Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 56.

| TO REPORT TODAY • — I Is Belief Regarding Grand jl-Jury Investigating the Phillips Murder. PLACE OF TRIAL ' ■Whether in Indiana or Ob > ■Will Depend on Their '*■ ' Report. J I 1 ■Bort! nd. Ind.. .... tll W-' Democrat! \t I!0 on today the! • gfand Jury which hai (>n lir() ],| ln . S the Wilbur Phillip :*>uril*-r H Which Dennis and 1,. Van B.ik.-r arheld in jail here, had not r.-port' d the * Completion of their iitv. -1 iti..n. It HHb •' "" 1“ ’hat »i” ii>..utr. is nar he end and report will |,r<>i, u -,i y i„. made tills afternoon. ’I .. j„, rt will decide whether the <■;> ( ]| |„ tried here or in Ohio. Portland San n : 'S' . ri:'> Fisher and Pro • . nt. gers of Celina, Ohio, ri-'i>ri..,i . from Celina again y«--t'-r<i;> > .tt.r noon bringing with «I>. -m Charles Swartz, clerk in a butt her shop ;l ; OdKn. who made the al* ot tlty 'Of meat to Dennis j . Van Baker on the night of Nov i when they admit having !>■ . rated in the murder of Wilbur . lips, and the robbery of S it i; r . n.i Phillip' companion. William j'.r.i., ' nam, a, farmer residing < along the right-of-way oft! < I c \ : W railroad, who found a redays ago. which it was thorn ed ttj;Qre"n. was also brought .■ ri y th* i* E. « W, road, return .1 ! “Tha watch, a cheap tin • ; liar to the one that Green < ' taken from his pockets In • .1. i commit!!! the murderous well M a pocketbook found t ’■***jßp(Bteii'lty, were tttrr-d ov-r the glair jury for inspe. • Cettaa Mfic'r- are making -r g 1 S effort to have the cases ar t ! nis and LeVan Baker . ■ < .. 'dßlHk for trial, claiming that t ’| ■Mgr committed they -,d i iOffAth--. articles, tog. . -a < short club or plank ale- ■ *■' |BOd tracks. th>-y contend v : • ■ ed their theory that the L : at I killed Phillips and the one t l< . ed Oree: into insensibility ; in the ■ • of Ohio. It i Dennis Baker contends th.it t c c der wa.. not committed until I ' reach*'. 1 the town of Bri< -ix r.iib I east of ■ . ity. H ■HWBtitio'. dln a manner by on. ofji the*|rek mii. n on the freight train on i which the crime was comt'iitt. <1 «!. i > nays that at Fort Recover? be .on-'. Tersc i with Green as the latter sat < will Phillips in one end of a gondola]' M the tr ' ' t lantern down in the car. and looking • at th«' two men asked what was th" I matter With them, saying that they t r BaM b*'en quarreling. It the hraU-t’iau ■ It right then It Is quite probable that > Pa* ere the I crim** was committed Is correct and. that It had not taken pla •• before th„ train left Ft Recovery. The dub fa said to be covered with hair and to have the appearance of having been ItMlßcare i with blood. It w ”‘' by George Beta. deputy sheriff. It was not brought here. ■ The Ohio officers have already left state warrant* for Dennis and LeVsn Baker, and George Baker, one of the ( important wltnesaea in the caae, in the custody of Sheriff Cunningham, taking official* to hold the prisoners hern In cane the gmnd Jury falls to Indict them, when Ohio will claim them |fc and they will be prosecuted there. I '-ti... grand jury was Instructed that L - If It found th" crime wan com- * HKlltt*"i In •hl” eounty and that the U» Wl . llak.r were in th" estimation of B til ) grand Jurors, guilty of th" crime. ■iK return the Indictments However, Moran instructed them that Hon <d the Itviul-''■■rial extended only to t Im county With r{ wa • nmmitt.d an'"‘i. ra p"int east of Cellmt. to » point Jav county, the grand Jurors are with the matter of fixing |l> • place." CARD OF THANKS. R Wo Wish In this way t > thank our iMtenny friends and neighbors for their ■hndness shown .is in • - Kent: also for the beautiful floral of■brings Kill. A MRS. JOS. HELM A FAMILY.

