Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1910 — Page 1

‘Volume VIII. Number 59.

|THE STRIKE GROWS ©Thousands Join the Philadel- | phia Unionists in Effort For Increase. Ship yard workers ®Will Likely Join —Police I Broke Up Meeting at Ball Park Today. (United Press Service.) I Philadelphia, March I'*—(Special to ■Daily Democrat)—With several thoumen gathered in the vicinity of National league ball park, in purto a call for an open meeting a great cordon of police were ■ ut out and they held the park. Afttrying for half an hour to gain an E. O. Pratt, national organand the strike leader, followed by ■Lb.mt three thousand strike leaders, toward the city hall. A numof arrests were made and two or |Bhree times the police galloped into crowd wielding their riot sticks. Kfts a result there were many bloody I Philadelphia, March 10 —(Special to Democrat —Enthusiastic over ■their success in getting out the large of men from the Baldwin Lo■comotive Works, the strikers have toturned their attention to the ship building yards, where has been visited all day by hunof union men doing missionary ■work. Officers of the company say Ko desertions have occurred so far. leaders say they will get a number out by this evening and ■no re will follow. Several big ships ■or the United States are under way a strike there would greatly deHay their completion. Strike leaders ■say 1,000 more men from the Baldwin ■works w r ent out today. The street ■car company say they are running ■1124 cars today and they are well ■ratronized. At noon today no serious ■outbursts had been reported. 0 Last night the portable substation ■arrived and as soon as it is put to-Bk-tther it will be located at some ■point along the line between this city Rand Geneva. There is one machine Erin the substation and another ma■chine will be taken from the substa- ■ tion at Van Buren and installed. — |Bluffton Banner. I YOUNG LIFE ENDED ■ Death Angel Bears Away Spirit of Hazel, Daughter of Elmer Smith. ■ DIED THIS MORNING | After Several Years Illness —Had Been Seriously Sick Only Few Days. After a several years' illness. Ha- ■ zel, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Elmer Smith, passed away this mornling at 7 o'clock at the home, corner ■of Seventh and Adams street. About ■ three years ago the little one suffer ■ ed an attack of typhoid fever, from I which developed Bright s disease and from which she never recov lered. Monday night her condition g grew more serious and foi the pas K day or two she had been unconscious. | She was born in this city and spen | her entire life here, being eleven |years old last January 30th. The par■ents have left to them four other chii- ■ dren, Burton, older than Hazel, an ■ three younger—Harold, Dale an ■Richard. Funeral services will be held Sunafternoon, the cortege leaving tl< ■ home at 1 o'clock for the Christian ■church, where the sermon will be de- ■ livered by the Rev. I. Imler, pastor ■of the United Brethren church. o ■ Miss Brna Schindler, who Tuesday ■jiauffered what was thought to be an a ■tack o fappendicitis, is some better o lUI rln v

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MARBLE BUST OF ROOSEVELT. It Will Occupy a Conspicuous Place in the Senate Chamber. Washington, March 10—A marble bust of Theodore Roosevelt, vice president, reached Washington for installation in a niche in the senate chamber. The placing of the bust in this conspicuous place will necessitate the removal to one of the empty niches in the corridors of a former and long forgotten vice president, as was done when the bust of former Vice President Fairbanks was received a year ago. The Roosevelt bust is the work of James Frazer of New York, and shows the subject with face in repose, representing him in a dignified mood. Colonel Roosevelt chose this design from a number showing him in the more strenuous poses familiar to the American public. A MAIL ROBBERY Canada Train Was Robbed of SIB,OO0 —Hog Market Goes Up Again. TOURISTS INJURED Two Americans Shot While on Tour of Jerusalem — Guard Milk Trains. (United Press Service.) Detroit, Mich., March 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —News of the greatest mail robbery which has occurred in Canada in many years, leaked out here today, when it became known that a few days ago a mail bag, containing SIB,OOO, was taken from the train between Windsor and Toronto. Nearly everybody in Windsor is affected by the robbery. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., March 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The hog market went soaring again today and reached $10.90 per hundred weight for best hogs. It is assured that the eleven dollar mark will be reached before the prices start down. The small supply and the big demand are the given causes. i (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C„ March 10— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Two American women were wounded by Afghan fanatic, who fired on a party of tourists when they were visiting the Mosque in Jerusalem. Mrs. Parker Moore of Terre Haute, Ind., was seriously injured, but it is said she will recover. Miss Matalie Wallace of New York received a slight wound. No other Americans are reported injured. (United Press Service.) Wallace, Idaho, March 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fearful that two valuable milk trains stalled in the snow drifts on the St. Paul line, in Shoshone, are in danger of being robbed, officials of the company are today sending armed men to guard them until they can be taken from the drifts that have almost completely buried them. Two milk trains are in the drifts and the crews have left them. The two are valued at a million dollars each. (United Press Service.) Terre Haute, Ind., March 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Agnes Harker Moore is the adopted daughter of the late Richard Moore and is heiress to a large estate. She was touring the Orient with a party composed of W. F. Roney, auditor of the Vandalia railroad; Rev. Collis, former pastor of the M. E. church here and now living in the east, and Miss Annie Sankey of this city. They sailed from Hoboken on the liner Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse and expected to spend six months in the Orient. —o MEASLES QUITE PREVALENT. Measles are quite prevalent in the northwest part of the county. The family of D. J. Dilling of Preble has been thus afflicted. Mrs. Dilling has been quite sick and a daughter and two sons suffered a milder attack. All are much better now. A son of Chas. Kiefer, and Rudolph, son of Fred Buuch of Freidhelm, are also suffering from measles The Buuch boy has nearly recovered.

LICENSETO PREACH Granted Don Burke, Decatur Young Man, at District Conference. OF THE M. E. CHURCH Rev. J. C. Valentine Recommended for the Local Deacon’s Order. Decatur friends will be pleased to hear that Don L. Burke, son of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Burk, of this city, has been granted license to preach, the grant being reported yesterday at the closin session of the Fort Wayne district of the north Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference, conducted for three days at the Simpson M. E. church at Fort Wayne. The Rev. C. U. Wade, superintendent of this district, presided Two other young men, Franklin Hickman and Charles A. Byrt of Fort Wayne were also licensed to preach. Mr. Burke is known to all of this city as a most exemplary young man, and this spring will graduate from the Decatur high school, after which he will enter college to complete his studies for the ministry. He has been an active member in all departments of the local Methodist church and knowing his life mission so early in life, has laid a broad and deep foundation therefor. He is a talented musician and composer, and this will also be of great assistance to him in his work. Among the preachers receiving recommendation for local deacons' orders at this district conference, to be ordained at the annual conference April 6th at Bluffton, is the Rev. J. C. Valentine of the Decatur M. E. circuit, residing at Preble. Among the speakers at the afternoon session yesterday were the Rev. G. H. Meyers of Montpelier. A LIVELY SCARE Given Her Parents by Two Year Old Aspy Babe Who Wandered Away FROM HER HOME On Marshall Street This Morning—Found in Extreme Part of City. A two-year-old Aspy babe, living at the junction of Fourth and Marshall streets, wandered away from her home this morning, and after a search of two hours by the family, who were nearly frantic, and by the neighbors, was found at the south end of Fifth street by Homer Stewart, who is visiting with his brother at Fifth and Marshall streets. The little one had gone out riding in little Meredith Stewart's wagon, but had been out only a short while, when she climbed from the wagon and all efforts of Meredith to get the babe back in the wagon failed. He supposed she would go back to her home nearby and paid no further attention to her. It seems, however, that she started out to explore the world and wandered far beyond the limits of her knowledge. She was found after two hours' diligent search. ■ ■ — GOBLE GOT ALL HE DEMANDED. Sam Kuntz Will Have to Make Good For the Jack He Sold. Bluffton, Ind., March 10 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —The jury in the case of Samuel W. Goble vs. Samuel Kuntz returned a verdice at 3:3oWednerday afternoon, after being out but a short time, awarding the plaintiff the exact amount of damages asked in his complaint, SSOO. The suit was one to recover the amount named for a jack, which Goble purchased from Kuntz in April, 1908, and which was not as represented. The case was filed at Decatur a year or more ago and was brought to Wells county on a change of venue. The arguments were concluded about noon Wednesday.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, March 10, 1910.

