Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 47.

PUT THEM TO WORK IfiPenal Farm Bill Passes Htong Termers in Pena! Institutions iLL BE WORKED 7®ggt _ On Big Farm—One Prisoner ■egged to be First to be Placed Thereon. (United Press Service) ■dianapolis, Ind , FVb 24 . S; . < ■tally Democrat)— A penal f an „ the specioi order of business be taken up in the house late this af»- \ Woon The Voris bill making appro- ’ of »90.°00 for 500 acres, l m . nts and buildings was said to a fair chance of passing. | Prisoners of county jails. in most Cf which no employment is available to|the Imprisoned, are principally a s. IW' 1 by the proposed law; but con- ! from state penitentiaries and •dfe'' reformatories may also be sen* to the penal farm under < . r ,...... , tlons ■The argument in support o' was voiced by a county jail |B|soner. anonymous, in a te Os which were distributed .. of the legislature. B "There are two of us re <•••-■. '■ • • p>n jail sentences,” said th.- jail. ■! "We are idle, nothing to do, :• expense to the county. W--in solitary contln.-ni.-n-, eight feet square, 21 out of 24 ■ “If I am compelled to do my •' besides the time I waited gjUfral. it will be eighteen rm , x..., ■Kt the end of eighteen mon-, s in soliconfinement, what com'. ■ health be in? I will not be able to ■b a day's work inside o' .b;lf my health isn’t ruined beyond r - 1 And 1 have a family d< :en 1 : QBpon me for support. I "Our county jails ar.- a. r ■ . ( _- ■■e man who is in them and a dis ■ferae >? to society. To lock a man up ■ idleness where he hears and sees ■Nothing but crimes and curses, .an Sbnly come out a worse man than ho in. And the county jails a--degenerates and . ,i I '■Mfetead of returning men who wish to do Bright upon society. The county jail is Kan expense to the taxj.ay.-r a- 1 a r of the man sent to them. I "A penal farm would at least ;ay i’s ■town expense and when th.- prison. • ieleased he will have the health an to go and make an lu-rnm’ ■iving for bis family. I want to wo . if this bill is passed 1 beg to be ■allowed to work among .-■ v-y -■X®| T be bill provides for a.on : - • Hos four citizens to be appoint- >i 1 y ' When the penal farm Keady, the bill goes on to sav. < ■Would automatically semi ■ ■the farm instead of to the co in:;. ■Judges are given discrei lunar. Sin cases of sentences of sixty davs - ■ess. The bill contemplates prit;' ■putting long termers to work on ■farm. - Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 24— (Special t Bio Daily Democrat) - Senator Z i: -a ■ motion putting off until Wedm-sda--. ■ February 26, final action in the s.-mm-I '■on his bill legalizing Sunday theatr'. | ■ Performances was an open admis-• •• ■ that he feared the bill would be de | .■seated and wanted to gain ground by ■ delay. Nothing else could have ' t'mlß Ihe reason for a third postpe-- m-■ ’ ■BA J»oll of the senate showed a safe --m joritv against it. last week. b'l’ t 8, .’■(beater lobby, and particularly the fIHB '’movies' ” representatives, have b.-.--t unusually busy and may have been r. sponsible for some mental sonn " saults. y ■■■ & — ' ; WANTED PRINTER’S INK I For His New Fountain Pen—Young MCn Victim of Practical Joke. «|l| He may have been the victim a practical joke. Hut the fact remains I I that the young man called at this 1 : I flee this morning and asked for printI er’s ink to use in his new fountain pen. He brought a small bottle with f ■"’’..j a very tiny neck to take it away in. ; ■He was taken back and shown the big I gob of stiff black ink used on the I press and decided that he did not want I the taffy-like stuff for his pen. He I left, with his mind made uj> that no s I one could hereafter feed him taffy of I this make and brand again,

