Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 167.

LORIMER UNSEATED I I Senate This Afternoon Expelled Illinois Senator from His Office. | VOTE WAS 55 TO 28 I Both Senators Shively and Kern Voted Against Him —Case Hard Fought. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ July 13—Special to Daily Democrat) —The United ! States senate this atternoon decided that William L. Lorimer, member of the United States senate from Illinois, was not entitled to his seat and that his election was brought about through corrupt methods. He was expelled by a vote of 55 to 28. Both Senators Kern and Shively of Indiana voted to expell Lorimer. Lorimer didn't vote on his own case, but his aged colleague. Senator Cullon of Illinois turned against him after having formerly voted to keep him in the senate when the case was tried before. With a smile on his face Lorimer instantly arose from his seat when the vote was completed and walked in a swinging gate toward the republican cloak room. As he reached the door Senator Smoot grasped his hand and some friends from the outside joined him. Os the fifty-five senators voting against him twenty-seven were republicans and twenty-eight were democrats. Three senators were absent. Senator Culberson of Texas originally voted to oust Lorimer, and then being paired with Senator DuPont, of Dedaware, who was absent, withdrew his vote. Just before the vote was taken Senator Tillman, enfeebled and wan, obtained permission to have the clerk read a statement which be said he was too weak to read personally: “I realize now that I have but a little time before I must meet my maker,” the statement declared. “I cast my vote today secure in the conviction that Senator Lorimer had been elected without fraud.” Tillman’s eyes were red with tears as his testimonial was read. The decision in the case followed a three days’ speech by the Inninois senator in his own defense. Lorimer had spoken in all about eleven and one-half hours, when he finished at 1:40 o’clock this afternoon. On March 1, 1911. the senate voted to keep Lorimer in his seat, finding him not guilty of the charges brought him in the election. Further exposure resulted in the renewal of the case, which ended in his expulsion today. — o CLARK AT SEA GIRT. Defeated Presidential Candidate Has Conference With Wilson. (United >ress Service) Washington. D. C., July 13 —(Spec-j ial to Daily Democrat) —Speaker, Clark today went to Sea Girt, New . Jersey, for a conference with Govern- j or Wilson. No statement was made I by the speaker before he left. It is known that Governor Wilson had set i aside three hours for the conference ] with Mr. Clark and the speaker was expected to devote much of that time to a discussion of the house program with a special reference to its assistance in the coming campaign. HE LIKES DECATUR. William F. Fox, vice president of the Public Savings Insurance company, whose home office is at Jndian apolis, has been in Decatur during the £ past week in the interest of his company. Mr Fox is loud in his praises of Decatur and the splendid future the city has as a business center, but more especially does he speak of tne city as a good place to live, he having gained two pounds in weight during the short time he has been among us. -o — YEOMEN MEMORIAL. The public is very cordially invited to attend the memorial service of the Yeomen which, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the hail. ; The Hon. C. L. Walters will deliver I die memorial address and there will > be special music.

