Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1914 — Page 1

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IMANV VESBS SCO P. St. Johns, Famous STetnperance Worker, R c . H calls Incident of 1884. HANGED IN EFFIGY Ir> This City—He Still Has t Picture of Scene—Mak- | ing an Eastern Trip. Jbl'*' St' John, for years an on* prohibition work-r. i. n >■., at the ngo of eighty one : r . . C tag a trip through the east, a twocolumn story of his work sent out from Now York City contains one incMerr that wilt recall old times in Decatur, for with the story as pubis;:ed iti the Journal-the 't.- c•. nmrn ing was the picture of a scene our found when awoke one mornin: thirty year. ago. Mr. St. John hangin- in effigy in front of the old Dorwin gallery, now the Mo-er tu dfo. The story in part read follows: traveled rattroo - »nd made 4.500 ;pe- hes in the test thirty years, John I'. St. John, of Olfatlur. Ka tlAi l noth ing of JUie little ■ i'lr.ki- r”> »to gOiiu to make d< n to I', nn-ylva-nta. :-Ne« York and Mash't-u-tt <, even if he is eighty one years old. “His, first address on tlii - cam puign was made in Fulton, N Y„ the evening of February in. | night he spoke in tho Central Lyceum bill'dinc. Sixty third street and Central pork, West. New York City. The i-i next night he attended and addre nd a Lincoln Day banquet in Brooklyn, and after that speech departed at onco ton Lebanon. Pa., where he will speak. He will speak in Williamsport and the next in Philadelphia. •"That’s crowding an obi ..ia pretty hard, isn't it?’ he was a ked last' week in his office in Olathe. ’ “'<)fd man?’ he exclaimed I'm only old in years. I feel as young and : mart m I did thirty year: ago. I am just as hale and hearty a- - I was then. J haven't a single piiy -i al ailment, not even a coni.’ "After in Philadelphia he will make several speeches in Connecticut, one tn Providence, R. ' . and February lit. will speak at a banquet that is to be tendered him in 80. ton in recogr.ltio -.1 of what he has done for the cause of prohibition. Then he will speak in Concord. N. H.. and will turn bis face homeward, making sev-: «ral fipeehes on the way back at places not yet determined. "Tho reception thia old war horse of the teiupentnco cause will receive on Hila trip will be far dlff<rent from many that were given him on journeys he made in other years to the east and other parts of this country., Is the old days he used to be met | with insults. Jpers and missiles of various kinds. He has been hanged and burned it effigy upwards of one hundred times that he lias record of. How many other hundr. d of timet he Was so hanged and burned l:e hns no way of knowing. His scrapbooks ' are tilled With accounts and pictures of such thing-. "But this lime lie will be honored in fte targe cities of the east a; one of tho really great moo of hta counit>, one who lias grown old aud gray Jn fighting for a cause that, at last, haj come to be generally recognised as a great moral principle. "In Decatur. Ind., thirty years ago Mr. St. John waa hanged In effigy. H • bus a photograph of that effgy hang Ing from a pole In front of a store on the main street. It l>enra a placard with the legend: ML.Juda- Annantas. Devil St. John. ; John Peter St. John. Whh key Inspector ■p and

t Prohibition l>-m<« r»t. U -Of hh km« «*!■' ~f ,h " mn lt k he has helped to bring nlsiut. Mr. 8U John "»•'! lu«t week: HMfoh.bltlon In” K r "«" ‘""I l!,k " n Rttch 4 firm hold on i of th" propio " ,I " *’ l "*'* worked its way Into <-ongr< nnd It has not stopped there. lutt >• "• |SSIo h<> • t>n<l the offl. " <>f lh” *•*<■ roUn of auto. Twenty y«r< from now. if not sooner, there will not l» a »»'o°n in th" I’nlt"' Hfatss," O .» Mr. and Mrs. TH. k M .rk." 'fepnord of Wren. 0h1... w<r<- shop ping in iho city todiy.

