Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1912 — Page 1

■Volume X. Number 63.

■local men win ■ury Acquits Hower & Baker I After Only Nine Minutes' Deliberation. ■THE STATE OFFICIALS ■Then Leave and Call Off Similar Case Against Barkley & Company. SB It took the jury just nine minutes to a verdict Tuesday night at 7:t<» .■/clock, acquitting Dallas Hower and Baker of the firm of Baker & of selling adulterated meat - ■to-wit, a quarter of a pound of hamHjburg, which John T. Willets, state ■food ;lnd dlu S inspector, bought last sMjanuary 23rd on his rounds here and to the state chemist, who said it “sulphites." a preservation under ban by the state chemist. HI Another meat firm, against whom a ■similar affidavit was filed last Thurs■day, which also put up a fight, was ■meat market, the members of the firm ■being Levi Barkley and Jacob Magley. S They also demanded trial and this was ■set for Tuesday afternoon. As the first ■< use took up the entire day, it was left till this morning. Promptly at 9 ■o’clock they appeared at Justice court for the trial, but and Bishopp, Minding the Tuesday adverse to them, never ■ put in an appearance. ■ Inspector Willets and Chemist Bish■opp went to Fort Wayne Tuesday ■•right, and were not on hand this mornwing to prosecute the case. They tele- ■ phoned here that having no more eviB dence to offer in this case, which was parallel of the one tried Tuesday, it ■ might as well be dismissed. This was ■ accordingly done. The case of Hower ■ & Baker, which was tried Tuesday be- ■ fore ’Squire Stone and a jury, consutnBed the entire day. Following the evi- ■ dence of Willetts and State Food ■ Chemist Bishopp, that of the defense -■ was taken up, Messrs, Baker and How--3 er and their butcher, Ferd Nichols, ab- ■ solutely denying using any sulphite or Si other preservatives about their shop ■ or slaughter house, or in the prepara- ■ tion of the meats in any way. The E evidence was concluded at 4 o’clock. ■ The arguments of the attorneys—R. ■C. Parrish, for the state, and J. C. MoI ran and C. Jx Lutz, for the defense, f closing with that of the state, consumed the remainder of the time till 5:30 o’clock, when court was dismissed for supper. The jbry, after partaking of the supper, in which, no doubt, big Juicy steaks were eaten with a gusto that never savored of fear of “sulphites," then returned at 7 o’clock, deliberated nine minutes and acquitted the local men. This is the first time in the history of the city, and probably of the state, 'that merchants charged with violating the pure food law, have resisted and demanded trial. In the majority of the cases the accused, fearing that publicity would result in damage to their business, or frightened at the charge of selling something with a “frightful" and in most cases to them unknown name, slip up to the justice and plead guilty as the easiest and most quiet way of getting out. “Why, everybody pleads guilty,” said Inspector Willets. “But this spoils the whole thing.’’ He cited cases in which sixty butchers of his home city, South Bend, pleaded guilty, and many in Fort Wayne, without demanding a trial. The attorneys for the defense scored the state heavily. The whodesale pleading guilty of accused, it not resulting in any too good care or precaution in gathering up the samples of food. Chemistry is the most exacting of sciences. Just the tiniest atom of an element, slipping in may change the whole chemical process, turning the scales one way or the other. When the state board can prove that the samples reach their laboratory free and clean, and in the same condition as when they are taken from the shops then and then only can they be able to say that the “adulterant” was “sold" in the samples. The same precaution that exacts the keeping of foods displayed in glass or under adequate cover should be taken in the sending of the samples to the state board, that there may be no danger of contamination on the way. Instead of placing the samples in glass jars, sealing them with the state board seal, taking one sample and leaving another under seal for the pro-

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tection of the merchant, the inspector gathers up a number of samples wrapI ped in common paper, sealed with an ordinary sticker," bought of an ordinary druggist, marked only with a “serial number,' the key to which, with j the name of the merchant, is kept separately by him, are packed in a wooden box, “supposed to be clean," closed with ordinary boards, and sent to the I chemist, who makes the test. There is nothing to keep the juices from the chopped meat wrapped in the paper , from soaking through to the other packages and fusing the juices, or allowing the paper to wear aw'ay and exi pose the meats to the cracks in the 1 box, through which foreign substances or drugs from boxes which might be shipped by the side of it. might be gathered up and absorbed by jhe meat or food samples. The state food chemist, H. E. Bishopp, testified that in the test he found one-twenty-three-thousandths of a gram of “sulphite." He couldn't tell which one of the “sulphites” it was, or whether “sulphites’ are injurious to health. The most common “sulphite," it is known, is made from a fusion of CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR TO GREAT BEYOND Wm. H. Crawford Dies at Home of Sister, Mrs. Congleton. on Third St. SICK TWO WEEKS Spent Entire Lfe of Over Sixty Years in County— Funeral Thursday. / William H. Crawford, a life-long resident of .Adams county, having been born and reared in Wabash township, and commonly known to all as “Billy” Crawford, died at a quarter of six Tuesday evening at the home of bis sister, Mrs. Mary Congleton, on South Third street, after an illness of about two weeks from kidney trouble. He had been declining for some several years, his vitality ebbing away gradually and death dawning chiefly in this manner. He was the son of John and Mary Crawford, prominent citizens, his father having been associated as a partner in the Crawford & Nuttuiau dry goods stand, where the Niblick store now operates. For many years he had been making his home with his sister, Mrs. Congleton, where the end came. He was born December 1, 1846, being at the time of his death sixty-five years, three months and 11 days old. and unmarried. He had no particular occupation, but was always willing to work and performed such labor as he could obtain, while in recent years he took things easy, and did odd jobs here and there. He leaves but two sisters, they being Mrs. Millen Burns and Mrs. Congleton, both of this city. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house, with the Rev. Semans of the Methodist church in charge. Interment at the Decatur cemetery. —o —> DEIONSKE BROTHERS Wholesalers, of Fort Wayne, to Open Stand In Studabaker Building. Decatur is to have a new business firm in the way of a confectionary stand and wholesale fruit house The new proprietors will he Deionske Bros, of Fort Wayne,who are at present conducting a large stand on Calhoun street, that place. They have secured the Studabaker rooms just north of the Meyer, Scherer & Beavers furniture dealers, and Arthur Suttles, who is looking after same, had carpenters on the scene today, putting the building in shape for the proper convenience of the new firm. The room will be repapered, the present partition removed and otherwise rearranged. The Deionske Brothers are business hustlers and wii: make things much more business-like along this row of business rooms. o The Yeomen held a very interesting meeting last evening, there being a larg number of the members on hand for the evening’s work. Arrangements will soon be considered for the fifth anniversary in the city, which will be duly celebrated. Following the business meeting all went to the American Insurance hall, which was opened last evening, where the remainder of the evening was spent.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 13, 1912.

FACTORY ITEMS *■' ■- ■■ IB Mr. Kremers of Holland, Here in Search of Place in Which to Live. I THE WARD FENCE Using Big Force of Employees at Present—Will Build Addition. Mr. Will Kremers, superintendent of the Decatur plant for the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, is here today, his chief business being to find a modern house in which he can move his family. He will move here about the first of May and will be a permanent resident of the city. He has been the superintendent of the Holland plant for j some years. His family includes Mrs. Kramer and two children. — | The Ward Fence company is one of | the busy places in town just now. The j severe winter and late spring has caused a delay in orders, but they are now . making up for any decrease, arriving iat the rate of about SBOO per day. ConI sequnptly the factory force is busy and [besides the regular force at the office, | sixteen girls are busy with circulars, letters and catalogues. As soon as the frost is out of the ground the new of- ' flee building and warerooms at the sacI tory site will be hurried to completion. Further improvements will come next j fall and the Ward Fence will soon be ;one of the leading concerns of its. kind in the middle west. • E. M. Wagner was at Honduras Wednesday evening where he held one of the best farmers’ meetings of the year. The store there was packed with farmers and it is safe to bet that the beet crop in that section will be a big one next Wl. During the day Mr. Wagner also looked after contracts in French township and Wells county. THE STORK’S INNING. — I The unusually large number of births reported this winter, gave rise to an interesting statement made by the wife of one of the well known physicians of the city. She stated that from statistics it was shown that the birth rate was unusually high every tljird year, when a sort of “birth epidemic" broke out, and that this year i was one of the three charmed years. A SPECIAL TRAIN ilnvincible Colonel Fred Reppert Pays a Big Slice of Money Rather THAN TO DISAPPOINT His Patrons — Enroute to, Cry Big Sale in the Western States. Springfield, Mo., Mar. 13, 1912 Old Adams County Bunk: Please wire Union National bank here quick, certifying by cneck for four hundred and fifty dollars. Special train. FRED REPPERT. Such was the telegram received here this afternoon. It explains itself, for Colonel Fred Reppert, the auctioneer, of national fame, has at times before done the same thing. It means that he is enroute to the western states I where he is due to cry one of the big 'stock sales for which he in.famous. [ That when he reached Springfield, Mo., he found the last train out to his destination gone, and that to make connections and get to the place of his sale on time, he must hire a special train for tour hundred and fifty dollars in order that he may not disappoint his patrons, even though he must do so at a loss of hundreds of dollars to himself. This is just one example of his invincible nature—to conquer difficulties at all times and make good for those he has promised. And he I wins every time, and is there with 'the goods when the clock strikes the I hour. By the way. will somebody bring it up that today is the “thir- ' teenth.”

