Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1913 — Page 1

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VERY SMALL VOTE Was Cast by Mexicans in the Presidential Election Held Sunday. TEST THE FORTS Atlantic Fleet to Assemble at Panama in February to Test Fortifications. M«ico City. Oct. 27.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Returns from the election held here yesterday showed less than 5,000 votes wore cast In the Federal district including this city in which there are 80.000 voters. Other districts report oven lighter voting. In spite of the meager votes it is ox ported that the congressional candidates will declare themselves elected. Huerta issued a command raising the federal army from 80.000 to 150,000. A conscript may be neccessary in carrying out this order. Washington. Oct. 27,—(Special to Dally Democrat)—This adminatration was ready for any disastrous explo sion in .Mexico resulting from the election yesterday. But it proved to l>e a "fl tiler". No serious trouble was ex perienced and no foriegner interfer red with and so far as this govern tnent is concerned there was no election. All advices agreed that no candidate received a majority of the votes cast and that the votes cast was not a majority of the voters in Mex ico. Vnder the Mexican constitution 1 this means that there war no elec tion . This government will not re , cognize Huerta and probably will not 1 recognize his congress. Washington. D. ('., Oct. 27—t Spec —‘ lil to Daily Democrat j—The Atlantic fleet will assemble off Panama in Februsry in n war game to test the fort i E fications. With this official announcement it Itecame known that a secret | K test held last fall proved that the for if titlcatious were worthies-. Many changes have therefore been made in them. The first test proved that the I enemy approaching at night and un dor cover of darkness couid destroy the fortifications with very little trou hie. I Mnucie, Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Freight Conductor John Nichols of Lima. Ohio, was killed and | Brakemen John Wallace and C. E. Bought, both of Lima, were injured ■j • when the caboose on a fast freight train on the L. E. fc W. lumped the ‘ track early today. No came for the LtaAccident. other than that the caboose

too light to keep on the track al a fast rat* of speed. was given. The I ealtoo-e wan thrown down a high em | Mnkmet.t. Nichols died an hour aft •r being taken to a Muncie I • I Wallace suuered a badly bruin-1 to •nd Sought was bruised about thhips and body. _ 0" -— after the sanitorium. Massachusetts has been checking up the results of her battle with the great white plague. She finds, for one item, that in about seventeen ?' mouth, one hundred and twentrseven patients wete discharged front th I * Lawren.- tuberculosis hospital. Se' cntytlveof the patients subsequently <i.Ml Os seventeen no trace is found ' Heron are apparently well. Os the remaining twentvelght all * but four are living in tenements und*r I I th- same unsanitary conditions that I tern responsible for their Lavin* t | ber.ulo.la in the first place, and only two of tile twenty-eight were taking ‘ .nr particular .mins to avoM spread ! . -Inifue Presumably, then. *' L " - t,On " ln *uaettr«nd’ U o<l’’ 1 f * UU " . »:x. " M FIBkally or ,hroU,r |hp rpf ults of • th “" rMn,lnM Eronfntt I’m* l,

