Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1913 — Page 1

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MURDERS BRIDE Bride of Ten Days Shot and Killed When She Threatens to Leave Husband. — MAY ATTACK CAPITAL Rebels Are Hovering Near Mexico City and Inhabitants Are Uneasy. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 18-(Special v> Dally Democrat,) -When she three ened to leave him, J. p. Conrad, for merly of Toledo, Ohio., today shot and 1 kiPed his ton day ' old bride, Kathar ine, aged 19. While waiting for the! police to come and arrest him, Con rad wrote a letter to his mother stat ing that he shot his wife because sirthreatened to’disgrace the family 1., leaving him. Mexico City, Dec. IS. (Special tn Daily Democrat.) \ feeling of w. easiness Is noticeable in the capit:!' today because of pendetent rumor of an inponding rebel attack on Me. ico City. From Chihauhau com th ■ Report that General Villa wit u.Ovi' men is planning to march upon th» capital. Refugi from Tampico r port that tile reticle tin re arc piarning to attack either Vera Crux or this place. Zapata with 2,000 me-, is stationed within 16 miles of Metier City. Information front the rat*-' forces did not intimate any attack ci the capital but that they are waiting to take possession when Caranxa ha? brought about the downfall of th* Huerta government. The near pre - ( ence of Zapata h;<- uiv-:i the ;iupl“ a feeling of uneasin-- s. Wsshlngt't Daily Democrat.) Got trnment owr ership of i ne and telegraph; tinea may be author!;. I by this seston of congress. Hcu ■ leaders today admitted tint b gi-'.ative plans "■’• templatlng the Introduction <•! » measure framed under the directs l of Postmaster Genera! Burl- "» ■ designed to reaffirm th” exist ■ - J and to perntit the governments 41 quisition as well as to pat m proprintlon for actual opr b.-ing made meat already operates t cable and is making . » . t>. ,„wu.r General Hol** Assistant I > stm.t'ter said today that government own ship was still far off I' uatlon task would require ) work. VAUDEVILLE AT THE . LYRIC NEXT WEEK A vaudeville act tlui' on the largest vaudeviih play a three days' engauciJ"'" Moe Lyric theater romroenclo ’ )o . wl! | day matinee. Th" be the attt ”* l ' l most expensive off' r-n 1 : ... As the * ft then! - ! In . 1.. fiUOOW r ‘° Umg Ims pl.ty several of 'he '•“ ' a has manug' <• '» d,n 11|U> . country- They w members or tm - Keith elfrim ba Im nd and i>!->! . Uli of 1 "”*< Th |, ,<■! Solis Urns ' a n,| the dissolved » " hor ” ‘ , • three Palacios - a ip> special favor to 5 r miaaff coming to |>e<;i" r , n «trurt'*®* men! They pl“-' " yi? I«f the kind in the "'Y',, h ! .t. rimtat." '' everything and any' L m eet!ng time, etc. They fhk-MO, with wonderful " " con When the ‘ Mornins ' ’ menced to grow " : i>y tit* l windy city. tlwy *’ r ' . tetsral society their concerts tn Tn< room" at the Bh" rtl t,-rt»lB Pslsclos were 111" (1 | prretdra era of Zelaya- '■■' ' ** )n ofllr* of Nicaragua , <jmate4 Al It was tli l ' l ’’ p . , phonce Zelaya ■' t nvingP'J now considered the Kr-t f? Biclan. The <’t ie ‘ , “ : ''' kchi ril three day? only andJN P change every L „ went to Mr*. J- «' oym’ I Wayne today to - st a theater P« r, > „ of -The (lanlen of

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'I VOUR auto license 1 ! A ff v l notlce wXro/ 6 ''" Wishwl !! l I' licwse to th,, " Paylnß ° f ll1 '" ot ‘Womobties and IT tor "" ners "’•’■’Utetnent « W P)rc!ps ’ A lic,!ns e could bo 1" th,lt ! yWr ' Tld" is not dnrlng pian ’M allow t IP ' lll0llg!l ,1: " k Vndi i ou ' the )|cen S( ." h7 * ho tak(? P' ear and after th a r '' hl ' r '' c °bßeqaentlv it 7 a half year ' lit out now as t |“„ y “ S w " l! talte NE tW news wa& Wise Meets Oppositon in His Divorce Suit -Wife Files ■■ ■ A CROSS COMPLAINT - —. * Alleges a Few Things—Real Estate 1 ransfers—Other Court Notes. Willb. Hfbe. whose divorce case wn ■ set for next Wednesday, will not be' 1 without opposition. This morning' , l b wife. Myrtle Wfsey by her attor ,ney. L C. D’Aoss, tiled a cross-com-, plaint in which she asks (or the di I i tone, fifty dollars to pay the funeral, | expenses for their two dead babies. : ; and other expenses, and for !»' ft ali intan treatment and failure to proper!) iproviat for her. She says that he ' cursed her fourteen year-old daughter I by a fc-rtner marriage and attempted |to drtte her away front home. Two I j tkiidrrtt horn to them are both dead. ■ by teUint her if she gave birtl: to a I girl be by he would kill It. She be Is I»'7. trifling, loafed and lounge I h^W>i ‘ ,lf, '' ,: Wise further alleges that .