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THE JOHN’S PICNIC Will be Held August 15th in Eaton Park. The annual picnic of the “Johns” at Eaton park, will be held August 15th this year. The time is made a week later than usual on account of the Muncie races, owing to conflicting dates. "John's" day has become an annual event, and each year it attains greater proportions. Any person who bears the Christian name of John is entitled to participate in /the day’s festivities. Wives and sweethearts are included. The program generally consists of athletic contests, speaking and a big dinner. A number of Decatur Johns will attend. o FAREWELL PARTY Given for Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp hy Pythian Sisters and Husbands. ON FRIDAY EVENING Supper Spread on Lawn— Will Soon Leave for Ft. Wayne Home. A large number of the Pythian Sisters and their husbands gave a farewell surprise party Friday evening at 6 ©o’clock for Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp, who will soon leave for their new home in Fort Wayne, where Mr. Shamp has purchased a general mercantile establishment. The affair was planned at the lodge meeting Monday evening, being suggested by Mrs, Al Burdg, and carried out with complete success by all. By pre-arrangement, Mr, and Mrs. Shamp had been Invited to the Cramer home for supper, but soon after their arrival there, they were called home, upon the pretext that there were callers there who wished to look at their house with a view of purchasing. They hastened to their home, which is near that of the Cramers, and were most agreeably surprised to find the large company there. The company had taken tables and cloths and baskets of good things and had the tables spread on the cool lawn, all ready for the guests of honor to sit down to the feast. After the sumptuous supper, the evening was spent in a general good time. Mrs. Shamp was presented with a handsome cut-glass dish with thevery best wishes of all. Mr. and Mrs. Shamp are both prominent in lodge and church work, being most active workers in all departments, and there is much regret that they are to leave the city. A register of those present shows the following names: Mr, and Mrs. D. B. Erwin and daughter, Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hite and children, Pauline and Charles; Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elzey, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg and son. Joe; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn and sons, Joe, Billy and Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Yager and children, Mildred, Gertrude and Milton; Mr. and Mrs. John F. lachot and sdn, Noble; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Beavers and children, Ireta and Glen; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, Mrs. Samantha Nichols and daughter, Nellie; Mrs. W. 11. Lee, Mrs. Florence Bain, Mrs. Kate Place, Mrs. Charles. Patten, Mrs. Mary Cramer and daughter, Gusta; the Misses Della Harruff, Effie Rex and Mary Smith. o - ■■ HAS BROKEN ALL RECORDS. The first ten days of July have broken all wet weather records for similar periods in the last thirty-nine 1 years, and never since 1873 has the I rainfall of the first ten days of that 1 month approached the mark set. this 1 year. Considerably more than half 1 of the rainfall of the first ten days ' has been during the last four days. 1 From Sunday until midnight Wed--1 nesday there were 3.15 inches of rain--1 fall. From July 1 to July 10 in 1873 1 there was 6.03 inches of rainfall. During the past ten days the '•ecord was 9:19 inches. Monday McKinley day. Monday, July 15, will be McKinley day. A free-will offering will be taken to erect a SIOO,OOO memorial at his birthplace, Niles, Ohio.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, July 12, 1912.

INSTITUTE DATES Teachers Will Meet in This City Five Days During Week of August 26th. PROGRAM IS GOOD A. J. Kinnarnan of Bowling Green, Ky., to Lecture Each Day of Session. The annual teachers' institute of Adams county will be held during the Week of August 26th, beginning on Monday of that week and continuing until Friday evening. Gouty Superintendent L. E. Opliger has about completed the arrangement for the event, always one of much interest to the teachers and others interested in the school work. The complete program will be announced within a short time. Among the instructors is A. J. Klnnaman, of Bowling Green, Ky., who will have a part in the week’s work, lecturing along the line of pedagogy. He is one of the best men in this line in the middle west, was formerly at the head of the Central Normal school at Danville, Indiana, and has had years of experience in the school room and in institute work. Mr. Opligerjs well pleased with the program as arranged for this year and believes it will meet the approval of every teacher. The meetings will be held in this city, but the exact place for holding the session has not been decided upon. This with the program will be announced as soon as possible. — o ELECTRICAL STORM Kills Three Persons at Minneapolis and Thirteen Others Injured. J 4 - JUDGE HUNFORD NEXT Another Official Must Answer to Charges of Abusing His Office. Washington, D. C., July 13 —(Special to Daily Decocrat)- Representative Henry of Texas today in a statement of the investigating committee fl inability to obtain any detailed information of receipts and expenditures of presidential campagn funds, emphasized the necessity for the senate passing his bill to this end. Minneapolis, Mnn., July 13 —Special to Daily Democrat)—Three persons were killed and thirteen injured and a property damage of SIOO,OOO done by the worst electrical storm in the history of the weather bureau here, early today. The storm was confined principally to Minneapolis and St. Paul, though at Lake City forty persons were shocked by lightning and rendered unconscious. i Seattle, Wash., July 13 -(Special to Daily Democrat)—-A new line of investigation was opened today by the congressional committee investigating the judicial career of Federal Judge C. H. Hunford, when it took up the special packing house case in which Hunford is accused of having abused his judicial office in allowing J. A. Kerr as receiver, and the firm of lawyers, Kerr & McCord, fees amounting to $40,600. o MADE FIRST INSPECTION. The officials of the Erie railroad made their first tour over the work of double tracking through Decatur and Lima, Ohio, which is now under construction and is being built byContractor Neviel of Paterson N. J. The afficials also congratulated Mr. L. Courtwright of Paterson, N. J., who has charge of the work. Mr. Courtwright is having some trouble in securing teams, but intends to have plenty of them in another Week. Teamsters can find Mr. Neviel at the Murray hotel, or Mr. Courtwright at the grade. Contractor Neviel speaks very highly of Mr, Courtwright’s intelligent work and he is well liked by the men under him.

