Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1912 — Page 1

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THE BATTLE BECOMES A GRIND

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TAFT HOLDS OWN' Two Ballots This Afternoon Shows He Has Made Slight Gains in Fight. HADLY MOTION LOST Convention Votes to Allow All Delegates a Vote on Credentials’ Report. . , (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., June 21—(Special to ally Demecjjat)—Supporters of President Taft for Qie republican presidential nomination woiP'tTir.w «4itory over the forces supporting Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon when i the national convention decided that the contested delegates would be permitted to vote on the report of the credential committee before their own case had been decided. The vote was 569 with ten not voting, following the tabling of the contested delegate motion-of Hadley, the latter moved that the minority report of the Roosevelt members of the credential committee be adopted by the convention in the place of the majority report This held that the Roosevelt' contestants from the Ninth Alabama district were entitled to their seats. James A. Watson then made a motion to table the motion. The convention convened at 12:26 this afternoon. Immediately following, the committee on credentials made a report on the contested delegates from the Ninth Alabama district, holding that both of the delegates pledged to support President Taft for renomination were entitled to their seats. In the report the majority members of the credential committee said that they had fully purged both sides and that they found th'at the selection of the Tait delegates "ere regular and that the , case of the presidential nomination supporters of Colonel Roosevelt was without merit. R. R. McCormick, for the Roosevelt forces, moved a substitute of the report for the majority and asked that McCormick be given unanimous support to read a brief. The delegates from Virginia moved to lay the Hadly j motion and the minority report on the table. Hadly raised a point of order and said this could not be done after unanimous consent for McCormick to address the convention had been given. Following McCormick Governor Hadley read a resolution asking that none of the contested delegates be permitted to vote on the report oi the credentialsX’ommittee until after their cases had been voted on and decided. Chairman Root held that Hadly s motion was in order. Former Representative Watson of Indiana, the Taft floor leader, then moved to table the Hadly resolution. The vote was then ordered. . Chicago. 111.. June -21— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The full committee on resolutions of the republican national convention was dismissed shortly after 10 o’clock this morning by Chairman Fairbanks, until ho would call for another meeting. He announced that the sub-committee this afternocn wrote into the box two of the planks, the recall of the judiciary and the decision of judges, two of the favorite planks of the Roosevelt forces. Hadley’s motion was then tabled by a vote of 607 to 461, twelve not voting. (United **ress Pervice.) Chicago, 111 . June 21—(Special tn Daily Democrat) —The credential committee of the republican national convention today seated the 12 contested delegates from Indiana who are pledged to support president Taft tains that of the national committee

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lin bolding that the contest filed by , the supporters of Colonel Roosevelt were not’valid. Former senator Beveridge of Indiana argued the Roosevelt side of the case. Former senator Hemenway presented the Taft argument. When the credential committee took a short recess for breakfast after an all night’s session, the following Taft delegates seated by the national committee had been approved: Alabama 2, Arizona 6, Arkansas 16, Florida 12, Georgia 4, Indiana 12, California 2, and Kentucky 4. Chicago, 111., June 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Decided differences of opinion among the Taft leaders in charge of the national convention developed today previous to today sessions. The majority of the steering committee wanted the credential committee to make a partial report when the convention met. Chairman Devine of the credential committee apthis actipn. He wished to wait until a complete ied delegates was ready. The partyleaders wished to keep the delegates from marking time. Following a demand from Chairman Root the credcn tial committee agreed to report to the con-ent ion of its action in the contested delegate cases of Alabama and Arizona. This insured a business session of the convention today and a line-up of the opposing forces on which can be predicted the outcome of the entire contested session. o— I DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. (United Press Service) ' Baltimore, Md., June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lnterest among the democrats who have arrived here for the party s national convention centered today on the fight which William Jennings Bryan is expected to make on the floor of the convenI tion against the selection of Judge A!