<• 'N ’ properly provide ! d at 'earn money for the rent .cl * hr him and to I•: ■" 11 , money is paid ~n "•* (~n , th ere is atlll dne about 1 — — e siihnVrt Rank *** blew comprint and ' '^ r menu Bond «W 1 •">'* nl thlM rtttS e. auntbermg - • w-Sr-: had-fc- court of Max i Ab«’« ,ir j ; nW In th<* mayor s i <arT the W’•MMfert: I ’! Rw! w “**•■! t Kelly to 1 IBn Mgr y H ltlu<* P-‘ | g 0 AfUK H al. to Rout H-’’ ?l«g • Era A* to** 1 «mmki IMoW ep MlT' * tP'* ’* . 4.:i ’ n|MH IP" ...meW i' * ' l " tt .. 'IS3.H*; " nl ‘ Hooker. lt rla im deed. Wni H ftyfle e' . ! tJterwn l 9" * 3W ’ - ,I.lm deol I M arft* 1 J*"™* , .a c*og|r. qui l ft at t* l ’ 1 _ »fk g,H snarf*. Jaffers'* r „ ctalrn JMW. ii» 1 . ft' tfa ’ 1 'll * tJimlßlß*’ •* h ’ at J llas»r H winder Klet l ' rrt * , dip'll ie i The fl* 1 * * ’ SOME ifnltrd R jj. (|pee t w^'*- r pefflU* author’ ftrll«l'pM^.ri’"foW’y:7relU’wrotr l® vnri.lWf’ * ' tl« *’ !lM 'i to l p " lßd * t ids Y.. fleOlty

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 18, 1913.

men are named By Postoffice Department— Omer Butler Appointed Substitute Carrier A r local OFFICE — 'M Is Busy With Parcels Post —U. B, Trout Named Substitute Clerk. Hi" postoffice department has appointed Omer Butler nubwtitute currier and William B. Trout nulmtitute I clerk, for the local postoffico, these; receiving the highest grades In the re | cent civil service examination for| < lerksarrier. Mr. Butler has been serving as tetr, porary substitute* carrier, working in - the absence of the regular curriers, and also has been quite busy taking , care of the delivery of the parcels 1 post, which business at the local office! as elsewhere is rapidly increasing, it is the belief of the local postoffieimen that It will be but a short time I until a regular carrier for parcels alone will lie netiessary. Mr. Trout will assist as substitute clerk during the absence of the regular clerks and will also assist at th" I [loatofllce during the holiday rush. | v. hfch in a few days will he on in full iforce. . The force was preparing this morn- | ing by making a large stamp case for tb< larger denomination of stamps ! that may be conveniently plx rd and j | facilitate work when the sales tiecomcl I heavy. i Postmaster !<ower said the place of I stamp licker was open for any per I I son with a good, strong, long tongue I Ito do the necessary Hiking this year. LECTURE TONIGHT James G. Whiting, Noted Lecturer, Will Give the Third Number of THE LECTURE COURSE' Has Fine Reputation as a Speaker—Has Been on Platform 12 Years. • * .11 .. rtf thp hish H< hool I i Thu third iiuniw*r o» <*•* ■ hdiiiHp and I « tha noted lecture.’, ■ Jam** Whitnuc- *»’ u n Mr. Whhlng ha* U P°“ I I red not only on winter courses but many of lb* tant **’ < ‘b»«tW“* ' n uni man of sterling quail It'J schoteHy attainments lultured | ra wy* "f hi. ''“ ,lur ’ "Mr Whiting h(lll y •‘ | 7 i)ti ., urln / n .,urr with I liaa » * . Hower* and Hu ih . tr« * * BT,U • . nd inak«*» life happl*’’ an ' l ’ 1 t t . ju ptoMftftt and ' l,rU ""' r alt vet temetratlng. He M, el'C"> B " d * word paints.*’ . . two awn®*** w T it tian enrertatnment Feb . course «i Waller Wilson ru«n 1° “r 11 . . .!.„ ii-rl. ' y grd one April I by the W i oUI Quartet. I ci.LVA"^5®" 0A ’““ a ‘ P.ivarY Hunduy urnotH The < . (>n sun* H urd • u fol In wing rZSind'at . q U p..rtntendrnl - '^ l " B *!' .l.rv t'lairnce Drake. n U -ctary v«« Mitch. A „l»tsnt S'* f MUJer fccasurer Mt*. f \r***' a< * n .i« j ' A ’X<»t" '’ r, " n "‘ Ofr,n,d * ! s-.neylGdennur. who was '' X PBralyl" Bt lb* * ’- fort Wayne, remains wry ,1 her |rt k*.

