Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1914 — Page 1

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Volume’ XII. Number 59.

THE BIS EVENT FOS NEXT WEEK Democratic State Convention Will be Held at Tomlinson Hall. , I I IS MUCH INTEREST *' ‘ I' Indiana is Believed by Lead-' J ers to be Safely Democrat- 1 54 ic This Year. —1 (Democratic Editors’ Neva Bureau.) Indianapolis, Ind. Mar 11—With less than a week intervening before 1

the democratic state convention it appears too difficult to forecast the outcome of races for most of the places on the ticket. There are more candidates thau the democratic party ever had before in Indiana. In fact the convention bids fair to be a recordbreaker in many ways. The number of deieagtes is 1836 which is the larg«st either party has had in this state. Conditions are the same with the democrats now that were enjoyed for nearly twenty years in succession by the republicans when a nomination on their state ticket was.regarded as equivalent to an election. With the Wilson admintitration popular with all classes of voters and with a state administration that is meeting with general approval th- democrats feel that they are in better shape than ever to carry Indi-j una. There is nothing whatever in I the present situation to indicate that j Indiana can ba regarded as a doubtful or pivotal state this year. Even If there was no split among the republi ! cans and if there was no bull moos | party, the democratic leaders believ tiuit they could win because of thpopuk iiy of the national and state, administrations. Apparently there are r.o r . ious factional trouble* within I th-- democratic party this year. Ac-1 ctr.iing to reports the Wilson-Bryan League will present a somewhat nidi cal platform, but it was said today that its platform favoring a primary elec-! tton systum is not much different from 1 the one that Is living advocated by | Governor Ralston and other party | leaders. Th- geverner favors th- election of delegates to the state conv. ntion by direct primary, but he favors a retentft.n of tho coovoiitton. H<* would I have other nominations made by de of tho Wilson Bryan League Itaders, and It i« not regarded as likely that | there will be much of a clash over the primary election plnnk. There is ar. clemcß*. in favor of having planks favoring the initiative, referendum, th recall and • constitutional convention, but the tedha'imis are that the con ’ vention will not take n stand for any | of those h»u< The position of most of the leader- la that the legislature has put it up to the people to decide fcr themselves at the general election in November whether a call shall be issued for a constitutional convention. All of the candidates are no* bring- || ing their campaign to a clone preparatory U> cp- ul;.z headquarter* m*re Sunday and Monday for the finals. Every foot of apace at tin- Denison hotel which Is headquarters for the candidates, has been taken. There Is not a room left. All of the hotels have big reservations hooked by the candidates and their boosters, loin lin-t nhail. whqre the convention will be held, will not be half large enough to accommodate the crowd. Senator U F. Shively la rxpv< led to arrive here Monday, but he has not arranged to open any h-adiuartera as a candidal.• for the senatorial nomination. He will n"l have. any opposition notwithstanding the rumor* th« tho name of National ' o®mltt*«man Taggart will be ai’fung ‘ ,u ’ < ‘ on ’ vention. Taggart has stated emphatically Ul . t he I* not « candidate for th* senate and that be favor I >■ rr as j a M tinfnr <thlv*'lv , Domina(k>* <m . < ♦ —hi nrnvi»n! Ulf fight Im bciftM mao* ’’’ » n*>n«hiati<m nf the i The candidates who will b«- nomtna’ •>d by acclamation are Judi • » Hottie, Felt and Caldwell, of the »!’ peltate court, and ■ harina ,r * l.«o«e. stale superintendent of publl I instruction. Judge frank I >» i Angola ha* no oppoalt:<* l° r » I’»“ on the app« Hate bench. The contests that are to be »««« tn the first ballot are between E »• t IVilHnm iM’fttty * ol itarrott »«<l Ullllam (£<mnDU*o vn < Ml® *1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ONE OF JINKS' OWN. Manager Parent of the Crystal announces that for today's show he has j: ecured another one of Jinks France's roaring comedies, entitled, "Seth’s Woodpile.’’ This is a story of “the meanest man in town,” who gets in a quarrel with his neighbor. The neighbor decides to bororw a little wood. Seth loads a stick with powder, but tho neighbor reforms and returns the wood during the night. The next morning Seth loads up the stove with a result which you will have to see to enjoy. Floyd France, a son of Jinks, takes a prominent part. The other reels are a Lubin entitled, “The Locked Door," ana a Vitagraph entitled "Thieves.” The price of admission is 5c to ail. TAKES OWN LIFE James E. McHenry of Wabash. Grand K. of P. Trustee.

