Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1911 — Page 1

Vdume IX. Number 195.

crook visits town Made Small Purchases at Various Business Places, Throwing Down a Ten. FOR SMALL CHANGE — —— Would Then Want His Ten Back, and Here is Where He Tried His Graft. i A suspicious looking character to oome. wulie not so to others, made his tppearance in the city some time Thursday and after considerable walktag up and down the main thorough-1 dre of the business district began to work one of the clever crook's tricks, that of making small purchases at different stores, and throwing down a ten-dollar bill for change. Shortly, after 6 o’clock Thursday evenmg be entered the grocery department of the Boston store and asked for a box of matches from the clerk, Arthur .Mangold. He then called for a cake of ivory soap, and threw down a ten-dollar bill for change. There not being sufficient change there at the time the genial clerk went to the dry goods department to secure the change from the safe. There being a number of other clerks j around and somewhat shy to work his trick, said he had the correct change and then started out. At Vance, Hite k Macklin's he entered the back door and asked for a ten-cent handkerchief. | Hugh Hite, from his first appearance, put him down as a crook, and said to j himself, he wouldn't skin him." After getting the handkerchief he threw down the accustomed ten. and receiv-, ed his 89 90 in change back. He thep asked for a five-dollar bill in exchange for silver, which was given him. Then; teeing that the gag didn’t work hej aaked him to give him a ten for the fire silvers and the bill, which was| siren him by Mr. Hite. The clerk, I taking his five, said he would provid-1 ing he came across with the other alf. After this much business trans-. acted, he was willing to leave without any further hesitation. At Page Blackburn's drug store he asked for a dime's worth of stamps, and as before threw down the big bill upon the case. After his change had been correctly given him he wished the re- 1 turn of the ten for the small change, but this was also correctly counted back to him. being again nnsuccessfui with his deal. At the Ellis saloon he tried his graft, but the man behind the bar was also on the lookout, and no one was the loser there. At the Elzey & Falk shoe store he purchased a box of shoe polish and after giving f-len Falk the bill, he noticed a dime in his hand and called his attention to It. thus avoiding a chance for the same to be worked there. Everett & Hite's grocery was his next stop, and here, the same as at the Boston store, asked Herbert Everett for a box of matches and a cake of soap. After receiving half of his change back, he, by adding some of his to it, asked for ‘“ls ten back, and they having no cash register to tally up tbeir purchases, are somewhat forced to believe that i they are out a five. His next and last place visited was a! I Bernstein's, buying ten cents’ ■ orth of cheese cloth, another ten beln? used in the deal. The correct hange was made by Mr. Bernstein, ’'Ut :ti the exchange of the small lucre ■or the bill he was taken in for two dollars. About this time the talk °m the different stores spread and 'he attention of the police called, who began a search for the man. He was a man of small stature, somewhat p iiiinky. well dressed, dark complex'oned. and wore a stiff hat. He was noticed by Policeman Melchi on the orner of Court street, and when the o®cer made steps that way, be started around an interurban car and through 'be alley at the Smith & Bell office. Here he was pursued by the police-. man, but got out of his sight in the dark. He was said to have walked i down the main street again, followed f the officers and John Andrews, who, " as called into service, but no trace the man was to be found. They 'oarded the 8 o’clock interurban car,. ■'Oing as (ar ae the power house, makln? a search on the way back, but **th no results, he making good his escape. — « Eli Meyers was at Bene yesterday ’ teraoea looking after business per'aiuing to his cement plant.

