Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1913 — Page 1

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GOV. RALSTON I JS COMIN6 Will Give Principal Address for Dedication of Sob diers' Monument. *» •OCTOBER THE 30TH ♦ Invitation Comcnittee Rc turns — Governor Said, “Roys, I’ll be There." governor Raiaon i <<»nf n£ , t n (kJ October 30, and wil! "Ivo thoi K pilntipal address tor t Hlicatiotr Adam s county s n*- \ ■ oldicrs’ moneV ament. A, part of the invitation committee| ■gjetni ned last night front Indianapolis. •» Jubilant. over their sucres Said ex-Senator J. w. Tyndall thi : is" morning. : "U Was really dn.‘ to mi-1 I’onlyie R tiut we succeeded in -.-ttii Govern # Ralston here. We did -mt Indianapolis until ;■ „ r ■mbX afternoon. We wore -.blit-.-d t 0 ■ wait a halt hour in the lin,. for audi With the governor, a there is a | continual line of applicant waiting to see him. When w. <-r- rn.,’.;. ,„• f.Blitt' I. wo saw t!i< Im-y 1 ,gi ;nt«> • gpdl’hr.? With a high st.-u k ,/ pap. r, be > Kiore him indicative of the work that fit awaiting his con.-id- ;.(• d we a wondered how lie could < ver get ■ awav from It. The .-nil.. O s BttNh>nltte», including Mr. l-’-.r.1y5.1 F : H. Heller and myself, vr ■ ioin.s] it Irlndianapolis by Judge K. K. I rwin o f • the supreme court, who w>:o with u a W expt eased our mi. si 1 and the I hwy governor replied t!nt» 1 » did not gtjjfeer.tloned that he had onl: recently Rfourned down’ Bluffton’s imitation to Hf.go there, including hosts of other Kl. impressed upon him th. fact that fftb- dedication ot a soldi-r-' monte f Men! is an occasion very different Extern the Bluffton street fair, and the Krmy affair of its kind tn me state. K and would come but on to the Hjeotitity. At this point Mr Eordyc ni spoke up eloquently: 'Tin request g tor you to apeak on an o- t-i-n of F Utts kind will come I .' t" you ;4. In your life time from \«l - county S-iei citizens want you .’ soldier I demand you to come’ Got ior itals ton looked up and his fell 01 Mr. Ifordyce’s G. A. It ''- t-i. and tiiat clinched the matter He saki •Hoys. I’ll be there.’ Il- nose and reached to his desk fir 1 engag' went , ped and turning to tne sheet dated October 39. wrote thereon 1 potation of the dedication -rntu-. Mr . Tyndall .'id pt"'i<.dl.' half of the state house will he hen for the dedication. Thom ■ Kr-11-' (L.Un 11 title t Ult« T f sun- •taUhvHmn. “■ tMd. ano had the honor of cutting the 1 r»t stone for the si.it. be |tere. Then there's He. rotary fho L. O. ElliiUthani. and . .11110. rot i <•; Supreme < out! J ' <>f course. and Supreme t’otrt 1 >• '■ ’ J Fred Franco, and a lot of the A l | . .ms county and Decatur l».y» am their families. The day will certain |v be a great one. M. srs Fordyce and Tyndall return ~ .1 evening from Indlanapoll" 1 line there at til® o’clock. Mr It". ;"ei|r r remained longer.