TRIAL WAS POSTPONED. Two'Bobo Men Released Under SIOO Bond Each Until Monday. Clifford Death and William Bunner of Bobo, who were arrested Tuesday afternoon by Sheriff Meyer for drunkenness, and who were to have been given trial Wednesday afternoon before 'Squire Smith, had their trial postponed until next Monday. They were released under SIOO bond each. It is said that the men became intoxicated Monday and became quite boisterous and offensive about the two mercantile establishments at Bobo. One witness claims that Death afterwards went home and began abusing his family, ordering one of his sons out of the house. To add to this sad feature of the case, his wife has been sick for some time. When Sheriff Meyer was called the next day he went to the house and there found the drunken man lying at ease In bed, while the sick wife was sitting or reclining on chairs. Death seemed to have the whiskey quite convenient, for while the sheriff was there he reached under the pilliw and drew forth a bottle of the fiery liquid. LIVED HERE LONG Mrs. Rachel Paulison, Pioneer of Adams County, Died Last Night at HOME OF HER SON At Fort Wavne—Will be Brought Here for Burial —Lived Long Here. Thompson Niblick, who was called to Fort Wayne Wednesday evening by the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Rachel Paulison, returned this morning, announcing her death, which occurred there Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock, a short time before his arrival. Mrs. Paulison was seventyseven years of age, and was the widow of Jacob Paulison, one of the pioneer residents of this county and city. For some time, since the death of her husband, she has made her home with her son, Samuel Paulison, 1109 St. Marys avenue. She has been an invalid for a number of years, but quite recently contracted the grip, which, with rheumatism and the infirmities of old age, caused her death. She was born in Ohio March 15, 1832, and came to Indiana witu her parents more than seventy years ago. With her husband she spent the greater part of her life in this city in what is now the C. J. Weaver home. Her husband was a pioneer blacksmith of Decatur. Surviving relatives include the son, Samuel, a well known Nickel Plate brakeman, and six grandchildren. The husband and three children preceded her in death. There are three brothers, Thompson Niblick, of Decatur; Robert Niblick, who is located in the west, and John Niblick of Illinois, and two sisters, Mrs. Israel Rempp of Willshire and Mrs. George Prentiss of Oklahoma City, Okla. The body of Mrs. Paulison will be brought to this city for burial, the cortege arriving over the G. R. & I. at 1:11 o’clock Friday afternoon. The remains will be taken at once to the M. E. church, where the services will be held at 1 o'clock. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Claude Travis, pastor of the Wayne Street church of Fort Wayne. o QUIET COURT HOUSE WEDDING Miss Roxie Smith Becomes Bride of John A. Lhamon. John A. Lhamon, a young man of near Berne, son of Mr, and Mrs. W. F. Lhamon, and Miss Roxie B. Smith, daughter of Barclay Smith, also of near Berne, were married this morning at 9:30 o’clock in the county clerk’s office by 'Squire J. H. Smith. The wedding was a very quiet one, witnessed only by the court house officials. A co-incident is that 'Squire Smith also officiated at the wedding of the bride's father. The young couple are deserving of all good wishes for much happiness in their new life. o- — L. H. Frank and wife of Baldwin, who have been visiting with their children, Mrs. Oscar Jones and William Frank, left today for Fort Wayne

NEW TILE MACHINE I Krick-Tyndall Company Add a Modern One to Their Big Plant. ALREADY MODERN Has a Capacity of Forty Thousand Tile Each Day Operated. The Krick-Tyndall company, whose big tile and brick manufacturing concern is one of the best and most progressive concerns of this section of Indiana, yesterday contracted for another piece of machinery that will further improve the facilities of the plant. They purchased a tile machine that has a capacity of from three and one-half to seven inch tile of forty thousand per day. The machine is made of Tecumseh, Mich., and is the best on the market. It seems incredible that with all the improved and modern machinery in this plant now that they should be unable to meet the demands of their enormous and constantly