WELL KNOWN HERE Commits Suicide by Shooting at Home in Wabash —W’as Sixty-three. ) Attorney D. B. Erwin and others ot the local Knights of Pythias read with sorrow of the suicide ot James E. McHenry, sixty-three years old, for years mayor of Wabash, one time a member of the state legislature, and well known over the state as a trustee of the Knights of Pythias grand lodge. He ended his life yesterday afternoon at his home with a bullet wound in liis head. Temporary derangement of his mind in brooding over the death of relatives is blamed. - , Within the last four years three sis- I ters and his mother have died, the i death of his mother occurring at Cleveland. Ohio, ten days ago. Since that time he grew very despondent. Mr. McHenry did not arise as usual yesterday morning and shortly after noon Mrs. McHenry’s attention was at- ' tracted by a slight noise in the room which her husband was occupying. Whi.e she was not alarmed she went tu the room a few minutes later to summon Mr. McHenry to lunch and found his lifeless body on a bed. He had shot h’mself through the head, placing the revolver Just back of his right ear. Mr-. McHenry was prostrated with grief. * That Che act was pr-medltated was indicated by the fact that Monday ev!ng Mr. McHenry visited a drug store and made inquiries relative to the amount of morphine necessary to take a human life. Later he attempted to purchase a quantity of the drug, deI claring that he wanted to use it to induce sleep, as he had been unable to rest because of illness. SAYS'TWAS A GIFT W. I. Rainier Sold Jewel Which He Alleges Was Given to Him. HE WAS ARRESTED i Thought to be Connected With Recent Robberies in Fort Wayne. t The Fori Wayno Journal Gaietto i says: "Asked to accompany Officer Peter Junk to headquarters. W. I. Hal .. ntrr. a ib-catur product, thought to be r connected with recent robberies here. >. startl’d to run eastward from the cor a ner ot Main and Harrison streets nt r |0: SO o’clock last night, and was Just turning Into the alley leading to Berry i street when he was stopped by the rt !. port of the officer’s gun. fired into the elr. Rainier admitted after his arrest I- that lie had stolen a I2lW> diamond <• ring from a woman in Chicago and hud ,t old It at Warsaw for SXO He says e the Jewel was given him. Before Junk accosted the man he saw him have s d conversation with a fellow on Calhoun d street and watched him while he stir >r veyed the Interior of the Warteil and Young Jewelry stores." ■

FEUD RENEWED — —• ; In G. R. White Family— Mrs. White Acquitted of Trespass in TAKING HER CHILD From Grandparents’ Home —Brothers-in-law Then Have a Mix-up. The feud that has existed for some time in the George Russell White family at Geneva was renewed there, according to a Geneva dispatch, when Mrs. White was tried in the justice court for trespassing. The dispatch continues: “Russel White's father. Jonathan White, alleges that Mrs. Russel White came to his home and took their small child while it was in it’s night clothes. The case of habeas corpus tried tn the Jay countycourt had given each party the right to take the child when found not in the possession of the other parent. The child was at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan While. Its mother. Mrs. Russet White entered the home and took the child. Jonathan White had her arrested for trespassing. The defendant was found no/ guilty. After the trial Russel White struck his brother-in-law, Roy Jellison. on account of previous trouble. Both were arrested by City Marshal Winship. Immediate trial found each guilty and fined each party $1 and costs." It will be remembered that Mrs. Lodema White filed suit for divorcei from her husband several months ago ' in the Adams circuit court. This was ' dismissed when she was declared In-j sare and taken to Easthaven. She I was soon released and on returning ' home filed another divorce suit. Judge I Smith refused a divorce to both, and a motion for a new trial by Mrs. White is now pending action of the judge In the court here. JOfN THECONTEST State Board of Forestry to Give S4O in Prizes for the Best Essays on FOREST INFLUENCE Essay Must Not Exceed 2000 Words—School Children Invited to Join. — The Indiana State Board of Forestry

