Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 114.

PARTY ASSAULTED Senator Beveridge Given a Skinning by Congressman Fordney. HIS TARIFF SPEECH Pavne Tariff Law is the True Test of Republicanism Said the Speaker. Washington, May 14.—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Representative Fordney of Michigan delivered his long-heralded speech in reply to Sena- ’ tor Beveridge's address at the Indiana state republican convention. He had some difficulty getting started because of interruptions. When he referred to •‘lndiana gentleman," Champ Clark, the democratic leader, asked: "What is the name of the genUeman to whom you refer?” "Beveridge," curtly replied Fordney. Asserting that Senate Beveridge's given reason for voting against the tariff bill was frivolous, unfounded and in no way justified, Mr. Fordney declared the senator from Indiana has assaulted the republican party and held himself up to his constituents as a martyr, representing himself to be the savior of his people, demanding justice from his party and not getting it and wishing to make people believe that to be saved they must go to him. Representative Fordney took up Senator Beveridge s tariff speech, issue by issue, and delivered what he believed to be an answer to each of them. He quoted the | senator as having said President Taft wanted free lumber. This Mr. Ford-' rey denied in toto. Mr. Beveridge s statement that the woolen schedule , had remained the same more than for-' ty years he also denied, saying it was changed by the Wilson bill with disastrous effects to the industry of the nation. “President Taft has taken the position that the adoption of the Payne law is the true test of republi-' canism. I agree with him. Senator Beveridge, on the other hand, takes the view held by Mr. Bryan, whose views on the subject of protection to American industries have more than once in general elections been overwhelmingly repudiated by the voters at the polls.” o— WILL BOOST MANUFACTURING. Believed That Texas Has Great Future in That Line. San Antonio, Tex., May 14 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—"A Texas Manufacturing Association is being formed to advertise the raw products, minerals and general resources of the state, with tbe object in view of making Texas the largest manufacturing state in the union,” says the representative nere of the Texas Commercial Secretaries' association." Manufacturing in Texas has not kept pace with the extraordinary development of our natural resources of cotton, wool, cattle, grain, fruits, vegetables, lumber, minerals, natural gas, oil, e(c., and the object of the association —which will be a part of our own work —will be to place a great inflow of manufacturing to take care of the big immigration to the southwest, and to get ready for the coming completion of the Panama Canal. "The manufacturers of the east and north have had their eyes on this state for some time, as combining the most ideal location for manufacturing in the country, and they believe it is now time to take advantage of the same, as is denoted by the many inquiries along these lines from the middle west, north and east, and also from abroad.” AT BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. C. H. Fry of Gas City Will Conduct Sunday Services. Evangelist D. D. Rickard, who has been conducting a revival at Keystone, and who was expected to be bere tomorrow to conduct services at the Baptist church, wrote the officials here this morning that he could not 'come, but would send a former college friend of his, the Rev. C. H. Fry of •Gas City, who will have charge of the services tomorrow. A large au•dience should greet the Rev. Fry.

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TO INDIANAPOLIS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helm left today for Indianapolis, where they will attend the national conventio of Rebekahs and also of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which will be held the first four days of next week, each order having two days. Every lodge in the state will be represented at this gathering and Mr. Helm goes to represent the local lodge. ■ » -■ — - WILL ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and Mrs. Fred Schafer will leave tomorrow for Auburn, where they will attend the funeral of Mrs. Lydia Cowan, which will take pace there. Mrs. Cowan was well known here and her friends were grieved to hear of her demise. WAS FOUND GUILTY Victory For “The State” in Mock Trial Held at High School by COMMERCIAL CLASS Scene Was Like Miniature Court Room—Mock Trial Ably Carried Out. If it is true that "history repeats itself” some great legal lights may i be expected from the students of the I commercial department of the Decatur high school in charge of Professor J. C. Tritch, for the mock trial conducted Thursday and Friday after- : noons was certainly one that brought | to the surface some very good traits, that give promise of bearing fruit in the future field of attorneyship. | The scene of the trial room at the schoolhouse was like a miniature ! court room, with all the points carried out in detail. Lawrence Biggs was the supposedly offending one, against whom mock affidavit had been I made by Detective Frank