Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 246.

MEETS HERE NEXT YEAR Decatur Ladies LancFW. R>. C. Convention for this Place Next Year MET AT PORTLAND Mrs. Lyons Gave Report— Mrs. Brown of Geneva, Chosen Nat’l Delegate Decatur will entertain the district convention of the Women’s Relief Corps next October. This was decided upon at the meeting at Portland yesterday, and which was attended by quite a number of ladies from this city and county. The district includes this entire section of the state, delegates being present from Fort Wayne, Marion, Winchester, Hartford City and intervening points, to the number of a hundred or more. The session at Portland was a delightful one for those present, all the ladies from here being sincere in the praises for the way they were entertained The sessions were held at the I. O. O. F. hail and dinner was served at the Presbyterian church. At the business meetings, Mrs. Elizabeth Bendel* of Bluffton, the president, presided. Mrs. Sebrtng of Portland, gave the address of welcome which was responded «to appropriately by Mrs. Stella Hoffman, of Hartford City. Mrs. Segu» of Marion, gave a*.dr’ll on the manner of reports by the secretary and treasurer and Miss Buchanaa. of Marion, gave a very*interestmg talk on teaching patriotism to the children. One of the best t*4ngs on the program was the re- i port of Mrs. Ed Lyons of this city, j as delegate to the national convention at Salt bake City, to which all present listened attentively. Another feature of the program was a chorus of school chidren dressed in suitable cofflumes aqti which was phasing to those assembled. Later the Portland team exemplified the ritualistic wqj*k, proving their efficiqpcy. Thomas Kenney of Montpeljpr, asked and was given the endorsement of the convention for an appointment as a doorkeeper in the congressional halls at Washington. The committees as appointed were: On resolutions, Mrs. Etz of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Malotte, Decatur, Mrs* Hoffman, Hartford City. On finance, Mrs. Buchanan of Mariou, Mrs. Louthan. Decatur, and Mrs. 'Hiorp, Bluffton. The reports were adopted by the convention. The officers for the ensuing year as elected were Mrs. Sebring of Portland, president: Mrs. Twible, of Hartford City, vice president, and Mrs. Malotte, of Decatur, as treasurer. Adams county also fared well in the selection of the delegate to the national convention to be held at Atlanta, Georgia, next summer, Mrs. Carrie Brown, of Geneva, being thus honored while Mrs. Dallun, of Portland, was selected as the alternate. It was a great convention, but the local ladies are determined to make the one here next year as good or better. We are under obligations to Mrs. Louthan the local president, for the complete account of this meeting. The local corps will meet this evening for drill work, preparatory to inspection, which will take place on the evening of October 27th, when Mrs. Segur of Marion, the assistant department inspector, will be here. SALE OF RESIDENCE PROPERTY House on Decatur Street Will Be Sold Tomorrow by J. M. Archbold. At two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, I ■Saturday, James M. Archbold, as ad- , ministrator of the estate of the late , Mrs. Meitz, will offer for sale to the highest bidder, a good residence Property located on Decatur street, jwhich is a continuance north of Sev-1 enth street. The property will make : a good home for some one and this i is an opportunity to buy it at the i right price. Heller & Son are the' . attorneys. On November 6th, H. B. ! Heller as commissioner will offer at Public sale the old Indiana House, a Part of the same estate.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

