Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1913 — Page 1

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Volume XI. Number 244.

DEATH MYSTERY Death of Ralph Williams is Puzzling the Chicago Po-Blice-May S HAVE BEEN MURDER Midget Wells County Boy is Well Known Here-Un-cle Goes to Get Body. The death of Ralph William* In Chicago, mention of which was made in this paper last evening, is pm.zling • the Chicago police, who think that there itt a possibility that he was' Rturdercd. The boy was eighteen' jears of age and well known here, lie attracted much attention every where he went because of his small Mature. He made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos French, living southwest of this city, and whs well known in and about I.inn Grove He was a son of Elmer and Mrs. Dor othy French Williams. His mother is new Mrs. Dorothy Gentis. wife of Cletus Gentis, south of Blip-ton, hav Iliff been married a second time. Both parents survive. His body was found decapitated <>t. . the switch track of the Chicago and K-. Northwestern railroad at Dearborn and North Water streets. Ou a fly leaf of his note book in his < oat pea k et was the name Henry f'r.ml:. Lint Grove .to be notified in ca-<* of death O? the hearer. A bank Imok, but r<> Boney, was found in the pocket* of his clothing, it is thought he may have been robbed and murdered and thrown on the track to conceal the * crime, Hubert French, an uncle of the boy. 1 left for Chicago to claim the body j • *>>d return it to Bluffton tor burial. Although small in body the young man was exceptionally bright in metal capabilities and he was an ap* pupil in anything he undettook H< had been getting along in tine style j lot Kokomo, as secretary i*nd office. SmanuK r of the Gearhart Brothers real estate offices. He let Bluffton just a week ago today, after a visit with his mother and grandparents, to roturn to his work in Kokomo. At tnat time there had been r.c mention made of any intention on Ills part to go to Chicago to work for the f dm company Relatives in Blifftoa i>a<i not roceived word of his intended dpartur-- from the city, but the grand father. Amos French, received a let tar Tuesday from the youne man. say I ing that he had arrived it. Chicago i •rrr‘'nued on ."’age < l THE NEW KENT For Adams Express Com pany is Frank Hurst Checked in Yesterday. BY THE ROUTE AGEN" ■ L Succeeds W. J. Archbold 1 Who Resigns After 17 | ‘ Years’ Faithful Service. I County TreastireMlect William J ■ E trchbold ha* reaifned »• •«•«“ ,or r Express companr...;. k reeded by Frank ” ur * ' . , ■ A. D Harris of Grand Rap Ma. r «r. a.. ,h ;„X I went for M ’*' n " V( . r Mr. Arch past two years. E bold , “"entbu mlm . I 4ntere«t« an ((|P ~x pri, , F Anna b"* '".l'm the Wlnnrs shoe t ration nece*" 8 y , 0 take * Ol Ml a,l< * and for "fine a capable youngt dr(ver for time I*** •*’ ,n ' ' ha „ , wide •< Mr .'“'X* •»' | » ,H ■’"" st;: .«*»>-’■

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SHE MADE HIM DANCE. Rll worth A. Allman of Logansport , n u " lvorc « complaint says his wife aa born an< * reared in the west and "at eastern civilization has not improved her. He avers she carries a rever and that at the most trivial < rPnrtunlty will jerk It out and make 1,11 sing or dance. He also says she Uses liq tl o r to excess. BAZAAR ano dinner. ’’"Sides the New England dinner. • hursdgy, October 38, at the M. E. church, the Mite society will also hold th' ir annual bazaar. Besides the kitchen and fancy aprons, caps and other articles, they will also have a sale of Japanese articles, such as hand-painted pictures, novelties and art goods and toys. NEXT IN THE LINE