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catalogufs sfnt out Today John D. Nldllnger, known over the middle west as one of the hest deniers In high class Duroc Jersey hogs has announced his annual auction sale tn h'' held Saturday, November 8. The catalogues announcing the big event "ere printed at this office and were p hl out today. A number of the best hogs ever offered are to bo sold on that date and a number or buyers from far and near will no doubt bo on hand. It is nn opportunity also for the tanners of Adams county to secure pedigreed hogs at their own price, bee the big bills nnd catalogues for further particulars. • - a FOR MANY YEARS Has Robt. Blackburn Known Father Wilken—Conductor on Train ON PENNSYLVANIA On Which Rev. Wilken Rode to His Mission— Picture is in Atlas. A picture of the late Father Wilken, taken when he was but twenty-eight I years of age. and then pastor of thoi St. Patrick’s church at Arcola, is in j an atlas of Allen county, that Robert, Blackburn has among his most treas-1 ured books in his library. Mr. Blackburn was at that time a: conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad. and of course Fort Wayne and j Monroeville were two of his stops. | Father Wilken, who was then pastor j at Arcola, and also had a mission at! Monroeville and several other town." in the vicinity, maue a trip to Mon-1, toeville every third Saturday afternoon. to be- ready for the services tl •- next Sunday. He rode for more i than a year from Fort Wayne to Mon-1 roeville on the Pennsylvania railroad' on the train on which Mr. Blackburn was conductor and the two soon became good friends. This -vas in the year 1872. Several years later Father Wilken was transferred here and the two continued their acquaintance. The atlas also shows a picture of St. Patrick's church and parsonage at Arcola. Mr. Blackburn was a year younger than Rev. Wilken. VETERAN GETS FORTUNE. Marion. Ind.. Oct. 27-Henry Bowman. a civil war veteran at the soldiers’ home, was Identified Friday as an heir to a quarter million dollars left by a nephew, whose death recently occurred at Taylorville, 111. Mr. Bowman, while having had previous knowledge that he might become an' heir at some time, was astounded j i when he learned today that his days i tn the soldiers' home were over, and that during the rest of hit life hej may live in the greatest luxury. The administrator of the Bowman I estate, a nephew of the aged heir, arrived here from the Illinois town i Thursday for the purpose of identifyjmg Mr. Bowman. He completed the I identification Friday and he ai<» the j veteran will soon leave for Taylor-1 vine where the aged veteran will lay } claim to the estate. It la stated that i Governor Steele Ivw gW*n Mr. Bow. man special permlaalon. without thformality of a furlough, to rot uro with l.u nephew at once to Tavmrvllle. The large estate was left originally I by . brother of the civil war veteran | ■ m the Marlon home, who died and left h |s wealth to hie only son. The •on ha* now pu« «’d away and the local veteran la the next heir, accord ; mg to la*BABY CONTEST 18 SUCCESS. The Star theater announces that the , bupy contest now In proxies, there . Meeting with succe.a .nd reatlnx much interest. In the ro-ent announcement No. 17 .henave been t**r Hess. Instead of I rod Hom. and Argo Bruahwlller should have been Waldo. _________ ! PROGRAM COMMITTEE TUNIOMT. •n>e nrorfsi" tho »rvirra will meet this even- ‘ JJ"'.’" 7 o'clock at the ofiu cs of th* ■ a" Xr* are roqueted to b- present. r S B. FORDVCE. Chairman.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, Octobei 27, 1913.

WITHOUT FUNDS “Cigarette Fiend" Travelin , With Carnival is Deserted by Friends. SENT TO FT. WAYNE To One of Owners of Company Who Will Return Him to His Home, When John Richard, th-- "cigarette fiend’’ In one of the shows with the carnival company, which had been I holding forth on the street:-- hero dur ! ing the past week, woke up at the! boarding house Sunday morning in | which he and the other nn-tnliers of! the show had been staying, it was to j find tiiat he had been cruelly desert I ed by them and did not have a cent; to his name. The other members! had disappeared early in the morning, also forgetting to pay their room rent J Being tn a l-.elplesg condition. It wasl necessary for the lady of the house | to notify Marshal Peterson whoroamel over to the house and assisted Rich j ard into his clothes. He was then! I taken to the office of Trustee Butler; where arrangements were made for, him to spend the night with Alex' j Leßrun and this morning he was! ; placed on the 8:30 Interurban car and i I sent to Fort Wayne where one of the i managers of the carnival will send I him to his home in Illinois. According to his story as told to the lady of the rooming house. Richards had been a cripple from rheumatism, not being; j alhe to walk for the past eighteen years, and which accounts for his physical condition and not tin Incessant .smoking of cigarettes, that being but ; a graft of the show people. THE COURT NEWS Case Against Jas Thompson, Charged With Illegal Voting. Dismissed. COULD MAKE NO CASE Because of Insufficient Evidence—Mitch Sale Report Approved.

When arraigned In court this morning before Special Judge It. i). Heller. James Thompson pleaded not guilty to the charge of Illegal voting. A nolle prosequi was filed by the prosecuting attorney on the grounds that there la not sufficient evidence to make a ease, and .Mr. Thompson was dis charged the case against him Itelng dismissed. The r- port of sale of personal prop erty in the Ellas E. Mitel- estate, arc made by Stella Mitch, executrix, was approved. Emma Uaumun va. Frederick Hau man. divorce, on leave of court R. C. Parrish withdrew his appearance as counsel for plaintiff and Shaffer Pe t-rson was appointed. In default of the deffndutv the using attorney enter, appearance for him, Willis Wise va. Myrtle Wise, dl vorce. Answer filed. A marriage license was Issued to Sylvester Franklin Campbell, farmer, fw.rn May ». MTO. »«n of William Campbell, to wed Julia Kltiore Tlnk bam. born August «, H>9«. daughter of Frank Tinkham. Tha groom has been married once before, hlw wife dying December 17. Hid. Real estate transfers: Jans M Ford to -Mary A. Nelson, realty In Wa bash tp. 1675; Thomas Adams et at. to Homer O. Pearson et al., real es tale In Jefferson tp.. quiet title; Ir vln Brandy berry al to Homer Hou denbush. 22 feet of south aldo of lot ax, Decatur. ■ O' 11 ■' The St. Vincent de Paul slchdy will meet again thia week. Mrs. Charles Voglnwede will be hostess Wednesday afternoon.

