Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 161.

EDDIE TOBIN CAPTURED Notorious Prison Bird Who Broke Jail Here in April, Was Captured AT MUNCIE TODAY Taken at 9 O’clock by Deputy Sheriff Kelly—A Long Record. "iiddie" Tobin, alias Edward Johnson and several others, who has a big record of wrong-doing in this county, as well as others, and who has served six ?«ntences in the state reformatory and state prisons, and faces prison again >n a serious charge, is again in the hands of Adams county officials, after having broken away from the jail here, April 19th, since which time he has been eluding the most vigilant efforts of the officers to run him down. He was arrested this morning at 9 o'clock In Muncie by Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly, assisted by a plain clothes d* *e .e of that city. Tr a wiil be brought here this, afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Kelly and will be returned to the jail in a special south side room, which he will have a'.l to himself, with no fear that he will again get away. The charge against him is that of rape, thirteen year-old Florence Counts being the victim. His arrest today is a strange coincidence. as it was just one year ago today, July 6th, that he was lodged in Jail on an indictment charging him . sodomy upon Francis May. This case did not materialize, as it was cismssed by reason of the fact that May had been adjudged of unsound mind and was therefore incapable of be-i W.gwitness. As he was the only witness in the case, there was nothing else to do but dismiss it. Tobin was given his liberty’ on January 6th. z ft was only on February’ 28th, that he was again jailed on the other serious charge. On April 19th, it will be remembered, while assisting Sheriff Durkin and another man clean the jail, Tobin slipped out and made his get-away. All efforts to locate him had failed until recently, when the pictures and notices sent out over the country by the officials here, began to bear fruit. Tips were sent from time to time, that persons answering his description had been seen in various places, but vis'ts there failed to bring Tobin to light. All of last week the sheriff and deputy were over in Ohio on the search for him, visiting Lima, Toledo, Ohio City and others along that line, as i>ersons had stated that a man answering his description had been seen there. Quite recently Marshal Peterson received a tip that Tobin was at Muncie, and Friday afternoon Sheriff Durkin and Deputy Kelly left on the 2:30 car for Fort Wayne. Mr Kelly -went on from there to Muncie, and a telephone message from that city’ this

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morning brought the glad tidings that Tobin was in the hands of the Adams county official. Deputy Sheriff Kelly had enlisted the aid of a plain clothes detective and they finally, at 9 o'clock found Tobin in a box car, where he was promptly arrested. A Bad Record. Tobin had been serving for some time as a pumper at the Erie tank east of the city. It was known for some time that he had not an enviable record, as he was sent up from this county, September 20, 1902, for a term of from one to three years in the Michigan City prison, for petit larceny. The full extent of his prison cafeer, however, was not known until recently when Sheriff Durkins wrote to the prison authorities for In formation regarding him I—for 1 —for hie picture and marks on his body that might lead to his apprehension. E. J. Fogarty, the warden, also sent a sud and complete record of his prison life as known from the records there. It follows: Plainfield reformatory—when twelve years of age. Indiana Reformatory, 1891 two years, for larceny Indiana state prison. 1896 —three years, grand larceny, transfei red from Jeffersonville reformatory. Indiana state prison 1893, three years, larceny. Indiana state prison. —(from Adams county) 1 to 3 /ears, petit larceny. Indiana state prison, 1906, 1 to 3 years, petit larceny. Tobin is about forty years of age, and though comparatively young in years, has had a record far beyond his years. COURT HOUSE NEWS John Miller Files Suit to Declare Mrs. Susannah Ritter of Unsound Mind. INVENTORY IS FILED By William Frazier, Guardian — Peters-Jaebker Marriage License. — William Frazier, guardian of Opal, Leah Porter, filed inventory in said guardianship. John Miller vs. Susannah Ritter, is the title of a new case filed by Hooper & Lenhart. Miller asks that Susannah Ritter be declared of unsound mind and incapable of managing her own estate. Licensed to wed: Otto Peters, chemist, of Fort Wayne, born November 5, 1886, son of Henry R. Peters, to wed Johanna Jaebker, teacher of Preble, born July 1. 1887, daughter of William F. Jaebker. Real estate transfers: Mathew M. Miller to John A. Aspy, lot 416, Geneva, $140; George W. Gump et al. to Arthur Chesslinc, real estate in Union tp., $13,200. o THE STORK’S STOP. Harlend is the name of the boybaby born to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jackson, residing east of jhe city. Mrs. Jackson was Miss Verda Bigham before her marriage.

