Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 36.

AGED PAIR SUICIDE Worry Over High Cost of Living Causes Old Couple to Get Out of the Way. AN EXPRESS FRAUD Wells-Fargo Deal Will be Investigated by Interstate Commission. (United Press Service.) Hamilton, Ohio, Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Because of the worry over the high cost of living, Henry S. Tabernacher, aged 80, and his wife, 76, committed suicide early this morning at the home of their son-in-law, Charles Kauffunk. The busbed was found dead in bed, while body was found in the bath room with a broken rope about her neck. She had hanged herself after the husband had taken a poisonous solution. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Chief Justice Fuller of the supreme court of the United States is today celebrating his seventy-seventh .birthday anniversary. When the next term of court meets in October he will have completed his twenty-second years as chief justice. (United Press Service.) Chargon, Ohio, Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—-Mrs. Manzy Hayes, 66, who is an invalid, and Mrs. James Covert, 50, her tyirse, were burned to, death today in a fire which destroyed the farmhouse of Hubert Hayes, 70, ner Burton Village. Hayes is believ-' ed to have been fatally burned. (United Press Service.) New York, Fob. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Accusations of trickery and fraud in the treatment of small stockholders in the big express companies are to be laid before the Interstate Commerce Commission, in) a letter from one of these stockholders, according to the announcement made today. According to the story of this man, employes on the “'inside” of the Wells-Fargo Express company, made a systematic canvass of the small stockholders just before the recent ‘“melon cutting," when a surplus of 300 per cent was distributed, and by misrepresentation purchased the stock at a trifle above the market, but far below the figure to which it reached a day or two later. BUSINESS CHANGE AT BERNE. E. M. Ray Sold His Stock in Berne Witness Company. E. M. Ray, who has been connected f with the Berne Witness company for | the past four years sold his stock to I Fred Rohrer. Mr. Ray has purchased I the stock of the Berne Supply Co., the ! affairs of which company he has very | ably managed since its organization, and will exchange a part of said stock for stock of A. J. Moser & Co. and will accept the position of secretary and treasure rof the company to succeed Elmer Neuenschwander, who has resigned in order that he may go to school preparatory to taking up Christian work. —Berne Witness. JOHN CONRAD WILL BUILD. Purchases an Acre of Cloud Farm Facing Monroe Street. John Conrad, the well known gardener, has bought from the Clint Cloud farm, facing on Monroe street, a one-acre lot, and as soon as the w’eather will permit will begin the erection of a cottage, which he and his family will make their residence. The cottage will be twenty-four by thirty in dimensions and will make a cozy and comfortable, as well as handsome appearing home. QBOTH BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY. Saturday, February 12th, is Lincoln's birthday, and the event will be observed here, as are all national holidays, by the closing of the Old Adams County bank and the First National bank. Persons desirous of transacting business at the banks are requested to take notice of this fact and govern themselves accordingly.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

HE RESIGNS THE PLACE. W. H. Fox Gives Up Place as Fish and Game Warden. William H. Fox Wednesday* sent his resignation, in for the office of deputy fish and game warden of Wells county. For three years Mr. Fox has been acting in the capacity of this office, and has proven himself efficient in every sense of the word. The reasons given by Mr. Fox for the resignation are the items of expense attached to the office, the difficulty he has had in making collections and the damage it does his private business. He stated he was dependent upon his day's labor for his livelihood, and the fact that he was engaged as this officer and thus compelled to follow the orders of the law in the work, made many enemies, and thus injured himself in his work. No one has yet been selected to fill the vacancy.—Bluffton Banner.

