Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1913 — Page 5

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Volume XI. Number 260

[THE DEMOCRATS WIN IN DECATUR

jH-ECTINB THE ENTIRE TICKET «»sey Eta«l~ahOa Jl)e _ M at * Indianapolis-Democrats Win I Many Victories.

[ In the most peculiar election evert preltl in this city, the democrats yes-1 ■kday won a sweeping victory, electCharles Christen as mayor, Huber) ■►Voss clerk, and ,loe McFarland! Beasurer. by majorities ranging train i ■l3 for Christen to over 500 for Me »land, who lead all competitors, Martin and Hanmtrartner von easily | ■** ■' John Lenhart for councilmen at ■rtf in tile Firs' ward Fred I.inn id'Nfoaiiil S. W, Peterson by 110,i ■mica Hurst won in the Second over Bran It Aurand by 'I and Peter Kirsch pool, the Third over E. Fritzinger bv iiQ. ■ The total vote in the city tor mayor,' |h<- largest cast was till. Bs against ■ .05:: four years ago. The dry* who ■nude a fight to keep voters f rnni ttl „ Ipoli-- claim a victory in this as it [p-ae.-s tile nun of signers neo[■try for a n-iuon-rum. that much lower i It is estimated that at least seventy people voted whose ballots were not ! counted, as about that number were either vol. I blank or -rm.-.! 'dry"' fthus mutilating the ticket. In the "A” f precim t of tlie Third ward there’ fwerc fifteen ot these votes cast alone.' RETURNS RECEIVED HERE. | A crown of haps v democrats aM' t citizens in general who favored the! r election of the splendid men rm the I deni<H-ratie ticket. ■ nhered at this of I fice last evening, ,'s usual the First' I ward "A" with John Lose a« inspector. I came in first. That precinct was carI Tied by Mr. Hite, being the only pre I clnct in the city carried by him. As Ft "A I evidenced and the i ’•eeriov was genuI toe. Added tn this was the general I good news for the democrat* front I over the country. Massaclotsett* and I New Jersey elected donioi”atlc gov I ornors. Maryland a democrat" United I States senator a..d state officer* and E many cities furnished democratic I mayors In many of the eastern ellI !es and states the progressives ran ► fcocond showing th* t they are still in the game There was nudi kx-al interest in the outcome at G'ry where Ro«s Johnson, a former Decatur man.

| OFFICIAL RETURNS. CITY ELECTION. NOV. 4 1913 f Ist. Ward 2nd. Ward 3rd Ward total MAJ | CANDIDATES " A ” " K '’! “A”; ‘J? _ ? ' I MAYnR M l#s J2g | 552 193 .1 I Charles N. Christen, *■’*>« ,|s 99 47 59 51 359 . . Henry Hite, RI i CLERK 1(H) 67 136 «2 UH 140 ‘ 623 ' 420 I Huber M. DeV<®, D.■ ■• • »g jJ 35 25 32 26 | 203 ... | I Maynard A. Fnsinger. TREASURER ■ s 0 14S T1 127 jJ 63 <W9 511 I Joieph McFarland. D ..•• • 22 34 21 32 .22 178 . . I Jacob Atz. R * ' II || ■ COUNCIL-AT-LARGE # | 552 | ’H a«« 19 “!> 806 i| •• J. COUNCIL Ist WARD ?5 , . . . IS9 110 111 Fred Linn, D • n ’ , 50 29 • • • ’ .. I 6 I• • I Wart I .. ,K 54 ’.. |• • {6J I 8 js James Hurst ■ I’’ A I Peter Kirsch. D ..••i•* '’’ j ' * > IE. Fritzing er ’ K • ‘ L_

