Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII, Number 100.

MARTIAL LAW INCOLORADO Seven Miners Are Dead and Two Wounded as Result of Battle Today. TROOPS SENT THERE 1 <' ; President Wilson Orders Six Troops and a Calvary Into the State. gj (United rreßs Servl.e.) Washington, April 28—(Special to Bally Democrat) Following many t conren-i a general discussion in the cabinet and a conference this aft ernoon between President Wilson and Secretary of War Garrison, the President ordered federal regular troops intiicd: itely to proceed to the Colorado •trik“ district and restore order At the sane time President Wilson pre fem a proclamation which has be>-n M*t by olograph and will be publish ed by .I’l Colorado m wspapvi The frock. lion wliieh is in <■«<•<• a real ing of the roit act by the fed) ral gov avnne i ' will bo enforced by six troops and <avulry. Garrison has sent ord. rtO the c.avalry at Fort Ilussol o-.d ot r Bets Bace in that section. HBashington. April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Federal troops will ttjjgirilv.biy enter the Colorado strike I>gone before night fall. President \\ .1 Waon took up a conference with Se. re |F tary Garrison before the . abin< t • g fee 'odav to reply to Governor Am gsfejwori' appeal for troops. Four troops Is arc being held ready for movement at ’Fort Russel on a moments not’lien tion Him Garrison left the Pn-ident after aa hours conference he said W ■ have WEBS**'' 1, '* decision. 1 will see ... Die President about it again in a <rt time." * - Waist nburg. Colo., April J > Sp.. E, tai to Daily Dvina rati Sev. :i mine jL-guar-' are dead and one man and one Htotimti W) ul.ded was lite report today | of the Sheriff following a long di- £ tan. • survey of the Mi Sully mine sit ■bti..r 200 strikers captured it and EDrov . the mine guards tie W.il-en Kl» r - mine. Early today came t. |.- K .gtu |>h moMugi* from Fori* ' at ninv Kpitit-'.' and strikers had • v .invi Kriloi .it G:.10 this morning \ volley Krv the striker!, went Into the mine Kav* where about 60 women were |Kh<<itered Tl.< Superintend, nt < hr.-..’ to call for troops. Troops from Ludlow . amp of militia in . xj.. ■ t hl- eti during the morning. Tin- M< Sally Klin, fight in many ways was th. mo-t L Spectacular battle of the man' ng Kt-ctired in southern Colorado sim e HEst fall. After the first volley was ■Mir. d into the camp large groups < f Envii were visible manu'. ring . loser to ■ the mine and pouring a terrible fire Ifnto the mine guards. An auto which Bpiivo forth from the mouth of the mine Kt fail speed and U! "‘ ''? rr "" e Kim Superintendent and his family. Bpm s fired upon repeatedly. resulting

TAMPICO CUSTOM HOUSE AND DOCKS 1 _ 1 ’ \ A t- H' > / /r •' !r -j*®*-*-rr. » • £.#>* . . - IMctF yv *m pTHf { vl*W yT **V « k: - ELJH ; ’ 1 < BSP 1 i Tarilco and ot tba dock*. Rear Admiral Hadgsr wan given order* to aai»e thU View of the cuetom •> oU *“ * .7 i» te the chipping point for moat of the Mexican oil- | custom house If he thought It a.lvlaabi ~ _

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT “DECATUR CAN AMD WILL”