MAY NOT RECOVER. Motorman Perry, Wreck Victim, In Serious Condition. Hopes for the ultimate recovery of Motorman Charles Perry have all but been given up by relatives and friends the attending physicians and nurses. Perry had a very hard time of it Wednesday night and Thursday and was unconscious or delirious all the time. At noon Thursday it was announced his condition was as serious as it had been at any time since the wreck and that the apparent rally of Perry on Wednesday had been temporary only and did not indicate an improve ment of his condition. Coroner Cameron and traction company officials had expected to get a statement from Perry Thursday if possible, but his condition is such that all thoughts of getting a statement have been abandoned. It is feared he will never be able to make a statement. Although in a semi-con-scious condition for nearly two hours at different times Wednesday, it is not believed he has been entirely Conscious at any time since the wreck. He is delirious, restless and hard to keep on the bed much of the time. — Bluffton News. LORIMER IS FIRM Accused Illinois Senator Makes Strong Plea to Retain His Seat. DEFIES OPPONENTS President Taft Will Not Personally Canvas United States for Votes. (United 1 reas Service) Washington, D. C., July 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Taft made it known today that he will not personally canvass the United States for votes in his campaign for reelection. Such a decision was announced in a letter to the Minneapodis state agricultural society in replying to an invitation to address the Minnesota state fair on September 13th, on the political issues of the day. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 13. —(Special to Decatur Daily Democrat) —A cyclone visited here today causing a property damage to the amount of $50,900 and resulting in nine persons being injured by runaway teams. The city market was full of people when the terrific winds tore off the roof of the grand stand I in the local base ball park and carI ried it two hundred feet to the mar- | ket place. A panic resulted in which I nine persons were hurt. Washington, D. C., July 13. —(Special to Dally Democrat) —The Senate i planned today to take a vote on the [ right of Senator Lorimer of Illinois to his seat immediately following the close of Lorimers speech in insisting that his election by the Illinois leglslaturs was not obtained through corruption. Packed galleries and a full attendance of the sentate members greeted Lorimer today when he resumed his speech. He stood in the center aisle as he spoke and shook his iclenched hand and defied his opponents to pick flaws in his exceptions of the evidence collected against him. Augusta, Ga., July 13—(Special to .Daily Democrat) — Sensational charges of graft were made against Governor Blease of South Carolina by Detective Reed of the William J. Jlurns agency today before the special investigation committee of the South Carolina legislature, which is holding its sessons here. The charge was made that in one instance at least the governor received $2,000 for pardoning a convict and that he participated in corruption connected with the state liquor monopoly. _____o SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Pastor Jones will preach a sermon on Lie above topic Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. In it he will deal with Bible prophecy, and the fulfilling of the Bible prophecy, showing how we are actually seeing Bible prophecy fulfilled day by day. At the people's service at 7:00 p. m., the subject for I discussion will be, “Can a Saved Man Backslide and be Lost?” o Surveyor C. C. Ernst was a business visitor at Fort Wayne today.