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RETURNS TO DENVER. Miss Anna McLean, who has been visiting in Fort Wayne with her sister. Mrs. Floyd Smith, for several days, nnd also with friends hero, returned today to Denver,Colo, she has been in Denver several years, going there for her health, which has be ; -•oiiie improved. She has recovered ulfilently to return to her work, nnd I holds a good posh inn as stenographer i in an office tn Denver, working .1 half | day. Her sister. Margaret McLean, is with her In the west. Mlr.s Anna 1 was formerly stenographer for Hie Smith ti Hell company of thi--. city. GIVEN SURPRISE Grandma Rugg Guest of Honor at Party for 77th Birthday. GIVEN -ON SUNDAY Children and Grandchildren United With Her in Observing the Day. Mrs. Catherine Rugg. lovingly known to all tier friends ns “Grandma" Rugg, was given a happy surprise Sunday at her home on Ninth street, the day being her seventy-aevonth birthday anniversary. The affair was a family reunion, her children and their families, including grand. chil dren and great grandchildren, being present. A number of other relativeand friends were also included in the circle and the occasion was a very delightful one. For many years, un til tiic last two years, the anniversary had been the occasion of a reunion celebration, but these wero discontinued and the affair yestetday was therefore a groat surprise. It »i> de I elded yesterday to continue the annual family reunion*, but to I.ore them come earlier in the year. In Septeni tier and to hold them in Steele’s park A delicious dinner yas in order yes terday noon. A very pretty feature was the fine birthday cake given by her son, W. R. Smith, the baker. The rake was a large white-'- td cake b-nring Mrs. Rugg's name and age. It had been on display in the Smith restaurant window la-fore the party, and attracted much attention. Among the guests were the families of her children—James Dailey, Vai Shaffer and George Schientmer of near Monroeville; Will Smith, an-1 Martin Smith, the last named of Berne. Her brother, Jacob Rawley was nlso a guest, as were Miss Sadie Covvrdule. Mrs. M. E. Clark nnd MrsJones. BANS WERE READ or Wedding of Andrew Harting and Miss Vera Myers. TO BE WEDNESDAY At the St. Mary’s Catholic Church—Will go to Texas to Make Home. <n The bans were read Sunday for the first, *<•<<,nd nnd third times at the St. Mary's catholic chur-li for the wedding of Andrew Harting nnd Mln* I Vera Myers, which will tube place Wednesday morning nt 8 o'clock m the church. Father Freiberger official Ing. Mr. Harting, who in n highly esteem ed young man. in a son of WHliant ; Hurting of thia city. For rnme time lie wan engaged in the rest urn nt bus inosn. later entering the employ of the Schafer Hardware cnmpnny. Hr resigned Saturday evening nnd after t lie wedding he and hl* bride will leave for Dalia*. Texan, where he ex i p«< tn U» nu into bustncM. Enroute there they will atop off nt various places to visit with relatives. The bride la a well known yount Indy of the city, being n daughter ol the late Mr. and Mrn. Henry Myern.