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is the eitkena' candidate for mayor' minat Toni Knotts, democrat. THE WINNERS. , Maypr-Charles N. Christen. . ' ler k~Huber M. DeVoss. Treasurer-Joe McFarland. | Councilmen at Large-L. l. Baumi partner and Jacob Martin. Councilman First Ward-Fred Linn. Councilman Second Ward- James Hurst. Councilman Third Ward-Peter Kirsch. Special to Daily Democrat Indianapolis. Nov. 4—Joseph E. Bell, war. elected mayor by 8,824 and Dr. Johnson received 300 more votes than Bookwaiter, the republican candidate. Wood, the citizens’ candidate, was a poor fourth, receiving only 1.389. The council will be democratic. Indianapolis. Nov. 4—Other results in Indiana cities i eported up to 101 i o'clock wety as follows; Citizens tickets were elected at Middlebury, Winamac. English. Bristol and Leavenworth. The republicans won at Paoli and the democrats at Nashville. Fort Wayne. Ind. Nov. 4—The dem I ocrats elected the entire democratic! i ticket rtth the exception of two conn-' i l ilmen. closing the most bitter city ' campaign ever known here Portland. Ind.. Nov. 4— Paddock. / democrat, and the entire democratic ■ i ticket was today elected by majorities ranging from 159 to 200. over the cltfi zen's ticket. New York, Nov. 4--Republicans, II claim that they will control incoming I. state assembly by nearly two-thirds. | Also claim they have elected judges ■ of supreme court by 75,000 I ii Boston. Mass.. Nov. 4.- til local I . newspapers conceded early the elect.lttoa of David J. Walsh, dem., for n governor. n Brooklyn. N. Y„ Nov. 4.-she e -oncedea the election of Mitchell asj ,i mayor of greater New York. Hi-

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Morning,November 5, 1913.

plurality in Brooklyn will |.< 32,000. Baltimore, Nov. 4. Early returns | Indicated that the democratic state ticket has been elected ly 20,000. I Blair Lee, dem. elected Unit 'd States ! senator New York. Nov. 4. Following re suits have been reported in mayor laty elections: Albany. Stevens, rep. Bridgeport, Conn., Wilson, rep. Ilochester. Edgerton, rep. Utica. Smith, dem; Buffalo. Fuhrman, dem; Syra- : euse. Will. prog. I — . New York. Nov. 4 William Sulzer . elected assemblyman Sixth district on progressive ticket. Boston, Mass., Nov. 4 Progressives ran sts-ond to tlieiiemocrat- on vote! for governor. Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 4- Mayor Hunt was re-elected today by a larger majority than before. He i« a demo cral. Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 4 (Special to Daily Democrat) -Republican . chairman concedes Bell's election by 'five to eight thousand. Bookwaiter. | running second. H. L. CONTER. "■ Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 4—Urgent appeal was made to Governor Ralston j to send troops to ('ary to euell etec-i tion riots this evening by Deputy Sheriff Fridley of latke county and by' Gary business men. These informants said hundreds of men were lighting In the streets and two men had been killed. Mayor Knotts was called by GoVernor Ralston, and denied ti.ut the situation was serious, and said that local authorities would be able to handle the situation. The governor decided not to send troops. Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 4 -Information from Gary I* that thegwo thought to have been killed were only seriously Injured. Comparative quiet restor j cd. Jersey City, N. J. Nov. 4 Fiedly. democrat, leading in early returns for governor. Evansville. Nov. 4 Ben Bosse, dem-. ! c.;- rat. elected mayor by two hundred' over Charles Hoilmrn. republican. Monroe, Ind., Nov. 4 Following is' tlie result of the election It. Monroe: , Citnena* Ticket. Trustee. First Ward. Charles Merry man. 59; Second ward. J. 8. Crist. 59; j Tlhrd ward. Samuel Martz, -7; clerk, i Charles E. Balmer. 81; marshal. Da | vid Lataure. 70. Progressive Ticket, Trustee, First ward, Charles Lam-1 mlman. 29; Second Ward, Clarence:

