Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 268.

io DIE IN CHAIR I fl Governor Mann Does Not I Interfere With Death of I Young Wife Murderer. I m 1 I TURKEY in war mood I Rebels Renewed Their Attack on Hankow—Are Now Bombarding City. (United Press Service.) Richmond, Va., Nov. 15—Henry Clay Beattie. jr„ will die in the electric chair November 24 th for the murder of his wife. The next to the last chapter <jf the most sensational murder case in tie annals of history was annexed today, when Governor Mann of Virginia.refused to interfere. Pekin, China, Nov. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Yuan Shi Kai today definitely refused the.premiership of i China. This is the report he gave to , the assemblage, which called upon him and begged him to accept the post, saying that he was unable to i cope with so grave a situation as that which at the present time confronts ' the country. Pekin, Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —American intervention in China has threatened the military imperial troops in the Philippines and . the question will probably cause grave trouble in China, it was said here today Neither the imperial government troops or rebels are willing to sub- 1 mit to the landing of American troops and according to cablegrams received i from Washington today the American gorernmcnt is holding troops and 1 transports in readiness in the Philip- i pines, to dispatch 10,000 regulars to < China. t Shanhi, Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily < Democrat) —The rebels have renewed ( their attack upon Hankow, and the t city is being bombarded at the pres- < ent time. The death toll is already I reported to be very heavy. 1 —— -• s Constantinople, Nov. 15 —(Special to t Daily Democrat) —That Turkey is in f I no mood to accept moderation o r to t [ Put a stop to the war with Italy was I : indicated here today when the grand ? tietier Issued ah order that every Ital- i ian within Turkish boundary must be f expelled from the country within twenty-four hours, and any Italian e found after that time will be made a > prisoner of war. t RIDING ON A PASS. Railroad Claims Wreck Victim Not Eligible for Damage Money. I The suit of Mary M. Justus of Bluff- ? ten, administratrix of the estate of her t husband, Louis C. Justus, demanding : 110,000 damages of the Fort Wayne 1 "abash Valley Traction company for ths death of Justice in the disastrous 1 *reck near Kingsland in September, 1910, will be tried in the Jay -uuni. j circuit court at Portland, beginning | •ome time between January loth and -Oth, the exact date not yet having fixed. The Justus case is said t.» c ** one of but three or four remaining I unsettled for the forty-three or lour \ that grew out of the wreck, which e nest the company more than a million ' dollars. Defense to this suit is being I made on the ground, it is said, that i Justus, at the time of the accident. I ff hich cost him his life, was riding on 1 a bass issued to him as the manager 5 °f the Bluffton, Geneva and Celina I Traction company, in the acceptance ■ J ai <d use of which he waived all claims for his injury or death. CONFER WORK TONIGHT. , ’ t lonight is the time set for the Mod- ? ern Woodmen initiation services, t ’’hen they will take in seven or b ®ight candidates. The event has long a b «en planned and the members have s looking forward to an evening t °f Pleasure for several weeks past t The local forestry team, which is to t 'onfer the degree work, has been put- I "ug therr.splves into shape for some t , ' m ®> and are now in a position to r tnder the best work they have ever n The program for the evening n ’JI be n . interesting one and those ■ "ho f 9 u respond to the invitation.. "hich has been extended them, wilt r "' , » the time of their lives The ev-, I en ’ng of pleasure will wind up with d a smoker. f

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v M. C. A. CONVENTION. •Vnl be Held at Anderson, November 24-26. Jonas C. Tritch, who for six years 1 oi more has been a correspondent for the general Indiana Young Men’s h. isti in association, has received announcement of the forty-second annual convention to be held at Anderson, November 24-26. While this city has . no o.ganization there are many here ■ nterested in the association and some " iU doubtless attend. Mr. Tritch, as < orrespondent, has kept in touch with the general work, and has written letters of recommendation, etc., for those joung men who go out from here and • ish to identity themselves with, oi take advantages of the privileges of associations in other cities. THE CANDIDATES Are Digging Away Notwithstanding Disagreeable Weather Conditions. * ALL WORKING HARD No Change in the Line-up Since the Start Made Friday Morning. So far the democratic primary is ■ progressing quietly. Every candidate is at work, traveling over the country in search of the voters, and telling them of their qualifications. If you who are snugly housed, don't believe this weather is about as nasty‘as is manufactured, just ask one of the of-fice-seekers and he will tell you in not always mild language that it couldn’t be dished up any worse or at a more inconvenient time. So far, also, no candidate is in the field for coroner, and this seems to be a golden opportunity for some one who desires to break into public life. At the