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ADAMS GETS MORE Apportionment of School Funds for Half Year Will Be $14,916.58. OR $2.17 PER CAPITA i This is $1,179.62 More Than Adams Contributed to State Funds. County Auditor H. S. Michaud this morning received from the office of the state superintendent of'schools a statement of the semi-annual apportionment of the state school funds. Adams county gets for this half year s apportionment the sum of $14,916.53, or the sum of $2.17 per capita for each of the 6,874 school children of the county. This amount to be received from the state is more than Adams county paid in to the state school fund by $1,179.62. The total sum paid in by the county was $13,736.96. Os this amount, $11,518 was paid on ascount of the state funds; 2,037.28 as interest on the common school fund; $185.10 as unclaimed fees. The apportionment this year at the rate of $2.17 per capita is greater than at any time in recent years. In July, 1911, it was $2.12 per capita, and in July, 1910, it was $2.07. The total amount apportioned is $1,652,4-, 1.98, in addition to which the deficiency fund of $76,484.99 remains on hand for the relief of counties which are unable to complete the reg, ular term of school on the money they obtain. There also is a balance of $7,185.93 remaining in the state tuition fund -in the state treasury after the apportionment The amount ofstate school tax collected by the counties at the first settlement of taxes this year was $1,470,865.25. The amount of common school fund interest was $257,960.26. and the revenue from unclaimed fees and other sources was $963.02. The balance in the treasury after the January apportionment was $7,224.37. — Q OLYMPIC GROUNDED. S ; jter Ship of Titanic Meets With Mishap in Avoiding Crash. New York, July 6-—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The great White Star liner, the Olympic, sister ship of the lost Titanic, went aground in the upper bay near Ellis Island this afternoon when she was forced to change her course to avoid running down the steam yacht Viking. The liner did not go aground in a dangerous position, and tugs were immediately sent to her assistance. o ■ RED MEN MEMORIAL. The Red Men and Pohahontas will meet at the lodge hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to hold the annual memorial services. The ritualistic services will first be held at the hall to be followed by the march to the cemetery, where appropriate public services will be given.

FEET REGULATE BRAIN ACTION. Chicago, July 6 —A man’s brain stops when his feet begin to ache. If angels wore shoes they might become murderers if they developed i corns. I Such maxims were expounded as the psychology of foot comfort by members of the Illinois Chiropodist society. in session at Hotel I-a Salle. Although it is improbable corns ever will grow into tho beautifully foliated plants that some shoemakers depict in 1 their advertisements!) there is a possibility that the human race will develop one consolidated toe. This, aci cording to Dr. Ignace J. Reis, a chfro- , podist of Chicago, who in substantiation of his theory mentioned the starving existence o? little toes. I Dr. Reis, who is vice president of the society, said women are more responsible than men for the increasing deformation of human feet. He described the position of fair toes in women’s pumps as “a bunch of puppies huddled together in a basket.’’ The doctor hinted that women would be satisfied to see their toes eliminated if thereby they could wear smaller shoes, but he warned them that such emancipation would not heighten the elegance of their carriage. In defence of unnatural shapes of shoes offered by the manufacturers, Dr. Reis said th® public wanted that kind. A large percentage of women, he said, have deformed their feet to such an extent by ill-fitting footwear ■ that it has become a necessity for manufacturing extremities, o LAST PLAY TONIGHT. “The Prince of Liars" is the bill of the Lanham Stock company for this evening and the last of the week of plays to be given at the Bosse opera house that have been pleasing man’v. The company is one of the best that has struck the city for a long time, and their patronage should have been much better in return for the excellent plays which they have staged for the entire week. Tonight's play w’ill be a farce comedy of four acts and one never before seen in this city by theater-goers. This afternoon a matinee was witnessed by a fair-1 sized audience and they expect to see 1 a packed house for tonight’s play. “St. Elmo’’ Friday evening, an old, but never-tiring play, was well received and the entire cast won applause I from all. The price is small, being | but ten and twenty cents, and the j house will be well cooled with good 1 ventillatioii and electric fans for the t evening. I o - PLAY MARKLE SUNDAY. I ' 1 Another fast game of ball between the Shamrocks and the Markle city 1 team is promised for Sunday afternoon and from the information received the visitors are coming prepar- : ed for a game of fight from start to 1 finish. They have taken eight or nine games played this season and everything seems to be coming their way in the base ball line. Several new players will be seen in uniform with the locals and one of the best exhibitions on the home ground is expected to be pulled off at this time The publie is asked to extend its patronage on i this day and show a willingness to ' help the home boys along with their I clever work, which they have been I l putting up this season. o HOAGLAND POSTMASTERSHIP. Lewis K. Houtz Takes Examination 'or Position Today. , •— Lewis K. Houtz of Hoagland was the one applicant who took the civil service examination for the position of Hoagland postmaster, succeeding Mr. Rupp, who will resign. Mr. Rupp conducted a drug store and also served as postmaster. He recently Bold his drug store to Mr. Houtz, who wishes to take over the postmastership also. The examination was conducted by George Everett, local secretary of the civil service board. —o TARIFF BIG QUESTION. Says Governor’Wilson, and He Will Give Much Time to it. Seagirt, N. J.. July 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Governor Wilson this afternoon indicated that he believed the tariff would be the overshadowing issue in the impending na tional campaign and that he would devote a major part of his time and attention to it and the issues growing out from it. The democratic presi-. dential nominee refused to say anything as to whether he would reply to Colonel Roosevelt’s declaration on the trusts and tariff.