in the wounding of a cousin of the, Superintendent. Denver, April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Firing continued today between the mine guards and strikers about the Hecklas mine. Two hundred strikers are reported as taking guard behind the siokade. Denver, April 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat > —Governor Ammons today issued a call for volunteers for the state militia and simultaniously declared Boulder county under martial law. He also ordered 100 troops from Canon City to go to Boulder county to restore order. The soldiers left Canon City for Boulder by special train. The Governor said that Sheriff Buster and a force of deputies together with mine guards are cornered in the Hecclaaa mine and are in danger of extermination. The fighting at the Walsenburg mine last night and the sending of troops to Boulder county has effectively shatter-: ed the armed truce declared last Fri- 1 day. Trinidad, Colo., April 28 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Telephone advices from Walsenburg state that 200 state militia reached there early today and | had turned a machine gun on the ridge of that place sweeping the McNally mine with a fierce fire. T. M. Hudson. clerk of the district court at WaiI I |senburg also said that the militia and: mine guards have machine guns turn-, ed on the city itself. Reports here of tlie fatalities vary. One is that 5 ; strikers and 3 mine guards have been ; slain. Hudson said that 3 miners had been killed during the morning, either in Walsenburg or Just outside. He asserts that one miner was struck by a bullet while standing at a station far from the scene of battle. Until Mine Worker officials here have been adviced that 50 militia men attacking! the McNally mine this morning were reptil«ed. The most intense excitement 1 prevails and It is impossible to get any information. Both telephone and telegraph wires have been cut down. THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB. The Indies' Shakespeare club will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. H. K. Molts, on Fourth street, the meeting being a special one for the purpose of discussing plans in connection with the Ladies Civic Impro-e-; went society. All members are ! earnestly requested to attend. o — GIRL AT GASS HOME. Frank Gass of the Gass. Mothers' Store of Quality, was at home today rejoicing over the birth of a fine girl baby who made her advent into the home this morning. She is the ninth -liild aud the fourth girl in the family, and "Ginger" says she is the finest of them all. A JOINT SESSION. The trustee and steward hoards will meet in a joint session, Thursday even- ' ing at 7:30 in the office ot Fred Hoff- - man. J. 11. RILLING. Pastor. >„ ■ ■ FINE MARE AND COLT DEAD. : ... ■ Otto tammert. of north of the city, suffered a big loss yesterday in th.- . death of a fine mare and tier colL The ; : loss is placed at about 8250.

Decatur, Indiana.Tuesday Evening, April 28, 1914.

FOR MOTHER'S DAY Sunday May 10 Have Special Preparations Been Made For Services. BY ALL CHURCHES Os the U. S.—Plans to Make It the’Banner Observance of All Years. Churches everywhere arc preparing to make Sunday. May 10 the banner day so all Mothers' day observances. I The wearing of the white carnation I for the mother who is gene, and n colored one for the living mother, will be ' featured. There will lie special services in the churches of the United I States' for Mother. Altars will l>e decorated with white carnations, and an atI mosphere of devout regard for the memory that predominates over all the services. An effort will be made to have every l*>y and girl and every man and i every woman pay tributes of love and devotion to the living mother, and that -upon the grave of the sleeping mother a tribute of flowers be laid. Tho white carnation with Its ever present sacred purity will Is- seen on every coat lapel and shirt waist if tho intentions of tho churchmen of the city are carried out. Heretofore tokens of devotion have always been shown in the chuiches on the set date, but this year an effort will ho made iio make the day the greatest of it:: | kind. KEEPEYEON FLY Are Spread Each Year By Won’t Want Him to Alight On Your Face MILLIONS OF GERMS Are Spread Each Eye by the Little Pest—Then Get After Him. In a single speck left by a fly that hud been captured on the face of a leper. 1.115 leprosy germs were found while fib’s caught in the market house at Nashville, Tenn . were found to be carrying from one to ten thousand bacteria each. It is not within the realm of reason to assume that Dec - atur is as dirty as Nashville or as dangerous as a leper's face, hut the variety of files bred locally are neither chemically pure nor constitutionally different front those In other cities. Go out upon tho streets any day and you will see the little pests feeding leisurely upon sputum left in public places . by tuberculous persons and others in | to whose system the fangs of contagion

