Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1913 — Page 1

■Volume XI. Number 37.

Sreally elected I ■Wilson and Marshall F or . |l| mally Declared Elected at hg the Capital Today. ■mportant event More Electoral Votes J Than Any Candidates < Have Ever Received. ■■l; Washington, D. Feb. 12 7... ■erfecUy perfunctory, 1, ‘^^■ >r,ant 01811 of 'teetering \V< >. „! r <,■< ■tilson and Thomas H M.in-haii president and vice president, reof the United States.’w ; , s ' ■reformed here today at a st . s . ■os of he senate and ■f Wilson and Marshall hadn't until after today's Meeting was a highly <ii un i, i affair, befitted a ceremonial , • - . l> the constitution. The :; tern of the senate, s< ■■■ ■hernly announced that " . ■> applause from the floor or L-al'. ; . but occasionally sortie individual had the tenter the order. joint, session held \y Roosevelt 88 and Taft, V proceed . rconstitution and was strictly followed canvass of the to-. < p v , ls and final act of law u-ally ■making" Wilson and M ;> ■k s executive for the next four The inauguration to follow is the formal attestation by <.>:<”> tile new executives, promising obedlto the constitution and laws of country and faithful ex... >0 0, th. ir trusts, and their ceremonial BBction into office. o'clock was the hour for the forma! canvass of r . • JU I'"* 1 '"*- Long before, in fact early tins eager crowds of bombarded the doors of the lionsfejy to secure entrance. Aiin..--ion limited to those bearing m.-::.' cEd 8. ceremonies today ..... tw the house chamber, as pn 1 -by law in 1887. Before noon < ry ava able seat in the public galleries, IlSlr'-vays and other corridors file with struggling, sc.-tl..t. Hundreds stood outside, able <®l? to hear the muffled droning of the formal counting of votes. ■Th e senate end of the capitol was Mlcr:o|. I Xing before I o'clock ■■ingliiig of senators were on th.houso floor. Promptly at 1 o'clock. PsHßator Bacon of Georgia, a< ' ident pro tempore of the senate, m named by law to preside over the Joint session, mounted the m if- ■peaker’s rostrum. The gavel was turned over to him by Speaker c . Bacon then formally annotim d ' IRTpo'" of the Joint session to < ;.• ▼ass the votes cast in th.. ■ !•-, • >r.,l January 13 and a.' if a president and vice pres .!■ : been elected last November. ■Breaker Clark took a seat nt 1 • Cflß's left. The senators were -1 ■■tiie right of the rostrum am! tic at the left. Four 'aeach from the senate and h&Be occupied seats at the desk m n3g£ clerk of the house. With tlu m ■w seated Clerk Bennett of the - m ate and Clerk Trimble of the house. Other officers of the senate and hoas". n»ahalled by the respective ser-g6ftnts-at-arms, were assembled on either side of the platform. the speakers' grccn-baizo desk Was a high stack of papers and scald Wtyelopes. These contained the ofliClal certificates of the electoral votes, ■ent by mail and messenger to the TM’esident of the senate. By*The canvass of the votes will nobegin," Senator Bacon announced, ' llttshiii;- the loud hum of conversation , Which swept from floor to galleries. .y. '-A clerk began opening the envelop, s 9Sk Bacon's elbow. There were arrang6d in the alphabetical order of the T' ■■tes. They were read by Bacon and to the tellers at the clerk s Mft, who recorded and tallied the jS votes Ellabama casts 12 votes for Wood row Wilson and 12 for Thomas It MarguKall,” was the announcement, which a ripple of applause immediateiyl| being hushed by Bacon's gavel. This, the home state of Majority Leader Underwood of the house, who V*s a candidate at Baltimore against

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Governor Wilson, was the signal for the first outburst of pent up democratic ecstacy. Bull Moose" partisans got their >'rst chance to cheer for Colonel Roosevelt when the California vote "as announced. The "progressives” ' rom that state applauded despite pounding of the gavel. President ■alts partisans were forced to wait ' <ll down the list of states for their demonstration. , Nicholas Murray Butler was the pice presidential candidate named by < -11-ctors for Utah and Vermont as President Taft's running mate. Vice President Sherman died after the nominations and it was necessary that some candidate be selected to fill his place on the official statements certified by the states. Upon the completion of the call of states, Senator Bacon formally announced the vote and declared the elections of Wilson and Marshall. The joint session was then adjourned sine die. WHERE WAS HE? Fred Zurcher, Insane Lad, Returns Home in Dead of Night After — WANDERING AWAY Had Gone to Berne and Gotten Coal—Comes Back Without It or Horses. Do the planets or stars, according to some certain position at the present time, have some bad influence on the sanity of persons’ Some dire influence seems to have worked to that end. Within the past three weeks, three Adams county people who have recovered from insanity, have had relapses during that time. The third is Fred urcher, aged twenty-four, a Mon- . roe township youth, a son of Anton . Zurcher. The young man had been an inmate of the insane asylum at - Richmond from January 11, 1911, to July 26, 1911, when he became so ■ much better that he was released and allowed to return to his home. It seems that he has suffered a relapse. Late Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Dur- . kin received a telephone message from . the marshal at Berne, stating that the . young man had left home Monday aft- ; ornoon, driving his father’s horses to Berne where he got a load of coal and j then started for home. The Zurchers l live three miles north and one mile . east of Berne, between that town and , Monroe. When the marshal called . here, he had not yet reached home ; and his relatives vere very anxious . over his stay away from home a night . and a day. This morning, Sheriff 1 Durkin was apprised that the boy had arr.