Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1910 — Page 1

|Volume VIII. Number 268.

THE WHISKERS TOO ■Will Go to Senate—Delphi Editor and Mr. Kern Exchange Sallies. [doliver’s SUCCESSOR ■Governor of lowa Appoints a Rank Standpatter— Mexico is Quiet. (United Press Service.) I Delphi, Ind., Nov. 12 —(Special to ■jaily Democrat) —A. B. Crampton, editor of the Carroll County Citizen- ■ Times, and a life-long friend of John »V. Kern, sent him the following teleIram of congratulations: Heartiest aniigratulationß. Now, John, shave off ■those dern whiskers. Nobody but jays ■ire wearing whiskers.” The following Better was received today in reply: ■ Thanks for your congratulations. Still, the last state convention, by a ■manimous vote, endorsed the whiskers, and the people of the state have fee decidedly expressed their approval B>f them that I shall have io carry ■hem with me to the United States ■enate.” I Des Moines, lowa, Nov. 12—-(Spec-ial to Daily Democrat)—Governor Karroll today named Lase Young, editor of the Des Moines Capitol and a ■prominent standpatter, as United States senator to succeed the late ■Senator Dolliver. I El Paso. Tex., Nov. 12 —(Special to ■)ai!y Democrat) —Reports from all Rarts of Mexico indicate that normal Renditions have been restored and no ■urther rioting is expected as a reRult of the recent lynchings. o ■WEAVING THE NET Doctor and Young Society I Man Will be Charged With a Crime. K)F SERIOUS NATURE ■Assisted Mrs. Schenck in I Poisoning Her Millionaire Husband. (United Press Service.) | Wheeling, W. V., Nov. 12— (Special ggt> Daiiy Democrat ) —A net of circumstances and suspicion is being woven Shout a doctor and salesman in the of the poisoning of John ■chenck, the miliionarie pork packer. B this city. Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenck, the millionaire's wife, is Hacked up at the county jail here, Miarged with trying to kill her husBmd with poison. The prosecution Mfelieves it would have been impossible for any one totally ignorant of Re use of drugs to have administerthe arsenic in the scientific man|pr in which it was given to Schenck, ■fcerefore suspicion fastens on a doc®r. Seeking a motive for the crime Mie prosecution claims to have found ■Bin a young man, well known in the Ugh life of the city. [ — ■ WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE. Rev. Wehmeyer Will Attend Conference at Logansport. ■Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of the GerMian Lutheran. Zion’s church of West street, will leave next week for Logansport, where he will attend annual conference to be held fttom Novmber 15th to 18th. This con*ffcrence will include the pastorate of Mjk ß Wehmeyer and babe will leave the first of the week for Fort Wayne Where she will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, during Rev. Wehmeyer's attendance at conferI o — ■The Twilight club will meet Monthly evening at the home of Frank ■■Connell.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

