Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 239.

WILL MEET ISSUE Democrats are Prepared for Mr. Beveridge on Child Labor Argument. HAVE IIIS RECORD Which Does Not Compare Very Favorably With that of the Democrats. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 7—The pose has been assumed by Mr. Beveridge as ■ lie usiri and only champion of the children and enemy of child labor b*s b<en subjected to the test of history, and ihe democrats are prepared to nieet him on that issue and show that srsrythlng that has ever been done to lessen the evil of child labor in Indiana has been done by the democrats. The records show that the first child labor law ever enacted in this state was born of the brain of Senator John W Kern twenty years ago while he was serving as a member of the state senate. At that time the industrial development of the state did not make child labor such a menace as it has become in recent years, but the possibilities of the evil were so impressed on the mind of the democratic successor of Beveridge in the United States senate that he prepared a bill and fought successfully for its enactment into a law. As the years went by and the industrial life of the state became more complicated and impotent, experience showed that the law night to be serongthened. and efforts rere made from time to time to ir- uirth.-n it The republicans were n control of the legislature from 1896 mtil 1910, the senate la 1908 still being republican. The legislature of ’9M ; and that of 1905 were both republican and both elected Mr. Beveridge to the aerate hu» nothing was done to throw additional safeguards about the oncoming generation in the way of a stronger child labor law. It was not until the democrats came into complete control of the legislature in 1911 that the law fathered by Senator Kern twenty yeara ago was made more rigig and effective The records show that Senator Beveridge while a member of the senate introduced a bill against child labor, spoke upon it, and then let the matter rest, but he has been speaking upon the subject from time to time outside the senate ever since. The democrats of Indiana have not tried to make political capital out of a purely humanitarian effort to better the (Oudltion of the children Senator Kern has never |x>aed as a crusader because he fathered the first child labor law. But the record sets off Beveridge's futile talk as against the democratic accomplishment The law upon the statutes as a result of democratic legislation provides that no child under the age of fourteen shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation other <hsn tatm work or domestic service eaoentlng thn’ children between the ages of 11 and 14 may be permitted to work in the business preserving ■nd canning fruits and vegetables Vein the firs: of June until the first * f October when schools are not in session It provides that these children shall not be permitted to work more than 48 hours a week And it further provides that children shall not be employed in any tobacco warebouse or factory where cigars are made, tn hotels, theaters, or places of amusement. In or about any saloon, brewery, concert hall. etc. It also provides that no girl under the age of 1k shall be employed in any capacity which requires her to remain standina constantly. This chdd labor law, one of the best In the country, of democratic origin, has also been strictly enforced ss never before by the democratic state bureau of inspection, and no la* 1» receiving more attention today from the democratic state administration INVITATION. The tlrany Army boys and th« Relief corp* are Invited to meet at Mrs M li. Hey's residence. 724 Adams street, Thursday evening at T' 3o sharp and enjoy a good time. MACCABEES' NOTICE. All Maccab<«w are requested to be present At the regular meeting to be hMd at the hall Tuesday night, at which Uine th»- lodge will take up the matter of having the hall decorated

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CLUB TO MEET. The Wilson and .Marshall first voters' club will hold another meeting tonight at the democratic headquarters, commencing at 8 o'clock at. which there will be several speakers to address the men. Every voter should be present at these meetings and if not enrolled In the marching club should at once enroll so as to get the greatest good out of the campaign. About one (hundred and fifty enrollments have been secured to date and it is expected that a hundred' or more will be handed in tonight. The club will march at each rally jmd demonstration and will mean much for democracy in this county. Enroll now and get your neighbors'll

