Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1910 — Page 1

’olume VIII. Number 97.

HIE BURGLAR ACT Was Enacted at Mougey Blacksmith Shop Sunday or Saturday Night. TAKE VALUABLES They Also Do a Little Cooking in the Shop and Leave Remnants. The blacksmith shop on Jefferson Itreet, owned and operated by Peter lougey, was entered either Saturday )r Sunday night by thieves, who made feeir get-away with a set of dies, talued at fifteen dollars, and a bolt Hitter, w'orth eignt dollars, which he Kses every day in his business. They Miade their entrance through the Hear door, which was securely locked Hnd bolted, by breaking it in. They ransacked the shop to see what could find. Nothing was reportHd missing except the articles mentioned above, unless there is someMiing that Mr. Mougey has not yet Blissed. It Is not known which night Hile burglars were in the place as Mr. Hlougey did not go to his place of Business on Sunday, and he could not H*y whether It was Saturday night Hr Sunday night. A number of baHana skins and other food articles found on the floor and it is ■sought that they done some cooking Hhile in the shop. Whether it was Hxal talent is not known, but Mr. Hfougey was busy today looking ■round and listening for what might to some clue to the burglars. ■ —o ■wells county grand jury. Honcluded Work Saturday—Return Eleven Indictments. ■ Bluffton. Ind.. April 2.'.—Special ’ > ■ally Democrat)—The grand jury Sldjourned Saturday after a four session and reported eleven in■i 'tments to Judge Sturgis of the circourt. This is one of the smallest number of indictments ever re■irr.ed by a local grand jury and in contrast to more than 150 inreturned by a grand jury two years ago this spring. Arnot having been made yet on ■jbe indictments, none of them has a< en made public. ■ The grand jury has also visited county infirmary and orphans and made recommendations to Bese ’lnstitutions. They recommendSd for the infirmary a modern lighting system, improvements as to loca- ' of kitchen and dining room and ■ddei! equipment in the hospital deThey also recommended ■ new kitchen and dining room at the fijfcPhan's home: also a modem lightSig system there, and a May pole and swing pole for the play of the chilT en - ■ t o ■ TAUGHT in OHIO SCHOOLS. ■, C. Butcher and Miss Johnson Close Successful Terms. I® ~ i —~~~ H a. C. Butcher and his sister-in-law, Kiss Lurlnda Johnson, returned toKy from Mercer county, Ohio, where gho- week they closed most success‘tui eight-month terms of school leaching. The closing day, Friday, Was celebrated with a gond program Rd a big dinner at • ” lken Khy all patrons and their friends e "closing days were said io have »n the best in the history of the township. They will spend thei- vaeation at their home in this county, a much-needed rest. J — “ HENSLEY DOG STOLEN. ■Come lawless persons Sunday night About 9:15 o’clock made way with Keno, the little doy belonging o the Hensley family, with whom i had become a great pet. ■ ll 0 had been barking about 9 ocloc ant a abort time after suddenly ceased, Mr. Hensley then went to the ron of the store and looking out was in time to see a rig driving away from the bitching rack at the no of: the building. He is positive tha he knows who the guilty par ies and vows that he will test t < if it costs more than a hundrei lars to do so, If the dog is not n ed at once.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

BASE BALL DOPE. The Decatur Shamrocks will hold a meeting this evening and all players are asked to be present at 7:30. The Shamrocks are getting a fast bunch and will put up some swell games this season. They will play Sunday and holiday ball. If nothing happens you will see the Shamrocks at the Maple Grove park this season. Very much Interest will be taken to get a good bunch together. A ulcke 1 team, known as the Shamrocks, will go to Pleasant Mills next Sunday for a practice game. Games will be booked with teams from all the surrounding towns and a good season is expected. o THE COURT NEWS Boegley Case Set For Trial on Next Monday—Manslaughter Charge. S. C. WYATT CITED Must Show Cause Why He Don’t Make Final Report as Administrator. Criminal cases were set for trial as follows: State vs. James Hancock, allowing minors to play billiards and frequenting room, Monday, May 2nd; Abraham Boegley, manslaughter, May 2nd; Dr. H. E. Sowers, practicing without a licence. May 24th. Emil C. Voirol vs. Sophia Voirol, divorce, from Allen county, answer and cross-showing to motion for allowance filed by plaintiff. B. S. Brown et al. vs. David D. Habegger et al., suit on contract,' demurrer sustained as to first and second paragraphs of complaint and overruled as to third paragraph. Leave granted plaintiffs to amend first and second paragraph