NEW SPEEDOMETER How to Tell How Fast You are Travelng While Riding on a Train. Z COUNT THE “CLICKS” Multiply by Length of Rail and You Have Answer— Done by Many. If any reader wishes, when on a long railway journey, to test the speed at which the train is traveling, he might perhaps do worse than follow the method suggested by “Noth-ing-to-do:” "We were coming down from London to Hollyhead,” he says, "and the | wheels flying over the rails beat out to my brain the rhythmia tune, ’Nothing-to-do —nothing-to-do,’ as they went over the joints in the rails. 1 took out my watch and with the aid of the miniffe hand counted the number of 'noth-ing-to-do’s' which were beaten out during one quarter of a minute. I found that twenty-two was the number. Twenty-two by four gave me eightyeight for one minute The rails of the L. & N. W. railway are sixty feet long, therefore sixty by eighty-eight gave me 5,280, which was, of course, the number of feet we were traveling to the minute. Thus I was able to tell my traveling companion, with some degree of accuracy, that at that time we were traveling at the rate-of a mile a minute. Any reader can do this. All that is necessary is to find out beforehand the length of the rails and after that to watch your watch. " o NEARLY ALL FILED Are Pension Claims Under the New Act of Congress. Official reports from the pension of flee at Washington, D. C., up to Satur- j day night, June 29th, are that there had been filed in the pension office 418,959 applications under the act of May 11, 1912. The pension bureau is working with all the activity possible to adjudicate the claims. Saturday night found that the office had issued I 13,390 certificates. Having about all the claims filed the entire office force will be assigned to the issuing of certificates till the same is finished. ROBERT BLACKBURN. WITH THE SICK Mrs. George Craft of North Fifth Street Suffering from Rheumatism. ALSO MR. TANVAS Albert Mutschler Still Treating Arm Badly Cut Week or More Ago, Mrs. George Craft of North Fifth street is quite sick and is confined to her home with an attack of inflammatory rheumatism. Alex Tanvas, who is suffering with a boil on his right arm, has a double affliction in the way’ of rheumatism in an inflammtory nature, and he is getting but little rest. Green Burkhead is going about with his face well bandaged up as a result of a growth which has been noticed coming for some time. A medical treatment is being pleasantly applied and within a few days it is thought the growth will let loose from its holdings. Albert Mutschler, the butcher, who had the misfortune to have a large cleaver fail from a rack, striking him on the shoulder and cutting a severe gash, is doing nicely, but still unable to use the member. Dave Wagner, the plumber, who has been carrying his arm in a sling for some days, as a result of a mishap, is getting along all right, and it is believed he will soon be able to use the arm ia the performance of his daily work.