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L. G. FOUND HIM, Sheriff Freeman Is in receipt of a letter from L. G. Ellingham, secretary of state, in which he states that motor vehicle license No. 0-1-62 was issued to James W. Smith of Ligonier, Ind., and covers a Premier machine. This was the number given by a Mr. Speicher as that of the autoist who collided with and overturned his buggy near Urbana last Sunday, and then refused to stop. The sheriff is making Inquiries as to the whereabouts of Smith on last Sunday.—Wabash Times-Star. ABOUT THE SICK — Little Irene Gottemoller is Improving From Severe Illness. B. TERVEF.R IS BETTER Miss Neidlinger is Improving From Operation of Yesterday, Irene, the little daughter of Mr. and ' Mrs. A. A. Gottemoller, who Thursday was reported as being seriously ill, was this morning said to be greatly ' improved and more hope is uow being extended for his recovery. Bernard Terveer is still improving rapidly from his operation, which he underwent about two weeks ago, and ! his recovery is now assured. The ; nurse has been dismissed, and there I being no fever, there is nothing in the! i way that would prevent a speedy cure, j Irene Neidlinger. who Thursday was • j operated on for appendicitis, is doipg . as well as could be expected, and those in charge believe she will get I along all right from now on. Dr. Battel Clark of New Haven, who has been seriously ill with typhoidpneumonia for some weeks is somewhat better, but still a very sick man. More hopes are now being extended for his recovery. SHOW SEASON OPENS. During the week of the fair the sea- ! son at the local opera house will be opened by Cullahane’s Comedians, a stock company of great merit, and a I company that is well prepared to give an entertainment well fitted to close up a day of merriment and sight-see-ing. This company carries its own special scenery, produces nothing but royalty plays and is in every sense of the word a first-class company. They will play here all the week, and give a change every night at prices which will meet the popular demand. Manager Bosse is to be commended for securing a company of this class to show here and no doubt the opera house ■ will be comfortably filled each night. NOT DEAD. BUT BETTER. Great excitement existed among the I relatives in this city of Wllliam . Schultz, of Ossian, when a false re- ! port of his death reached/ the city Thursday evening. He is a brother of Henry Schultz, this city, and for some months has been a sufferer from asthma, and which, it seems, has given I him great inconvenience. Thursday, Miss Dora Schultz, who was at Fort Wayne, visiting, heard the sad news, which reached there, and in turn reached the relatives here. After some investigation it was found that * Instead of being dead he was somewhat Improved, which relieved them of their great grief. o— — — BOY INJURED. The young son of Chancey Roop, while being ridden on the handlebars 1 of Emerson Hays’ bicycle last night, j suffered a fall when the driver lost control, and ran into a pile of stone which was lying on Mercer avenue. The little fellow was thrown forcibly against the rough stone and sustain--1 ed severe bruises about the head, one ! eye being swollen shut. This is the ! second accident of this nature to have ' happened here within the past week, both the victims being boys of tender years, who had been riding with larger boys. The practice should be stopped , before other young boys are injured 1 possibly more serious than these two.

LAID TO REST Well Known Adams County People Now Deposited in Last Resting Place. DRUSCILLA PARRISH And James Archbold, Civil War Veteran, Were Paid Sad Respects. ■ The last earthly respects for Mrs. Druscilla Catherine Parrish, whose! death occurred on Tuesday evening. I were held at 10 o’clock this morning j from the Valley church, with a large number of friends and relatives of the deceased in attendance to pay their last sad respects to one who in her| young yeais had been taken from their midst. A high tribute was bestowed upon her life by the officiating minister. Interment took place at the church cemetery near there. The remains of James M. Archbold, the aged veteran and beloved citizen, who was called from this life after a lingering illness, were this morning deposited in their last resting place, following the funeral obsequies, which were held from the Baptist church, | immediately upoazthe arrival of the funeral party at the church, it leaving the home in St. Mary's township at 10:30, sun time. Rev. Abner Elzey of, Ossian was in charge of the last sad rites and spoke in big terms oi the ‘ life of the deceased man. The G. A. R. attended in a body. Interment was I made at Maplewood cemetery. LABOR DATPICNIC Knights of Columbus to Give Day of Outing on Monday, Sept. 4th. _ i HENRY EITING GROVE South of the City Has Been Selected For the Day of Pleasure. At a meeting of the Knights of Co- j lumbus Thursday evening all arrangements for the giving of a picnic on Labor day were completed, and which will be held in the Henry Biting grove just south of the city, where the Catholic school picnic was held in June. It will be known as the K. of C. picnic, but everyone is invited to be present, as it is a day set aside for a good 1 time, and all are asked to come and swell the number. Various amusements will be afforded for the event, including several ball games, running races, as well as other sports which will be provided for by the committee who was appointed to look after this line. Some wished that it be held at ■ Robinson park this year, but it was later decided that it would be better for all to attend if held a short distance out, where any one wishing to attend could do so. Everybody is invited. o CONFUSION EXISTED. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C„ Aug. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Confusion exIsted in the house and senate today. The breaking of the progressive republican and democrat alliance caused uncertainty in the senate. Business of overriding the veto of the president on the wool bill confronted the house. Representative Underwood called the bill before the house, but determined to go slow so as to be sure of his strength. o LIVERPOOL RIOTS. (United Press Service.) Liverpool. Eng., Aug. 18 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Bread rioting began here today when men and women stormed bakeries and other grocery establishments, carrying away articles of food. Serious rioting is in progress and the military troops may again have to be called out to take control. The city guards have not been removed and epidemic is threatened.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, August 18, 1911.

