liquor was sold illegally, and a third alleging the sale of liquor in quantities less than five gallons without a license. Motions to quash had been made by Reiff’s attorneys, Eich. horn & Vaughn, and Judge Vaughn appeared alone in behalf of Reiff as his partner, Mr. Eichhorn, missed the train home from New York City last night, where he had gone on business. Judge Merryman overruled the motion to squash the affidavits in the first case, charging a sale to a minor, but indicated that he would sustain the motions to quash the other two affidavits because of technical points. With a decision of Judge Monks as a precedent Judge Merryman was of the opinion that the two affidavits as written would not stand. He had not made the formal entry to that effect on the docket at three o’clock, and said he would read the decisions on the point carefully before doing so. The case in the first affidavit probably will go to trial late this afternoon or tomorrow. The state’s attorneys say that two new affidavits will replace those quashed but they cannot be tried this term, and the de. lay they say will be the chief point gained by the defense. HAVE THE OPENING TOMORROW Niblick & Company Give a Cloak Opening All Day Tomorrow. The big Niblick & Co. store have their cloak opening tomorrow and a* that time they will have on display the newest and the best that is sup plied by the manufacturers. It is always a great day at this store and , tomorrow will doubtless be but a repetition of their many other events of L this kind. They carry a large half section elsewhere in o,ir advertising I columns, end you are invited to fn- . spect the advertisement and also the opening tomorrow. George Baker made a business trip to Geneva last evening and returned this afternoon. I Miss Fannie Hammel has returned to Portland, after a visit with her 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hammel.

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A QUIET WEDDING I ~ Hon. Albert O. Marsh and Mrs. Sarah J. Miller Married Last Evening RELATIVES PRESENT I I J The Ceremony Occurred at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham A quiet wedding occurred in this city at five o’clock last evening, the 1 contracting parties being Hou. Albert O. Marsh and Mrs. Sarah J. Miller. The ceremony took place at the home ■ 1 of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, it ; being witnessed by but a few of the . close relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ■ Thomas, and Dr. and Mrs. Bader S. Hunt all of Winchester, Rev. Sherman ■ S. Powell, pastor of the Methodist , church officiating Following the ; ceremony a wedding dinner was eerv. ed. Judge Marsh is the present 11. S. pension agent for Indiana and a man of prominence and well known throughout the state. Mrs. Miller Is the widow of the late Col. M. B. Miller, who also was quite well known, and this marriage is the culmination of a comradeship of many years in which the two families were connected by the strong ties of friendship. Judge Marsh is now serving his second term or eight years in his present position, and after its completion they will take up their residence in Winchester, where they both have spent the most of their lifetime and where too. their friends are legion. It was announced here today that Hon. Albert O. Marsh and Mrs. M. . B. Miller, two of Winchester’s most prominent citizens are to be married Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Ellingham at Decatur. The announcement will come in the way of a surprise to a large number of local citizens. Mr. Marsh is one of the leading public men of the state. He served as judge of the Randolph circuit court for nine years, and for i a number of years he fcas acted as United States pension agent at In-, dianapolis. The bride is prominent . in social circles in Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh will make their fu- . ture home in this city.—Winchester Herald. WAS OPERATED ON Harmon Bosse Undergoes Surgical Operation and Rallies Nicely I HE MAY RECOVER Will Require Time to Decide Whether Operation Will Give Relief Harmon Bosse who on last Thursday was taken to St. Joseph's hospital at Fort Wayne, on account of blood poison and tuberculosis, which had settled in his left limb, was operated on at three o’clock Monday afternoon. [The operation was performed by Dr. I McOscar assisted by Dr. Harry Erwin. i They scraped the bone and removed (some of the poisonous flesh which had ■ accumulated there. He was under the influence of ether for about forty minutes which he stood quite well and e rallied nicely. He is at present resting as good as could be expected, but V whether he will fully recover from this operation is not an assured fact. s He is receiving the best medical atd tention that can be given and his -I friends are always glad to hear of f his Improvement. His father and f mother were present at the operation Land are now more hopeful since tho operation is over. Mrs. Bosse returned home yesterday from his bedside. ■— o D. D. Coffee is on the sick list. Mrs. C. D. Kunkle of Monmouth, was in the city today shopping. Albert Acker is acting as mail carrier, owing to the absence of Fred ■ Vaughn who is off for a few days.