of complaint. Albert Taylor vs. Aaron Irian, account, $65.45, demurrer to answer filed. Laura A. Van Camp vs. Charles Van Camp et al., partition, motion fl ed by Old Adams County bank to set aside submission and make new parties defendant. Further hearing of evidence postponed to April 29th. In the William Glendening et al. drain the commissioners were granted until May 14th to make report. Henry Eichels vs. Phoenix Preferred Accident Ins. Co., from Allen county, set for issues for May Ist. William A. Farlow vs. Abraham Will et al., demand SI,OOO, from Allen county, set for issues May 6th. William Mesel vs. Ellen Rayn et al., account, $370, set for issues May 6 th Phil J. Macklin, administrator of the P. A. Macklin estate, filed his current report, which was approved. In the matter of S. C. Wyatt, administrator of the Nathan Wyatt estate, a citation was rendered against the administrator to show cause why he does not make his final report. Jesse A. Ray, guardian for Grover Ray and others, filed his current report, which was allowed. Rachel Baughman, guardian for Larlta Baughman and others, filed final report as to Gail and current report as to Carroll and Fanny. Approved. A marriage license was issued to Wilhelmina Schultz, aged 21 daughter of Christ Schultz, and Carl Koenemann, 27, a farmer, son of Charles Koenemann. o RETURNS TO ■‘CUBS.” (United Press Service ) Chicago, 111.. Abril 25—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Johnny Kling, the famous ex-catcher of the Chicago Cubs, who was penalized S7OO for irregular conduct, today reported to the manager of the team here, ready for duty and was immediately taken into the fold. It is not known wheth er or not he has paid his fine.

REV. EHLE HERE Came From Branson, Mich , to Conduct Services at Baptist Church. WAS GIVEN CALL To Serve at Local Church— Has Laid Matter Before His Congregation. * ■——— Rev. Charles Ehle, pastor of the Baptist church at Branson, Mich., was in the city Sunday and conducted the Sunday services at the Baptist church here. He preached both morning and evening and his sermons were said to be unusually good, sustaining the excellent reports of his success and the impression made here on a previous visit a few weeks ago. The local church has extended to him a call to serve permanently, but the matter has not been decided. Rev. Ehle, according to an agreement made with the church these, is obliged to give them sixty days' notice before leaving, and while he has already laid the matter before the congregation, no action has yet been taken. The local church is very desirous. that he accept and will give him and his family a royal welcome should they come. The local church has been without a pastor for some time, but through the efforts of Evangelist Rickard, of the state evangelistic board, who has been laboring here for many weeks, great Interest and zeal have been revived. The congregation has subscribed SI,OOO per year for the salary of a preacher and expect to have one here permanently. Ed Berling returned to his work at Fort Wayne after spending Sunday in the city with his mother, Mrs. Helen Berling. THE BOOK OF GOLD A Now Contains Name of Colonel Roosevelt as Well as Other Notables., HONORS CONFERRED On the Distinguished American—Will Attend the Opera Tonight. (United Press Service.) Paris, France, April 25 —Special to Daily Democrat)—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was today elected honorary president of the Academic Desseorpes and a special adoration meeting was arranged for Issy LesMoulineaus to be given by the municipality. Today the colonel inscribed his name on a page of the ‘‘Book of Gold,” which contains the names of all the foreign notables who have visited Paris for many years. At the request of Colonel Roosevelt the opera "Sampson and Delilah" has been substituted for "Salome,” and he will w’itness the opera tonight. He and his family will occupy the box of President Falliers.i The Paris newspapers, which yesterday printed columns of Roosevelt laudations, today all but crowded his name from their pages, owing to the fact that a local election required all the good space. f ■ ———o ‘ LOCATES AT COLDWATER, OHIO. Will Kortenbrer Practices Veterinary at That Place. Will Kortenbrer, who graduated this spring from the veterinary college at Grand Rapids, Mich., after completing the three years’ course, has opened an office for practice at Coldwater, Ohio, where his outlook for success is very bright. He is a young man of much natural ability in his chosen work and with the excellent professional training received while at the institute should make a very successful career. He has the best wishes of all Decatur friends.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, April 25, 1910.

