Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 116

attend funeral Mesdames Mallonee and Baker Go to Angola to Attend Uncle’s Funeral. TOMORROW MORNING Dr. J. C. Kinney, Who Was Also Grandfather of Mrs. Thomas Marshall. Mrs. Philip Baker and Mrs. Thomas Mallonee left this morning for Angola, i where tney will attend the funeral of ! their uncle, Dr. J. C. Kinsey, who is also the grandfather of Mrs. Thomas Marshall. The death of this aged man, who is ninety years old, occurred Monday morning at 2 o’clock after a long illness from paralysis. He has been in feeble health for about nine years and bedfast for the past five years. Quite recently the nieces here received a letter that he was much worse and following shortly aft-! er came the announcement of his death. The relationship to the Decatur ladies is a double one, as. Dr. Kinsey was their father’s brother, and his wife was their mother's sister. ’ They left this morning for Fort Wayne, where they will join the Jos-1 eph Burnett, Evans, Greer and Henderson families, who are also relatives, and then proceed to Angola, where the funeral will be held Wed- 1 nesday morning at 9 o’clock at Salem ’ Center. o MR. CONNELLY BURIED MONDAY. John A. Connelly, a lawyer and well known citizen of Monroeville, suffered a stroke of apoplexy Saturdayevening and died soon afterward. He was a native of Ohio and studied and practiced law there for some time, i but was forced to quit on account of poor health. He moved to Monroe- ’ ville that he might be near his brother, who is a physician, and who treated him. He practiced in the Adams circuit court some and was quite popular here. He was a genial, courteous gentleman, well read in the law and but for his poor health would have made a mark in his profession. PREMIUM LISTS Have Just Been Completed at This Office For the Big Fair. * FOR NINTH EXHIBIT • Two Thousand Turned Out and Are Ready For Distribution to Patrons. ’The presses at this office have just finished the printing of two thousand premium lists for the Great Northern Fair association. These will be sent over the county and given to those who apply. Between the covers are found sixty pages of splendid offers to those who wish to exhibit at the fair—the ninth annual exhibit to be ■ held this year in the beautiful grounds j just east of the city on September 6th, 7th, Bth and 9th. The book contains a list of officers and directors, the rules and regulations, rules for the speed department, the premiums offered in the horse, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and pet stock, and agricultural departments, as well as the juvenile department, canned fruit and culinary arts and floral and flower departments. The speed program is not given as it has not been fully decided upon further than that it will be better than ever and is this year in charge of C. DzKunkle. The premium lists will be delivered to the secretary of the association, < ■ EMagley, within a few days and will then be distributed. O ' BANS PUBLISHED. The bans of matrimony were published for the first time at St. Marys church on last Sunday between Miss Frances Eiting and Mr. Edward Gase. Both people are well known and the event will be a very happy one.

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FOR THE GOVERNMENT. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C. May 17—(Speclai to Dally Democrat) —Fred M. Kerby, Ballinger's stenographer, today testified before the congressional committee that he regarded his position as confidential to the govern- . ment not to Ballinger, as his reason | for exposing the Lawler draft. Kerby ' admitted friendliness to Garfield but | denied receiving any communication i from him regarding his statement. He admitted that he had agreed to testify 1 fnecessary, though he knew it would lose him bls job. (United Press Service.) Scottsburg, Ind., May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The postofflce at Henryville .eighteen miles from here, i was robbed early this morning by safe . blowers, who practically demolished it and escaped with >l3O in money and about two hundred dollars' worth of stamps. Entrance to the .building was made by using nitro-glycerine on the lock of the front door. Postmaster O. A. Cummings discovered the robbery. Os the money stolen >97 were government funds. o THE COURT NEWS The Fronefield Case Continues—New Case Filed on Change of Venue. MURRAY TO APPEAL Commissioner io Van Camp Case Filed Bond for Sum of $40,000. The Zimmerman vs. Fronefield case is still in progress. The plaintiff ! completed offer of evidence this morning and the defense began. The case may go to the jury by tomorrow afternoon. A new case filed on change of venue ! from Allen county and entitled Wayne Investment Company vs. Levia A. I Hdrshman, to foreclose chattel morti gage, >146.74. Sara P. Aumiller vs. George Aumiller, divorce and >3,000 alimony, appearance by DeVoss and Cottrell for defendant. Rule to answer. • John W. Tucker vs. Alpheus M. Dailey, quiet title and cancel mortgage, appearance by C. J. Lutz for defendant. D. E. Smith has been selected by the parties to try the cases of the Old Adams County Bank vs. Cardwell Box Co. et al., suits on notes. A motion to retax the cost has been filed by the defendant