Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 309, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 309

THE VERDICT IS RETURNED A Thirty-eight of the Forty Defendants Are Found Guilty. CHANCE TO APPEAL Will Be Given The Men On Monday Noon. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 28.(Special to Daily Democrat.)—Thirty-eight of the forty Union Labor men on trial here since Oct. Ist., heard themselves declared guilty of conspiracy of transporting explosives illegally. Daniel Buckley of Davenport, lowa, and Hernan Seisselbert of Millwaukee were the only two men freed. President Ryan of the organization of international Iron Workers Union is in Jail and among the other officials in prison are Butler op Buffalo, third vice-president, Cooley of New Orleans, and Johns of Boston. The Court adjourned until Monday noon when the men will be given an opportunity to appeal, and which was refused them today. President Ryan stated that the verdict would not crip. Pie the union but that the work would go on just the same under other officers in case the appeal falls. Judge Anderson refused to poll the jury tor the defendants as he stated that it would take too long. Moore than half a hundred deputy sheriffs surrounded the defendants wnen the verdict was read. W. H. Harding, attorney for the defence attempted to address the court but the court refused the audience stating that there was nothing more to be said. The jurist's departed immeadiately after the reading of the verdict which took only about a minute. Clancey of San Francisco and Olaf of Lxm Angles the two Pacific coast defendants were the only two who heard the verdict read with any outward show CONTINUFTT. on PAGE FOUR OUR NEW OFFER Daily Democrat’s Souvenir in Celebration of Anniversary Meets Approval. CATCH THE SPIRIT The Work Together Spirit Will Help Everybody— Pay in January. We haveaJready had enough encourMoment to prove that the readers “f thf Daily Democrat are going to take advantage of the offer we are making Is <«iebration of our tenth anniv«r •ary The month will we believe reed all records we have ever mad* n the subscription department, and •• •ant every reader In the county to »" rure one of the souvenir knives Tt'*** knives era beauties, guaranteed by t*" tnanufacturera and no such gift •*“* •ver been made by any aew»P«l* r ln thia section, absolutely fr<-- The onl? •bing necessary Is that your subs* nr tion be paid during the month of Jan “7.1114. if your subscription l» «*o* paid up uuUl spring or summer >« ■ ran secure one of the present* by I*" >M the additional amount tro<e*MU •hatever It la. We would like to have every •crlbor entered up to January 1, • •M we promise you that we »l»®ake every effort during the y«*r »ak« you like the paper so well y“ l *®o‘t want to discontinue It T*bo owe more than one year will h«v< to be taken from the tint af»** n •Hctor calls In the spring If ••at the Demo*-rat why not pay for Anting the month of January and s•nr® one of the knives’ W<* Macky of Rente returned •< hia home this morning after attsndlm ’’•wehtees here , u,|. ’jW

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COUSIN AN ACTOR. | F ° r M ° V J"9 P, «ars l | r n....o ftenSeM ‘ H is Likeness In Plays. One of the actors in the Selig mov- i " g I>lcture films, shown at the | in this city, from time to time l» Bill banchi, a Kokomo boy who | a aconsin of Mrs. j-> ank Pearce of t»ls city. M rs Pearce thug hag .privilege, when home-sick, or longing ■for some of the home folks, in distant ! cities, of going where she can seenot the person himself—but the next best thing, an almost life-like production in action. pile-driving FINISHED ■ The pile-driving for the temporary interurban bridge at McKnight run, lias been completed and the piledriving machine sent back to Fort Wayne. The pennanet bridge will be built next summer. The old one was washed away last June by the floods. OFFICIAL REPORT I i — i Shows That Many Farmers '; Os This Section Drew Fat Check For Beet Crop. I ■ , ' Hili' ■ AN AVERAGE GIVEN •— IIH For The Farmers From Var- ! i ious Parts of This Local-ity-Some Are High. I The books of the sugar company, I B now practically complete for the first j season in Adams county, show that j notwithstanding the fact that this was .. an unusually poor season, there were .. 