Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 155,

CLARK LEADING ON SECOND

Woodrow Wilson Following ) Closely Gaining Fifteen \ Over First Ballot

MARSHALLMENPAT I Bryarfs Resolution Against “Interests” Carried by Big I Majority. ALL j NIGHT SESSION i I First ‘Ballot Taken This Morning at 6:4B—Adjourned Until 4 p. m. Bi’tlmoro, Md., June 28, 4:40 p. in. —(Suecial tn Daily Democrat)—The second ballot taken for the selection of a democratic nominee, and first ballot taken following the opening of the afternoon session, called to order at 4:11 stood as hollows: Clark, 446%; Wilson, 339% Harmon, 101; Underwood, 111'4; Marshall, 31; Baldwin, 14; Salzer, 2; Brian, 2; not voting, 1; Governor Marshall received one vote from Chicago. I Baltimore, Md.j June 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat))—Shortly after the opening of the convention Thursday night William Jennings Bryan introduced a resolution saying that the democratic party opposed to any candidate who iepijesented such interests as J. P. Morgfan, Thomas August Belmont and similaA- men. The resolution further asked ifmmediate removal from seats in the coihvention any such delegate representing these interests. This latter clause jwith withdrawn, the resolution was adapted by an overwhelming majority. Bjryan aimed his resolution at Ryan Belmont, delegates. (I’nited T’/ess Service' Baltimore, Md., June 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat >—-Tfie sub-commit-tee of eleven members of the democraitc resolution comntitee resumed its sesions shortly before noon today. William Jennings Bryan was the last of the members to arrive. The committee immediately took up consideration of the platform drafts prepared by Bryan and Senator O’Gorman of New York. There was no prospect of a minority report on the platform. It will be ready, members say, when the national convention convenes this afternoon. \ Madison, Wis., June 28— to Daily Democrat) —In the current number of his weekly, Senator! LaFollette today’ atacked Colonel Roosevelt for his attitude in the presenjt political situation. He deplored tihe large campaign fund used by Roosevelt and the personality he used as arguments, and says that the colonel has been a detriment to the two progressive causes. Baltimore, Md., June 28 —(fcpec.M to Daily Democrat)— Traveling by special train 200 Ohio Bryan Le&gueri arirved here this afternoon. They have a band and several thousand Bryan buttons, and propose to turn loose a Bryan stampede before midnight, according to S. R .Buckert of the club today. Baltimore, Md., June 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dawn came today without the democratic national convention having named the party's presidential candidate for the intended national campaign. One ineffectual ballot was taken early today after which the convention adjourned until 4 o’clock this afternoon, when voting for the selection Os a candidate will be resumed. The first ballot resulted as follows: Clark 440 1-2. Wilson 324, Underwood 11" 1-2, Harmon 148, Marshall 31, Baldwin 22, Sulzer 2; Bryan 1; not voting one. Since it is necessary for a winning candidate to secure 725 votes in order to be nominated it is generally conceded that the voting will go through several ballots before the nominee is selected.