DECATUR DAIRY DEMOCRAT

INTERESTING MEETING. A large attendance greeted Judge Marshall Williams of Marion at the meeting of the Brotherhood of the M. j E - church Sunday afternoon and to I say that the lecture was enjoyed by | everyone present is indeed putting it jin a mild form. Judge Williams sjvoke the subject, "Bay Windows and Skylights,” and the forcible manner in bringing out the main points in the subject and pleasing personality, made such an impression upon his listeners that he will not soon be forgotten. A preliminary organ recital by Mrs. Avon Burk was also one of the pleasing features. AFTER FOUR YEARS I I — Bluffton Youth Wants to Make Good Articles Stolen from W. O. Smith. I made a confession And Offered to Pay in Installments—Smith Moving to Columbia City. 1 - i' i The truth usually leaks out and W. 0. (Charles Smith, of Bluffton, formerI ly of Decatur, brother of Jesse Smith, I of this city, who is now arranging to '• move to a farm near Columbia City, is > a firme believer in this. The Bluffton 1 Banner says: . .j > I “About four years ago Mr. Smith owneda second hand store on South • Johnson street, which was broken into one night Articles estimated to be worth $lO were taken from the store, ■ and W. A. Lipkey, sheriff at that time, 1 made a ninvestigation of the robbery. > Several boys were implicated, but the . evidence was not strong enough to • warrant arrests.

“Mr. Smith had practically forgotten about the robbery and was not a little surprised when a local young man called at his home a few days ago and confessed to the theft and said it was his intention to pay for the articles stolen. The boy had only $2 in his pocket at the time and offered this to Mr. Smith, who refused to take it, saying he would wait until the young man was a little more "flush” with money before making the collection. "In his confession the boy also implicated another local young man, but this part of his story is not believed by many, as the investigation after the robbery showed that he had no connection with the robbery. “Mr. Smith says that he will accept the ‘conscience money’ from the former theft when the latter has money that he does not need, but he does not feel like accepting it at the present time. "In his confession the boy said that he had learned Mr. Smith was going to leave Bluffton and he wanted to make the explanation before his departure in an effort to right the wrong.” o QUARANTINE LIFTED. Leon Crawford, son of Mrs. Mary Crawford, who has been sick with scarlet fever at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, is better again and able to be out. The quarantine from the W. A. Kuebler home has been raised and other relatives allowed to go back home Sunday for the first time in about two weeks, and enjoy a big dinner with the family again. I * COUSIN’S FUNERAL. Lawrence and Rose Kleinhenz have returned from St. Rose, Ohio, where they attended the funerad of their cou- ! sin, Mrs. John Kleinhenz, which was held there Friday morning. Mrs. Kleinhenz, who was thirty-eight years of age, was ill only a short time with pneumonia. — —c ■ — WILL SERVE DINNER. The July section of the Evangelical Ladies' Aid society announces that it will serve a chicken dinner at the sale of Mrs. Jessie Barkley, Thursday. Dinner will be served those who attend the sale for twenty cents? — — o—• — ATTENTION, MACCABEES! An important meeting of the Maccabees will be held Tuesday evening. Bach member is requested to be pres- ( ent.

. “D€X3ATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, February 24, 1913.

A BIG WRESTLE I x With the Problem of Public Utilities Regulation and the SPENCER — SHIVELY Bill Expected This Evening by Senate Democratic Caucus. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 24—(Special to Dai# Democrat)—A senate democratic caucus tonight was to wrestle w-ith the problem of public utilities regulation and the Shively-Spenser bill which passed the house. It was hoped that the caucus would be the last, that the meeting would either agree on amendments and then take the bill and amendments onto the floor of the senate or that the caucus would disagree and precipitate the fight in disorganized fashion. The latter outcome was highly improbable because the democrats in the caucus are overwhelmingly in the majority in the senate and they could not afford to announce their failure to agree on some kind of a bill. However, if amendments are made to the house bill there was a strong possibility that advocates of strict regulation would fight the amendments on the floor of the senate. They might even walk out of the caucus before giving in to weakening amendments, it was said. The house bill is admittedly a strong bill, giving the proposed public service commission rate-making powers. The senate amendments may be classified as amendments approved by [Governor Ralston and those disapproved by hinx The changes he is said to have agreed to liberalize are the provisions for physical valuation and stock issues. These changes are not vital, it is said. Still other advocates of real regulation won’t have even these two amendments. But both lukewarm and radical ad vocates of a bill with teeth In it are opposed to the amendments further proposed—twenty or more changes—weakening the bill in vulnerable parts; making the commission amenable to dirty politics and to the control of a boss who in turn might be controlled by the big service interests; and turning “shall” clauses into "may" clauses.