“THE ROUND-UP" Coming to Majestic Theater, Fort Wayne, March 15th. The attraction at the Majestic theater, Fort Wayne, for a limited engagement of two nights and Safrday matinee, beginning Friday evening, March 15th, will be Kiaw & Erlanger's massive production, “The Round-Up." Theatrical history does not record such a towering success as “The Round-Up.’ It is the great American play of the hour. Every character and scene in the piece breathes the life of the great southwest. The enthusiastic interest displayed by every audience is the most flattering endorse ment this really great production can receive. The battle scene in the third act is a stupendous stage effect, the like of which has never been seen before. The appearance of twenty mounted Indians riding along a ledge of rock far above the stage level is a thrill, indeed, but it is surpassed in the great incident at the end of the third act when “Slim” Hoover, the sheriff, and a troop of cavalrymen are shown in an actual hand-to-hand fight with a band of Apache Indian marauders escaped from their reservation. There have been great thrills presented on the stage in years past, but nothing that touches th’s in point of realism has ever been seen in any theater in the world. Tn the last act a group of cow-boys are shown riding bronchos —bucking bronchos. This, too, is a novelty never before seen in what is termed an indoor attraction. The magnitude of this production is such that it can only be played in a few cities in the largest theatres. Its performances here are the only opportunities those living within a reasonable journey to Fort Wayne will have of seeing this tremendous dramatic sensation. So great is the demand for seats from those living at a distance from Fort Wayne that a special bureau has been established for the expeditious handling of mail orders, which when sent with cash or money order and accompanied by self-ad-dressed stamped envelope, receive immediate attention. There will be no advance in prices: 25c, 50c, 75, SI.OO and $1.50. Popular Saturday matinee, 2l?c, 50c, 75c and SI.OO. 0 W. A. NICOLS DEAD Well Known Portland Man Died at Elks’ Hospital at Richmond Today. WELL KNOWN HERE Represented A. & C. Stone Co.—Furnished Adams County Much Stone. W. A. Nichols of Portland, representative of the A. & C. Stone company, which has furnished much of the stone that has gone into the good macadam roads for which the county is famous, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock at the Elks’ hospital at Richmond, where he had been sixty days, taking treatment for what was stated to be nervous indigestion. Mr. Nichols had been in failing health since last September. He is widely Known over the county and many friends here will be sorry to learn of his death. Fort twentyeight years he was also agent for the G. R. & I. railroad, serving at Portland, Winchester and Lynn, resigning about six years ago. Mr. Nichols was about fifty-nine years of age at death. His wife has been dead a number of years. He leaves a son, who is a member of the firm of Rinehart & Nichols, the Portland clothiers, and a brother of Fred Nichols of Muncie, who is manager of the Kitselman Wire Fence company. A brother, Oliver, also survives. The news of the death of Mr. Nichols was immediately sent to Commissioner James Hendricks of Monroe, who was a warm friend of the deceased for many years. RETURNED TO RICHMOND. Deputy Sheriff John Merica this morning accompanied John Kuhl to Easthaven asylum, who for the third time made his successful escape from that institution, and wended his way back home. Since his capture here by Sheriff Durkin he has been confined in the county jail and this morning returned for safe-keeping.