present the race is just as it started last Friday. D. E. Smith has no opposition for the judgeship. Mr. Durkin for sheriff, and Mr. Parrish for prosecutor, and Messrs. Hendricks and Eicher for commissioner, all candidates for their second term, are not opposed. For auditor the candidates are Baltzell, Thornhill and Magley; for treasurer, Steiner, Kleine and Archbold; for surveyor, Harruff and Macklin; for representative, Schwartz and Linker. With the election less than four weeks away, the boys are ail digging, and the contest will grow interesting as It progresses. NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. D. B. Erwin filed a new case for Henry Krueckenberg, who *sks for the appointment of a guardian for his wife, who is an inmate of Easthaven nsyulm at Richmond. Sheriff Durkin and deputy, J. D. Merica, were out over the country today, notifying the jurors. The grand jury is due to report Monday and the petit jury, December Ith. Those who have secured hunters’ licenses are: George M. Zimmerman, E. I, Wisner, Earl Blackburn, Claude W. Peterson, Lloyd E. Summers, Joseph Wolpert. Ed Hurst, Harvey Elzey, Mike Meibers, Ralph Miller, Samuel Delhi, Israel Stoneburner, Andy Harting, Roma Parent, Orson Smith, Otto Bogner, Carl Fisher. O. P. Schug of Decatur; J. C. Schug, Berne; John W. Wells, D. J. McWhirter, William JI. Baker. W. J. Heeter, John E. Briggs, Jacob A. Cook, Geneva. — NEXT MONDAY. The annual roll call to be held by the odd Fellows next Monday night,; November ZUth, will be one long to t>« remembered, as great measures have been taken to make it a brilliant affair. Many of the members who reside outside of the city have signified their intentions of being present on that evening, and speeches from all the older members, notably that of R D. Patterson, who has been a member of the order for fifty-one years, v iIJ be had. During the past week all members have been notified, and many have already responded assuring a big evening. o P. Schug and “Spot" Archer met Harvey Butler at the Butler farm today, where they enjoyed a good, oldfashioned hunt

HAVE NEW ORDER Catholic Order of Foresters Organized at New Corydon Last Sunday. with 48 Members — I Lafayette Team Gives Degree Work-—Will Erect New Home in Summer. — New Corydon, just across the county line in Jay county, received into i their town on last Sunday a new order, known as the Catholic Order of Foresters, starting with a membership of forty eight. The work of initiation 1 was conferred by the Lafayette team, which is claimed to be the best drill- * ed team in the state, and this was freely expressed by every one who was taken as a new member into the 1 order. A number of interesting and appropriate addresses were delivered by members of the order and also by Father Mayer of the Trinity church, who was greatly surprised at the interest which was so greatly manifest--1 ed. The new court, the name the organizations go by, intend to erect a two-story home next summer, and have already started woik toward soliciting funds for the new building. The work was commenced at the in ■ itial meeting, and will be continued so their plans can be successfully carried out as soon as possible. Their present location is already excellently furnished, but they will not be content until they will be located in their new quarters. The new list of members ! includes many from nearby towns, and Philip Wagner of this city is also a member. The election and installation ' of officers also took place, and Peter Bonifas, a brother of Mrs. P. H. Wagner, was elected recording secretary., The future of the new organization is a bright one. FATAL ILLNESS — Operation Undergone by Mrs. Millard Weimer of St. Mary’s Township. i PROVES UNAVAILING Death Came Yesterday Afternoon—Funeral Will be Held Friday. The operation undergone by Mrs. Millard Weimer of St. Mary’s township, about three weeks ago, proved unavailing, her death occurring Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her home. She was taken to the hospital in Fort Wayne for the operation, which it was hoped would restore her, health. The operation, however, revealed an incurable cancerous affection. .and when it became known that' she could not get well, she was taken 1 back to her home to spend her last days among her loved ones. Mrs Weimer is a niece of Mesdames Joe Helm and Joe Lower, and has many ' other relatives in this city and coun- ’ ty. She is survived by her husband | and two children —a son, Glen, of Indianapolis, who arrived here this 1 morning, and a daughter, Hazel, at J home. Mrs. Weimer had but reached ' the age of middle life, and the fact of her untimely death has cast a ] gloom over the many who knew and loved her. The funeral will be held ; at the M. E. church at Rlvarre Friday i morning, the procession leaving the house in St. Mary’s township at 10 o’clock. Burial in Mt. Tabor cemetery. —' -O — " OPENING SERVICE. The special services at the Methodist Episcopal church began Tuesday night with a good attendance. The Rev. C. Claud Travis of Fort Wayne preached an inspiring sermon that ' was received with much appreciation.' Tonight. Rev. Charles Smith of Mar ' klo will preach. Mr. Smith is one of, the most successful young men of the ( conference. He was educated in the. east and is Sn interesting speaker. The meetings will continue all week.

