Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 83.

KOKOMO IS CHOSEN Methodist Conference Will Meet There for the Session of 1911. LATE MONDAY NIGHT • Will be Concluding Hour— Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick Donate SIOO. Bluffton, Ind., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The M. E. conference for 1911 will be held at Kokomo. That city won out easily in the contest at 11:30 this morning. Elkhart and Huntington also asked for the honor, the former receiving 27 votes and the latter 20, while Kokomo received the rest The choice was made unanimous by motion. The dedication of the Chopson home at Warren Thursday was a big event, attended by fifteen hundred people from all over the state. Mrs. Chopson 'was present at the event, together with a number of her relatives. After the address by Bishop McDowell the home was formally dedicated by Bishop Cranston. The crowd returned here on the evening cars. After the ceremony a collection was asked for the maintenance of the home and about SI,OOO was raised. Three donations of SIOO were included, and among these was that of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick of Decatur. When the conference convened at 8:30 this morning the church was packed, the aisles being filled and every foot of space occupied. The city is filled with guests, a larger number of laymen than usually at the conference being here. The hotels cannot accommodate them and an appeal has been made that the homes of the city be opened. In his half-hour talk this morning Bisnop Cranston took rap at the professional emotional evangelist. He said that but little good came to the hip-hurrali service and about all that was usually done was to interest the warm-overs or back-sliders. However, he does believe that some revivals are necessary to make people think, but the real way to reach God is to spend a halfhour each day in prayer. District reports were then taken up. When the report of Superintendent Naftzger of the Muncie district, who retires after twelve years - service, was finished he was presented with a beautiful gold watch from his ministers. After the report of the Fort Wayne district was completed Rev. Wade was presented with a largesized roll of cash from his pastors. Bishop Cranston paid Rev. Wade high tribute, saying he was one of the superintendents whom the bishops often heard of. It has been tipped off that the conference will not adjourn until a very late hour Monday evening. Business that should have been disposed of to■day has been postponed until Monday afternoon, so that the noon adjournment is out of the question. Bishop Hoss of Atlanta, in the ■southern conference, arrived today and will address the conierence this evening. —. —o — SERIOUS FIRE AT COLUMBIA CITY Business Section Was Threatened This Morning—Five Stores Burn. (United Press Service.) Columbia City, Ind., April B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fire starting from an unknown origin for two hours this morning threatened to destroy the entire business section of the city. Five two-story business buildings were destroyed before the flames could be controlled. The loss is estimated at $15,000 on buildings and $25,000 on stock®. No one was injured. The blaze started in the ice cream parlor of F. L. Meyer. The other buildings destroyed were occupied by A. H. Woodward & Co.,- jewelers; Phil Farren, merchant tailor; J. R- Hani son, book dealer; T. Z. (lapham & Co., jewelers. The second floors were :*U occupied by offices.

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MAY LECTURE HERE IN JUNE. | Captain Alberta Has Sent Word That | He Will Fill His Engagement. D. E. Smith has received word that [ Captain Alberti, the famous Russian scholar and soldier, who was billed to lecture to the Masons here a month ago, but was prevented from doing ; so an account of illness, can arrange to fill his date here either In June or November. It is likely that the former date will be chosen. Captain Alberti is a most interesting gentleman, who has had a wonderful experience and his addresses will prove most interesting. The exact date will be announced later. THE COURT NEWS William Lehman Granted a Temporary Separation From His Wife. MUST GIVE ALIMONY Another Quiet Title Case Submitted and a New One Filed Today. Heller, Sutton & Heller have filed a new case, Mathias Kirsch vs. Mathias Poarman et al., to quiet title. Emil E. Voiral vs. Sophia Voiral, divorce, appearance by L. C. DeVoss for plaintiff. The case comes here from Allen county on change of venue. Samuel M. Beavers vs. Sarah Wilkin, et al., cause submitted, finding for plaintiff on complaint. D. B. Erwin appointed commissioner. Deed reported and approved. William Lehman vs. Charlotte A. Lehman, divorce, finding and decree for plaintiff for temporary separation from bed and board for one year. Defendant awarded SBOO in alimony, one black cow, one dozen chickens, two hogs and all the household furniture. Defendant