-.ed home at 1 o’clock this morn- , ing, but without the horses and wag- . on. He seemed to have a lapse of I memory and cannot tell where he 1 had been, but thought he had been [ to Bluffton. He stated that one of his horses had died on the way, and that . the other was lame, and he had put [ him up In a livery stable —.where, he . did not know. He seemed to be very . hungry and tired, as though he had walked a great distance, and without ' food. Where he had been in the , meantime is unknown, but officers are . searching for the location of the horses and coal. At Berne, after getting his coal, he hitched a mud-boat, . which the family had ordered made at 1 Berne, on the rear of his wagon, and started for home. Last spring the young man also suffered a similar lapse of memory and returned home after a two daye’ absence, being unable to state where he ' had been. At that time, also, he returned hungry and worn, as though he had been on a long tramp. He was later confined in the jail here several days, to prevent another wandering away, but grew better and was given ; his freedom again. 0 daughter-in-law very ill. Mrs. Abraham Whitright left this morning for Indianapolis, where she I was called by the serious illness of her Mrs. John Overly. Two messages came yesterday to Mrs. Whitright stating that she was very 111 with appendicitis and asking that she come as soon as possible. No good connections could be made until , this morning, hence her leaving was ; delayed.

THAT TOURNAMENT I Firemen Met Last Evening But Formation of Plans Was Delayed for a Day. WANT MORE INTEREST Will be Banner Day in Decatur’s History—Few Realize Its Importance. Only one or two business men met the firemen’s committee at the ha'.l Tuesday evening and it was deemed best not to proceed with plans for raising the money for the big tournament to be given here June 26th. A number of other cities in this part of the state, realizing what it means to entertain a crowd of 15,000 or 20,000, would like to have Decatur turn over the event to them, but this the firemen will not do. Decatur can and will. But it is absolutely necessary that the firemen have the co-operation of the business men and citizens if they would make a success of the event, as they want to. Perhaps the greater number of Decatur people have no idea of what the convention means. The crowd will be immense, very probably the largest ever seen here, 'and there will be entertainment new and novel for our people. The various fire departments in the north half of the state send delegations with bands. The convention is held in the morning. In the afternoon there are various events, including a monster parade, In which twenty bands will participate, hundreds of city officials. There will be hosts contests, a water battle, unique and exciting. In the evening there will be a band contest that will fill this old town with music from one end to the other. Get in the game. Give the boys your assistance and let’s help them make this the banner day in old Decatur town. “Are you with us?” is the slogan. And we repeat it, “Are you?” THE FOURTH STORE M. Flox, Who is Interested With Son-in-law in Store in This City WILL OPEN ANOTHER At Plymouth by June First —Son, Lewis Flox, to Have Charge. M. Flox of South Bend, a merchant well known in northeastern Indiana, having three mercantile stores, />ne of which is in this city, is planning to enlarge his business interests. By June 1 he expects to have the fourth store, which will be established in Plymouth, Indiana. This will be in charge of his son, Lewis Flox. This will make four store in which ' Mr. Flox is interested. The one located in this city, is managed by his son-in-law, I. Bernstein; the one .at Columbia City by his son, Jacob 1 Flox, and the third store, Mr. Flox has in his home city, South Bend. Mr. Flox visited here last week with his son-in-law and daughter, and is quite well known to Decatur people. He is a business man of ability and is growing rapidly in success. The Decatur store was established about two years ago, carrying a general line of dry goods and shoes. The business has rapidly grown and the success is largely due to Mr. Bernstein and wife, who are in charge. - - o BEAUTIFUL SERMON. The lenten services held at the St. Mary’s church Tuesday evening were ' both beautiful and impressive. Father ' Wilken delivered an excellent and masterful sermon on “Our Lord's Prayer.” This holy prayer Is the most beautiful of all prayers said in the Catholic church and the many holy 1 thoughts and ideas contained in It were brought forward in such away 1 as to give a mere child a clear understanding of it.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, February 12, 1913.