WAS INSTITUTED National Officials of American Insurance Union Here Tuesday. MANY INITIATIONS Big Meeting Held in Elks’ Hall—Meetings to be Held Each Week. Decatur Chapter, No. 457, of the American Insurance Union, was instituted hero Tuesday night, a large and enthusiastic meeting being a feature of the evening. The arrival of a special car carrying eighty-two visitors from Fort Wayne, was the beginning of the evening’s entertainment, the crowd including delegations from Wabash and Huntington, who came to swell the crowd. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock and John Stewart was honored as temporary chairman. An address of welcome by Attorney C. LWalters made all the visitors feel at home. Rev. T. Libern Jones of the First Baptist church gave the invocation. Following this short address were given by John Gates of Fort Wayne and J. V. Sees of Huntington. Dr. George W. Hoaglan, national secretary of the order, of Columbus, Ohio, gave a thirty-minute address on the benefits of the order, and other points which the organization is exceedingly desirous that the Decatur people should know. The address proved interesting and instructive and of value to all interested in fraternal insurance. There being twenty candidates in waiting the Fort Wayne chapter initiated them in all respects, except giving the secret work, which will be j done at a later date. This was followed by an exhibition drill by the young ladies of the Fort Wayne chapter and was military in its characteristics. White uniforms were worn and the drill proved interesting and acceptable. W. O. Rayburn, the organizer, who has been in the city the past few weeks, will remain in this city about a month and assist in getting the lodge on its feet. Some trouble is being experienced in securing a hall in which to meet, but as soon as that feature is disposed of the meeting of the chapter will be held every week. MUST FINISH TUNE Harry Organ Must Stay in Indiana to Plav Pipe in Adams Countv Court. ON FORGERY CHARGE Governor Marshall Savs He Must be Held on Warrant Issued Here. It seems that Governor Marshall has sustained the decision of Adams county In refusing to waive right to prosecute Harry Organ, who is tvanted on a forgery charge here. February 4ta Prosecutor Parrish received from the Nebraska Bunkers’ association a letter asking Adams to do so, allowing them to take him up at once if released at Logansport, where he has long been held on the same charge. A Logansport dispatch to the Muncie Star says: “Whatever hopes Harry C. Organ, alleged forger, now in the Cass county jail, had of escaping conviction on the charge of passing a worthless check on the City National Bank of Logansport and gaining his liberty, have been chattered by Governor Marshall. The governor has written Sheriff Warren I Butler in the event Organ is not tried at Logansport, to hold him in the warrant for his arrest from Decatur, Tnd. Organ is wanted there on a charge oF passing a worthless check on the Old Adams County bank. Organ has been in the Cass , county jail for a year and has never been brought to trial.”

M W. DAY HERE. Big Time Planned to be Pulled Off This Evening. Everything is in readiness for the carrying out of . the well-arranged program of the Modern Woodmen this evening when they will have with them District Deputy Hofmeister of Fort Wayne to address the members on a subject that will be of great interest to all concerned and relative to the increase in rates of the general counsel of the order at their meeting held several weeks ago at Chicago. In additional to this there will be degree work conferred upon two candidates by the Tocsin degree team Invitations which have been extended to all the surrounding lodges, consisting of Mon roe, Berne, Pleasafit Mills, Poe and Tocsin, have responded with answers to the effect that they will be represented and are coming in large numbers. This evening there will be a parade of the various visiting lodges in their uniforms after which the day’s 1 session will be closed with a banquet I and smoker. All forestdy members | are requested to be present. COURT HOUSE NEWS Eady Damage Case Against City Venued to Allen Circuit Court. AMENDED AFFIDAVIT i — In Case Against John Mackey—Administrator Appointed. In the ease of the State vs. John Mackey, grand larceny, an amended affidavit was filed: objections to filing Iby defendant; overruled; exceptions by defendant. Upon motion of the defendant, the case, SIO,OOO damage suit of Rebecca Eady, administratrix, vs. City of Deca-! tur, was sent to the Allen circuit : court on change of venue. Ten days’ 1 time given to perfect change. The divorce case of Mary Shaw vs. I Harvey Shaw has been set for trial ■ March 16th. Frank Heiman w as appointed admin- | istrator, with the win annexed, of the estate of Casper Heiman. Bond in 1 sum of $1,200 was filed — In the matter of the guardianship of l Emil Aschleman et al., appraisement j was filed, also additional bond, which | were approved. Real estate ordered J sold at private sale, without notice, terms, one-third cash, one-third in nine and one-third in eighteen months, or all cash, if desired, by purchaser. Walter Thornhill, guardian of Carl Ford et al., flies current report. Jacob H. Baker, guardian of Adam Schultz, filed inventory, which was approved. The additional bond of Nathan B. Shepherd, guardian of Alexander Bolds, was approved. Lulu B. Burris vs. Charles M. Burris. divorce. Rule to answer crosscomplaint made absolute in five days. ENDLESS CHAIN PRAYERS Postmasters over the country are holding up endless-chain prayers that are being placed in the United States mail. The prayers are identical with others previously sent through the mails and resulting in an order for their prohibition from the mails. The postofflee department says the endless chain prayer epidemic u.°aks out occasinally and has to be watched closely and checked by the authorities. One i card on which the latest prayer was written was held up, and read as fol- • lows: ■ “This prayer was sent to me and is to be sent all over the world. Copy ’ it and see what happens. It was said i in Jesus’ time that all who wrote this i prayer would be delivered from all calamity, but those who pass it by would meet, with misfortune. Those who copy it and send it to nine friends will on the ninth 7 day receive some great joy. Don’t break the chain or sign your name: only the date, February 28. 1912.”