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': DISTRICT DEPUTY. Tito Ben Hurs have begun plans for tlio securing of a large class of candidates for initiation soon and District Deputy A. J. Tembrook. of Ft. Wayne will come down next Friday to begin the work. Such was the arrangement made last evening by the State Manager P. O. Bowers of Crawfordsville, who was a guest of the local lodge. The play, “At the Junction," and the social which followed last evening at the hall, were successful. Five characters in the home talent play were well represented by Igiwrertce Biggs, Alonzo Dutcher, Russell Acker, Mrs. Ruby Baker and Miss Xliif Wagner, and were excellently portrayed. Following the program, rei freshments were served. LAND OF ORANGES Which They Left Were in Strong Contrast With Blustery Snow Storm WHICH GREETED Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin on Return from Florida Trip Yesterday. Leaving tfland of sunshine, with orange blossom* and ripened oranges growing on the same tree, and with the thermometer standing high. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, who have spent several weeks in Florida, stepped off tho train in this city yest"rday afternoon nt 3:20 o'clock into a blustery snow storm. They report a fine time. They visited at St. Petersburg and other Florida cities, and in their week’s journey homeward stopped at Jacksonville, Clmtranooga, and other large cities. They met many Adams county I friends while gone, and others from surrounding towns. During the present year, one thousand Indiana people registered at St. Ptersburg's public registry. Illinois and Ohio also showed many visitors there, and Mr. Erwin said it was surprising how many farmers of liesure took winter trips to Flordia. as well as do resident of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morrow of H'uffton. Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks of Portland, and Miss Gladys Bowers were among those they met from here. The orange and grape fruit trees are bending under their burdens, and promise a good crop. Mr. Erwin saw last week a ten-acre plot of oranges which had not yet been touched, the owner holding them for a better price. The blossoms, however, refused to wait and appeared on the trees together with the fruit. With the better things appear those not so desirable, as a plenteous number of alligators demonstrated. MISS GAY DEAD Former Adams County Girl Died at Her Home Near Mansfield, Ohio. THE FUNERAL SUNDAY Was Daughter of Hiram Gay, Formerly of South of Decatur. J. L. Guy received word of the death of a consin. Miss Katie Gay, daughter of his uncle, Hiram Guy. of near Mans field. Ohio. Miss Gay was a former Adams county Indy, the family living south of this city prior to going east, seventeen years ago. The cause of the death Is unknown here. The funeral will ba held Sunday. Miss Gay was the only daughter of Mr. Gay’s last marriage, her mother’s maiden name having >»*en Buckman ter. She wa« an Adams county lady and la a sis"*'’ of Tom and D “ v,d Bucknmaler of this c Ity. The parents survive. —-.a r - Mrs. Susie Coraon went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, March 7, 1914.

HELD A MEETING Charter Members of Decatur > Insurance Company Met Last Evening i AT THE EAGLES’ HALL To Make Determined Effort to Secure Required Number Within Month. At a meeting of the charter memI bers of the Decatur Life Insurance company was held last evening at the Eagles’ hall. It was an enthusiastic session and the boys started out today determined to close the list of charter members within a month, if possible. To do this 250 are required, of which number the report last evening showed more than half have lien secured. Each member will try to secure at least one member within the month and if they succeeed the new company will be launched at once. During the. past week quite a number of business men have come in and the prospects at this time are that the company will soon be one of lie busy institutions of tills city. That a life insuran|e company is a splendid thing for any elmmunity is acknowledged by everyone and the determination and grit of the men backing this company should insure the success. At last night’s meeting addresses were made by Dr. S. P. Hoffman, Morton Stults and Dr. H. E. Keller. . o BIRTH OF BOYS. A fine boy was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Chris G. Bucher of Tenth street. A fine boy baby was also born March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy. GOT CONTRACT Linn & Patton Get Contract for New Building for Bank of Geneva. HEAT AND PLUMBING Go to Two Berne Companies —A New Front and Interior Remodeling. Contractors I.inn & Patton of this city got the general contract for the building of the new Geneva bunk build ing at Geneva. The A. J. Mosure company of Berne and the Berne Hardware company were the successful bidders on the plumbing and heating Job. On the heating contract, the Mosure com pany placed a hid for 1569, which was nearly 1200 less than any other bid. On the plumbing the Berne Hardware company bid *496. it is the intention of the Geneva Banking company to have a new front put in the Imnk and to have the inter lor remodeled. It is thought that the K. of P. lodge will purchase the second story of the building for a lorge room, but should they fail to do this n hotel will be started. - —- 0 WILTON BOONE TO SPEAK. Wilton R. Boone, representing the Noxubee Industrial school of McLeod. Mias., will address the Christian church audience Sunday evening regarding his wol’>. This is a negro in dustrial school and Mr. Boone I s alsc of that race. The mission work is a great one and he will have a good message to bring to the peopc here. QUITS YOUNO HUSBAND. Olrl for Whom Billy Rugh Died Back Home Again. Gary. Ind.. Mar. 7—Ethel Smith, th' girl for whom Billy Hugh, the crippled newslmy, gave up hla life, and who two months ago caused a sensation in Gary when she eloped and was married to Leon M. Kline, a cigar clerk, la back In tho shelter of her parents’ home. She says there Ims been no trouble.