will give S4O in prtat-s for the best , composition on the preservation of oar * | native forests, the same to be sent to Elijah A. Gladden, secretary of the State Board of Forestry. The contest ' Is for all and any of the school children of the different counties of the state and Adams county is urged to have a number of her pupils join. The object of the state lamrd in offering a prize for an essay In forestry Is for the purpose of stimulating a study of certain phases of the subject. In or der to accomplish this It Is necessary to Impose some conditions upon the contestants. The following are the conditions governing the contest for 1914 and contestants are required to follow them: Relation to rainfall, relation to temperature. relation to animal Hf**. re la tlon to Industries, nlaUon to sanitation. The manuscript must be written In Ink. on good white paper and composition must not nxceed 3,000 words When completed, mall it to ths aecra tary. This must lw done not later than May 1, 1914. The order In which the $40.00 In prlxes Is to be distributed is ss follows: $12.50 In to be given for the heat essay, and 17.50 for the second bent essay by pupils In the high nchooln of the state; also 112.50 Is to he given for the boat essay by pupils IM the grades and country schools Those dealrltig to enter the contest are advised to write fnr literature and rdw of the cont ••nt. It l» hoped that Adamn county will have a numta-r of pupils Join tho content, as she han always made a good uhowing In all of the state contcaU of this kind.

“DECATUR CAX' AXD WILL"

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening,March 11, 1914.

1 FUNERAL OF SISTER-IN-LAW. W. J .Barrone Attenlg Funeral Os Mrs. Nancy Barone W. J. Barrone left lU H morning for Monroeville to attend t'u- funeral of Ills sister-in-law, Nancy E. Barrone, widow of Henry Barrone, wh’th was. held this afternoon. She liar been ailing for some time and deatli Ajcur- ' red Monday. o NOTICE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS * I There will be work in the rank of page at the Thursday night meeting. Ail brothers are requested to be present. G. C. STEELE. K. of R. 8.

o— ECLIPSE OF MOON I Will be Visible Here Tonight—Lay People as I Well as THE ASTRONOMERS Are Getting Ready to Observe It—Fainter Stars More Easily Seen. There will be an eclipse of the moon, almost total tonight, says a Washington dispatch. This will be visible from all points In western Europe, North and South America and western Africa. Astronomers at the i naval observatory here prepared to take advantage of the opportunity for I special observations during the I eclipse, for while the moon is darken- ’ en, unusually accurate work may be j accomplished. It was pointed out that fainter stars than are normally observed for purposes of occultation obser- ' vations are more easily seen during an eclipse and that they are of great I importance in correcting the lunar ta-1 i ides. As yet. astronomers have found i it impossible to compute from theory, tables which agree exactly witli th* I positions observed in the sky. The shadow of the eartli will not ; | entirely cover the moon, but at the 1 middle of the eclipse more than ninetenths of the moon’s diameter will be in the shadow. , The moon is due to enter the shadow. according to precise reckoning, at 9:41 8-10 o’clock tonight, eastern standard time, should reach the middle of the eclipse at 11:12 9-10, o'clock and leave the shadow at 12:44 a. m. on Thursday. oPASTRY SALE. Mrs. Wlsehaupt’s section of the • United Brethren Aid society will give I a pastry sale Saturday at the Penning- | ton A Uchtle meat market. 59t3

GETS PROMOTION Earl Steele Becomes Manager of the Hammond Loan Company. TAKES NEW PLACE At Advance of Salary--Ad-ams County boy Making Good. * George (’. Steele of the Racket store han received word from hln brother. Earl Steele, an Adamn county boy, of a promotion he ha* received In bls work. Earl han been employed at Hammond for some time so the Lake County Ixxui company, and han made good. He han now been offered and accepted a position with the Hammond Loan company, an manager. The new position in better in every way and In a promotion over the old. an the firm Is larger, nnd the position, he holds with them better, and ’he salary big ger accordingly. Mr. Steele in a graduate of the Inter national Business college. Ft. Wayne He han made good an a bookkeeper and stenographer, and Is rapidly rising. He la a non nf James Steele, a prominent Kirkland township farmer.

A NEWJYSTEM Effort Will be Made to Organize “The Every Member Canvass.’’ AND EACH MEMBER Os M. E. Church Will be Asked to Make a Weekly Subscription.