JUDGE ERWIN HERE • Addressed the Knights of Pythias Last Evening— Gave Assurance of A LARGE ATTENDANCE Os Fort Wayne Knights at the Dedication—Specal Meeting Tuesday. Among the welcome visitors at the local Knights of Pythias meeting last evening was Judge Richard K. Erwin, who delighted his friends and brothers in the lodge with a most eloquent address, dwelling upon the pleasures of returning to the old home and his former associates. Judge Erwin stated that the Fort Wayne lodge had made preparations to attend the dedication of the new Decatur Home next Thursday evening and had chartered two interurban cars for their conveyance I here. One hundred tickets had already | been sold by them, so an attendance! of at least that many can be expected from Fort Wayne, with a Uniformed Rank team and a band A letter of acceptance by the Ossian lodge was read at the meeting last night, the Ossian brothers assuring that they would be here with a large representation. Four candidates received the second degree last evening. A special meeting has been called for Tuesday evening, when it is desired that all committee be present for the going over in detail of the great dedication days’ services—the parade, the program, the evening service and every minor thing. DEATH OF ELIZABETH DEWALD. Lady Known to Many Here Pa ss e s Away at Bascom, Ohio. Miss Emma Gillig has received a telegram from Bascom, Ohio, announcing the death of Miss Elizabeth DeWald, which occurred at her home Thursday morning after five years’ illness from cancer. Miss DeWald spent two years here some time ago while taking treatment for the affliction and is quite well known to many of the Decatur citizens, who will receive the announcement of her death with much sorrow. Miss DeWald was a lady about forty years of age. FUNERAL OF J. McELHANY. Funeral services for, James McElhany were conducted this morning, the procession leaving the home of the sister, Mrs. Asa Engle, at 9 o'clock for Steele, wnere the services were held at the Methodist church. The funeral was largely attended by the relatives and friends, and by the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, of which orders the deceased was a member. POSTOFFICE CLOSED SATURDAY. On account of Lincoln’s birthday, Saturday, February 12th, the postoffice will remain closed except during the usual hours, from eight to nine o’clock. Patrons of the office should take notice of this. There will be no delivery of mail on that day.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 11, 1910.

ABOLISHED AGAIN The Eighteen Pension Agencies Not Included in Appropriation Bill. MAY NOT ABOLISH Congress Will Likely Include Them Before Bill is Passed. Washington, February 11 —Seventeen out of eighteen pension agencies scattered throughout various portions of the country are abolished under the terms of the pension appropriation bill reported to the house today, wherein no appropriation is recommended for these offices. The one remaining office is located in Washington and the usual appropriation for its maintenance is made. The pension bill carries >155,674,000, which is a decrease of five million from last year. The seventeen agencies cut oft are located in Augusta, Me.; Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, O.; Concord, N. H.,; Des Moines, la.; Detroit, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Louisville, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Topeka, Kas. It is claimed that the establishment of the new system would result in a saving of 20 cents per pensioner, or >200,000 per annum. No business institution on earth, it is contended, would tolerate such a duplication of work as is inevitable so long as there are eighteen pension agencies in this country. A large amount of extra correspondence is now required to furnish information to soldiers relative to the payment of pensions. Notwithstanding the unanimous recommendations of the committee, which has investigated the subject, it is not considered likely that congress will abolish the agencies. During the last ten years congress has several times been on the verge of abolishing them and putting the pension system on a business basis and the house has once or twice passed the legislation, but the senate has always held it up.

MOVE TO MICHIGAN Philip Fuhrman and Family Will Leave First of Week Were Life-Long RESIDENTS HERE Neighbors Gave Them Surprise Wednesday Evening in Farewell. Philip Fubrman and family, who have spent their entire life in this county, will leave the first of the week for Midland county, Mich., where they will make their home. Mr. Fuhrman resided many years in this city, but for the past six years has been living on the C. D. Lewton farm, about six miles northeast of this city. A sale of their personal property was held this week, and about the first of the week they will leave for their new home. A son, Will Fuhrman, living a short distance east of the city, will also go. Mr. Fuhrman’s family consits otherwise of a daughter, Miss Addie, and two sons, Vera and Hubert, all of whom are well known here and many will regret this departure of life-long friends and associates. Wednesday evening a number of their immediate neighbors and associates gave them a surprise call, going to their home at 7 o’clock and spending the evening in a pleasant social way and speeding them o nthelr way with good wishes. Those who attended were David Flanders and wife, J. C. Harkless and wife, Ross Hardin and wife, W. S. Welty and family, C. S. Mumma and family. All of those with whom they have been associated in the most friendly of relations sincerely regret their leaving. FUNERAL THIS MORNING. The funeral of the late Frank Crawford, which was held this morning' from the St. Marys Catholic church by Father Wilkens.