TO SOLDIERS' RELATIVES. iU JULUIcn ", itt dedication. Th, ( >.w aold'cr.’ memorial I. protic* »y mfinintf , nd w ||| I »The memorial I. • bwuttfuf eone.ived and ...cutf„u n.r> Oiir patriotl.m. .entlm.nt. *« *»■ I.H in th. der.fl" «nd. ” ,rb ** * w ,, t e s the monum.nt .rd placing ■ tino at.de of the •!’»«•• on ,K * *' M „, in imperlahabl. bronae. g 2’JX ,n b * r " d of our own Adam. county Midi.* who wil , then read. | aene •at.on. hence .rd venerated M lo n 9 ggo .n.wer.d . I So. name, wdl ."."‘'X •I”* 1 ' of L Jll.w. «nd in th. d.ve to com. B Mtion'. call to au V' T,m * “ M,n * n>mM ond cov.r th.m with nhe a aweet O'cy * h,n * upo tb ** .of hflht that now. It |Ke ., W)l | be a. hl(jh pl , r) of ( ,m. w-«« • ((vinfl th... I r\ BC : r : n on h1 .. 4 through •.JV.iX. Th 9 , vary I bU ’ ".‘ld’ STom th’."'nVuMua. •^;; h 7 r M ee :X y T , „ d .;d nt ° It l U their name, i tion eaarclM. «" Thu „„„ no thlng to mtarf.r. >b.k ►’ jo>N IN A GREAT L- «... I*. ' program committee. j jjj

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WILL PREACH AT ANTIOCH. Vi \ lanna T ■ontymocker mission■lTl. 01 Springfield, Ohio, will preach '" Antioch or Beery church, four • we 1 01 this city, next Sunday ""'ruing and evening. She will speak < ity mission work. Miss Longe"ccker has been in the mission held |<T thirteen years and Is nn able peaker. She is being entertained at home of Mr. an<l Mrs. Charles W. Andrews, ah are cordially Invited | to these services. burial today Body of Ralph Williams, Former Linn Grove Midget. Interred THIS AFTERNOON Chicago Police Are Firm in the Belief That Williams Was Murdered. The funeral of Ralph Williams, the former Adams county midget, whose mysterious death occurred in Chicago Wednesday, was held this after ’.otm at 2 o’clock at the Salem cliurch in Wells county. Burial at the Six I ?J!lo cemetery. His uncle, Hubert French, who went to Chicago to claim the body, bft Chicago yesterday afternoon, ar--1 riving an Bluffton last night byway ot ; i’nrt Wayne. The exact manner in which his I'ci.ih occurred in Chicago will probably never b< known. On his return Mr. From It stated . tiiat the Chicago police arc firm in • their belief that Williams was the vic- : llm of holdup men and that after he 1 bad been robbed be was thrown 011 the railroad tracks to make it appear ilat an accidental death. His watch.l money, suitcase and other valuables and clothing were gone and no trace •j could he found of them. Detectives l uro still on the trail looking for some ■I sign or motive that could be traced I '' to the guilty parties. | “An inquiry into the death of Ralph Williams, forty years old. a midget of Kokomo. Ind., was made yesterday by 1 a coroner's jury, which returned an open verdict after h. aring the testP I r.ionv of two witnesses. The theory of suicide had boon advanced by the police when the de--1 ipitated body was found on the ■ Chicago & Northwestern railroad at I I North Dearborn and West North WaI ter streets early yesterday morning. I! No testimony was offered which I vould support th esusplcien of the 1' police and un open verdict was re<l turned. i -Hubei French of I .inn Grove. Ind.. Jan uncle of the deceased, arrived to I',. charge of the body, but he did ' n testify at the Inquest. He said J it I e knew of no reason why Wil•i 1 r s should commit suicide nnd stat--1 1 the vi tiin had a small bank acCENSUS REPORT. .. - i K ,y was born this morn- • to Mr and Mrs. Noel Bauserman ' J|,| ! , ie nil the Robison Peoples farm I'.. 1 of the city. The babe baa ! tJen named Dane Andaman. .. Morrison !«■ returnr .Mrs. KiUMxtn m 1 r in 1 visit In Fort Wayne.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, October 17, 1913.