MUST HAVE TICKET In Order to Witness Bluffton-Decatur Basket Ball Game Friday. On account of the enormity of the crowd expecting to witness the basket ball game between the Bluffton high school and the Decatur high school basket ball teams Friday night and the incapability of the spectators getting into the hall, the management has decided to issue only enough tickets to fill the capacity of the hall, and no one will be admitted without a ticket. This means that if you are lucky enough to secure a ticket you may be permitted to see one of the fastest and most exciting games of the season. The tickets are on sale at the F. V. Mills grocery and can be secured any time before tomorrow evening, as the sale will close at that time. ABOUT THE SICK Physicians Hold Consultation for Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Smith. BUT LITTLE CHANGE Noticed in His Condition— E. S. Christen Not so Well This Mornng. Miss Rose Christen went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her brother-in-law, F. E. France, of Muskogee, Okla., who was operated upon at Hope hospital yesterday for kidney trouble. Mrs. France is with her husband at the hospital. The operation revealed the presence of a large number of stones in one of the kidneys, the largest being about as large as a hichory nut. The operation is said to have been a very successful one. E. S. Christen was reported as being not so well this morning. Physicians held a consultation Tuesday evening regarding the case of lit- ' tie James, year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Smith. The babe has been ill twelve days with pneumonia, complication of mumps then arising, and now another complication in the form of cerebraltrouble. The lad, who is very ill, shows wonderful vitality, and it is said the only point in favor of his recovery is that he takes nourishment. Miss Brewer Is the trained nurse in attendance. Virginia, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Steele is much better and is said to be now out of danger. Ezra Cutting was taken very ill last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Lyons, and was for a while thought to be in a serious condition. He is thought to be bordering on pneumonia, and Is also affected somewhat with heart trouble. His condition this noon is thought to be somewhat improved and he is resting easier. Bernard, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff, of Eight street, is very sick with an attack of lagrippe, and fears are entertained that it may develop into pneumonia. Mrs. Mary Elzey arrived from Fort Wayne yesterday to be with her sister, Mrs. Andrew Barkley. Mr. Barkley continues ill with tuberculosis and shows very little change. He is able to be up a part of the time but lies on the cot the greater part of the time, and is scarcely able to speak above a whisper. o CHILD WELFARE DAY. Monday, February 17, is recognized as Child Welfare Day because it is the anniversary of the establishment of Mrs. Theodore Birney and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers’ associations. Governors of several states, organizations, ministers and schools recognize this movement of child conservation and In Indiana it is devoted to the special consideration of children’s needs. The work in this state is being carried on by the president, Mrs. Frederick Hoke, of Indianapolis. Notices calling attention to the day are being sent out by Mrs. Charles A. Butler of Huntington, for the publicity committee.

