Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII, Number 182.

CLERK'S OFFICE ■The State Accounting Board Make Their Report Upon the Clerk’s Office. DURING SIX YEARS . The Examiners Compliment i and Commend the Adams County Officials. K Reports from the state accounting Jboard are coming thick and fast. This •morning those covering an examinaSation of the clerk’s office for the past Six years were received and made a 'matter of record in the auditor’s ofHne. The reports covered three years • •tfurinu- the time that David Gerber ♦erved the county as clerk of the Ad- | ams circuit court, and three years during the administration of<the present clerk, James P. Haefling. Both re■borts spoke in glowing terms of the officers and of the manner and method of doing business in the office of clerk of the Adams circuit court. The report shows: James P. Haefling. Jan. 1. 1906, to Dec. 31, 1910. Due on clerk’s fees $298.87 Os the above amount Mr. Haefling has certificates of deposit for $204.37, ■which he held until the validity of •ownership of fees was determined, this amount deducted from the amount |- found by the examiners makes a difference of $94.50, and this is composed <of fees retained for acting as a member of the board of election commisI sioners, issuing naturalization papers and a transcript fee. •f ‘The examiners say in their report Ifeii -reference to the uncollected fees •s shown by fee books in the clerk's t Jbffice, we find that Mr. Haefling has anade an extraordinary effort in the (■feuwr of collecting fees. He has isI hued fee bills for all cases and there remain on the books nothing except RBorthless matter, such as non-resi-dents, whereabouts unknown, etc. We commend Mr. Haefling for his effort toflong this line. We find in Mr. HaefJimr a very competent official. He has given us every assistance possible to * ‘enable us to make a thorough examinI ation of his office and we take pleasure in commending him to the people /of Addms county. We also take this jß&pportunity to thank him for the kindjly treatment shown us during this exjfctoation.” David Gerber. .Jan. 1, 1904. to Dec. 31, 1907. IBjjDue on clerk’s fees $347.98 (■Continued on page 2.) BRIGHTNEW OFFICE —' M ' • ■*> Postmaster Lower Begins by Brghtening and Renovat- ’ Brightening and RenovatGENERAL CLEANSING ’Woodwork Revarnished and New Touches Added Here and There. I Postmaster W. A. Lower believes ■in starting his term with a clean and Ke* office as well as a clean slate, and s'to this effect quite a number of mai -terial improvements, which have Keen under way for some time, are ■Rearing the finish and the office has a 'Vvery bright and new appearance, inKdeed, The enclosure has been ■Enlarged with a picket railing, the I entire oak woodwork of the box enHttosure revarnished, new desks ad■dedto the office, as well as an artisttic new pane curtain put up at the W-windows. which have been given a ■general good polishing. The entire place has been renovated and bright ; ,ened. and has a telling effect. The ' next touch will be put on the outside, front, which will be adorned with a new coat of paint.

