Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 165

A GREAT MEETING Was the Democratic Congressional Convention at Muncie Yesterday. THE RESOLUTIONS J. C. Moran and D. E. Smith of This City Were on Committees. The democratic congressional convention at Muncie was one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held In the district. Speeches were made by Judge Felts. Stokes Jackson, Edward Barrett and other prominent men. J. C. Moran was the Adams county member of tne committee on organization and I). E. Smith was the chairman of the resolution committee, which reported as follows: t We, the democracy of the Eighth congressional district in convention assembled, do hereby declare our ad terence to the time-honored principles of the democratic party, and we hail with satisfaction the spirit manifested by the whole people in support of the same, presaging certain Victory for those principles at the coming election. 1 We denounce the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. We favor immediate revision of the tariff schedule downward to meet the desires of the people and we believe such revision can only be obtained by and through the demo•ratic party. k We heartily endorse the official acts E of the Hon. John A. M. Adair, who by K his distinguished services as a repreKgentative of all the people, his strict B attention to duty, his earnest and unB faltering championship of economy in ■ the administration of governmental ■ affairs, his open and persistent ef■forts to secure revision of the tariff ■downward and his unswerving loyalty ■to the interest of the old soldier, has ■ deservedly earned for him the conii■dence and support of all democrats ■and thousands of Independent republi■cans of this district. We do especially commend him for ■ his independence in congress in sup- ■ porting such measures as he believes ■to be in the interest of all the people, ■ unaetuated by selfish motives, uninBfiueuced by partisanship and regardBless whether such measures originatKed from a republican or democratic ■source He has sacredly kept every ■ promise he made the people in former ■ campaigns. He has been true to his ■trust, and we are justly proud of the ■ achievements' his fidelity to duty has ■ won. For what he has done and for ■ what he will do we comi »?nd him to ■all the people of this district for reBelection to the high position he now ■occupies, which position he has made ■ honorable by his splendid ability and ■his sterling integrity. We approve and we cordially in- ■ dorse the candidacy of John VV. Kern ■for the United States senate, and also ■ the ticket nominated by the democrat■lc state convention, the nominees be- ■ ing men of much wortii and characand whose election will mean an ■honest administration of the affairs of ■their respective offices. We appre■ciate the honor conferred by that con■Vention in the nomination of the Hon. ■Lewis G. Ellingham as secretary of Sstate. ' We endorse the administration of ■Thomas R. Marshall, who has been ■true to the people and by reason of fc-liis rugged honesty and his executive ■nbi’ity has attracted the attention of ■the entire country. We indorse the splendid service of Hon. Benjamin F. Shively in the ■United States senate, and congratu■late the people of Indiana on having ■such an able representative in that ■law-making body. We heartily approve of the public ■accounting law, enacted by the last legislature, and especially commend Khe able, courageous and ever-efficient gjadiiinistration of that law by the Hon. ■William A. Dehority, chief of the Bjoard of accountants, and his efficient Mkssistants. ■ We are not forgetful of the great ■Services rendered the country by the ■heroes of the Civil war. and we favor ( gShe immediate enactment of a law, all survivors of that war a. ■(pension of one dollar a day. I We want to express onr thanks and appreciation of the kind spirit in we have been received and en : Bltertained bv the generous people of,

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tills beautiful and prosperous city during the time ol this convention. We do further declare that the rooster shall be the emblem of the democratic ticket in this congressional election. o —. SNAKE STORY. While Section Foreman J. H. Ulrick and force of men were mowing weeds along the G. R. & 1., about four miles north of the city Thursday morning they came across a blue racer which made them hold their breath for an instant. The men had quite a battle with clubs and sticks, but managed to kill the reptile before he harmed them. When straightened out he measured six feet and four inches. It was found under some poison vines, near a creek, and had evidently been in the vicinity for some time, judging from its site. SEMI-ANNUAL DRAW Trustees and Other Officials May Now Draw Their School Funds. AT AUDITOR’S OFFICE Total of Over Eighty-five Thousand Dollars is Divided Here. Trustees and other officials entitled to do so, may at any time now make the July draw of taxes. The routine work has peen completed at the auditor’s office and the funds are ready. The Decatur corporation drew their share some weeks ago, not being required to wait. The total school fund for distribution in this county is $85,264.63, divided as follows: Decatur Library $ 975.37 Geneva Corporation 1,440.39 Geneva School 2,690.78 Berne Corporation 3,484.50 Berne School 3,522.31 Monroe Corporation 333.06 Decatur Corporation 15,522.90 Decatur School 12,053.76 Union Township 2,442.14 Root Township 4,334.56 Preble Township 4.113.03 Kirkland Township 3,403.77 Washington Township 3,807.71 St. Mary’s Township 4,724.75 Blue Creek Township 2,896.05 Monroe Township 6,610.52 French Township 5,153.32 Hartford Township 3,194.32 Wabash Township 4,116.45 Jefferson Township 2,387.94 NO MORE SUNDAY SHOWS. Mayor Issues Statement After Attack by Prohibitionists. Kokomo, Ind.. July 15 —By agreement with Mayor Puckett the theatrical managers of Kokomo will give no more Sunday exhibitions. Mayor Puckett has issued the following statement: “The pernicious thing was the idea of Sunday desecration. The picture shows in themselves are not perniciout. The class of pictures that our theaters exhibit are clean and many of them have a neducational value. I desire to give our theatrical managers all credit for the manner in which they i ove agreed to close their houses on Sunday. It is much better to do thees things amicably than at the end ot a policeman’s club.” RecenOy Mayor Puckett was the chief figure in a bitter attack by pro- ' hlbition leaders and moral reformers because he would not order the theaters closed on Sundays. o- — SOLD CAR Car Load of Fine Horses to the Eastern Markets. The Decatur Horse Sale company today shipped a car load of horses to ! the eastern markets. The lot was j made up of the finest horses that could | be found in this vicinity. They were sold privately as the sales barns have been closed for this season. Several | buyers from the east came along and bought the lot.