NOMINATE TICKET The Republican Convention Came Off—Henry Hite Nominated for Mayor. THE FULL TICKET ■ 111 I ■■ « Progressives Have Set Con-j vention Date for Saturday Evening. Tho city republican convention scheduled for lust evening at 7:30 o'clock in tho conn bouse came off | .nt scheduled nnd the following ticket vas nominated by them for the city election November 4: Mayor—Henry Hite. Clerk Maynard Frlsfnger. Treasurer - Jacob Atz. Councilman at Large--John M. Lenhart. Councilman, First Ward- S. W. PeI -»rson. Councilman, Second Ward —Frank Aurand. Councilman. Third Ward -E. Fritzinger. The convention waa composed of about fifty members and P L. Andi <ws acted as chairman. A motion was made and seconded that the party adope the eagle as their emblem, to go on the ticket. A standing vote was taken on the question to put up two candidates for councilmen at large. Only a few of those present j were in favor of the motion and it i was lost. A resolution was adopted giving the committee power to fill any i vacancies for candidates, should any occure liefore the election.. After the j candidates had been chosen, the election for chairman, secretary and! treasurer of the republican city com mittee was voted on. which resulted 4s follows: Chairman —P. L. Andrews. Secretary —Frank Aurand. Treasurer —John Everett. Tlie progressives have set their convention for Saturday evening, when they expect to nom'i.ate their city ticket. WILL NOT CLOSE Trustees of Hope Hospital Agree That Institution Can Easily be PUT ON ITS FEET When Debt is Cleared Away Hospital Will Soon Btcome Prosperous. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct. 17- Members of the board of trustees of the Hope Hospital association and the Hope hospital committee In session at the Conrtnerclal club, agreed that the institution.can easily be placed on Its I feet, financially speaking, and that the I best method to follow in clearing it 1 f“ont indebtedness is to start a cam | palgn for funds at an early date. It was shown that is the hospital is un ; irardened of Its present debts, it 1 would lie more than aetf-supporting. nnd plans for raising funds will bo definitely agreed upon at a meeting to to held soon with (he Woman’s I Hope hospital committee. The action taken shows that those I Iclercated In tho hospital are eonfi- , dent of its possibilities for success, and mindful of Its usefulness to sufj Coring humanity. For a long time the | institution has been burdened by debts which total more than 130.000. Paying Interest on this money, much of which represents Inane, had had tho effect of keeping tho hospital treasury at a low ebb. but figures show that once this debt la paid the horpltal will soon become prosperous. K. OF C. MEETING. Monday. October 20, Important mrotlng. There should ho a good at tendance as several Important questions are to be acted on. Every mem tier should make a special effort to attend.

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LABORER 16 STRUCK By Erie Train at Bippus—Probably Fatally Injured. Tho traveling siilesman for the Swift company of Chicago, who arrived in tlie city , yesterday afternoon over the Erie, told of his train striking an Italian liiliorer. employed on the doulile track ut Bippus. With h|s r.kull fractured and probably fatally injured, the man lies in tft« hospital ..t Huntington, in an uredn. clous itate. Tho Italian was walking east on the right-of-way ami evidently did not. hear tho approach of tlie piis-ienger train. He was struck in tlie back of the head by the pilot beam of the locomotive and thrown some distance. A lacerated wound about four Inches In length was inflicted besides numerous other bruisea, and it is feared tliaf he suffered Internal injuries.