PLURALITY OF 12,934. Corrected Return* on the Vote of Indiana on State Ticket. Official returns from all counties in Indiana— and the figures are believed to be correct, except for possible errors in transmission by telegraph—show the democrats carried the state by a plurality of 12,934. The total vote on the two leading candidates tor seccretary of state was: G. Ellingham (Dem.) 300,081 'Otis E. Gulley (Rep.) 287,147 EHinghatn’s plurality 12,934 The remainder of the democratic state ticket received practically the same vote as Ellingham. The vote in Lake county was heavier than first estimated. Ellingham received 6,120 votes and Gulley 7,854, a republican plurality of 1,734. ARE GETTING BUSY New State Officials Planning to Begin the Duties of Offices. CHANGES AT CAPITAL Will be Many—Mr. Grubb to Remain in Secretary’s Office a While. « n ■' m» By an agreement reached yesterday beetween Lew Ellingham of Decatur, elected secretary of state, and Frank. I. Grubbs, deputy secretary of state under Fred A. Sims, Mr. Grubbs will be retained in the office by Mr. Ellingham until the close of the general assembly, four months hence. Mr. Ellingham will assume charge of the office November 27th. Burt New, legal clerk to Governor Marshall, at the request of Thomas W. Brolley, statistician-elect, has taken up with J. L. Peetz, the retiring statistician, the question of the surrender of the office, and it was decided that the place would be turned over formally to Mr. Brolley on November 21, although it is probably that Mr. Brolley's full quota of deputies and clerks will not be at work until several days later. It is understood that Mr. Pettz will be retained in the office in order that he may complete his biennial report, due in a short time. Mr. Peetz has written to Mr. Brolley, who has returned to his home in North Vernon, assuring him of his assistance in starti ing him in the work of the office. A new canddate for the clerkship of the bureau of public printing and binding has appeared in the person of Charles Cole, a printer. He is being opposed by Everett McGinnis, clerk of the state board of elections this year, who is also a printer. C. E. McKee, ' secretary of Indianapolis Typographical union, No. 1, is also a candidate so rthe place. Demarchus C. Brpwn, state librarian, is in the midst oi his biennial task of trying to please 150 legislators in the matter of seats. Several candidate wrote Mr. Brown before the election for reservation in the event of election and many reservations which were made have been erased since Tuesday. Mr, Brown has seated seventy-one members of the house and ten members of the senate, in addition to the twenty-four holdovers, whose seats have been changed because of the reversal of the senate majority from republican to democratic. The democrats in each house will get the outside seats, those next to the sunlight. In the house the majority is so big that virtually all the eight full rows of seats will be necessary to seat the members. Assistant Superintendent Adkins of the statehouse, has called the force of janitors up for a review of the situation, and has given them to understand that they must not think that because they are going to lose their ' jobs they can loaf for the remainder : of the time they are on the state pay i roll. “We expect even better work from now on than we have had in the past,” he told them. “If we find any one ■ lying down on his job’ he will be fired, and it will be a mighty hard thing for him to get a recommendation from i this office.”— Indianapolis News. - ‘ ' '"'O The members of the fifth and sixth grades gave a farewell party this afternoon for Freda Hildebrand before she goes to her new home at Fort Wayne, and a right jolly time was had by the large number present.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Three Marriage Licenses Issued This Morning at Clerk’s Office. CHOOSE JURY MONDAY Bunch of Real Estate Transfers—One New Case Has Been Filed. The jury commissioners will meet Monday to select the petit and grand juries for the November term of the Adams circuit court. The treasurer's office is again a very quiet place, the rush having closed last Monday, the last day for paying. Occasionally now and then some one drops into explain how he overlooked the matter, but it costs him a penalty of ten per cent. Real Estate transfers: Sadie Chrisman to Martha Burris et al., lot 202, Geneva, 9475; John Hill et al. to Rosanna Mill, 20 acres, Jefferson tp., >1.00; Martha Bock et s’. to John F. j Helm, five acre Union tp., >600; Jas. A. Hendricks to Z. O. Lewellen, lots 7,8, 9, 10, Monroe, 9510; Z. O. Lewellen to Monroe Tile Co., 7 acres Monroe tp., 97,000. Marriage licenses: Lawrence Beitler, 48, farmer, to Lydia Ellenberger, 41, each married once; Emma L. Beiberich, 22, to Charles H. Bittner, 24, farmer; Delphla M. Meshberger, 20, to Raymond H. Bluhm. 21, farmer. D. B. Erwin filed a new case, Cassius M. Andrews vs. Burt Mangold, complaint on note, demand, 9350. HELD A MEETING Interurban Officials Have Fine Proposition For the Southern Extension. OF THE INTERURBAN Hold Banquet at Noon— Meeting Said to be Quite Important. About seventy-five of the stockholders of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway assembled here today to hold a meeting to discuss matters relating to the southern extension of the road and at the time of going to press this matter was under earnest consideration.