GRANDPA AND GRANDMA. Little Daughter Born to Mr. and Mr*. Otto Haubold. "It is Grandpa and Grandma Thomas and Uncle Brice, now, if you please,” was the pround message that came to friends from the Dr. Thomas home this morning, just after a message had some at 10 o’clock from Evanston, 111., announcing that a fine seven-pound little girl had been born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haubold. Both mother and babe are doing well and everybody is in ecstasy. Mrs. Thomas and son, Brice, will leave tomorrow to m®.ke their acquaintance with the new lady. Mrs. Haubold was formerly Miss Carrie Thomas, and is the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas. DAMAGE BY FROST Is Estimated at Fifty Mil- ' lion Dollars For Eleven Central States. INDIANA LOSS HIGH Bailey is Not Elated Over the Victory of Foss in Massachusetts. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., April 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Damage caused by the April storms in eleven Mississippi valley states is estimated at fifty million dollars, in dispatches received here from responsible sources in each state. The cold weather which continued today is adding damage to the fruit and grain. In many sections the small fruit crop will be a total failure. The damage in Indiana is placed at five million dollars. (United Press Service.) Constantinople, April 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is reported today that hundreds have been killed in a new outbreak of revolt in Britania. Ten thousand Albanias and 8,000 Turks are still engaged in a battle. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., April 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Democrats recently elated over the victory of Congressmen Foss in Massachusetts were shocked today by Senator Bail' ey of Texas, when he decried the Foss election as “not a real democratic victory.” He urged a return to old methods of party politics and branded as absurd the suggestion that Roosevelt might be the democratic nominee for president in 1912. o — OPERATED UPON Mrs. James Ross Will Submit to Operation For Gall Stones. THIS AFTEROON Taken to St. Joseph Hospital Saturday—Dr. McOscar the Surgeon. Mrs. James Ross will undergo an operation for the removal of gall stones at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, the operation being performed by Dr. McOscar of that city. Mrs. Ross, who had been suffering for some time, was taken worse recently and Saturday afternoon was taken to the hospital on the 4 o'clock car by her husband, where she remained in preparation for the operation this 1 afternoon. Her husband and her brother-in-law, Thomas Gauze, were present at the time of the ordeal. Her many friends hope that the operation will prove successful and that she will soon regain her good health.