As a Presidential Progressive Candidate Will be Albert J. Beveridge IS THE FORECAST Os the Party—Next to Tedday in Speechmaking in Last Campaign. Indianapolis, Oct. 16. — (Special to Itaily Democrat t -ProgressH es here do not hesitate in declaring that Al-Is-rt J. BeverlWge will lie the next < andidate of the party for President d the Unitec States. Happenings ' within the party are pointed out to support thia claim. The former United State* Senator ! Horn Indiana made more speeches in I the last national campaign than any other member of the bull moose par ' ty. excepting only CoL Theodore Roosevelt himself. Beveridge has since kept in the umelight. speaking and writing. Just now Beveridge is ! laboring on perhaps the moat preten- , tious work of hia career, a history of I the life of Chief Justice John Mar- ' shall His friends claim, also, that Bever 1 idge typifies the progressive more renrly than any other American, exI rept. perhaps, Col. Roosevelt him.elf. Geographically. Beveridge ,nniea from Indiana, a central state. I Hiram Johnson, governor of California. Is excluded from consideration aa j E possible candidate, local deader* of I the Bull Moose declare, for two reas |ona. One is Johnson s geographical . location, too tar west. The other to ! the fact that th* rigrure of Beveridge < vet shadows that of Johnson, parti i ularly in the eastern and central • i-ortion of the country. For Beveridge to make the presl : dential race the politics of Indiana , mild be considerably muddled. The I Republicans lu the state would not like to see the former Indian* Senator on surh a ticket because he would tend to •k’» ,hr r,, P ubll< ' ar - ’" n,n ' rth IP the state. The Democrats probab tv would be delighted to see Bever jL nominated by the ProrreralVM. It would make more certain a Demo I 'tie state victory Beveridge. aa t a < andidate for governor on the Bull JOOM ticket, detested the Kepubllt, »n candidate, lust state campaign. "toattind funeral Mtos Gertrude Ueels • B ' l Mr * An,h ‘ pay l.engrrich “» For ' w “’ ,n " Jterdsy morning to «''* ,u “- f" TThe cathedral of Mr. Bernurd V xtrs and Ml»« «• th * * anfortmm.* roung n.eM .th las’ Bunday avenin* at » « being killed ‘ ar - NOTICE. The meeting of th. Adam. < o<«V .< K irty which i week *IM •* Held Friday night 10 . oi'.?of Dr. J. M Miller. Dr. Smith *IH “»• pap " r “ d "?**■ til! be "(Mewl Practitioner. no inde- ", . hrtatian. ihr<* *** , «‘ «« *.nd Mrs PHay ** . .it nf indlgrstlon. b,rt, ‘’

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, October 16, 1913.

HAPPY REUNION Os Veterans of the 89th Indiana Volunteers at Sharpsville. HAVE RETURNED Stopped Off at KokomoEntertained by Revs. White and Sprague. The Decatur veterans, members of the S9th Indiana volunteer regiment, who attended the annual reunion at Sharpsville, October 14 and 15, have returned home and report one of the best times ever. They were accorded most royal hospitality, both at Sharpsville, and also at Kokomo, v here they stopped off and were guests of the Rev. White, a former pastor of the Decatur Methodist church, and also of the Bev. Sprague, a former Methodist minister of Monroe, Bev. White took the veterans over the city in an automobile and they had a most pleasant visit with both binisters. There are now only 250 of the regiment still living and a sad feature that made itself felt at the reunion was at the calling of the roll, when It was learned that the death rate ouring the past year was the highest of any year. The reunion will lie hold next year ut Russiaville, September 1 and 15. a month earlier than this year. Those from Decatur who attended were: J. R. Parrish. Tom Mallonee. 11. D. I‘atterson, Reason F. Mumma. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, James Boyd and daughter. Nathan Beckner, and R. A. Drummond. ricTchilFdead Bennie, Eldest Son of City Mail Carrier Harve Rice, Died Last Night AT THE HOME Os Grandmother at Berne— Had Been 11l of Baffling Ailment. Bennie, aged about thiee years, •■on of City Mail Carrier Harve Rice, died last night at 9 o'clock at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Kuntx. m Berne, with whom he lived much oi thetiiue since his mother's death, a few months ago. The little boy had l>een ailing for four weeks of spinal meningitis. The funeral will be hel<l Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Evangelical church at Berne. Burial will probably take place there where the mother was burled. The father and on* 1 brother, Edward, survive. Mr. Rice had been at the boy's bedside .Ince last Friday evening when he was called to Berne I y a message that the boy was dying. W.rtxbsrg.r Child Succumbs. Mrs. Clarence Baughman received n telegram this afternoon of the death of her niece, Gladys, yoaageat child of Mrs. Ijsura Wertxberger, widow of Frank Wertgberger, whose death occurred In this city a few months ago. She ha. been living at Dixon, Ohio, where the child’s death occurred. The child was about four years old. The babe's Illness was unknown here. Mr*. Baughman and her niece, Bertha Wertxberger, who I. a sister of the dead child, left this afternoon for Dixon, to attend the funeral which will l*o held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Bertha make, her home with the Clarence Baughmans here and two of the children reside with their c-andmother. Mrs. Wertxberger. at Hammond. UNIQUE SENTENCE. Noblesville. Ind., Oct. 16—(Special to Dally pemocrat)- lx*n Henderson, murdernr and burglar, was today sent to prison for life as an habitual criminal. which Is the first sentence, so far as known, in the state. In an address before the court he attributed I l.is downfall to Uquor.