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

, Smith, 38; Third ward, G. I). Glancy, j 0: clerk, 11. 1). Osterman. 36; mari shal, Clyde Brandyberry. 29 Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4 All hut seven precincts in. gives Bell 18.647; Bookwaiter, 14,737; Johnson. 13,521. Indianapolis. Iml., Nov. 4 The fol lowing were elected mayors In Indiana cities: Ft. Wayne Hosey, democrat. Muncie- Bunch, democrat. Alexandria Wales, democrat. Columbus Vollnand, democrat. South Bend Fred Keller, citizens. Crawfordsville, Murphy, democrat, Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4— The contest at LaPorte between McGill, republican. and Scott, indeperdent, is so close that it will take tile official count to determine ft. Donn Roberts, democrat, won at Tern- Haute; Robins, progressive, looks like tlie winner over Earwig, at Richmond. Tlie demi oernts won at Anderson and Vlni eennes. TONIGHT The Adams County Sunday School Convention Ojiens in Geneva IN M. E. CHURCH Continues Though Tomorrow Evening—A Very Good Program. The Adams County Sunday School I association will open its annual con- i vention this evening in the Methodist | church in Geneva with a very good j program. The convention will con-' tinue through tomorrow closing with Wednesday evening's session. Besides the best local talent, slate workers are noted on the program. I i Among them is George N. Burnle, geni i-ral secretary of the Indiana Sunday | : School association, and Miss Emma ' Lemon, state superintendent of the elementary division. Rev. J. H. Rilling, pastor of the DeI catur Evangelical church. Is on Wed- • dnesdny evening for an address, "The I Wiggling Boy and the Giggling Girl." Grout efforts have been taken to i make the convention a signal success. | Representatives of all the Sunday ! schools of the county are expected to K«. GAVE THE BOND • Dr. Geo. Thain Succeeded in in Giving the $2,000 Bond and Was Released. RETURNED TO HOME | In Ft. Wayne Last Evening --Clerk Ordered to Make Transcript on Appeal. Dr. George Timin succeeded in glv- ! ing the 82,000 bond yestoniuy after ; noon so the approval of court unrt wns i releasml, returning to Fort Wayne on ilm f>:3o car last evening. He Is ad I mltted to bond until the higher court decides the matter of Timin'* motion fo/anew trial whlc lithe lower court overruled. Should thl* be refused. It* wilt on Ihe decision, begin his prison sentence. After approving Timin's bond, the court ordered the county clerk to make the transcript for appeal. I Thuln's bond wus given by his brother.'John Thain, and n trust company of Fort Wn>|ie. It Is undrrstoot — —- .-o-——— — ■ • ASKS A DIVORCE Ada Roe has filed a suit for divorce 1 froiii Jesse D. Roe. The plaintiff ; state* that they wore married October ! 24. 1856. In Adnnt* county. Indians, ! and alleges that the defendant has liven guilty of adultery on various oc caslons, naming ntie Emma Hohlet as co-respondent. Hhe al»o charge* that the defendant deserted her on October,B. of the present year.- Van Wert I Tlmes Democrat, Mrs. Roe was for I nierly Ada Blsnietl.