--ton B. Parker as temporary chairman. Rumors today stated that the presidential nomination supporters of Speaker Clark were connected with some convention workers, including Thomas Taggart of Indiana in a deal ' that involved the followers of Clark to turn to Parker in return for the | vote of the Indiana and New York delegations. Bryan men say that Clark would lose much more than he would gain in such a deal. i . ■ _ I Baltimore, Md., June 21 —(Special : Daily Democrat—William Jennings Bryan today sent a telegram to Speaker Clark, Governor Wilson, Governor Burk, Governor Foss. Mayor Gaynor and W. Baldwin, commenting on the selection of Alton B. Parker as temporary chairman of the democratic national convention, any saying that the sub-committee had picked out the man, being both conscientious and identified with the reactionary element of the party. Bryan said that I he would be pleased to join with the ' candidates, and his friends in upholding Parker's selection, either by the full committee or the convention Neither Governor Marshall, Governor I Harmon, or Majority Leader Underi wood were sent a telegram by Bryan. Mr. Bryan also announced that he would leave for Baltimore tomor- . ’ row. 1 0 BEN HUR NOTICE. ,' The Ben Hurs will meet this even- . i ing for the nomination of officers. All ,«members are requested to attend. Mrs. Minnie Daniels, the scribe, anI nounces that until June 25th. she will ’ be at home from 6 to 8 o’clock in the j evening to all those who wish to • make the payment of their dues. I —o I PASTRY SALE. The Christian Ladies' Aid society , announces a pastry sale to be held. 1: Saturday at the gas office, beginning , ten o’clock. , i The school board will hold a meettl ing in the near future to plan for the s frescoing of the school rooms.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 21, 1912.

C. E. CONVENTION. The biennial convention of the Indiana Christian Endeavor Union will be held at Indianapolis. October 24 to 27 and great preparations for the convention are being made. It is estimated that more than one thousand representatives from the forty Christian Endeavor societies in the state • will attend the convention. Indianapolis has about 2,000 members. Among the speakers who will address . the convention will be William Shaw, . Boston, general secretary of the Unit- ; ed Society of Christian Endeavorers: . Dr. Ira Landreth of Nashville, . Tenn.; Albert Russell, of Earlham , college; the Rev. Huber Ferguson, , formerly of the Ohio State C. E. un- . ion; Charles Allen of Philadelphia; i Dr. F. M. Palmer of Winona, and Miss Lillian E. Haynes of Dunreith, international superintendent of Junior Endeavor work. I o ! SHAMROCKS VS. WAYNE SENECA. I The Shamrocks will cross bats with the Fort Wayne Senecas at the Shamrock park Sunday afternoon, this be- ; ing the third game of the season The . Shamrocks have been practicing and are in great form t<\meet the team. . They have the diamond in good shape and a large crowd is expected. The Fort Wayne team is one of . ,eh>c, west lru-,,ii n g ot |t o f the city, and . it will bring about one hu„,i ru»t. ( ers with them. The line-up will be as follows: Stevens. 2b; Engle, cf; Smith, 3b- Ellis, ss: Ford, c; Baxter, , lb; John, rs; Arthur, If; Buffenbarger, p; shoemaker, sub. Game called I at 3 o'clock. Umpire Schraluka. o CENSUS REPORT. , A fine baby boy was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roop, and the little fellow has been named, Ernest Charles. The happy father is the genial clerk in the Rnnyon, Engeler & Company’s grocery department. 1 A girl baby, named Emily Elizai beth, came this morning to gladden ■ the home of George and Emily Cra- , mer, living three miles east of the , city. This is the second child, the I eldest being a boy. o COURT HOUSE NEWS Court Dockets Show Many 1 Causes Pending —25 Criminal Cases. z “ THE CIVIL SUITS 1 . i Number 112—Marriage License Issued—Real Estate Transfers. The new court dockets for the Sep- . tember term of court, which open--l September 2nd, as made up by Coun- ’ ty Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke and De: uty L. L. Baumgartner, show a heat, grist awaiting tbo grinding of the ■ mills of justice. There are 25 criminal cases, 112 civil suits, 80 estates, ■ and 167 guardianships on the dockets. Licensed to wed: Rhoda Liechty. born September 4, 1887, daughter o.’ Jacob J. Liechty, to wed Robert L. Sprunger, merchant, of Monroe, born October 3, 1885,m0n of Philip Sprunger. Real estate transfers: Susan 1. Jackson to J. W. Vizard. 102.90 acres, St. Mary's tp., quit claim deed, S6OO. Eliza J. Hunter et al. to Bertemus Parr, the south half of lots 52, 51, $2,050; Decatur Cemetery Association to Joseph Helm, lot 533, Decatur cemetery. $57.60; Emma Foreman et al. to John H. Heller, jrealty in Blue Creek tp., quit claim deed. William Fuchs et al. to John Rich, 60 acres, 1 French tp., $12,000; Michael Henne- ' ford to John Rich, 40 acres, French tp., SSOOO. Milt Leaveli, substitute city mail carrier is working in the place of O. ' P, Mills who is taking a vacation.