MONROEVILLE STIRRED. A day or two ago a sensational occurrence was brought to light in our little town that may yet terminate in a more sensational and serious nature. tl was in the nature of a young man. who. by the way, is married, but his wife not here, paying too great attention, and becoming too intimate with another man's wife. The event has brought about considerable gossip and feeling of indignation among citizens and it is quite probably may yet be ared in the courts. As yet the Breeze has no desire to get into the muddle by quoting names or down right facts as we glean them on the streets. The outburst has caused no little amount of uneasiness among others of this place, who are not connected with this, but have been reported in similar events, keeping company with women other than their own. —Monroeville Breeze. 0 NELSON GENTIS BETTER. Nelson Gentis, the Bluffton barber, son of County Assesor George Gentis, who is ill at the home of his father on West Monroe street, is reported as being better today. Mr. Gentis suffered from symptoms of typhoid fever and Wednesday evening was brought his home here by his brother, Henry Gentis, arriving on the evening train. He was not so well the next morning, suffering no doubt from the effects of the moving, but is better again today Later symptoms have developed that seem to point to inflammatory Rheumatism. THE MONROE DOPE Sister Town Thinks They Have Fastest Team to be Found in Locality. EVERHART NEW BABY More Than Three Hundred Attended Fourth Picnic at Berne Thursday. Monroe, Ind., July 6 —(Special io Daily Democrat) —Monroe is up in the air over the success its ball team is meeting recently, the last success to have come their way being on the Fourth, when they defeated the fast Fort Wayne Badgers in a doubleheader, in great style. The morning game resulted in the score of 7 to », and excellent playing is credited to both sides, as they were prepared to pijt up a scrap in every respect. The crowd was good, and in the afternoon a record-breaking attendance for the season was on hand. In the afternoon the score resulted in another victory for Monroe, this time the score being 11 to 5. Professor East, who is soon to leave Monroe, and M. L. Oliver, were numbered among the business visitors in Decatur Friday. The Fourth in Monroe was a rather sane one, and was gloriously spent by the citizens as a day of rest, shooting firecrackers and making other noise in keeping with the day. A new arrival in Monroe and bringing gladness to the household, is the first-born, a baby girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Everhart. More than three hundred people from Monroe attended the Adams county Sunday school picnic at Berne on the Fourth. Sixty tickets were sold over the G. R. & 1., while two hundred and fifty made the trip by ante, and the thoroughfare between this place and Berne was lined throughout the day with people going to and from the picnic. John Mayer, who was in Decatur Friday on business, has returned home. UNCLE HEZ OBSERVES. Meny en meny an irony of fate confronts a woman from the “homemaker's” column of a Woman s Magazine. Fcr instunts when Johnny got a fruit stain on his dress in July and Mary Ann wanted to git a hurry-up recipe to take it out she read in the mazazine that freezin' ud take it out. Sick is life.

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WILL BE O’GORMAN New York Senator to be Selected by Governor Wilson as State Leader. LORIMER UP AGAIN Second Wreck of the Week Adds Another Toll of Twenty-two to List. Seagirt, N. J., July 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator O’Gorman of New York, it is learned today will be selected by Governor Wilson as the democratic state leader. There will be no interference with Charies Murphy as the leader of Tamany, but with matters concerning the whole state the democratic presidential nominee will consult with O’Gorman. It was announced today that William Jennings Bryan will confer with Governor Wilson when the latter goes to Chicago on July 15th for the meeting of thedemocratic national commitee. Washington, D. C. July 6—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Corrupt charges in connection with the election of Senator Lorimer by the Illinois legislature were taken up for consideration by the senate today. No other business will come up before the senate until this matter is disposed of. Polls taken today indicate that at least fifty senators will vote to expell the Illiniois senator when tbe time for final action comes. Forty-eight votes is a majority. Indianapolis. Ind., July 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Expressions of belief wore made here today in state house circles that the coming session of the Indiana legislature will be asked to call a constitutional conventon for the purpose of revising the present documents. It is thought that Governor Marshall will ask the legislature to do this in his message as a result of the new constitution decision of the state supreme court late Friday. Ligonier, Pa., July 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Additional deaths today brought the fatality toll in the Ligonier Valley railroad up to twentytwo. Several of the thirty persons injured are in a critical condition and and other deaths are expected at anv time. Both the crews of the passenger train and the freight, several cars of the former being telescoped, were killed and the authorities have a difficult time In fixing the cause of the wreck. Failure to see the signal around a curve is believed to have been the cause of the fatality. Beverly, Mass., July 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In spite of the warm weather, President Taft again played golf today with John Hays Hammond. The president wore a soft shirt, turned up at the sleeves, and down at the collar, a pair of old trousers and heavy brograns. When he returned Bom the court the president would not say as to the result, but smiled broadly at Hammond. This afternoon Governor Prothiers of Rhode Island entertained the president at Luncheon. An automobile ride followed. o COCAINE LEGISLATION Will be One of Questions for Indiana Legislature Next Year. Indianapolis, Ind., July 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Legislation that will further curtail the sale and use of cocoaine will be asked from the next session of the Indiana legislature according to Dr. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health here today. The secretary estimated that at least 2,700 have contracted the drug habit of cocoaine daily and that ninety per cent of the druggists sell cocaine every day to the drug users. ? o TO THE RACES. Many from here are contemplating a trip to Fort Wayne tomorrow to witness the races at that place. Bob Burman, the speed king, is entered in several of the events besides an exhibition run in the world-famous car, the “Blitzen-Bentz."’ It was in this car that he won the world's record of a mile in 25 2-5 seconds, or at the rate of 141 miles per hour. Other events are th ropy races and motorcycle races.