I A congregational meeting is announced so: Thursday evening of this week at the Methodist church. An effort will be made this year to organ! :e what is ruown as "The Every Mem- _ her Canvatß." Each member will be asked to nuke a weekly subscription lor current expenses and benevolences of the church. Rev. Claud Travis of the Wayne cOreet Methodist church, Fort Wayne, vhose t-hurch successfully put in opt-gtion this plan last ■ year, will address the members at the church on Tliursda.- evening, at seven o’clock. The Rev* Travis Is pa tor of one of the largest churches of the conference, is an abk speaker and is enthusiastic upon this method of taking care of the finances and benevolences of the church. Ar. effort will be made to take subscriptions in one day from every man, womat and child , who belongs to the church. About forty men be> anked to do this. They will go two by two and secure their subscriptions. In the evening of the day In"which the subscriptions will be taken, they will gather together in the church and tabulate their results. It is the intention to do this before the conference year closes March 31. The past year has been a most successful one in the history of the church and the members are looking forwa'rd to this new arrange- ! ment witli some degree of enthusiasm. I The annual conference is to l>e h*!d at Mishawaka, beginning April first, . and will he presided over by Bishop j W. F. McDowell, a! Chicago. STILL DEFIANT — Governor Colquith’s Attitude May Make Change in Patrol Necessary. OLD POLITICIAN DEAD Joseph Mackin, of Chicago, Who Made and Unmade Governors, is Dead. (United Press Service)

Washington. D. <’., Mar. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The deflant attitude of Governor Colquith of Tex | as, may result tn the changing of the border patrol by the government. The president Is considering the advisable Ity of ordering some of the troops oi' the Texas cities to patrol unless the Texas governor withdraws from his present attitude. Senator Sheppard ai;d others from Texas have shown the government that Texas citizens will , welcome sueh a move. No Immedinb action Is expected In the Benton case. The British embassy Is satinth*! that ■ Benton was slain by Villa. Tho so called commission appointed by Carranza to Investigate this, remains nt Jaurez, seemingly doing nothing.

Chicago, 111., Mur. llv-(Bpeclal ta Dally Democrat) —Joseph C. Mackin, seventy-two years of age, who introduced free lunches In Chicago saloons, when he was a power In the democratic rank, died al tho Dunning hospital for the lunano early ttalay front paresin. Following tho Cleveland-Blaine campaign, Mackin was convicted for election fraud* and sent tn tho Jolie’ penitentiary. Mbxlco City. Mur. 11—(Spoclnl to Dally Democrat)—Brisk fighting con tinued today north of Torreon. Il w»« reported that 4,000* federal* successfully resisted nn'gttnck of 5,000 rebels, Because no ne>* nf the hattle has ■ Itesit received from the rebels It Is do- - tiled that the Jiattln wa* un*ucc«zsful i Huerta Is censoring all the Torreon . nows.

| RAISED FUND FOR SICK MAN. One hundred and three Decatur people contributed to a fund raised by Roy Elzey to aid his friend. Barton Hchraluka, who lias for several weeks been buttling against deatii in a fierce siege of typhoid fever. His mother is almost worn out and the family habeen having a rather hard time. Mr. ' Elzey circulated the petition yesterday and raised the sum of thirty-one dollars which he turned over to the : family yesterday afternoon, and which will aid them tn this distressing time. The total sum raised was $31.00, contributed in sums of from ten cents to one dollar.

EYES THAT SEE Things in an Interesting Way Interpret the Sunny South IN A RHYME For Readers of Democrat— Dan Erwin Tells of “Indianian in Florida. Daniel Erwin. “The Bard of the Kekionga,” who has just returned ! from a visit in Florida, tells interestingly in rhyme, of his travels. The subject is “Indianan In Florida," and 'gives ns a view through “eyes that J see" of the sunny south, as follows; 11 am asked to write a poem, as an 1 1 Indiana Man. > I For they tell us down in Flo Ada, all > I Indianians can. . Sol take up my old pencil, just to «.-e what I can do I ; With my feet beneath the table, in ottr room 102. i When we left old Indiana, with her! cltaa. te damp and cold. > First vi- big St. Augustine, and her relics 'uaint and old. There we aaw the fabled Fountain of Ponce d< fame. And the real burning spring, where the waters turn to We visited the Ancient (. hurcli and the Alligator farm. When the reptiles and tlic rattlesnakes are caged from doing harm We saw the great old Ocean Beach and tread up on the sand, While the tidal wave was rolling out in majesty so grand. ' i Then wo turned toward Jacksonville, to the Mason Hotel New, With her many colored porters in their uniforms of blue, But the 'bronzo doors at the entrance, and the floors of Spanish tile, (Contmueo on rage 2)

AT STYLE SHOW Mrs, J. O. Sellcmeyer Wil’ Sing Friday Afternoon and Evening. FOR THE BIG EVENT In Anderson—lndianapolis Orchestra Will Furnish Accompaniment.

Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyor will leave tomorrow Anderson, where she will slug at a stylo show to be given by the Bunner dry good* store, a large estah llshment, Friday afternoon and evtu lug. The store will have live model* from Now York to display the goods to advantage, and while the showing Is in progress, a musical program wilt bo given. An orchestra from Indian > spoils has Imßt secured to furnish the Instrumental music, which will b« Mrs i Sellcmeyer’* accompaniment while ■ she sings. The musical program will b» continuous through the afternoon » and evening. s Mrs. Sellet.ieyrr is naturally highly gifted aa a singer, and with excellent n training, has developed Into a vocalist of power.

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OVER THE ERIE 1 Body of Miss Reba Quinn is Expected to Arrive at 4:00 Today. FROM CHICAGO ILL. Left There at 11 O’clock— Funeral Arrangements Not Known Here.

■ The body of Miss Reba Quinn, 1 whose death occurred Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the hospital at Evanston. 111., accompanied by the par- ; ents, Mr. and Mrs. French Quinn, and a number of other relatives, will arriv • this afternoon at 3:46 o'clock over the Erie railroad, and will he taken to tho family home on First street. Such was the word revived in tho ' city this morning from Charles Myers, from Hammond, who at that time was enroute home witli the funeral party. He stated that the party left Chicago at 11 o’clock this morning. No funeral arrangements will lie made until the arrival in this city, hut it is the belief of relatites that the funeral will not be held before Friday or Saturday. According to word received henyesterday afteraoon Mrs. Quinn suf 1 sered a complete collapse at ti e hos■lpital after her daughter’s deatli, and .! doctors allowed no one to call on her. Later word last night was that she ’ had recovered and both she and her i husband were bravely withstanding I the great shock occasioned by the 'deatli of their daughter, and it Is preIsumed that Mrs. Quinn is able to accompany the party home. Miss Naomi Dugan, who wa a stu11deat at tlie Northwestern university with Miss Quinn, and several other [classmates will come. Mrs. P. W. rSmffh of Richmond. Mrs. G. urge Morris of Bluffton, a number of Miss Qutan'- Mgh school lassmates. »hn are away at college, including Lillian Rice, of Richmond; Robert Peteraon and Miss Winifred Burk of Bloomington, Dan Tyndall of Ada. Ohio, are also expei ted to arrive soon to join | others already here. Penney Train Wrecked. Some apprehension was felt in the | city last evening when it be<; me known that fast Pennsylvania passenI ger train No. 23. out of fort Wayne lat 10:15 yesterday morning, eintek a | broken rail about 2<M) feet we-1 of ’ho station at Pierceton, derailing the entire train of eight cars. No one was injured. It was beieved that this v-as the train taken by Charles Mj rs an I Robert Quinn, when they left for Ch! cage yesterday, as they left here on the 8:30 car and would have arrived in Fort Wayuo just in time to iase this train. Whether thej were passenger* on this, however. Is not known.

tnay have been deluy.at they reached | Bran ’•».. in. by last t venlag, when <otnmunicatlon betwon parties there and here was recadved. - - —o - SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT Member* of Sam Henry Post, G. A. R.. and the Son* of Veterans are raquested to meet at tho hail this even Ing for the purpose of making arrange lu'-nt* concerning the funeral cf Mla« , Reba Qulr.n. Because of the <■'.<•• •• rlatlon between Mr Quinn nnd the pe <t.

he being one of the a< live Son*. «*•- desire to take »uch action a* tho mem tier* feel will property show our sincerest sympathy with th» family In their hours of bereavement W. H. MVERS. Commander. aaHHBaaaaMaHHB ' PORTER IS CHARGED. Wlnche ter. Ind., Mar. 11 - William E. McDouglll. druggirt, was placed on trial today charred with operating a blind tiger and tho evld- net waa tn at 5:15 yesterday evening when court adjourned. It I* likely tho case will to the Jury tomorrow morning. The case of Thurman E. Porter, a druggist of Parker, who I* al«o < hargod with operating a blind tiger, will then come up for trlai. SERVICE AT PRESBYTERIAN. This evening at 7 o’clock the regular mid-week service at the Presbyterian church will be held. The topic for consideration Is, “Uhrirt and the Pharisees In regard to the Sabbath,” A welcome to all.