| REALTISTIC SNOW STORM. j Very Novel Ditplay Widow at Ga.a 4 Meibera Store. One of the most novel display windows ever seen ill the city. Is that at the (iass a.- Melliers store, where a very realistic blizzard or snow storm seents to lie in progress. Cotton gives tho snow-effect ground setting for the , two women and young girl figure*, ' dad In good warm cloaks, furs, hats and winter garments and around whom the snow fulls softly but swiftly. The effect of the falling Know Is given by feathers which are kept fly ing by electric fans. A wooden fence urnmgetient helps curry out the out door effect. The window was modeled after a city window by Mr. Norton of New York City, a traveling salesman . for imported dresses, who called at ’ the store yesterday and secured an orj der. GETS TWO YEARS Andrew McConnehey Plead Guilty in U. S. Court to Tearing Mail Sack IN THIS CITY OCT. STH Petition of Will Ward for Pardon Has Been Turned Down by Board. Andrew McConnehey of this city, i charged with tearing open a mail sack i October 5, at the Grand Rapids A Indiana railway depot in tills city, en j tered a plea of guilty in the United Elates court tn Indianapolis and was .entenced to two years in prison. McConr.eliay was apprehended soon ; after the deed and was taken to Indi anapotis. where lie has been confined I since. A week, or so ago the federal j grand jury returned the indictment 1 against liim. Ward Refuted Clemency. The state txMtrd of pardons announces the results of its hearing' and William Ward of this city, now serving time In the Michigan City prison for complicity in a green gissis game. Is one of twenty-one petitioners who are refused clemency. His petition ’ for pardon was presented to the Isurd last week. SETTLE FIRE DAMAGE. Knapke A Staroat this morning re- ' reived a check from the New Jersey E'ire Insurance company, for which I hey are the local agents, to settle for die damage sustained two weeks ago Sunday by tire at the restaurant of T A. Hendricks, known us the Erie restaurant. The lire waa a small one nrid did not necessitate the calling of I the department. A FATAL CANCER N. G. Largent, Aged Eighty Years, Succumbed at Midnight. I ' i WELL KNOWN MAN t; Was Long a Resident of Union Township—Funeral Saturday. N. G. Largent, who wan eighty years old last November 10. died thia morning at IJtIS oVltn-k at the home of Mrs. Willard Hleele on Flrat street. Mr. la.rg*nt. with hl* son, Jo*, ha* resided at Steele's park, but when the «g«*l man became quite 111 of the fatal i rancor of the breant with which he was afflicted. It was no longer possible for the son and Mr. Steeb' to give hint the required care and Mra. Steele f kindly opened her home to the man. He *pcnt much of his life In Union township, this county, and Is quite ■ well known to many. , I The funeral will be held Saturday ,I morning at »:W o'clock from the , Ht'H-l* residence and Interment will he made In Mt. Tabor cemetery.