Officials did not care to give out anything for publication until after the settlement of the matter by the stockholders this afternoon, but they hinted with smiles, of an excellent thing for »the southern extension of the road should their plans carry. At noon the stockholders were served a banquet in the assembly room at. the interurban building by the wives of the resident stockholders. o WAS GOOD GAME. An interesting basket ball game was played last evening between the high school team and the team from the St. Joseph school. The game was exciting throughout end both were confident of winning. However the latter team proved to be the winners and took the game by the close score of eighteen to seventeen. Another game will be played in the near future and both are already practicing for this event. GREAT MONDAY BARGAINS. The Presbyterian ladies, who are conducting a successful ready-to-wear sale in the Niblick building, south of this office, announce some very good Monday bargains, of which the public should take advantage. Fancy articles of all kinds, suitable for gifts are also in'"stock, and pastry sales will be conducted every other day. Call and see the ladies.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, November 12,1910.

COMING THIS WAY. Bualne** Men Warned to Watch For Worthies* Money Order*. Business men are warned to be on the lookout for a couple of fellows who are going about this section of the country passing worthless postoffice money order blanks. The fellows are using blanks stolen from one of the Chicago stations on October 18th and range in number from 47,085 to 47,200. Merchants receiving any of these money orders would be making a wise move in calling the police. The system of operating is to go into a grocery, jewelry or clothing Store and make small purchases, presenting in payment a money order in the sum of $25.00. This work is being done by felloes about twenty-five years of age and they may bo along this way most any day. The federal offices are leaving no stones unturned whereby the crooks may be captured and punished to the fullest extent of the law. CANVASSING VOTE ■ i ii 4B Official Vote Will Not be Announced Before Monday or Tuesday. IT IS OVER HALF IN Organization of the House is Now the Chief Subject of Discussion.

DEMOCRATIC NEWS BUREAU. 325 Pythian Building. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov .12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The work of canvassing the official vote cast at last Tuesday’s election is now in progress in the governor’s office in charge of Secretary of State Sims. At the close of yesterday's work thirty-five counties had been officially tabulated and twenty-one others had sent in their complete returns. The work was taken up again the first thing this morning and will be continuned tonight until all returns in hand are tabulated. It is not expected that all counties will have been heard from by that time, and the official totals will probably be delayed until Monday or Tuesday. While this count is going on the democratic workers and leaders are flocking to Indianapolis with their eyes on appointments in the state offices and the next general assembly. Governor Marshall’s roems have been thronged with enthusiastic democrats who have called to offer their congratulations and to speak a word in behalf of aspiring friends. Chief among the topics of discussion in Indianapolis is the organization of the next house of representatives. Many candidates for the speakership have sprung up and their friends are actively urging their claim. For the" first time in several years both branches of the legislature will be controlled by the democrats, with a democratic governor to approve or veto the measures passed by this assembly. Governor Marshall and the other leaders realize the responsibility which is thus put upon them and will do their best to build a good foundtation for the winter’s work by seeing that the house is capably and efficiently organized. Governor Marshall is telling his callers that since the people of Indiana nave responded to the call of democracy, that it is up to the party to get down to brass tacks and make good. This and this alone, the leaders argree, is the course to pursue. o The Christian ladies, to the number of twenty or more, held a profitable business and social meeting at the home of Mrs. G. T. Burke Friday afternoon. A number of business matters were disposed of, after which refreshments were served. The report of Mrs. Jesse Dailey, treasurer of the Mite society of the Methodist church, made at the meeting held in the church parlors Friday afternoon, was a source of much delight to these workers. The society pledged Itself to pay $725.00 of the cost of improvements, made on the church building recently, and the report showed that in the past year all had been paid except $17.50. This they hope to raise before the holidays. The New England dinner given recently, cleared them $65.50. The society will meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Dunn.