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Indiana was reached at 4:40 o’clock this morning. Senator Benjamin F. Shively then presented the name of Governor Marshall as a candidate for the presidential nomination. The gov ernor’s supporters arranged to make up amusement and noise what they lacked in number. All night long the Indiana delegates had the Indianapolis military band waiving in one of the front rooms of the convention hall while in another was a drilled chorus of rooters prepared to show Baltimore what was considered the real thing in enthusiasm in the Hoosier state. As Senator Shively mentioned Marshall’s name the band cammenced to play “On the banks of the Wabash,” and the Indianaians completed their demonstration with due credit to themselves and their candidate. The uproar lasted fifteen minutes. The name of Governor Burke of North Dakota was withdrawn as a candidate when that state name was called on the roll for nomination. Delegate S. J. Doyle of that state made the withdrawal and then seconded the nomination of Governor Wilson. Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Roosevelt was ready for a conference this afternoon with E. A. VanDalkcnberg, editor of the Philadelphia North American, William Flynn of Pittsburg, George W. Perkins of New York and several others of the progressive republican leaders to discusse plans for the moulding of the national convention sometime in August, and with those republicans who refused to abide by the renomination of President Taft. Roosevelt played tennis this morning and arranged to go rowing with Mrs. Roosevelt before the conference. o C. & E. BRINGS SUIT. The Chicago i Erie filed a showing to the court in the C. B. &■ C. receivership case, setting out that there hail been a controversy between the Erie and the C. B. & C., growing out of the occupancy’ by the short line of a portion of the right-of-way of the Erie. The showing asks permission of the court to bring suit against J. C. Curtis, receiver of the C. B. & C. compelling him to at once remove the tracks at the edge of Huntington from the right-of-way of the Erie. No action was taken by Judge Cook on the petition. Judge Wiley of Indianapolis was in the city all day yesterday in consultation with C. K. Lucas, local attorney for the Erie, and the conference resulted in the filing of the petition of the court to sue. The C. B. & C. now has a court order prohilt iting the Erie from taking up tjfo tracks from its right-of-way, and force could not be used to eject the C. B. & C. without being in contempt of court. For that reason the Erie has taken the steps of yesterday.—Huntington Press. BASE BALL. When the Shamrocks meet the Portland City team next Sunday in a fast game on the local diamond they will in all probability have the hardest fight for victory of any game since the starting of the series. Ralph Bone of Hartford City will be in the city and will pitch for the Shamrocks. o DECATUR CIRCUIT. Services Saturday evening, 7:00, at Washington church. Sunday morning at 10:00 at Beulah Chapel, and Sunday evening at 7:30 at Pleasant Valley. Ice cream social on school house lawn at Pleasant Valley Saturday evening. o A BABY BOY. William Edward is the name of a siS pound boy born last evening to Mrt and Mrs. Wm Berling of Blufftonl The glad news was received here at p:2O Thursday evening by their I many friends. Mrs. Berling was formerly Miss Edna Ehinger.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 28, 1912.

CLOSE THE FOURTH. .The following merchants have by the ensuing resolution decided to close their places of business on the Fourth of July as has been their usual custom for several years past. Both the clerks and the merchants appreciate the day’s rest or activities as they select and all return to work feeling belter from the day's pleasure: We, the undersigned-merchants of the city of Decatur, Indiana, do agree to slose our respective places of business on July Fourth, all day; Niblick & Co. M. Fullenkamp. The Kuebler Co. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Myers-Dailey Co. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. Runyon, Engeler & Co. Vance, Hite & Macklin. Everett &■ Hite. Yager Bros. & Reinking. Peoples & Gerke. Elzey & Falk. Meyer, Scherer & Beavers. Gay, Zwick & Myers. Sam Hite. Brushwiller & Baker. Fred V. Mills. Hower & Hower. Winnes Shoe Store. C. J. Voglewede • o BUYS A LAMBERT. Eli Burket, Well Known Farmer, Has New Touring Car. Eli Burket has looked over the different makes of automobiles and has decided on a Lambert. Wesley Skidmore also bought a Lambert roadster for his use as lineman for the German 'telephone company at Craigville o MARSHALL’S NAME Presented in Nomination by Hon. B. F. Shively, Indiana Senator. EARLY THIS MORNING Demonstration by Hundreds of Followers Continued for Some Time. Baltimore, Md., June 28—-(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ju presenting the candidacy of Governor Marshall of Indiana, Senator Shively of the state said in part: “I speak for the democracy of a state, whose vote has carried the state for every democratic president inaugurated from James Mon Toe to Grover Cleveland. Through all the ninety-six years of its statehood, as Indiana has gone, so has gone the Union. "Indiana became and remained typiral of the general spirit and Impulse of the whole country. The candidate who can carry Indiana for a national ticket, can carry all the states necessary to the election of the national ticket. “Four years ago the democracy of Indiana elected a governor from a field of unusual talent. Then, with such fidelity, practical wisdom and general credit did our governor execute die functions and administer the affairs of his high office, and so effective was he again in the campaign of 1910, that in that year/ the democracy elected the entire state ticket, carried both branches of the legislature, elected another democrat to the United States senate and returned twelve of the delegation of thirteen to the national house of representatives. “In behalf of the United democracy, I present the name, and urge the nomination of Thomas R. Marshall. “He is through on the question of that perversion of the people of custom house taxation that has made tariff legislation a blanket patent of monopoly that it creates false and fraudulent relations between capital and labor; that it precipitates a class spirit over society, and that by the devices of artificial prices carries deprivations into millions' of homes. “The prestige of a nomination of