NEW AUTOMOBILE ARRIVES. It’s a Little Beauty and Will Do Everything Claimed for It. The Brush automobile, to be given away by the Daily Democrat, arrived Thursday evening from Fort Wayne, the run to this city being made in fifty minutes, after dark. The little car is a beauty, has a speed capacity of thirty-five miles an hour, is simple and easy to care for and can be operated by any person. It is not a touring car, but one of these models made a splendid showing in the famous Glidden tour, running nearly three thousand miles in fifteen days. It will climb any hill with more ease than many of the higher priced cars and has all the necessary qualifications to make it Everyman’s car, as it is known. Last year over 10,006 of these cars were sold in the city of Detroit alone and this year the factory cannot begin to meet the demand. This state has been allowed but three cars for each county. Os course the low price, >505, is the big feature, and this combined with the fact that it is really a serviceable car, that will last, and will not require a large expenditure for repairs, makes it the most popular car in America today.

EXTRA VOTE OFFER Great Chance for Candidates to Get the New Brush Automobile. SSO IN SUBSCRIPTIONS Wins 200,000 Votes —New Candidates Can Enter Now and May Win Auto. For every fifty dollars turned in [between Wednesday, February 9th, i and Wernesday, February 16th, at 10 ; p. m., you will receive an extra voucher for 200,000 votes. The above ( amount does not have to be all turned in at one time, but whenever it j amounts to >SO you will receive your) extra voucher. A candidate may win ) more than one of these extra vouchers. No one will know whether you win one or more. Just think of where one of these extra vouchers would put you o ntop of what you may already have in your possession. Do you want the automobile? Do you think that you will win any of the other valuable prizes? You can, if you win one or two of these extra vouchers in the next seven days. This offer is good for any kind of subscriptions, old or new, or back payments, and if you can pick up a few five-year subscriptions around the country it will help you wonderfully. Remember this offer lasts for seven days only, so candidates, get busy. Friends of the contestants will notice by the special offer ad, published daily in this paper, that by giving their subscriptions to their friends that are in the contest this week they will give to the candidate a great many more votes, which does not cost the subscriber anything extra and at the same time help the candidate a great deal. This is an opportunity the candidate cannot afford to overlook. The candidates, by getting out and doing their hard w’ork this week, instead of the last ten days, can gain a great many votes and thereby put themselves in good standing to win the automobile or other prizes the last night. Candidates living out of the city will be allowed to work up to the last minute on February 16th, by mailing their business wherever they are before 10 o'clock that evening so that it will show the post-stamp before 10 o’clock that evening. Get busy for at this time the machine is within your grasp. o A VERY PAINFUL OPERATION. Jacob Heller, who suffered the dislocation of one of his shoulders four weeks ago as the result, of a runaway accident at Monroe, underwent a painful operation this morning, when he had the shoulder reset. In some way he had jarred the shoulder in such a manner that the bandages slipped and the arm was set in such an manner as to render it useless. It was necessary to throw the arm out and then reset it. Drs. Clark performed | the operation.