WM. COUK HELD In Tail Pending Arrival of Van Wert Sheriff—Accused of Taking Horse. FROM MAN THERE Says He Sold Van Wert Man the Horse and Settlement Was Not Made. William Cook of North Fifth street, was arrested this morning at 2 o’clock by Deputy Sheriff Kelly and Night Policeman Melchi and taken to jail to await the arrival of Sheriff Henry B. Wilson of Van Wert, Ohio. From present indications Cook may have to answer a very serious charge growing out of his alleged taking of a horse from a colored man at Van Wert. The colored man, it is said, is a horse trainer, and some time ago Mr. Cook sole him a hortc, tor which the colorci man did not settle in full. The story goes that Mr. Cook left Sunday morning on the train for Van Wert, taking with him twelve-year-old Johnny Corbett. Little Corbett hays that while in Van Wert, .Mr. Cook told him to go and get the horse and take him out of the stable and start home as fast bb he could. This he did and Sheriff Wilson overtook the boy and horse Sunday night about 7 or S o'clorSt, just before he had reached the state line, and took the horse from him. The sheriff then telephoned here Sunday night for the officers to arrest Cook, which they did. Cook denies telling the boy to get the horse and stays he simply went to Van Wert to try and get a settlement from the colored man. He claims that he left Van Wert and started to walk home Sunday night in the hope of overtaking the boy, but that he did not'see him mid continued his walk here. Cook Is quite willing to return with the Van Wert sheriff to that place without extradition papers, and seems to think he can settle his difficulty without trouble. The Van Wert official arrived later today and took Cook to Van Wert, leaving at 2:15 o'clock by automobile. The charge against him is horse stealing — - —o —————— DISTRICT MEET CLOSED. Miss Margaret Daniels Re-elected Co. C. E. Secretary. The three days' session of the Fort Wayne district Christian Endeavor convention closed Sunday evening at the Mennonlte church at Berne, which has the distinction of being one of the best conventions ever held. Very little change was made in the district official staff, which is: District chairman and secretary. O. F. Gllilom. Berne: district junior and intermediate secretary, Mary latndsdowne. Fort Wayne; district missionary superintendent. .Mrs. Rev. Shcttgrdson, Übee; Adams county secretary. Miss Margaret Daniela. Decatur; Whitley county secretary, Miss Ruby Bair; Hunting ton county secretary. Miss Ethel Moore; Alien county secretary. Miss Ina Maxwell. The program was carried out In full aa announced, and th* musical service was even belter. Bunday afternoon the chorus of 250 children. ranging In age front two to fourteen years, pleased all. and th* climax of the music camo Sunday craning, when the two hundred-voice male chorus sang. The ladles of the Berne church. as u»ual, ' ommend*d for their hospitality, serving dinner and supper In th* church bnsement dining room.

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THE BALL GAME Decatur Led Out and Was in no Phase in Danger of Losing the Game. VERY EASY MONEY Says Curley Ellis—Will Play \Ft. Wayne White Socks Next Sunday. ~ ■ The Shamrocks beat the Columbia City league team on the local diamond Sunday to the score of 7 to 2.. With B.ersdorfer and Coffee batteries for Decatur and Diedrick and Geisler for Columbia City the game proved an easy victory for Deeatur, who at no stage of the game was in danger of losing the game. The local players put up a sensational game displaying great team work and proved themselves amply able to copc with a fast team. No home runs were made and three base hits there was only one by Raymond, of the Columbia City players; of two base hits McMillen, Engle and Baxter put one each over the grounds. Biersdorfer struck out nine men to Deiderick's five, and the game was played in one hour and forty-five minutes. Entirely through the game Decatur showed their superiority and "Bones" was badly beaten. The score read: R H B Decatur ...00322000 •—7 8 3 Col. City ...0 0001 100 o—20 —2 5 3 Next Sunday the locals will meet the Fort Wayne White Socks, the I team which put over such an easy vici tory a few weeks ago. The locals ' want to win but are not quite sure | of it. so they will hold a meeting to-’ • night at Manager Will Hammell's office, commencing at 7 o'clock to talk | the thing over. Raber, of the Central 1 league, will umpire this game. His I work yesterday is deserving of praise. I j Only two more games will be play ' |ed in »his city and the fans are given ' ■due notice of this fact. If you want' to see base ball you had better attend | the next two games. There will be' no more. ARE DECORATING Business Houses Are Beinif Trimmed for the Biggest Week in History. VISITORS ARE COMING I — One from Washington and j Another from Kansas City ; —Have You Rooms? That Decatur will be decorated for next week as never before tn her history is evidenced from the fact that the work has already begun and in such profuseness that no one doubts we will be a city beautiful by a week from today The Old Adams County bank and Niblick corner is complete as Is the Gass & .Meibers store and they should be seen to be appreciated. Acceptances have been received from Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kindley, Fort Wayne; Mr and Mra. Leo Diggs; Ora Roe, Craigvllle. and regrets from Mrs. W. H. Stone, nee Ellsworth. Ft. Scott. Kans.. .Mrs. Flora Spencer. Gardner, Seattle. Wash.; Mra. Clara H. Bennett, Longmont, Col. Willard D. Hower of Okanagon, Wash, has arrived for Old Home Week, after an absence of many ypara. He will remnln here for some time after the big event, and may not return until next spring. Charles Spencer Is another wanderer who has returned to help My celebrate, also to register and vote the democratic ticket. He has been located nt Kansas City for several yeara, where he Is engaged in the telephone business, representing the United Telegraph and Telephone company. He is looking well and happy and prosperous and we believe he is all those things The committee will start out to-