have settled. Keep an eye upon the self-same fly a few minutes and you will see it light upon some one's face, or crawl into a sleeping baby’s mouth. If lie carries ten thousand bacterio germs Ills mission is not a friendly one. Swat the fly! What is better Ilian swatting tho fly, however, is to prevent ills getting into tlie world in the first place. Do away witli tlie breeding place, and tlie fly will not exist. The first half of the first week in May has been set aside as clean up week. Clean up your garbage and tlie city will haul it away free ot charge. Many flies will thus be deprived of places of rendezou . 0 BULLETIN. ECCLES. WEST VIRGINIA. April 28—Special to Daily Democrat) —Mine explosion here this afternoon. Two hundred and fifty miners entombed. SOME SORE SPOTS Republicans Find it Impossible to Substantiate Recent Statements BET ON -BEVERIDGE First Wager of Season at Even Money—Miller Is Not Very Popular. Indianapolis. Ind.. April 28 —Special to Daily Democrat) —Tlie Republican state committee issued another statement today trying to justify the speech delivered by Howard Maxwell, as temporary chairman of tlie Republican state convention in which Maxwell made charges regarding the Marshall and Ralston administrations which they find now they are going to he unable to substantiate. However the effort to make good what Maxwell said is to lie kept up Indefinitely. Auditor of State O'Brien's reply to Maxwell In which he showed that the Hanly administration actually left a deficit of 81.400,000 for its successor seems to have landed under the hide : of the Republican leaders as they are out with a denial in which they try to show that Hanly left a balance of $493,000 in the state treasury. The Republican machine say.) that Maxwell's 'indictment' of tin Democratic administrations went merely to the use of tlie funds and not to tlie collection of then or the source from which they came. O'Brien has called attention to the fact that about 8700,000 of the state debt paid by Governor Durbin wus from funds paid to the state as u war debt by the federal government and for which the Republican administration was not entitled to any credit The new settlement says that the annual cost of the state administration under Hanly was 82.805.163.29, while under Governor Marshall It was 83.673,812.03. In this statement as was the case in Maxwell's speech the Republican committee falls to take Into account that under Governor Marshall there were four more large state In atltutlons than there were under Hanly. Tho increase tn the cost of the administration of tho state affairs under Governor Marshall and Governor Ralston la but the normal Increase (when the number of new institution!: | for which the Republicans passed j bills arc taken into consideration. The comparison that is made by the Republican stalo committee aud Max well Is like comparing the cost of ten institutions for Illustration witli the cost of fifteen. It la not even -uggo»tled by the Republican machine that it I would naturally cost nmr>’ to run sis toon administration* than ton.

I Governor Rnbtcn today was hu ll : |rd to ridicule the entire effort of the 1 I Republican machine to make It appear i that the Dnmocrntle state admlnbtrn- ! it lons have been willfully extravagant ■ IHe Maid that there I* nothing In the I charges made by the Republican* to ' rawed the Detr.' ratio party any amt < Irty. I That the Republican* arc not entire- ' 11ly harmonious over their statu plat- 1 I form I* apparent from the utterance* I lot Charles G. Sefilt, editor of the I Washington Herald, who was a mcm liber of the resolutiona committee. th I frit I* telling Home tale* out of achool | He prnl<e* the ticket but he seem* to regard the platform aa a hodge-pojg< 1 affair made solely to catch votes. "It la too Imd that similar com pH ■ (ConunneQ <m lage 1)

SON ISJNJ’JREO Takes Harry Menefee’s Place in the St. Joseph Hospital ' Fort Wayne ' MONDAY AFTERNOON 1 I Father Who Was Victim of Decatur-Ft. Wayne Wreck Is Paralyzed. At 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon just six hours after Harry Menefee, the well-known cement contractor, who was serious ly injured in n Decatur interurlHin and Ft. Wayne str car accident on Calhoun street la Ft. Wayne on March 2, was discharge-l from St. Jo-i ph's hospital, where he I had been a patient for fifty-five day . I Adolphus E. Menefee, a son of th" for i Dior, was taken to the. ame institution for ireatment of injuries which lie -u ; - tained at the Pennsylvania erecting shop. A heavy pitsof machinery which fell upon tlie foot of the younger Minefee. who is a machinist upprrnticc at the Pennsylvania shops, neverly crushed that ntcrnb r and fractured one ot the toes. The condition of Harry -Menefee, who left the hospital yesterday, is showing little improvement and he is still completely paralyzed from the hips down. The accident in which he was hurt happened when a heavy Interurban car, crashed into the rear end of a southbound stre»-t car near the Pennsylvania subway on South Calhoun street.—Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. TROUBSFiSO Have tTie Birds—Have More to do Than Sing Say Some People NESTS ARE DOOMED In Old Landmark Elm Th?.t Is Being Cut Down On Fifth Street ‘ Who couldn't be happy now? Why. even the birds are happy and singing." said soma one apropos of tho beaut! ful spring, sunshiny wt'atlier, with it blossoms and beauty an April that has beaten June for Its "perfect days." "Well." re tilled a more pessimistic person, "tho birds ought to be happy about all that they have to do now, Is sing. I suppose the most of them have j . their neats built or are well under way . there is no housecleaatag in view and i when they arc hungry they go out and .'got a worm or some other dainty. Tii-’y . zh’ uld lie happy." lj Hern Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgart- ■ ner spoke up. “Well, I know of two) families of birds that will undnubt<-<ll} . have to build their nests over again ! They are Mr. and Mrs. Blackbird nnd 1 P Mr. and Mrs. Robin nnd they are n I . In the course of building in the law , elm tree that stands In front ot our 1 hotitu*. corner nt Nuttman Avenue nnd i Fifth streets. Thia ol<l landmark tre«. I . no one knows how many centuries old I . Is now Indiig dug out to nuikv way for I the cement walk that will I*’ laid . along the curb of the now street . which In now being made The birds , will soon rind their nesting place none, and will have to bunt a new place to begin over again.