RUNS NURSERY While His Wife Works at Soap Factory--Rcman Johns Arrested. IN FORT WAYNE Wife Said to Accuse Him of Brutality—Threw Hot Vinegar on Her. The Fort Wayne Sentinel Says: “While his wife goes each day to a soap factory to earn the st> a week on which the family lives Roman Johns loafs at home and sings “Let the Women Do tlie Work. Do the Work. Do the Worn.’’ Everybody Works but Father,” “That Wee Wife O' Mine." and kindred ditties as lullabies to their three little children. Johns is going right on loafiing for another week at least, because this morning Judge Mungovan continued the case against him for neglecting his children until the 23rd Inst and Johns went to jail in default of SSOO Umd. Johns was arrested yesterday at his home on Pittsburg street, a square east of tiie eastern city limits, hy Lieutenant George Elsenhut and 1 Ftatlon Officer Joe Degltr. He has | done no work since last June and to I put food in his mouth and the three children Mrs. Johns has »een working in the soap factory. Some of the money she earns Johns spends for drink. He has driven his wife out to toll and he keep,- vp the pretense of staying at home to care for the babies. He has been lording It like an American Indian and making a typical squaw of the little womun. A few weeks ago Johns was fined in Justice Graebner's court for assault and battery on his wife. She relates that in a fit of brutal anger he hcatad a pot of vinegar to the boiling point and toured the scalding fluid over her. 'Io carry out the pleasant fiction that he is the lady of the household Johns yesterday morning brought his three children along with him down town to attend the opening of the new department store akd nosed around the displays of feminine finery with Immense unction and pleasure. He made two of the children, aged •wo and four years, walk the distance of over two miles to the shopping die-, trict nnd then made them walk back. The year old baby lie drew In a cart. Neighbors say that John* anaaks away while his wife is at work and leaves the babies to care for them st-lves al their lonely home which Is two square* distant from any other residence. Mrs. Johns says she is afraid of her husband and lives In fear that he may kill her. Johns owns Ills home and Is said to own property In Decatur.” The Fort Wayne News adds: "Tho youngsters art half starved nnd the wif» looks as I hough a square moal would force her riba through her skin.” NAME 18 BESMIRCHED. (United Pros* Bervlcel Cincinnati. Ohio, Oct. 17 (Special to Dally Democrat)--Cincinnati reintlves of Mrs. Elenora Ellin, who was slain In a Chicago hotel yesterday, ate fighting to clear her name from tho taint placed upon It by William E. Ellin, who declared that hlaiwlfe'a love had been won by another man • My daughter la Innoceni of the bor rlhle Imputation." said Robert HoaSS. the »eventy-lhn'o ycar old father. She was an true aa a woman could be.”

PLAY TONIGHT Seat Sale Opens With Rush at the Holthouse Drue Store Today. STILL SOME LEFT “The District Attorney” | Will Draw a Good House—Fine Play. The scut sale for tho play "The District Attorney" at the opera house tills evening opened with a rush this morning, but there are still a number of choice gents left. Tl.e piny is A.id to lie one of the lies' yet attempted. Tlie cast follows: Synopsis. ACT T—Drawing room of the Senbury residence. ACT H —Tlie District Attorney's office, a few months later. ACT IH—Same as act one. on<‘ year Ir.ter. Time-Present. Place -Chicago. Cast. Mr, William Seabury, President of Seabury Packing Co. —Eugene Bremerkamp. Mr. Herbert Brownell, reporter for the “Tribune” —Calvin Weaver. Richard Seabury. Senior at College —Alonzo Dutcher. Bob Kendrick, a Fixture at the Uni verslty—fJtwrence Biggs. Billy Reynolds. Freshman at Col lege—Fred T. Schurger. P. Homer Sullivan. Politician--Russell Acker. John J. Crosby, District Attorney. Running for Re-election—Sidney Borton. Jimmie. Office Boy—Santa Robldn Howard Culvert. Beverly’s tittle Brother— Dwight Borton. Aunt Hat He. Writ. Seabury's Sister j ■ Ruby Baker. Itorothy Seabury, Wnt. Seabury's Daughter—Osee Armstrong. Dorothy’s Chums: — Beverly Calvert Nina Wagner. Peggy Marshall —Glennys Man gold. Polly Whitney Ixda Daniel. MANY ARE KILLED When German Air Shipi With Twenty-eight Passengers Explodes 3.000 FEET IN THE AIRJ A Commission of Promi-' nent Naval Officers Were Victims. Berlin. Oct. I?,—(Special to Dally' Democrat)—AU of the crew but one. and the admiralty comini islon emo-1 posed of prominent naval officers, twetiiyo'lglit in all. were killed ttalay , when the new Zeppelin “LS” exploded . 3.000 feet In the air. bursting Into flames and fell to the earth like a | meteor. The accident was witnessed | by hundreds of persons and uddltlonal I thousands swarmed to the aviation j grounds. It was necceaaary to cull the troops. An eye witness to the | accident said:- "I heard a terrific | detonation, a moment later the Zeppe lin burst Into a mass of flames 3,000 feet up. It was a ftwclnatlng sight. Before the wreck hit the r-ound the dirigible was entirely conaumed with I the exception of the aluminum frame' work. Some of the men fell'free of, the frame only to fall to earth and bo i dashed to pieces. All were horribly j mangled. Some showed faint signs of life when th cphyalclans arrived but soon afterward died.” This wm •hr sixth of the air craft built by the' aged Count Zeppelin to come to grief. The commission was on sn Inspection i trip. „„ „ , .ii-O-. I REMAINS QUITE LOW. The condition of Ed Johnson re mains very low. though lie was rest Ing better today, being under the In Ptience of sleeping potions. Mrs. Shafer Peterson went to Monmouth this afternoon to visit with her qiugbter, Mrs. Roy Wolford.