this convention will carry power and local influence to the state favor with it. In the early days of November, when the clouds hang thick over the battlefield, the inquiry will not be ‘how goes the struggle in Missouri?’ for as Indiana goes, so goes New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, Connecticut and Missouri, and other states necessary to the election of the president. “§uch a candidate the united democracy recommends to this convention in the person of Thomas R. Marshall." —o MAY GOT HOME O. K, Word from Bluffton is to the effect that, although Charles May did not go directly home from here, when he visited his father, A. B. May, he turned up there all right, and his family was happy to learn that he had not met with any misfortune. When Mav did not return home by Monday evening, after leaving here Sunday evening, his mother sent a friend, Tim Smith, here to look him up. WHY HECAMEHOME A “Little” Fish Story from Rome City Told “on” J. D. Hale AND NOT “BY” HIM Hale Cottage Has Been Remodeled—Will Entertain on July Fourth. Rome City, Ind., June 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The painters are putting the finishing touches on the “Theodore” cottage at Rome City, the property of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale. This cottage has been raised, remodeled and besutified until it makes quite an attractive appearance, and the stars and stripes will proudly wave over it on the Fourth of July, at which time Mrs. Hale will entertain for three sisters, Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, Mrs. L. S. Kapp of Bluffton and Mrs. W. W. Roberts of Danville, 111., the last named having been greatly bereaved in the death of her husband a few weeks ago. Other guests will be D. E. Studabaker and Master John Kapp, The latter has made quite a record in catching shad and blue gills. Mrs. Hale told him on his arrival that if he would furnish the fish, she would furnish the water. Both have filled the contract. Why He Came Home. When Councilman Hale was at Rome City he was very’ unlucky in his fishing. After several days of hard work, he managed to land a small shad and a little minnow. It it said he ate the shad and his wife had to content herself with the Minnow. Then Mr. Hale came home on pretense of business, leaving Mrs. Hale up there alone. A few days later he received a letter from her containing a neatly dressed little minnow, with the following lines: "Here you old sinner, I» a fish for your dinner, Don't you see. Since it's a little bigger Than the ornrj- little gigger _ You caught for me, I will send it to you by mail. Eat it all, head and tail, It’s only enough to fill a flea.' 1 (J , - SUPERINTENDENTS ELECT. At the meeting of the county school superintendents of Indiana, held at Lafayette, Henry G. Felger of Fort Wayne was elected treasurer. Ora Hopper of Washington county was named president, and Ernest J. Black, of Delaware, secretary. Seventy-five county superintendents were enrolled. At a meeting of the democrats among the county school superintendents, a telegram was ordered sent to Sena tor John W. Kern at Baltimore, expressing a desire for the nomination of William J. Bryan. Ora Hopper was the chairman of the meeting, and it was said by those who attended that the county superintendents of the state, both republicans and democrats, were nearly unanimously in favor of the election of Mr. Bryan. The telegram sent to Senator Kern asked the question, “What is the matter with our Indiana delegates?” - oMr. and Mrs. S. D. Longworthy and daughter, Melissa, of Fourth street, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne.

WAS ON TITANTIC Theodore McGulder, Titanic Survivor, Now Working in the Beet Fields OF THIS COUNTY Got Word That He Would Get S2OO from White Star Line in Settlement. Theodore McGulder, a Titanic wreck survivor, employed in the beet fields of Wells and Adams counties, has been notified that he will receive S2OO from the White Star line, the steamship company to which the wrecked Titanic belonged, says the Bluffton Banner. The money will be as a settlement for any injuries McGulder received, or damages that may be asked of the company. McGulder is a native of Greece, and enroute to America aboard the illfated Titanic, which was wrecked by a great iceberg in the Atlantic ocean, the latter part of April, resulting in the loss of 1,600 lives. After he had fastened a life-preserver around him, acording to McGulder’s story, he jumped from the ship, and after swimming about a mile, he was picked up by a life boat, and arrived in New York aboard the Carpathia. He is looking for the money’ from the steamship company within a short time. Although having been in America only’ a few months, McGulder has taken up the American language readily’ and can be easily understood. He worked Wednesday on the Fred Schlagenhauf farm in Nottingham township. Wells county, and worked Thursday in the beet field of Earl French, in the same locality. - q GOLDEN WEDDING P. J. Hyland and Family Lett to Attend Anniversary of His Parents at JAMESTOWN, OHIO Will be Celebrated on Saturday—Both Enjoyng Best of Health. Mr, and Mrs. P. J. Hyland and children left at noon today over the Erie for Jamestown, Ohio, to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hyland, who on Saturday will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hyland are in the best of health and his father, particularly’ sc, is well preserved for a man of his years—and this was especially evidenced when he visited here a few years ago with his son, and when walking down the street was taken to he a brother of Mr. Hyland in this city. The father is seventy-four years old, while his beloved helpmeet is but two years his junior. Mr. Hyland, who in his younger years lead the life of a contractor, is now living retired, and with Mrs. Hyland is good for many years to come, unless suddenly overtaken by some illness. The day’ will be celebrated with the home-com-ing of the children, there being two sons, M. F. Hyland of Jamestown, and P. J. Hyland, of this city. A high mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated in the morning from the Catholic church and at noon a big dinner will be served the many guests and relatives invited for the day. The venerable and aged and respected couple will be the recipients of many’ useful and beautiful gifts, while the heart-felt felicitations of all present, and other absent friends will be most dear to Mr. and Mrs. Hyland. o MEMORIAL POSTPONED. The Pocahontas and Red Men have postponed their memorial service from next Sunday to Sunday, July 7th. The services will be held on that date at 3 o’clock irKthe afternoon at the hall. All members are requested to attend and to bring flowers, which will be used in decorating the graves of the deceased members.

AT OPERA HOUSE NEXT WEEK. v. ’ ”irl and the Man” a threeacl -trama, will be the first off Ax, V ham’s Lyric Players at the opX. \se Monday night. The ConnersvfiK News says of Lanham's Lyric Players and “The Girl and the Man:” The Lyric Players opened a week's engagement at the Auditorium last night, and to say that they made good would be putting it mildly. This offering was the three-act western drama, ‘The Girl and the Man.’ This piece, while being a western drama, pure and simple, has all the blood and thunder eliminated and gives the members of a company a chance to display some rare dramatic ability without having to depend upon the sensational, which is so common in all western pieces. The vaudeville numbers between the acts were far above the a'verage usually carried by traveling stock companies, Miss Ross and Jack Haskel deserving special mention.” MIGHT BE ROBBERY Loss of Watch and Also Purse Belonging to Gaffer Family Gives Rise TO THE THEORY That House Was Robbed— Occurred Same Night of Harting Robbery. A few days’ search failing to reveal the missing purse containing some twenty-five dollars, and also a gold watch belonging to Edmund Gaffer, the Peter Gaffer family has concluded that, instead of mislaying them about the house, as at first thought, the house was entered and robbed Monday night. The fact that the robbery of the Harting restaurant in the west part of the city’, also occurred that night, lend color to this theory. The loss was not discovered until Tuesday morning when Edmund Gaffer put on his vest and noticed that nis watch was gone. A portion of the chain, however, remained, the end looking as though it had been cuot or broken. Miss Frances Gaffer had entertained the evening before for her brother, Edmund, and Harry Murrav, who left Wednesday’ for Three Rivers, Mich., to work in the machine shops, and it was first thought that the watch had fallen out of the boy's pocket while running about and playing in the yard during the party’. A search of the yard, however, failed to reveal! the missing watch. Later the fact of | the missing purse was brought to light, when Mrs. Gaffer had occasion to use some of the money. Even then, she thought she might have mislaid , the purse about the house, but a thor- ! ough search thus far, has failed to bring it to light, and the theory’ of the I robbery was entertained, this being I strengthened by the fact that the cel-' lar door and window leading from the cellar were found open the next morning. About 11 o’clock on the night of the party the young peple noticed a man standing at. the rear of the Gaffer house, behind some rose bushes, but when he found that he was noticed, he turned and ran east. It was thought since the loss became known, that he may have opened the cellar door at that time, and then returned later and entered the house by that way. Nothing else about the house was disturbed, or mislaid to show evidences that the house had been entered or robbed. Mrs. Gaffer is uncertain as to the exact amount her purse contained, but it approximated twenty-five dollars. The watch was one that Edmund had purchased himself at a cost of twentyfour dollars, and had had it but two weeks, and the loss of the watch is deplored more than that of the money. o COURT HOUSE NEWS Hooper & Lenhart are attorneys for Anna I. Laman in her quiet title suit against Thomas Johnson et al. The transcript and papers In the case of Joseph B. Gibson vs. Edward E. Smith et al., to set aside fraudulent conveyance, were received on change of venue from Jay county. Reai estate transfers: George W. Alexander et al. to Isaac F. Alexandder, 50 acres, St. Mary's tp.