The bird* had quite a fight for whnt they probably conddurad 'vantage ground' In the tree, Tito tree la >iuUe largo enough to house hundred* <f ne»t* but after the bird* finally compromised on the matter of possession of the tree they fought for desirability of location, it I* probably what mode them late In building, but then of courao. that will prove to bo n matter of congratulation when tin y know how soon the tree I* doomed." The tree la one of the finest In th< city, and there la much regret that n b necessary to cut It down to mak* way for new improvement*. - O'"— ", - Mbs higgle Peel who lias born with the John Cline family on the E. S. Christ* n farm, returned to Bt rnc y 1 terday.

WINTERS BENEFIT SHOW. At the Crystal theatre this evening. Dr. Winters and his wife will be present with a reel of pictures showing tho scenes and characters in the sad drama which occurred at Now Castle, Indiana. The proceeds of this entertainment, after paying the expenses, are given to a comniltt.tee of citisens of New Castle who are aiding and directing the search for the missing child. Dr. Winters is practically penniless, having spent all his resources trying to find his child. Come to the show and contribute your mite to help the Winters family in their time of need. In addition to this, three other films will be given entitled "Local Color” a two reel Vitagrnph nnd "Snakesvllle's New Doctor." Tho price of admission is lo cents, but any contributions to the Winter's Relief fund will he accepted and most thankfully received.

THE COURT NEWS ’Kalver Blind Tiger Case Began Trial Today in the Circuit Court. IS A JURY CASE Judgement in Durbin-Walt-er’s Case—Gage-Burkhead Case Set For May 4. The case of the State vs. Isadora Kalver. charged with liquor law violation, began trial this morning in the circuit court before the judge and a jury. This is the case in which Kalver , was bound over from the court of Jusjtice Kintz, whore it was adjudged that he was probably guilty. The affidavit ’ for the illegal sale of liquor is made by John W. Burk, and January 27. is the specific date mentioned for the alleged illegal sale. Kalver pleade d not guilty thin morn-: ing when brought into court. A mo-; tion to quash the affidavit was over ‘ ruled, ano the case was declared on. It was not until 10:40 o'clock that a ' jury was impaneled, the following be» ing sworn in: Ed Booth. August Sellemeyer. I .aw son I/>n!iart, William Au- j man. William Grote. Oran Parrish,; Robert Doty, Joseph Wolfe, Edward Arnold, Samuel Johnson. John Wagoner. Ferdinand Take. Prosecuting' Attorney!!. Parrish then stated the' ease, and the jury was excused at 11; o'clvek. until this afternoon at one! o’clock when the trial was resumed. At-' torncys L. DeVoss and Peterson & | Moran are conducting the defense Word of the acceptance of Abraham! \Vabli has been received from Easthaven Insane aslyunt and the official* will probably leave tomorrow with | I him. He has been in confinement tv re In the insane ward of the county jail tor several weeks, until room for him at Easthaven. Elmer Smith, subpoenaed as a wit. I noss In the Kalver case, failed to apjpear this afternoon and a writ was' i issued ordering him tn np|>enr at once. | ; This wus nerved by Deputy Sheriff I j Kelley. The limo for tho paying of taxes I without the penalty will expire next Munday. Treasurer W. J. Archbold and. hto anaistanta. the Misses Golda Gay! laud Marie l , ntter»on are quite busy, as payments have been brisk. There are' till a number who have not yet however, and they should get busy. Tlv time tor filing of mortgage excniptlotis expires with April.