Mills, ; charging him with grand larceny. The indictment was drawn and the warrant issued Moday by Prosecuting Attorney Bruce Patterson; the necessary witnesses subpoenaed by Sheriff Will Bowers, with Gregg Neptune as bailiff; an dthe jury venire by Jury Commissioner Dorothy Walters, who was also appointed court reporter. Just before coming to trial a change of venue from Judge Fremont Frisinger was taken, and Don Burke was appointed special judge, before whom the trial took place. Thus all things were ready for the beginning I Thursday afternoon, with Prosecutor I Bruce Patterson and his assistant, Clem Steigmeyer, attorneys for the state and Fred Meyers and Howard Wisehaupt, attorneys for the defense. The following witnesses were called and sworn in by Clerk Alma Kooken For the state—Effie Patton, Homer Raudenbush, Liiiie Teeple, Perth Crays; for the defense —Dessie Mann, Judge Frisinger. All evidence was in by 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon and the case was set for argument at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, at which time the brilliant pleas were made by the attorneys, concluding at 1:40 o’clock. The jury was then instructed by Special Judge Burk and retiring for deliberation in twenty minutes returned a verdict of “guilty, Judge Burk rendered judgment on the verdict at once, sentencing the prisoner to from two to twenty-one years in the principal's office. During the time the jury was deliberating, Attorney D. B. Erwin, president of the school board, gave an address to the members of the department. The mock trial was certainly an interesting one, as well as instructive to both those who participated therein and those who witnessed it, as exceptionally good work was done by all taking part. Many visitors from the city were in attendance. o ——— MRS. COWAN’S FUNERAL SUNDAY The death of Mrs. Lydia Cowan, as reported in this paper Friday evening, caused much sorrow here where she was well known. She was the only aunt of John D. Reiter of this city and was a cousin of Mrs. Fred Schafer, Mrs. John B. Meibers and of the Andrews brothers. The funeral services will be held from her home at Auburn Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and will be attended by Mrs. Schafer, who left for there today, and by Mrs. Reiter. I

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, May 14, 1910.

THE COURT NEWS Suit on Note Filed—Quiet Title Case From Jay County Set For Trial. FOR SPECIAL JUDGE Court Names Three Lawyers From Which One Will be Chosen. Attorney F. M. Cottrell filed a new case entitled Christian Yoder vs. Charles E. Martz, George H. Mart?, and S. J. Martz, suit on note, demand 1125. John N. Tucker vs. Alpheus M. Dailey, quiet title and to cancel mortgage, from Jay county, set for trial June 6th. I the cases of the Old Adams Couty Bank vs. Cardwell Box Co., 36,500; Cardwell Box Co., 36,500; and Cardwell Box Co. et al., 32,500, the court being disqualified and unable to secure the presence of a regular judge to try this cause, has submitted the names of David E. Smith, Lewis C. DeVoss and Dore B. Erwin, all members in good standing at the bar of this court, as a list of available triers of this cause, from which list the plaintiffs and defendants may select a special judge. • Abagail rainter et al. vs. George Shroll et al„ partition and accounting, bond of $4,000 filed by J. C. Sutton, commissioner. In the Samuel Darr et al. drain, the commissioners filed a r eport finding that Edward Carrier, J. D. and Ira Lare, J. D. Barkley, E. D. Wass, Peter Shi, Walter and Gertie Need, John W. Brown, J. E. Brown, B. F. Brown are named in report and not in petition. Notice ordered for these parties, returnable Tuesday, May 27th, and cause continued until that time. MORE HPLOMAS % Thirty-One Successful in Second Examination For Diplomas From COMMON SCHOOLS Swell Class For Graduation to One Hundred SixtyThree —Another Trial. Thirty-one pupils of the common schools of Adams county successfully passed the second examination held April 16th in this city and at Geneva for county diploma, entitling them to admission to the high school. The list of those successtul at this second examination as made public today by L. E. Opliger, superintendent of the Adams county schools, includes the following: Lawrence Spuller, Cora Ray, Clarence Potts, Ralph Potts, Henry Girod, Elda Sprunger, Harry Kessler, Paul Graham, Joel Sprunger, Orpha Reese, Ray Schlagenhauf, Leona Opliger, Ruth Ensley, Elmer North, Georgia Stephenson, Donna Thompson, Virginia Pyle, Ralph Snyder, Daniel Champer, Gusta Ketch, Charles Drew, Robert Chrisman, Malcolm Fraze, Marjorie, Reddout, Katharine Cook, Madeline McWhinney, Daniel Falk, Cecil Andrews, George Nachtrieb, Herman Hammond, Ray Hunsinger. Those who secured diplomas at the first examination held March 19th numbered one hundred and thirtytwo, which with the last number, swell the class for graduation to one hundred and sixty-three. One more examination is scheduled for May 21st. West Monroe street is at present in the hands of the street commissioner and his workmen, who are scraping away the dirt brought in by the winter's travel and cutting down the grade to the side, where the grass has (grown out too far.