EHINGER FUNERAL Decatur Relatives go to Fort Wayne to Attend Funeral of Niece. MRS. ED EHINGER Death Occurred Saturday— Funeral Will be Held Tuesday. Mrs. Veronica Smith and daughter, Mrs. Charles Lange, Mrs. Elizabeth Ehinger, Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger are among the Decatur relatives who will attend the funeral of their niece and cousin, Mrs. Edward Ehinger of Fort Wayne which will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock from the Cathedral in Fort Wayne. Prior to this a service will be held at 8:30 o’clock from the residence of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diebold, 820 East Washington boulevard. Mrs. Ehinger’s death occurred Saturday morning at 10:45 at St. Rochus hospital, after a prolonged illness from complications. Mrs. Ehinger was born September 26, 1876. She was educated In the parochial schools of St. Mary's Catholic church and was married to Edward Ehinger eight years ago. She was a member of the Cathedral congregation. Surviving besides the husband and parents, she leaves one son, aged five years; one brother, Henry Diebold, of the D. & N. pharmacy, and three sisters —Mrs. Edward Perry, Mrs. Joseph TUI and Miss Clara Die bold. — o „ The Misse Gladys and Bernetus Tanvas, students at St. Augustine’s academy, Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here with their father, Alexander Tanvas.

A VERSE ON BEETS. \ (By F. H. Hubbard) Budd Hawkins planted ten acres of beets, An’ made enough money to buy from Jim Peets His big sorrel mare—goin’ to foal in the spring: An’ Hazen's old sow, with ten pigs—and by jing, Had enough money left to go to New York An’ dine with the swells at Hotel Waldorf. Jim Willets 'lowed he aimed to sow beets, But Sim Wilkins told him all beet men air cheats, So he planted oats, and they lodged and went bad, An’ even the straw was no good—■ By gad! to givF recital The Misses Mabel Weldy and Osee Armstrong Will Give Recital AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH For Benefit of Ruth Circle— Program of Impersonations and Music. Miss Mabel Weldy of this city and Miss Osee Armstrong of Ridgeville will give a recital at the Christian church on Wednesday evening. This will be given under the auspices of the Ruth Circle, and the proceeds will be used to help swell the piano fund. The program will include impersonations, vocal and instrumental music by these two young ladies, who are both graduates of the Marion school of expression. Both have appeared here before and the public has appreciated them as highly talented young ladies. The admission will be fifteen cents for adults and ten cents for children. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The following program, subject to change, will be given: Little Boy Blue, A Christian Soldier —MiMss Weldy. Naughty Little Clock; A Distracted Mother—Miss Armstrong. Playing the Society Belle—Miss Weldy. Baptized Twins —Miss Armstrong. Who’s Afraid—Miss Weldy. A Weird Visitor —Miss Armstrong. Daisy’s Music Practice Hour —Miss Weldy. Deacon Slocum’s Presence of Mind —Miss Armstrong. Music. Goblet Drill (20 poses) Pantomime Cavalry—Misses Weldy and Armstrong. Music. Playlet—The Landladies. Miss Morton, a young school teacher, Miss Weldy; Mrs. Dobbs, a landlady, Miss Armstrong. A MAY WEDDING Engagement of Miss Clara Bleeke and Mr. Herman Young Announced ' k — BY HER PARENTS Marriage Will Take Place in May—Will Reside North of Fort Wayne.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bleeke, wellknown residents of Union township, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Clara Bleeke, to Mr. Herman Young,a well known young man of north of Fort Wayne. The announcement was made for the first time Sunday and is received with much pleasure by the friends of the young couple. The date of the wedding has not been definitely set but it will occur some time in May. The bride is one of the highly esteemed young ladies of the county, and is assessed of many admirable traits. The groom is a well known Allen county young man, and Is proprietor of a greenhouse north of Fort Wayne.