RATS CARRY FORTUNE OFF Made a Bed effit of Checks Amounting to Nearly Ninety Dollars. Portland, Ind., Oct 15—J. K. McCurdy, proprietor of a north Meridian street restaurant, was nearly loser of $89.12 in checks because of the work of a rat. which had marff- a bed of the paper, and before discovery had partially mutilated it. McCtrdy had been cashing pay checks of several con<<rns in Portland during Monday and had accumulated the amount mentioned The checks had been laid out to be Indorsed, a duty he had delegated to his wife. While she took a nap for a couple of hours they lay on a table near the »ash register. Aboq£ 2 (o'c'ock in the afternoon, when they were sought, not a one wfcs W> be found. Finally Iff’ caught a glimpse within an orifice between the shelving aid its counter behind the Idhch counter. Taking out a panel he searched further, finally finding the whole bunch of checks in a small depression under the shelves, neatly rounded and chevied to dimensions to make a rat a bed. Every check showed tooth marks, bift none were too badly mutilated for identification. The rat was immediately hunted down. CASE COMES HERE e The Thirty Thousand Dollar Sult Against Portland Drug Trust WAS VENDED HERE The Complaint Was Filed in Jay County During Campaign a Year Ago The famous Portland drug trust case, filed in Jay county last fall during the campaign, at a tiny? when J. A. M. Adair, one of the defendants ■ was a candidate for congress, will be 1 tried here, a Aange of venue having bees granted yesterday and the cause serft to the Adams circuit coust. The I sum of thirty thousand dollars was demanded aid the trial if there ever is one, will be watshed with interest. At the t-ime th» case was filed it was generally supposed to have been for effeqt in the campaign. The Portland Daily Sun says regarding this new action in the case: The trial of the case brought by Harry L. Wilt, former owner qf the Crescent drug store in this city, against the Ftrt Wayne Drug Co., nMoney-Musller Drug Co., The A. Keifer Drug Co., of Indianapolis, G. L. Stevens, J. X M.. Charles P. and A. A. Adair, of this city, alleging a consjpiwtoy i* restrains! of trade and asHn» tiie sum of $30,000 damages, will no* be Wied in the circuit court in this count*'. The trial had been set for October 25th, and Thursday morning Judge LaFollette ordered published all depositions that have been taken of witnesses who will be unable to attend the trial. Hhis was followed by a motion by R. D. Wheat and F. B. J aqua, attorneys for Wilt, asking a change of venue from the county. The motion was sustained and by agreement of all parties in open court Judge LaFollette sent the cause to Adams county for trial allowing twenty days to perfect the change. 0 HAVE THEM FOR THE ASKING Get a Sign from the State Board of Forestry and Tack it Up. Fortunately this great loss is divided among many owners, the greatest loss may not exceed $5,000. Many men fought bravely for hours to conquer the flames, but they did not suc- | ceed until hundreds of acres of woods, 1 meadows, fields and hundreds of rods lof fence were burned. This is a brief and conservative statement of the annual loss to Indiana farmers; caused by forest fires, most of which could have been avoided. The state board of forestry is active in trying to stay this loss. They have had printed on muslin the Indiana forest fire law, which provides that on? may be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 .for setting fire to woods, besides being liable for a'l damages done. These signs are 12 by 18 inches and are to be tacked up at prominent cross roads, etc. They are free for the asking, address “State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis," stating how many yoh will tack up.

MET YESTERDAY College Presidents Met at the Governor’s Office MUCH DISCUSSION Any Increase Will Be Given to the State University Indianapolis, Oct. 15.—Indiana college presidents who came to Indianapolis yesterday in response to a request from Governor Marshall to discuss higher education in the state and nonstate institutions are somewhat divided on the question of increasing the tax levy for the maintenance of those colleges and universities which receive aid from the state. The question was freely discussed at the meeting in the executive offices at the state house, and the result of the airing of the subject was the passage of a motion showing the opinion among a majority of those present to be that if any increase in the levy for state school purposes is fixed the stress should be laid on the development of Indiana university. Francis J. McConnell, president of DePauw university, ended the discussion for and against the proposition of increased taxes by putting a motion to the effect that it was the consensus of opinion among the officials of both the state and nonstate institutions that In the development of higher education in Indiana stress should be laid upon the graduate work at the State lieved that any increase in the expense of maintaining the state's institutions ought to be used toward th? work of the university in conferring degrees. The matter of an in- ■ creased tax levy was first brought up by President Thomas C. Howe, of But- , ler college, this city, wffio, in dis- ■ cussing another question, took occasion to remark that he believed in the development of the state's institutions i although he is at the head of a non--1 state college, and said that in his | opinion, if it were necessary, he would ! favor an increase in the tax levy for , tse benefit •! the state schools. SOON BEGIN WORK The Decatur Motor Car Company Getting Ready to Push the Business SOME NEW OFFICERS Manager, Superintendent and Salesman Selected Last Night In a few days perhaps Monday, business will begin to boom around the manufacturing plant of the Decatur Motor Car company. A meeting of the directors last evening was held at which plans for the future of the company were thoroughly discussed, and ten cars will be rushed to completion at once, they hoping by the first of the year to have this number complete and by that time to make some headway on as many more. At the meeting last evening Julius Haugk was made manager, L. W. Coppock superintendent of the plant, and D. L. Quinn salesman. This business combination will push the business at the plant and it will be but a short time until a larger force than was ever employed there will be at work. The sales department will also be pushed and no orders will be passed up, as they have been in the past' It will require some time to get a system inaugurated but those at the head of the institution now will lose no time in getting the affairs of the company to running smoothly. o SEAT SALE The reserved seat sale for the big musical comeoy “The Girl That’s All the Candy" will open tomorrow morning at the Holthouse Dbug Store.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, October 15, 1909.