A BOY SUICIDES Because Mother Told Him Not to Come Back Home if He Lost a Dime. USED HIS SLED ROPE To End Life-—Third Days Fighting Begun in Mexican Revolution. Portland, Maine, Feb. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Obeying the command of his mother who told him not to come back home if he lost the dime she had given him to make a purchase with, the body of little Clarence Cady was found hanging at the rear of his home today. The little fellow was thought to have lost the dime while romping with his pet dog in the snow. Clarence cut the rope from his sled and hanged himself. The mother collapsed when the body was discovered. Mexico City, Mex., Feb. 12—) Special to Daily Democrat)—The third days battle between Madero’s and Diaz’s forces began this morning at 7:20. The federate beginning the, fight by renewing the assault upon the arsenal " here Diaz and his followers are located, fierce cannonading is in progress. A shell struck the Mutual Life Insurance building and exploded setting the building on fire. “We are prepared to make the final move which will crush Diaz. Our army has been increased by volunteers and we will win. President Madero made this statement while preparing for the attach. TWIN BOYS. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Foreman, living in the north part of the city, are the proud parents of twin boys. Both mother and babies are doing fine. o IS RESTING WELL Mrs. John Falk Brought Home This Afternoon from Hospital. AN OPERATION ON Her Throat Was Success— Performed Last Monday by Dr. Rosenthal. Mrs. John Falk was brought.home this afternoon from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been for the last two weeks, recovering from an operation on her throat. The operation was for goitre, an enlargment of the thyroid glands of the throat, and was performed a week ago Monday by Dr. Rosentha’ The operation was a decided success, and Mrs. Falk is doing nicely. Miss Blanche Harshburger is the nurse in charge. Very few people knew of the operation, as the physicians did not know . how serious it would be, and it was kept from the public until today. 11 1 ' V ' 1 POLICE COURT. Jerry (Red) Burkhead was again brought into the "limelight” Tuesday evening, when he was arrested by Officer Melchi on a charge of assault and battery preferred against him by Glenn Roberts. Both Burkhead and Roberts are employed at the Vail hoop , mill in the southwest part of the city, and the trouble started when Burk- . head asked Roberts to leave his work 1 and help him (Burkhead), which Roberts refused to do. Words followed and Burkhead grabbed Roberts, who is ' hardly more than a boy, and began ; to choke him. Burkhead was given his trial Tuesday evening before i ’Squire Stone and was given a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $9.80. He will spend ten days in the county Jail. The ground hog is some guesser, from the weather dope since the eventful February 2nd. The winter seems to be real.

OSSIAN LUMBER COMPANY. Ossian, Ind,, Feb. 12—Late yester-1 day afternoon a deal was completed ! by which the entire holdings of the I Beatty & Doan Lumber company be ' came the property of W. R. Beatty. A I reorganization of the company will be effected immediately and the stock, approximately seventy-five shares, will be divided and purchased by investors who are on the inside of the deal, but whose names have not been made public. It is the Intention of the new company to operate the hardwood end of the business as at present, but It will also take up the retail lumber business and erect a building on the north side of Lefever street, large enough to accommodate a full line of all the goods needed and handled in connection with building. W. H. Rvpright becomes owner of twenty-three , acres of land belonging to the old company, and lying south of T. A. Doan's place. He paid $l2O per acre for the tract. COURT HOUSE NEWS I Clarence Holthouse and Fred Gordon Enter Pleas of Not Guilty Today. CARTER-MILLS CASE Evidence Concluded and Arguments Heard by Judge Lutz—Probate News. ‘ Clarence Holthouse and Fred J. Gordon, charged with forgery, entered ap- • pearance in person and by counsel, waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. The evidence was concluded and the argument heard in the Carter-Mills partition case, before Special Judge C. J. Lutz. Mary E. Davis vs. Franklin A. Emerich, case from Wells county, ap- , pearance by Lutz for the plaintiff. — Hoagland State bank vs. John H. Koenig et al, foreclosure of mortgage, further issues were made in this complicated case, and noted on the docket. The report of Rufus K. and Catherine Allison, executors of the Robert B. Allison estate, was approved. ■ The inventory of Fielding M. Reynolds et al., executors of the Noah Runyon estate, was approved. Real estate transfers: Sty>hen D. Cross et al., to Henry MichaV.. lot 82, Berne, $512.50; Menno Burkhalter to Trustees of Mission Church of Berne, lot 379, $1500; Charles W. Feasel et al. to Maria Yant, real estate in Blue ’ Creek tp., SI3OO. o COLUMBIA CITY FIREMEN. Columbia City, Ind., Feb. 12 —Ed- 1 • ward Lillish, chief of the local fire de--1 partment, announced Tuesday that the ’ local company would be represented ■ at the Northeastern Indiana Volun- ■ teer Department meeting to he held , 1 at Decatur on June 26th, and that the local company would participate in the events that would be scheduled on that date. It is the Intention of the members of the local department to ' go In a body to Decatur and ask that the next convention be held in this city and if they are successful the boys will make arrangements to entertain the visitors in 1914 in a royal manner. The local company ranks among the best In the state and they are confident that they can win some of the prizes offered at Decatur at this meet. EXPECT TO RETURN MARCH 12. Word from Mr. and Mrs. James P. Haefling at Terre Haute Is that Mr. Haefling expects to finish his work 1 there as state accountant in a month 1 and the family expects to return and 1 reopen their home here by March 12th. > They have enjoyed a very pleasant ■ visit from their sister, Mrs. Thomas i Haefling of Indianapolis. ——— - „ o— UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Sum few folks nachurally good an 1 a pleasant; an’ others hez t’ liv up t' their jbos—guvment jobs excepted.