ordered to yield plaintiff’s land within sixty days, 'tue case was heard ten days ago. Real estate transfers: Decatur Cemetery association to D. E. Smith, lot 799, Decatur cemetery, $108.80; John Vail to Hattie Gilpen, 30 acres, Root tp., $2200; George F. Byerly et al. to Cassius M. Andrews, 100 acres, Kirkland tp., $10,200.50. — o————— ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE. This charming story of the west is due to be presented at the opera house on April 12th. “Across the . Great Divide” tells the story of life among the mountains of the west in the frontier days. While true to the atmosphere of the mountains it contains a charming love story. The admixture of sentiment, comedy and • thrilling adventure is told in away that is sweetly wholesome as one of Mary J. Holmes’ novels and there is an absence of gun play and the coarser elements of life on the plains that are incident to plays in the Jesse James order. The plot is worked out in a most skillful and natural way without a resort to blood and thunred methods. In short the play is one of the most unique and unconventional dramas yet presented. It is given by a most competent cast of characters, especially chosen for their ability in this line together with realistic scenic effects making it a notable production. G. A. R. RECEIVES NEW MEMBERS 3 The G. A. R. held an interesting y meeting Thursday evening in which e five who bad at one time been memI- bers of the order, but who had drops ped out, were re-instated. The five i- thus again entering the order were d Alex Debolt, Sylvester Spangler, Peri- ry Elzey, Tom Mailonee and William Drummond. n r LITTLE SNYDER BABE DEAD. y ■ 11 Robert, five-months-old adopted son i- of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder of Ninth t street died this afternoon at 2:15 e o'clock after a short illness from spinal meningitis.

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TWO BOLD BANDITS Robbed a C. M. & St. P. Limited Passenger Train Early Today. AND THEN ESCAPED Reported That They Secured SIB,OOO But This Story is Denied. (United Press Service.) LaCrosse, Wis., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two masked bandits boarded the Pioneer Limited on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul northbound, between Pomah and Oak dale, early today and after a battle with the conductor, robbed the pascengers, cut the air tubes and tied when the train stopped. It is reported that the men secured SIB,OOO but this is denied. The men boarded the train when the conductor went forward to give orders to the engineer. When he returned he was confronted and ordered to throw up his hands but instead, he grappled with one of them. The other trainmen did not know of the plight of the conductor. The bandits finally got the best of tho conductor, cut the air tubes, put on the brakes and leaped from the train. Posses are in pursuit. (United Press Service.) Mourmelon, France, April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A new world’s record for a two-passenger flight in an aeroplane was established here today by Daniel Kinel, when he sailed his Farman biplane with another passenger 102 miles in two hours and twenty minutes. -»o — — PRESBYTERIAN OFFICERS. In the report in last evening’s paper of the election of officers at the congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church, the omission of a line or two changed the sense of the report. Dr. S. D. Beavers was elected trustee for three years; Amos Biggs was elected Elder, and Miss Laura Alban, who has served for sev"eral years as clerk or secretary, was re-elected to this office. o J. A. EICHAR DEAD Former Adams County Resident and Soldier Has Passed Away. AT SOLDIERS’ HOME At Marion—Was Born and Reared Here—Taken to Warsaw Home. John A. Eichar, seventy years of age, who was born and reared near Pleasant Mills, this county, died last Saturday at the Soldiers’ home at Marion, where he has been spending the winter. Mr. Eichar had been ailing with locomotor ataxia and dropsy for some time and with his wife had been spending the winters in Mobile, Alabama, making their summer home In Warsaw, for the past thirty years. This winter, however, he entered the Soldiers’ home, sending his wife as u ual to their winter home in Ala- ' bama. The wife was notified of her husband’s death and started at once for the north. Tho remains were taken to the home, 421 South High street, ■ Warsaw, Thursday. Mrs. Eichar is a sister of Mrs. J. M. Fristoe of this ■ city, and Mr. and Mrs. Fristoe this i morning received a message from Mrs. Eichar asking them to come at once, i The funeral had been arranged for Wednesday, and it was thought here that Mrs. Eichar could not reach home by that time and the funeral was postponed until tomorrow, i Mr. Eichar was a veteran of the Civil i war, enlisting from this place with i Sim Fordyce and others of the boys i in blue, and is well known by the older residents of this county.