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*;s Sk --1 S $ *l* # fl: fl: fl: fl: * fl: TO THE OFFICERS. * e # The committee in charge of fl: fl: the program for the unveiling of fl: •fl; the Soldiers’ Memorial on Thurs- fl: fl: day .October 30, do request most fl: fl: earnestly that the official? of Ad- fl: fl am. County be present on that fl: fl; day. form in a body and take an fl: fl: honored place in the parade, fl: fl: Honorable Judge, the Conn- fl: fl; ty Commissioners, the Coun- * fl: ty Council, the County Offi- * fl; cere at Decatur, the Township fl: fl: Trustees, the Justices of the fl: fl; Peace, the City Officials of De- * fl; catur, Monroe. Berne and Gene- fl,: fl; va, and all other officials of the fl: fl: county. These men are all men fl: fl: who have been honored by the fl: fl; suffrages of the people and are flfl: chosen and patriotic men. Such $ fl. an outpouring would be unique * fl: and would be a distinct and effec- * fl: tive feature of the ceremonies. # fl: It is hoped that this arrangement fl: fl: will bo entered into by this body fl: fl; of men with ardor and enthusi- fl: fl: asm. PROGRAM COMMITTEE, fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: fl: * :|{ fl: BACK FROM WEST Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Leonard Return from Oklahoma —Bought Land There. A QUARTER SECTION Will Not Move Now But May go to Oklahoma in a Year or Two. D. F. Leonard, the well known real f-Htate man, has returned from a delightful trip to Oklahoma, Mrs. Leonard accompanying him. Mr. went to investigate real estate propositions and was so veil pleased with the land that he l>ought a quarter section. This is near Council Hill, about twenty-five miles from Muskogee. There is both wooded land and prairie land in that district, but .Mr. ix>otiard invested in prairie land. They do not Intend to move to Oklahoma at present, but they may go in a year or two. In case they do. they expect to make their headquarters at Muskogee. Oklahoma grows much that we do here. Rain is plentiful, crops are good, and the country is fine in all ways. Mr. said that there Is not much difference now in our weather and that they found at Oklo-l-orna, now. though there are only about two winter months there. Tudee Daniel W. Comstock. Departmental Commander of the G. A. R. WILL BE HERE For Dedication of Soldiers’ Monument—He Writes His Acceptance. Judge Daniel W. Comstock, of Richmond, who Is state departmental commander of the G A. R., has written his acceptance of the Invitation to tie present for the dedication of the Adams county soldiers' monument Thursday. October 30. Judge J. T. Merryman has received the following letter from him: Hon. Jarnos T. Merryman. Decatur. Indiana: My Dear Judge;-! thank you for your kind invitation to bo present on the occasion of the dedication of the soldiers' monument on the 30th Instant. As at present advised, I should be pleased to he with you. Sincerely, 1). W. COMSTOCK. Richmond. Ind. The program numbers are being rapidly made up and the dedication * ervlce will be one complete and fully worthy of the cause. " " O' 1 Walter Robinson of the Robinson A Kirsch Ice cream parlor, was a Fort Wayne business visitor today.