Decatur, IncLWednesday Evening, November 15, 1911

CIVIL SERVICE EXAM. For Position of Postmaster at Magley, December 2nd. A civil service examination for eli- < gibles to fill the contemplated va- I cancy in the position of fourth-class > postmaster at Magley, Indiana, sue- ' j ceeding Mrs. Jessie E. Luttman, will be held at Preble, December 2nd. The J ; compensation of the postmaster there | for the last fiscal year was sl9l. Ap- ' plications should be filed with the 1 Washington commission within seven ; days before the date of the examina-l tion. Full information concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from Mrs. Luttman, the 1 present postmistress. The fact of the sale by the Lutttraus of their general store at Magley, and their contemplated removal from that place, was the . cause of Mrs. Luttman’s resignation from the postal service. —»——.. ...» - ■ — .r> -»■ I I ■ I ■ II — DECLINED HUNTINGTON JOB. Cal Robinson Sticks to Job in Line for Agency Promotion. | I Cal Robinson, driver for the local Wells Fargo agency, has returned from Huntington, where he went Tuesday on business relating to the offer of a position tendered him as depot agent for the Wells-Fargo at Huntington. He decided not to accept. The position there would lead to a promotion for a messenger job, and the one he holds here will lead to a promotion as agent, which he considers the more desirable, and which in all probabiliej r he will be given soon. He therefore desided to continue here. A Mr. Pierce from Hammond has taken the Huntington position. “THE SQUAW MAN.” To the Patrons of Bosse Opera House: I Will say that this attraction comes well recommended, and I will guarantee you a first-class production. Here I are a few messages received from managers in cities, where they have played: | Kokomo, Ind. ' Mgr. Opera House, Decatur, Indi- j ana —’“Squaw Man” played here last night to good business; splendid cast, I fine production; entire audience pleas- * I ed. —Sipe & Helmick, Mgrs. — Here is another: Newcastle, Ind. I Mgr. Opera House, Decatur, Irid. — 1 ; “The Squaw Man.” with Carl W. Cook ' in title role, gave an excellent per-: 1 formance here last night. It was one of the best attractions I have ever , ( played. —B. F. Brown, Mgr. Grand I Theater. These telegrams are bonafide, and if 1 you want to see a good one, come to ; ! tho opera house Friday night, “The ■ Squaw Man.” Sincerely yours, J. W. BOSSE, i — o • REVIVAL MEETINGS. ' ' I Revival meetings will begin at the Salem Evangelical church, two and , one-half miles east, of the city, Sunday evening, November 19, 1911, and will continue indefinitely. The public is ( cordially invited to attend all these services. Services beginning promptly at 7:30 each evening. All are wel-! ccme. Come. I Sunday school, 9:30, and preaching services at 10:30 a. m., at Calvary 1 Evangelical church, five miles east of 'the city, Sunday, November 19th. 1 1 SEND FLOWERS. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Chris--1 tian church showed their esteem for I Mrs. G. T. Burk, a mem- i ber of their church and organi- ■ zatiou, and who is now a patient at the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, she 1 having last week undergone an opera- ’ : tion for tumor. The Aid society sent i a beautiful lot of flowers to the bos- < pital today. She is improving nicely i each day, but still unable lo make the 1 trip home. 1 ADAMS COUNTY BOY INVENTOR, i Operator Straub of the G. R. & I. railroad, has a neat little model of a screen holder, for which he will al- i 1 tempt to secure a patent prior to next ; 1 summer. The device is one by which i ' screens may be held properly in shape i I by means of a socket and pivot at top 1 ' and bottom of one end. The device f 'also simplifies the work of placing or < 'removing screens —Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. Mr. Straub’s home is < near Peterson, this city. < k. I • • i'‘ a

BONDSOFWEDLOCK Ocie Cowan and Frederick A. Deininger Married t This Morning at , i ST. MARY’S CHURCH 1 ( 1 Estimable Young Couple i Will go to Housekeeping on Sixth Street. This mqrning at 6 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church was solemnized by the Rev. 11. Theodore Wilken, the nuptials of Mr. Frederick A. Deininger, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger, and Miss Ocie F. Cowan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Millard F. Cowan. The attendents were the groom’s sister, Miss Adelaide Deininger, and Mr. Martin Smith. A navy blue tailored suit, with a large black picture hat trimmed with willow plumes, was the pretty, costume worn by the bride, who carried a prayer book. Miss Deininger wore a brown tailored costume, with hat to match. A wedding dinner served at noon at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Cowan, on North Second street, was participated in by the members of the two families The newly married couple had their home furnished in advance on Sixth street, where they will go to housekeeping at once. The groom is an emj f loyee of the Decatur Motor Car comI pany, and is a young man of enter- ! prise and ability. Miss Cowaii is a 1 young lady of excellent worth, who until a few weeks ago, tvhen she resigned, in view of her approaching wedding, served as stenographer in the L. A, Graham office, and she also possesses those home-making traits that ' will make her a true