Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 150.

BIG POLICE RAID Police Have Hands Full in Rounding Up Tramps Saturday Night. HAD BEEN ROBBING — Marshal Peterson Had Run-; ning Fight With Desperate Character. — The police court ente r *.a!ned a large 1 crowd thia morning, nine cases being tried before Mayor Teeple. Saturday afternoon John McDonald, a farmer, living in Jefferson township, was b rough up and being found guilty of an intonication charge, was fined |IOO and costs, the usual *U,OO being the result.' Sunday after-noon a party living east of the city came in to go on the bond of Clarence Meyers, who was arrested Saturday evening on the charge of throwing glass bottles on the streets. Meyers has been in the limelight before on an intoxication charge and this morning when arraigned, he pleaded guilty and the mayor promptly assessed a fine of >3.00 and costs, making *13.00, for the young man to pay. He had the money and paid the fine, leaving the office with a promise to do better in the future. He was up on a penal charge and he may consider himself lucky In getting off with so small an amount. Saturday night* proved busy for all the officers the city and county had. Several calls came tn and were answered, but only one produced re : suits which caused arrests. About midnight the nao a call from the Clover Leaf railroad office, and when answered the officers found a bunch of eleven trataps in a box-car, where they tad a large amount of beer and whiskey, and a big carousal was on. Coupled with this call came the appeal of a citizen who said that two of the tramps had stopped the; young son Os Don Edwards and had , robbed him of a bundle of groceries | and meat. Another of the tramps was wanted badly in the north end where he efttered the house of a citizen and helped himself to what he wanted, threatening the children, who were in the house alone. Upon locating the bunch the officers closed in to secure them and several ran. with Officer Frank Peterson in chase. Running west one of the tramps passed the depot and when Peterson passed, struck at him with a club and jerked a revolver from his pocket at the same time. Again running west he threw- a brick or some other missile and turned to shoot, and Peterson, believing he intended killing him, shot several times and the fellow, falling over a pUe of rubbish, could not get away, and the marshal handcuffed him on the spot. The-oth-ers escaped during the running fight. Returning to the other officers, Peterson helped escort the eight who were pinched to jail, wheer they were safely locekd up. Today when they were being brought up into court one escaped by walking into a neighboring office for a while. Those arraigned and convicted on drunk charges were: Albert Taylor, George Wennefort, John Riley, Theo. Hurns, John Myers, Frank Mason, the latter being the party t'bvho attempted to fight Peterson. Probably a stronger charge maybe filed against him in the near future. One of the tramps, a cripple, James H. Kelley, was allowed thirty minutes to get out of town, and at the expiration. of that period Kelley was missing. according to nls promise. This bunch of tramps has been camping across the river, near the Erie pump house, where they have been accorded accommodations of various kinds, and the residents of that portion of the city are complaining of the action taken by the employees oi the Erie. This morning the marshal found several dollars’ worth of provislons, etc., there, which the tramps had •ither purchased er stolen. _—— • ————— — LOST GOOD HORSE. A valuable horse belonging to Abe Hesher on East Market street died early this morning. Mr. Hesher just purchased the horse Friday morning from a horseman in Decatur. Bluffton News.