LEG AMPUTATED > ! Young Man Injured Here Yesterday Lost Right Leg and Left Hand. HE MAY RECOVER Loss of Blood Makes Condition Serious—Worked Less Than Month. So far as known Claude Rear, the young brakeman on the G. R. & I, who was so badly Injured in the yards here yesterday, when he had a leg crushed and one hand mangled, is still alive. Soon after he arrived at Fort Wayne, where he was taken on a special train, he was conveyed to bis home and his right leg and three fingers of his left hand were amputated. Speaking of the accident the Journal-Gazette said: ‘‘He arrived here at about 10:30 and was immediately taken to the hospital where the operation was performed. He was quite weak as a result of the tremendous loss of blood and Dr. McOscar, who had charge of the patient in the absence of Dr. McArdle, the company’s physician, supplied his system with a normal salt solution to overcome the feared effects of the awful loss of blood. He suffered no internal injuries but the loss of blood alone can cause his death. “The young man, who graduated from the local'high school a few years ago, is twenty-one years of age. He has been employed as a caller on the Pennsylvania and as a clerk in the yard offices at various times and for that reason is well known among the railroaders of the city, all of whom i were grieved when they heard of the 'accident. It is less man a month ago that he accepted a position on the G. R. & I. and has made only a few trips previous to the time of the dreaded mishap.”

HELPED HIMSELF: t ( Young Man Employed at ' Brookside Farm Robbed Employer and Left. STOLE SOME JEWELRY Also Some Cash Given Him to Buy Feed and Suddenly Left the Town. A young man who has been employed as hostler at Brookside farm; the C. J. Lutz home, disappeared suddenly Wednesday afternoon, taking with him several dollars which had been given him to buy some feed, also a gold watch, the property of Miss Jean Lutz, and a valuable ring, which belonged to Mrs. Lutz. The fellow was a stranger here and was employed by Mr. Lutz about six weeks ago. He . was given a good home and seemed to like his work. Thursday afternoon the Presbyterian ladies held their social at the Lutz home. About 4 o’clock the young man went to his room upstairs, gathered his few clothes together and telling some children who were gathered there that he was going into another room to change clothes, stepped into Miss Jean's doom, where he found the jewelry. He then drove up town, presumably to buy the feed and tying the horse in front of the Everett & Hite grocery skipped for parts unknown. When he did not return an investigation was started and it was soon found that he had gone and a search at the Lutz home revealed that he had taken the jewelry. So far as known there is no clew to the direction taken by the young man. o WILL PURCHASE GLASSWARE. George Steele of the Racket store left this morning for Dunkirk, Ind., where he will make a large purchase of glassware for his store here and also several others, which he owns at different places.

TO DREDGE WABASH RIVER. R. B. Gordon of Celina Landed a Big Contract. R. B. Gordon of Celina, Ohio, has been awarded the contract at >33,000 for dredging the Wabash river from a point in Mercer county about four miles east of the state line to the bridge spanning the stream in Wabash township at New Corydon. The estimated cost of that part of the work on which Mr. Gordon bid was >35,000, while bids placed on the work by others reached >50,000. The petition asking that the river be dredged was filed in the Mercer county court at Celina. Gordon, the lowest bidder, is at present serving as secretary to Representative William E. TouVelle, in the United States congress at Washington. He is not a contractor by avocation, but placed the bid on the work during the holidays while at home on a vacation, little expecting that the contract would be awarded him. —Portland Sun.

ROBS POST OFFICE A Youth Did a Smooth Job in Birmingham, Alabama, This Morning. AFTER A MURDERER Posse and Blood Hounds are After Ves Beardes—Murderer Put to Death. (United Press Service.) Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An eighteen-year-old white boy distracted the attention of the stamp clerk at the window of the local postoffice today and it is alleged that he stole >BOO in bills from a shelf, inside the window. He was out of sight before anyone realized what he had done.