1 many of our live farmers who realized .. handsome profits from their crop. The . following list of forty-one farmers j 1 who did fairly well, is taken from the s books of the company and shows the I exact acreage, field measurement, and I P the exact amount of the warrant or 4 check issued in payment therefor: h Giles L Suhm, Pleasant Mills, 3.38 4 acres, 4314.37; average. 4H1.50. I. Henry Treple. Pleasant Mills, 10 B acres, 149C44; average. 469.66. r l Charles L Bevington, Berne, 5.1 acres, 4367.66; average, 1'2.09. Frank Wechter, Monroe, 10.33 acres, 1|544.44; average, 462 M I Herman Reiter. Williams, 6 acres,' • 4318; average, 4-3.'"' j August Krutzman, Magley, 5 acres, 1349.10; average J 09.80. j. William Meyers, route 11, Decatur, 1 ■ acre; average 467.51. Louis Worthman, 5 acres, 4300.99; average, "0. William Grote, Preble, 3-5 acres, 1136.64; average. |54.66. I C. M Meyers, Preble, 13.3 acres, ’ 4930.47; average. 47" j William C*<*ar, Preble, 14 acres, ! 41,663.45; average. 475 96. I Prestos Snyder. Poe. 4-3 acre*, 1 4364 66; average. 4M M. Theo. Seheimann. Hoagland, 0.4 i acres, 4338.44; average, 454.74, I Henry Koenemann. Williams, 33.5 acres, 41.441.<4; average, fUM. Car! Reiter, William*, 4.3 acres. . 4331.81. avenura 17717. John Shearer. >'■*■ I<>» nn e'acres, 43»*« : »veragr4s«M . David Werllng. DraW. 1,0 #fre,< p 4081.64; average. 4->» w • . Jot. reM". M ’”*' .'43544.71: averaire, n ** William Mlchae's. } »» “***' s- prank ( w g. Jones, Tocsia.» * 8 Crairiil*. 5 0 Guy Mefere- ‘77 J j. W “26 « I‘re. ra ; »-***■ MSHI; •»*** •“ _ J jT«re«e 0 |43 , «-

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Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, December 28, 1912.

AN EASY VICTORY "" " ■ l«s «• Decatur High School Basket Ball Team Wins from the Hartford City Bunch. SCORE WAS 32 TO 7 — 're 11 « Hartford City Center Star Fell and Fractured Arm, Weakening Team. Friday night at Porter hall, this city, the fast Hartford City high school basket ball team went down in defeat to the Decatur high school team by a score of 32 to 7. The first half of the game was very fast, both teams working their signals and trick plays successfully, but the Decatur boys at the end of the first half, lead the visitors by a score of 9 points. A minute after the opening of the second half, Bonham, the star center of the Hartford City bunch, while jumping for the ball at the center, slipped and fell very hard to the floor, fracturing his left forearm. This accident gave the local boys an easy chance to win a big score in the second half. The line-up: Decatur Hartford City Vail F Brown Tyndall F Harvey Vancll C. Bonham-Euphart Peterson G Breshnan Lose G Beanit Field goals, Vail and Tyndall, 4; Vancll, 4; Peterson, 5; Bonham, 1; Euphart, 1. Foul goals, Bonham, 3; Peterson, 2; Tyndall, 2. Officials—Lieber and Worthman. Scorers-Frislnger and Gerber. Timekeepers—Ligham and Peterson | The next five games will be played iat home. The fast and snappy bunch from Penvllle will be here next Friday to try to take the second game from the local boys The Pennville high school is the only team that has defeated Decatur this season. The oil fielders are a strong and husky bunch of players and the game here next Friday promises to be a good one. MODEL IS COMING 1 Design of Soldiers’ Monument Will be Shipped from Chicago This Evening AND EXHIBITED HERE Geo. Wemhoff Returns from Chicago Where He Was Called for Conference. A model of tha soldiers' monument to be erectwl In this city, as designed by Mr. Chartse J. Mulligan, teacher of arts in the Chicago Institute, him been on exhibit there for several days «nd him attracted much attention. It is entirely new and ouw al the moat beautiful models ever turned out. It will be shipped out via Wells Fargo express ronirfu nod Mr- Mulligan will arrive hero next Tuesday to explain (he model. Mr. George Wemhoff of this city returned from Chicago this morning shere be *m railed by Mr. Mulligan and othrra Interested in the work ,to give information concerning th* propn»»M monument The la righty four It*'**'* long and th* baa* thlriyelx inchee wide The statu* of in front bearing sword and .hirld, la a work of art and Mr Mulll gan hsa add"d a handsome pi*r* nt the r*«ir. a panrl on which appears a soman, who la lifting th* head of a founded soldier The model la ar r.ng'-'l *<’ ’•“• »“** ”* r * ” f ‘•"" i 1. a fountain representing a water foil the auras and th* soldier appear mg in bnse relief The committee her* ha. been asked to have r«dy all serial for *••*«•* « which the m0 , i ,, l * lll ,f the design suits and Ibe estimate r „ mP within the amount approprlMed. .. |B being urged that the contract be L | 0 February w* that the work ran b„ complete during tbs coming f»w