I CHURCH IS ABOUT COMPLETED German Reformed Church at Vera Cruz Ready for Dedication. The last of the fixtures for the new German Reformed church at Vera Cruz were installed Wetftiesday and now with the exception of the art glass windows the new edifice is complete. The dedication was to have been held before this time, but owing to a delay in ordering and shipping of the windows the contractor has been unable to secure them. The heating and [ lighting systems were Installed a few days ago.and this marked the completion of the structure. The contractor is unable to state at what time the art glass will arrive for the building and until word is received the dedication date is not known. A program ’ is being arranged ff>r the date to be ■ set and this will be carried out as . soon as possible. The trustees of the church hope to have the dedication services the latter part of this month ’ or the first of November and with a • further of the glass other ar- » rangements may be made. —Bluffton f Banner. i o—■ARE BASE BALL MAD ! 1 1 The Entire Nation is t ? Watching the Tiger-Pir-t ate Hard Fought Series i TOMORROW DECIDES i Yesterday’s Game Was the 1 Greatest Ever Witnessed 1 i In Game’s History Detroit is base ball mad, so is ' Pittsburg, so is the nation. And well • they may be. Not in all the history ' making years of this greatest of all " outdoor sports has there been such ’ a scries of games as the one draw- ' ing to a close between the Detroit ‘ Tigers, winners of the American pennant and the Pittsburg Pirates. ? champions of the National league 3 pennant. When the series started ’ the majority of the followers of the 3 game believed it would be a one sided 1 affair, in which Pittsburg would win ’ easily the fofir games out of seven, and but few of the more ardent De- • tsoit fans believed that that team ’ could possibly take more than one j chance game in the series. But they have proven that they are the equal to Pittsburg. We have to give it to them. Not only have they won an equal number of games with the Pirates, three each, but they have done it against adverse circumstances for in yesterday's game, the luck was all against them and they battled against odds of three to one after the , first inning. No game ever played in • any world’s series contest was half so exciting as yesterday, when George Mullin pitched his team to his third victory in the series. That last inning was a nerve racking one, and three of the Detroit players were quite badly injured. Tom Jones the first baseman was knocked out. Schmidt the catcher and Moriarty the third baseman stood in their places and took terrible injuries from the ' spikes of the opposing base runners ■ rather than move an inch and take a > chance on losing the game. Schmidt was the star for the Tigers with the exception of Mullin while for the Pirates Wagner was the big boy, ■ playing his usual brilliant game. Each man played for all there was in It an dit behooved him to do so for the of this series means honor in the sporting world and at least SI,OOO on the check at the finish. The deciding game of the series will be played at Bennett’s park, Detroit, on Saturday. FJor the six games already played the attendance has been 128,245. The total receipts are $168,625.50. The players have $66,924.90 to divide sixty and forty among the winners and loser, each club owner already has to his credit 42,419.02, while the national commission has $16,862.55. All records are broken. Herman Webber, captain of the Bluffton team this season and holder of first sack, is not under contract with Bluffton for next season and therefore cannot be reserved by Bluffton for the coming season. When he came here last summer he signed a : contract for this season only. If he is playing base ball next season, however, Bluffton will have first demand on his services. —'Bluffton News.