POLICE COURT NEWS. Bob Gregory nearly had a new wheel stolen Thursday night and only quick action prevented it being shipped to Youngstown, Ohio, as the wheel when found was checked for that place and was on a (ruck at the Erie railroad awaiting the train which would soon be due. It seems that the party who secured the wheel\had had a wheel when he started out of Chicago for he exhibited a check for it. Here he missed it and being up town found one which resembled it and appropriated it for his own. Mr. Gregory objected, however, and instituted a search, which led to the recovery of his wheel. o PROGRAM IS OUT 1 For National Phi Delta Kappa Convention to be Held at Marion. LOCALS TO ATTEND Elaborate Order of Entertainment Prepared for Visitors by Marion. The official program of the Phi Delta Kappa convention has just been issued by the convention committee. The decennial convention * of the Greek letter men to be held in Marion 1, to attract fully 500 visitors and the i>u 7ra m me w m b e exceptionally good thi, vear The convention will be given as iw. lows: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. 9:00 a. m.— Registration of visitors at Spencer hotel. 1:30 p. m.—Registration of delegates. 2:30 p. m. —Band Concert at Soldiers' Home. 4:00 p. m.— Inspection of Home Buildings and grounds. 8:45 p. m.—Reception Dance at the Commercial Club. THURSDAY. JUNE 27 9:00 a. m. —Registration of Delegates 9:30 a. m. —Opening of Business Session. 10:00 a. m. —Visit to Gold wait's Park. 2:00 p. m. —Business Session. 3:06 p. m.—Matinee Dancing Party at Marion Country Club. 8:30 p. m. Convention Banquet at Commercial Club. FRIDAY, JUNE 28. 10:00 a. m.—Athletic Games and Swimming at Y. M. C. A. 10:00 a. m. —Business Session. 2:00 p. m. -Business Session. 2:30 p. m. —Theatre Party. 4:00 p. m.—Election of Officers (Open Meeting.) 9:00 p. m.—Grand Convention Ball. OUT OF BOOKLAND Chicago Record-Herald Announces the New Book of Gene Stratton-Porter. A NATURE STUDY By Adams Cunty Authoress Entitled “Moths of the Limberlost.” Edwin L. Shuman, editor of the book revie- department of the Chicago Reccra-Herald has written the following article on tne new’ book of Gene Stratton Porter, the Adams county authoress, which is illustrated with her picture: “Gene Stratton-Porter, who has glorified the woodland and swamp region near her Indiana home in her out-door novels, “Freckles,” “A Girl of the Limberlost,’’ and “The Harvester,” will publish through Doubleday, Page & Co. next week a new nature book, ‘Moths of the Limberlost,” beautifully illustrated with colored photographs of living insects, the work of her own camera. Both the text and the pictures will carry Mrs. Porter’s readings back to the story and scenes of “A Girl of the Limberlost.” “This author's novels are almost as (Continued on Page 5.)