CHILDREN’S DAY Young People of Christian Church Will Present Excellent Program on SUNDAY EVENING Have Been in Training for Several Weeks Under Competent Instructors. The young people of the Christian church who have been preparing for some time for their children’s day exercises under the direction of competent instructors, have completed their practice and Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock will render the following excellent program, which the public is cordially invited to hear: Organ Eady. Scripture Reading. Prayer. Song—Little Sunbeams Declamation —Leo Schultz. Solo—Esther Besser. Declamation —Josephine Anderson. Duet —Mary Burk and Freda Clem. Declamation—Earl Owens. Instrumental Music —Mrs. Dora Akey and daughters. Declamation—Hazel David. Duet—Vivihn Burk and Irens Eady. Song—Silver Stars are Twinkling. Solo —Nellie Daniels. Solo —Mrs. Olen Baker. Conference Mission Workers. Reading. Solo —Miss Frances Laman. o_ OKLAHOMA VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wertzberger Return from Several Weeks’ Visit WITH THEIR SONS In Tulsa and Sapulpa, Okla. —Like the West Very Much—Fine Visit. . ■- 4 ’ Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wertzberger returned Friday night from Oklahoma, where they have been visiting since May 29 with their sons. They report a fine visit and are well pleased with Oklahoma. Their time was divided between the homes of their son, Dallas, at Tulsa, and their son, Clarence, at Sapulpa. Tulsa is a city of about 31,000 inhabitants and Sapulpa of about 18,000, and as they are located only about sixteen miles apart, make the traveling distance between the two, an admirable one, for their seven weeks’ visit. Dallas is engaged in rig-building in the great oil fields of that district, and has a territory of some seventy-one miles for building rigs for the oil fields, Clarence is commissioner of finance of Sapulpa and is kept entirely busy in his official capacity. Clarence wns married about six weeks ago, and is established in his own home there, where his parents w’ere royally entertained. Mr. Wertzberger likes the country very much, the towns being located in the hilly mountainous regions. The weather was very fine, two evenings in June requiring the comfort of fires. The cool weather, however, is very unusual at this time, and the sons stated that they could not have chosen a better time for their visit. NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. James Johnson, Daniel Smith and John Lobsiger were elected July 6th as trustees of the Winchester U. B. church, certificate of election being filed with the county recorder. Owing to the fact that the election was not recorded before, the board was not legally organized, and a re-elec-tion was held. Real estate transfers: Jacob F. Knepper to Jacob A-. Long et al., % of lot, 116, Geneva, $1500; Clara Anderson to Jacob A. Long et al., quit claim deed to 14 of lot 116, Geneva, $1; Silas W. Hale, administrator, to Jacob A. Long, same, SISOO.

GOES TO MUNCIE. Marion Normal School Will be Moved This Coming October. Mrs. Ed Bailey and Miss Grace Coffee, who have been taking a teachers' course in the Marion Normal, returned home Friday evening. They stated that it is an assured fact that the institution will be ,jived to Muncie, where they have a one hundred and sixty-acre tract of land, which will give them a much more convenient location, more room for the new course in agriculture, which they are about to open, and other advantages wfeich the present location does not grant. The move will be made some time this coming October, and Marion is greatly put out over the loss of the institution. — o ABOUT THE SICK Jerome Coffee Falls from Wagon and Body Run Over, But is Unhurt. DRAGGED SOME FEET Francile Chronister Somewhat Improved, But Recovery Still in Doubt. Jerome Coffee started to work this morning at the Ward Fence company after being off duty Friday, owing to a mishap which befel him on Thursday evening. He was on his way to town, riding with his brother, on the Schaub hardware delivery wagon, and when at the corner of Adams streets, started to jump off. He stepped on the shaft when his foot caught in the spring and wrapped part way around the axle. He caught the wheel after the front wheel had passed over him, and was then dragged for a distance of about twelve feet. Although not. seriously hurt his arm was badly scratched, and about the waist line, where the wheel passed over him, is black and blue. That nothing worse resulted he is greatly thankful, as the position he was pin ned in almost appears impossible for such slight injuyy-, Little Rachel Francile Chronister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Chronister, who has been very low' the past week, is somewhat better today The little girl has been ill for two years, since falling from a wagon, when she was injured, tuberculosis of the bone developing. This finally affected the hip and brain and for the past Week, she has been in a semi-conscious state. There are slight hopes extended now, that she may grow better again, and everything possible for her benefit is being done. A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. Miss Neva Brandyberry Returns from Terre Haute for Ten Days’ Rest. Irvin Drandyberry who was called to Terre Haute yesterday afternoon by a message of the illness of his daughter, Miss Neva, who is attending the state normal at that place, arrived home this morning, bringing his daughter with him. Miss Brandyberry is suffering from a general nervous breakdown, similar to that which she experienced about two years ago. It is thought this is due to the extremely warm weather and the close confinement to her room and studies. She secured a ten days’ leave of absence and it is thought that with the rest at home she will have recuperated sufficiently to return to her school work by that time. Miss Brandyberry, w’ho was a graduate last spring from the Decatur high school, is taking a teacher’s training course to fit herself for teaching. NOW BUILDING ARCHES. The workmen of the Burk Construction company, which is erecting the new Monroe street bridge, were working today upon the forms for the arches which will span the river. This will give a very good idea of how the general shape of the finished structure will appear and many interested spectators arc discussing the relative merits of the design. The form for the west side is yet to be begun and It will require some time yet before the work is ready to allow the placing of the concrete.