RAILING DISCHARGED. < Samuel Railing, who was arrested last Saturday night on a charge of horse stealing, and who later was let , go on his own recognizance, was brought up for trial this morning in 'Squire Stone's court and discharged | It will be remembered that Saturday ' night while intoxicated Railing thought that a rig belonging to George . Wolfe was the property of a burn where he had been working and he a propriated it for the time being. No criminal intent was in Railing's a< -1 tion and the case was dismissed. FOR LABOR DAY IJ . . .■» ictib*. Governor Marshall Issues i Proclamation — Comes on September 4th. IA HAPPY MESSAGE I From the Chief Executive to the People of His State to Observe Day. 1 State of Indiana, Executive Dept. i By many man it has been taken to say: “This is mine.” To most men 1 'comes the call: "I must." But it is the elect only who say, “I can.’’ Happy they, who, whole of body and mind,' face the future undismayed by wrong' ! and ignorance and oppression, with the calm assurance that the devices of the high and mighty are vain when they hope to build without a builder, i and when they dream that beauty I may be dimmed by the ashes of discon- ' tent. Wise is that people whose master builders recognize worth and deal justly with their entered apprentices. ' j Justice is never too perfect. An expression of our desire for it is always . ! fitting. Words do not help much — but they hearten for the moment. | May Monday, September 4, 1911, , which is by law Labor Day in Indi- 1 ana, be given over to inspiring words j in the cause of justice, and the untangling of the threads of passion, prejudice and cupidity, that out of them brothernood may weave for us garments of peace and righteousness. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be I affixed the great seal of the state of Indiana. Done at the Capitol in the city of Indianapolis, this seventeenth day of August, A. D„ 1911. THOMAS R. MARSHALL, Governor. By the Governor, LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Secretary of State. ANSWERSTHE CALL J. L. Robison of Hoagland Answered Call of Reaper I Thursday Night. I FROM TUBERCULOSIS -— Funeral Will be Held Saturday—Local Red Men’s , Lodge in Charge. At a late hour Thursday night J. L.' ißobison, a resident of Hoagland for many years, and well known here among lodge circles, died at his home from the effects of tuberculosis. For 1 many months past he had been ill with the dreaded disease and had been ' under the care of a physician. For the last few days he has grown steadily worse, and his demise was hourly expected. 1 He has been a member of the local ' order of Red Men for many years, at ( one time being collector in his home town for the members who resided in that neighborhood. He has always taken a deep interest in lodge work ' and was well known by the state offi- ( 1 cials. The funeral will be held at the ' home Saturday at 1 o’clock in charge ' of the Red Men who will drive there Saturday morning. ... — ■■ -o— Walter and Henry Carter of Russia- ( ville changed cars here today on •' their way to Fremont, Mich., to visit ' with friends for several weeks.