HE IS INNOCENT Innocence of W. R. Krauss is Maintained by His Counsel WAS INVESTIGATED Grand Jury and Coroner Investigated at Time of the Murder Upon his return from Tulsa, Okla., where he has been the past couple of weeks on business, Attorney John Burns gave out a statement Thursday morning in which he denies the charges against his client, W. I<. Krauss, made in the sensational counter-suit filed by Attorney Hindman, as counsel for Rae Krauss, in the divorce proceedings of the husband. Mr. Burns is convinced of Mr. Krauss 1 innocence of the charge made by his imprisoned wife that he administered the poison that caused his daughter’s death, and also denies the assumption of counsel for the defense that the divorce suit was filed by the husband after it had been learned that his wife was preparing to bring such action. It is claimed by Attorney Burns, and was known to a number of other people, that W. R. Krauss had contemplated bringing suit for divorce some time prior to July 26 last, which is the time Attorney Hindman alleges he visited Rae Krauss in prison, and which conference, he says, resulted in the agreement that suit should be filed immediately. Friends of Mr. Krauss claim that as early as June, a month before Attorney Hindman says his client decided to bring suit, they had been approached by the husband for advice regarding the advisability of seeking a separation from the wom--1 an. who had confessed to murdering I his daughter. In the sight of Attorney Burns, who was prosecuting attorney at the time Rae Krauss was 'sentenced, there is no question as to j the guilt of the woman and the innocence tof ithe husband. He states 'the grand jury investigated the case thoroughly arid was convinced of the woman's guilt, as was Coroner Hollis before rendering his verdict. —Hartford City News. x o ■ ■ COURT HOUSE NEWS Suit Filed to Foreclose a $6,500 Mortgage—Restraining Order Issued THE PROBATE NEWS A Quiet Title Suit Heard— Judgment -Rendered in Reed-Tague Case A new case has been filed by Attorney Williams, of Fort Wayne, entitled Mary Ella Hanna vs. Edward H. Johnson, notes and foreclosure of mortgage, demand $6,500. A temporary restraining order was issued to prevent the defendant from selling or incumbering or removing any of the corn now on said land until further order of court. John R. Peoples et al vs. Robert W. Scott et al, default of all defendants; finding for plaintiffs. Title quieted in plaintiff and C. L. Walters appointed commissioner to make deed; judgment against plaintiffs -for costs. John W. McKean vs. Mary Loch et al, appearance by C. L. Walters for Loch's appearance by D. N. Erwin for Kirsch & Sellemeyer & Sons; answer filed to cross complaint. ,<E. P. Reed & Co., vs. Fred B. Tague, in which the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, judgment was rendered on the verdict by the court. O. N. Tyndall, guardian for Carry May Huston and others, filed final report as to Martha and current report as to Mary. (Continued on Page Tffro)

i MAY BE DECIDED THIS EVENING 1 Bluffton and Her Gas Franchise Cause Comment. Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 15.—The pipe liners laying the artificial gas line from Fort Wayne to this city report that they reached a point near the toll gate school house, only a mile from Bluffton, last evening, and by Saturday night they expect to reach the edge of the city of Bluffton. It | probably will be determined at the regular meeting of the city council on Friday evening whether or not the company will be permitted to come on into the city without a fight. The company, according to Superintendent S. E. Mulholland, will likely submit an amendment for their franchise at the council meeting this week. Mayor Hamilton has stated that he will veto any amendment seeking to recognize the old perpetual franchise. Recogni-1 tion of that franchise is what the. company wants. The question is, j what will the city council do in the ( matter. Even if they passed the amendment it is thought not likely that they could pass it over the mayor's veto, which would require four out of the five councilmanic votes. MEET NEXT MONTH Important Meeting of the Anti - Saloon ' League IN NOVEMBER Policies of the League Will Be Determined at this Meeting Indianapolis, Oct. 15. —No annual meeting of the trustees of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League has cast so long a shadow before it or has attracted as much attention in advance from temperance people, liquor people and politicians, as the meeting which will be held about the middle of November. At this meeting the policies of the league for the coming year will be outlined in the form of a resolution adopted by the trustees. For some time the two elements of the temperance forces of the state, upon whose opinions the action of the trustees of the Anti-Saloon League will base their action at the November meeting, have been discussing the question of the attitude the league should at this meeting take toward state-wide prohibition. One of these elements is known as the "radicals" and the other as the “conservatives.” The "radicals" who appear to be fewer than the other element at the present time, are those who believe the league should at this meting declare for an immediate and active battle for statewide prohibition. But the present indications are that the trustees will adopt a resolution for a more conser. vative plan of action, favoring a policy of law enforcement and the holding of the ground so far gained and speaking in favor of ultimate statewide prohibition. Some of the “conservatives’ are afraid that if the other e'ement should win at the meeting the anti-saloon movement in the state would lose much that it has won and that the ultimate outcome would be the loss of practically all the momentum the anti-saloon movement has so