POSEY GETS THERE Republicans in First iDstrict Held a Stormy Session Yesterday. TARIFF IS ENDORSED So Was Taft—Beveridge is Ignored But Mentioned as a Good Speaker. Boonville, Ind., July 15—Frank B. Posey of Evansville, former congressman, was nominated republican candidate for congress in the First Indiana district. Former Senator James A. Hemenway presided and ruled the convention. Strong “standpat" resolutions were adopted unanimously. The Taft administration was unequivocally indorsed and the Payne-Aldrich tariff law lauded. The resolution ignored Senator Beveridge's attitude on the tariff but referred to him as a brilliant orator. In the voting Posey received eightyone votes and John W. Brady of Princeton, thirty-seven votes. Posey in accepting the nomination declared himself a "standpatter.” The air was charged with possibilities of contests early in the day but they did not develop on the floor of the convention. There was some opposition in the choice of Hemenway for chairman. Posey’s friends were inclined to favor Charles W. Wittenbacker of this city. Posey’s full strength was not developed. for after he obtained seventone votes to Brady's thirty-three, the li-inceton candidate withdrew before the roll call got to Warrick, and moved that the nomination be made by acclamation. INQUEST SATURDAY Over Mutilated Remains of the Once Famous American Actress. CRIPPEN HAS FLED New York Detectives Are Watching Every Incoming Vessel For Him. (United Press Service.) London. Eng.. July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Dr. Crippen and his partner in crime, Miss Ethel Clara Leneve, have fled from England is the belief of the police today, having discarded the theory that they were hiding in London. The inquest over the mutilated body of Mrs. Crippen will be held tomorrow, when Dr. Cepper, the criminologist, will show that the woman was poisoned by her husband. Xb (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y„ July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Detective George Lemmon and a squad from the New York police department boarded the liner, Musician, today In their first search for Dr. Hawley Crippen, the London doctor, wanted for murdering his wife. The secret service men went to all the steamers at the pier in order to "look over” au the passengers. o MADE TROUBLE. Youth Set Fire to Straw Stack and Came Near Destroying Barn. Thursday the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender of Ossian got an idea in his head that he was going to cause a little excitement, and he certainly did. First he secured a number of sticks and plugged the well shut, so that no water could be secured. He then set the straw stack on fire and came very near destroying the large barn, which was nearby. However, it was discovered by a number of persons, who lent their assistance. and the blaze was extinguished before the flames had spread to the structure. !

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, July 15, 1910.