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A BUMPER CORN CROP. In Eastern Illinois, Says A. J. Smith, Who Has Just Returned. • A. J. Smith has returned from Bel- ■ mont, 111., where he transacted business. He reports the corn crop in that vicinity as being unusually fine—ln fact he says he never saw a better I one. The corn is luxuriant—“growing as high as this ceiling," said Mr. Smith, pointing to that of his office. W hat is still better the yield promises to be at least a hundred bushels an acre. The orchards are bending beneath their burden or fruit —apples, 1 plums and all varieties. The country, he said, is fruitful, but the roads are bad. The soil Is sandy and washouts • occur with alarming frequency. He said that, after all, he preferred old Adams county, with her good roads. NO FURTHER PROOF I Concerning of Identity of Body Supposed to be Mrs. Dr. Crippen. WAS ONLY A RUSE Revolutionary Demonstration Breaks Out in Honduras—Americans Flee. (United Press Service.) London, Eng., August 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —On reliable authority it is stated today that the stories that Dr. George had obtained positive proof of the identity of the body supposed to be that of Mrs.'Crippen are without foundation. They were circulated with the hope that they might cause Crippen to break down. The United Press was informed today that no additional evidence had been found since the discovery of the body in Crippen’s home. Despite the denials that Crippen has confessed to Inspector Dew, the question of whether Crippen has admitted his guilt or not is unsettled. (United Press Service.) Tegugica, Honduras, August 4 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Figuring and a revolutionary demonstration has broken out in part of Honduras. Many Americans today fled to the United States consulate at Salvador, nn Italian was Killed when soldie s tore down the Italian flag. Nylla, me Italian representative, has cabled his government to rush a gun boat to , protect their property interests here. —— ANOTHER BALL GAME FRIDAY. K. of C. Team Will Play Guy Stock Company Team. f ■ * 1 s i ; Ball between the local teams and that of the Guy Stock company is becoming quite interesting. Another (game has been scheduled for this week in which the Guy Stock com- ' pany team will have this time as their opponents the crackerjack K. of C. team. The game will come off Fri- ■ day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Maple Grove park. The K. of C. line-up is as follows: B. Colchin—Catcher. Dowling—Pitcher. H. Colchin—First Base. O. France —Second Base. Ed Coffee—Short Stop. Pennington —Third Base. Cappy Johns —Left 'Field. Fullenkamp—Center Field. O. Wemhoff—Right Field. Substitutes —C. Lose and J. Colchin. o— NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY. Eight Volumes of Latest Fiction For Rental Shelf. — The following new books of latest ■ fiction have been purchased for the library rental shelf, and will be ready ■ for distribution tomorrow: i Barclay—The Rosary. Van Vorst—The Girl From His i Town. ■ Locke —Simon, the Jester. MacGrath—A Splendid Hazard. Day—The Ramrodders. Herrick—A Life For a Life. > Warner —Rejuvenation of Aunt i Mary. ? Montgomery —Anne of Green Ga- • bles. - o— Lydia and William Schinnerer of i Willshire. Ohio .transferred here today noon on their way to Fort Wayne.

DAY OF RECKONING l, i. Boys Who Talked. Laughed ' t and Otherwise Misbehav- " in Church r ARE IN LAW’S TOILS 5 . 1 - Unseemly Conduct in House of Worship Will be Punished. » - I That the day of reckoning is not always confined to the dim and far- . away days of the hereafter will be learned, much to their sorrow, by five Jefferson township young men, about eighteen years of age, against whom affidavits were made for disturbing a meeting at North Point church in Wabash township, July 3rd. While religious services were being conducted there by the Rev. Davison, it is said the boys—Charles Rape, Fred DeHoff. Roy Lehman and two named Burley and Smith —talked aloud, laughed, made unnecessary noise and other- , wise behaved in an unseemly way. making it necessary for the minister to call them down for their conduct. The affidavits were filed before ’Squire Armantrout, but change of \enue was taken to the court of ’Squire Ault of Wabash township, where the trials of Rape and Burley will take place August 17th. Delloff pleaded guilty and was fined, the total amount being $14.35, for which he stayed the docket. Roy Lehman, who is under age. was certified over to the probation officer, while Smith, the other young tpan, has skipped out and has not yet been arrested. The state will be represented by Assistant Prosecutor Chauncey Lautzenheiser of Berne and the defendants by Attorney D. B. Erwin of this city. o Miss Bess Teeple went to Fort Wayne today, where she will join her sister, Miss Marie, who has been visiting there for several days. They will then go to Leo, where they will be the guests of their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hollopeter. ■o BANKING HOUSES Is the Specialty of a Geneva Contracting Firm, Callihan & Lord. MR. LOYD HERE TODAY a Have Completed the Linn Grove Building and Have Begun at Sheldon. Mr. W. E. Loyd, member of the ■ firm of Callihan & Loyd, contractors and builders, from Geneva, was here . this morning enroute to Sheldon, Ind., where they have the contract for the erection of the new' banking building for the Sheldon State bank of which Charles F. True, formerly of this city, is the president. Mr. Loyd stopped here to secure prices on material which he will use in the building, which is to be constructed of brick and which will make an ideal home for the new banking house. They be- ■ gan work on the building Monday and will have it ready for occupancy by October Ist, at which time the new bank wil open its doors. Callihan & ’ Loyd also built the new bank building at Linn Grove, which is being completed today, Mr. Callihan being - there to look after the finishing ' touches while Mr. Loyd is looking ' after the affairs at Sheldon. The Linn Grove bank will begin business in their new home tomorrow. s —o —- SUNDAY SERVICES. The Rev. J. C. Valentine announces that he will preach at Mt. Pleasant M. E. church Sunday morning, his t subject being “mountain-top Experiences." The Rev. J. L. Mershon of • this city will preach in the evening at the Washington M. E. church in the place of Rev., Valentine, who will f deliver a sermon in the Methodist i- church in this city at that time in the ■. absence of the Rev. Powell.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 4, 1910.