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APPEARS IN COURT Ralph Hoover Listened to His Attorneys Plead—Up Again Tomorrow. AN EARLY TRIAL Believed Trial Will be Set for About March 20— I Prisoner Will Plead. • The first appearance of Ralph Hoover, defendant in a trial for first degree murder, in the court room Tuesday afternoon was the cause of slur- , dy of excitement about the immediate | vicinity of the court house, and in a few minutes after bis arrival the spectator’s benches were well filled with eager listeners, who thought some important move in the case was about | to transpire. Nothing except what was expected happened, however, as it was stated several days ago that attorneys for the defense would present a plea in abatement. During the session of the court the defendant did not occupy a seat at the side of his attorneys, as Js the custom, but remained in a se- ; eluded recess inside the rail, and if [it was not known that he had been brought from the jail, few, If any, would have discovered his identity. The pleading on the part of, counsel for the accused is the last move they will be able to make before the prisoner is brought to bar to answer yes or no to the direct question as to his guilt or innocence, and inasmuch as a demurrer has to do with the form of an indictment which undoubtedly had the approval of the court before it i was presented to the grand jury by the prosecuting attorney, the contention of the defense will be thrown out of court, at least for the time being, and at the conclusion of the argument on this point Hoover will in all probability be arrainged. This will mean that from all present indications the end of the preliminary part of this case will come Thursday morning. | It is expected in all quarters that the prisoner will enter a plea of not guilty, whereupon it becomes the duty of the court to set the date of trial, which custom decrees shall be at as early a date as is possible without exercising undue haste. A period of at least 15 days has to elapse in which to give time provided by law to all who ahe called as special jurors in a first degree murder case. This would put the trial date into March, and as the circuit court comes to this ■city the eleventh of that month and i will be in session at least a week, it is a safe prediction that the Hoover case will not again come to attention of the court after the session Thursday until on or after March 20. —Van Wert Daily Times. MAKES ANNUAL REPORT. 'Squir- Stone, late Tuesday afternoon, finished his annual report for [1912, to be sent Into the office of the state statistician and shows an immense amount of business taken care of by him during the past year. The report reads as follows: Assault and battery, 16; carrying concealed weapons, 5; cruelty to ani.mate, 3; disturbing the peace, 14; drunkenness, 81; gambling and visiting gambling houses. 1; loitering, 1; petit larceny, 4; profanity, 2; provoke, jls; riot, 7; violating speed law, 8; j trespass, 22; violation of liquor laws, 6; violation fish and game laws, 6; ( violation pure food law, 3; all other miscellaneous, 36. Total, 254. In disposing of the cases filed the following judgments of conviction ■ and acquittal were rendered: ' j For assault and battery, 46 convic>'tlons; carrying concealed weapons, 2 i convictions, 3 acquittals; cruelty to .animate, 3 convictions; disturbing the 'peace, 14 convictions; drunkenness. 80 convictions, 1 acquittal; gambling 1 conviction; liotering, 1 conviction; '. petit larceny, 4 convictions; profanity, '.[2 convictions; provoke, 15 convic<jtions; riot, 7 convictions: trespass. 22 i [convictions; violating fish and game i laws, 1 conviction; violating liquor i. .laws, 6 convictions; violating pure tjfood law, 3 convictions; all other mlss cellaneous, 36 convictions. Total, 251. During the month of January, 1913, business greatly Increased and while it is not included in the report the record shows 29 convictions for pubt'llic intoxication alone. Twenty-five of f * these became guests of the public at I the county jail.