DAILEY WON IUUT Well Known Bluffton Lawyer Recommended to Succeed Charles Miller as DISTRICT ATTORNEY Will Assume Place January 1, Mr. Miller Having Resigned the Position. Washington, D. Dec. IS 'Speclai to Ituily Democrut) The slate ot Indiana patronage recommendations, ns agreed upon to date, is us follows: Collector of Internal Revenue, Indi nnapolis district Peter J. Kruycr, of South Bend. Revenue Collector, Terre Hutlte district Isaac R. Strouse, Rockville. District Attorney Frank C. Dailey, Bluffton. Senators Shively and Kern got their lieads together early before noon yes ter»ay and decided to recommend Mr. Dailey for district attorney. May be Delayed. An effort wfl! tie made to have Mr. Dailey iipisdnted and confirmed before the holiday recess, but the illness of President Wilson mid the disinclination of ills cabinet officers to bother him alsiut patronage must bOj taken into consideration. District Attorney .Miller ha* resigned, effsetive December 31. Nu | inerous candidates for assistant district attorney are appearing In the Held but the senators say they propose, In fairness to Mr. Dailey, to permit him to name his assistant, unhampered by suggestions. The senators expect for malty to recommend Kruycr and Strouse this week. A HAPPY WEDDING Will Take Place on Christmas Day at the Philip Baker Home * WEST OF THE CITY Harve Baker and Miss Gusta Ketchum Are the Contracting Parties. A liappy wedding of Christmas day will take plat e at the home of Mr. and Mra. Philip Baker northwest of the city. The griMim will tie their son. Harve Baker, and lhe bride. Miss (lUMta Ketchum, daughter of Mrs. May Ketchum of Geneva. The bride Is a popular young lady, highly esteemed and for the past year or two has been making her home In this city. The groom Is an esteemed young farmer and Is a brother of K-* Baker of this city. A large number of relative* and friends Will lie guests at the wedding which will be one of lhe happiest events of tha eeaaon. Mrs. M Baker of this city gave a mlscellane'ius shower last evening for lhe couple. I O 1 ""■ • MET WITH REMONBTRATORS. Attorneys C. J. Lutx and Milton Mil ler of thia illy, who with Attorney Merlin Dunlmr of Linn Grove, repre sent the renion«tratora against the dredging of the Waliasli river. nmA alMHit seventy-five remonstratora at the Farmers' and Merchants’ laitik, at Geneva last evening, where tl|ey went over matters relating thereto, dsvte Ing way* and mean* of remonstrating The petition for the dredging wai Hied In the circuit court here severs) week* ago .1 ■■ ■!■»■■ I O *" '■■l— —" BUCKMABTER BABE DEAD. The six weeks' old eon of Mr. and Mra. Warren Buckmastor died this morning at 9 o’clock. The baba was born prematurely and later developed cold and complication*, causing Its death. A short prayer Berries will be held at the home tomorrow morning al 9 o’clock prior to Intertnenl In the Decatur cemetery.

r. WAR ON TRACHOMA. Itidlunapidls, Ind., Dec. 18 Tbtstate board of health today took the first steps toward a campaign to stump I nut trachoma, pink eye mid other dl seaies of the eye among school children of Indiana by requiring that such I cases be reported to health officer The diseases are not contagious and ' , the board ordered that only children I under a physician's care be quarantined and prevented from attending I school. Trachoma which cause*; ’ blindness unless properly treated. Is known to exist in Bartholomew mid Vigo eonntle* In the. former county forty-nine cases have been found. MUSICAL EVENT I Berne’s Largest Chorus Will' Render Gounod’s "St. Cecelia.’’ ON SUNDAY EVENING At the Mennonite Church—| Other Musical Numbers on the Program. The biggest musical event of the ' season will be given hi the Mennonite I church at Berne Sunday evening, De- i ! cemla-r 21. when the largest chorus i I i Ih-rne has > ver had will render Goun-I 11 i d's "St. Ocelia." A large numln-r of > 11 ether musical nutnliers will precede i "St. t'ecella.” A cordial Invitation Is i extended to the public to attend. Tbe‘ program follows: Prayer. Hallelujah ('bonis. Handel Mixed Chorus. Beyond lhe Horizon, Lyon Mui • I Chorus. Unfold Ve Portals. Gounod .Mixed . I Double Quartet. The Invisible laind. Ixwlle- Duet. Venlte In D. Powers laidles' Chor u*. Offering. St. Cecelia. Gounod Mixt-d Choru* 1 0 1 SECOND MARY STORY. Manager Parent of the Crystal thea | ' ter lias secured for thf* evening’* I program the second story of “Who | Will Marry Mary?’’ serie*. These 11 stories are too popular among tin , amusement seekers In this city tel need further comment. In addition | to the ’’.Mary" reel a riproaring fnree L comedy by the Blograph company en j titled ’’E'ather's Chicken Dinner." and! a thrilling railroad story by the Kn 1 lem company will also lie on the bill I For a variety of shows and amount of! amusement secured from them it I* hard to find a better place of amuse : merit than the Crystal theater. It also Is one of the must comfortable the* I ter* of Its kind to be found in any city | of this size, having plenty of chair* and being furnace heated. The prfc"| of admission tonight I* live cents to all. Manager Parent ha* also arranr rd to give the children all a Christmas treat Saturday afternoon when he will admit all school children, both from the country and city, free, to the after noon matinee. ANOTHER REVOLUTION. (I’nlted Proa* Rervlce) El Paso, Texas. Dec. IB—-tSpecial tn Dally Demiu rat i Announcement that a brand new revolution ha* been started in Mexico Independent of lhe Carranza-Villa movement created a ' »en«atlnn here today. Header! by k Emil Clones, Fells Diaz. General Oror co. Hnlaza and troops made up of for i mer federal*, the leader* In the new movement a»*ert that General Papula' in Southern Mexico will soon Join I forces with them. - i ■ —■ I MRS. RUPP OPERATED UPON. Won! has entnn front Je**e Rupp. West Unity, Ohio, former cashier of the Hank of Berne, that Mrs. Hupp ' look another severe attack of app> u- i dleltU last Sunday. *o she waa taken 1 ■ Io the Toledo hospital, where she was I operated on Sunday night. She reem ■ to lie getting along about a* well a r an ba expected, hut la vrry weak II The many friends In Herne of Mr. 11 <lid Mra. Je»»e will wish for her I -peody recovery Berne WHnes*.