IN WILLSHIRE SOCIETY. Mr. and Mrs. W M. Stetler of Willshire planned a very interesting sur prise in honor of the fifteenth milestone of their son, Roxy, and the plan was most successful. They ha l invited twenty-three of his friends to come and help spend the evening, and it was one of much pleasure for those who had the opportunity of being present. The evening was spent in . playing games of various kinds and ■ music was furnished by different members of the company. A' delicious two-course lunch was served by ] Mrs. Stetler. Master Roxy was the recipient of many useful and beautiful presents from his friends as a token of the esteem in which he is held by them. A watch fob and a necktie were included in the list. The invited guests were Glen Miller, Leah Grisler, Cecelia Foltz. Bessie Gibson. Jessie Hoblit, Mabel Roop, Ruth Kels- j ter, Genevieve Parks, Esther Snyder. Esther August, Esther Shaffner. Fay Roller. Kenneth Kendall. Lester ' Dailey, Wilbur Sims. Herbert Avery, 1 Lee Mitch, Lynn Strickler, Lloyd August, Lisk Bobeiya. Roy Seteler, Roy August and Russell Dull. FRACTIOUS HORSE Herman Colchin Starts Out to Introduce Cigars— Returns With a BROKEN SHOULDER Horse Kicked Dash Board and Made Wild Dashes —Another Scare. Herman Colchin, the well known cigar maker, started out Thursday I on a drive to Poe with samples of bis cigars, and returned in the evening on the interurban with his shoulder dislocated, the result of a little capricious action of his horse, which took a notion to kick the dash board, and a few extra dashes between whiles. When the horse began kicking and running Mr. Colchin jumped from the rig, and in some way painfully injured his hip. He got into the buggy again after the horse quieted, but it was not long before it began to repeat its maneuvers and he jumped again, sustaining more serious injury. C. F. True happened along with his automobile just in time and took Mr. Colchin to the interurban. where he boarded the car for home. He had no suspicion that his shoulder was dislocated until he reached home and tried to take his coat off. when he felt the grating and crecking of the shoulder bone, and seeking medical attention, found his injuries more serious that he at first thought. Mrs. lAizabet., ...orrison and Mrs. A. D. Suttles and children drove , Thursday to the Morrison farm, five miles east of Berne, where they spent the day and enjoyed a picnic. Coming home the horses became unruly 1 and while no one was hurt or anything broken, there was much anxiety . for a while. The ring in the neck- . yoke came out letting the buggy run < onto the horses. The animals fright- ‘ ened and jumped and pranced, one 1 being thrown upon its knees. The s occupants of the buggy hastily got 1 out, as, fortunately for them, the 1 horses’ prancing and wildness, did • not affect the buggy, which remained i stationary. Had the horses attempted I to run, dragging the buggy and occu- i pants with them, the result might i have been extremely serious. Examination after the horses were quieted revealed nothing out of place or broken except the ring from the neck-yoke, which had been pulled out. Q- , MAKES SETTLEMENT. ( Mr. Cassel, representing the Glenn 1 Falls Insurance company was in the i city this morning and made settlement ( with W. J. Myers, whose house was t destroyed by fire last Monday night, ( Mr. Myers carrying insurance in the ( company represented by him. Settlement was made for the full amount, S4OO, Mr. Myers receiving a check for that amount. This company has two agencies in this city, and upon 1 notice pf the loss at once sent their < representative. Mr. Myers has decided to rebuild the house and work will begin as soon as possible.

THIRTY ARRESTED For Participating in the Recent Lynching at Newark, Ohio. MEN BOUND OVER Roosevelt Will Speak at the Nashville Exposition on October 7th. (United Press Service.) New York. July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Roosevelt today accepted an invitation to speak at the exposition at Knoxville, Tenn., on October 7th. One week later President Taft will speak at the exposition. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C. July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —George Beigler of the American National bank at Indianapolis was today appointed to be national bank examiner by the treasury department here. (United Press Service.) Newark, Ohio. July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thirty men are in jail here today charged with participating in the recent riot, when a boy was lynched. The police are busy and many more will be rounded up. Mayor Ankele is giving preliminary hearings and as fast as he gets them is binding them over to the grand jury where the evidence warrants him to do so. — —o Howard Shacklek. who was a business visitor at Peterson, returned today. WILL OPEN STORE — Joshua Barnhart Will Open Racket Store jit Swayzee August First. WILL RESIDE THERE His Son, Charles, Merchant at Attica, Assisting in the Opening. ■ — » Joshua Barnhart, one of the well known residents of the county, who until recently resided on his farm near the Washington church, is preparing to open a racket store at Swayzee and expects to begin the arrangement of his stock about August Isf. The opening at Swayzee is a remarkably good one and Mr. Barnhart will no doubt have a deservedly excellent success. His son, Charles Barnhart, who recently opened a racket store at Attica, will assist him in the opening of the store and the arrangement of the stock, while his daughter, Miss Emily Barnhart, of this city, will assist in ttle operation of the store. Mr. Barnhart expects to move his household goods to Swayzee and he and his wife and daughter will make that place their home. They have long been residents of the county and citj' and there are many who will be loath to see them go. ‘•COMIN’ THRU TH’ RYE.” Probably the finest field of rye in the county is that grown on the Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison farm, east of Berne, by John P. Schwartz, a sample of which was brought to this office. The rye stands about six feet high in the field and heads are finely developed, promising a bumper crop this season. o Dick Buckmaster, who went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to call on his wife at the hospital, where she underwent an operation several days ago, found her so much improved that the doctors allowed her to accompany him home last evening.