in the case of the State vs. James Hancock. The search warrant case, State vs. Charles D. Murray, in which an appeal was prayed by the defendant, has been filed in circuit court. A marriage license was issued to Jesse Earle Butler, 27, a rural carrier, and Addle Mae Spuller, 24, daughter of Mrs. J. P. Spuller. A license to wed was issued to Charles S. Cole 26, a clerk at Rich- ' mond, Indiana, and Ida Irene Kohne, ' stenographer, daughter of Alphonse ! Kohne Decatur. Henry B. Heller and J. C. Sutton, commissioners appointed by the court to sell the Van Camp real estate, have filed their bond for >40,000, which was duly approved. The bond as filed is gdod for a million. Real estate transfers: Joseph Ruff to John Bitler, tract in French tp„ >300; Christian Bitner to John G. Bittner, 20 acres, Union tp., >ISOO. STUDYING THE OLD COMET. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., May 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Professor Hall and a corp of scientists of the naval observatory spent several hours ( with Halley’s comet this morning, ■ watching its maneuvers several mil- ; lion miles off. According to Professor Hall the comet’s tail will side swope the earth tomorrow evening, i Experts agree that there is no cause for alarm.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, May 17, 1910.

A HAPPY WEDDING yMarriage of Miss Ida Irene Kohne and Mr. Charles Cole This Morning. AT ST. MARYS CHURCH Attended With Beautiful and Impressive Ceremony —Wedding Trip. A very beautiful bride was Miss Ida Irene, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kohne, whose marriage to Mr. Charles G. Cole of Richmond took place this morning at 8 o’clock at St. Mary's Catholic church, the beautiful and impressive ceremony being performed by the Rev. Father Wilken iw the presence of a large number of the friends of the young couple who thronged the church. The ushers were Frank Bremerkamp and Bernard Terveer, who led the bridal procession, which was an unusually pretty one. They were followed by the bridesmaids, the Misses Estella and Bertha Kohne, sisters of the bride, and by the groomsmen, Clifford LaDelle and Lawrence Kleinhenz —the maid of honor, Miss Agnes Kohne, sister of the bride, and last the happy bride and groom. The bride, a lovely and modest young girl, was charming In a gown of white silk, with trimmings of Valenciennes lace and dainty, pure lilies of the valley. Her head was crowned with a white hat, showered with the same flowers —lilies of the valley and she carried a white prayer book, with marker of the lilies. Miss Bertha Kohne was beautiful in a gown of palest blue, with spangled trimmings. Her large white picture hat was covered with the dainty, blue for get-me-nots, and she carried a shower bouquets of white roses, while her sister, Miss Estella, wore a frock equally becoming and dainty, of yellow silk tissue, with trimmings of vai and applique. To match this dress she wore a white hat trimmed with yellow buttercups and her shower bouquet was of yellow roses. Rose color over yellow satin, with white applique ornaments, was the charming costume of Miss Agnes, as maid of honor and she carried a basket of white and pink roses. The groom and his attendants were in the usual black attire. Masters Raymond and Ambrose Kohne, brothers of the bride, served as acolytes. After the church ceremony the bridal party with a number of relatives and intimate friends repaired to the home of the bride’s parents, where a wedding breakfast was served at 11:30 o’clock. The dining room and tables were decorated with cut flowers, and the bridal table, with its large wedding cake, was one of great beauty. The Misses Hazel and Mildred LaDelle, daintily gowned, served at the bride’s table. Among those in attendance from out of town were the groom s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cole, and Mrs. Luke Bohn of Richmond, Mrs. Bertel and Miss Anna Cox of Fort Wayne. The young couple left today for a trip to the lake cities, including in their tour Detroit, Toledo, Tiffin and Cleveland and will be at home after June Ist at Richmond. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cole of Richmond and is a hustling young business man, with the hardware mercantile firm of Seaney & Brown at Richmond. He is known to all here as a young man of excellent qualities and for some time was with Schaub, Gottemoller & Company of this city. The bride is a young lady of beautiful character and is known as one of the city’s best young ladies. She served for several years as stenographer for the Ward Fence company. The young couple will be attended through life with the very best wishes of all. — MAKING A NEW DWELLING. The fine barn on the John Niblick residence property, corner Jefferson and Fourth streets, which was recently slightly damaged by fire, will be converted into a dwelling for rental purposes by Mr. Niblick. The barn • has been moved from its position on ■ the north corner of the lot to the i south on Jefferson street and is now , being raised for the cellar excavation. ■ The contract for the mason work has - been awarded to James Hurst and the > carpentering to Jacob Miller. The . house will be a model one, with all i modern conveniences, inculding a furace.