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GRAFTERS' GANG ■■»*' — Continues to Try to Get Fifty Dollars from Nate Steffen. HE IS FEARFUL Lest Son May be Held a Prisoner by Them—Man Gets the Letters. Nnto Steffen, the German farmer, whose efforts to bring about tho return of hla Beventeen-year-old son, J loiiatlmn. have attracted considerable attention thia week receive a telegram from Indianapolis, slgmsl with bls son’s name, demanding 85U. Thia Is the second requoet for money which Mr. Steffen has received from , Indianapolis and ho Is convinced that I he is being made the object of lhe operations of a gang of t unfldetice mon and he is fearful lest his son Is held a ’ prisoner by them and may come to some harm. A letter was received by Mr. Steffen several weeks ago, purporting to come from Jonathan In which It waa Indicated that he was very repentant and ( hastened in his spirit by divers misfortune* which had liefullen him. Mr. Steffen and hi* wife went to Indianapolis, but as Jonathan had given no address they were unable to locate him. The police were occupied with the big teamsters' strike and could give little assistance in tlndlng him. After Mr. and Mrs Steffen came home they received a letter from some "Jean Galloway.’’ who represente-l himself as the head of a rescue mission. This worthy party said that Jonatlian had been converted in his mission and wa* filled with repentance and a d«*lre to return home He placed Ills estimate of the necessary expense* for Jonatlian’* rv-hatdlHatlon and return at the exceedingly modest figure of ISO. Mr. Steffen says he is willing to pay nil tlie expensf s necessary to bring the iaty to l;i" home southeast of lb" catur. but that fjo I* an exorbitant rum. He has written hi* son several letter* since his trip to Indianapolis iin l as nona of them have is-'-n retum<sl he think* they have reached the proper person. He recently wrote to th" postmaster at Indianapolis cautioning him not to let Jonathan's mall get Into the hand* of any one but the proper owner and received word that i giving the name of a man named Jonathan Rteffen. Mr. Steffen will take the matter up with the Indianapoll* police and an effort will be made bv them to locate "Jean Galloway." Mr. Steffen fear* i that Ills son Is either held prisoner by ' some enterprising bla< kmallera or ; rIM some slick grafter has gain'd the : boy’* confidence, learned about hi t ! family connections and la using the | knowledge to try to bleed hl* family. —Bluffton News. •SWIFT’S PREMIUM CALENDAR" FOR 1811. ’’Swift'* I’remtum ('alendar" for 19H is styled "The outdoor Giri." The else of the < a|etidar i» 9 1 ixld Im lies. On each of the four slice!* i* a beautiful picture In cotorw. Those picture* are the work of a noted aft* l*t. Tlicr*- la Ito type matter on them, o they ate »u*tabb' front framing They show "The outd*s*r Girl*' In •tiring, summer, autumn and winter. The calendar la now ready for dis t rilmtlon and may !m> secured by I sending the trade mark end from five l"Swlß’a I'remlutn’* oleotnarglne car* tons, nr tho parchment circle from the top of a Jar of "Swift's Premium” rllcod hacon, or ten Wind soap wrap pars, or six Maxine Elliott toilet soap I wrapper*, or ten cents In stamp* <»r I coin to Hwift « Company. «20l Patkora* avenue. Chicago, 111. THE SPECIAL CAR The special Interurban car for the , Port Wayne basket ball game will leave 11ere al 8:J8 Friday evening and i reluming will leave Fort Wayne after 11he game, at 11 o’ctock. The Decatur ; high school 'ram expects a stiff game with Fort Wayne A. E. Stephan and Ml-» France* Cole attended the play of "The Garden of Allah" at Fort Wayne last ev- < nlng.