■ In the matter of the estate of Will lam Mersmun it petition for the sale of real relate was granted. Waiver of service of summon* was filed and the administratrix b ordered to give notice of said stile. It I* to be for not less than two-tliirda of the appraisement.' 1 fnr one-third cash, onethird In six ' months and one third In nine motithn. The final settlement report of J. E Lehman, administrator of the Elisabeth Weldy estate, ws« approved ami t the administrator diHchargcd. Minnie Gage vs. Drusilla Httrkhead. Answer filed by tho Clerk. Case set It for May ♦. I. - - Jiorne Hardware Company vs. Math(Contmntm on rage if

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MEXICAN WAR AT STANDSTILL Awaiting Report From Board of Mediation Who Have the Next Move FORCES HOLD PLACE Federalists Continue Effort to Combine With Con stitutionalists. (By J. E. Nevins.) Washington, April 28—(Special to

Daily Democrat) The utmost retileonce was maintained by President Wilson tills afternoon regarding tlv Mexican crisis. At today's cabinet meeting the general Mexican situation was thoroughly discussed but no action was taken so rthe preparation of any plans to be submitted to the A, B. mediation. It was decided that no change should be made In the situ. - tion and that the forces should retain their present position. Tlie next move must come from the mediation board. I'p to tlie present time they have n it suggest)*! atty proposition for settlement. Washington, April 28—(Special to . Daily Democrat)—No Americans have been killed; none are in danger and only one man is under arrest according to assurances today received at the state department regarding the situation in Mexico City by the Brazillian minister. The one man under arrest D being held under judicial proceedings in no way connected with the antiAmerican outbreaks. This word coupled with the action of the Spanish ! Minister in bringing Secretary Bryan official notification that Huerta has egreed to mediation, did much to ralleve the situation. Messages from I Admiral Badger to the navy depart- ! nient today reported that the fighting hiad absolutely ceased, better fwling j was holding sway in Vera Cru and the ■general business had been resumed. Washington. April 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Admiral Mayo reported to tlie navy department early 1 today that federals at Tampico arc making further advances and overtures to the constitutionalist* hoping to s<'cure a combination of forces against ’tlv United States. This is being done ; not with standing tlie fact that fighting i* still going on between the two I factions. Admiral Mayo also reported |that Major Clarke of the Royal marines or. board the enutier Hermione of the British navy, has gone to Orange I HUI. 20 miles from Tampico after refugee*. Upon receiving this message, tlie secretary of tlie navy took occa- | ston to defend the eouree of Admiral Mayo in handling tlie refugees at Tam pico. Tlie Admiral has received criticism by several refugees for having "left them In the lurch." Senator i Hall yesterday made public, aeveral telegrams of protest, in explanation j why Admiral Mayo did not go to Tampico for tho refugee*, the secretary i-Mid: "On the day of the fall of Vera p'ruz. Admiral Urobuck es the British 'navy offered to go to Tampico wiiera 'fighting between the federal* and rebl<’ls was going on and bring out the relugee*. Il>-ali; ing that tho presence of American sailor* might cause trouiih. Admiral Mayo accepted the offer. It was a wise thing for Mayo to do for ln*t< nd ot starting fresh trouble bo t averted further tmuble. Tho S-m ra:tary of Navy received word from Vera cruz today Hint no *lilp* nt thia time • would be sent to Yucatan district for refugoea for fear Hie action would stir

up anti-American demon orations. Admiral Mayo further reported that the Pptinbh steamer, Montevideo Imd sailed from Tampico for Vera t’rwt with refugee*. Washington. April 2K -(Spatial to * Hally D* mocmtl Ofllclnl notification that Gmurnl Eunslou had arrived nt Vera Crus wa* given to the Sucrotary of War today by the navy department. Garrison emphatically dutth-d the report that tint troops would not h> land•si at Vcrn Crux. "I gave no orders to have them stay outside the harbor and no orders not to land." The secretnry said that Funston will be in charge of the city. (By Bernard Ruckar.) Vera Crux. April 2ti—(Hp»*>'lnl to Dal(Coutiauati oa Paun 2)