i TRIP THROUGH SOUTHWEST. J. F. Snow Visits Sisters in Sunny California. J. F. Snow left Thursday night at ■ 10:17 over the Clover Leaf for Los Angeles, Cal., where he will visit with his sisters, Addie and Loretta Snow, who have made that place their home for the past six or seven years, going from this city. .Miss Addie, who was for many years, Adams county's court stenographer, has a school for shorthand and typewriting students in Los Angeles, and Miss Loretta, who was one of the successful public school teachers in this city and county, is now a stenographer -and bookkeeper for a large mercantile firm there. On his return trip Mr. Snow will investigate the business inducements and opportunities in California, New Mexico, ’ Texas and Oklahoma. He will be gone a month or six weeks. THE CENSUS MEN The Eighteen Enumerators For This County Have Been Announced. BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY Decatur Men are H. D. Rice, Harry Fritzinger and F. Frisinger. The official list of the census enumerators has finally been given forth, including the list for this county, they being: William J. Edwards, Emma C. Yake, Noah A. Pusey, Amos D. Buckmaster, Lewis Yake, Claude Daugherty, Homer D. Osterman, Martin Scheuler, William D. Evans, Albert F. Chronister, Mary E. Brodbeck, Isaac N. Teeter, Frank F. Gregg, Charles B. Poling, Homer Raudenbush, Free Frisinger, Harvey D. Rice and Harry Fritzinger. In al Ithere are 172 enumerators for the Eighth district, all of whom begin work a week from today, Friday, April 15th to take their respective portions of the census of the United States for 1910. There are several women enumerators in the list, two in Adams county, two in Madison, two in Delaware and one in Wells. In taking this thirteenth census the entire country is divided into supervisor’s districts, such districts usually being the congressional districts. Each of these districts is under the direct charge of a supervisor. The Eighth congressional district of Indiana is known as the Eighth Indiana census district, of which J. Riley Broyles of Muncie is supervisor. The district is the largest in Indiana and probably in the United States. In 1900 it showed an enumeration of 246,000, and for 1910 it is estimated that the population will be at least 300,000. This district has been divided by Supervisor Broyles into one hundred and seventy-two enumeration districts, which means that that number of persons will be engaged in taking the census of the district. The enumeration districts are divided by ’ counties, as follows: Adams, 18; . Delaware, 39; Jay, 26; Madison, 45: Randolph, 24; Wells, 20. The list of enumerators has been approved by ' the director of the census, each one : having passed a competitive examina- . tion to secure the place. To give final instructions to the enumerators, Supervisor Broyles has called meetings for the various coun- ’ ties. At these meetings the details ‘ of the actual work will be consider- , ed. The meetings will be held in , the public libraries except at Winchester, where the commissioners’ court room will be used. The sched- ’ ule follows: Delaware county, April ’ 8, Muncie, 7. p. m.; Adams, April 9, * Decatur, 9 a. m.; Wells, April 9, Bluff- ■ ton, 2 p. m.; Randolph county, April , 11, Winchester, 10 a. m.; Jay, April 1 11, Portland, 3 p. m.; Madison coun- > ty, April 12, north part at Alexandria, * 10 a. m.; south part at Anderson, 2 * p. m. In towns of 5,000 or more popular tion the work must be completed 3 within fifteen days from April 15th. i In smaller towns and the agricultural ■ districts the time allowed is thirty . days. The director of the census has 1 sent out to the farming communities i advance schedules for farms, which 3 the land owners have been asked to s fill out and have ready for the enumerator when he calls.