MRS. PLACE SURPRISED. Pythian Sisters Arrange Pleasant Affair For Her. Mrs. Kate Place was pleasantly surprised Friday evening by a large number of the Pythian Sisters who called to spend the evening hours. An old fashioned taffy pulling was a feature of the entertainment. Among those present were Mesdames 8. E. Hite, S. E. Shamp, Fred Linn, Wilson Lee, E. B. Lenhart, Charles Elzey, Emerson Beavers and daughter, Ireta; D. H. Hunsicker, Lizzie Davis, I. A. Kalver, John Moser, Flo Patton and daughter, Mary; J. A. Smith, Fred Sellemeyer, James Hurst, Milt Hower, Fred Vaughn, Misses Matle Merryman, Nellie Nichols, Frances Iranian, Vernia Smith. u AT POINT OF DEATH I D. M. Hensley Leaves For Marion, Called by the Serious Illness OF HIS AGED FATHER Suffering From Pneumonia and Complications—Well Known Here. D. M. Hensley Friday .evening received a message from his mother at Marion, Ohio, stating that his father, Dr. J. L. Hensley, was very seriously sick and that he should come to that place. As was stated a few days ago, on last Sunday a week he made a drive of seventeen miles through a rain to hold services, he also being a minister. On that day he delivered two sermons, held a funeral service and also united a couple in marriage. This strenuous labor together with the long drive, was too much for Mr. Hensley and he was taken sick with pneumonia and complicatios and he is now lying at death's rood. He is about eighty years old and up to this time has hardly known what a severe illness was. He is well known here, where he has visited with his son on I numerous occasions and is also at the head of the Leah Medicine company. The many friends here will be saddened to learn of his severe illness. ■ —-o—---“FROM THE BOTTOM UP.” In view of the recent publication of Alexander Irvine's book, "From the Bottom Up,” by Doubleday, Page & Company, James Creehnan’s pen picture of him is of interest: "It is only a short time since I saw Alexander Irvine —a former ’clergyman —in the pulpit of the Church of the Ascension, clad in a black college gown, his lean, shaven face and dark eyes shining with enthusiasm, as with a surpliced choir in the chancel behind him, he preached a sermon and j then Invited his hearers to go at once to the parish house and take part in a socialist debate. Mr. Irvine is an ex--1 traordinary character. He is tall, thin, • has a face that reminds one of Thom- [ as Jefferson, and is a proletarian of • great power. He looked very stal- , wart, earnest and impressive as he , towered up in the pulpit under LaFarge's famous mural paintings of the . Ascension. He had the gravity and dignity of a monk, the pleading eloI quence and imagination of a poet, with just a touch of the thunderous street orator. It was all very beautiful, very ’ elevating and full of sweet humility, . that sermon of his.” — o BLUFFTON LADIES TO EUROPE. Miss Fanny Burwell, stenographer I for the law firm of Eichhorn & i Vaughn. Miss Markley, principal the Columbian school, and Miss Brick- ! ley, teacher of the Bluffton high i school, all of Bluffton, will leave the - first of July to spend the summer in , Europe. The trip will be a most en- ) joyable one. Miss Burwell is a sister s of Mrs. George Zimmerman of this ' city and Is known to. many here. o .... , . - WILL TREAT U. S. BOYS. i Earl Butler, one of the popular ru- ; ral mail carriers, whose wedding oc- ■ curs next week to Miss Mae Spuller, s has arranged to entertain the entire i force of the postofflee boys this even ing.