AMISH COLONY MOVES. The Amish colony of aboWt 500 persons five miles northwest of Oakland City, is preparing to leave in a hotly for the vicinity of Macon, Ga. All members are stock raisers and farm-' ers. The Amish people compose a' peculiar religious sect, every action, ’ mode of dress and the little common- j places of home life being controlled ■ by the church, says a dispatch. "The colony Is leaving Pike county because the court ruled against construction' of the Virgil Bozeman levee, which! was Intended to confine the Patoka 1 river within its banks. Their farms are situated in the Patoka low lands and because of the repeated overflows are not profitable. As soon as the court ruled adversely the Amish men began holding public sales of their property. The first move was made by Joseph Witmer, bishop of the J church and ruler of the sect, with his two sons, John and Amos, both minis- 1 ters." REACHES RIPE AGE Grandma Garrison to Celebrate Her Eighty-sixth Birthday Tuesday. PIONEER OF INDIANA Came to This State When Indians Were More Numerous Than Whites. To but few of us mortals Is allotted the distinction of celebrating our eighty-sixth birthday, but that is what Mrs. Mary Jaques Garrison will do on next Tuesday, December 31st. Mrs. Garrison is now making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Relle Johnson and grandson, W. G. Kist, foreman of the Democrat, at their home. No. 116 South First street. She came here last May from Des Moines, lowa, where she had been living for some time with tier son, and the neighbors who have , met her admire her for the many good qualities so evident. Grandma Garrii son, as those who know her best love 1 to call her, was born in Wood county, 0,, December 31, 1826, coming to Indiana with her parents when she was | s eventeen years old. In 1847 she was I married to Alfred Garrison, who died in 1881, since which time she has made her home with her children. Rhe Is familiar with the hardships of pioneer life and retnembera vividly many incidents relative to early life In Indiana, making a conversation with her most interesting. When ahe first came to the Hoosier state the country was wild and but thinly populated except for the Indiana. She knew many of tbeae people of the forest well and often recala how they came to her to have her count their money or perform some errand for them. Grandma Garrison la the mother of five children, but bee'dea rearing these found time to care for six orIdian children, of near relatives. Os her own family only two are still living She la of a serene and kindly disposition, sacrificing la many ways for those she loves and can assist and la most industrious One of her most ( enjoyable vocations Is the piecing of I quilts nnd during the past five months baa completed five handsome quilts, «hlch would do credit to a woman many years younger. Iler health and mental condition la good, excepting a I,tmenres which prevent* her from attending church services, she having been a member of the Methodist church for many years. Bhe enjoys reading the newspapers and la posted on all th* current events of the day She looks forward to her birthday with pleasure, realising that her long life and good health are due to the good will of l<» who doeth all things well. GtTTING 4XHIBIT4 RtADY. Poultry and Cora lahlblts Will Ire duds County’s Bost. Prospective exhibitors at the ninth annual show to be given by the Adame County Poultry and Corn Growers Association in Herne, aro getting things ready for the entry, and the show will baa great one. Th* bright *st and best of Adams county's pro ducts In the poultry nnd corn line will bo there Th* show will be held in the new Berne Witness building now In the course of construction, ths dates being January 7. 8. 4, 10 and IL •