TAKES DECATUR PLANT. Arthur Hooten, for a number of, years an employe of the Clover Leaf • reamery of Markle and known to ii.any of the residents o. the nr lounding vicinity, has removed to D< < atur, where the former Rock Crook township man will take charge of a creamery, in which he f< Interested. Recently a deal was closed giving Mr Hooten control of a milk products plant In the Adams county city Huntingdon Herald. a double’heaoer Were Surprises Given for Deputy Clerk L< L. Baumgartner. .•“ M — 1 TWO IN ONE DAY Was Fifty Years Young and Will Always Remember the Anniversary. Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner was given a doublo header surprise j yesterday and ho has no' yfit fully recovered from the happy effects.: The occasion was his'birth anniver-! sary and lie was “fifty years young" if youth is gauged by fun and frolic, light and laughter and good cheer. The day rolled around and th«> nnon I'our came and he <tut not even re member tiiat it was bis birthday. He wont homo at noon to di' tier and fouqd his mother. Mrs. it<»a Baumgartner, of Linn Grove, waiting for him at the door. “Hello, motlier." he et lltsl, “Did you come to surpri- 0 ns?" Hr walked in and there ru bed forth from an alcove, a great company of Other hear relatives. Antony them v.ere Mr. and Mrs. F. M. French, Mr. and Mrs. lawnder Roitn. Mrs. Mary (tpllger. Dr. Clyde Baumgar ner. D. A. Baumgartner. Mrs. N. A. Baumgart-1 ner. all of Linn Grove; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hoffman of Bluffton. Mr. anil Mrs. Charles Helms. Elwood; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rauman. It is needless to say more titan that the ser I rise was complete. He recovered sufficiently to join the oth< rs in the, delicious dinner his wife : ad pr»'i>ar ed and for a happy time vi-.it Ing. And then lie returned to the office In the afternoon and home again for supper Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bauman bad re •nalned. but Mr. Baumgartner supp»-< •mI that the surprises were all ovt>r. He suggested that he and Mr. Bauman go down town for a short time, but tney arranged to be home quite early as the ladies wished to go down Inter Mr. Bauman engineered the walk In ruch away tiiat they arrived home at the opportune time and found nearly nil the court house force there. Mr. j Slid Mrs. Andrew Weltley. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand BI>M-ke and Miss Rose \ogieviedr < ould not he pre ,-nt. !>Ut those who responded were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yager and daughters. | Mildred and Gertrude: Mr. and Mrs., Tom Baltxell and daughter*. Ruth and ‘ Theresa: Mr and Mrs. Ten. Durkin. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baumgartner and daughter. Ruth. Game, wire played and luncheon was served and Jollity 1 teignvd supreme. The force present rd Mr. Bauinlwartm r with a hand ! some gold watch fob, which he appro- 1 number of other gifts. The surprises sere very cleverly arranged by Mrs. Baumgartner and tarried out with the assistance of the, others, many of whom h»d arrived 1 |>cre on the early morning train. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Contrary to Itellef. the evidence In the fir. Thaln case waa not concluded Thursday evening It was taken up again today and the defense did not linisli until 3 o'clock tills afternoon. The state will probably take up some more maltera, and the arguments will i then lie given. Tha <a«e will probably go to tha Jury tomorrow. ~ — * Joe Johnson vs. Ollie Chronister, complaint on clinch. Cause iilsmi ’ nd, • osts paid. Real estate transfers: J<rrtnla’,i ' Llechty ot al. to Grover Hprunger, lot 20. Monroe: Grover Hprumnr to F.m mu Lfcrhty. lot 70. Monroe. B. W fMiolty filml flital report In the Vary Is*bolls Johnson -state, and November 1 Is set for this lowrlog.