SPECIAL SERVICE Sunday School and Morning Church Hour Merged at Baptist Church. ON SUNDAY MORNING Rally Day and Cradle Roll Program to be Given at That Time. The cradle roll and rally day program to be given tomorrow morning I at the Baptist church will delightfully I combine the Sunday school and church hours into one, and make the services of especial interest to the children. Every enrolled member of the school, including the babies of the cradle roll, are desired at the service and the fol11< wing program shows that special ef- | forts will be made for their Interest: 9:30 a. m. —Informal reception by Officers and Teachers. 9:50 —Opening Song Service. 10:00 —Lesson Study in Classes. - Song by the School. Secretary’s Report. 10:30 —Song by Primary Class. Recitation —Grace Bhroll. Recitation —Harold Ehle. Song by the School. "Words of Welcome” —Supt. T. W. Watts. Announcements and Church Offering. Address —"Our Little Ones" —Pastor Charles E. Ehle. Presentation of Cradle Roil Csrtlfica.tee —Mrs. Glass. 11:15—Closing Song and BenediotlOß. ■II , 1,1! MINISTERIAL MEETING. The Ministerial association will meet at the library on Monday at 1:30. A paper will be given by the Rev. Charles Ehle.

THE SHOW ARRIVES The Candy Girl Came in a Day Early and Will Rest Here Until Monday. A CLEAN COMPANY True Fristoe is the Musical Director—Mr. Garfield is Manager. The nicest looking bunch of theatrical people that ever struck town arrived this morning with “The Candy Girl” company, which indicates that that company is of high class and all right. True Fristoe, a Decatur boy, is the musical director and Manager Garfield, wishing to give an extra good performance Monday evening here, is giving his people a rest today, so they will be in the best of shape. The company was supposed to play In Delphos, Ohio, tonight, but the date was cancelled and the company arrived here this morning from Van Wert, Ohio, where they played last night. This move is the best recommendation in the world for the show, as it proves Mr. Garfield Is proud of his company and not ashamed to have Decatur people see what he has got. The show gave good satisfaction here last year and is claimed to be far better this season, being a’l new, even to the play. Reports from nearby towns, where the show has played, say it is one of the best on the road. The theater was packed at Bluffton and people were turned away. Take warning and buy seats at once. DELAYED ON WAY HOME. About twenty-five W. R. C. ladies from Montpelier were forced to stay in Bluffton from 12 o’clock last night until 4:50 this morning owing to a late Clover Leaf train last night. The ladies were enroute home from Decatur, where they attended the Eighth distrist meeting and their train being iate they arrived here a few minutes after the last I. U. T. car went south. The ladies were taken to the Elks’ club rooms and remained ther until the first car this morning.—Bluffton Banner.

SCHUBERTS PLEASED AUDIENCE. The Schuberts, a quartet, the second group of entertainers of the lyceum lecture course, given under the auspices of the Decatur high school seniors, appeared In Bosse’s opera house Friday evening and delighted the large audience. Miss Ella M. VV r ' contralto and reader; Miss Mara wWconover, soprano and reader; Mr. John G. Hedgcoxe, pianist and tenor, and Mr. Glenn Wells, basso and pianist, comprised the quartet, and the program Included quartets, solos, duets, readings, etc., of a wide range. The scenes from operas, In costume, were especially good and highly acceptable to the audience. The next number of the lecture course will be given November 29, instead of December 2, as heretofore announced, by- Robert Parker Miles, lecturer, author and traveler. The Schuberts came here from Columbia City. A COON SUPPER Given For Mr. and Mrs. Ellingham at Library by William Jackson. A DELICIOUS FEAST Enjoyed by Members of Library Board, Wives and Friends. The west room of the library building was the scene of a merry and unique feast,Friday afternoon from 3 to 4 when Wm. Jackson gave a coon supper in honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, guests being members of the library board, their husbands and wives and a number of friends. The polished tables of the room were very handsome with their decorations of potted ferns in dainty jardiniere a vase of scarlet geraniums, and a bowl of sweet-iaced pansies, peering from a nest of vines and foliage, the flowers being grown by Mr. Jackson himself, who is a great nature-lover and takes great pride in the cultivation of flowers and plants. The supper was delicious beyond the expression of words each item, dainty, tempting and savory, done to just the right degree of perfection, being prepared by Miss Maggie Smith, whose excellence as a cook has gained an enviable reputation, not only for herself, but for her employers, Schlickman & Girod, the caterers, in whose best style the supper was served. The menu: Roast Coon Oyster Dressing Sweet Potatoes Cranberry Sauce Celery Pickles Bread Butter Coffee A number of toasts and responses were given in a happy manner, and the guests who most thoroughly enjoyed the banquet are very effusive In their expressions of the hospitality of Mr. Jackson. The invitation list included the library board, and their husbands and wives, who besides Mr. and Mrs. Ellingham are Mr. and Mrs. M. Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heller, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison; and others who were: Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, D. E. Studabaker, Miss Hattie Studebaker, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller, Misses Annette Moses, Bessie Congleton, Lizzie Peterson, Jessie Magley and Ireta Jackson. SUED ON PRINTING BILL. Portland, Ind., Nov. 12 —Alleging that they are indebted to it $5lB, as a balance due for the printing of a county directory, the Globe Printing and Binding company of Fort Wayne has brought suit in the circuit court against Joseph M. Minch, George H. Kelley, Fred E. Meeker and Raymond Bremerkamp. The defendants compose what is known as the J. M. Minch company and have put out directories in several counties. o MEEKER’S GOATS From Winchester Daily Herald — The people who saw Meeker’s trained goats at the Irvin theatre last night pronounced the act positively the best of the kind ever put on here. The animals are well trained and they perform many feats never before attempted by the Billy and Nanny family. The act was well received by the audiences last night and is well worth the money.