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, October 7, 1912.

morrow morning- to make a personal canvass for rooms to accommodate those who wish to rem them for the week. If yoti nave a room that you want to rent, let them know the price or send word to Dr. E. G. Coverdale — The work on the new bridge will be practically completed this week. The filling will be completed by tomorrow evening and the bridge will then be ready for use and will be opened next week. Later It will bo macadamized, (Continuer, on Page 21 Y OLDEN TIMES Vividly Recalled in Interesing Letter from Ben Winans of Montana. HIS BOYHOOD DAYS Were Spent Amidst Scenes so Familiar to People of Adams County. Pardon me, if I am presuming too much in-trying to tell of a former Decatur. < have inherited the right to say something. My great-grandfather v-as the first white man who settled in the present Adams county, and both my grandfathers were pioneers of St. Mary's township. Many of my earliest days were spent in listening to my great-grandfather's stories of pioneer life; that is, when I was not engaged in running “granny's" spinning wheel —Inverted for a wheelbarrow--up and down the old lane, Just before wo moved to Decatur we lived on the old Raudcnbush place, south of the county farm. George Raudenbush (Go! Darn I used to put wheat grains on a pin-hook for us to catch minnows from a brook which ran through the place; it was a larger brook than -it is now. in that spring Tom Merryman taught the Rauden bush school. One day when I was visiting the school with Sister Os. I fell asleep in one of those old high double seats. The ‘‘teacher’' almost scared me to death by throwing a bunch of keys back into the seat where I lay. “Joe" and Johnson used to haul wood past our house to Decatur. They were almost always together. One day when one of them was seen going alone, brother “Col" ran out to the road and shouted. "Hello, Joe, sick?" "Dad" Fristoe was supervisor of the county farm road at that time When we moved to Decatur we lived in the old MacAvoy (?) house, a double house, which then stood at the site of the Erie passenger station, but now- is located, I think, north of the old cemetery. The old cemetery '

was an awful thing in my childish . mind. I remember, the old Boldman monument which stood above ail 1 else. We did not extend our excur--1 sions into that plot of ground. 'Llsh I Elzey lived in the other half of the house. His son, “Ab." planted a little garden and tried to raise onions which my brother and I just as persistently pulled up. This brought on hand-to-hand conflicts, which did not die out until the storm extended to the maternal side of each household. Page Blackburn. Andy Welfiey and I used to drive our cows out to Dr. Jelleft's field, south of Mcßamesville. On the way back one day Andy stopped to play with me under our house On the way out little whiteheaded Harry Cordua use«i to run out to play with us. Dr. Jeiieff had a negro hired hand that we wore deathly afraid of, though he was a jolly good fellow Frank Linn used to haul Andy to school. 1 1 shall never forget when he was for several weeks unable to do this, bo-i cause he had accidentally shot himself while examining his father’s revolver. With awed whispers w* used to slip past the Linn homo nnd felt' real deep sorrow for both Frank and ( .Andy “Granny" Baxter, who lived next door, used to call frequently it our home She would trot me on her lap and slug German lullabies to mo or tell me stories thout the hardahlpa of the war “Uncle Charlie’’ Miller lived across the street Besides •’Dink" I remember "Safe.” a grent big follow. “Wick." a few years older than myself, who condescended to play with mo occasionally, and "Lover," of my ago to a day. with whom I dally played and fought. Once father made ’’Wick" n pair of moccasins from a piece of buffalo skin. That night he, Wick, wont howling down (Continued on Pago 4)