NOT ENOUGH FUNDS Board of Managers for Old Home Week Hears Report of Finance Committee. WORK TO CONTINUE Definte Action Postponed— Roll of Honor Will be Published Tomorrow. t Unless the business men and citizens of Decatur want the Old Home Week celebration badly enough to subscribe to the fund it will? be called off. Those who have been called on have with few exceptions subscribed the amount asked, but some of them seem to feel that the affair will be given whether they assist or not. This is a mistake. The men behind the big, week are willing to give much of their | time, their share of the money and do all they can but they will not do I so, unless there is a unanimous desire on the nart of the people to' have the celebration. The finance [ committee reported at the regular . meeting of the board of managers' Thursday night and they have raised ' but about half enough for the affair to j be given successfully. They will make another attempt «oon and until then no further steps will be taken. The managers decided Thursday night that the celebration should he known as “Old Home Week.” J H Heller was selected as vice president and French Quinn as chairman of the . ■nvitation committee. A motion carrieu that each church society, lodge and ciu-». the ,A-y b e invited to select two persons to serve %f( members 1 of the invitation committee. Beginning with tomorrow a of Honor will be published, showing u names of those who have subscribed to the Old Home Week fund. As only" about half of the business men have been visited by the committee, this list will be added to as subscriptions are made. Get your name on the list. If you have not.been Seen, the committee will appreciate it if you will leave your subscription card with Frqg Jaebker of the First National bank, or E. X. Ehinger of the Old Adams County bank. INTEREST IS GREAT ’ I Great Northern Indiana Fair Association Stockholders Met Today. i I A ROUSING MEETING Planned Matters for Coming Fair to be Held Here September 16-20. The majority of the 110 stockholders of the Great Northern Indiana 1 Fair association held what proved to be one of the most enthusiastic meet- [ ings ever held by them this morning al 9 o’clock at the office of Trustee ! Samuel Butler. The matters relating to the coming annual fair, to be held this y<?ar, September 16-20, at Steele’s park, were taken up, and point to a ' banner exhibition. The fact that the new Monroe street. bridge across the St. Mary’s river will not be completed by then, will cause very little inconvenience, except, to . the exhibitors from the west of! the rivdr. The way around to the north bridge and thence to the park grounds is not much more than a mile farther, and it is believed that this little matter ot difference will not “cut any figure” with proposed exhibitors. The managing board was instructed- to enter into arrangement with the draymen of the city to keep down exorbitant prices in the matter of transporting the exhibits and exhibitors will thus be encouraged in this respect and be assured fair treatment. The board today also closed the contracts for several free attractions for the fair and the attractions this year will be better than ever. The premium lists will be ready for distribution in a few days. Get one and help i swell the exhibit.

CLOVER LEAF EXCURSIONS Cannot be Downed—Will Start in a Week or Two Again. Clover Leaf railroad officials are preparing to start the Toledo and St. Louis excursions, according to word sent out to local agents, and it is expected that the first excursion to the former city will be run one week from next Sunday. The action of the Clover Leaf follows that taken by several other roads in this section of the country. The ClovdT Leaf was willing to abide by the ruling of the Central Passenger association that no excursions would-be conducted during the summer until the other roads announced the breaking away from it. HEALTH FOR M4Y Showed no Improvement Over that of Same Month of Last Year SAYS THE BULLETIN Just Issued — Rheumatism the Most Prevalent Disease—Tonsilitis Next. The bulletin of the state boaru of health for May, just published, says' There was no improvement in the health for May, 1912, as compared with the corresponding month last year. Rheumatism was reported as the most prevalent disease. In the same month last year measles was reported as most prevalent. The order of prevalence was as follows: Rheumatism, tonsilitis. bronchitis, measles, scarlet /ever, pulmona v tuberculosis, typhoid fever, wllo< ->ing cough, diarrhoea, influenza, diphtheric. an( j membraneous croup, pneumonia, m^i lpoX) ma ! a ria, fever, chickenpox, erysip., aa> cholera mor- 1 bus. One death from pellag, wag re _ ported from Tippecanoe c, un( . y a white woman, 55 years old. jg the second death from the strange n sease in Indiana. Tuberculosis caused 367 deaths, 176 1 males, 191 females. Ninety-seven of this number were fathers and mothers in the age period of eighteen to forty, and they left 194 orphans under twelve years of age. Pneumonia caused 160 deaths; males, 87; females, 83. Diphtheria, 95 cases, with 18 deaths I in 30 counties. In the same month , last year, 145 cases, with 9 deaths] in 28 counties. Typhoid fever, 161 cases in 31 i counties, with 35 deaths. In the same I month last year, 134 cases in 34 I counties with 29 deaths. Scarlet fever, 191 cases in 37 counties, with 4 deaths. In the same month last year, 519 cases in 47 counties, with 16 deaths. Smallpox, 72 cases in 19 counties, with no deaths. In the same month last year, 207 cases in 22 counties with no deaths. Poliomyelitis, 1 case in 1 county, with no deaths. In the same month last year, 7 deaths in 7 counties. Rabies, 8 cases in 3.counties; Montgomery, 3; Wayne, 3: Marion, 2. Deaths, 2,622; rate, 11.3. In the same month last year, 2,686; rate, 11.7. Death rate in northern sanitary sections, 11.3; central section, 12.1; southern section, 9.9. City death rate 13.7. Death rates for the following .cities were: Indianapolis, 15.8: Evansville, 12; Fort Wayne, 12.8; Terre Haute, 12.2; South Bend. 11.4. I o FALL BREAKS CHILD’S ARM. The three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hofstetter suffered a fall in which one of the bones of the left forearm was splintered. The mother was walking from the barn to the house with some newly hatched chickens in a box, the babe, highly interested, following on the walk. He fell in some way with such force that the fracture resulted. — o NEW MASTER MECHANIC. C. A. Brode of the Westinghouse company, has taken the position as master mechanic for the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, succeeding W? H. Clark, who resigned to go to Wason, Colorado, to take a similar position.