A GREAT SUCCESS Charles Barnhart Opens a Racket Store at Attica— A Mad Rush Made BY THE ATTENDANTS At Special Sale—Women Pushed and Jostled and Fought. . Reports from Attica, where Charles Barnhart, a well known young man of this county, recently established a racket store, are that he is getting along exceedingly well. The opening was held a week ago Saturday, and the crowd attending was akin to a mob. A special sale of dishpans was advertised for that day and there was a mad scramble for them. Long before the hour for the sale the crowd had congregated in the store, anjJ overflowing, filled the sidewalk in front for some distance. In the rush for the dishpans some of the women lost their hats, switches, rats and combs, and fights nearly ensued. One woman was struck over the head with a dishpan and a deep gash cut in her head, which bled profusely. The worst feature of the affair for her, however, was the fact that she did not get a dishpan, as the supply was exhausted, and she was obliged to be content with a teakettle. The sales for the day were exceedingly heavy, that on candy alone being nearly thirty-one dollars. Mr. Morris of Bluffton, who owns a large number of racket stores over the country, and who assists in the establishment of new ones, was present, as was also D. V. Steele of this city, who was visiting with his daughter, Mrs. Barnhart, at the time of the opening. The racket store is the only one in Attica, and is said to be a very handsomely arranged and complete one. YOU MUST DO IT Census Enumerators Have the Right to Secure Answers to Questions. LIABLE TO ARREST If You Fail or Refuse to Give the Information — One Man Fined. According to a report sent out by Samuel R Thomas of South Bend, census supervisor in the Thirteenth district, it cost a resident of Kosciusko county sl4 for refusing an audience to a census enumerator. The Kosciusko county man took the position that his business was of interest to no one but himself and flatly refused to talk. A justice of the peace was called in and the obdurate man was shown that Uncle Sam means what he says. After leaving sl4 as the price of his experience and obtaining his release under a suspended jail sentence, the information was forthcoming. The enumerators are not compelled to qualify as publists and when the man in question gave his ultimatum as to his intentions, the enumerator called Mr. Thomas by telephone and the law took, a hand in the matter. Thomas at once left for Warsaw and through the process of the law the difficulty was straightened out in short order. Circulars sent out by the censifs bureau plainly state that any person failing to answer any questions asked by the . enumerator in the course of his duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined net exceeding $lO. — o— ——• FUNERAL OF MRS. SCHENK. A large number of doctors from this city went to Berne this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Dr. ■ Schenk, which was held at 9:30 from I the Evangelical church. They took with them a beautiful floral spray, a ■ token of the sympathy of the Adams : County Medical association of which . Dr. Schenk is a member.

FUNERAL SERVICES. The last sad earthly rites for Mrs. D. P. Reynolds were performed this morning, the services being conductt ed from the Elhannan church in Wells county. The Rev. Powell, pastor of the Methodist church of this £ity, conducted the services. The body was laid to rest In the church cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended. Funeral services for Mrs. Harvev Kessler, whose death occurred Saturday morning, were held this morning from the M. E. church at Monroe. Burial in the Ray cemetery. A large number of friends were present to pay their last respects. o-, THE FIRST CLASH John F Lamb Drew His Cane on State Chairman Stokes Jackson. AT DENJSON HOTEL Lamb Says Jackson Has Pur One Across in the Senatorial Fight. The Indianapolis Star said this morning: The first open breach in the ranks of Indiana democracy in the wake of preliminary skirmishes between the factions led by Thomas Taggart and the faction headed by Governor Marshall came yesterday afternoon, when . John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, candidate for United States senate, and Stokes Jackson of Greenfield, state chairman, clashed in a wordy battle in the lobby of the Denison hotel. But for the interference of friends it is believed the men would have come to blows, as Lamb was gesticulating wildly with his cane in an apparently threatening manner. The bitter word duel of yesterday followed the discovery by the Lamb forces that the Taggart following had gained an advantage in planning the organization of the convention. When Lamb ascertained the lay of the land he hurried to State Chairman U. S. Jackson of Greenfield and hot words ensued in the lobby of the Denison, where the Terre Haute aspirant for United States senator found the chairman. The sub-committee of the state committee, composed of Chairman Peter Kruyer of the Thirteenth district, Chairman Charles J. Murphy of the Tenth district and Chairman Peter Foley of the Fifth district met with Chairman Jackson and arranged that the order of business to be submitted to the committee on rules and organization of the convention should open with the calling to order of the convention by Chairman Jackson, following by the roll call of counties by the secretary, and then the invocation, followed immediately ’ by the report of the committee on rules and organization. i The introduction of Governor Mar- ■ shall by Chairman Jackson as tem- ■ porary chairman of the convention, as planned, is to be the next thing > in order. With this arrangement ' Governor Marshall’s power and authority ar- temporary chairman would ; be cut off and there would be less ' chance of starting a band wagon ■ stunt in favor of the governor’s suggestion and in behalf of any one candidate for senator until the rules committee had profited by the oppori tunity to throttle the plans of the ■ Marshall men by so organizing the convention as virtually to preclude > the adoption of the governor’s suggestion. Under this arrangement also Chairman Jackson would preside over the convention until after the Marshall proposition had been disposed of, and then he would gracefully turn the convention over to Governor Marshall. —o SUFFERS FRACTURE OF ANKLE. Miss Eloise France Meets With Unfortunate Accident. Miss Eloise France had the misfoc--1 tune to break one of her ankles Sun- ' day while visiting at the home of • her aunt, MYs. Elizabeth Meyers, 1 south of the city. She was walking k with her companions on the railroad, a when her foot slipped, the fracture 8 resulting. She will be confined to h the house for about two months, it is thought.