THE THIRTY-THIRD ■ i I I s I v David E. Smith Receives I I High Masonic Honor— The Final Degree. CAME AS SURPRISE Will Take the Work at Philadelphia Third Week of Next September. David E. Smith, worshipful mater of Decatur lodge, No. 571, Free and Accepted Masons, has been elected as a member of the thirty-third degree of that ancient and honorable order. It is an honor that comes to few men, and Mr. Smith is the first ever chosen from Adams county. He will take | the work at Philadelphia the third ■ week of next September. The good news came entirely unexpected in a | letter recieved from William Geake. I Indiana deputy, this morning, written from Boston, where the annual meeting has just been held. The letter said: “David E. Smith. Decatur, Ind.: "Congratulations. You have been elected to the thirty-third degree as a reward for services to be performed rather than for services rendered. Please accept this in»the same spirit in which it is intended, and all will be forgiven. "Fraternally, “WM. E GEAKE. “Deputy for Indiana." One of the requirements before one can become a thirty-third, is that he be a member of the Scottish Rite and Knight Templar lodges, this work having been taken by Mr. smith some years ago. Another requisite is that one can earn the degree by having performed services in the lodge. Mr. Smith has for many years been the highest officer in the lodge here anJ has always taken a great interest therein.. The present honor is one richly deserved and Dave has been receiving the sincere congratulations of his many friends today. A GREAT EVENT Was the Methodist Sunday School Rally Sunday— Six Hundred Attend. THE FLAG DRILL

Given by Classes Unique—--1 i Collection Was Thirtysix Dollars. j A great event was the annual rally day service at the Methodist Sunday school Sunday. Five Hundred attended the regular Sunday school service, I 'while six hundred or more attended tiie program that was given later. The 'collection taken at the regular Sunday school hour was the' largest in the history of the organization, amounting to more than thirty tlx dollars The class of eight boys, taught 'by Prof. E. E Rice, gave ten dollars the highest amount: the women's I class, taught by E. M. Wagner, wns 'second, with 39.25. The church whs nicely decorated with flowers and ' flags and potted plants, done artistically by the A. J. Smith class. Unas Itially good *ss the program in which I many of the little boys and girls aa well as the older ones, took part Mra. 'Joe McFarland and Mra. C. D. I<ewton had charge of the general program, while Miss Nellie Blackburn had charge of the Infants In their contribution. Miss Nellie Nichols assisted hi the music for the special program, while Miss Frances Merryman was at the organ for the organ numbers. The flag drill, a long and Intricate drill, waa especially well given and well received, ■ ■■■ . i o —■ FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED. The funeral or Henry Schmidt the well known Preble township pioneer, wns largely attended al the Frledhelm Lutheran church yesterday, where the pastor delivered n fine sermon, In tribute to thia estimable man.

HOW TO KEEP SICK. Keep the windows closed all the time, especially when you sleep fresh air would keep you healthy. Keep the sunshine out of your home germs don't like sunshine. Never lake a deep breulir—luel would give your lungs some needed exercise, and besides you might rip a button off your vest. Don't disturb the flies—you’ll miss lot of filth, if you do. Never take a bath soap and water are enemies of disease. Keep a dirty house —dirt and disease go hand in hand. What's the use of being healthy, anyhow? POLICECOURTNEWS Joe Mersman Up Again on an Assault and Battery Charge Before Mayor. SIO.OO AND SIXTY DAYS With a Promise of the Limit on His Next Appearance for Same Cause. Charged with assault and battery i upon the person of Minnie Knapke, 1 his step-sister, Joe Mersman was up

- before the mayor this morning and : : drew a fine of ten dollars and costs and sixty days in jail, making a total ot etghtv days in all, he being released the day before Christmas. He pleaded not guilty and ids brother-in-law and step-sister appeared I as witnesses against him His step ' sister testified that at various times he entied the home, there abused. 1 cursed and struck his mother, sister ; and herself, that it was seldom he ever came home sober and that he was dangerous when drunk, and that she | feared he would kill some of them at < some time. And that last Saturday' I after the sale he locked the goods that i j were sold in his room and made away i I with the keys and that they were' unable to turn the goods over to the ■ purchasers because of his threats. I More specifically she testified that on 1 the 23rd of June he struck her and | she carried a black eye for a week, 1 land last week he locked all the doois i and pocketed the keys and attacked ’ his mother and that she interfered. I This evidence was substantiated by | Joe Knapke and also Marshal Peter- 1 son, to whom Joe said he would kill the whole family, while he was tak-' ing him to jail. Joe said he did not I remember anything of the transac- ‘ tions and the mayor, after considering the number of times he had been un, on similar charges, decided that the case was deserving of more than a fine and assessed a fine of ten dollars and costs and sixty dnys tn jail. Joe cried, as usual, during the whole ceedfngs, but tears were of no avail. - The mayor notified him that after he got out of jail. If he did not behave, and did not conduct himself as a man should, and he came before him on a ' similar charge again, he would be. forced to assess the maximum penalty of one thousand dollars' fine and six months In jail, which would make about three years i q,— ■ ■ SUES FOR WAGES. Harley Lyons, formerly an employee' of Holty's Case, entered suit this morning In 'Squire Stone's court against Clarence Hotthouae, alleging that 111 due him for wages is with held In an Interview with Holty he •aid that the wages were withheld on account ol his knowledge of Lyons keeping out money he had taken in. The affair will be taken up in court Thursday morning at 9 o'clock —.q DEATH OF BISTER. —..—l l . I Jack Rose received a telegram late i this afternoon apprizing him of the death of hla sister, Mrs Rebecca Me- I Cube .aged eighty-three, of Pendleton. I She had been 111 from old ago Infirml- I ties and ft severe cold. He will leave j tomorrow- morning to attend the fn- | neral which will be held Thuradny i morning. ■ — o ————— | K. OF C. NOTICE. The election of officers for the com- t Ing year will be hold tonight. Final r grrnngementn for Homecoming week < win also bo made at fhis mooting, t Every member is urgontly requested f to be present