TRAMPING STATE I Burglars Are Visiting Den- ' tai Offices in Many Places Recently. ' AND WATCH IS ASKED Don’t Allow’ Loafers or Friendly Appearing Per- , sons Much Liberty. Pioiessional robbers of dental oi- . flees are working in Indiana at this , time and Decatur dentists have been , warned to protect themselves against I the robbers and to be on the lookout I for loafers about their offices. The 1 city has been visited a number of 1 times in the past by professional dental office robbers and good hauls were , made. But for several years there has ' been no report made of their return. A number of dental offices in this part of the state have beeit robbed in the iast few days and it is said the work bears the earmarks of having been committed by professional talent. Sheet gold, which is used in large quantities by dentists, finds a ready market and is not bard to dispose of. Nearly all the Decatur dentists own safes and keep their supplies of sheet gold in them. Thus it is not believed that the thieves will be able to make a haul in Decatur sufficient to pay their expenses for their trouble if they come this way, but a close watch is asked to be kept. SISTERS PRAYERS i 4 _ - Are Offered For the Way-i ward Jesse McCullum in the Jail at Portland. A TOUCHING SCENE i! ■ < I He Will be Arraigned in Sep- 1 tember and Draw a Minimum of Three Years. i i When visited at the coun’y jail , Wednesday upon his return from the court of Justice of the Peace A. G. I , Lewis, Jesse McCullum turned over to his sister, Mrs. Howard Jones, of Chi- \ cago, a life Insurance policy in the i I I' sum of 82,000, which he took out only ! about three months ago. Mrs. Jones will pay the premiums on the policy as they come due and at the expira-1 tion of her brother’s prison sentence,. which he is now bound to serve, she will pass the policy back to him. Attaches of the jail, prisoners and j others, were greatly moved when Me-■ ; Cullum's two sisters called at the jail j to see him and talk with him and one ' ; of them offered up a fervent prayer for , her wayward brother. Quite a crowd ;■. congregated in the vicinity of the jail at one time’ whilethe sister, almost i distracted with grief and pity brought * J on by the actions of her brother, pray-1 ed that he might be forgiven of his | sins by the Creator. McCullum was asked Wednesday ' evening if he had invested the money 1 derived by him from the sale of stol- i en horses in life insurance, but he 1 said he had not. He claims to have ’ worked hard for all the money he has i spent on the 82,000 insurance policy, i but says his other money come easy I and went the same way. He says also < that he spent much of it on a good 1 time and that he was slightly addict- < ed to the use of liquor and to use his j own expression, ‘‘drunk some.” < It will be in September before Me- < Cullum will be arraigned in the cir- < ' cult court to receive his sentence to state prison. The law makes the ' minimum sentence for horse stealing three years and for the second offense ’ the shortest term is twenty years Imprisonment. —Portland Sun. / —e —. —- Superintendent E. E. Rice is home from New York, whehe he has been taking a special course at Columbia 1 university. He Is looking fine and still possesses that broad smile, after ' a number of weeks of difficult work.

POLICE COURT NEWS. < Joseph Brady, aged fifty-one, for seven years a sailor, and the rest of the time a cigarmaker, fell off the water < wagon Thursday night, and as a result was arrested by Night Policeman Melchi. He was arraigned this morning in Mayor Teeple’s court and pleaded guilty to public Intoxication, drawing 81.00 and costs, or a-total of 811. He. wefit to jail to lay out the fine. He is an Irishman and carred the usual equipment or a tramp, he having a razor, penknives and other utensils. DREADED DISEASE Infantile Paralysis Gives the State Board Much Worry Concerning Origin ORIGIN OF EPIDEMIC Some Inclined to Believe Domestic Animals Spread it to Children. The state board of health, since it began its study of conditions accompanying the epidemic of polomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, in the state, has obtained a lot of data which is being compiled and from which the board expects later to draw some general and specific conclusions concerning the disease. From the amount of data on hand at this time, covering some twenty-five or more cases, the board has declined to venture any generalities concerning the cause of the epidemic. One of the theories which has grown among some physicians of the state is that the disease is transmitted from domestic animals to children. The board's data shows that) less than five per cent of the cases reported supply possible grounds for such a conclusion. Cases involving this phase of the < question show that where there was | polomyelitis among the children of a ! family there were farm animals which I were paralyzed from some mysterious . cause, but whether the children. caught the contagion from the animals, or vice versa, the board is not ! prepared to say. The board sees the possibility of I connection between dry weather and consequent larger quantities of dust in the air, and the disease. Most of the cases reported originated during, the recent extremely dry weather [ when the air was heavily laden with dust, often from streets and highways. The pathological laboratory of the board has been unable thus far to make appreciable progress in isolating the germs of the disease in order that they may be classified. The germs pass readily through the finest filter known to laboratory author- j itles, the porcelain filter, and no color has yet been found that will differentiate the pofomyelitis organisms! from other bacteria in specimens ex-1 amined. That the disease is transmitted by j a germ, the health authorities have sc-' cepted as a fact. It was believed for . a time that it was transmitted only | through the mucuous lining of the throat, but the authorities now be-. lieve it can be transmitted otherwise. o STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. Another stockholders’ meeting, of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, will be held at the interurban station, this city, on next Tuesday, the 22nd, at which time th work which has been in progress so: some time concerning the extension of j the line south to Portland will be tak i en up. Various meetings have been ' ■held recently at Berne, Geneva and other places along the proposed line and things seem to liven up more each j day, and that the line will soon be constructed is beginning to be the 1 opinion of many. NOW CARED FOR. Henry Barkley, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Johnathan Whittenbarger, who was reported destitute in our issue of Tuesday, called at our office to refute the statements which were made, saying that for four or five weeks he had a nurse caring for the family, that only one of the children was sick, and that neighbors had responded gallantly to the appeals for assistance.