WERE WEO HERE John T. Coots and Mrs. Sallie Ford Married Saturday Evening. BY ’SQUIRE STONE Groom Went to Ft. Wayne to Acompany Bride to This City. ’Squire J. H. Stone officiated Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock at Itis office at. the wedding of John T. Coots, the well known civil war veteran of this city, nnd Mrs. Sallie Ford of Fort Waytie. It was announced that th)wedding would take place Saturday afternoon in Fort Wayne, but Mr. Coots decided to "slip one over" his friends who might lie waiting to give them tlie boisterous reception which grooms and brides too often receive. Accordingly he went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon to meet his bride and they came together to this city on the evening car. arriving; here nt 8:10 Saturday evening over the Inter urlmn. Not an inkling of their arrival did his frit-nds have and they made their way up to ‘Squire Stone's otltee where the ceremony was said, nnd then slip pod down the Iwk stairway to theip home over the po-toffice, where Mr. Coots has had apartments for some time. The couple were Itorn and rear ed in Mercer county. Ohio nnd were acquaintances fifty years nro. They had not seen each other, however, for forty years until a few months ago when Mr. Coots met Mfrs. Ford’s son. and a correspondence' was begun be tween the aged couple. Mrs. Coots went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend to the removal of some of her I goods to her new home here. WED IN MICHIGAN Floyd Smitley and Lulu Opal Bess Married Saturday Evening in CENTERVILLE. MICH. Return to This City to Reside—Groom is Son of John Smitley. Floyd Smitley and Miss Lulu Opal Bess, two well known De<atur young people, left Saturday morning at 8 o'cloek for Centerville. Mich., where their marriage took place that even 'ng at t> o'clock. The wedding wa* •>crformed In the court houin. and wa> mrformed by the justice of the peac, of that town. The couple then return ed to this city, nnd will make their home for the present with the groom'r parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Flultley on First street. The bride U a young lady of merit. In-ing a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Thomae Bess, of this city The news of their wedding will come aa a surprise to many of their friends although u very few knew of their In fentions when they left Ssl.irday. Tin groom l« an employe of the Krl< k a Tyndall plant and t» an exemplary young man. Ha was quite unfortu nate in having hl* left arm broken last Monday, while adjusting a .belt at the plant, and Is taking an enforced vacation from duilx* ■ i ■■ i ■■■ ii - p - - —* IC VERY LOW. Word from the liedsld*- *' Rylvcstrt Campbell of mwr Willshire. Ohio. Ithat he I* very low, having been In ronvulaiona the greater part of the day. All hl* children have )«-r-n sum monml to his hedeide nnd have arriv ed. except Reuhen Campbell, -piperln tendent us the acltool* at Cnlumbu* Neb., who Is expected noon. Others are: Mrs. Ixailne Humble. Michigan; Erne*t Campltell. I'ontlac. Mlcli.t Curtis. of Bluffton, nnd Mrn. Jn>*ob Bull jar. of thia city. Mr. Campbell l< I eight y-five years of age. — i —....-a;... -Hi mi CKNBUB REPORT, A very fine eight pon.'.d l>ahy girl I wan te.ro Ihl* morning o Mr nnd Mr* William Ramey of Mercer nvenu-t. Ik,th mother and habo nro doing fine.

• BAPTIST CHURCH. Sunday was a good day at the Baptist church. The rally day was a perfect success. A splendid, large. Inter- ' esting crowd camo in good time for I ho Sunday school nt the regular hour One hundred and nineteen scholars Were prosent, there bein;x twentythroe in the Bible class. Th* collection amounted to $28.10, Miss Jessie , Winnes' class getting the banner, her ’ class giving the largest amount, $7.25. Much credit is duo this tfiass for tiic day, both In attendance anti giving. > | while other classes were splendidly | represented both in number and giving. FATHER KUEBLER Officiated at High Mass— Father Freiberger in Charge of Services. LAST OF HIS CLASS Is the Rev. Kuebler—Was Classmate of the Late Rev. Wilken. The services at the St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday were in charge of the Rev. Ignatiu, Freiberg er. who has been the faithful assistant of tlie late Father Wilken. Assisting him was Father Kuebler of Shelby, Ohio, who officiated at high mass. Father Kuebler came last week to attend the funeral of Rev. Wilken, ho having In-on for many years a cloae friend of the deceaa<*<l. They were classmate* during their study for the priest hood and Father Kuebler Is now the last surviving menilmr of the I class. He remained after tlie funerai I for a visit with relatives, he being a j brother of W. A. Kuebler. of the BoaI ton store. PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Say the Be^oate-na —Store Literally Packed Saturday. The Bernstein store enttrs today upon its second week's sp« r ial sale. Last Saturday was the greatest day tlie store lias ever known, at one time the room lieing so packed «itb customers that it was barely pOMible to get around. "It pays to advertise in th* Democrat” were word* of tlie proprietors this morning. r — 0 hi I ■ POLICE COURT. Steven Ward, residing et-at of De catur, was picked up on Hmond street Saturday afternoon on the charge of public Intoxication. Ward had such a big ’’souse' 'on that it was found nec , esnary to secure a rig and haul hire to the county lock up. He was brough' before 'Squire Stone this morning and received a fine of $1 and coats, amounting to $9 so lie was unable to pay. however, and was returned to ( jail for ten days. Tills afternoon friends were endeavoring to raise the amount to secure hla release. ( SEND XMAS PARCELS EARLY ■ iffi Although Christmaa is two months sway, the old cry "shop early" and your (’hrinttuuM i>ur< <*ln eartv. is already being rahed, All right It shcHild, too. The poatofllie head qarter* ha* already sent twit bulletins advising the pat rows to tend their parcels early. Thia will the first Christmas In the evperlence of our parcel* post, and a big 'eialnesa la anticipated. LEASE STORE WINDOWS. Gaos A Meiller* have Ii awed the I window* of the building vacated by the Myers I Miley clothing ntore. and have mode there a fine dl*play of chil-1 dron's ready-to-wear clothing of all kind*. Their own window ran thus be' preserved for the display of ladles' ’ clothing.