Price Two Cent*

TO GIVE CONCERT Elks Have Secured Troubadore Co. to Show Here Thanksgiving. HIGH CLASS COMPANY Members Working Hard to Make Movement a Success—Will be Good. The Elks’ lodge, which is noted as being an organization of royal entertainers, and who have proven their ability on several occasions, will again demonstrate to the public on Thanksgiving night that they believe in providing the best kind of entertainment for an amusement-lovng public, they having secured the Troubadore Concert company, which will come to this city on that date. The company is kjown to be one of the best concert companies on the road, and they have been playing to crowded houses in all of the large cities and come here with high recommendations. The entertainment will be at the Elks’ hall, and arrangement* for the same are already under way. They gave an entertainment in this city come time ago and they mor* than pleased the large audience. The local lodge has been on the lookout for a company above the average for some time and they have done well by securing this company. Every one is familiar with the troupe and they will no doubt be well patronized. The members are working hard toward the success of this entertainment and with the company they have secured are deserving of a liberal patronage. RELIGIOUS REVIEW ; ’ Will be Name of a New Monthly Paper Distributed to Churches. NOTES AND EDITORIAL For Each Individual Church Will be Found on First Page of Paper. The pastors of the city, with a Mr. Bartlett of Muncie, were busy Friday canvassing among the business men of the city for ads for a new church paper, the Religious Review, which will bo distributed among th* congregations by the pastors of the several churches. The magazine will be published monthly and will contain in th* main body, contributions from Dwight Hillis, Lyman Abbott Parkhurst Jefferson and other great relgious writers, on matter of general Interest. The first page of each magazine will be left blank and two hundred fifty of these magazines reserved for the congregations of each of the churches. These blanks in each 250 will be filled in later with editorial contributions and church notes relating to the congregations of each pastor, and will be distributed by him among the members of his pastorate. It is believed the new paper will be of much practical good. — o — ENJOYING TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger are at present enjoying a trip through the south making their main stopping place at Jonesboro, Ark., where they have a number of friends. They also made a short stay with their son, Lawrence, who is studying for the priesthood at St. Louis. They will be absent for several days, the former looking after business matters for the Old Adams County bank. o MANY ATTEND SCHAFER SALE. The sale of buggies and buggy supplies which was conducted today by the Schafer Hardware company at th* buggy salesroom was attended by a host of people who took advantage of the excellent bargains offered The sale opened at 1 o'clock.