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VAUDEVILLE AT CRYSTAL. Tho Gerami-Rhodes Comedy Co., which Ims played all of the large cities, will appear at the Crystal tonight. It was only that the company had an open date that Mr. Parent was able to secure them. Tho company carries five people and is considered above the average, and because of the fact that the Crystal is a large house that they consented to play here. If you love good singing and dancing, don’t fail to attend tonight; also plenty of good music, ns they carry their own piano player. Prof. Damsel, America's greatest pianist. Treat yourself to the best and see the big show tonight. IN JOHNSON CASE Evelyn Eckert, Formerly of This City, One of Witnesses Used. IN CHICAGO COURT Federal (Cheers Charged With Accepting Bribes Totapng $60,000.

Federal officers in Chicago are charged with having accepted bribes amounting to $60,000 from Jack Johnson, the world's champion pugilist, to permit him to escape. At a hearing yesterday one of the three witnesses to testify was Evelyn Eckert, who figured in several sensations here some years ago and who seems to have been on friaidiy terms with the negro lighter. Yesterday's Chicago papers contained a picture of Miss Eckert. According to the American she gave the following tertsimony: “I had a long talk with Mrs. John-'-on and she told me how her son was being robbed. She said she was almost crazy on account of the government officials annoying her. “She said often after she had retired for the night, she was awakened by federal officials coming after her son to serve some new warrant on him or to tell him to come to the office of Mr. DeWoody. She said that every time ho went to DeWoody’s office he had to pay out money. She said that Mr. often called Jack by telephone and made him come to his office. "On one occasion I saw Johnson leave his automobile and go into the federal building. I followed him and he went into DeWoody'a office. I went into the outer office. The door to the inner office was open and I could hear DeWoody and Johnson talking. DeWoody finally said 'All right,' and I though they were com ing out, so I left. “On the occasion of one of my visits to the Johnson home I found Sol Lew insolin there. Mrs. Lucile Johnson was sitting on r. lounge with me. and Jack called her and asked her to go upstairs and get ink. She brought it down and put it on the dining room table, and Johnson and Lewlnsohn sat at the table and signed some pnpen. That day I had a talk with Johnson. He told me. aa Ml*. Lucile Johnsen hud previously told me, that they were going to pay the United States officials what they wanted and would be pertv/ttod to escape. becatts* money was all the officials wanted “Johnson said, T have reached De Woody.’ He named another man, whose name I do not remember. He said. ’I have not reached tills fellow. Parkin yet. What kind of a fellow Is he? I wonder if you could reach him?* “I did not so neither of them. I did not want to barer anything to do with the case. Johnson told me he was paying government officials All the time. He said he hud been right with all of the federal officials.” 0 THEIR FIRST GRANDCHILD. • Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hobiapplt, of Tenth street, were mad<> happy last evening when they received a special message from their son. Glen, residing in Indianapolis, it bn>u«hl news of the birth of a fine ton pound son who has been named Therodore Lc Roy. for his two grandfathers. The babe arrived February. 10 The hap py father is the only non and child of Mr. and Mrs:. T. W, Hoisapple of of this city, and the babe Is their first grandchild.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, February 12, 1914.

GERMANTEACHER Miss Frieda Wehmhoff of Burlington, Wis., Chosen for the Place. BY SCHOOL BOARD Fifty Applicants for Position Vacated by Resignation of Mr. Stephan. From among fifty applicants for the place as German teacher in the Decatur high school. tlie board last evening selected Miss Frieda G. Wehmhoff of Burlington, Wis. A telegram telling her that she had been chosen was sent immediately and an answer is expected today. She is a graduate of tlie Wisconsin university and spent a year and a half in Freiburg aud Munich, Germany. Tlie rumor that there was a scarcity of applicants for tho place was a mistake, as there aro a number of good teachers who have asked for tlie position, but the board is anxious to secure tlie very best possible. They went over the list carefully and finally decided on Miss Wehmhoff. It it should happen that she dues not accept, there are several others whose credentials were equally as good, and one of these will be chosen.

THE STORKS VISIT Born at four o'clock p. m. on Wednesday, February 11. 1914. to Mr. and Mrs. Simon W. Bucher, a daughter, who has been named Leona Minnie Alice Bucher.' Everyone doing nicely. sold”forlaxes Newt Brown’s Club House, Near Evansvills Cost Him the Sum of $32,000. UNDER THE HAMMER Pinched by the Police, Gave Bond and Disappeared— Whereabouts Unknown. (United Press Service) Evansville, ind.. Feb. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) -Somewhere a man ta waiting today for news that will mark the final steps In the failure of his big dream. Newton Brown, whereabouts unknown, planned an ideal town, spent hta last cent in building the club house and heating plant, and then failed to obtain the townsmen. With failure apparent, he disappeared and has not been heard from since. Today hta plant was sold for delinquent taxes.