increasing trade, but such is true. Any one who doubts the assertion should visit the plant any day and see the almost continuous stream of wagons going and coming for tile. The question of draining is one that is solved in but one way, and that is tile. Time was when a farmer thought he was well off if he had a line of tile across his farm, but now every field is drained, and each year the farmer who knows his business keeps adding a little, until his entire farm is thoroughly drained. Krick & Tyndall are constantly behind with their orders and this fact forced the purchase of the new tile machine, with which they hope to keep even with the trade, at least on small tile. MORE PENITENTS Respond to Pleas of Evangelist Klein at Evangelical Church. AN EARNEST APPEAL Ladies’ Quartet Furnished Special Music—Appreciatd by All. Evangelist Klein spoke to a full house Wednesday night on the words, “Let Me Die the Death of the. Righteous.” His discourse was divided into two distinct parts, viz.: How the ungodly die and how the righteous die. To listen to this inspiring address was certainly a great incentive to become a Christian, not only for the happy reward of the future but ! because of the uplifting benefits of the Christian life in this present world. An earnest appeal was again ■ made to those who would accept Christ. In an after sermon two persons decided to accept Christ and one of the two came forward and knelt at the altar and plead for mercy in the pardon of sins. The ladies’ quartet rendered special music, which was again appreciated by all present. The i evangelist will speak each evening this week and the last time on Sunday evening. He will also preach Sunday morning at 10:30. Another special service will be held Sunday ’ at 3 p. m„ at which time Evangelist . Klein will give his address on "The , Black Rock.” The public will be wel- ' corned at this special service. o — ■ BACK TO WASHINGTON. Washington, March 10—Former . Representative James E. Watson has . returned to Washington. He visited : the capitol, calling on Speaker Cannon and Representative McKinley, chairman of the republican congressional committee. He had a long conference with the latter. It was re- , ported to have reference to the man- • agement of some of the congression- ■ al campaigns In Indiana, but on that ■ subject neither would talk.

EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT. Mesdames Perkins and Speck Under Auspices of Pythian Sisters. The entertainment given at the Knights of Pythias home Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of the Pythian Sisters was an excellent one, tbe entertainment being given by Mrs. Mae R. Perkins, reader and pantomimist, and Mrs. Kate L. Speck, pianist, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Each of tbe ladies proved artists in their line and the program included the following: Pantomime, “Holy City,” “Kentucky Philosophy," “Mysterious Portrait,” “Last Waltz of Von Weber,” “Last Hymn," “Eastern Temple Prayer," “Reilley’s Bear Story.” Piano and vocal solos were also rendered by Miss Edna Hoffman and Miss Florence Sprunger of this city, Mesdames Perkins and Speck and their assistant, Miss S. H. Richardson, left on the 4 o’clock car for Fort Wayne. HE FILED A BRIEF Ex-Governor Hanly Appears for the Anti-Saloon League. SAYS LAW IS VALID Fighting For the Validity of the County Local Option Law. Indianapolis, Ind., March 10—In a brief filed in the supreme court yesterday former Governor Hanly, appearing for the Anti-Saloon League,] takes a stand against a rehearing of the county local option law, a petition for which was filed some weeks ago after the state's highest tribunal had declared the act to be valid. The case comes on the petition of George McPherson, the Noblesville saloon keeper, upon which the supreme court passed upon the validity of the act. Mr. Hanly attacks the dissenting opinion of Judges Montgomery and Jordan, both of whom held opposite views to their associates on the bench when the act was declared valid. After commenting upon the history of liquor legislation in Indiana in recent years and referring to certain passages in the opinions of Judges Montgomery and Jordan, the brief says: “How can it be said that the act prohibits in its entirety the sale of liquor in the state? This court might say that the sun does not exist, but if it is at the high noon, where