DOUBLE MURDER I Edward Hart of Lagrange j Shot and Killed Wife and Mother-in-law. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY I Borrowed Gun from John Caton, Brother of Claude Caton. A double murder occurred Friday 'night at Isigrange, when Edward Hart, ( aged thirty, went to the home of his ■ mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Mcßride, and shot both Mrs. Mcßride, aged fifty,' land Hart’s wife, Mrs. Rena Hart, aged • twenty-three, ns they lay sleeping in 1 , their beds. Hart has been addicted to strong drink, and was also despond- ! ent over the fact that his wife refusd to live with him. They have been married eight months and had separated several times, the last being about three months ago, when Mrs. Hart went to live with her mother. Mrs. Mcßride was shot twice through the head and died Instantly. Mrs. Hart was shot twice through the I neck and lived until 1:15 o'clock this 1 morning. The Harts' three-months-old child, which was in the same room where the shooting took place, was unhaxmed. After the sbootnig Hart escaped and ran north down the G. R & I. railroad toward Wolcottville, with | armed posses in pursuit. r | The thirty-two caliber gun with which Hart did the work, was bor1 rowed Friday from John Caton, a Lai grange undertaker, who, of course, had j-no thought of the trouble to which it I would be put? Mr. Caton is a brother .•of Claude Caton, a brother-in-law of ; George C. Steele, of the Steele & > Weaver racket store, of this city, . Claude Caton being associated with 1 his brother in business there. Mr. , Steele, who also conducted a racket I store at Lagrange several years ago. . was also slightly acquainted with Hart , I who often called at the store. He is said to be a rough acting man, with not a very strong love for work, and , has served as a sort of roustabout at i 1 (Continued on Page 41 II BOGUS MONEY '1 Ji I Is Being Rushed During the ’1 Busy Season When Attention in Slack. I — ; FLOODED STATE • Federal Authorities Trying r! To Find The Manur ’ factures • A number oT counterfeit dollars are ‘ In circulation in this county at the ) r present time and local dealers are warned to look out for them. The ' bogus money is passed In department ' stores and pool rooms, especially the bitter, where there Is a rush. The ones 1 that are found at the present time can I* easily doteejed from the real mon ' ty after an examination. Th*- panning ot the counterfeit coins ' Is general along about the Christman period nnd winter months when there la much trading. The manner In which they wo pMsod la accompllahed ’ by buyin* tome *mnll article nnd pay- ’ Ing for It while in n rush although ‘ tiro plan of exchnturing ten supposedly silver dollars for a paper ten has been worked upon deniers In thin vicinity in thn past few days The dollar la the more common of I counterfeit money put In circulation nt the preaent time and the federal authorities we trying to find (he man ' ufacturern who are flooding (he stat* . with them. BHOK BTORKB WILL CLOSC. The local shoe merchants hava com* • loan ngrwment They will etna* their . respective shoe atoms every evening I after six o'clock from January first, t I%ey have also agreed to close all , Day New Year’s. The local dry goods I Stores are trying to dose their bust- | trass places after Six o'clock.

NEARING ITS COMPLETION. Is the Rev. Charles E. Ehle's New Church. Rev. C. E. Ellie, the pastor of the 1 South Side Baptist church, announces that Rev. S. L. Roberts of Franklin, Ind., the Indiana. State Sunday school missionary of the denomination, and Rev. Mr. Pope, the superintendent of tha state mission board, will be here 1 on the occasion of the rededication of the church, the services of which will be held in January. The exact date, 1 however, has not been arranged. Work on the edifice is almost completed, the decoration of the wall now being in progress. The building is located on Indiana avenue, between Home and Cottage avenues.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Rev. Ehle went to the Fort Wayne congregation from this city, the new church at Fort Wayne being built , while he was there. . — re 111—1 , . — COURT HOUSE NEWS Jennie Baker Dismisses Divorce Suit Against Ira J. Baker. ISSUES ARE MADE In Several Cases — Jacob I Grim Case Continued— I I The Transfers. 1 John Mackey, against Whom a charge I of conspiracy to commit grand larceny . is pending, was taken to Jail at noon . today. He has been out on a 41.060 I I bond, ad this morning his bondsmeu, t including Henry Mackey, Thomas • Archbold. J. E. Moser and Robert > f Archbold, appeared and upon request : were released from the bond. This is , one of the cases which grew- out of 1 McClisb’s get-rich-quick schemes. ■ The cause of the State vs. Jacob . • Grim, selling iiguor to intoxicated per'sons, was continued by agreement; i also the recognizance bond. The case 1' was first set for December 30th. i I : Sarah Hakes vs. Joseph Martz, complaint in replevin. Appearance by Erwin for the defendant withdrawn. Jennie Baker has dismissed her divorce suit against Ira .1. I hiker and will have the costs to pay. > Lillie Carter et al. vs. Nancy Mills et