BOY IS SCALDED ; Little Two-vear-old Son of Beet Worker Named Zohoc Badlv Burned. I MAY RESULT FATALLY Lad Was Playing on Porch and Fell Into Tub of Boiling Water. > i f A little two-year-old boy. son of a . foreigner named Zohoc, a beet worker, • employed by John David, who Ilves on . the Samuel Chronister farm about . three miles southeast of this city, was badly scalded Monday. His condition is very serious and the lad is suffer , ing much pain. His mother had placed a tub of boiling water on the porch and had returned to the house to get j some clothes which she was going to j wash. The boy was leading a dog I i about the porch, walking backward, when he Slipped and fell into the tub. His mother heard his screams and soon bad the little fellow in her arms and rushed into tlie house where she removed his clothes As rhe did "-o the skin came off the boy’s hack, from his shoulders to his feet Dr. Vizzard was summoned and dressed tlie wounds. Today the lad is brighter and there are hopes for his recovery, thought the outcome is feared when the reaction sets in. A FINE PROGRAM — lls Announced for Temperance Entertainment at Salem Church Sunday NOVEMBER THE 9TII — Recitations. Songs. Dialogues and Addresses Are Included. Everylmdy is invited to attend the] temperance entertainment, Sunday, I November 9. at 10:38, suntime, at tlie Salem church. The following is the, program: Song "The Star of Hope.'* Prayer Rev. O. H. Black. Responsive Reading "What the' Men of the Bible Say.” Recitation "The Bonae Seller's I Dream” Mabel THlley. Song “our t'vuse is Gaining! Ground." Recitation-—" The New Yankee! I ummllo"—Omer Merriman. Recitation "Frames E. Willard's Pledge" Olive Merriman. Song "The Saloon Must Go." Recitation "Tell the Truth About the Liquor Traffic” Gene Wechtar. Recitation "I* It Right** -Tnddvl Burnett. Song — "AmiS'iloon B<’:ig" V Cateclilsui." Addree*—"How the Church Should Help the t'attse"-Rev. G. ’I Black. , Recitation "A Pirn for lie Cnllec-| t Ion" Nora Feasel. Snug For Your Country'* Stand." Dlulogue "King Alcohol" Unde Sam and a Temperance Man.'* "Why Every Man Should Sign the' Pledge" —E. R. Merriman. Offering. Sung "A Stalnlv's Banner.” Benediction Rev. 0. H. Black. — w FANNY WINCH POLICE MATRON. Mis* Fannie Winch of Fort Wayne, related here, is not. police i-ourt matron at Fnrt Wayne having filed her Isind. received h»r coninilxalon and taken the oath. An exchange says: "A case to conte under her attention the flr«t day watt Carrie Miller, n woman arrested on the street for drunkennea*. .Ml** Winch will devote aevcml day* Io a stitd. of that branch nf police work that will come under her jurisdiction and familiarize heraelf with the character of peraons and the location nf place* likely tu t require her attention. She expressed herself as happily Impressed with the cordial reception riven her hy the officers and men n( the force"

| MAIL COUNT MADE. For Month of October— Second Month Brgina. f The twelve rural mail carriers out of the city have Completed the first month's count and weight ot alt mall delivered and collected by them, and are now entering upon th l second month, as they were requested to do hy the postotfice headquarters. Dur Ing October they elivered 76,196 pieces of mall of ail classes, weighing 10,465 pounds. They collected 7,359 pieces, weighing 350.8 pounds. IT IS SUSTAINED Judgment of Lower Court Giving Mrs. Catherine Ault $5,700 Damages. AGAINST RAILROAD Is Sustained by Appellate Court—Woman Former- < ly Lived Here. The appellate court sustained the Wells circuit court in awarning Mrs. Catherine Ault of Fort W.-yne, for merly of near Bobo, this county, |5.- ; 700 damage*, against the New York. I Chicago it St. Louis railroad, for per ! sonal injuries sustained. The case! ' was venued to Wells county from Al- ! len county. It will be remember<* li that Mrs. Ault and her hutOmnd were run down by a train in Fort Wayne. I Mr. Ault dying from te injuries sus ! . tained and Mrs. Ault receiving a I broken bip. The appellate court , | judge comments on the principles In- • ' volved as follows; "(It A plaintiff trespasser may re-( cover from a defendant where the da I lendant has the last clear chance to avoid the injury. (2) Where a com i (daint was in two parr/raphs, the i first of which charged willful injury, i and the second negligence, that plain tiff, u trespasser upon defendant'* ! tracks, was negligently knocked down I by one of defendant's curs upon an adjoining track. Upon whlc!: was Io [ rated an engine, which was stopped i after the front foot hoard pa-sod over plaintiff, so tjjat plaintiff was lying; under the forward portion and foot board of the engine, and might have been removed without injury by rids ing the front of the engine a.id remov ing plaintiff, but defendant'!* servants, knowing plaintiff's position negligently backed the engine off plalntff. I thereby crushing ler between the I front footboard nnd track, thereby In luring her. and the answers of th» i jury would overcome the paragraph lor wilfulness, but support the other parugraph, the judgment will lie at* j I firmed. (3) Though the Hei vaiits of defendant acted with the b- I of pur isisc, but moved the engine In such a negligent manner as to untie* essarily injure the plaintiff, she may recover." Mrs. Ault I* well known In Decatur and In the vicinity of Bobo, where she I resided for many years. Hhc has many relative* residing In the vicin- ! “»• . ■ ■■■■■»— —— — PUT ON GOOD SHOW ■ ——* . The Seldon Stetten Company Gave ( First Show in City Last Night. A fairly good slxed house witnessed the show. "Paid the Debt," staged In thia city at the Bosse opera house last evnnlng and thoao teeing it claim It to be a* good a* any fifty < ent show they ever mw In thia city. The play was a four act comedy drama, with excellent »pcclit It In* between act*. They will show again tonight and hope to please the people by putting on a still t«*tier one. only ten coat* to any sent in the house. i g.... ■ THE SELDEN STETSON CO. Tim Seldon-Htetson company open <«d their week'* engagement nt the opera house last night to n well filled house. The company gnv*> excellent satisfaction nnd every person present said it was the hlggert nnd test ten rent show aver tn thia <lty. To nleht * hill will be "Wild Cat." an a*(optionally good comedy Good «p«*< ialtle* between acts. Arrangements have hern matte to receive election return* nnd fhl* will he arnouueed from the stage