WANTS MACADAM STREETS. Will Petition County Commissioners For Them. A list of over a hundred freeholders and voters of Monroe township have signed a petition to the board of county commissioners, asking them to grade, drain and construct free public macadamized stone roads over and upon the public highways known al Water street and Reusser streets, in the town of Berne. The length of tne two streets to be macadamized is only about three-fourths of a mile. The west end of Water street connects with a macadamized road and the south end of Reusser street connects with Berne’s Main street. The petition asks that the improvements be made without submitting the question of buildfhg the same to a election of the voters of Monroe township. Said two streets ought to be paved with brick. —Berne Witness. BARN WAS BURNED Bam With Many Tons of Hay on Joel Falk Farm Consumed. DURING LAST NIGHT Spontaneous Combustion— Machinery in the Barn Also Destroyed. A large barn on the Joel Falk farnl cast of the city, in the vicinity of Bobo, was burned Thursday night about 8 o’clock, together with its contents. consisting of about twenty tons of hay and some machinery, belonging to William Falk, who lives on the farm. The origin of the fire is unknown. but it is supposed to have resulted from heat generated by tho new hay, otherwise known as spontaneous combustion. When discovered the blaze had gained such headway that all efforts to extinguish it were unavailing and the hay, with which it was stuffed, was licked up with great gusto by the flames. The fire made a great blaze and many from this city witnessed its ulrid light in the east. Mr. Falk carried some insurance, but not enough to cover the loss. LIQUOR “PERFUME” IS HIT. Internal Revenue Commissioner’s Rul» ing Affects Many Druggists. f i Washington. D. C. July 15—Sections of the country which receive their intoxicating stimulants in the guise of perfumes, essences, medicines or drugs were delivered a body blow today by Commissioner Cabell of the internal revenue bureau, who gave out a list of more than two hundred preparations which hereafter may be handled by drug store only after the government liquor license is paid. Treasury department officials said they believed that many of these preparations were concocted mainly for sale in “dry" territory yhere the prohibition laws made it impossible to obtain anything legally with a liquor ' flavor. It is estimated that there are 40,00(1 i druggists in the United States, slight- ; ly mor.) than naif of whom pay the $25 yearly special tax which permits i them to sell the preparations involved. Other stores which continue to vend these mixtures will now be required to pay the tax and the United States treasury will be enriched accordingly. — o — CAME NEAR BEING HUNG. James Jackson, hardware merchant at Liberty Center, had a narrow escape from being choked to death tnis morning while assisting in putting some rafters on the new barn on his farm. His throat was caught between a guy rope and the building. But for the speedy work on the part of the ' other men he would have been killed. • As it was he was nearly "all in" by the time he was released from his perilous position.—Bluffton Banner.

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WOLGAST TO FIGHT Will Meet Fredie Cole. Champion of Indiana, at Muncie August 19th. FOR EIGHT ROUNDS Federal Grand Jury Begins Its Investigation—Will Probe Into Affairs. (United Press Service.) Muncie, Ind., July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat! —Negotiations have been closed here today for the meeting of Ad Wolgast of Cadillac, Mich., champion light weight fighter of the world, to meet Freddie Cole, the Indiana champion, of Indianapolis, before Magic City Athletic association in this city on the evening of August 19th. The battle is to last eight rounds and will be the biggest event of the kind held in Indiana in years. Cole began training here today under the direction of Jack Dillon of Indianapolis. . (United Press Service.) Chicago. 111., July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The special federal grand jury, empaneled to investigate the meat trust, began work today. United States District Attorney Sims and his assistant, Mr. Kenyon, indicated that the first steps would be to ascertain why the trust was organized. 4 — o— . ■ — Quite a number of those who attend ed the congressional convention et Muncie yesterday and witnessed the renominatlon of Congressman John A. M. Adair returned home last evening. RAILROAD STRIKE Looks Today as Though the Pennsylvania Boys Will Quit Jobs. IT AFFECTS INDIANA Nearly Thirty Thousand Men Are Affected by the Strike Order. (United Press Service.) 8 Pittsburg, Pa., July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Pennsylvania railroad strike effects New York, New Jersey. Ohio. Indiana. Michigan, Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. The capitalization of the company is $593,515,894.36. The mileage is 11,080 miles. Men involved west of Pittsburg is 10,806 and east of Pittsburg, 14,194. (United Press Service.) Philadelphia, Pa., July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —When the general committee of the Pennsylvania trainmen and conductors met at 10 o'clock this morning the breacli appeared to have widened and a strike which will tie up the entire system is looked for. Negotiations with the railroad officials have been effected. The board of directors of the road met today and adopted a resolution, giving their attitude regarding the proposed strike. - o CAN SAVE ON REGISTERED MAIL. People who send registered letteis and packages will no longer receive the red card receipt bearing the name of the consignee unless the sender especially requests it. The innovation will save the government time and money. The sender will receive his blue sub and may have the red receipt forwarded to him as before for the asking. In any event the government will have a complete record of the transaction on file should controversies over the package follow. —— o — John Badders of Pleasant Mills was a business caller here this morning and left for his home later during the day. A new Decatur car made its appearance on tlie streets today and drew quite a bit of attention by those who passe-i by it.