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I * >|. * * * * H * * * R; * * « ■ ROCHESTER VS. DECATUR. * j|: '■ ;[« :|: Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 7— ♦ * (Special to Daily Democrat) — * I' ;! The board of controllers of the * * Indiana High . School Athletic * « association in their meeting to- * * day decided that the state has- * ;|.- ket ball tournament at Bloom- * * ington will have to be pulled off * H in two days. This means that * ' the winners will luive to play five * * of the seven games on Saturday. 4 Seventy-six games in all will he : F >(.• played. They will begin at 7 * * a. m„ Friday, and will end at 10 * -•! p. m., Saturday. The corrected * * list of entries Included 77 teams. * *. This will be the biggest athletic * * tournament ever held in Indiana. * * A partial list of today’s drawing * ' * shows that Rochester and Deca- :t: ; t tur will play the first game at 7 * , * a. m., Friday. * ************** THE COURT NEWS re—"——— Charge of Forgery Preferred Against Emmet Irwin, Who Confessed TO THE ROBBERY Os Grover Searight—Assessors Hold First Meet Meet Today. A charge of forgery was preferred against Emmett Irwin, who was arrested here some time ago and taken to Hillsdale. Mich., upon his confession that he had robbed his room-mate, Grover Searight. The charge of forgery grew out of his endorsing the name of Grover Searight on the certificate of deposit for *4O made payable to Searight. February 12 and which ’ he had cashed by the Berne Hardware company. The affidavit of forgery was made by Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly, who assisted the Hillsdale offi cer In tracing down the clues leading | to Irwin's arrest. The certificate and a sum in cash were among the things taken by Irwin. Luther M. Martin has registered the name of his farm in Hartford township as “Plainview,’' according to the filing of the same with County Recorder Andrew Welfiey. Ada Roe was granted a divorce from Jesse D. Roe and awarded alimony in the sum of five hundred dollars. Under this order the defendant is divested of his interest in plaintiff's property. —Van Wert Bulletin. Real estate transfers: Mary Reinking to l<euh McVeigh, realty in Union tp.. *II.OOO. The current report of Ell Beer, (Conti nusa on Page 2) A BLIND TIGER Kept by Druggist Hugh Keen of Geneva is the Charge Filed BY CORA BURRIS In the Circuit Court Today—His Bond is Fixed at SSOO. I A warrant for the arrest of Hugh Keen, a Geneva druggist, on a blind ! tiger charge, was Issued today from I the circuit court and placed In the bands of Sheriff Durkin for service. The affidavit was made by Mrs. Cora Burris of Geneva, and charges Keen with running and operating on February 2S. and at divers' prior times, a place where intoxicating liquors were sold, bartered and given away l unlawfully. She further charged that ) he was found In poaaeasion of whigr key, kept for the purpose of b art er- > Ing. selling and giving away unlaw i hilly. The affidavit was sworn out . before Marshal UkkMson. Keen's bond was fixed at *SOO.