In spite of his Ideal for a community center when* every worker should own Ills own home, a share In the factories, be bls butcher, grocer, linker and policeman. Brown had a reputation for lubricity. When Brown set up a gambling room his plan to be Ills own policeman failed, and the city police raided him. Twice he opened gambling rooms, and twice did the police catch him. When released on bond lie disappeared. The concrete clubhouse sold today la erected well above the flood mark. It cost Brown $32,000. but was up praised today at $5,000. It Is located on the horseshoe bend of the Ohio river on the Kentucky side. One of Brown's bast talking points was thut the sandy soil would allow each Utopian to raise mellons in his own back yard. — 0 - " '■ K. OF P. NOTICE. A meeting of all the cnmmitteeH for the celebration of the golden Jubilee to bo held Thursday of next week are requested to meet at the hall thia evening, at which time the program will be completed and other arrangements made for the event. Please ha on hand. G. C. RTKELE. K. of R. and S.

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STRANGE WOMAN LEAVES TOWN Mrs. Mary Wells, who claims Fori Wayne as her home and who has been here several days, acting in a strange manner, and talking constant ly about her power to control insane returned to her home tills morning She claims to be a second Carrie Nation, but no damage was reported and we presume site found everything in tine condition here. She called at tills office tilts morning and reported that she had delivered a lecture at tlie United Brethren church lost evening and would return soon to give her lecture at the opera house. After giving us the above information, Mrs. Wells devoted the entire morning in securing permission from the county officials to use the court room for a lecture. Site says she will go home today but return later, God willing, and deliver the lecture. She was dressed in deep mourning today and carried witli her tlie retaining sheet which she says is used to hold insane patients in bed. o ICE MEN JSMILED As They Saw the Mercury Reach Zero Mark in Decatur Early Today. THE ICE HARVEST Has Been Postponed Until Friday—Confident Crop Will be Secured. The ice men continue to wear a smile of hopefulness, although so far but little of the frozen goods has been packed away by those to whom it means so much when the hot and sultry days of next July and August arrive. The Ice on the ponds today measured five and one-half inches, and with the thermometer recording a mark near the zero, and hanging on 'today the indications are that another day or so will bring it to seven inches. The harvest had to be stopped yesterday at Steele's park because tlie ice was not safe. One horse went through and it was decided not to take any further chances. It is believed that work can lie resumed by tomorrow. Mr. Center arrived today and will aid in rushing the work for a few days.

SCOUTS PLAY THIS EVENING. Two Boy Scout teams from Bluffton will arrive here this evening for games with the first and second Boy Scout teams of Decatur. A bunch of rooters are coming along and there will Im* plenty of excitement. The game w|Jl be called al 7:45 at the Porter Hall. YEOMENJIIBIIEE The 17th Anniversary of the Order Will be Observed Monday Evening. A BIG BANQUET Will Also be Given—Local Lodge Has Paid Off Debt on the Furniture. The seventeenth anniversary of the Voomen will be observed by the local lodge Monday evening at their rooms nnd a most enjoyable time Is looked forward to. The evening will be a sort of Jubilee for the local members, as the debt on their furniture has been paid off. and the chapter Is pro greasing nicely. An Initiation will also take place, the Fort Wayne team. No. 378. com Ing here to put on the work. A ban quet will be given after the evening's doings and a most happy time will be provided for all those attending. The seventeenth anniversary of the lodge is a nation wide affair and will he observed in every city that has a chapter of the organisation. AU memtiers of the local order are requested to attend the affair of Munday evening.