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HOME FROM TEXAS. Mr. and Mrs. John Herman, who for several weeks past have been absent from the city enjoying a pleasure trip I through the state of Texas, have returned home. They •visited at Houston, Galveston. San Antonio, Alta Loma and other place* of interest and enjoyed the trip very much. During their short stay in the southwest they were much pleased with the conditions of that part of the country. COURT HOUSE NEWS Bigamist Indicted by the Grand Jury is Believed to be Dead. BLUE CREEK CASE — Will Not be Decided Before Fall—New Case Filed by B. W. Sholty. The decision in the Blue Creek ditch case will not be made by Judge Hartford until fall. He has taken the papers containing the evidence to Portland and it is said that it will re-’ gjjire two months or ao to make a thorough examination of this. No arrest has yet been made in the third and last indictment returned by the April grand jury; on the charge of bigamy, as the man cannot be located. It is believed that the respondent is dead, such being the belief' also of the forpier wife of the man.' Peterson Moran are attorney* for Benjamin W. Sholty in a suit against William H. Fledderjohann, Charles ' Dirkson, Henry Gallmeier and Henry Schroeder, complaint on note; demand. *l,»00. The note was executed February 2, 1911, to Henry Heckman for *1,134.33, the note being purchased by B. W. Sholty. BASE BALL RECORD. Decatur Has Been Up Against Hard Proposition So Far. The career of the Decatur base ball team so far this season has been ' quite a notable one. and the team has all the surrounding cities up in the air owing to their clever handling of the ball, and the grand style in which they have been displaying things tn the amateur field. They have been playing ball away from home the entire season and owing to their youthful scare on the field from lack of home games is attributed to the number of defeats with which they have met. Nine games have been played so far this season, and they have not had much difficulty in relating the result of the score upon their return home. The following are the games they have fonght and the excellent record they have made during the time of fighting: Kokomo 11; Decatur 4. Kendallville 9; Decatur 1. Fort Recovery 9; Decatur 3. Columbia City 13; Decatur 0. Celina 17; Decatur 0. Portland 1; Decatur 0. Portland 8; Decatur 1. Auburn 24; Decatur 0. Willshire 17; Decatur' 16. ' Won by Decatur, none. TO MICHIGAN FOR HEALTH. Mrs. Mary Sutileff, well known here and at Berne, left yesterday for Berne where she will remain two weeks, leaving about July 10th for Battle Creek, Mich., where she will spend the summer. Mrs. Sutilef has been in poor health, the illness being aggravated by the “hard" water of the community. Upon advice of physicians, who stated that she could be cared with very little medicine by going to a place where the water is more free from lime, she is going to Michigan. o ACROSS THE COUNTRY. Another globe walker was in the city Sunday and conversed with several parties in the street as he made a brief stop here. He was walking from Chicago to New York and came jiere from Fort Wayne, going eastward byway of Pleasant Mills, Willshire and other cities along his route. " o— —■ ■ —— Mrs. J. E. Britenberg of Convoy. Ohio, was in the city this •'morning, taking medical treatment.

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STRUCK Bl TRAIN Was William Zimmerman Automobile at Monroe Street Crossing. OCCUPANTS JUMPED And Auto Passed on Over the G. R. & I. Track—A Narrow Escape. Speeding west on .Monroe street toward the G. R. & I. railroad crossing about 5 o'clock Saturday evening and failing to catch the signal of the railroad watchman, of the on-coming freight train, the William Zimmerman automobile was struck by the train, the occupants of the auto, who were Mr. and Mrs. William Zimmerman, Martin Beery, and the Rev. G. W. Tevis, narrowly escaping injury and what might have been death by jumping just before It crossed the track. The auto was speeding along and it was only when nearly onto the track that tho on-coming train was noticed by the occupants of the car. Knowing that it would be impossible to stop the car in time to escape the train, and fearing that they could not cross the track ahead of it. tue occupants, without exception jumped and all escaped injury; Both Mr. Zimmerman and his cousin, Mr. Beery, are badly crippled with rheumatism a - id the fact that they got out of the car in time and escaped without injury is the greater wonder. The autonio; bile had momentum enough, with rs great push given it by those who jumped from the car, to speed across the track ahead of the train, but the right rear wheel was struck, tearing the rubber tire therefrom, and the fender was also damaged. Spectators who witnessed the nearly fatal event, were terror-stricken, as well as the principals in the affair, and all consider it one of the closest calls from death that has ever odcurred in this v’cin'ty. The automobile was run on up to the Martin Beery home, a half-squaie west of the scene of occurrence, where repairs were made. LOSES” THUMB In An Accident at the Waring Glove Factory This Morning at Ten. TERRIBLY CRUSHED Dick Roop, the Victim, Was Taken to Operating Table at Once. Early this morning' Dick Roop, an employee of the Warjng Glove company, had the misfortune to have his hand caught in the machine he was operating, completely severing the thumb of the left hand. Mr. Roop was operating the cutter, the huge machine which cuts the gloves from the manj’ thicknesses of cloth, and had just made a cut, when, without warning, the heavy beam, which furnishes impetus to the die, which is movable, was in some unexplained manner set in operation, and in its descent, caught the hand of the operator between the two surfaces and crushed the thumb terribly. He was hurried to the office of Dr. Themas, where the operation was performed. Mr. Roop has been employed at the Waring plant a long time and was a valued employee. The accident was one that could not be foreseen, and no one in particular can be blamed for the result, the other employees thinking that Mr. Roop is lucky to get off with so slight an injury, as in another instant his entire hand would have been in position to have been crushed. "O"- ——— Y. P. A. BUSINESS MEETING. The semi-annual business meeting of the Yonng People's Alliance, which was to have been held at the Evangelical church last Thursday evening, «will be held this evening at 7:30 sharp. The semi-annual election of officers will take place.