and fitting help--1 meet. | o OIL PAYS GOOD Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Issues $7.00 Dividend on Share. TO IMPEACH MAYOR Government Force Held a Long Conference Over Meet Packers’ Trial. — (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y., Nov. 15 —(Special! to Daily Democrat) —The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey today declar-1 cd a dividend fur the last quarter of j $7.00 a share. Since 1882 the Stan ! dard Oil company has remitted in dividends $751,000,000. I Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 15—(Spec-' ial to Daily Democrat) —A caucus of the city council to consider the impeachment proceedings against Mayor Louis has been called for tonight. The meeting is the outcome of a struggle between the mayor and the city council to oust John Roberts, city engineer. The mayor finally succeeded j in ousting Roberts. It is said that j five out of seven councilmen have I agreed to the proceedings. Chicago, 111., Nov 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —District Attorney Wilkeson and his aids were practically in conference her eall day, going over the papers of the ten indicted meat packers for conspiracy, in viola-. tion of the Sherman law. It was known that a pendative plan of action has been determined upon, and was submitted by wire to Attorney General Wickersham. Washington. D. C„ Nov. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The investigation of the trust problem in the Ur. ited States by tho senate committee and interstate commerce commission began here today. The committee stated that they had no definite plans of procedure. Senator Newlands of Nevada was the only witness for today, he coming to recommeml Ids fed oral incorporation bill. -

— tw t— riirw—Tw-in— ' -'in ir~r “MADAME SHERRY” RETURNS. Will Give Matinee and Night Performance at the Majestic. “Madame Sherry” is to return to Ft. Wayne. Every one is familiar with the success of the attraction, when it was presented at the Majestic theater last season. “Madame Sherry's’” fame as a mirthful and musical novelty is widespread. No score in the records of musical farce achievement became so general a rage. The fun and vivacity of the story of the produc-1 tion is no less a byword generally. I And the musical theme, “Ev’ry Little Movement Has a Meaning All its Own,” continues to be a whistling, singing and dancing rage. WEDS IN^CHICAGO Miss Fanchon Moffet, For-j mer Decatur Girl, Weds Indianapolis Dentist. WAS A TEACHER In Hartford City Schools— Groom is Dr. Chas. Green of Indianapolis. Miss Fanchon Moffet of this city was married Saturday night at Chicago to Dr. Charles H. Green, Indianapolis dentist, with offices in the Odd Fellow building. The news was rereived Tuesday morning by the bride's mother, Mrs. May Moffett, who lives at 420 North Monroe street. Announcement of tne engagement of the couple was made some time ago, but no date for the wedding •was set. They had planned, however, to have the nuptials take place about' Christmas time and for that reason I the solemnization of the ceremony nt , this time is a surprise to their friends here. They were quietly married Sat-' I urday evening and left immediately ! for Indianapolis where they will re- ■ side, Dr. Green being established in business there and having a home ready in the Hoosier capital for the reception of his bride. Miss Moffet is one of Hartford ■ City’s vivacious and charming women.' Graduating from the high school here j she attended Indiana University in I 1901, where her many accomplish- ■ , meats made her n popular favorite in . ' theatrical and social circles . of the j student body. She also spent a year in Chicago University. For some 1 time she was engaged as a teacher in : the public schools here but resigned ■ ; tu pursue the study of her favorite i ■ subjects, music and drawing, that she ■ I might accept rhe supervisorship in a I school in Wisconsin. She also taught |in Michigan. Last year she was an instructor in the Albany schools and ■ this spring went to Chicago where she I taught drawing to the Sisters in varii ous convents. Dr. Green is known lo a number of i Hartford City people, having visited 1 here frequently at the home of his ' fiancee. He is prominent in his profession in the capital.—Hartford City News. Miss Moffet is well known here, having spent her girlhood days in this city. She is the daughter of E. D. Moffet, former editor of the Decatur Journal, and is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Pillars of Root towni ship. . “THE SQUAW MAN.” The average play made from a successful novel or book Is a failure because the dramatist cannot consistently crowd into the drama tho host of interesting detail and incident that go to make up the value of the story. An exception to this rule is the charming drama, “The Squaw Man,” which Edward Milton Royle has evolved from his immensely popular book of the same name, and which scored a tremendous success for over three hundred performances in Chicago and New York last season. The dramatist has retained all th» salient points of the novol and woven them into a drama that reveals a pretty love story. This drama will be presented at the Bosse opera house on Friday, November 17th. by a company of more than ordinary quality and with a most handsome scenic incastiture. “The Squaw Man” will be a money-maker fur years to come.