COMING IN FAST Average of 35 Car Loads of Beets Each Day Being Received at Factory. EMPLOYING 250 MEN New Territory Showing Up Fine—lncrease in Acreage is in Sight. Tho augur beet crop with nine fi rmera out of ten is a bumper for the 1913 season, both in quality and quantity. Tho factory Is now working ' in fine shape and is running both night and day. employing about 250 men. Practically all of the weighing stations are now in operation and on an average of thirty-five care of beets per day arc being received at the bins. The usual trouble of securing cars during the busy season lia* been done away with and the company has at its demand plenty of transportation facilities. The crop of beets in the new territory secured last fall are showing up in the finest kind of shape and proving entirely satisfactory to the farmers who planted, also greatly interesting those who did not plant. Already two parties are making plans tn set out SO acres each next year. While the beets about the vicinity of Decatur were in some instances badly struck by the blight and are not mak Inga very good showing, the average crop is good. In Whitley countyonly a few hundred acres were put out this year, but the crop is so good and the farmers so well satisfied that 1 the estimated acreage will reach around the thousand mark next year. An assistant agriculturist I*; stationed , in Whitley county, two in Ohio, and several in this vicinity. isloTthTman ...» Decatur Burglar is Not the One Who Broke Into ( Dunkirk Store. NIGHT POLICEMAN I Called Here to See Him— ; Man Here Shows Stolid i Indifference. • < i i Night Policeman Peyton of Dunkirk , was here today and called at the jail I to aee the burglar who was caught in the Holthouae-Schulte Clothing store Sunday night. A clothing atore at , Dunkirk was robbed a week ago ye* | lerday and five or six auiu taken and it was thought that the man In jail f ere might have had a hand in the robbery also. Mr. I'eyton however 1 stated, after rooting at the man. that he is not the one. It seem., that the < burglars at Dunkirk, were two heavy set men and the man caught here does not answer their description. The sheriff of Blackford county was also expected today from Hartford ( City. He too. 1s looking for the burg loss who broke Into a clothing store there, who gained entrance through ( Hie furnace pipes In the same way ( thatt he burglars here gained rn-

trance. They atao took some watch e*. and articles from a hardware Store at llardford City. He ta coming tn see If the man In jail here answers the descript loti of some suspicious cliaractera that were seen aliont Hart ! ford City al»out the time of their rob l*ery there. Nothing, however, was found on the penion of the Decatur burglar, except some meal tickets bearing the name of James Thompson, good for meals In lowa and Minnesota restaurants He says nothing and there la nothing else to show who he might lie. He is about forty-eight years of age. Titus fur no chargee have been tiled against tnto man. o ■ —— The quiet title case of Thomas Adame et al. va. Homer O. Pearson, which had been venued to the Welle circuit court, wo* venued back again to the Adam* circuit court, by agree went of the parties, and wm redocketed here again teday.

•| POLITICAL MIX-UP. Geneva, Ind., Oct. 15. —At a Progressive convention held Mondayevening the following were nominated for the ensuing election: Councilman, second ward, A. P. Hardison; councilman, third ward, C. D. Porter; treasurer. F. E. Lindsay; town clerk, O. H. Potter, marshal. W. C. Pearse. While the meeting was hold by the Progressives It was discovered that a citizens' ticket had been nominated iiistcad, and the chairman thereupon appointed a committee to find out If the men nominated would stay on tho Progressive ticket and if they would not. to name other men to take their I luces. The tnemlicrs of the committee empowered to carry out the chair.run's instructions arc: (). O. Juday Truman Thompson, Fred Pyle. G. S, Martin and Charles Muth. stomaghTdiary The Stomach of a Young Lady Writes of Its “Ups and Downs.” GOES ON A STRIKE Weather as Usual is Blamed for the Tantrum—What It Says. A Decatur physician contributes Hie following which he clipped from a magazine, the same tM-ing a fewleaves from the diary of the stoma* h of a young lady, whether cf a Decatur young lady he did not say: lOrW* a. m. Oh dear! another warm day. Wonder if I'll be abused as I was yesterday. If I an* I'm going to f-trike. Just disposed of a half-chewed Ireakiast. We ran for the train, which meant I was so Jiggled altout and so tired that it took n •• twice as long to do my work. Hope she gives me an hour or two of complete rest l*efore anythin* comes my way. 19:30 a. m. Two glasses of ice wa t«r have just arrived. It will take all the energy I can pump up in the uext hour to wurtn me up to normal again. 19:50 a. nt. Half-chewed breakfast t:id not satisfy her and she bought some peanuta and started eat log them. 12:00 m. Peanuts have dribbled