SPECIAL K. OF C. MEETING.

\ >|h < lai and very Important meet 1n« Os th* torn! Knlpltte of Columbu* la ratted for Tuesday ovel'lng at • o'clock at their ball, Itu»inea» mat tera will hr taken cat* of and a large attendance la dnalred. Bv order of O. K.

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NIGHT RAIDERS Have Terrorized Resident; of East Elm Street During Past Four Nights. ATTEMPTED ASSAULT On Young Lady *' : -dc r day Night—Prevented by Clothe Line. Considerable excitement has lieon caused among t a resident* on East Elm street, or -therwise known as Sawdust avenv . during the past four nights by the a arancr of throe men who have been prowling around the houses, their m;.-terious actions and an attempted assault on a young lady, and which finally- led to the residents forming themselves into u posse and patrolling tlie district durtne the hours that the strangers appeared. The men were first noticed on Wednesdaynight. but not much was thought about the matter. On Friday night a young lady who has been staying at the home of one of the residents stepped out into the back yard, wl.en a mini sprang at her from the dnrk. As ft happened a clothes line was between her and the assailant and running into it he was thrown luu-k. giving the young lady time enough to make her escape Into the house. The alarm was given and a number of the neighbors formed a searching party but could find no traces of the man. Saturday morning when the family investigated they found a large black cross on the front door Saturday evening the residents determined to form a poase and lay in wait for then). About 1 o'clock Sunday morning a man was seen prowling around and the pa-ty starte-i after him. Just as the chase started a shot was fired from another house close by stnd the men turned their attention in that direction. This w-ut found to be caused by local character who had captured quite a ‘jag." and was unable to find his way borne, and who had stepped dp on tlie beck porch of the itouse. and when asked to give an account of himself, and what he wanted, he was unable to do »o, therefore the resident fired through the door at him. After tailing his story the party let hint go, but by this time the man they wanted had disappeared. Nothing was heard or seen of the parties last night and it was thought by those intereated that the perpetra tors of the excitement belonged te the carnival company which left the city Sunday morning. a ■— l 0 NO MORE CONQUEST. (Vnited Press Service I Mobile. Ala.. Oct. 37—(Special tc Dally Democrat)- "Tlie United State will never take another foot o* ground by conquest and wl.i see ■/ I' that no other for<-igi> country will d so on this hemisphere." Thl state men* was made by President W when he hailed the com,Jet -m V lit Panama canal as the ‘ e-mim 'pation of foreign control of isitta-tmerjan countries. "They have driven hard bargains, but In the future we will bdrawn closer and cloeor to them or the grounds of fr|--tid*hlp nnd equal- ( Hy."

WILL V' I OKCORATt? A committee of buaineaa monos the city were out thia morninc making a tour nt the Imaineea bounce and requeatlng that put out the ttagr. buntinc and other decoration* Thura day and thua ahow their loyalty to the old aoldiera, Urine and dcud. on th* day of the dedication of the Soldier*' memorial. The committee met with great auccaaa and they a.k tliroagh the column* of thia paper that the reaIdcnta of the city al»<> make the day a banner one and dl*plny the national color* to the te<»t effect. ——o — « AT ROSSI ORfRA HOUSS. The Wilber stock company hn * been organlaed to preaent a line ot aonoallotial comedlee and comedydrama* that will appeal to all rlaaaea of theater goera and of the claaa to teach a moral and will bo wtbfactory to the family, ynunc and old. The plarx are all by well known writer* „nd will be given with er»ry defd iof completefleaa and at prlcea that i are bound to be attractive. Thia company will appear at the Bo re opera hou»e for three- night*. commencing * tonight Change of hill each night.