(United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Feb. 11—(Spec- 1 ial to Daily Democrat) —After a short ( executive session today the commit- , tee investigating the Ballinger-Pinchot ] controversy, adjourn'd until Monday, ! because of the inability of Cavius’ attorney to be present. (United Prees Service.) Pulerton, Miss., Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A sheriff’s posseW with bloodhounds, is searching the country near here today for Sylvester Beardes, 25, who killed George Walker and his daughter, Inez, and fatally wounded two other children. Walker had "objected to his daughter marrying Beardes. (United Press Service.) Richmond, Va., Feb. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Howard Little, who murdered Mrs. Betsy Justus, her son-in-law, George Newlews, and the latter’s three children last September, was put to death today by electrocution in the penitentiary at dawn. COMING FROM FORT WAYNE. Two Lodges Have Chartered Special Cars For the Trip. Phoenix lodge, 101, and Fort Wayne lodge, 116, Knights of Pythias, have chartered a special car on the Fort Wayne & Springfield line for February 17th, and about seventy members of the two chapters will attend the dedication of the new Pythian Home at Decatur. The car will leave Fort Wayna at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and will .return at the close of the ceremonies at night. A number of lodges in the district wherein Decatur is located will also send large delegations to the meeting.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. o—- ■ ■ —...— ST. JOHNS IMPROVEMENTS. The St. Johns German Lutheran church, near Bingen, is undergoing quite a course of improvements that will add much to the convenience as s | well as the beauty of this place of . worship. An electric motor for fur- ) nishing power for the pipe organ is 11 being installed and the windows bei ing filled with opalescent glass, of a 1 beautiful and fine grade.

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THE COURT. NEWS The Hakes Divorce Case is Being Heard by Special Judge D. E. Smith. MANY SPECTATORS A New Divorce Case, With Some Features, Filed— Real Estate Transfers. Joseph W. Hakes wants a divorce decree from Sarah Hakes. The trial began this morning and will continue throughout the day. About fifty people from the neighborhood in which the family lived were in the court room and the evidence was, at least much of it, of the kind that wouldn’t look well in print. Mrs. Hakes in a cross-complaint also wants a decree and some money to recompense her for the tearing of her heart strings. The case is before Special Judge D. E. Smith. L. C. DeVoss is appearing for Mr. Hakes and J. W. Teeple for Mrs. Hakes. A new case filed in court is entitled Martha Codling vs. Milton Codling .complaint for divorce. They were married February 7, 1891, and lived together until October 20, 1907. The defendant is accused of being an habitual drunkard and when intoxicated would abuse his family. At one time he secured a revolver and attempted to shoot his wife but she managed to wrench the gun from him. They are the parents of seven children, ranging in ages from two to sixteen years, the youngest of whom was born in the Randolph county infirmary, after Mr. and Mrs. Codling had separated. The seven children are now in orphans’ homes at Winchester and Spiceland, Indiana. Mrs. Codling asks for a decree, for an allowance to support herself and children and that her former name, Martha Risk, be restored.

Real estate transfers P. G. Hooper, commissioner, to Louis Bracht, 120 acres, Kirkland tp., >1.00; J. A. Walters to C. L. Walters, 80 acres, Blue Creek tp., >8,000; C. L. Walters to Ada D. W’alters, 80 acres, Blue Creek tp., >B,OOO. o ANXIETY AS TO TAFT'S SPEECH. Some Questions the President is Expected to Answer Tomorrow. Washington, D. C., Feb. 11—When is a trust good and when a bad trust? What is the government's attitude to be in event of an adverse decision in the Standard Oil and Tobacco trust cases, here before the supreme court? How may the platform pledges of the republican party be carried out best by the administration? These are some of the questions President Taft is expected to answer in his speech tomorrow night before the New York republican club. It is predicted that he will take occasion to clear up some of the misunderstandings that have been caused by his own policies. It is believed that he will make it clear that the supreme court decisions on the Sherman anti-trust law, will have much to do with his future position.

AN INTERURBAN MERGER. The Murdocks are Said to be Planning Something Good. South Bend., Ind., Feb. 11—According to rumors current here the Murdock interests of Lafayette are planning to merge the interurban and street railway lines of Indiana into one gigantic system. In the event the deal is consummated through electric service will be maintained between Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, Michigan City, South Bend, Warsaw, Goshen and Cincinnati. It is understood that if through service can be established, case and sleeping cars will be made part of the equipment. The Murdocks are heavily interested in the Union Traction company and several other lines in the southern part of the state and are associated with I Hugh McGowan and former Governor I W. T. Durbin of Indiana, who controls extensive traction holdings. o Mrs. Philip Koos, who was operated upon, yesterday for gal! stones, and whose condition was considered serious, rested very well last night and I is getting along very well.