GASOLINE CAR Will be Given Another Test on the Clover Leaf Road Early in Spring. START AT MARION Will be Great Saving to the Company — Passengers Will Not be Smoked. Clover Leaf officials have mnd" public the statement that they will again try out gasoline-driven cars at several points along tlie road, at which Marion is tlie chief point mentioned. Tiie experiment is scheduled to take place sometime in March. Tlie gasoline motor which tlie company is figuring on using is made by the Worth Motor Car company at Marion and it is claimed to be one of tlie best on the market. This car will run from one to seventy-five miles an hour over snow and sleety tracks and will move a train forty times its weight from a stand-still. There is no overhead trouble connected with tills car as there is no trolley. Passengers will also find it more convenient as there will he no smoke to be troubledwith and no danger from fire. If the experiment is made the <ar will probably come through this city. o SEAT SALE STARTS TOMORROW. The seat sale for tlie Junior play, “What Happened to Jones,” will begin tomorrow. Reservation of seats begins at 8 o'clock next Monday morning. Get ready to buy a ticket for this, the big show of the season. THE BIVEB BILL Provides Appropriation for Two Indiana Cities on Lake Michigan, WILL BUILD LEVIES Along Mississippi—Gunmen Still Rule in Old New York Town. (United Press Service) New York. Feb. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With a new record of two below set for this winter this

city shivered from the cold weather today. One woman died as a result.; Over 2.000 women were taken care of at the municipal lodging house. — Washington. D. C.. Feb. 12—(Spec-1 ial to Daily Democrat) —Indiana cities will not fare very well In the River and Harbor bill read here today. Indiana Heritor gets 125.000 and Michigan t'lty gets $45,«00. The principal improvement provided for is that of I safeguarding the Mississippi river by | building levies from Cape Girardeau. Mo„ tc Rock Island. 111., at a coat of gi.000.000. The bill provides for Im I provenienta to the Greater New York harbor to cost 115.400,000. and the purchase of the Delaware canal at a cost of 11.300.000. The total appro priations are $43,227,504. The Ohio river Is to be improved by $350,000 for the channel and five millions to rebuild dame, listed under the state of Ohio. El Paso, Tex.. Feb. 12— (Special to Dally Democrat 1 From telegrams re reived yesterday It was learned Hist the story that Maximo Castillo, the bandit responsible for the Cutnherley disaster, had been captured. Is not true. Amello Garda, who la held hen by United Ktates officers, claims to have received word that Castillo is organising his forces In the north purl of Mexico to continue hl« campaign. New York. N. Y.. Feb. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat I —That the gun men still rule In Gotham was demon strated today when seven men armed with guns and knives raided an Ital ian eating house, stole $4,000 nnd stabIbed one man. Three of the despern does were captured.

SHIPS CHICKEN HAWK. 1). .M. Heusloy, who lias won a reputation throughout the state as being n taxidermist, this morning shipped a specimen of bls work to V. T. Foltz, a well known citizen of Port land. Tlie specimen was a stuffed chicken hawk, which was sent hero by Mr. Foltz, for “Heck" to stuff. The bird was almost, perfect, and one could hardly tell it from a live one. 0 CARD OF THANKS. In this manner we wisli to thank our many friends and relatives who so kindly assisted us during tlie sickness and death of our son. Davis Kern. MR. & MRS. WASHINGTON KERN. o WITHOU£JVATER Bluffton Was a Dry Town Yesterday as a Result of Break in Water Line. A DYNAMITE BLAST

At City Plant Caused the Trouble—No Electricity for a Few Hours. Bluffton was surely some dry town yesterday as a result of tlie breaking of a twelve-inch water line at the city waterworks plant in the morning. The trouble was caused by tlie blasting of the soil for the new water line to be put in. The city electric plant was also shut off for a few hours and the town was in great danger in case a fire started. The Evening Banner says: “Bluffton is without a supply of water and for more thau two hours today was without electricity as the result cf the breaking of a 12-inch water line at the city plant shortly before 11 o’clock this morning. The break was caused by a blast of dynamite for the drilling of the new water well at (he plant. The electrical machinery was started again at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, but tlie water will probably not be turned on before tomorrow morning. ' Factories were compelled to shut down and all schools in the city were dismissed because of the break. The electricity operated fans are used in the heating systems of the school buildings and when the electricity was siiut off the temperature in the buildings made a sudden drop. Tlie schools will be reopened tomorrow morning as usual. 'Thirty-two sticks of dynamite were used in the blasting of the big hole for the new water well at the plant and the explosion caused the heavy pieces of concrete to fly through tlie air. striking tlie 12-inch water 11 ne running from the reservoir to the pump. The pipe was snapped off at the pump and the line in the pump was crocked, which made it necessary to wire the factory at Cincinnati for a new part. Tlie piece of pipe is expected to arrive in the city late tonight or tomorrow morning and as soon as it gets hero there will in- little delay in again having a supply of water.