« DROVE HIS AUTO TOO FAST. Stranger Burnt Up Second Street and It Cott Him Fifteen Plunks. 1 Marshal Peterson arrested a young man Wednesday evening who was driving an automobile down Second street at a rate of about thlfty-flve miles an hour and took him before Mayor Teeple, where he gave the , name of John Jones, and was charged > with exceeding the speed ordinance. He was fined five dollars and costs, which he paid. The man was a b stranger here. The officers ask us to announce that the speed ordinance must be observed, both with automobiles and motorcycles, the latter machines having given them much trouble lately, and unless the drivers are careful, there will be numerous ar--1 rests made. SAVED BY A DREAM I Mrs. Andy Barkley Dreams She Caught Fire and Saved Herself by WRAPPING IN CARPET Used That Means a Few Days Later When She Actually is in Danger. That Mrs. Andrew Barkley of Continental, Ohio, formerly of this countty, is alive today, though painfully injured about the hands and arms by burns received in a gasoline explosion, is no doubt due to a dream she had a few days before the accident. Mrs. Barkley dreamed that she was afire and saved herself by wrapping herself in the baby’s blanket. She thought no more of the dream until a few days later, when she was in actual danger of burning to death. She attempted to fill the gasoline can on the stove and in some way must have dropped a little on the hot burner, for though the fire was turned off. an explosion followed, and Mrs. Barkley was soon in a mass of flames. She thought of her dream at once and hastily snatching up a piece of carpet which was the only thing available, w rapped herself in its folds and soon extinguished the flames, but not until her hands and arms were frightfully burned. A physician who attended her said that had she not had presence of mind enough to extinguish the flames as she did, instead of running out into the yard and fanning the flames into still greatr fury, as many would have done, she would have been burned to death. While not the least bit superstitious, Mrs. Barkley is quite sure that she owes her life to the practical means suggested to her by her dream of a few nights before. Mrs. Barkley is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bausermann of near this city, and a daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkley, living « short distance south of this city. The acci- , dent happened a week ago last Tuesday and Mrs. Barkley is now in Fort Wayne at the home of her sister. Mrs. Jay Elzey, where she is getting the best of care. Her mother, Mrs. G. W. Bausermann. went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her daughter, whom she said is getting along as well as could be expected from the seriousness of her injuries. MOTHER THOUGHT TO BE DYING Ralph Amrine Called to Home at DeGraff, Ohio, This Morning. Ralph Amrine of the Democrat force ’ was called to his home at DeGraff, : Ohio, by a telephone message about : 7:30 o'clock this morning, stating that ; his mother, Mrs. Charles Amrine, was i dying. Mrs. Amrine has been in poor i health for a number of years, but the message of her dying condition came as an unexpected shock. She is known to a number of this city, having visited here several times with i her sons, Harry and Ralph. t O'- - — s M. E. Noll of the traction office has - returned from a business trip to Cos lumbus, Ohio. His family which ; moved here from Logan, Ohio, and i stayed just a month, did not like the 1 place and decided to return to Ix>gan. t The members of the family left yester--3 day and the household goods will follow today. !