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A MAY WEDDING Wedding of Pansy Bell and Jesse Helm Announced for May First. L ■ j » COTERIE OF FRIENDS First Privileged to Hear Good News at Luncheon Given Tuesday. The approaching wedding of Miss Pansy Bell, only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. A. R. Beil, one of the attractive young ladies of the city, to Mr. Jesse Helm, the well known clerk in the 10-1 1 cal postofflee department, a son of Mr. I and Mrs. Charles Helm of this city, [ has been announced for May first. : Eleven of Miss Bell’s nearest and deari est friends were privileged to hear the good news first of all, and were taken into the confidence of the bride-elect at a sewing party given Tuesday afternoon, in compliment to Mrs. Lucile Hale Wilson of Nappanee, a life-long friend of the bride-elect, who herself is a bride of a few months, Besides Mrs. Wilson guests were Mrs. Alma Frisinger, Mrs. Florence Moses, Mrs. Marie Sellemeyer, and the Misses Marie Allison, Madge Hite, Edna Hoffman, Fanny Frisinger, Frances MerryI man, Jean Lutz and Adda Donaldson, I forming a little coterie ot friends that ' have long been associated. Not until dainty tea-towels, unhemmed, were passed about, with the request that they enter into a hemming contest, was there the least bit of suspicion that the party was other than one given for the sole reunion with Mrs. Wilson. They were hemmed merrily, and the work of Miss Frances Merryman was declared to be the finest and best and she was rewarded with a bouquet of fragrant pink carnations. Vocal music by Miss Marie Allison and Mrs. Marie Sellemeyer, and instrumental music by Miss Frances Merryman added pleasure to the happy hours, but still the surprise that was in a measure anticipated, was still deferred when 5 o’clock arrived and luncheon was announced. A beauteous sight greeted the guests there. Pink hoods on the chandeliers softened the light into a rosy glow, as it fell on the table beneath, charming in its pink and white beauty. At each corner of the table, pinkhooded candles in crystal sticks contributed to the rosy light, and the centerpiece of the table, covered in spotless white, was a crystal basket filled with pink and white sweet peas nestling in maiden hair fern, a pink chiffon bow, tying the crystal handle. Surrounding the floral basket was a delicate tracery of smilax and ivy and for-get-me-nots, from the circle of which to each plate, lead tiny satin ribbons Place cards were decorated with pink sweet peas and a teach plate also was a tiny gold basket, filled with nuts, which were given as favors. Tiny pink ribbons bound sprigs of for-get-me-nots to the handles. The luncheon proceeded merrily, until the salad course, when the telephone bell rang and announcement was made that Miss Frances Merryman was wanted. She responded and was somewhat startled to hear that a special delivery letter was awaiting her at the postoffice. She directed that it be delivered to her at the Beil home at once, and when it came, haste to learn its contents resulted in the annovn ‘ment of the coming marriage in the reading of the simple words: “Jesse and I'ansy, May First." This was the occasion for the extending of felicitations and the exchange of interests bearing upon the approaching happy event was an animated one. This was brought home to each guest, however, with greater confidence, when suggestion was made and carried out that they pull the tiny pink ribbons extending from the plates to the centerpiece. To each was tied a bottle of perfume and a card, carefully hidden under the smilax, these being revealed when drawn forth. On the cards were written verses telling each guest what her part in the coming wedding was to be. The menu was nicely served in three courses and carried out the color scheme of pink and white. The ice cream was especially pretty, being molded in the form of pink cupids and little candles were served in pink tissue-crimped cups. There was no dearth of pretty greetings and sincere words of felicitation extended to the bride-elect who CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE