Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 182.

DETROIT AROUSED High Up Society Folks Are Charged With Murder of Their Housekeeper. DENY THEIR GUILT Close Watch Kept on Lieut. Becker Behind Prison Bars in New York. (United Press Service.) Detroit, Mich., July 31—(Special to Daily Democrat I—Madame Annetta Halliday Antona, known to Detroit society as Co'uness Antona, author and teacher, tud her husband, Count Allesamdra Guiesapa Antona, and his nephew, Alego Villa, today reiterated ' the r denial from behind prison bars that they were responsible in any way for the death of their housekeeper, Miss Lizzie Fleming, aged sixty-three. The case is one of the most mpsteri- \ ous that has come to the notice of the local police for some time. Miss Fleming died July 4th after a short illness The day following the body was cremated. In a will a few days before her death she left SI,BOO which she had saved to Mrs. Antona. ! New York, N. Y , July 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, indicted for the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal, was under constant espionge in his cell nere today. Warden Hanley of khe tomb;, wno is responsible for the (accused policeman, posted a guard (where he could observe his every led him, including his lawyer and his pvi'.e, were searched before they were Hiermitted to communicate with the ■entral figure of the New York scandal He said that while he did not take any stock in the rumor that Decker, might commit suicide he did not want to take any chances. — ; Seigert, N. J, July 31.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) The report that ffienls who had posted his name for ■embership in the Manhattan club of ■afew York City had been forced to ifithdraw it because they had been jkamed by friends of former United Staler Seanator James Smith, Jr, of Newark, New Jersey, would black mail the application, caused some ainusement to Governor Wilson today. H- old that this was the first he had heard of the matter. - I Bangor. Maine, July 31.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Charged with the murder of fourteen year old Naomi Mitchell, James S. Gray a farm hand was formally arraigned in court ! toda and committed without bail to ayvai* action of the grand jury. He de”: s his guilt. / ~ I JOHNSON WILL QUIT. ■Chicago, 111, July 31—Jack Johnson,! sshat.. pion heavyweight pugilist of the ||orld, announced last night that he had fought his last fight. ■“The promoters won’t ’give me any Ke for fighting now and if I wait >ar I’ll probably not be in condition ut up a fight worthy of a champion he world," he said. if he intended to i etire in favor of any fighter, as Jeffries did | HEt’ . . case of Marvin Hart, Johnson! slid . | mbTNo. Let Jeanette, Langford and, cOcVey fight it out. I think McVey, will thrash any of them, but that is ' their troubles, not mine. No white man can give either of these men a |[Ooh battle.” S'‘‘Johnson has saved his money. He . said last night he was worth $200,000, tie greater part of which is well in-j vested. Practically all of this has be- :: made since he fought Tommy Burns in Australia, December 20, 1808. K MINISTER HEADS RAID. Jt At Anderson recently a minister,' the Rev. Brooks, headed a posse of police in the raiding of several resorts of that place. In the raid four women and twenty one men were caught, and after assembling,them he addressed them saying that the raid was not conducted for ‘.he particular parpose of punishing them, but to show them the error of their way* and that he hoped they wou’d take some Ww, toward reforming.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

LET PAINTING CONTRACT. The school board met in session Tuesday evening and let the painting contract for all outside painting on the North and South Ward buildings. Three bids were filed. After some consideration the contract was let to Ira Baker, his bid being more specific, outlining his work to be better understood by the board. Mr. Snedeker, who was not on hand to give information relative to his bid, and Robert Gregory were the other bidders. The contractor is to enter into contract with the board at any time now, the amount required being S2OO, and must have his work in readiness for the opening of the school term in September. HAD GOOD TIME Attended Ministers’ Annual Reunion Held at Veedersburg Last Week. GAVE SHORT TALK Also Conducted Funeral of Friend at Otterbein on Last Sunday. Atev. Goodwin is home from Veedersburg, Ind, where he attended a three 1 days’ annual reunion of what is known I as the C.u Upper Wabash Ministerial | association, held on Wednesday, , Thursday and Friday of last week. , Rev. Goodwin reports ft as being one i of the best gatherings of its kind he . ever had the pleasure of attending, and twenty ministers of the United Bretu.en church with forty laymen were on hand to enjoy the festivities of the day. A very interesting program was rendered, comprising short talks, recitations and other selections given by the many present. Kev. Goodwin delivered a talk and otherwise took part in the arranged program of thp reunion. Following the usual trend of pleasure a short business ses-! sion was held when a re-organization 1 was affected, which will look after as-, fairs for the gathering to take place | next year. Rev. Goodwin is not a member of any appointed committee, but will lend his support in any way he can toward the success of the gathering of 1913, which event is looked forward to with great pleasure. Following his stay at Veedersburg he went to Otterbein, where he conducted the funeral of a friend on Sunday. o AUGUST AMERICAN MAGAZINE. The August American Magazine is a story number. It contains an amusing love story told in baseball vernacular by George Fitch; a dog story byJohn A. Moroso; a love story by Lucile Baldwin Van Slvke: a remarkable yarn by Albert Hichkman about a drunken man who bragged too much and got "taken down a few pegs;" a story of adventure and gambling byWilliam J. Locke; an Emma McChesney story by Edna Ferber, and a Phoebe and Ernest story by Inez Hayes Gillmore. One of the attractions of the August American is an astonishing and amusing characterization of Theodore’ Roosevelt and President Taft written by F. P. Dunee (‘‘Mr. Dooley” in The Interpreter’s House, in which Mr. Dunne gives a satisfactory explanation for Roosevelt s enthusiasm about Taft in 1908. Other important contributions to the number are stories of baseball “fans” by Hugh S. Fullerton, "The First Night Ordeal,” a theatrical article by Walter Prichard Eaton, “A Woman and Her Raiment,” by Ida M. Tarbell, and the department “Increasing People," in which appear this month sketches and pictures of five men and women whose stories make excellent reading. — o WITH THE SICK. Father Wilken, who was on the sick list the fore part of last week, and improved so as to be able to care for his daily duties, has taken a sudden turn and again requires close attention. Father Thiele and Father Flaherty of Ft. Wayne called on him Tuesday for a short while. Mis Ixtrene Keller, who was taken sick with symptoms of typhoid fever, and upon the checking of this attack, shingles set in, is now recovering from the latter illiness, which was quite serious for a few days.

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BABY SHOW TODAY Decatur People at Fort Wayne View Thousand Babies in Contest. AT ROBISON PARK — Largest Ever Held—Big Parade Given This Afternoon at 3 O’clock. A number of Decatur people spend- | ing the day at Fort Wayne and at Roui ison park, viewed with interest the i hundreds of babies which have been entered for the annual baby show be- , ing held today. At noon Tuesdav the number had reached eight hundred, | with many others when the opening ' hour arrived. One thousand was the anticipated number, and the largest in history. There will be fat babies and lean babies, long ones and short ones, infants of all ages, and tiny tots, some j handsome, others bewitching, but ail beautiful just the same, and all entered to win the handsome prizes, The judges will select winners in the fancy dress parade, the baby show, decorated go-carts and carriages and girls with dolls and doll carts. The I parade will start at 3 o’clock, headed by the band from the Indiana school, and awards will follow. | The most handsome twenty-five babies will be aw’arded prizes, and of the first twenty-five three will h» colected as the most beautiful These will win first prizes, which consist ' of twenty-six pieces of Roger Bros.’ silverware. Pleased with the success of the boys’ fancy dress parade, Mr. WilI Hams has added to the day’s program ‘ a fancy dress parade for girls. The first prize will be a gold pendant with | a diamond. The second prize will be a diamond ring, and the third, fourth i and fifth prizes will be gold necklace and lockets. This in no way interi seres with girls’ day on August 14th, ! at which time a queen will be selected ■ to occupy the throne for the day. BIG HAIL STORM Did Thousands of Dollars' Worth of Damage Along State Line Tuesday. LASTED HALF HOUR Corn Was Stripped and the Oats Standing in Field Was Threshed Out. The weather last night and this morning was cool enough hereto suit most anybody. In fact it made most people dig up a light wrap, if they were lucky enough to have them. The fall in temperature was due, very likely, to a hail storm which struck east of here, about 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, and continued unabated for a half hour. It was the worst storm of the kind ever known in the section of the state line and did a large amount of damage. The reports show that he storm covered a stretch of country about two miles wide and extended from a point northeast of here clear to Ohio City, following a southeast route. The hail stones are described as being as large as hickory nuts and many people insist they were twice that size. They fell in wagon loads and with terrific force, cutting down the corn and oats and doing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. The corn was stripped and where there was oats standing out in the fields it was threshed out aimer! completely. D. N. Erwin, the v t al estate man, was at the Gaunt farm on thq state line, and says he never saw anything like the storm. The farmers, who suffered heavy losses, are greatly discouraged as it means a loss that at this season of the year cannot be covered in any way. Miss Gates of Wren transferred here today enroute to Fort Wayne to visit with her mother, Mrs. D. C. Gates, a patient at the Lutheran hospital, who Is not quite so well.

Wednesday Evening, July 31, 1912

IS ON THE WATCH. Henry Heidemann, residing en South Seventh street, is on the lookout for two young men who Tuesday evening entered his yard and going up to the window viewed all of the interior movements of the home until disturbed by Mr. Heidemann, who hearing their noise upstairs, shouted from the window for them to make their get-away. One of the parties rode up on a wheel, and their noise in getting to the house was what gave their mischief away. If they do not want themselves to get into further trouble it would be safe for them to keep clear of the Heidemann premises. o. IN UNION TOWNSHIP. The severe effect of the hail storm were felt in Union township probably more severely than in any other place roundabount. The storm came from the west and was about two miles wide carrying evertything in its path. On the farm of Chris Marbaugh the corn was stripped and laid close to the ground, the oats totally destroyed. Martin Walland suffered just as severely and in making a trip to the woods half an hour after the storm some of the citizens of that township found hail the size of a hen egg. So severe was the storm that reputable citizens say that it looked like winter, So thickly the hail was spread. — o FACTORY NEWS. The new Adams heading factory being erected on the corner of Seventh and Jefferson streets, is nearing completion and the machinery is at present being installed. It is built of concrete blocks, making it very substantial and fireproof. The work is being rapidly pushed and the demand oy the company has been great, since the destruction of the old one G. T. Burk, the elevator man, has just completed the installation of a new ten-horse power motor to be used at his plant between the Erie and Clover Leaf tracks. It will be used in cleaning seeds and the new machine will greatly aid in handling the present heavy work. MRS. SCHIRMEYER IS HOME. Returns from a Four Months’ Trip Through West—Had Fine Time. Mrs. Frank M. Schirmeyer arrived home this morning over the Erie from Chicago, completing a four months' trip through the west. She visited friends at Los Angeles, Berkeley and Lodi, California; at Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver and Colorado Springs. Colorado. The entire trip was delightful and Mrs. Schirmeyer enjoyed it thoroughly, returning in improved health. She left California about a month ago, stopping three weeks at Salt Lake City. POLICE COURT NEWS. A case of assault and battery was filed this noon in ’Squire Stone’s court by the state on the part of James Woods against Will Winnes. The defendant was brought up and in a preliminary hearing employed Attorney David E. Smith, who presented an affidavit for a change of venue, upon which the 'squire sent the case to Mayor Teeple, to be heard by him Thursday, August Ist, at 7 o’clock in the evening. Winnes is out on his ow'n recognizance. The case is the outcome of a misunderstanding at the laundry this morning, it being alleged that Woods was hindering the help, and was drunk, and that Winnes threw him out for causing the disturbance. 0 INTERURBAN MEETING. The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Fort Wayne & Springfield is being held this afternoon and many of the directors and stockholders from this county and cities outside the county arrived on the noon train to be in attendance. The meeting is a postponed one from June Ist, and at this time the election of officers and other such business is to be disposed of will be the outcome. The result of the meeting will be given in Thursday evening’s paper. o MAY OPEN STORE. A certain business man from Celina, Ohio, was in the city this afternoon looking around for a suitable location to open a cothing store in the near future. Nothing definite was done, as Decatur is one of a chain of cities considered for the opening, and which seems quite favorable. The interested party will be here in a few days to make further arrangements.

MIDST OF FLOODS Are Mrs. F. V. Mills and Daughter, Margaret. Visiting in Wisconsin. BURSTING OF DAM — I In Wisconsin River Sends Forth Destruction—Decatur People Safe. — ■ .z—' F. V. Mills, the grocer, is in receipt of photo post cards from his wife showing the awful destruction (.worked in parts of Wausau, Wisconsin , and vicinity, by the bursting of a dam | in the Wisconsin river a short dis- , tance from that city a few days ago. The matter is of particular interest at that time because of the fact that Mrs. Mills and daughter, Margaret, are now’ visiting, and were at the time of the flood, at the home of their cousin. Ton Jocobs and wife at Wausau. A week or so ago, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs who had been in Indianapolis where they purchased an auto, stopped off here for a visit at the I Mills home enroute to their home, and , Mrs. Mills and Margaret accompanied them home in their new auto, i While visiting there, the dam in th4 . river broke and sent its floods of i water out over the country working i awful destruction. Much of Wausau I was wiped away, houses being over thrown, railroads washed out, two i railroad bridges being swept away, : as well as great car loads of w'heat i and other grain and produce. The , photos display with great vividness ; the terrible havoc wrought. Mrs. i Mills and daughter, however, suffered no danger from the floods, as the Jacobs home is situated across the river on high land far above the high water mark reached by the floods. Mrs. Mills and daughter will return next week. o | One of the week-old twins born to | Grace Lewis died during the night ■ and was buried privately today. o DANGER TIME HERE Season for Typhoid Fever at Hand and Doctors Say, be Careful. KEEP OUT THE FLIES j — Also be Careful as to Your J Grub, and Keep System in Good Condition. With the approach of the present i season of hot, sultry days, the always greatly prevailing illness of tyhpoid fever is to be carefully guarded against, and the city board of health and the physicians are warning the i people to be on their guard and prevent an attack of the treacherous sickness, while it is time. The ex- ‘ treme hot weather of several weeks, during which time people are less ’ careful about their eating—kind of ■ food and quantity—is to a great ev- ! tent responsible for the disease, and I should be the first stop to guard i against, particularly so with small , children. There are but very few cases when typhoid seems imminent, and the physicians are closely watching and trying if possible to prevent it if they can. The best advice which they give out is to keep out the flys, keep your system in a good healthy condition, be careful as to what kind of food you eat, the quantity, etc. If 1 these are taken into consideration you will be able to guard off the symptoms ! and enjoy good health, now, as well as during any other time of the year. o PROFESSOR RICE TALKS. | The first annual reunion of the i Wells county residents held Saturday I was largely attended from all suri rounding counties and a most inter- ■ esting program was rendered through- ; out the day. In the afternoon a numi her of short talks were given by able speakers, one of which was given b> 1 Prof. E. E. Rice of this city.

HAILED ALL AROUND. From the talk heard about the streets today points all around Decatur were visited by heavy hail sterms Tuesday evening, breaking down the corn and damaging fruit considerably. At Hartford City the ground was entirely covered w'ith the frozen substance, as well as several other cities west of Decatur. Just this side of Fort Wayne the fall was quite heavy and the corn damaged in that vicinity also. Near the state line east of here farmers state, also received much of it, and the torn was laid flat to the earth. Everything was riddled with the bullet-like substance and the dam age, it was said by one man, will be very heavy. FOREIGN LABOR It’s’ a Big Problem, But is Being Taken Care of Nicely by Sugar Company. BUT LITTLE TROUBLE And it is Usually Caused by Outside Interference, Says Mr. Hubbard. Manager Hubard of the sugar company is feeling rather “out of jint” today on account of the continued trouble concerning the foreign laborers used in the beet fields of the Isch brothers. It will be remembered that a ,acket among the foreigners some days ago resulted in the arrest of several members of the crew. They were tried tn court here and convicted. The sugar company interfered only so far as to see that justice w’as meted out, and that the foreigners were given fair treatment. The position of the officials of the company has been all the time to secure as good foreign labor as possible, to do everything in their power to make them behave, to assist in punishing them if they do not, but to protect them when necessary. This they have done, not only in this case, but in all others where any trouble has arisen, and they feel that outside interference was uncalled for. As a result of this affair all the labor was taken away from the Isch brothers and the company is forced to go to much more trouble in securing help to take care of the big crop of beets. The management of the factory must be and is entirely fair to everyone, their help and the farmers, , and as their interests are greater than any one else’s they should have something to say in such cases. The facts are that the foreigners who are here are especially weJj behaved and they have not caused any more trouble, per- , haps not as much, as should be expected when several hundred workmen of any nationality are brought into a community. It’s a big job to handle these men and the efforts of Mr. Earhart and all other farmers in the county should be to assist the company in holding the men, and make them feel satisfied rather than to create a feeling of discord and animosity. The company feels perfectly confident that they will be able to handle these affairs if permitted to do so. They are a,ranging for new help at the Isch farm and will take care for those hustling farmers in the best way possible under the circumstances. o — G. A. R. MEETS THURSDAY. The regular meeting of the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R., will occur Thursday evening and ft is desired that ev ery member who can be there, and wl)o is interested in the erection of the monument, comes. At this time those who have been circulating petitions will report and the matter of proceeding will be discussed. Other questions will come up and every member should come. o— WILL GIVE SOCIAL The Bleeke Lutheran school -will give a social Sunday evening, August, fourth, on the school lawn, to which everybody is invited. The affair will be most enjoyable by reason of the excellent entertainment prepared. NEW SUIT FILED Attorney C. J. Lutz filed in the Adams circuit court a suit for Charles C. and Julius C. Schug against Finley McCollum, suit on judgement, demand SSOO.