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MEET HERE N& Decatur Firemen to tain State Volunteer 4 sociation in 1913, SECURED THURSDj. At Annual Meet Held. Dunkirk—Locals Hfidit All Their Own The Decatur firemen, city and oilier citizens, who tended th? Northeastern Indiana T<. unteer Firemen's association held at Dunkirk, returned home, W on the night train, while others 1 forced to remain over on account of the crowd, arrived this morning .soi» what tired, after the day’s tramp, 1® nevertheless glad, as they were s». cessful in securing the meet for 1915, \ It was to be had with but little diftculty, there being no other cities to contest for it after Decatur made a strong plea. At the business session held at 11 o’clock in the I. O. O. F. hall after the president made a short talk, Charles Helm asked for a few words, and two minutes were given him to make his plea. He required less time than that, and al once elated his cause and asked that Decatur be selected for the meeting place next year. Cadle Meibers then put the motion which was seconded by Mr. Buhler of Garrett, making it secure without any fight. Wabash wanted the meeting but made no fight for it. The ing Decatur was to figlil for it. The election of officers to serve for the present year was then held, and the locals and particularly Adams county, came out on top. when two of the of- I fleers were secured in the persons of J L. C. Helm, this city, assistant seereAM tary and Chancey Lautzenheiser of ’■ Berne, treasurer. Other officers nam- | ed were, president, C. F. Rogge, Fort Y.’aviw vice president, John Gunenth- 1 er, Winchester, and secretary, Al P. ■ Ent, Dunkirk. Fully 10,000 visitors I were in the city and Dunkirk enjoyed I having one of the largest crowds in its 1 history. The weather was ideal and I the parade was made up of bands, automobiles, fire departments, and from an actual count being taken, there were 2,259 in line, making a line two I miles long. Bluffton was there with her new fire truck, and laid 250 feet of hose in seventy-five seconds, while the Fort Wayne Electric Works department, which made the best time, made a 300 feet run ’n thirty-six and one-half seconds, and laying 200 feet of hose. Many other contests were held, while the attractions of the day were many, and constantly entertained the thousands of visitors. The locals will begin at once to make arrangements for the coming meet and assured the meeting Thursday that they would show them a good time, and perhaps a little better than they had been enjoying heretofore. The expenses connected with the carying out of such an affair are quite heavy, and this will have to be looked after and provisions made to have everything in readiness when the time comes. The date will be the last Thursday in June, and is being looked forward to by the local fire laddies. 0 VISIT FROM CONVENT. Miss Ethel Ehinger, daughter of Mrs. Carrie Ehinger, is expected home next Monday from the convent of the Sisters of St. Agnes, at Fond du Lac, Wis.. where she hase been the past year and a half. She will visit here a week or so, and will then return. She will probably be accompanied here by Miss Stella Kohne, who has been there two years .and who will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kohne. - —o TRIBE BEN HUR All members of the Tribe of Ben Hur will meet in their hall this evening at eight o’clock sharp, election of officers and installation will take place. Come elect your choice. Chief Deputy. PASTRY SALE. The November sections of the Ladies’ Mite society of the M. E. church will hold a pastry sale at the gas office Saturday, beginning at 1 o’clock. There will be pies, cake, cookies and . bread for sale