nlong steadily ever since last entry. Think site has finished them though. 12:30 p. m. Decided she wasn't very hungry and Instead of a good solid dinner, sent me down a cold eggnog, heavy with chocolate. Could have managed it all right, if it hadn't been so cold, but that makes it terribly hard to deal with. 1:19 p. m. More ice water. 1:40 p. m. Was mistaken about the j peanuts. She found another handful j in the bottom of the bag, and now I i have them to contend with. 3:05 p. m. More Ice water. 3:10 p. n*. She has been lifting some heavy books and as usual need my muscles instead of her arm muscles. as she should have done. Tires me more than digesting a six course dinner. 3:20 p. m. Some one has brought | us a box of caramels and she ha*, itarted on that 6:30 p. m. Have received some-1 thing I'ke half a pound of carameto • since last entry. She just Mid. "Oh. dear, I don't feel a bit well. I know the milk In that eggnog must have been sour. 6:30 p. m. We played a *et of tennis before dinner and here I am all tired out and a dinner to handle. 6:50 p m. We were Invited out to have a soda liefore going home. Hud a lemon phosphate, and then ran tor the train. 7:00 p. m. Fried potatoes, cucumbers. veal and canned bhu* berrtea. What do you know about thatt 7:50 p m. We are goim* down for a chocolate walnut vollcge Irwrich with cream. 8:20 p m. Got home and found some one had made some lemonade, 8:4'» p. tn. Returned the Hueber* riee. 8:50. And the veal. 3:10. Hhe has sent-for the doctor. says that college Ice must have had something the matter with It. Her mother nays It Is prohuhly the weak (tornacb sb* inherited from her fa- . ther. 9:30. Doctor say* It la Juat a little | upset due to the weather. <>««• tilSht! ’ - i

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IS A CERTAINTY Removal of Wm. Sulzer from Office is Now Only Ques- ' tion of Hours. . 11 i CRISIS IS PASSED I ■ Huerta is Quieted When Other Countries Follow United States’ Plan. Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 16—(Special to Democrat) —The removal of William Suiter from ofl e of Governor of New i York was a r>-. thamatlcal certalnity today. His oi ><>sition of tho two tuirds vote in t io impeachment court and the determination to push the progress. seemed certain that the verdict would be recorded tonight. Possibly it might not. however, be registered complete until tomorrow hut a count oi tho court's thirty-eight votes were against Sulzer. The test vote showed one more vote against him than would ho needed to remove hint from office. The court still holds that be swore Io a falsehood regarding his campaign expenses and also that he endeavored to suspress evidence. Washington. Oct. 16—(Special to Democrat > —Officials today Iteliovod that the crisis in the affair*- between Mexico and the United States has passed merely because the United States Jias received the hearty approval and support of the other countries. The fact that the fleets and shins of other rations interested are in Mexican waters has quieted Huerta considerably. He still desires that the election be held hut Mexican officials have pointed out to him that under the .Mexican statutes the casting of liallots is prohibited when the country is In a state of turmoil. Mexico City. Oct. 16-(Special to Itemocrat* Genera) Huerta explains that the reason why he doc not reply to the un-quivocal note of President Wilson, is that he did not receive the aote officially. It is l*elieve.| by Americons here that Huerta will respect it and not force io a crisis, the relations betwean Mexico and the United States. Four out of fifteen judges of the supreme coart have resigned and others are expected to follow. REV. PEARSON TO PREACH. Rev. Clifford Pearson, pastor of tho Friends' church at Monroe, will preach next Sunday, October 19. both morning and evening. TO INVITE THEM Committee Went to Indianapolis Today to Call on Distinguished Men. THE DEDICATION Promises to be the Biggest Event He Id Here—Plans Going Forward Now. S. B. Fordyce, J. W. Tynuall and J. H. Heller left thta morning for Indiotiapolts, where they will formally tender to Governor Ralston an luvltutlon to attenu the dedication o! tho soldlera* monument, in this city, on tho 30th. While It is very doubtful if the governor can bo secured, the committee will make the try. An Invitation will also be extended to former Vice Praeident Charlo** W. Fafrl*ank». The state commander ot the G. A. RJudge Comattak, :>( Richmond, ha* heen Invited and It Is believed he will l*e hero to assist in the service*. A special Invitation appesrs today, tor the official* <>f the «it> » ,,, l county I to attend the dedication, later a general Invitation to every relative of < ach name appearing on the monument is to be extended, and did you • ver Mop to figure out that thl» would ■ tean a big crowd of itself. The fl nance eommltto*» met last evening and ' will start today to tolicit the fund* tor the event All plan* are being 1 made to make the occasion a really big one.