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LIKES THE WEST I I - Bert Fuller Writes Interesti ing Letter from New Home in Los Angeles. .TO J. R. COFFEE Says There Are Many Opi portunities for Everybody —Climate is Great. — | Mr. J. R. Coffee, who will leave .with his family on the 10th for Ixjh ! Angeles, has received the following i interesting letter from Bert Fuller, I formerly of Pleasant Mills: I.os Angeles, Cal., Sept. 29, 1912. ; Mr. J. R. Coffee: I Dear Sir: —Received your letter ' this day. and will answer at once. Cal- | ffornia is just waiting for the man 1 who is tired of mud and sras Loa Angeles has about 500,000 people, and everyone a "booster,” except a few who get homesick. : ' You see we have 365 days of real summer every year. Not the real hot kind, as you wiM find more extremely hot days right in Decatur than here. Besides, every nighvis cool, and you need your blankets. The ocean fs only a short ride to the west and south of us; 25c and 50c .tound trip - fares. » The hills and mountains are to the

- ; north; 25c fare will take you into the most beautiful mountains. Ix>s Angeles harbor is at San Pedro, about 25 miles south. The city owns a strip of land extending to the ocean, which takes in, San Pedro. The harbor is I being made one of the finest in the j world. The Panama canal will be ' opened in about one year. Then you will find that Los Angeles will be the ’ New York of ;he west coast. The soldiers' home is a little northwest of the city. Santa Monica, Ocean Park, Play del ■ Ray, Venice, Hermosia, Redondo, * Long Beach, are all fine bathing and beach towns. Venice is cut all up with canals and it ranks very close to Coney Island in New York for amusements. Pasadena is to the north. It is sure a wealthy city, forty-one millionaires living on one street.. Tte orange 1 groves are mostly to the north and east. Good land near Los Angeles is very high in price—s2so to $5,000 per I acre. We have no special time of i year to plant garden truck. But the ' larger ranchers or farmers usually take advantage of the winter months 1 as most of our rains come at that time. ' 1 would advise anybody coming to Los Angeles not to be in a hurry to ■ buy land, houses or lots. Everything ' is for sale and most everybody has bis fingers in the real estate business. A great many find Just what they think they want the first week, only to be 1 disappointed later by finding something better. My first experience in IXMi Angeles was on the morning, at 8 o'clock, of April 19, 1911. Arrived via Salt I-ake railroad, which has a 1 depot that Is a disgrace to the city. ! I had a sick wife and a very much tired-out little girl So we went straight to a first-class hotel for a little rest. Bought a map of the city, I then spent the evening with my man and telephone directory. Picking out the most likely business firms that II might apply for a position, next j morning I started with my list. First place I applied, found my lob. Cooper, Coate A Casey. Wholesale dry goods company. So I must say my experience hunting a job in lx>s Angeles is limited, as I am still with them them and satisfied I find wage* are 20 to 50 per cent higher here than any place I have worked Also there la lota of work for any man that is capable in his line. The small business Is over done here, .and Is not very paying in most lines Still there are great opportunities In some of the nearby smaller towns Any man can by one to five acres here, build a little house, buy 1.000 little chickens, plant some garden set his fruit trees out. and.be very Independent In moat things But he should have from s2.o<m to $5,000 when h« gets to California Rome might tall you that the egg and hen business will be overdone Never! Wo are now buying from 00 to 80 per eent of our eggs from the east Then when the larte boat lines of the world atop at i<os Angeles after the canal is opened, think what a de(Contmvw on Page t)