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THE MONROE NEWS The Modem Woodmen Will Plan to Attend Log Roll-' ing at Ft. Wayne Soon. A NEW FACTORY Hustling Town Will Have a Jelly, Molasses and Cider Plant —Other Items. <€• 1 Monroe, Ind., Aug. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —All members of the Modern Woodmen of the Monroe lodge are requested to meet at the lodge room on next Monday evening. There will be initiation and a royal banquet tendered the new members, which will Immediately follow the work. Ijet all members be present on this occasion, as all preliminary arrangements to attend the log rolling to be held at Fort Wayne on Saturday, August 26th, at which there will be a large representation of the Monroe lodge to participate in the festivities, which are always looked forward to as a most important event, ■■ Monroe is now to have a real jelly, molasses and cider factory, to be built at once, just north of the town, to be erected and operated by a party from ’Winchester, who purchased one and one-half acres of land for that purpose and expects to be in running order within a short time. With tile interurban running through Monroe within a short time, and the G. R. & I. railroad, would make this already little, growing town one of the best points for factory sites on the map. Let us begin looking to that end, and do something to encourage some sort of industry to locate here. Our capitalists should get together and organ- ; ize an improvement club for the pur- ' pose of erecting more business rooms and dwelling houses, as the demand : far exceeds the supply. Wake up and loosen up the strings on your “weasel skins.” w Dallas Butler of Decatur completed the concrete work on the John Hock- ‘ er building Thursday afternoon and moved his machinery to Ceylon, where he begins a bridge abutment contract. He carries a complete outfit and the j work done here shows his ability in his line of work. Tbe solicitors for the securing of signatures on the interurban extension are doing good work here, as they have almost the required amount of names necessary to insure the building of the road. Mrs. West, an aged lady of this place, who has been sick for a short time, is slowly recovering. Mrs. M. F. Parrish is on a several weeks' visit with her parents and oth--ler relatives in the eastern part of Ohio. W. L. Keller is making arrangements to move his stock of goods into ; his recently purchased store building, ! erected by J. J. Hofer. He is now con ! ducting a removal sale. The Royal Neighbors had a big time Wednesday night when they imparted the mysteries of the order to one of our leading young ladies. This order is enjoying a steady growth and is composed of some of our best and leading ladies. They expect to be " heard from in the near future. Something doing. Watch for further particulars. o TO ATTEND BROTHER’S FUNERAL Mrs. Mary Carpenter and Mrs. Rachel Sheets left Thursday for RockI ford, Ohio, to be in attendance at the funeral of their brother, Emanuel Bowers, which was held at that place this 1 morning. Mr. Bowers dropped dead 1 at his home Tuesday afternoon from 1 heart trouble, from which he has been ' suffering for several years, although ’ not serious. He leaves to mourn be- ’ sides the surviving widow, two chil-_ | dren and four sisters —Mrs. Kate Clark and Mrs. Clara Weiggly. of California: Mrs. Mary Carpenter, north--1 east of this city, and Mrs. Rachel - Sheets of Convoy, Ohio. — Miss Catherine Egley of Berne arI rived in the efty yesterday afternoon ■ and will be the guest of Misses Ireta Erwin and Lulu Atz for several days.