STOLE THE PLANK 5 Prohibition Party Gobbles Governor’s Plan and Nom- » inates Senator. I —— STATE CANDIDATES — I Selected by the “Prohis” at the State Convention on Thursday. The prohibition party of Indiana walked boldly Into the democratic camp Thursday at the ‘‘prohl” state convention and deliberately stole Governor Marshall’s idea of selecting a candidate for senator at the convention and as a result Felix McWhirter was named for that high office to battle against Albert J. Beveridge for votes. In a platform adopted they say: “Believing that the beverage liquor traffic is evil and only evil, we are unalterably opposed to any plan that provides a possibility for Its legal continuance; therefore we declare for the immediate prohibition of the liquor traffic in the state and nation by statuatory enactment to be followed by constitutional amendment. “The republican party, in its state convention, having evaded the temperance issue in its platform, has for felted its right to the support of the temperance voters of the state, and, believing that no relief can be expected from the democratic party, a vote for the prohibition party is, therefore, the only way a citizen can express his hostility to the liquor traffic and divorce himself from complicity wit'i this evil.” The ticket chosen follows: Secretary of State —George W. Hitz, Indianapolis. Auditor of State —Dr. J. O. Morrison, Anderson. State Treasurer—S. M. Thompson, Shelbyville. Attorney General —Charles S. Holler, South Bend. Superintendent of Public Instruction —Walter S. Smith, Arlington. State Geoliogist—Charles Hill, West Terre Haute. Clerk of Supreme Court —Emery A. Richardson, Oakland City. Chief of Bureau of Statistics —Albert Stanley, Indianapolis. DECIDES TUESDAY Judge Elliott Will Hear Arguments and Give His Decision Then. IN THE KRAUSS CASE One of the Most Interesting Divorce Cases in State Nears End. Whether W. R. Kruass is granted or denied a divorce from his convict wife will soon be determined. Judge P. H. Elliott of the Grant su- ‘ perior court has fixed Tuesday, April 12th, as the date on which to hear the arguments of the attorneys relative to the answers made by the juri ors to the Interrogatories. The court • had asked the attorneys to name a i day, but they were unable to reach an • agreement and requested that the i court fix the date. The jury in answering the interrogatories decided that Mrs. Krauss’ con- • session to murder was not made volI untary and of her own free will, thar , Krauss did not assist or have knowl- - edge of the commission of the murl der of his daughter, but that he conI doned her awful crime. The question ■ of condonement is the vital matter to , be considered in deciding whether a ! divorce shall be granted. The jurors by their answers Indicated that they ■ did not believe Krauss had a hand In I the murder, but that they did not . consider him entitled to a divorce. I o WILL RECEIVE BIDS TONIGHT. i The school board will hold a speci lai session this evening at which time i they will receive bids for the instal- > lation of the sanitary plumbing sys- - tem and other Improvements for the public schools.

SCHOOL CLOSES. Thursday was the closing day of the Pleasant Valley school east of town, taught by George Witwer of Berne. There was a two-hour program of recitations, music and dialogues, and at noon a sumptuous dinner was spread and partaken of by all attending the exercises. The teacher who has served so faithfully, and who is highly esteemed by pupils ami patrons, was presented with a fine student lamp and inkstand by his pupils. Those in attendance from this city were Rowena Shoaf and Orland Martz. TEACHERS MEET Ft. Wayne Has Been Taken Possession of by 2,500 School Teachers. TODAY THE BIG DAY Many From Adams County and Decatur Are in Attendance. The first day of the twenty-eighth annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers' association at Fort Wayne opened Thursday with an unusually large attendance, due much to the unusually fine weather, fully 1,000 teachers arriving in the city and It Is thought the total attendance will approximate The main speaker for Thursday evening was Professor George Vincent of the University of Chicago, who spone on "The new duty of the School.” to a large assembly at Princess rink. During Thursday morning the teachers visited the various schools of the city inspecting the methods and in the afternoon the first real session of the association was held. The program for today and tomorrow morning is quite an excellent one, all the speakers being engaged in school teaching or work along that line, this making their talks of practical benefit. The attendance from this county Thursday was not very heavy, the greater number going today. Many of the trustees as well as the teachers are in attendance, and nearly all of the