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POLITICAL TALK Muncie Star Sees Vision of a Much-desired Scrap in Democratic Ranks. ARE AFTER MR. HART 'A Story That Dunkirk Man Will be Vigorously Fought as Delegate. Republican newspapers would love to see a democratic split, in Indiana and are always lookin', tor a chance to boost one. The Muncie Star said today: , “The contest among the revival sacI tions for control of the democratic i party has spread to Muncie and the 1 Eighth district and is being waged. “The row was precipitated by the | announcement that the Taggart wing jof the party has laid plans for the election of Charles Plessinger, cashier of the Studabaker bank of Bluffton for district chairman and incidentally member of the state central committee, and also for Mayor Mat Hart of Dunkirk, a glass manufacturer, as a delegate to the democratic national convention next summer, when the presidential nominee will be selected. Os course, the anti-Taggart members of the party are not enthused over ‘Wily Tom’s’ intention to run things with his accustomed high-handed tactics. They are not going to sit idly by and let him push his plans without a battle that will be fought to a finish. “Plessinger’s selection as district chairman will be opposed vigorously, but the special fight will be directed against Hart’s election as national delegate, for Hart is an out-and-out Harmon man. The friends of Gov- ' ernor Marshall, of Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, of Speaker j Champ Clerk-and the ether aspirants for the democratic presidential nomination, have already fv.’Cy informed themselves of Taggart's scheme. The, Taggart men have been working quietly and hoped to escape undetected in their plans until they had things about cinched, but their plot has been ■ detected and advocates of Harmon’s , rivals for the presidency have sound- : ed the alarm and have started in to i thwart Taggart’s hopes and defeat a Harmon man as national delegate i Naturally, Mayor Hunt will bear the brunt of the battle. ‘Trim Hart’ is the slogan of every Bryan Marshal- ; Wilson-Clark democrat in the district, ■ and if their enthusiasm is indicative of their chances of success, Ohio’s governor will nut marshal the delegate from the Eighth Indiana district j among his forces on the floor of the coming national democratic convention.” MOTHER AND CHILD ILL. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette of this morning says further reg4rding the case of Miss Anna Passwater, whom the Adams county officials found Monday in the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, after she had been missing eight weeks, and who has since preferred paternity charges against Asa Smith of St. Mary’s township, the father of her child born a week ago at tho hospital: “According to the register at the Lutheran hospital, Miss Passwater was admitted to that institution under the name of Mrs, Asn Smith, during the month of September. Since the birth of the child, about a week ago, both the mother and child had been ill, but are now reported to be improving nicely. Tho child has been christened Earl. It could not be learned last night whether or not the Lutheran hospital charity association would take the child. Attendants at the hospital say, however, a home has been found for the child, although Miss Passwater is desirous of keeping the baby.” ARE GETTING READY. i _____ t Preparations for the musical to be f given at the Academy of Music on St. i Cecilia’s day, are progressing eachday and will from now on be one of the ? busiest places until the time of the i- recital. Many of the children will n take part in the day's exercises, to be I- rendered morning, afternoon and evv ening, which will be for pupils only, s Some very excellent music Is assured. •