al., partition. Motion to strike out withdrawn by defendant. Answer in two paragraphs filed. Rulo to reply to second paragraph, said reply filed by plaintiff. Anna Claus vs. Morris Ehream, for possession of real estate. Motion to make more specific withdrawn by , plaintiff. Real estate transfers: F. M. Rchlrmeyer to Jesse C. Niblick, lot 35, Decatur, 4350; Almond Rhaffer et al. to John E. Heath, acre St. Mary's tp.. quit claim deed, 41. ‘ - 1 Licensed to wed: Bessie Habeggor, ' bom January 13, 1890, daughter of Sol- ' omon Hab< ggor, to wed Albert Brack ■ er. farmer, born November 7, 1887, son ' of Jacob Brackor. ' o ■ TO CALL ON BROTHER. , , Philip Carper Goes To Call On Brother Who was Blinded. 1 Philip Carper and son, Rolwrt. left 1 thia morning for the old Carper homealead at Seymour, HL, where they will have a sort of family reunion, Mr. Carper, meeting hia brother, Richard Carper, who Is coming from his hum* at Centralia, Mo They will then go while there to call on their brother, UyloSM who la n patient at the hospital al Champaign, 111, Quite recently while using a hammer on a Steel wire fence, a silver of the steel flew off Into bls eye. He was hutrn rd to a specialist at Danville, BL, who used a powerful magnet in drawing the steel out. Th* sight, however, la lost, and he Is obliged to stay at the hospital for n while. T. R. Moore la reported as being better than he has troen for several days. The difficult breathing spells have not been so frequent and hia pulse and hrart seem stronger, which conditions are very encouraging to those in attendance.

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PARCEL POST DOPE First Package Bearing the Stamp Arrives at Columbus Ahead of Date. PREACHER IN JAIL Memphis Pastor Mixed Up in Banking—Girl Wants Wilson to Adopt Her. (United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first package to reach the local postoffice bearing the parcels post stamp arrived several days ahead of time from a small Michigan town. It will be held until January 1 and then delivered. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —‘Rev. L. L. Ward, pastor of a Collieraville church, who Just nine years ago preached on the text, "The Way of the Transgressor is," spent Christmas in Jail here. He is under indictment in connection with the failure of a bank, and is In jail In default of 420,000 bond. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Christmas homecoming of former citizens brought the heaviest man ever a guest in this city. He is James Chambers, colored, who tips the scales at 793 pounds. He could not get through the station door. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A thlrteenyear-old orphan girl of Maryland wrote Pres-ident-elect Wilson a letter in which she asked him to adopt her. “I heard you were nice and kind," she said. Chicago, Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An "inaugural parade" of woman suffrage advocates will be held in Washington, March 3. “Be lievers'* from ail parts of the country will march in it It is planned to make the demonstration the most striking of all the Inaugural ceremonies. NEED MORE HELP Railway Postal Clerks Will Be Increased—Postmaster Lower Asked TO RECOMMEND TWO Who May Be Placed on List of Availables in Case More Are Needed. That the parcels post system, effective next Wednesday. January first, will require the employment of many more postal clerks la evident Calls are sent out everywhere for poatmasera to recommend m«>n for the service, Postmaster W. A. Ix»wer has recaived from the chief of the Clover lemf railroad poetal clerks' department, a request that he recommend two men for exatntnaiion tor the service. that they mny I* watting to help In the anticipated rush. This he has done. Fort Wayne received a call to recommend five men, and other cltieo a proportional number. Just what will be required, of course, I* not known even to Uncle Sum who is venturing forth upon a wholly new enterprise. Th* railway postal clerks on the O. R. B I. railway have trocn notified to report every day for duly. In case that they may be available If needed. The railway clerks heretofore were requln ed to work about half the time. The new order, however, will require them to report everyday, which means that If there Is extra work, they will lro used UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBBERVBB. Nope, th* more I obtrorv' th* more Um »*lnut these late marrime A inan at sixty years Is too old t* levo off drtmUi' outa a saeaer.