INSURGENCY WINS I ■I I v .• M lowa and Kansas Against the Standpatters and Uncle Joe. CLEANED THEM The Insurgents Win an Overwhelming Victory in These Two States. Des Moines, lowa, August 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Republican lowa wrote herself vigorously progressive at a convention which was in uproar most of the time. Senators Cummins and Dollivar and the insurgent delegation at Washington were enthusiastically indorsed. The new tariff law was branded as a failure in the light of the party pledge in 1908. President Taft received the most tepid of lukewarm indorsements. A sop to harmony was flung out in the Indorsement of the administration of Governor Carroll. An attempt to use the “steam roller" to make the state central committee overwhelmingly progressive was called off, presumably at the hint of Senator Cummins. The progressive majority ranged close to 390 on every question. The resolutions committee was progressive. 6 to 5. The foregoing is a synopsis of the day’s events. To it may be added cheers and jeers, applause and hisses, music and howls of discord. Topeka. Kans.. August 4—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Cannon policies and “standpatism" were repudiated by the republicans of Kansas. Seven out of eight insurgent congressmen have been nominated by majorities ranging from 500 to 3,500. W. R. Stubbs, for governor, has been renominated over Thomas Wagstaff of about 20,000, or 2,000 more than he had over Cy Leland two years ago. Stubbs is an insurgent, Wagstaff, a regular. LABOR DAY PICNIC Arranged by Modern Woodmen—Lodges From Visiting Cities Will be INVITED BY THEM To Share the Day at Maple Grove —Music, Speeches, and a Good Time. The session held by the Modern Wpodmen Wednesday evening was one of the most important and most interesting held in some time, when definite plans were made for the Labor Day picnic to be held Monday, September sth, in Maple Grove park. The public is invited to join with them in this event, as well as the Modern Woodmen from Berne. Monroe. Willshire, Tocsin, Ossian, Fort Wayne and Bluffton, and other neighboring cities. There will be music by the modern Woodmen orchestra, a band to be organized from the musical talent of the lodge's ranks by Roy Wolford. Speeches will be given by a number of prominent men, and among the ether numbers on the program of entertainment will be a ball game between the teams from the Decatur and Monroe lodges, if such can be arranged. The picnic will be one of the leading events of the year in lodge circles and a celebration of Labor Day such as Adams county has never before witnesseS. WILL TAKE WESTERN TRIP. H. F. Scheumann, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schroeder, Mrs. Fred M and Commissioner Henry Zwi. k will leave Friday for Steward. Neb., where they will make a visit with relatives They will be gone about three week; land expect to have a very pleasan time.

j THE GUY STOCK COMPANY. Greeted With .Large Crowde—Played Ball Game Yesterday. t The Guy Stock company was greeted again Wednesday evening with a crowd that tested the capacity of the big tent and the show was "a crackerjack." They presented "Bar Z Ranch’ and the audience was well pleased. Tonight they give one of the best I shoWs of the week, ''The Opera Singer,” and you should not miss it. The Guy company’s ball team met the DeI catur club at Maple Grove park Wednesday, the game resulting in a victory for the locals by a score of four to three, or something like that. They will meet the K. of C. team Friday afternoon, when the Guy boys will try to show the locals something new ’ about the national game. j —o STOVE EXPLODED 1 > Miss Edith Green Badlv s Burned About Face and Hands iIN LIGHTING STOVE 1 —— This Morning—Match Went s Out and Gasoline Gathert ed Too Fast. i Miss Edith Green, daughter of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Ed Green, was badly burned tms morning about the hands and face by a gasoline explo- " sion at their home on North Second street. Miss Green attempted to light the gasoline stove about 10 o'clock this morning and in doing so the match went out. The stove is a selfgenerator, and before she could get another match the gasoline had accumulated under the burner to such an extent that the explosion resulted. Luckily her clothing did not catch fire, otherwise the injury would have been much greater. Her hands are a complete mass of blisters, and her face is also badly burned. The family is quite thankful, however, that she escaped as luckily as she did. o BITTEN BY A DOG. Elmer Darwechter Nabbed on Ankle By Little Dog. Elmer, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Darwechter, was bitten on the ankle this morning about 10 o'clock by a little dog that ran after him and nabbed him as he rode past on his wheel. The little boy was taken to the Dr. P. B. Thomas office. where bis injury was dressed and no danger is anticipated from the bite, which is only a little skin wound. o REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU. (United Press Service.) Washington. D. C., Aug. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The census bureau today announced the population ' of Cincinnati, Ohio, to be 364.463. an > increase over ten years ago of 33,551. t Also of Bloomington, Ind., to be 8,838, ! an increase of 2,378. o - RECOVERING SINCE OPERATION. > - Frank Andrews, who was operate! i upon yesterday morning at the nome i of his father, Jerry Andrews, near the Washington church, is getting along very well and reports from his bedside today are very encouraging. The : operation was performed by Doctors ! P. B. Thomas and H. F. Costello. ’ o • COURT HOUSE NEWS. , Jacob D. Habegger, aged twentyfive, a farmer of near Berne, and Resina Swartz, twenty, of Berne, an Ainish couple, were granted a license to marry, and left looking supremely , happy. This was pension day at the county clerk’s office and there was an allmorning rush, there being an unusual number of vouchers presented. The only real estate transfer recorded today was that Os Rezin Munlma to R. E. Mumma, inlot 143, Decatur, SI3OO. II o ■e A. B. Bailey of Monroe was here s. today on business. ts George Brewster of Jefferson townat ship was a business visitor here today.

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A GREAT CAMPAIGN i The Democratic Campaign of Organization Begins Tomorrow. H -— IN EVERY DISTRICT District Meetings Will be Held, Followed by County Meetings. DEMOCRATIC NEWS BUREAU. 325 Pytnian Building. Indianapolis, Ind., August 4—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Tomorrow marks the real beginning of the democratic campaign organization. Various movements in this direction have been under way for many weeks, it is true, but a systematic and statewide effort to get every voter into Hue is now to be launched. Not long after this organization plan has been put into effect, the speaking campaign will begin and will continue until the fight has been won in November. The event of tomorrow, which marks the beginning of the active plans of organization is the meeting to be held in the First district at Evansville. Dr. T. D. Scales, district chairman, will preside. Each county in the district will be represented by its chairman and secretary, the various county candidates, the congressional nominee, some of the state candidates, the democratic editors of the district and the state chairman, U. S. Jackson. The Evansville meeting is the first of a series which will cover every district in the state. At these meetings there will be speeches and an opportunity for every man to speak his mind. Plans for the campaign in each district will be made and dates set for meetings to be held immediately in each, county. The county meetings will be of the same general character and will include the precinct committeemen. In this way the state committee hopes to impress upon the precinct committeemen the importance of their work in the campaign. Also it is believed that their active and enthusiastic support will be won by this recognition of the vital part they have to play in the success of their ticket. The second district meeting will be held at Vincennes on the following day. Saturday, August 6th. In the Third the meeting will be held at New Albany August Sth; the Fourth at North Vernon August 12th, the Fifth at Terre Haute August 16th; the Tenth at Gary August 20th, and the Thirteenth at Plymouth August 19th. These district meetings have already been held in the Sixth, Ninth and Twelfth districts. Dates are now being arranged in the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh districts. Governor Marshall has gone to (Continued on page 2.) o - A ROAD CONTRACT Michael Miller Was Low Bidder For the Monroe Elevator Road. THE SESSION TODAY The Commissioners Investigate a Bridge on the State Line. Bids were opened by the commissioners for the construction of the Monroe Elevator iuuc adt.m road, there being three bidders, Michael Miller being the lowest, winning in a hot finish by six dollars. The bidders and bids follow: Tabler & Nelson $887.50 I Michael Miller 844.00 Merryman & Fugate 850.00 - A report was filed by J. N. Fristoe, i- as insolvent tax collector, the report )• being continued. The board, with Survepor Ernst, e went out on the state line to investigate a bridge which is in sad need of i- repair, returning in time for another i- short session of commissioners' court I during the afternoon.