DR. J. S. BOYERS ON BOARD. Indianapolis, Ind., June 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The board, consisting of Governor Marshall, Secretary Ellinghkm and Auditor O'Brien this afternoon named the physicians who will serve as members of the state board of health. The list includes Dr. James 3. Boyers of Decatur, Dr. T. Henry Davis of Richmond and Dr. J. I. Hicks of Covington. The board meets frequently and is a very ihportant one, a place thereon being considered a'very high honor. ABOUT THE SICK 1 Henry Weber is Beginnng to Show Signs of Improvement. MR. SETHER VERY ILL Mrs. J. E. Britenberg of Convoy Had Cancer Removed This Morning. Mrs J. E. Brittenberg of Convoy, Ohio, was here this morning to receive trealment for a cancer of the eye which was removed by the Drs. Clark. 'The growtn was located near the right eye and had been noticed coming for some time. The removal was a successful one. and it is believed no more trouble will result from the former growth. James Ward of Bobo, brother of Will Ward, of this city, is reported as having a severe attack of typhoid fever. Peter Sether, sr., is lying at death's door, suffering with heart and dropsical affections and his condition is regarded as being very critical. Owing to bis old age and the extreme | hot weather, the conditions are some- | what against him. He has been ill for some .length of time, bat has improved somewhat, but never to allow him much rest and comfort. The latest report from the bedside of Henry Weber, who was so badly injured in the mix-up of the automobile and buggy last week, is that he is doing fine considering his and hope is now being extended for his recovery. James Ball, who fell from a ladder while painting, and suffered the dislocation of his collar bone, is improving nicely, but still receiving much pain from the injured member. Mrs. Charles Lang is still forced to carry her arm In a sling from the fall from a step ladder, which she received and alighting on her arm. It is still quite painful, and will be so for some days, on account of the bruised flesh and muscles, the arm being much discolored from the fall. , Mrs. Henry Ehresman went to Fort Wayne today to continue her treatment for spinal trouble. She is feeling much better but it will be necessary to continue the treatments some time yet. Kathleen Haefling is still very sick with several complaints, but is showing signs of improvement over her condition of several days ago. 1 o — HARTFORD CITY K. OF C. Want to Start Lodge in That City Soon. There is much talk at Hartford City .and Montpelier for the launching of A Knights of Columbus council at Hartford City in the near future. Heretofore there has been no lodge of this kind in the city, and owing to the fact that quite a number of the citizens there belonging to the Muncie council, they wish to transfer their membership to the home council. Father Keller, pastor of the Catholic church there, is among the number of members and at present there is much talk relative to the organization- of a new class.

June 26, 1911.