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TO QUELL A RIOT Sheriff and Deputy. Marshal and Policeman Called to French Townshp AT NOON TODAY Seven Men Hungarians and One Woman Brought to Jail —Were Disorderly. When word came to this city this morning at 10:30 o'clock that a riot had broken out among the eleven or more foreign beet workers on the Isch farm in French township. Sheriff Durkin and his deputy, Jesse Kelly; Marshal Peterson and Policeman Melchi left at once for the scene of action, being taken there in Dr. Miller’s auto. Two other autos wore taken with them, as It was feared that a wholesale supply of prisoners would necessarily be brought back by them. Arrival on the scene of the disturbance showed that a Hungarian man and wife occupied a house on the Isch farm and boarded several other Bohemians, including seven men and a young woman, about twenty-five years of age. It seems that the young woman is attractive, and it is said that the men, who are not adverse to paying attention to her, broke out in a jealous riot and disorderly conduct in general. They threatened to burn out the landlord and landlady, and made things so disagreeable in general that the landlady fled to a neighbor’s house until the arrival of the officers. It is said the ance began Friday afternoon and that the party had been drinking considerably, no doubt giving rise to the affray. Two guns were found about I the premises, but these the men insisted had been used in squirrel hunting. I It is said the men did not work Fri--1 day, nor today, no doubt taking this i opportunity to enjoy a little vacation. ! Seven men and the young woman were brought to this city this afternoon in the automobiles, and lodged I in jail. Their names are unpronounc- ' able and unspellable in English, and their voices as heard through the corridors of the jail created an unintelligible hum to one unacquainted with their language, The landlord and land’ad)’, Whom It seems were not at fault, were hot arrested. Charges I will no doubt be filed against those ' apprehended by Monday. The arrests were made through the officials of the sugar company of this city, who, true to their promise, will insist on the foreign workers in the beet fields, living up to the standard of good citizenship. o HAEFLING AT PORTLAND. ' <4 Representing the state hoard of accounts as field examiners, James P. Haefling of Decatur and Samuel Crane of Lafayette arrived in Portland Friday morning to conduct an examination of the records in the offices of County Clerk Frank Gillespie and Sheriff S. J. King. This is the first time the records of these two offices have been examined since the state board was organized. The field examiners could not say Friday howfar back their examinations could extend in either office. They spent Friday in their preliminary work which included the examination of the bonds of the incumbents in office together with the terms which they have served as well as the terms and bonds of Ihe officers they succeeded. The report of work done Friday will he forwarded to the state board at once and on Monday, when it is expected the actual work will be begun, they expect to know how far back their examination will extend. The records of the various township trustees as well as those of the county auditor, treasurer and recorder have been examined, in some of the offices mentioned, the second exaiuFnation having been made. The state board in the examination of county clerks and sheriffs' records has been handicapped by an insufficient number of field workers. Mr. Haefling is ex-clerk of Adams county and entered the field force of the state board of accountants at the expiration of his term of office. Fh> is the democratic representative while Mr. Crane is a republican.—Portland Sun. —o Miss Leia Callow of Convoy, Ohio, arrived today from Holgate, Ohio, and will spend Sunday with her cousin, Miss Vernia Smith.