all men are able to see it, the saying becomes a great bull. So in this case at bar. The fact that it may be declared that this legislation is an act which prohibits does not change the fact that under it the traffic still continues.” The brief sets forth that to ask a rehearing of the case is “pressing privilege to the limit,” and that “to grant it would go far to impair the public confidence in the correctness and stability of the ' judicial decisions that this court is ' constantly called on to make.” The ; McPherson case was one of the first to reach the supreme court after the ; county local option law became efi fective. The brief came from the law : firm of Hanly, McAdams & Artman. —— WANT TO BUILD THE ROAD. ! R. W. Stine was in Decatur this : forenoon to appear before the board i of Adams county commissioners to ■ see about the matter of issuing bonds : for the John Barger county line gravel road, nine miles in length, bordering on Lancaster and Jefferston townships in this city. The Wells county board ordered bonds Issued in January, but the Adams county board will not be able to issue the bonds until after May 15th, when townships in that county will be below the debt limit. The contract has already been awarded to Wheat & Sisk, road contractors, and it will be built the latter pari, of this summer. —Bluffton News. ■ — ■—■— o LAID TO REST. • The last sad rites for Mrs. Rebecca ; Harker were held today and a large • number of people were in attendance - to show their respect. The cortege i- left the house at 1 o’clock for the t church in Watt, Ohio, where the services were held.

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THE COURT NEWS Petition Filed to Vacate Market Street Signed by a Number. A QUIET TITLE CASE Public Accountants Have Completed Township Work and Left. D. B. Erwin, attorney, has filed a petition, signed by Henry F Linn and others who own property on Mercer avenue to vacate a portion of Market street. The order was made returnable March 21st. This question was before the city council some time ago but no action was taken. Another new case filed was entitled Isaac Everett vs. William Pearce et al., to quiet title to real estate. Hooper & Lenhart are the attorneys for plaintiff. Charles H. Lammiman vs. Fred Scheiman, damages, $4,000, appearance by Hooper & Lenhart and Heller, Sutton & Heller for defendant. Rule to answer. Gilliom Lumber Co. vs. FTed A. Kohler, on account and note, appearance by D. E. Smith for defendant. Rule to answer. Isaac Teeple vs. Joseph Ellenberger et al., on account; demurrer by Bowers overruled. Niblick & Co. vs. John B. Webber, on note, submitted, finding and judgI ment for plaintiff for $156.11. William J. McCoy and Webster Parry, state accountants, who have been here most of the time for two months, have concluded the examination of the township trustee books and left this morning for other fields. They made no public statement of the findings. John A. Lhamon, 21, a laborer, from Berne and Roxie B, Smith, 18, of Berne were granted a marriage license and were married at the clerk's office at 10 o'clock this morning, 'Squire James H. Stone officiating. William Goldner, executor of the Herman Buctner estate, filed a report of the sale of personal property, which was approved. ASSAULTED TWO Glen Ramsey Pleads Guilty to Two Charges of Assault and Battery. IN JUSTICE’S COURT Trouble Occurred Saturday Night—Said to Have Been Drinking. Glen Ramsey, a driver of a bus, was brought into 'Squire Smith’s court Wednesday evening to answer to two charges of assault and battery, one upon Rolland G. Poling and the other against Harry F. Miller. He pleaded guilty and was lined, the costs and fine amounting in each case to $9.30. He paid one and stayed the other. The trouble is said to have occurred Saturday night in front of the postoffice after the show, and witnesses say that Ramsey no doubt had his fighting spirit aroused by drinking too much bad whiskey, and did not know what he was doing, as one of the boys assaulted had been one of his best i friends. o- — - SHIPS FINE DUROC JERSEYS. E. F. Miller, a well known breeder t of Duroc Jersey swine, residing at > Beaverdam farm, south of this city, 3 this morning shipped to Jesse Spil--3 man of Sherman, Ky., and to George 3 Keller at Beaverville, Ohio, each a fine Duroc Jersey, hog, the animals going by National express.