schools in the township have dismissed today that the teachers may attend. o — .. “LADY CERTON, COLONIST.” Canada is the scene of Mrs. Humphry Ward's latest book, “Lady Merton, Colonist,” which Doubleday, Page & Company publish on April 11th —the Canada of the West, of vast satin-smooth fields of greenish-blue wheat, of illimitable wildernes and primeval mountain grandeur; and of a hero, too, who is Canadian born, and has grown up with the northwest, sharing all its hopes and ambitions. This sturdy, self-made engineer, with political aspirations, typifies the human forces that are gebinnig to control this virgin territory opening up to civilization. Lady Elizabeth Merton, a wealthy, aristocratic English widow, is filled with enthusiasm for the vast empire she is spreading over but her sensibilities are so finely attuned to a life of refinement and culture that she hesitates before giving up her luxurious ancestral home to wed this Canadian, the total opposite of the famous polished English connoisseur who has come half round the world to clai mher. She finally chooses, however, even though the hero is held back by pride, and she has to do the proposing herself. NOTES ABOUT THE SICK. Robert, the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder of Ninth street, is very sick with pneumonia. The babe is but five months old. Frank Schultz of the Democra force is suffering from an attack o tonsilitis and is off duty today. Mrs. D. P. Reynolds, who has beei very sick for some time, still show - no improvement. 3 —— Mrs. Ben Wagner of Root townshii i- who was operated upon Wednesday e is said to be getting along exceec I Ingly well.

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A SAD MESSAGE f f 1 Was That Received at Noon Iby Mrs. Floyd Smith and Sister Anna McLean. i r i OF BROTHER’S DEATH I Died This Morning at CircleJ i ville, Ohio—Had Been Sick With Measles. A sad message, the more keenly felt because of its total unexpectedness, was that received at noon today 1 by Mrs. Floyd Smith and sister. Miss Anna McLean, stating that their brother, William, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLean, had died this morning at the family home . at Circleville, Ohio. The lad had been sick for a week or two with measles but at the last report received here , by the relatives he was recovering, and the announcement received today came as a sad shock. Mrs. Smith and Miss McLean left this afternoon for Circleville. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock. ! Miss McLean, who has ben stenographer for Smith & Bell for two years, and who recently resigned, the ’ resignation to take effect a week from • tomorrow, had intended to go to her i home at Circleville tomorrow for a . visit over Sunday, expecting to be reunited with her family in completeness, but the sudden turn of affairs will make the home going a sad one, indeed. o ■ ■ — TEACHERS ARE NOW IN SESSION (United Press Service.) Fort Wayne, Ind., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —O. R. Baker of Winchester, the new president of the Indiana State Teachers’ association, was inducted into office at the opening of the twentieth annual meeting of the twenty-eighth annual meetcess rink last evening. He was introduced by Suptrintendent Giles of Marion, the retiring president and a musical program followed his address. The roll shows that 3,200 teachers are in attendance at the meeting. TRAINS COLLIDE Two Rather Serious SmashUps Reported Over the , Wires Today. i t , STUDENTS INJURED i Members of Taft’s Cabinet I, Deny That They Considi er Resigning. ii- ;> (United Press Service.) Harrisburg, Pa., April B—(SpecialB—(Special 1 to Daily Democrat) —Seven students, r members of the Mask and Wig club of r the University of Pennsylvania, and ■ a number of other persons were in- • jured today when a locomotive hit 5 the club's special train as it was ■> standing in the station here. The 3 club had just reached home after a - trip through the west where they i were giving entertainments. r ! (United Press Service.) 3 Washington, D. C., April B—(SpecB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Special denials of the report that Secretary Knox and Secretary McVeagh of the treasury department were to resign d from Taft’s cabinet were issued from s the white house and by the men theme selves today. They declare the reports are without foundation. it (United Press Service.) Jf Utica, N. Y„ April B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fast passenger No. 33, the Central-Hudson Western Exsn press, was wrecked near here today, vs killing the firemtln and seriously injuring a number of passengers'?, A westbound freight train collided with p, a shifting engine, throwing a box y, car across the tracks and the express d- crashed into the car, derailing six of the coaches. u