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DIPLOMAS AWARDED Class of Eight Completes Prescribed Course of St. Joseph’s School. THURSDAY EVENING Father Travers Gave Good Talk—Class Play Rendered After Exercises. ' ■ '.*!••• ’ . - J : ' i ************* ;|; * CLASS ROLL. « * * * LEON CRAWFORD. * * ELMO SMITH. . « * WILLIAM MEYER. * * FRANCES DETNTNGER. * * DANIEL COSTELLO. * * VERA CLARK. * * HUBERT SCHMITT. £ * RAYMOND GASS. ********^*** J | t^s Splendid weather favored the commencement exercises of the St. Joseph’s school, held at the Bosse opera house Thursday evening, which were witnessed by a packed house, of the friends and relatives of the 1912 class. Upon the rise of the cuita.n shortly after 8 o'clock, the class, eight in number —two young ladies and six young men—were comfortably seated in a semi-circle with the pastor, Father Wilken, who presented the diplomas, and Father Travers, the speaker for the occasion, in their midst. The stage was tastefully arranged with pennants bearing the word Decatur, while between we’-e pinned others of St. Joseph’s and from the center, in size much larger, also dropped one of the St. Joseph’s high school. Cut flowers and ferns furnished the flora! decorations, and the opening scene was * . A song of welcome 1 . r^e c ’ ass > lowed °P ened the P ro ’ Daniel Costello, the salutatorTan, welcomed the many present in the name of the class, who had come to witness the closing exercises of 1912, in their behalf. Father Travers of Portland, who delivered the class address, stated that be needed no introduction, and that he had been asked by Father Wilken not to make a speech, but just to give a little friendIly talk. “Work,” the motto of the | class, was carried out by Father TravI ers throughout his discourse, and he I stated that although the world at the I present time is imperfect irt all re- | spects, yet the class of St. Joseph’s ' going out into the world to make | their own livelihood were confronted with the best opportunities and better surroundings than any time known of, and if they were willing to hold to their motto selected during their closing school days, they should have no fear that good men and women would be their lot. He compared the child stepping out into the world from school twenty or thirty years with those of today, the great advantages and facilities which were never thought of then, and now at their disposal. A man must be ambitious and energeti if he would wish to climb the ladder to success, and snould he be possessed with these means and the willingness to work the education which he has just, completed from the St. Joseph's high school will always be looked back to. and at the bottom of their success. A man always looking for something better, and a chance to improve on something is the man who wins, and the speaker made clear his views by several comparisons, one of which was Mr. O’Sullivan, the millionaire rubber heel manufacturer, who about fifteen years ago was a printer. His long hours of standing made his occu upation tiresome and one day he found two old pieces of rubber which he tacked to the bottom of his heels. This was a great comfort to him and after realizing what advantage this little thought had ddne for him, he wondered why, that if this was so pleasing to him, it wouldn’t appeal to the thousands of other travelers, forced to make their living in this way. He carried out his ambitious thought and today he is giving to the world relief to millions, and he himself enjoying the wealth but few enjoy. The boj- in school, although he be dull (Continued on Page 2)