"A VILLAGE OF VAGABONDS.” A certain little Ashing village on the coast of Normandy, sleeping in obscurity, is the "Village of Vagabonds," which Mr. F. Berkeley Smith has taken as the scene of his latest book, published this month by Doubleday, Page & Company. Mr. Smith knows intimately both the quaint village and its "vagabond’’ inhabitants, for the little “get-off-the-track" train has brought him many times to his own farm near this forgotten cluster of huts. Here he grows American corn, hold open house to the villagers, and goes on duck shooting expeditions. It is apparent to everyone that much of the book is reality. Suzette, the “rosy-cheeked girl in sabots,” who sang all day; Mmd Alice de Brevllle, with her rare and enviable charm; Tanrade, the bigsouled musician; Mere Marianne, the worst vagabond of them all; the generous cure, who cuts his mass a tiny bit short to hurry his duck blond; Pierre, the soldier-gardener; the miser Garron and his grim story—all seem to be real people, not characters in a story, but living people who the same air and speak the same language as the author. to geTdiplomas Six Geneva Students Successfully Pass the County Examination. THE GENEVA NEWS The Coming and Going of Another Day at That Bustling Town. Geneva, Ind., May 17 —(Special to ’ Daily Democrat)—The following are ■ the names of the Geneva high school students who successfully passed the county examination and will receive diplomas at the June commencepaent: Robert Chrisman, Catherine Cook, Malcom Fraze, Marjorie Reddout. Madeline McWhinney and Charles Drew. There were ten students who took the examination and the other four will again take the test at Decatur next Saturday. Miss Ethel Harbour, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Harbour, arrived here Monday evening from Converse, Ind., where she has been teaching in the public school. She will spend the summer with her parents here. Mrs. McFadden returned to Chicago Monday after visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Harold Kimball, at this place. Mrs. G. B. Rickett and daughter of Kendallville are here for an extended visit with, her father and family, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McWhinney. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hawkins and son of Coldwater, Ohio, returned home onday after an over-Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Briggs and family. Rev. Rickard, state evangelist of the Baptist church, called on friends in Geneva Monday, leaving on the evening car over the B. G. and C. for Bluffton. Clem Green, an oil field worker, had the misfortune to mash the middle finger of his left hand to such an extent that the services of a physician was necessary to dress the wound. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Acker attended to business at Fort Wayne and Marion Monday, arriving home the same evening vit the B. G. & C. Miss Leia Randolph of Rockford, Ohio, and Miss Vera Rinehart of Portland are visiting Miss Olive Wheeler on Line street. Dr. D. H. Templeton is attending the dental convention at Indianapolis this week. Albert Sellemeyer of Decatur was circulating among Geneva friends this morning. o— —~ ADDS NEW DEPARTMENT. A fine new piano has been added to the Steele & Weaver racket store, which will be used In demonstrating the sheet music department, which will be a new feature of the store.

OUR NEW ISLANDS 1 1 ■ , Arthur Beery Writes Interestingly of Life in the Philippines. LAND AND PEOPLE Something About the Principle Cities and Folks Who Live There. Camp Stotsenburg, Pampage, P. 1., March 25, 1910. Dear Folks: —I will endeavor to write you a little of my opinion of the Philippine Islands.* I think the people have Improved wonderfully, even in the short time they have been under the American rule. They are not as enlightened as they might be. The Spanish did not care about the welfare or advancement of the people. Consequently they did not give much attention to their education, fearing if the people were enlightened they would revolt against the injustice of the Spanish rule. The schools are now organized on the same plan as our public schools in the states, and the English language is taught to all. I think one mistake of the courts over here has been the .allowing of the use of the Spanish in their proceedings. A few years ago they passed a law to do I away with the Spanish officially after I two years. When that time had expired they the time two years and have now extended it again. By permitting the use of Spanish they have retrograded the use of the English, as the Americans who had come over here to practice law had to use interpreters, and had to learn the I language to be on an equal footing I with the native lawyer. The native, having no use for the English language, as he did not have to use it, did not learn it. Now the Spanish seems to have a stronger footing in the courts than ever. The English language should be made official. Then the natives would have to use the interpreters and it would only be a short time until everyone would speak English. There are so many restrictions on foreigners and foreign capital that it suppresses the growth of commerce to a great extent. Manila, the largest city in the Philippines, has a population of about 100,000. It is situated on the south end of the west coast and has an excellent harbor and shipping facilities. It is becoming Americanized much faster than the other places, as there are more Americans there than in any other locality. Fort McKinley is near and there are about three thousand soldiers stationed there and in the city proper. As the soldier stays in the islands only two years there are quite a number who can’t speak Spanish to any extent, and the merchants learn to speak English to hold their trade. “The Old City has a very ancient appearance. It is surrounded by a wall and moat. However, the wall and moat has been torn down in several places to build streets to the newer portion of the city. Here there are stores similar to our own and one can purchase almost anything he can in the states by paying about half as much again. Silk, linen and many kinds of wooden wares are much cheaper than in the states as there is no duty on silk and hemp, and the woods of different kinds, including ebony, rosewood ad mahogany, are found in large quantities on many of the islands. The historic old “Bridge of Spain ” is one of the many interesting things of the city. It connects the business portion with the resident portion and the famous Lueneta, also the administration building of the Philippine government, is on that side of the Pasig river. The Constabulary band, composed of seventy-eight pieces, plays at the Luneta every evening and the population turns out by tho thousands. The Spanish Grandee, in his stately carriage and livery, the American in automobiles and carriages and the natives and poorer people in carimetas and by street cars. Carimetas are similar to our two-wheeled carts, with a top added and are drawn by a pair of native • ponies, which are not much larger . than shetlands. : The Roman Catholic cathedral Is 1 one of the finest in the world. It has I an immense .dome, about 175 feet ir

i height and lighted by thousands of | Incandescent lights. Camp Stotensburg is in the province of Pampanga and is about seventy miles northwest of Manila. It is ' reached by a branch of the Manila and Dagupan railroad, which is a narrow gauge affair with English style engines and coaches. Pampanga is one of the poorest provinces on the island of Luzon. The fruit is of a very Inferior grade in comparison with other places. Cocoanuts, bananas and mangoes are about all of the variety here. The principal products are rice and sugar cane. They use the caribou and the native cattle for all heavy draft purposes an dtbe pony for driving. A low range of mountains lies to our west and north and a valley to the east and south. Mt Aratat is about twenty-six miles east of here. It is six thousand feet high and has an 1 extinct chater in its summit. All the mountains have dense growths of bamboo and tropical foliage on their sides. Numerous small streams bisect the surrounding country. They are very treacherous, especially during the wet season, when the land is very boggy on the banks and level (Continued on page 2.) A LARGE - CLASS Fourteen Graduates of Berne High School Will Receive Diplomas. THIS . EVENING Commencement at Mennonite Church —Lecture Given Monday Evening. Fourteen students of the Berne high school will this evening be graduated from that excellent institution of learning, receiving diplomas for having meritoriously completed the course of study. The commencement exercises will be held in the Mennonite church and the class roll includes the following: Minnie Sprunger, Rufus Von Gunten, Dorcas Sprunger, Hugo Beitler, Martha Baumgartner, Martha Burkhalter, Jesse Stauffer, Mae Hocker, Carl Habegger, Orva Smith, Wildas Soldner, Dora Hirschy, Mae Stauffer and Carl Sprunger. The following excellent program will be given: March. Violin Solo—Crown of Gold. Invocation —Rev. C. P. Maas. Piano Solo —“An den Fruehllng.” Salutatory. Violin Solo—Selection from Maritana. Crossing the Bar. Eyes That See. Vocal Trio. Training a Safeguard Against Future Needs. Results of Effort. ’ Violin Solo—A Dream of Spring. Valedictory. Piano Solo —To a WaterlHy. 