NOW IS THE TIME The Next Week Will be a Rare One For the Lovrs of Nature. WATCH THE COMET It Will Perform Several Wonderful Turns Between This and 20th. Now is the accepted time to be on the lookout for Halley’s comet now visible in the eastern sky. A scientific paper has this to say: “So extraordinary are the events of this occasion, probably never to be repeated in a life time or much longer, that for all lovers of nature the usual sleep schedule ought now to be rigidly set aside. Early in the morning of May 17th, not later than daybreak, one ought to be looking lowin the east to see the huge comet ascending the sky in advance of the sun. Early in the morning of the 18th he should look yonder again to see the comet’s tall stretching from the east, while its head lingers below the horizon as if waiting for the sun. At 8 o’clock central time, on the evening of May 18th, he should reflect that the comet's head is now transiting the sun's face and that, if he were a little farther west, he might see a remarkable sight In that one phenomenon. Late in the evening of the 18th and on till daylight he should be watching for the comet's tail in the sky and I try to realize how he and all mankind ! are now buried hundreds of thousands lof miles deep therein. Soon after j sunset in the early evening of the : 19th, he should look again and see the I comet, the comet’s tail streaking eastward; and early in the evening of the 20th he should look again and see the comet at its very best. Surely it is a cause for devout thankfulness to have been spared to witness this marvelous display of divine power and glory.” THE TRUTHTs OUT Ballinger Wrote His Own Acquittal and President Taft Signed It. PRESIDENT’S LETTER Surprises Even the Most Ardent Supporters of ExChief Glavis. (United Press Service.) Cleveland, Ohio, May 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Cleveland Press today prints the following from a staff correspondent: "Washington, D. C., May 14 —The two circumstances surrounding the preparation of the clean bill of health which President Taft gave Secretary Ballenger in Taft's famous letter dated September 1 13th, is now public. For weeks the attorneys prosecuting the Ballinger inquiry have more than suspected 1 that Taft had very few facts before him when he exonorated Ballinger and as president assured the Ameri- ' can people that ‘I have examined the whole record most carefully and have reached a definite conclusion.’ How- ‘ ever, until the last few days the prosecution had not even guessed the amazing truth that Taft's statement of exonoration was prepared by Osl car Lawlor, law officer of the interior ■ department in colaboration with Bali linger. Having written their own aci quittai, they presented the document for presidential signature.” Thus was Ballinger exonorated. Thus was Glavis, conscientious subordinate, who out of sense of duty apprised the president, fired from public service. o D. W. Harpster returned last evening from Bellview, Mich., where he has been looking over his farm for a few days. He stated that the fruit there is not damaged by the frost, except the strawberries, which are a very delicate plant.

SOME LODGE NOTES. Hon. James Moran Visits Local Lodge of Elks. The Elks held an unusualy interesting meeting Friday evening. Attor•y James J. Moran of Portland, brother of Attorney John Moran, democratic nominee for judge, was present ang gave a talk that was highly acceptable. Owing to the illness of a candidate for initiation this was postponed. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Helm left today for Indianapolis, where they will spend next week in attendance at the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., of which Mr. Helm is grand representative. Among others from this city who will attend are Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butler, who will leave Monday. FIRST SCHEDULE Announces Regular Runs on the Bluffton Geneva Traction Line. BEGINS MAY 15TH Henry McChugh of Kansas Will Delliver Address on Decoration Day. Geneva, Ind., May 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tomorrow, May 15, marks the beginning of a regular schedule on the Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Traction line. According to the announcement the cars will run on the following schedule time: Leave Geneva —7:50 a. m., 10:50 a. m., 1:50 p. m., 4:50 p. m. and 7:50 p. m. Leave Bluffton—6:3o a. m., 9:30 a. m., 12:30 a. m., 3:30 p. m. and 6:30 p. m. Beginning May 29th the road will give special rates to Bluffton, Marion, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis ad other Indian cities for Sunday only, which figures about one cent a mile. The schedule as arranged allows the cars to make connection with all the trains on the G. R. & I. and will, it is believed, prove very convenient. The John P. Porter G. A. R. Post, No. 23, of this place is preparing for the usual observation of Decoration Day. The speaker of the day will be Henry McChugh of Toronto, Kan. He was a member of Company K, 89th Indiana Volunteers, was born and raised a half mile west of Geneva and grew to manhood here. He left here in 1866, and this will be his first visit here in all these years. The schools and lodges will participate in the observation of the day. Mrs. Harold Kimble is seriously ill at her home on Line street, the symptoms being those of typhoid fever. Her husband, who is a traveling salesman, has been summoned home. She is reported slightly better today. Miss Orpha Waldo, daughter of RevWaldo of the United Brethren church, entertained her Sunday school class at the parsonage last evening. About thirty were present and the occasion , was a very delightful one. A mixed chorus from Berne gave a concert at the Methodist church here Thursday evening, which was up to the standard and enjoyed by all who attended. The affair was under the auspices of the Geneva high school. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Mills are visiting with Rev. I. P. Watts and family at Winchester and will probably remain his guests over the Sabbath. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Fristoe of Decatur were here Friday evening and enjoyed a visit with H. A. Fristoe and family, returning home this morning. Miss Grace Harper is visiting relative sand iriends at Pennville, Inddiana. Mrs. Mary Teeple, mother of S. H. Teeple, went to Decatur Saturday and will visit relatives and friends there and at Wihshire. Mrs. W. S. Cross of Lima, Ohio, ar- ■ rived here Friday evening for a visit » with her son, W. D. Cross, on Line ‘ street. t o— ■ — ■— , John Weber and son went to Fori i Wayne this morning, where he was attending to business during the day.