far gained in this state. Many politicians with whom temperance peop'e have conferred have taken such a view and the “conservatives" insist that the league would lose more friends by such a declaration at this time than it could win back in years. They insist that such action at this time would be nothing short of rash They have argued, too, that such a declaration at this time would lose I the movement much of the valuable 'support from newspapers of the state which the league has so greatly profited by in the past. o — The state board of agriculture will have to borrow money to make up the deficit this year upon the state fair. The loss on account of rain on Thursday, the big state fair day, will foot $15,000, it is believed, when all the bills are in. The executive committee of the board met today to go over the matters left open by the heads of the different departments.

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DEATH OF MR. UHL Former Decatur Citizen Died at His Home in Toledo this Morning SICK THREE WEEKS Death Caused by Heart Trouble and Other Ailments—Funeral Monday Word announcing the sad news of death of Mr. Benedict Uhl, of Toledo, Ohio, was received by relatives in th • i city and stating that he answered the call of death at five o’colck this ' morning. Mr. Uhl had long been a sufferer of heart trouble and other ailments which with his extreme old age, caused death. He was born in Germany eighty-two years ago and came to this country late in the sixties, settling in Ohio. About forty years ago he was a resident of . this city and while here erected several business houses and dwellings, and is well known by a number of the elder residents of this city. He was united in marriage nearly forty years ago to Miss Elizabeth Mefbers the wedding services taken place at Hesse Castle. He then went to Toledo, where they have since resided. To this happy union ten children were born, all living and in this country with the exception of Jacob, who is in London, England. Since he was a resident of Toledo, Mr. Uni visited a number of times in Decatur the last time being but a few months ago. He was taken bedfast about three weeks ago and was confined there until his death. He leaves to mourn his death Mrs. Uh' and children, Joe, Phil, Henry, Otto, Gust, Clem, Thomas Robert, John and | Jlacob, besides a large number of ; relatives. The funeral services will take place at Toledo from St. Patricks church on Monday morning, of which he has been a long and fervent member. Interment will be mad<at that place. Several people from here will attend the funeral services. o — SCHOOL PROPERTY IS EXEMPT — — ' * - * Supreme Court Says IL Cannot Be Held for Street Improvements. Last summer when Piety Hill streets were converted into ■itulith'c I boulevards, the Anderson school board ; was caught for over $2,000 as the j school board's share of the expense for making the improvement on two sides of the Main street building. Twelfth street on the north and Central avenue on the east, run along the school property and both those thoroughfares were paved under the contract awarded to the Frankfort Construction company. The Twelfth street pavement cost the school board $1,355.83 and Central avenue post $678.75. The school board on Jan. 27 of this year paid both these assessments and it was promptness In the payment of debts that may have cost the school authorities $2,000. The supreme court, by denying a rehearing in the case of the First National Bank of New Castle against the town of Windfall, has held that school property is not liable for assessment for street improvement.—Anderson Bulletin. — ■ -o NEW BANKING FIXTURES The Wells County Bank at Bluffton to > Improve.

> The Wells County Bank has award - 1 ed a contract tor new furniture, a new t safe, and other fixtures, and the. ini’ terior of the banking room will be 8 entirely remodeled. Contracts al- '■ ready awarded for furniture, safe, etc. 8 | amount to over $16,000. The furniture ’ is to be of marble and bronze, the ena tire base and above the windows bee ing marble, with bronze mountings, e The partition in the room will be torn e out and the new vault installed in the present office of President Williamson. Several smaller private rooms will be constructed. While the changes are 1 being made the bank will be installed i I for business in the Mitchell room /across the street. —Bluffton News. — 9 — Miss Nellie Winnes and Miss Ruby Miller, teachers of the first and second rooms at. the west ward, took their pupils on a field excursion yesterday afternoon. The trip was greatly enjoyed by the children and proved interesting in their study of nature.