BONDS WERE SOLD For Repair of Central School Building and the Purchase of Lot BY SCHOOL BOARD Old Adams County Bank Buys Bonds—Lot Purchased For $3,000. At a meeting held late Saturday afternoon, at the office of Attorney D. B. Erwin, by the city school board, school bonds in the sum of *4,000 were sold to the Old Adams County bank, the money to be used in paying for the repairs on the Central school building, located on lots 100, 101, 102, 109, TlO and 111, and also for the purchase of lot 103 from Miss Hattie Studebaker, located acros sthe alley south of the Central school lot, on which is contemplaated the’building of the new high school. The Studebaker property was purchased for the sum of *3,000, which is considered a very good bargain, and all matters relative to the purchase thereof were closed Saturday afternoon. The school board has had an option on the lot for some time, and upon the selling of the bonds and the securing of the money therefor, closed the deal at once. The bonds are payable semiannually in sums of five hundred lollars each, to be issued out of the special building fund number two. Marth & Christen also filed their contract for the repairs of the Central school, on their bid of *990, which was accepted recently, and also filed bond in the sum of *2,000. With the purchase of-the lot another important step in the building of the new high school is taken. The arguments in the case for the vacation of the alley between the two lots were heard this afternoon before Judge Tapi e in the Allen superior court in Fort Wayne, and upon his decision rests a very momentous question, as to whether the lots can be joined and the building made across the erstwhile alley on the new and old lots. FOURTEENCHANGES Have Been Announced by Bishop Alerdin£ of Fort Wayne Diocese. SEVEN NEW PRIESTS Ordained But a Week Ago Are Given Appointments as Assistants. Fort Wayne, Ind., June 26—Bishop Alerding has announced appointments and charges among the priests of the diocese, effective July 30th. The Rev. George Moorman, assistant at the cathedral here, assumes (targe at the St. Vincent's parish. Logansport, while Father Crosson recuperates his health in Europe. The Rev. Gustave Hottenroth, for fifteen years assistant at St. Mary's, Fort Wayne, goes to Goshen as pastor of St. John’s, succeeding Father Lawrence Eberle, who succeeds Father Herrfian Jurascheck at St. Patrick's, Chesterton. The Rev. Jurascheck goes to St. Martin's. Hanover Center. The Rev. Henry A. Hoesterman, assistant at St. Joseph’s, Logansport, fe made pastor at Lowell. Father Oberholtz, Kendallville, goes to Attica and is succeeded at Kendallville by Father Skrypinski, formerly assistant at Garrett. The Rev. George Mayr, assistant at St. Anne's, Lafayette, is made assistant at St. Mary's, Fort Wayne. Seven new priests, ordained June 17, were appointed to the following assistant pastorates: Fathers E. J. Gnibba and J. A. McCarthy to cathedral, Wayne; Father J. W. Sullivan to St. Mary's, Anderson; Father M. F. Shea to St. Anne's, Lafayette: Father E. H. Vurpillat to St. Mary’s, Lafayette; Father J. J. Seumetz to St. Joseph’s. Logansport, and Father J. N. Allgeier to Garrett.

MEMORIAL SERVICES. — A large number of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs assembled at the hall Sunday afternoon and marched in a body jo the Decatur cemetery, where the • ritualistic ceremonies were given. An | address by 'Rev. I. imler, himself a member of the order, was one of the ’ features of the day's services. The • lodge used the full regalia. Tonight an Important business meeting will be 1 ( held at the lodge hall. LAUDANUM ROUTE Chosen by Bill Clark to End His Life and Domestic Troubles SATURDAY EVENING Doctor Called From this City and He Was Willing to Take Medicine. Tired of life, on account of domestic troubles, it is said, William Clark, a former tenant of the John Bowers farm, but who later moved to Bluffton, where his family now lives, made an unsuccessful attempt Saturday afternoon about 4 o’clock to end his life, by the laudanum route, at the home of his wife's father, Mose Cahfi, who lives a‘mile north and three-fourths of a mile east of the Dent school house, east of this city. It is said the family has been having considerable domestic trouble, and that Clark either is not willing or cannot work, and that thereupon hinges his determination to take his life, at ttie Cahn home, where he had been some time. After having the trouble, he threatened to leave the place, but was persuaded to return uy members of the family and it was then that he drank the laudanum, taking about a half-ounce of the dope —enough to kill him. bad not medical .help been rushed to him. The members of the family weVe badly frightened and were walking him about the place “for dearlife'' to keep him awake, when the doctor, who was called from this city, arived on the scesje in his automobile. The doctor gave him antidotes and medicine. Contrary to the fears of the doctor, the would-be-suicine took the medicine without coaxing, and was soon on the j road to recovery, and both he and his ' father-in-law were in town this morning. Clark, is is said, had been working in Fort Wayne the past three weeks pr so. He is a man of about thirtyfive years of age and has several children. On the way to the scene the doctor experienced some trouble. A horse frightened at the automobile and ran directly in front of the machine. The occupants of the buggy were thrown out and the buggy somewhat damaged. The occupants were not hurt. Added to the delay and worry occasioned by the doctor in this, was his worry that he might not arrive on the scene of the would-be suicide Jn time to save the life. » -- "■ < LIBERALLY PATRONIZED. Library Begins Sixth Year on July Twentieth. * Miss Annette Moses, the librarian, has compiled her figures regarding the business transacted at the library during the month from May 24th to June 24th, afid as usual the report is very satisfactory. Tn spite of the warm weather, and the fact that school and clubs have adjourned for the summer, making the reference work light, the patronage of the library has been very heavy. During the past month 1,319 books were loaned —juveniles, 591; adult books, 600; classed, 128. The total number of borrowers is 2,059, and the number of books in the library, 4,719. The daily average was 51; lowest daily circulation, 33; highest daily circultftion, 78. The July rflagazines are already coming in, much to the satisfaction of the readers at the tables. The work on the periodical subscriptions for the new year has nearly been completed, and the list for the new year’s magazines will be sent In this week. The periodical list is larger and better than ever for the new year, all being private donations by Decatur citizens. The sixth year of the library will begin July 20th. o Abe Stuckey, who spent Sunday at Berne, returned home this morning.