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FAVORS PRIMARY ■ “ Tom Taggart Says the Man in the Trench Has a Right to Vote SAME AS A DELEGATE Offers This as Substitute For the Plan of Governor Marshall. Tom Taggart favors a primary election after the general election next fall, provided the democrats win a majority of the representatives as a settlement of the plan presented by Governor Marshall to select a candidate at the state convention. In a statement today Mr. Taggart says in part: “After a careful poll of the delegates from the various counties of the state I am convinced that the suggestion to nominate a candidate for United States senate in the state ■ convention would be defeated; but, believing methods of departing 'rom which are contrary to the mode provided by the constitution would endanger the success of the democratic state and legislative tickets in the i campaign in Indiana this year and many county tickets, is the only reason I have for opposing the political Innovation of nominating a candidate for United States senator for the state convention. “I prefer democratic success in Indiana to the gratification of any personal ambition of my own. Every political position I ever held, namely, county auditor and mayor of the city of Indianapolis, were given me by the direct vote of the people. Being one of the people I have always believed in the rank and file of the party deciding all questions of political preferment. I am for the enfranchisement of the boys in the trenches, the voters, who win the victories, and always have been. The state convention is a representative body and the nomination of a candidate for senator would not carry out the democratic platform of electing a United States senator by the direct vote of the people. Delegates to the state convention, are, in many counties, elected by a few and do not reflect the wishes of the great masses of democratic voters in these counties. ’ "I believe that the 330,000 democrats in this state, who will not be in the’ state convention, but who make it possible to elect a United States senator, should have the same right to vote as delegates to the state convention. “Having unbounded faith in the patriotism and judgment of the rank and file of the democratic party, I am in favor of giving them the opportunity of registering their choice for United States senator at a primary election to be held on the same day in every precinct of the state, at a convenient time after the result of the November election is made known. This will carry out the demoocjatic platform and will permit the entire party to go into the campaign with a united front and will make sure the election of the democratic state ticket, the democratic congressional and legislative tickets and wi’l turn the scale in favor of many county tickets. “I want democratic success in Indiana this year, and I want it more than I do any office. I have given the best years of my life In fighting the battles of the plain, every-day democrat in Indiana, and have never fired one gun against them. Their cause is my cause; their success is the sole reason for my Interest in public affairs. Let every democrat bury personal interests and selfish ambition, and go into this campaign fighting the common enemy and not fighting each other. If we do this we will make the state house a democratic citadel from basement to dome, elect ■ thirteen democratic members to con gress and elect another United States • senator to help Senator Shively fight for true tariff reform.”’ o ————— ■ EVANSVILLE AGAINST TAGGART f (United Press Service.) J, Evansville, Ind., April 25 —(Specg ial to Daily Democrat)—The Evans1, ville delegation to the state convene tion will be antl-Taggart. A majority o of the Vandeburg delegation is exit pected to support John E. Lamb of Terre Haute for senator. to