1 Presentation of Class. 1 Awarding of Diplomas. i Violin Solo —Selection From Faust. ’ Benediction —Rev. J. W. Kliewer. ’ The musicians taking part in the ’ program are Professor Paul Witthous, 1 violinist, and Miss Emma Bixler, pi--1 anist. The faculty of the Berne ' school which has so carefully instruct--1 ed the students in its charge, includes > the following members. F. D. Huff, ’ superintendent; Frieda Plack, princil pal; G. A. Lehman, assistant princi- ’ pal. T>e board of education: F. K. t Schafer, president; C. secretary; Edwin Heller, treasurer. The annual lecture was delivered last 1 evening at the Mennonite church by ■ Professor Rufus von Kleinschmidt, ■ and the baccalaureate sermon on Sun--1 day by the Rev. H. H. Kattman. The ’ alumni banquet will be given tomor- ’ row evening at 7 o'clock at the Cot- ' tage hotel. Many from this city will be in attendance at the commencement exercises this evening. o FANS DON’T LIKE RICKARD. I J (United Press Service.) 1 San Francisco, May 17 —(Special to f Daily Democrat) —Fights “fans’ 1 to--3 day show no enthusiasm over the I- selection of Tex Rickard to referee e the Jeffries-Johnson fight. He has it had no experience as a referee. It is believed he will force Johnson and is Berger to agree upon another man. is Johnson says Rickard has “got to n stick.”

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BOLD STATEMENTS Were Made by a Montpelier Preacher in Sunday Evening Sermon. FRAUD AND GRAFT Are Charges Hurled at the Leading Reformers of That Community. Hartford City, Ind., May 17 —The Rev. A. M. Hackleman, pastor of the Baptist church at Montpelier, Sundaynight took for his subject "No Baccalaureate sermon, Why?” and took oc. casion to reply to members of the Anti-Saloon League, who, he charges, have ridiculed and persecuted him for the past two years. More than 600 people listened attentively to him. At the conclusion of his address, which was his first public reply to2the stories circulated about him by leaders of the "dry” movement in Hartford City and Montpelier, the Rev. Mr. Hackleman was surrounded by members of the large audience anx ious to shake his hand and cangratulate him. His sermon was one of the most direct accusations of fraud and graft ever delivered from a Montpelier pulpit and many times the speaker was interrupted”by laughter from the audience, which was unable to restrain itself at the sorry picture presented by the Montpelier reformers, as pictured by the Rev. Mr. Hackleman during his remarks. The Rev. Mr. Hackleman replied to the attacks plainly and accused L. E. Kelley, superintendent of the Montpelier schools, and W. S. Bull, Dr. F. M. Reynolds and William Page, the three school board members, with being grafters, hypocrites and character assassins, Insincere and unworthy of places in the public school system of Montpelier. Six members of the high school graduating class who, it Is said, had been forbidden to attend the services by the school authorities, braved the I wrath of officials and heard the sermon. MUST MAKE GOOD Three Auburn Young Men May Not Receive High School Diplomas. ACTIONS DISGUSTING Behavior at the Recent Library Ceremony There Causes Affair. As a just reward for their indiscreet conduct at the corner stone laying ceremonies last Friday, we understand that Faust Johnson, Ilif Hursh and Winfred Ketcham will not be given their graduation diplomas, until, at least they in some way make good for the disgrace they have heaped upon the schools, the governor, the benefactor and the public in general. These young men on the very eve of their graduation from the Auburn schools, when their thoughts should be directed along lines pertaining to the highest of Ideals, appeared before a vast assemblage as members of a chorus of students and instead of trying to acquit themselves as best thev could, they resorted to conduct which aroused the dignity of all present. Such conduct has never been tolerated in the public schools and so indignant are the members of the school board, the superintendent and others concerned that it is not im probable that the youg men will no. be allowed to graduate. Such punishment is deserved. —Auburn Courier. -— t> > ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT. •- John Joseph, who recently opened e an ice cream parlor on Second street e is continually adding to his place o s business and in a short time it wil s be the most popular place of its kind d in the city. An electrical piano wif i. arrive in a day or so from Cincinnati o which will furnish music for the pa trons of tho place.