IS WELL IN HAND 111 Local Health Officers Believe Epidemic of Typhoid is Receding. DAIRIES INSPECTED And Pronounced in Good Condition—Slight Improvements Urged. Dr. H. F. Costello, of the board of health, has not received the report from the state lx>ard on the water from the city plant, but It is cxpeced at any time now. There are no new developments and the officials and the physicians believe t hey have tile disease well in hand. In other cities over the state, including Ixigansport. Wabash and Madison, the epidemic is much worse than here, due to the fact that such prompt action was not taken. On Dr. Costello's books up to noon today there were thirteen cases reported officially. It is known there are several other cases. A number of cases showing symptoms have Improved and are reported by physicians as influenza or other ailments. That there are some cases of typhoid fever here, however, is further proven from tlie fact that “positive." reports from the Widal test are being received from the state board of health. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff ot the county board of health and Dr. (’ ostello. yesterday made an inspection tour of the dairies from which milk is sold in this city. They report them In ex cellent condition and recommended only a few alight improvements to ] make them perfect. Those will be | made at once. At both the Luttman and Waggoner dairies, the general i conditions were pronounced good. lecturHFoff • Col. Arnold Will Not Dis- ■ play Collection of Flags Here Next Week. MAY COME LATER Misunderstanding Causes a Cancellation of Date— Disappoints Many. Tlie lecture, “The Evolution of the American I’lag," by Col. Irwin B. Arnold, of Richmond, which it was an nounced would lie given here next Friday evening, has been called off. Col. Arnold was in the city last evening and explained that he had received word from those in charge here that they could not proceed with tlie arrangements and came up to see what the difficulty was. There seems to have been some misunderstanding I the general impression was that Mr. Arnold was to come here under the auspices of tlie G. A. R. and W. R C. I but they had never taken any action I confirming the arrangement, so Mr. I Arnold luui decided to come of hit! I own accord, to be assisted by one or I two of the veterans here. After urrlv ing here, however, he learned that there was some misunderstanding, no I one's fault particularly, but which would likely interfere with tho sue eess of tho entertainment, so lie call ed tho date off. His lecture is a won derful one on which ho has worked for years and the announcement that he will not be here will boa ill sap I polntmont to many. It la probable that he will accuro a date here Inter. I 0 — PRESIDENT OF SODALITY. Mias Miiynie Brake, whose denth or I curred yesterday of typhoid fever, wn president of the St. Agnes smlullty ol the St. Mary's Catholic church. The floclo y will attend the funeral Mon day morning In a body and the pall bearers will bo selected from the sodality members. — I, .io . i.., ■ Joo Zurifes of Bluffton has retained Simmons A Dailey as his attorneys in the blind tiger care against him. fill'd by Edwin Gaffer, of this city, and h* will make a fight against th» ease when It comes up in court Monday.

CARD OF THANKS. In tills manner we wish to express cur heartfelt thunks to our many friends, neighbors and physicians who offered their assistance during tlie sickness and doatli of our sou and brother, Richard. We also wish to thank Hie Rev. Father Seimetz for the many beautiful words of consolation, which lie expressed in Ills sermon during tlie funeral services tills morning. ('HAS VOGLEWEDE AND FAMILY. o FUNERAL SERVICE. Tlie funeral of Homer C. Wisner, youngest son of William Wisner, will be held nt tlie Baptist church tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. Services will be conducted by Rev. Bal), pastor of the church. THE CROP In Fort Wayne is Expected to Fall Short by About 466,560.000.000.000. BOUNTY IS OFFERED For March Flies—League to Pay One Cent Apiece for Each One Killed. After examining statistics showing that a fiy permitted to live in March becomes tlie progenitor of 93,312,000.000 flies in August, the Woman's Clubs League of Fort Wayne | has offered a bounty of one cent for each fly killed and brought to head- | quarters of the league. After five ! thousand March flies have been | brought in. the county ceases. At that time, the league figures, it will have been responsible for a shortage in the fly crop of 466.560.000,000,000 ' ttics Here is a golden opportunity for the ' I fault-finder or knocker to appoint himself official fly counter to see w Aether the crop shortage prediction turns | nut as p redlcted, or falls one or two I short of the "nth" power Some have already begun to figure on how far the Decatur crop fell short last year ou account of the fly swatting campaign which was begun. O' - CALL IS ISSUED. Washington. D. Mar. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Comptroller of the currency today issued a cull to national banks for a report of their ccfidition at the close ot business on March 4. Mrs. J. W. Baker returned to Belle Center, Ohio, yesterday after a visit here witli her son. Olen Baker, and I wife. She stopped off here enroute I home from Bluffton, where she had I been with a daughter, to whom a Isiiie was born February 22. AN OPERATION ■ Miss Reba Quinn to Have Operation by an Ear Specialist. IN THE HOSPITAL At Evanston. Ill.—Parents Left This Morning to be With Her. Mr. and Mra. French Quinn receiv led a telegram last night nt 10 o'clock I from Evanston, 111., stating that their I daughter. Reba, who is in the hospital I there will lai obliged to undergo an I operation by nn enr ipecialM. They icaft on the early morning train to I lie with her during tho ordeal. I Miss llelai. who is a student at I Northwestern university. liecama ill a tew day* ugo and went to the hospital I to consult an ear specialist, and was I placed under his care, It was thought that rhe would be able to return to I her work in a few days, but tlie operalltlon han becomo necessary. The ex--11 act nature of the aliment Is unknown 11 here, but It Is Iwllevcd to be of the naIture nf an nhsc<- « and that the operaIt lon will be ou the bone at the back ot or lu tho region of tlio ar.