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NO WORK TODAY > — i Countv Commissioners Ad- ' journ Until Wednesday ii [( on Account Election. j MR. BUTLER’S REPORT 'i State Board oi Charities s Says Jail and Asylum are in Good Condition. I. The commissioners have adjourned tbfir session until tomorrow on ae ; count of the city election. At the session Monday afternoon some business was transacted. On Un Charles Zwiek road, suggestion was made of the death ot Charles Zwick. superin tendent, and Henry Wischmeyer was appolnt<*d. The petition of J. C. Grandstaff and others for a drain was < referred to the drainage commissioners, Ijouis Weber being appointed the third member. County Treasurer Yager filed his report of taxes collected during October and delinquent taxes collected. Superintendeßls of the Studler and M< Knight Run bridges reported the completion tis these ini provements whk'b were accepted Extras on the Shepherd road were al lowed to the amount of SUS. A representative of the state board of charities filed his report on the l jail and county asylum which wns ; spread of record. It said. "A repre- ! sentative of this organization visited the jail and asylum on September 5. ; Jail strong and safe; windows small for ventilating purposes. Found four | men prisoners. Jail lighted by elec I tricity and heated by steam. Religious I services are held at various intervals [ Asylum: A modern institution with goisl equipment and well kept. Has ‘ 270 acres. "6 cattle, .83 horses, 0 hogs, ; a four-acre garden, an eight a« re or ' chard. 30 inmntes. 18 men nnd 12 wo men. four of thei| insane House and inmates clean and well cared for. General ('onditions Indicate a good admin Istration. Signed. A. W. Butler." CRISIS IS NEM In Mexican Situation With Request Today That Huerta Resign Office. SITUATION SERIOUS Police Refuse to Ride on the Carrs Manned by Strike Breakers in Capital. Washington. Nov. 4,—(Special to Dally Ik-riKs rat.) With the demand from the United States that Huerta resign from provisional presidency of Mexico, the crista In the Mexican sit nation was believed to he nt hand today. Intervention or the reeoffnixa tlon of the rebels wa* exported as the j next move If Huerta does not comply with the demand. An empty treasurer and rebel* surrounding him on all shies I* expected to cause Huerta to lake the neccrs*ary step*. Inillcn tlon* are that the embargo on the shipment of arms and ammunition over the border will be n*t<«ed by the United Stales If Huerta tine-, not resign. Indianapolis. Nov. 4. (Special to I tally Dem<srat.l I‘oliee refused to ride on cars manned by strike breakers I (stay when the traction company attempted to operate cars and cauaad the officials to glv.* up the attempt The three day tie-up has seriously In jred bualneaa and so affected the mer chants that the pr<*s«ure brought to bear on the Traction company to ar hrltrate is thought to bring retail In a few hour*. Rldhulous wears were ■ enacted In the sheriff’* office thta 1 morning when ocer fifty merchant* l brought excuses of Bines* tr prevent them from bring sworn In n< depuHrs O — —'- 1 lecture course seats. ~ — • The reserved seat ru«h will he on i tomorrow morning as tha board open*i at 7 o'clock. At that tlra« you may I rsserve your seat* for the entire enurs* at th* Holthou** drug utora