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PALMER DIPLOMA In Penmanship Has Been Awarded to Nine-Year-Old Ireta Butler. HER WORK IS GOOD Record Made by Tot—Member of Grace Coffee’s Class. Miss Grace Coffee, teacher of the third and fourth grades in room three at the west ward building, is justly proud of the honor accorded one of her fourth grade pupils. Miss Ireta Butler, nine-year-old daughter of Trustee and Mrs. Samuel Butler, who has just been awarded a diploma in penmanship by A. M. Palmer, author of the Palmer method of penmanship, which has been used in the Decatur schools for the past three years. This is, however, Miss Ireta's first year with ink, which is not given the pupils until the fourth grade. The pupils work with the A. M. Palmer Method copy book, in which, after the muscular movement has been completely mastered, are 176 exercises for practice and copy. Ireta mastered the muscular movement and then executed with such excellent results the 176 exercises that Miss Coffee decided to send them to the A. M. Palmer principal to be graded, and was much pleased to receive Friday from the Chicago branch office the following letter: “We wish tb advise you that the work of Ireta Butler has been received and that we think it is splendid. It is not customary for us to issue diplomas to pupils of her age, yet in her case, as her work is above the average, we have decided to give her a Palmer Method diploma. We trust that she will continue to practice and improve her writing everyday. "We wish to compliment you on the success that you are having with your penmanship and are pleased to note the interest which you are taking in the work-” A reporter of this paper was privileged to examine the penmanship papers of her pupils, which have been carefully kept from month to month that the improvement may be noted, and the rapid advance made by them is wonderful —shading from the heavyuncouth strokes of the first trials to the light, finely shaped lines of the latter months. It is good to see amid this day of carelessness, occasioned by the hurry and rush of the world, and the too frequent use of the typewriter ,a revival of interest in the ■ fine art of penmanship. Miss Coffee is certainly to be commended for her , painstaking care in the drilling oi ■ those entrusted to her. Very many of the other pupils have showed rapid advancement with fine results, and it is quite likely that their papers , also will be submitted soon for di . plorna grading. Among those of her : pupils which are considered among i the best in penmanship and worth; of special mention are Anna Weikel, Jesse McClure, Gwendolin Dibble. Ireta Beavers, Gladys Chronister, Ver- ■ non Aurand, Marion Sprague, Harland McGill, Lorrine Parr, Martha McCrory, Marie Wertzberger, Seth Ray. Ralph Nelson, Ramona Smith, Thelma Auth, Vane Thompson, Glen Sowle. Edwin Knoff, Burton Smith, Richan Butler, Wilma Smith, Solomon Lord, Mabel Hower. Miss Coffee certainly “practices what she preaches," for she Is herself a most expert mistress of the pen. having had several years' experience with tills method. About a month age she submitted for the first time b< copy to the Palmer institute, and wa awarded a diploma. She will probab- ■ ly organize a class after the schoo’ • term is over for the teaching of this art. The fifth and sixth grade pupils c . Glen Warner, principal of the west 1 ward school, have also made rapid ine provement during the year, among th< best ones being Gertrude Ray, Im Sowle, Blanche Biggs, Ada Steven: r- Anola Frank, Nellie Bartlett, Crea t Vaughn and Mildred Johnson, whos. e work has been a pleasure to examine reflecting great care of the instruc tor. Pen and ink, charcoal and wate--t color sketches by the various pupil s were also displayed, showing gre: r. (Continued on page 2.)