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IS CAUSING STIR Number of Cities Interested in Locating Fonrttf Decatur Girl. MISS MARIE MERICA Is Believed to Have Been at Hartford City Officers Making Investigation. Miss Marie Merica, the daughter of F. H. Merica, of Celina, Ohio, former Decatur resident, is still causing the police of several cities a great deal of trouble. She disappeared from her home a few days ago and Sunday “Dump” Botts, the Montpelier prize fighter, well known here, was arrested tor helping her to leave her home. The Montpelier Herald gives the following account of her arrest: “F. H. Merica, a resident of Celina, Ohio, Sundaj laid in complaint to the Hartford City officers that his daughter was being held in this city and asked for assistance in locating her It developed that Dump Botts had brought her to Montpelier last Tuesday and that she probably was boarding at one of the houses of ill-fame in this city. Sunday afternoon Marshal Davis received a telephone call from Hartford City officers to meet them on High street at a certain hour and they would make a search for the girl. The officers, accompanied by the father of the girl sought, arrived and with the assistance of Marshal Davis and the night police, made a search. “The father gave a detailed description of his daughter and the officers proceeded to the assignation house conducted by Bessie Robinson, beter known as the “Blue Front" Here a girl answering the description giv_en by the father was brought into the hall, and the father, who was stationed in an adjoining room, was allowed to hear her talk. He immedately declared that it was his daughter’s voice. He was then brought face to face with a woman who was dressed in the latest fashion of the houses of prostitution, and supposedly the owner of the voice heard, but he denied it being one of his own flesh and blood. “Whether or not the landlady ‘switched envelopes’ on the old man is a matter of conjecture. “Failing to find the girl, Dump Botts was located and tried to make tell where she was, but he refused to divulge the secret. Dumps was taken to Hartford City and placed in jail. It is understood that Dump will be given his freedom if he discloses the whereabouts of the girl, and if he refuses, will be prosecuted for white slave trading. This is not the first girl that the Botts boy has brought to this city. It is said that he brought a girl here from Lima, Ohio, some two weeks ago. ‘‘lf Dump Botts is guilty of white slave trading, he does not stand alone as a criminal under the law, for there are others here who are in just as bad as he. This is a matter that should be sifted to the very bottom. If the harlot of the above mentioned sporting house is guilty of receiving girls through traffic, she is guilty of one of the worst crimes known under the law. “There are other parties in this city who are being regarded with suspicion. Since the above information has been gathered another report is to the effect that the fifteen-year-old Merica girl has probably been located.” oRAND CONCERT. Owing to the very threatening weather of Tuesday night the band i concert as advertised by the Decatur city band did not occur. If the weather permits tonight the boys will give the concert as planned for Tuesday night and if you are a lover of good music, don’t miss it for they have some really new pieces to play. The band is fast growjng into a strong organization and we will soon have one of the best bands in this section of the state. o SERVICES AT WINCHESTER. ’There will he preaching at the Winchester church, one mile south and two miles west of Monroe Saturday evening. August 3rd, and Sunday forenoon and evening of August 4th, by Dr. Dillon of Huntington, Ind. Everybody is cordially invited, services beginning at 8 o'clock.