ASSESSORS’ WORK Will Begin Next Monday— County Assessor George Gentis Calls Them TO MEET SATURDAY Blanks, Books and Instructions Will be Given Out —A New Ruling. The annual work of the township assessors in taking the inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Adams county residents will actively begin next Monday, March 3. The time for the completion of this work as set by law, is May 15. ' For the purpose of giving a preliminary instruction and also distributing the necessary supplies. Including blanks, books, etc. County Assessor George Gentis has called a meeting of the township assessors for next Saturday, March, 1, at the court house. Special efforts over the entire state, as well as in this county, will be made to make the assessments fore uniform. Hence the new method of assessing as mentioned in the district meeting held at Fort Wayne recently will be strictly followed over the entire state. This is to assess all personal property at its true cash value, and then make the assessment at a deduction of twen-ty-five per cent. This method will include mortgage notes as well as money. “I think this is a very fairway of doing,’ stated County Assessor George Gentis this morning. “It seems no more than right to make the reduction on money and notes as well as on grains and other personal possessions that can readily be sold and converted into money. We made this twenty-five per cent reduction on notes and moneys in this county last year for the first time, so the new ruling will not be new to our assessors. Wells, and Jay counties, however, last year assessed monies and notes at their face value. The old way seems to be a very unfair way, as the man who has his money in grain, stock and other personal possessions, would pay a much less amount of interest than one who happened to have his possession in money or notes at the time of the assessment.”

W. WAGONER DEAD —■» I II ■ !»■ J— Former Decatur Man Passed Away This Morning at St. Joseph Hospital. PARALYTIC STROKE Was Eldest Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wagoner of This City. John Wagoner of First street this morning received a message of the death of his eldest son, William W. Wagoner, which occurred at 9 o’clock this morning at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne. Two years ago the deceased suffered a stroke of paralysis and was confined for a long time at the hospital. He later grew better and at intervals was able to leave the hospital. The greater part of last summer and fall he was here at his parents’ home, and was a frequent visitor down town. He later returned to Ft. Wayne, and last Wednesday was seized with the attack that proved fatal today. His mother, Mrs. Wagoner, who has also been afflicted with paralysis, and who is worse at this time, has not yet been apprized of her son's death, ns it was feared the knowledge might bring on another attack for her. The deceased, who is about fortyfive years of age, was born on the Wagoner homestead near Monroe. He took up the profession of telegraphy and began first at Hoagland. He later served as telegrapher in this city, and finally worked up until he became superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph company at Terre Haute, which position he held when he suffered the paralytic stroke two years ago. In young manhood, he was married

to Miss Katherine O’Rourke of Fort Wayne, whose father was superintendent of the G. R. & I. railroad. Mrs. Wagoner survives, and is well known to many here, being a corset iere, proprietress of the Madame Catherine I>arlors in Fort W'ayne. Besides his parents, he also leaves I the following brothers: Edward, Continental, Ohio; Albert, McCoomb, Ohio; B. W. Wagoner, Denver, Colo.; David Wagoner, of this city. Mr. Wagoner was a member of the ' Catholic church and also of the K. of j C. and Elks’ orders. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. The brother, David Wagoner, and other relatives, will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow. o WED AT HILLSDALE Miss Gypsy Dorwin and Thomas Dent of Fort Wayne Married BY REV. WHEELER Slipped Away and Kept Secret from Their Nearest Relatives. Wishing to surprise even their near-; est relatives and friends, and lend a touch of romance to their wedding, Miss Gypsy Dorwin, youngest daugh- ( ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Dorwin of this city and Mr. Thomas Dent of Fort Wayne slip/-ed away to Hillsdale, Mich., last Thursday and were quietly married. The ceremony was performed at 3 o'clock by Rev. Wheeler, of the Methodist church, being solemnized at the parsonage. The couple then returned to their respective homes in Fort Wayne and not even their nearest relatives knew of the event. "The bride has been employed for some time at the Kidd Medical' plant at Fort Wayne, and it was there that she answered a call by the Decatur Democrat at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon. She was very reluctant to give the details of the wadding, as the couple wished to -keep the affair a secret for some time yet, but finally gave consent to its publication. The parents of the couple had not yet heard of the wedding, and this announcement will do doubt come as a 1 surprise to them also. There was no ■ objection to the match, the only pur-' pose of the elopement being to give ' their friends a sprprise. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. • Al Dent of Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur, and is employed as bookkeeper for the Fort Wayne Electric Light works. He is well known here, w’here he has often visited. The couple will reside in Fort Wayne. o MANY ABSENCES — I Among County Schools —Contagious Diseases Prevalent. r On account of the many contagious diseases prevalent there are many ab- ( sences noted in the schools of the ■ » county. C. B. Andrews, county truant 1 officer, says there have come to his ! notice about one hundred who are ab- 1 sent. This is occasioned by illness of i the pupil, or the quarantine of the ■ home on account of whooping cough, i mumps and one case of quarantine for small pox. UNDERGOES OPERATION. D. M. Hensley received a postal from his sister, stating that his brother, Dr. G. B. Hensley, of Bellaire, 0., would undergo an operation for blood poisoning. Dr. Hensley is a noted surgeon of Bellaire, and during an operation several weeks ago, through an accident he cut his finger. Blood poisoning set in with the result ■ that an operation will be necessary. CALLED TO SAGINAW, MICH. Alexander Tanvas of the Schafer Saddlery company, was called to Saginaw, Mich., Sunday evening by a message telling of his mother’s critical illness. CANDIDATE ROR MAYOR. R. O. Johnson, a former Decatur boy, has been nominated on the Citizens'. ticket for the office of mayor of Gary, j He is a brother of Chester Johnson of this city. |