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READY FOR JOHND. Reorganization of Standard Oil Causing Much Interest in Wall Street. THE ALASKAN CLAIMS Are Being Disposed of— Guggenheim Claim Was Dismissed Today. (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y., June 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Reorganization of the Standard Oil company has advanced so far that the presence of John D. Rockefeller is necessary and he will be at his office today or tomorrow. There is great interest in Wall street as to the plan of the oil monopoly, but it was stated that no details will be given out until the dissolution has been accomplished. Washington, D. C.. June 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The famous Cunningham-Guggenheim coal claim in Alaska, variously estimated at from *100,000,060 to one billion dollars was today ordered cancelled as illegal by Commissioner Dennett of the general land office with the approval of Secretary Fisher. By this decision the elleged efforts of the Morgan-Guggen-heim syndicate to grab Alaska is declared frustrated so far as the coal deposits are concerned. These lands resulted in the Ballinger-Pinchot feud. They will now be restored to the public domain and later entered for reentry. Secretary Fisher announces that all other Alaskan claims will be pushed to conclusion and congress asked to enact new laws effecting the lands. • . A Fowler, Ind., June 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Grand jury action in the case of Peter Larsen, whose body was found floating in a well here, is probable today. The sister of Larsen believes he was murdered and will endeavor to bring about an investigation despite the coroner’s verdict® of suicide. c THE DIETRICHS MAKING A TRIP. Say Business is Picking Up—The Crop Outlook Great. A decidedly optimistic view is taken lof btfSiness conditions, both locally and throughout the country, by C. F. Dietrich, head of the Indiana Lighttog company, who registered at the Anthony hotel last night. He is accompanied by his son. A. E. Dietrich, and the latter's wife. They left New York ten days ago and have spent several days in Indiana inspecting the company's plants at Lafayette. Decatur, South Bend, Lebanon, Wabash, Frankfort and Logansport. With S. E. Mulholland they will inspect the .local plant this morning and this afternoon will go to Lima, where an inspection of the property at that point will be made. C. F. Dietrich stated last night that he was highly gratified ' with conditions and that a number of minor improvements are contemplated although he is not now in position to give out a detailed statement of the latter. He declared that a light business depression is to be felt generally throughout the United States, but that a tone of improvement is to be detected. It is a bumper year for the farmers and better crops are anticipated than at any time within a decade, he declared, which wiU effectually bring about a change for the better in every class of trade. —Fort Wayne JournalGazette. f 4 SLOW TO SETTLE. Only eighteen, of the ninety-two counties ot’ the state have completed their semi-annual June settlement with the auditor of state. These are Brown, Crawford, Newton, Fountain. Gibson, Perry, Jackson, Warrick, Ohio, Franklin, Laporte, Jay, Adams, Jasper, Monroe, Switzerland, and i Jennings. The counties have until ! midnight of June 30th to make the I report. Owing to ddlap in settlement i it will probably prevent the seml-an- • nual apportionment of the state tul- : tion funds by the state superintendi ent of public instruction on the usual ! day. The law requires that the apt portionment be made on the fourth • Monday in June, or June 26th, which , Is today, but the same law requires that the apportionment be made act cording to the settlement with the . state auditor.