"In order to blast for the water well sixt.n small holea were drilled through the concrete floor of the pit In the northeast comer of the plant building nnw two sticks of dynamite were placed In each hole, four feet below the surface. The large water line wax many feet above the pit floor mid II waa not thought that It would be endangered by the flying concrete following the blast The water line was unable to withstand the severe blows, however, and fell In many pieces to the bottom of the pit. "No other damage resulted, but th» breaking of the line Immediately cut off the supply of water to the boilers, making it necessary to shut down the engine until a temporary water line could be constructed to the boilers. This work was completed about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and the electric al machinery wan again started. "The work of blasting for the watei well was In charge of Harry Mosh burger of Linn (Irove, who has had much experience. He said he did not think the heavy charge of 60 percent dynamite would cause any damage tc the water lino and It was protected In no way from the flying concrete." ---■O "— The banks were closed today on account of It being the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

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GORE TRIAL IS ON The Famous Assault Case Against Blind Senator Begins in Oklahoma. MRS. BOND’S STORY Told in Calm Voice—Admits Several Events in Life—Much Interest. (United Press Service) Oklahoma City, Fell. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) Mrs. Minnie Bond of tills city today took the wltne- : stand in her attempt to secure *50,000 damages from Senator Gore, tlie blind statesman, alleging an attempted as sault upon her in tlie Winston hotel at Washington a year ago. Witli minute detail she told In a calm voice that the senator threw her on the lied where site screamed and fought him until timely intervention saved her. Attorneys for the senator were allowed by the court to examine her as to her past life and she admitted several rather shady events. She said she first met Senator Gon* in 1913 and the first time she talked to him she co sidered his actions unusual. Slie said “I met him next in tlie Winston hotel. He Inquired as to my size, took my hand and lield it. As I tried to pass him he grabbed me and threw me. I fought and tried to scream, but he held one hand over my mouth. Mr. Robertson finally broke in and saved me. He follow' d me to th-: bath room and tried to make me say that nothing had happened. 1 was screaming and crying and told him he ought to have remembered his family.” The general sympathy here is for the senator. o— THE COURT NEWS. Judge O'Rourke of Fort Wayne, acting as special judge iu the matter of the Fort Wayne & Springfield receivership. held a short session of court this afternoon. A petition asking him to fix a day for hearing claims was tiled, hut was not acted upon. A petition was filed by Attorney Walter Olds for the Cleveland Trust company, asking that if the traction company's property be sold, the court take cognizance of the fact that they hold as collateral security the deeds to certain lands in this and Alien counties, the gravel pit property, and that if said sale occurs that they be granted a preferred lien to the amount in which this deed is held as security. It was so decreed. Smith Stevens, guardian for John George Brown, filed Ills < urrent r - port which was approved. William Drew, guardian for Merlyta atul Georgia Ijmgei'ker filed proof of sale of property, deed was ordered and aproved. John Favry vs Charles M. Spool y et al. ap|H , aranco was entered by Peterson A- Moran for the plaintiff. Charles A. Elmore vs Union Trac tion Company, appearance entered by Peterson A Moran as attorneys for plaintiff. Because of the illness of Prosecutor R. C. Parrish, a delay has been caused in the work of the grand jury. They will visit the jail and tlie county farm today aud it Is believed that Mr. Parrish, who ta suffering from a Severn cold, will he able Io be on duty by tomorrow when the Investigationwill proceed. BOY HAD HANDS FROZEN. ««■■■■■■* (United Press Service) Huntington, Ind.. Feb. 12 (Special to Dally Democrat)—Lester Fnightner, aged six years, went to school this morning without his mittens on. Arriving there he complained that his hands hurt him. He waa taken to it physician, who discovered that his hands had been badly frozen. The injuries are not believed to-be aeriou-. though the little fellow will suffer for several days. — —-o MEET AT WOODMEN HALL. Tho Royal Neighbors will ta> unable to meet at their hall tonight and tin <• have secured the Woodmen hall for the purpose. The meeting la rain'd for 7:30.