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SULZER WAS FOUNDJUILTY Os the First Three Charges Against Him in Impeachment Proceedings. WILL ENTER POLITICS After Short Rest and Give People Opportunity to Pass on Verdict. j Albany, N. Y„ Oct. 17,-—{Special to Dally Democrat) William Sulzer to- . day wa - unanimously acquitted of arI tides 5,6, 7. S, In the luipeachinwit I proceedings. These deal with tho : charges of having spirited away a '■■'tn»-‘s. speculating campaign contributions. threats of using the office and influence in effecting tlie vote on act--1 ion of public oltlces, and also uaiag | i lr. influence in the stock ext-hango ! m which he bold ahares. He was, 1 however, found guiity on tho first three articles charging him with tierjury. swearing ' ’.sely to hi report of campaign r<s < ,ts and expenditures, and stipressir.' vidonce In the proceedings. On heae counts Sufoer waa removed ft >lll office o' governor of New York. Sulzer expects to return to politics however and give the people of the state a chance to pass on die verdict of the court. The impeachment conn voted 43 to 12 to remove Sulzer from office of ’ enno .iced. Judge Collins delivered : tl.e judgmetit of the court anil tui* 1 Suktcr. Shlz»t Kfkiiiiu to (ht* niouii* \ tains for a brief rest. Governor Glyuu I took the oath as to him ' by tlie wrotary of state rhortly »rFEAST OF TABERNACLES. Celebration of the Jew*:r» f€htivsi I of Sue' <>»h or the feast of the taber* ; night. Jews throughout the world • v hen they lived in I‘ah** tine as an hk* ' .ijual to the master and all united In ' hie commanded that on this festival . 3K«i to the Temple at Jenitaiem and I ly <!ecoralp<i with fruits and iow**rii to , remind them both of the hrrveet sea* i tiwelt In iMjotha In the I some aynuicuitueM a modernised form SHORT SERVICE HELD ' At Brothen Home Before Going to the Church. Rev. Ix>v* conducted the vbort but 1 Iniprt-swive futwtal ;wrv|t-<- for Mrs. .Ciark Brothers thia morning at the , t ome th'fc'ro the proceaalou left at *• j o'clock for Vtark’a <’hnp««l. In th • j tii’lghboihiMid bf the former home < f I tiv deconsed wh«-ro another servle» I waa held. The G. A. R. and W. R. attended the funeral, end a l<< atttlful .ong service was given hy M.-adamea <’. L. Walter* and I’. W. Thoma*. Tb* body was laid to r.-4 tn the cliurchyard cemetery, THREE TTLE WAIFS. (United .’read Servhe) Now York. N. Y„ Oct. 17 - (Hpectal . to Dnib Dentin r.'ti - The tragedy of , the Volturtw wa* rhidlV shown t'«!av by'lhe cries of three IRtb' waif* In (he uurnW quart"'* on the nut »lde. 1 iheae waif" * or " ,h * I wreck of the Volturno by one of Dm rei«ai<- boat*. Their pur.mfs are supposed to have been umopg lho*e who iwriaimd. This will be found ont in 1 ►everol day*, nnd if no, the waifs will be adopted by wealUty NtW Yof*