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HELD PRISONER . Another Clue to Where- ' abouts of Catherine Winters Disevered Today. 1 1 1 SITUATION CHANGED Important Developments May Change Mexican Situation Today. (United Press Ser vice) Washington, D. C„ Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—That Catherine Winters, who disappeared » year ago from her home in New Castle. Ind., is being held a prisoner in Cleveland. was hinted in a mysterious letter received today by Congressman Finley H. Gray of Connorsville. He received clippings of the Winters stories together witli a purple pansy and signed "a degenarte white slaver.” Gray today called tlie matter before tlie attention of tlie federal authorities. Washingon, D. C„ Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Important immediate developments that may change the entire Mexican situation were believed to lie impending today. Advance against Torreon by the rebels was believed to have started. Huerta is also believed to be about ready to take the field. Tiiis will draw Carranza into the conflict personally. The report that Huerta will name strong men to succeed him was also revived. Indianapolis. Ind., Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)— That T. W. Conioy, traveling clairvoyant, and Urban Lawson, both claiming tile same wife and both searching for her. was disclosed to the police here today. Conroy says that he married the woman | is Mancie and that "he left him to go for a visit with her parents tn Terre Haute, but never arrived there. lawson said that for a time t|ie woman traveled witli Conroy, but was not his wife. Neither of the m* n knew that the other hud asked tlie police for help and that each was calling the other a blackguard. Tlie woman is known only as “Annie." Washington. D. C.. Mar. 7—(SpecI ial to Dally Democrat)—That the fedI • ral commission on industrial relaI lions will liold a public hearing in Indianapolis within tlie next four months was announced today. Every important Industrial center will lie visited. •'The open mind shall lie our watchword,” said Chairman Walsh. “The commission will avoid acting as a I lx.ard of mediation and will not allow Itself to lie drawn Into any local controversy.” Thirty four cities will ho visited. VAUDEVILLE AT LYRIC TODAY. Tlie three musical Palacios will close their engagement at the Lyric tonight. Tlie program for today will lie an entire change In which several popular numbers will be offered. The picture for today will be one of ths kind that everybody will like. it sparkles with action and the plot centers around a pretty girl. It is a War tier feature p Icture. "A Fight for a Million." The story of ti girl’s I plucky tight for the ownership of a gold mine, it Is In three reels and Is a during story of the gold fields with I throbs and wholesome excitement. It is one of tho new type of western picItures. The plot is gripping and tlie I Interprtation Is by nn all-star comI pany. Tlie program for next week will Ibe a* follows: Monday. 'Tlie I're I ure of Devil's Vale:" Tuesday, Helen Gardner in “A Daugher of Pan;" Wednesday, “Trapped In the Castle of Mystery;" Thursday. "The Hand That I Condemns:" Friday. “Journey's End Ing." with the gr«a' emotional actre -i, i Miss Marion Leonard. Saturday, "The Mystery of Sydney Street." The ' prices for ail next week will ho (Ivo I cents Each and every picture Is a 111hroe-rool prcsiiK tlnn. Matinees will i lx* given dully. I —■ o ■■— — ABOUT THE SICK I —— > Miss Hope Hoopengardner of Ninth • street, who has been 111 for several days witli Influenza, is reported Imi proved today. Avon Burke, who has boon 111 for t several days, ahowsi a slight Improve* men tover yesterday.