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AVENGE KILLING Three Thousand Yaquay Indians Start Out on War Path to be Avenged. THE GRIEF STRICKEN Families Secure Bodies of Madero and Saurez—The City it Quiet at Present. Mexico City, Feb. 24—(Special to Dally Democrat.)—The bodies of Matdero and Suarez were turned over to ■ their grief stricken families today. I Madero died with two wounds in the back of his head as was shown by an autopsy while Saurez died with eight woulds in the chest and abdomen. The populace is quite and apparently uneffected by the shooting. After an all night meeting held by Huerta and his cabinet, they ordered the arrest of the commander of the rurales escort and authorized civil authorities to make an investigation Into the shooting. American ambassador Wilson in a statement today said, “As near as can be ascertained, Madero and Suarez met death as the result of an attempted resue while being transferred from j the National palace to the penitentI iary. Whatever may or may not have [been the circumstances of Madero' death will probably not effect the situation. Two bystanders said to have been in the rescue party were also killed. Business remainded as usual and the theatres were crowded. j El Pazo, Mex., Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Reports from northern Mexico indicate intense excitement ' over the killing of Madero and Suarez. Three thousand Yaquay Indianas are reported to have taken the war path to avenge the killing. j Washington, Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —The killing of Madero and Suarez in Mexico City will still further delay the regonization of the new administration. The senate of the United States will now withhold all reorganization of the new regime until the blame for the murder is fixed and the assassins punished This action is likely to hurt the new government’s credit London, Eng., Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Newspapers without exception are bitterly condemning the killing in Mexico and some are using the tragedy as a basis for fresh pleas for American intervention. HOLD EXTRA SESSION. (United Press Service) Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President-elect Wilson announced today that he would extend the session of congress to April 1. He said he would make no announcment of the subjects to be considered in the extra session until aft!er sending his message. It is assumed that the tariff and currency will be under discussion. Governor Wilson said that he understood a caucus of the house democrats would be held March 5 to select a ways and means commititee - 2 OSSIAN PLAYS WEDNESDAY. An exciting game of basket ball will be played Wednesday night at the Porter hall when the fast Ossian team meets the local Independents here. The Ossian bunch has been playing some fast basket ball this season, having lost only one game during the whole season, and have been running ,up against some fast teams. Os course every one interested in basket • ball knows what an envious record the Independents have. It will be a ( hard-fought-for victory for either side. RETURNS FROM FLORIDA. Mr. and Mrs Ed Johnson returned last evening from Bradentown, Florida, where they had been since last November, going for the benefit of Mr. Johnson's health. He remains about the same, the change not proving to be a great help as the climate is too damp. — Mrs. Leo Merkle and Mrs. John McGough of Chattanooga, Ohio, transfer!red here this morning for Ft. Wayne, 'called there by the illness of their 1 mother, Mrs. Barbara Menchc, an aged j lady.